What are you reading?

[Guru]

Currently, "Big Red" / by Willie Mae Bradshaw. A book about Mississippi boot legger and businessman G.W. "Big Red" Hydrick.

[threekidspa]

"Turn Left at Orion" by Guy Consolmagno....An amateur astronomy guide so we can use that telescope my old man got the kids a couple of years ago.

[EricStratton]

Playing for Pizza John Grisham.....

[Guru]

President Stratton, I'm glad you have accepted your position here. Do you have any words of encouragement for the cabinet?

[EricStratton]

President Stratton, I'm glad you have accepted your position here. Do you have any words of encouragement for the cabinet?

Go ahead....I'm right behind you....

[SoMissTV]

I'm reading YourHattiesburg.

[carsalesguy]

words

[EricStratton]

I'm reading YourHattiesburg.

Yeah...this is about your grade level.....

[Fotno]

when are you two going out on a date?

[carsalesguy]

they were doing their mating dances towards each other last night-

[pooker]

I am reading the back of a kool-aid pouch

[Guru]

when are you two going out on a date?

* Yeah, what he said.

[threekidspa]

Canoecraft, by Ted Moore. Excellent book, gives a little history of the process, but goes into great detail of all steps needed to build a strip planked canoe. It includes several different plans you can loft your molds from (or you can buy the full size versions separately).

Wooden boats have always fascinated me. I'm not ready for the time commitment to go after a sailboat project like this, but the strip planked canoe is much more doable, timewise. I'm pretty sure I can deal with any of the woodworking challenges that come up, but am concerned about glassing the hull once the planks are down and shaped, since I've never worked with that material before. And its so....final. Anyone else out there that can give me a mental boost about the ease of working with fiberglass?

[Fotno]

Ubuntu Hacks.
Do you really want me to explain this one?

[TheCapitalist]

Canoecraft, by Ted Moore. Excellent book, gives a little history of the process, but goes into great detail of all steps needed to build a strip planked canoe. It includes several different plans you can loft your molds from (or you can buy the full size versions separately).

Wooden boats have always fascinated me. I'm not ready for the time commitment to go after a sailboat project like this, but the strip planked canoe is much more doable, timewise. I'm pretty sure I can deal with any of the woodworking challenges that come up, but am concerned about glassing the hull once the planks are down and shaped, since I've never worked with that material before. And its so....final. Anyone else out there that can give me a mental boost about the ease of working with fiberglass?

I have been thinking about doing a stitch and glue method dinghy for the sailboat. Keep me posted if you get started. I know very little.


Right now i'm reading the service manual for a 4000psi/18gpm pump i am trying to rebuild!

[threekidspa]

I have been thinking about doing a stitch and glue method dinghy for the sailboat. Keep me posted if you get started. I know very little.


Right now i'm reading the service manual for a 4000psi/18gpm pump i am trying to rebuild!
I've been having the stitch and glue debate too. Its probably more doable for a first timer like me than the strip plank approach. In truth, the thing that swayed me was the article on strip building a canoe in last month's Wooden Boat magazine. It was also an issue with one of their Getting Started in Boats supplements. This time they're building a Salt Bay Skiff (a sailable dinghy). It isn't a stitch-and-glue deal, so the lines are pretty sharp, but its one a committed builder could do in a couple of weekends. :) If you can't get a copy, I'll let you use mine.

[Guru]

I just started my second books-on-CD (you can call it reading if you are driving :D ) by David Baldacci. This series, found under the author's name at Books-a-Million, is about a group called The Camel Club. These men, now incorporating a woman and possibly two as this particular CD progresses, are all former operatives from our government, now turned watch dogs for government entities. They are no longer on the books but nevertheless have more intell than you would imagine.
The first CD was "The Camel Club", entry to the group.
The current CD is "The Collectors". A further involvement of The Camel Club who is the basis for the series.

The books are a good read and if you drive a lot the books-on-CD are great.

[Goobersmooch]

maxim magazine

[bpitt]

A Campmor catalog.

[Queen Mother]

Just picked up "Life's Healing Choices" by John Baker.

It uses the Beatitudes of Jesus as its foundation. The foreword is written by Rick Warren and supporting inserts by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.

[Augustus MCcrae]

Currently, "Big Red" / by Willie Mae Bradshaw. A book about Mississippi boot legger and businessman G.W. "Big Red" Hydrick.

Guru, where do I find this book? I'd love to read it.

[Fotno]

.NET magazine.

[TheCapitalist]

Close to the Wind-An extraordinary Story of Triumph Over Adversity by Pete Goss.

It is about the 10 year journey of an extraordinary sailor leading up to and including his role in the Vendee Globe, an around the world alone non-stop race. In the race, he back tracks upwind 160 miles to rescue Frenchman Raphael Dinelli. Hurricane winds in the southern ocean. Dinelli's boat has sunk, and he clung to life for 48 hrs. in a lifeboat.
An inspirational tale of perseverence and dedication to a goal.

His adventures continue to this day, and are captured in his up-to-date web site, here:

http://www.petegoss.com/

[Fotno]

The Great New Orleans Gun Grab

http://www.neworleansgungrab.com/

[EricStratton]

That sounds interesting, fotno.....I may have to pick up when I finish this book I'm reading....

[TheCapitalist]

I'd like to check that out, too, fotno! Funny how fast the rules can change in an "emergency".

[optimistik1]

Had to look hard to find this thread...as an ex-librarian I love to know what folks are reading and try new genres...glad at least to find a thread on reading!!!

I read Diana Gabaldon on a regular basis: I keep one of the 6 "Outlander" books by my bed at all times...have bought the set for all my loved ones. I'm an Outlanderholic!

I also just finished I Am Not But I Know I AM: Welcome to the Story of God by Louie Giglio...you know the guy who talks about Laminin...too cool.

I dabble with true crime and love fiction and non fiction. Anyone care to recommend good reading...I'm all eyes!!!

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[SoMissTV]

I'm reading the Ronald Reagan diary.

[katzeyez]

I'm terrible about having more than one book going on, but I'm a Ted Dekker fan, and recently started reading his series beginning with 'Black', but I'm having a hard time getting in to it.

So, I may switch gears and begin Iris Johansen's 'Stalemate'.

[carsalesguy]

SoMissTV giving hell.

[Bamboo]

The World War I Reader, edited by Michael Neiberg from USM.

[Guru]

Guru, where do I find this book? I'd love to read it.

* Gus, I'm sorry I just saw this post. I must be slipping.
I got the original copy from my Mother but it is available through Books-a-Million.
If you don't have any luck finding it let me know and I will make sure I get my hands on one for you.

[SoMissTV]

Anyone here ever read "Exit 13: Oppression and Racism in Academia?" It's written by Monte Pilaweski, who was a professor at USM for three years in the early 70's. It's a very unflattering look at the USM administration at the time. It's hard to find, but I have an autographed copy from the author. There's also a copy in the USM library.

[Guru]

SoMissTV giving hell.

* :) I saw y'all.

[Fotno]

I'd like to be reading "The Starfish and the Spider",but I can't find it in Hattiesburg and I'm to lazy to order it.

[Guru]

Optimistik1, check out the John Sandford "Prey" series at Books-a-Million the next time you make a trip. There are many of the "Prey" books and Sandford is an excellent author for fictional crime.

[bpitt]

Uh.....the February '08 issue of Backpacker magazine. Yeah, I know, it's old, I gotta get a current issue.

[optimistik1]

Funny you should mention John Sandford....my next door neighbor just suggested him to me...she said she was "hooked" on him...thank you!

[sign_girl]

Wicked, The Chronicles of Narnia and about to re-read Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince since the movie is coming out in the fall.

[optimistik1]

I love the Harry Potter books! *big grin*

[threekidspa]

Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa

[Guru]

To Be the Man
Ric Flair

[sign_girl]

I love the Harry Potter books! *big grin*

me too!!! I think I might be obsessed! I have the theme as a ring tone! :D

[TheCapitalist]

The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Phantome, Jim Carrier. 2001

This is the story of the Windjammer cruise lines tall ship Phantome. In 1998, she was caught in hurricane Mitch, after running to evade. The erratic and unpredictible storm, predicted to turn NW, instead drifted south and then paused for 36hrs. near the ship. The crew of 31 was lost.

Very interesting read, with plenty of background on the history of the ship, as well as the beginnings of a fledgling cruise company. I highly recommmend it.

[TheCapitalist]

Found this, published in the Miami Herald, two weeks after the disaster:

http://www.fortogden.com/fantommiamiherald.html

[BassCatter]

Currently????? This thread. Lately, not much time for novels, I've been either working and reading Processes, Policies, and Procedures, or at home and fishing and writing.

[bpitt]

Latest issue of National Geographic.

[Guru]

The latest copies of:
National Geographic
Southern Pine EPA monthly newsletter
Mississippi Farm Market Bulletin
"S" volume of the Encyclopedia Brittanica (really)

[threekidspa]

Black Wave The autobiographical account of a family's sailing voyage that comes to a sudden ending. Only 33 pages in. Interesting so far.

[TheCapitalist]

Dangit, TKP. There is one I haven't read? Ha! I hate those "sudden endings".

[Scarlett O'hara]

Dear John by Nicolas Sparks. Grab the tissues before you start.

[TheCapitalist]

Dear John by Nicolas Sparks. Grab the tissues before you start.

My wife loves those books!

[TheCapitalist]

Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition.Leonard F. Guttridge. 2000.

The true story of an arctic expedition gone bad. Departed July 1881. The expedition surpassed the furthest north record held by the British at the time. Beaurocratic bungling by the then secretary of war, Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, caused them to remain longer than expected. Then a botched rescue attempt in which the rescue vessel is crushed by ice. They retreat several hundred miles south and set up camp. Starvation and calamity claim all but 6 survivors out of an original 25 member expedition. Resorted to eating lichen, leather, and the dead. A moving account. It was a little slow in the first half of the book, outlining trip preparations, etc.

Greely went on to be awarded (many years later) the Congressional Medal of Honor. It required a special act of congress to be awarded to a noncombatant. Only the fourth awarded for peacetime acts of valor, and the only one not for a specific act.

[Guru]

"Don't know much about History"
by Kenneth C. Davis

[bpitt]

The phone book......you know we got some weird named people around here now?

[Scarlett O'hara]

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I'm laughing!!!

[Flowergirl]

Mickael J. Fox's memior, Lucky Man

Great read.

[threekidspa]

The Sword & The Mind, Yagyu Munenori

[Fotno]

Try this one too.

The Way of the Living Sword : The Secret Teachings of Yagyu Munenori

[Ted]

Out of the Everywhere - Asimov
It's a collection of 17 of his essays.

[Fotno]

I noticed Miyamoto Musashi in your avatar.

[Hermione]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (again). Just ordered a copy of Order of the Phoenix because I gave mine to somebody and it's gone for good, apparently.

[threekidspa]

I noticed Miyamoto Musashi in your avatar.

Yeah man, I like the bladed weapons too. Bokken class is supposed to start up again this month...I can't wait....

[Guru]

Holy Blood, Holy Grail
can't remember the author
some research documentary guys

[katzeyez]

Embarking in a re-read. *sigh* A good book for men and woman.

Wild At Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul) by John Eldredge.

Helping men rediscover their masculine heart, this guide for Christian men offers a refreshing break from the voices urging men to be more responsible, reliable, and dutiful, and gives them permission to be what God designed them to be--dangerous, passionate, alive, and free.

[optimistik1]

wow...wonder if they have that in the feminine version???

[katzeyez]

They do, it's called:

Captivating : Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
by John Eldredge and Stasi Eldredge

Every little girl has dreams of being rescued by the hero, of being swept away into a great adventure, of being the beautiful princess. Sadly, when women grow up, they are taught to be tough, efficient, and independent. Many Christian women are tired, struggling under the weight of the pressure to be a "good servant," a nurturing caregiver, passionate lover, or capable home manager. By revealing the three distinctly female desires every woman shares, John and Stasi Eldredge invite participants to recover their feminine hearts, which may have suffered many wounds but were originally defined in the image of a passionate God.


It is also a good read for both genders, but women better have their hankies ready.

[optimistik1]

Now THAT sounds like something I'd like to wrap my heart around!!! Thanks Katz!

[optimistik1]

Found it! I just ordered it off ebay! Thanks again!

[katzeyez]

You will definitely need a hankie, or may be that was just me, both books seemed to sum up my own thoughts and feelings so well. I hope you enjoy it. I may re-read Captivating once I finish Wild At Heart.

[bpitt]

The Ultralight Backpacker by Ryel Kestenbaum

It's about ultralight backpacking, duh. Ways to lower your pack weight, etc. Interesting reading for the outdoor enthusiast.

[Hermione]

Re-reading Harry Potter, for some reason. Mom has just loaned me the set of Beverly Lewis books (about the Amish) I gave her for her birthday, so they're next. And a Maeve Binchy.
I just love, love, love being able to read whatever strikes my mood. I bought a new book about C.S. Lewis called Planet Narnia published by Oxford Univ. Press, so what does that tell you? Cannot get into it and Lewis is my main person. Ditto for Pope Benedict's highly praised book about Jesus. Just lying there in my nightstand, the Pope looking at me a little reproachfully. Not enough available braincells at the end of the day to handle anything with footnotes.

[TheCapitalist]

Clapton. The Autobiography. 2007. E.C. Music unlimited.

Excellent book. From the mouth of the man himself. Not like a lot of sensational sex, drugs, rock and roll stories that abound. Written in first person by the man that lived it. Speaks candidly about his childhood, addictions, loves, music, relationships, and 15+ years of sobriety. As well as subsequent years of growth and family. A lover of music, family, shooting, and boating, too! A true story of triumph and redemption written by the man and from the heart. I highly recommend it!

[TheCapitalist]

The Long Way. Bernard Moitessier.1971.

This is the story of Bernard Moitessier. Born in Indochina in a British colony. Learned to sail. Sailed in the first Around the world alone race sponsored by Britain. Leading, rather than collect the prize, he elected to continue half way around the world to Tahiti, being at one with his self and his boat. This book chronicles this voyage in his own words. Remarkable. A man, a mystic. At one with his universe. Of all the books I have read of sailing exploits, he stood out. After much searching in libraries and book stores, I broke down and ordered this one. It did not disappoint.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Moitessier

In 1968, Moitessier participated in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a race to become the first sailor to circumnavigate the earth alone and non-stop. Although Moitessier stood a very good chance of winning, he abandoned his effort seven months into the race, and continued on to Polynesia rather than returning to England. The decision to abandon is instructive of Moitessier's character - although driven and competitive, he passed up a chance at instant fame and a record, and sailed on for three more months. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston went on to both win the race and become the first man to circumnavigate the globe alone without stopping. After his 37,000-mile (60,000 kilometre) voyage, Moitessier wrote The Long Way, a classic sailing narrative.

[Fotno]

CompTia Linux that bpitt hooked me up with.

[Scarlett O'hara]

An author I've never heard of..........No Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay...........It's already grabbed me...this fourteen year old girl just woke up in her house and all her family is gone...........beds are made..........no one is there..........

[Hermione]

Oooohh, that sounds interesting! Keep us posted!

[optimistik1]

and I want to know if the corpse finally died!!!

[Scarlett O'hara]

and I want to know if the corpse finally died!!!

Oh, that was several books ago and yep, the corpse was alive and finally died.

[Scarlett O'hara]

Oooohh, that sounds interesting! Keep us posted!

Now, it's 25 years later and werid stuff is going on.....parents and brother were never found alive or dead......everyone around her is dying..........

[optimistik1]

Don't worry Honey...it's probably got a happy ending!!!!

[Scarlett O'hara]

Reading a good one............Restitution by Lee Vance................This guy works on Wall Street and has everything..........mony, nice house, nice cars, cute wife...........no kids.....he has a one nighter with another trader and then his house is broken into and his wife is murdered.........now the police suspect him...............he's got to find who did it, prove he didnt, all while running fromt he police.........

[Hawkeye]

The War Within by Bob Woodward

[Hermione]

A book about Eastern Orthodox theology. In very small doses.

[Honey]

No One To Trust by Iris Johansen


This time there is nowhere to run...No place to hide...No way out of his deadly game...

He is the most terrifying of killers: ruthless, cunning, charismatic. And he has the means to get whatever he wants And what he wants most is Elena Kyler.




Oh yeah. I am already scared. Thanks Scarlett!

[Hermione]

I got an interesting book at the library yesterday -- How Starbucks Saved My Life. Just started it, but so far it's about a man in his early 60's who's unemployed after an executive career and gets offered a barrista job at a Starbucks. It's a true story.

[Guru]

Something new I picked up for work:
Simple Genius by David Baldacci.

[katzeyez]

Honey, I LOVE Iris Johansen. I've read all her books. I need a new book to read......

[Scarlett O'hara]

Something new I picked up for work:
Simple Genius by David Baldacci.

Good one, Guru!

[Scarlett O'hara]

The Appeal by John Grisham................really interesting...takes place in a small town about twenty minutes from Hattiesburg............trial takes place in Hattiesburg.........A xouple of the lawyers live in Hattiesburg..........

[Honey]

I love Grisham but that book drug for me at times. The last of it was like true Grisham reading though.

[threekidspa]

Last Argument of Kings, Joe Abercrombie

[Scarlett O'hara]

That sounds deep............

[threekidspa]

No, not deep. Lots of swords and battles and other cool stuff!

[Fotno]

History of The Normans

[Sugar]

Nikon D40 digital field guide (http://www.superbookdeals.com/cgi-bin/moreinfo.cgi?item=5109912&bisac=PHO007000) by David Busch.

[Sugar]

History of The Normans? Sounds sooo English!

[Fotno]

yeah,but they're Vikings.

[Fotno]

Normans=North men

[TheCapitalist]

Cruising Rules: Relationships at Sea. Roland Sawyer Barth. 1998

[optimistik1]

"Clan of the Cave Bear" series...been a long time!

talk about North men (and women) these were the original! *grin*

[Scarlett O'hara]

Oh, I'm reading the best book..............I've never read this author before, James Grippando...............Lying with Strangers........has some Internet chatting........some stalking.............a murder..............just lots of stuff keeps happening............I'm about halfway through it and it's really great so far...........

[Honey]

Oh, I want to read it too.

[Scarlett O'hara]

Remind me and I'll let you read it when I finish..................but you have to remind me cause I'll forget...........

[Honey]

Now who is gonna remind me?

[katzeyez]

Waiting for Eclipse to arrive, so I can begin it.

[Hermione]

World Without End, Ken Follett. Kind of a sequel to Pillars of the Earth, but you don't need to have read the first one to read this one. England during the Plague years. Very good.

[Fish-Bait]

Well, currently I'm on page 89 of the Bass Pro Catalog and page 50 of the Cabela's catalog. So far it's been good.

[Guru]

For a coffee house setting:
The Mississippi Farm Market Bulletin.

[Scarlett O'hara]

Well, currently I'm on page 89 of the Bass Pro Catalog and page 50 of the Cabela's catalog. So far it's been good.

How's the plot?

[optimistik1]

thick with corn and rye grass I bet.....

[Fish-Bait]

How's the plot?

It's quite well...the camping section has gained 5 pages from last year and is threatening to take over the water recreation section!:eek:

[TheCapitalist]

Devlin's Boat Building. Samual Devlin.

And this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7776046.stm

Nearly half of all men and one-third of women have lied about what they have read to try to impress friends or potential partners, a survey suggests.

[Scarlett O'hara]

Honey, I finished my book, remind me to give it to you.........