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    Started reading over the lock down and I finally understand the love people have for it. I've always been a documentary watcher but never much of a reader. Now that I made the jump something has clicked and I can't get enough. I like true stories about amazing people/events/periods of time. Not much interested in fiction.

    Anyway, I'll be posting mini reviews of the books I'm reading here.

    I got a few books on the way one about Teddy Roosevelt's trip through the Amazon jungle after he lost an election. He needed a challenge to clear his mind. It's called 'The River of Doubt'. Another one I have on the way is about an American family living in Germany while Hitler took power, called 'In the Garden of Beasts'. Looking forward to both.

    For now though I'm debating which one of these to read first. I'm leaning towards Leonardo.

    Best books you ever read? Give me your favorites..

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    Damn. I thought this was going to be a porn thread...


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    • #3
      Both are good books. I haven't read the Leonardo book yet, but the Ben Franklin book is excellent.

      Are you reading biographies exclusively? Or just non-fiction? Do you read fiction? I can make a lot of recommendations.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Scrumhalf View Post
        Both are good books. I haven't read the Leonardo book yet, but the Ben Franklin book is excellent.

        Are you reading biographies exclusively? Or just non-fiction? Do you read fiction? I can make a lot of recommendations.
        Non fiction. Not a fan of fairy tails. Amazing journeys, events, people etc.. doesn't have to be a biography. Just has to be true events that I can get some sort of lesson out of.

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        • #5
          Check this out scrum, from 1977, book is in perfect condition. Must have sat in prefect conditions somewhere and never been opened. Came from a used book store in Portland.



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            Here are some good ones. I read consider them essential reading for anyone even moderately curious about history.

            The Guns of August - Barbara Tuchman

            Probably the best "popular history" book on the origins of World War 1.

            The Great Game - Peter Hopkirk

            Fanstastic book on The Great Game, which is a term signifying the contest between Britain and Russia for contr of Central Asia in the 19th century. Once you read the book, you'll know why it was folly to invade Afghanistan.

            The Best and the Brightest - David Halberstam

            An unvarnished account of the policy blunders that led us into Vietnam

            Bury my heart at Wounded Knee - Dee Brown

            A must-read about the tragedy of 19th century century Native American history.

            This is a good start. I'll give you more recommendations later.

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              Originally posted by Scrumhalf View Post
              Here are some good ones. I read consider them essential reading for anyone even moderately curious about history.

              The Guns of August - Barbara Tuchman

              Probably the best "popular history" book on the origins of World War 1.

              The Great Game - Peter Hopkirk

              Fanstastic book on The Great Game, which is a term signifying the contest between Britain and Russia for contr of Central Asia in the 19th century. Once you read the book, you'll know why it was folly to invade Afghanistan.

              The Best and the Brightest - David Halberstam

              An unvarnished account of the policy blunders that led us into Vietnam

              Bury my heart at Wounded Knee - Dee Brown

              A must-read about the tragedy of 19th century century Native American history.

              This is a good start. I'll give you more recommendations later.

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              thanks, I've heard of Guns of August. my fear about books on WW1 and especially WW2 is that I've seen every documentary on the origins, the causes, and the outcomes so many times i can almost repeat them word for word. so i'm wondering if there would be enough new material or things I don't know in the Guns of August to keep me interested.

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                Hey scrum, speaking of books about the war, lot of buzz around this new book. Haven't read it yet but it's getting a lot of attention from critics.

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                  Looking forward to this one, supposed to be amazing.



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                    Scrum here's another one that's supposed to be a great read. Apparently Garfield and what happened throughout his life and presidency is a pretty amazing tale. He's basically the unknown President and he really shouldn't be..

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Bouncer View Post
                      Looking forward to this one, supposed to be amazing.



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                      This may be the best book I've read to date. about half way in so far. the way the author pulls you in to the time and place is amazing. i had no idea just how luxurious some of the old liners were. in some ways they were far morel luxurious than today. silk and gold and teak and English oak everywhere.

                      in contrast. the conditions on board a WW1 U boat was unbelievably bad. the average temperature was close to 100 degrees inside and because the water outside was cold and the inside of the sub was so warm there was almost always condensation inside the sub. so you basically had rain-forest like condition at all times. this is why U Boats back then preferred to spend much of their time at the surface with the hatch open.

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                        I didn't realize you like historical non-fiction. That's my jam, my undergrad degree is in History.

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                          Almost finished with Dead Wake. about 50 pages left. He's an amazing writer. brings everything to life, you can picture being there in that time and that place. some pretty surprising details i had never considered. i wouldn't say the British wanted the Lusitania to be sunk by the Germans but they didn't exactly do much to overt the disaster that they knew had very real potential to happen. Britain wanted america's help in WW1 and they knew a British ship with many Americans on it being sunk by the Germans would do a lot to help bring the Americans into the war... kind of sinister if you think about it.

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                            Just ordered this one, supposed to be an amazing read.

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                              Bouncer, did you read Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee yet? This idiocy that just happened at Mt. Rushmore jogged my memory.

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