lady constance Posted October 5, 2008 Posted October 5, 2008 the complete book of leather crafting...garnes { skimmed -- for the count to read} patterns for theatrical costumes, garments, trims and accessories, from ancient to 1915.... holkeboer { free patterns for manutas and justacorps and eveything else-- learned a NEW way to graph out and make patterns using radius/radial lines!! CHECK IT OUT!!---and making it easer to convert other clothing to accurate historical use.... forgiveness a philosophical exploration...griswold .... a bit grinding/serious mental munching as the footnotes on some pages are more than the actual text.. but well researched--from plato to sophocles to aristotle.. not sure if they have augustine quoted yet.... only on page 74--or is it page 47?--does NOT deal with "political/politics" forgiveneness and its meaning { that would be another whole book!!} pirate bob...lasky { ok this is for the kids--- this one and about 20 others, lots of books about bunnies and bunny stories as the 4 year old in into bunnies--feed the reading craving!} how to get a hold of your family... rev run { yes from run from dmc hip hop in the 80's}[no--aint seen the reality tv show in cable/satellite tv} (actually read in one night.. pretty good--dont take no crap from your kids, remove from them anythign that causes them to feel entitled to YOUR money for their fripperies} this is this weeks reading....... lady constance
Red Cat Jenny Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Forbes...I'm an avid reader. Trying to stay on top of the piracy on Wall St. Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
Mission Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 I'm reading Edward Cooke's A Voyage to the South Sea and Round the World in the Years 1708 to 1711 which is another account of Woodes Rogers' privateering voyage. It contains loads of material on the Incas culled from other sources. I'm also trudging through Woodall's The Surgions Mate ever so slowly as I enter the book in just about its entirety into my notes. I have learned to read it despite all the odd typesetting and it is a very thorough and interesting book once you can comprehend it. Plus, just for fun, I'm reading Love, Life, Goethe: Lessons of the Imagination from the Great German Poet by John Armstrong. It is a very interesting book. Please note that I am not reading Goethe's poetry as I still have no use for poetry in the main. However, Goethe's life and philosophy are both quite fascinating when stated in prose. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
Cpt Sophia M Eisley Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 I'm reading Common Sense, by Thomas Paine (a short, but interesting read), and White Night, one of the Dresden Files novels from Jim "Hells Bells" Butcher. Perhaps we'll meet again under better circumstances. ---(---(@ Dead Men...Tell No Tales. Welcome, Foolish Mortals...
Mission Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Robinson Crusoe is a great book for success lessons. I actually thought about putting a training together using it as a basis. (My book contains all sorts of sections highlighted in different colors in preparation for the training.) I finally abandoned it as being too intricate and gimmicky while really not adding much that was more instructive than the concepts themselves. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate."
sutlerjon Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 A history of Pirates Blood and Thunder on the High Seas by Nigel Cawthorne. Kind of a scattershot approach, not chronological but informative. read that just before PiP. Just started The Sea Rovers Practice Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730 Benerson Little 4 chapters in so far.......very informative Self Promoter Jim Pirate Gear oldsutlerjohn.biz American Civil War oldsutlerjohn.net
michaelsbagley Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I'm reading book 6 of the Harry Potter series, as this Johnnie come lately is determined to finish the series before he dives into the book he got for X-mas.
erisblackrose Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Lost Tomb by David Gibbons I love a good adventure story. I may re-read the Wilbur Smith 3 part pirate series Birds of Prey,Monsoon and Blue horizon. I haven't read them in a few years. ERIS Welcome to my nightmare.... I have embraced my inner magpie. OOH SHINY!!
Patrick Hand Posted January 8, 2009 Author Posted January 8, 2009 John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley... I think it's the only Steinbeck that I haven't read yet.... and LXG (league of Extraordinary Gentlemen).... hideously terrible... i should just chuck it out.... but it is "just barely" well enough written that as long as it doesn't get any worse, I might finish it..... Hey, they were out of any Terry Prachet at the used book store..... Well and... Buccaneers Of America but it doesn't count, because I'm taking notes as I read it......
NastyNate Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Capt. HOOK: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth. I didn't expect this book to bee this good. It's totaly kick ass!!!! I'm craving the sequal, and I'm not even compleatly done with this one yet. To be happy for a night - get drunk To be happy for a month - get married to be happy for the rest of your life - get a sail boat
Raphael Misson Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Buccaneers Of America but it doesn't count, because I'm taking notes as I read it...... Except for really bad fiction, which I rarely read any more, I always take notes on the things I read. Even when I decide not to, I tend to pencil notes into the margins and bracket stuff for easier later retrieval. I have many notebooks filled with random notes on the stuff I've read. (And the surgeon's notes I'm typing into my laptop are currently 460 pages long...) “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” –Carlos Casteneda "Man is free at the moment he wishes to be." — Voltaire
Raphael Misson Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) Just started The Sea Rovers Practice Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730 Benerson Little4 chapters in so far.......very informative That does look very interesting! I may have to get me a copy of it... [edit] In fact, I did. Thanks for the heads up Jon! I'm reading book 6 of the Harry Potter series, as this Johnnie come lately is determined to finish the series before he dives into the book he got for X-mas. Gasp! You mean Kate didn't make you read those before now? That's actually pretty good fiction - I read the last book in one sitting! Edited January 8, 2009 by Raphael Misson “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” –Carlos Casteneda "Man is free at the moment he wishes to be." — Voltaire
michaelsbagley Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 I'm reading book 6 of the Harry Potter series, as this Johnnie come lately is determined to finish the series before he dives into the book he got for X-mas. Gasp! You mean Kate didn't make you read those before now? That's actually pretty good fiction - I read the last book in one sitting! Oh, she's been on my back to read those.... For about two years.... In that time I've picked up one here and there and plowed through them. Of course it took me until the 4th book to get truly hooked, and now I am whipping through them (as much as time allows).
blackjohn Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 I'm in reading limbo, and have been for awhile. I just can't seem to finish any fiction that I pick up these days. The only things I've been able to read are moderate amounts of history, and philosophy. Maybe I need to re-read something? I should give The Mote in God's Eye a shot at re-read. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
Ransom Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Since I tend to read two and three books at a time, I just finished up two. Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel. The title is deceiving, as the book is more about Galileo than his daughter, but intersperses into the narrative translations of letters she wrote to him from the convent where she spent her life from the time she was 14. Very good book. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz. I don't really like Dean Koontz, as his books are too creepy for me, but Odd Thomas was recommended by a friend who knew my feelings, but thought I would like this anyway. She was right. It is an excellent read. ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog
Red-Handed Jill Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Just started Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr, which was recommended to me.
Captain Mickey Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 Under the Black Flag and A Lion among Men for me, and Faires and the Quest for the Wand to my diminutive crew. Mickey Flint First Mate o' the Harbinger Me Website...
Patrick Hand Posted January 9, 2009 Author Posted January 9, 2009 The Mote in God's Eye I like reading Parnell and Niven, but I just couldn't get into that one..... maybe I should give it another try......
Rats Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 I just started reading World War Z. Which is a what if book about zombie wars and such... Kinda reminds me of when I was a young skate-punk watching the good old Romero movies.... Those were the days!! No rest for the wicked! Wait a minute... that's me?!
blackjohn Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 I just started reading World War Z. Which is a what if book about zombie wars and such... Kinda reminds me of when I was a young skate-punk watching the good old Romero movies.... Those were the days!! Is that the one written by Mel Brooks' son? My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
blackjohn Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 The Mote in God's Eye I like reading Parnell and Niven, but I just couldn't get into that one..... maybe I should give it another try...... Give it another try. It takes some time to build up, but I think it's worth it. There are some very vivid scenes in the last half of that book. In later years I discovered the ship was based on one of my favorite models... the Leif Ericson, aka the UFO Mystery Ship! http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/le.html ps - Pournelle My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
blackjohn Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 This is the last fiction story that I've read. It's really good, and short too! http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/devilsea.htm My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
Cpt Sophia M Eisley Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 I'm reading book 6 of the Harry Potter series, as this Johnnie come lately is determined to finish the series before he dives into the book he got for X-mas. I recommend reading Tales of Beetle the Bard too, when you get the chance. It's a quick read. Perhaps we'll meet again under better circumstances. ---(---(@ Dead Men...Tell No Tales. Welcome, Foolish Mortals...
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