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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Oct 19, 2013 - 12:27am PT
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"Spillover" by David Quammen.....great read.
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MisterE
climber
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Oct 19, 2013 - 01:00am PT
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The Alchemy of Action by Doug Robinson.
Very interesting physiology and chemistry, with stories that keep you reading.
Thanks for the book, DR - great top see you at Facelift!
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Mark Rodell
Trad climber
Bangkok
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Oct 19, 2013 - 01:13am PT
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The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh a Vietnamese writer, a veteran.
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Oct 27, 2013 - 11:11am PT
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Good read.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Oct 27, 2013 - 11:13am PT
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As someone pointed out.. it really should be "Ptaken by the Pterodactyl"^^^
@Khanom.. yeah that's one of those books your really have to meditate and set yourself in the right frame of mind for. It's an involved read. 1st book's the best.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Oct 27, 2013 - 10:31pm PT
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Stephen King's style has developed into an incredible sense of the reader.
This book is a masterpiece.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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No man alive will come to you
With another tale to tell
"This book's on fire
Rollin' down the road"
Best notify my next of kin
This one did not explode
Gut I enjoyed it.
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Nov 16, 2013 - 01:06pm PT
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Just finished reading "Just Kids", Patti Smith's autobiographical book about her relationship with Robert Maplethorpe. It kind of helps me understand what my son is going through trying to make it as an artist in New York.
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Nov 16, 2013 - 01:20pm PT
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I liked "Just Kids"
I just finished Jumpa Lahiri's new book, The Lowland. I liked, but didn't love The Namesake. This one was amazing. She painted the most tragic and subtle characters. Highly recommend it.
Now I'm onto Wally Lamb's We Are Water. Not too impressed yet, but holding out hope.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 16, 2013 - 02:52pm PT
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Just finished "Spillover" by David Quammen.....riveting and relevant.
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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Nov 16, 2013 - 05:39pm PT
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Have recently read The Mountain by Viesturs and Roberts, Six Frigates by Ian Toll, Vanished by Wil S. Hylton, and Past All Dishonor by James Cain.
All pretty good, although I think I enjoyed Six Frigates the most.
I reviewed The Mountain for the WSJ a few weeks ago, I think you can link to the article by clicking the top link in this google search. (If I link directly, it gets caught by their paywall.)
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Nov 17, 2013 - 12:44pm PT
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Working through the Truman biography by David McCullough, which won a Pulitzer Prize. Amazing to consider the momentous issues where the buck stopped at the desk of this reluctant president: dropping the bomb, the Potsdam conference with Stalin and Churchill, the Marshall Plan, massive labor strikes post war, the birth of the civil rights movement, the creation of Israel, the Berlin airlift, and the very real possibility of another European war with the Soviet Union.
Greg, enjoyed your review in the WSJ and I have also read Six Frigates. I became interested in the War of 1812 ship to ship engagements between the American and British navies through the magnificent Patrick Obrian novels, Master and Commander and the others. Six Frigates was a nice, non-fiction supplement to them.
Sully, your ambitious reading list is inspiring. But I'm leaning toward sampling some dinosoar erotica after I finish Truman.:)
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Nov 17, 2013 - 04:03pm PT
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Rope Burns (boxing - the source material for Million Dollar Baby). Great read.
JL
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 17, 2013 - 07:35pm PT
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Pete Aguereberry, Death Valley Prospector, George Pipkin
We are so weak.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Nov 17, 2013 - 08:12pm PT
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COMMANDER -Stephen Taylon
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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Nov 17, 2013 - 09:05pm PT
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this is a great thread. The last few books I've read have been suggested here. I keep looking back here every time I'm ready for new read. Right now finishing up "The Wave" as suggested up thread. Thanks everybody.
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