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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Apr 28, 2010 - 06:27pm PT
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Speaking of David James Duncan, "The Brothers K" is terrific, but you gotta not hate baseball...
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krahmes
Social climber
LP
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Apr 28, 2010 - 06:33pm PT
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William J Gass – The Tunnel – Great use of language (Rushdie comes close)
Guterson – Our Lady of the Forest – I’m from the NW. I dig the vibe.
Joseph Campbell – Hero with a Thousand Faces - The root of religion?
Thomas McGuane – Nobody’s Angel or Sporting Club - For about 10 years this guy was my favorite.
SciFi - Vernor Vinge - A Deepness in the Sky/A Fire Upon the Deep
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#310
Social climber
Telluride, CO
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Apr 28, 2010 - 06:36pm PT
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Among my recnet favorite reads are:
Born to Run by Christopher McDougal ( a great read for non- runners as well as runners - covers Tarahumara trail running and more)
Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides - great history of the SW
The Anotholgy of Turquoise by Ellen Meloy
Anything by Craig Childs
Anything by Antonya Nelson
Dead Pool by James lawrence Powell - a good summary of Glen Canyon Dam and Colorado River water history
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Apr 28, 2010 - 06:54pm PT
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i second Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett and "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe. All of Tom Wolfes stuff is classic.
Thought that Shackleton, and the entire Patrick O'Brian series "Complete Aubrey/Maturin" novels kicked ass. I bought the full series and got totally sucked in until all 26 books were read.
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okie
Trad climber
San Leandro, Ca
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Apr 28, 2010 - 07:24pm PT
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Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner- a history of water as a resource in the development of the American West. Owens Valley is just one of the stories of political intrigue and sleight of hand...a fascinating read IMO. What's going to happen to LA and Vegas, Phoenix, etc. in the future?
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond- Why did Europeans devolop on a different trajectory than other peoples of the world?
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martygarrison
Trad climber
The Great North these days......
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Apr 28, 2010 - 07:56pm PT
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"catfish and madala" cool book about an american vietnamese riding his bike across vietnam
"the road" no description needed but really a good read. I hear the film is weak.
"lovely bones" same as above.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Apr 28, 2010 - 08:08pm PT
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ENDURANCE The greatest adventure story ever told by alfred lansing
"the DUKE of the ABRUZZI" an explorer's life
"the MALAY ARCHIPELAGO" alfred russel wallace
"surely you're joking mr. feynman" richard p. feynman
"NANSEN" the explorer as hero - roland huntford - before Amundsen there was NANSEN
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Apr 28, 2010 - 08:11pm PT
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want to second le bruce on mccarthy.
Blood Meridian is his best book and will keep you awake nights. i read and reread it on long trips....
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Jingy
Social climber
Nowhere
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Apr 28, 2010 - 08:16pm PT
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"Frogs Into Princes" - Richard Bandler
Neuro-linguistic Programming
Book is from back in the day,but has a fe insights into the mind and how it can be used for good!!! LOL
cheers
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 28, 2010 - 08:35pm PT
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Pick up The Bone People.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Apr 28, 2010 - 09:36pm PT
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hey thre say... here you go:
the JAKE SMITH RANCH SERIES...
by me... :)
neebee
(neebeeshaabookway)...
you'll have a lot for a long time,
you can do a series study, if you like... :)
JAKE ('I'm thinkin'...')
JAKE AND SOFIA
JAKE HUGS TEXAS
JAKE'S RANCH AND THE SECOND GATE
STEPPINGSTONES THROUGHT JAKE'S RANCH
VOL, 1-5
http://stores.lulu.com/neebeeshaabookwayreadjakeanddonate
unlike anything you have ever read before...
:)
fully of words and meaty phrases to think on...
and great characters and even situations that
can be learned from, and food for thouhgt, as to
other situations in life, or in yours, as it
can apply in flexible ways... :)
or---just take it as a story...
:)
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MeatBomb
Gym climber
Boise, I dee Hoe
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Apr 28, 2010 - 09:38pm PT
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The Shadow of the Wind was really good. Carlos Zafron I think.
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jmap
Social climber
NC
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Apr 28, 2010 - 09:59pm PT
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I'm in the middle of Mark Helprin's "A Soldier of the Great War." It's an expansive novel, but well worth the read so far.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Apr 28, 2010 - 10:04pm PT
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And Soldier of the Great War has climbing in it. So not OT.
Good SF read recently was Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Apr 28, 2010 - 10:21pm PT
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Skip, Okay, Okay, So you like Hyperion but you don't care for Simons other works. Hard for me to figure, but check this. "River God" By Wilbur Smith. If you've not tried Smith he's like one of the most poplar historical fiction writers in the world. African. Everything he does is about Africa.
River God is the story of a slave is who also a brilliant thinker living in a lost Egyptian epoch about 4,000 years ago. He is the brains behind powerful figures that rule the day. Lots of riveting human drama like the tales of the Cantos. Socially, much like our current culture. NO fantasy. Diabolical historic accuracy. Women and men tend to both like this book about the same. It speaks to both genders but in different ways.
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willie!!!!!
Trad climber
99827
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Apr 28, 2010 - 10:23pm PT
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David Foster Wallace, RIP
"Infinite Jest"
It'll last a while.
He also has some good story collections. "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" is one.
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Apr 28, 2010 - 10:33pm PT
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I had bought Mark Helprin's "A Soldier of the Great War." based on Dingus's earlier solid recommendation. I need to get into it.....
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Gary Carpenter
climber
SF Bay Area
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Apr 28, 2010 - 10:34pm PT
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I'll also recommend: The Mapmakers Wife; Pillars of the Earth; West with the Night and The Milagro Beanfield Wars.
Just finished Stones into Schools - very inspiring
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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Apr 28, 2010 - 10:37pm PT
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Skip!
"The Translator" by Daoud Hari. a memoir of surviving today's craziness of the genocide in Dafar. First person account.
"The Hakawati" by Rabih Alameddine a Lebanese ex pats to USA, then returns to Beruit and family for the death of his father. Whopping big story of family, myth (the old stories retold and woven into the current time story)..a story of the current war in personal perspective.. sort of Arabian Nights meets Gulf War meets Seinfeld.
I'm trying to expand off the usual adventure true story epics ..
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