Red John Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 "A Pirate of Exquisite Mind" or "The Life of William Dampier" . . . EXCELLENT! (and cheap-ish on Amazon). Give incredible history of a 'normal' pirate/sailor erstwhile gentleman of the Morgan era . . . really gives a context of what all else besides Morgan was going on then, and as he's just a wee bit younger than Morgan, his visit to Panama was 4 years behind Morgan and so on (who knew it had more or less become common for pirates or adventurers to cross the isthmus of Panama just four or five years after Morgan made such fame from it?). It is an invaluable look at the era, the terrain and nautical parts sailing and so on, and a real insight into the Indian culture, the day-to-day pirate/privateer/adventurer mind . . . even logcutters . . . and the Spanish too. Bottom line, every bit as good as the liner notes say it is. And I don't say that every day, if ever. Yes, Dampier is an amazing individual, but a thinking man among 'pirates' . . . educated more than most, yet who chose to be a pirate himself . . . likely more common than not in those days, for all the reasons Dampier shows us . . . Yours, Aye- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptianNasty Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I just finished reading Sinner's Creed (not piratey but it sounds PIratey). Scott Stapp (lead singer of Creed) wrote a book about his life and the story behind a lot of his lyrics. It was really good to my plesent supprise. Good read i highly recomend it. As sails age the change shape and loose some of their efficiency. Regretfully, so do some sailors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas. Hook Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Memoirs of a Buccaneer: Dampier's New Voyage Around the World 1697 by William Dampier, Dover Maritime 2007 "Born on an island, live on an island... the sea has always been in my blood." Jas. Hook "You can't direct the wind . . . but . . . you can adjust the sails." "Don't eat the chickens with writing on their beaks." Governor Sawney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The Wrecking Crew; The untold story of Rock and Rolls best kept secret This is a little book about the L.A. session artists that played on your favorite 60's rock and pop hits. The book has a lot of great stories in it and as is the style these days it's relatively short which is somewhat of a blessing as either the author's narrative ability stinks or his editor cropped the hell out of it. All in all it was a fun read due to the subject matter but the writing left me cold as does the continued assertion that the Wrecking Crew and or it's contemporaries in NYC, Nashville, MoTown, etc. are some how still a secret just waiting to see the light of day. (hyperbole sucks) THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jib Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Republic of Pirates: Colin Woodward. I really like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas. Hook Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen "Born on an island, live on an island... the sea has always been in my blood." Jas. Hook "You can't direct the wind . . . but . . . you can adjust the sails." "Don't eat the chickens with writing on their beaks." Governor Sawney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories by Patrick McManus. A lot of laughs but not his best collection of humor pieces still worth a read though. Edited July 29, 2013 by hitman THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Hunting the Grizzly and Other Sketches by Theodore Roosevelt. A nice little read that was well worth the time if your interested in the outdoors or the late nineteenth century west. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas. Hook Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Montauk, The Disappearances by Richard Prince, 2007, AuthorHouse "Born on an island, live on an island... the sea has always been in my blood." Jas. Hook "You can't direct the wind . . . but . . . you can adjust the sails." "Don't eat the chickens with writing on their beaks." Governor Sawney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan A good book though I wish the author would have made fewer leaps in time and place in his writing. This may just be a result of listening to it as an audio book instead of physically reading the book but it always feels weird to me when the groups being followed aren't kept in some form of parity time wise and this makes anecdotes from earlier or later periods seem all the more off. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 The Striker by Clive Cussler Look it's me reading a Clive Cussler book of course I loved it!!! A real page turner I finished it six hours after starting it despite spending several of those hours cleaning house and eating supper. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jendobyns Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Two blogs. India Mandelkern's Homo Gastronomicus, and Ivan Day's Food History Jottings. Both food history, Ivan Day's blog comes with recipes. Short stuff is all I have time for lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas. Hook Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 My American Revolution by Robert Sullivan Pirates and Patriots of the Revolution by C Keith Wilbur "Born on an island, live on an island... the sea has always been in my blood." Jas. Hook "You can't direct the wind . . . but . . . you can adjust the sails." "Don't eat the chickens with writing on their beaks." Governor Sawney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Built for Adventure by Clive Cussler This basically just a coffee table book about his car collection but the cars are awe inspiring and the photos superb. Highly recommend it for gear heads and at lovers....Mission .... :-P THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Zero Hour, Clive Cussler and Graham Brown As always a fun romp. Loved every page even if it isn't the best of the bunch. Challenger, Mickey Thompson with Griffith Borgeson A great look into the early years of hot rodding from a man who lived it. Other than a very stiff morality that might as well be considered a given as the book was written in 1962 it was a great read. Reading the last few chapters was rough however as Mickey was so full of energy about the 63 Indy 500 which we now know as having the worst crash in the brick yard's history and it was caused by one of Mickey's cars. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 A Moveable Feast by Earnest Hemingway Right it's a book by Hemingway so you know it's good right? I enjoyed it very much. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 The Victorian Internet A fascinating look at the parallels between the rise of the telegraph and the internet. A good fun read. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well it's obviously been a little while since I read anything but I just finished A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage which is an excellent book right on par with his Victorian Internet. I did spend quite a while working on Quick Silver but I just don't have the time especially since I found out last Monday that there was going to be a new member of the crew this September. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Let's Go To The Video Tape, Warner Wolf A fun quick read that was well worth the dollar I paid for it. ;-) THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jendobyns Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 South-carolina Gazette, 1733-1771. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Mirage by Clive Cussler A good book not perhaps the best in the Oregon Files series but very good none the less. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) double post sorry Edited February 27, 2014 by hitman THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Inside Inside by James Lipton An interesting look at the show, it's guests, and it's host. A fun read and at $1 a hell of a value. ;-) THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 The Turk by Tom Standage A really fun read about the chess playing pseudo automaton. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 After watching the Girl With the Pearl Earring a bazillion times, found a copy of the book in a pile of free stuff. Excellent. Taking a few minutes to catch up on my rare day-off from the nursing home maint. Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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