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| Posted: Thu Jul 12th, 2007 04:05 pm |
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Bill Member
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'Those Ragged Bloody Heroes' by Peter Brune, 1991. 'A Bastard of a Place: The Australians In Papua' by Peter Brune 2004. Rarely do you come across an author who goes back over his previous work, without plagiarising it. But even more so one who can step back as it were and take a more objective view of the subject. What endures from both books is Brune's admiration and respect for the soldiers who fought the battles, and his scorn for the generals who wasted their lives, and ridiculed their achievements. The above is not a plug for the two books in question, but rather a recommendation that if the readers of the Forum can track down either book, and preferably both via their local library, it will give you an insight into the war in the Pacific that is often overlooked. After all Australia has fought more wars alongside America than Britain. Regards bill Wyndham
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13th, 2007 06:28 am |
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Reading Life on the Mississippi . Why did I wait so long to read this . It is delightful. Susan
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13th, 2007 03:41 pm |
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I have been re-reading vol.I of Churchill's "History of the English Speaking peoples" started out intending to review the part about the wars of the roses and got faninated, I will probably keep on with vols. 2,3, and 4. I have also been reading Allan Eckert's "Gateway to Empire", it is book V of a series of historical novels about the interactions between North American indians and the White people who invaded and conquered them. Great Stuff. Dennis Conklin
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13th, 2007 04:27 pm |
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susansweet Member
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Being a Shakespeare nut long before I got interested in the Civil War I have read many books on the War of the Roses. This period of English history just grabs me . Actually the English history from Maud and Stephen to the War of the Roses grabs me . I can attest to this from the wall of books on the subject that are now having to make room for Civil War books. I told someone one time it is those men in uniforms on horseback. Susan
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13th, 2007 05:45 pm |
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ole Member 
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On the verge of finishing David McCollough's, 1776. The man earned that Pulitzer! Whoda thunk army movements and personalities could be made so fascinating and readable. When finishing that, I'm going back to Mark Twain. ole
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13th, 2007 07:47 pm |
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Years ago I borrowed a copy of Butch Cassidy, My Brother by his sister, Lula Parker Betenson. I recently bought a used copy from a dealer and I am enjoying it for a second time. It is very probable that Butch camped in the early 1900's where my grandparents have mountain property near Price, Utah so of course his history is of interest to me. Great personal account and yes, I recommend it for an easy read.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14th, 2007 01:16 am |
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Doc C Member 
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Heat by Bill Buford. Great read for foodies (hey, I'm originally from Louisiana). Good semi-biography about Mario Batali and the inner workings of a top restaurant. The thing which intriqued me the most was how wide a gap there is between amateur "cooks" and professional "chefs". Rather than following recipes, professional chefs are able to tell duness not by time but by sound, smell and feel. As mentioned in the book, why don't we have monuments erected to great chefs as we do to military, political, etc. figures. Doc C
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14th, 2007 01:28 am |
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I really enjoy Mario Batali's show. I bet that is a very interesting book. One book I keep promising myself to read, but then I'm afraid I won't want to eat out any more is "Kitchen Confidential" about what really goes on behind the closed doors of a restaurant kitchen.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14th, 2007 01:56 am |
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ole Member
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Doc and Fan: "Al dente" is Italian for "not done yet." Ole
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14th, 2007 02:02 am |
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CleburneFan Member
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Ole, I actually prefer my pasta al dente. But, anyway, what you said was funny.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14th, 2007 03:28 am |
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ole Member
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Fan: I've had to reacquaint myself with pasta. As a child, I learned to detest macaroni in every possible form. It was a staple of a mom trying to bulk up almost nothing into something that would feed seven. A great many years later I married this Sicilian whose family can't eat a damned turkey without some sort of pasta as a side dish. Never mind the stuffing; where's the lasagna? (I tried mostaccioli but couldn't spell it to my satisfaction.) I could cheerfully spent the rest of what's left of my life without another bite of pasta. However, did I mention the Sicilian babe? So long as I get to make the sauce and meatballs, I'll survive. Meanwhile, al dente, remains Italian for not done yet. ole
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 01:51 am |
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I'm reading Richard Reeves' history of Reagan's presidency and am still trying to catch up on the back issues of Harpers and Atlantic Monthly that are piling up at my bedside. I just checked and I'm on the August 2006 Harpers and the December 2006 Atlantic Monthly. I'm also reading a biography of Rutherford B. Hayes published in the 1950s with another on deck published in the 1990s. At the bedside but not being read are a biography of Richard Hofstadter, a couple of Civil War books and various and sundry magazines that I picked up because of an article I wanted to read and haven't gotten around to yet. By the way, my personal best on a magazine was a copy of The New Yorker that was three years old before I finally read it. You know, some of the articles were still timely! Oh, and on a non-book reading note I'm watching "Rumpole of the Bailey" on DVD. Love that Horace Rumpole! Better go. "She Who Must Be Obeyed" wants help with the trash. Best Rob
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 02:07 am |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer 
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Rob - Very impressive. I did read Reeve's work on Reagan. Good writing, if perhaps a bit biased. A few decades ago, while in college, I read Hofstadter's "Anti-Intellectualism in American Life" and "The Paranoid Style in American Politics". Certainly food for an open mind...
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 02:41 am |
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Javal1 I was glad that a biography on Hofstadter was finally published. I always found his comment that the Emancipation Proclamation had all the moral grandeur of a bill of lading to be fascinating. Hope I didn't come across as a braggart or anything. I have so many books I want to read (hence the name booklover) that I have to read three or four at a time just to keep up. Best Rob
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 06:02 am |
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susansweet Member
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Rob , I think all of us here understand your "problem" We all have stacks of books. Susan
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 11:29 am |
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Rob, Joe, Holy smokes. I was going to say '1001 Party Jokes for the Summer Barbecue' but suddenly that somehow seems so unworthy. Actually, my last three reads were 'The Beatles: A Biography' by Bob Spitz; 'Here, There and Everywhere,' by Geoff Emerick, who was the Beatles' recording engineer, and 'Masters of the Air,' by Donald Miller, about the bombing campaign conducted by the 8th Air Force in WWII.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 01:53 pm |
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calcav Member
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Latest non-CW read - "The Thirteen Gun Salute" by Patrick O'Brian. Book number 14 in the Aubrey/Maturin series of novels about life in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Nothing beats a good cigar and a book with Jack Aubrey. "Give you joy!" Tom
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 02:12 pm |
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ole Member
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Wish you hadn't mentioned that, calcav. I'm a huge fan of O'Brian but was unaware that he had another out there. Barnes & Noble, here I come. ole
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 03:36 pm |
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David White Member 
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Just finished The Sam Bass Gang it's amazing how my path through Texas has crossed with his so many times. If the path's don't diverge, looks like I'm in the place where I will die, as my current home town is where he met his violent end at the hands of some Sheriff's Deputies and the Texas Rangers at the tender age of 27. The book shows that the few historical signs in town and the legends are mostly wrong. Also with the Indian problem almost under control in Texas in 1878, old Sam and his gang breathed new life into the Texas Rangers as there was talk that they be disbanded until they started robbing trains in the Dallas area.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18th, 2007 07:37 pm |
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calcav Member
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Ole, There are 20 books in the Aubrey/Maturin canon, and most of the 21st book which O'Brian was working on at the time of his death in 2000. I read and enjoyed all of the "Hornblower" series by Forester but find the O'brian books to be vastly superior. Tom
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