michaelsbagley Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Currently reading "The Blackbirder" by James T. Nelson. Loved that series! Very entertaining read, and while not perfect on some of the details, it did a good job and got more correct than not. Probably the best balance of period correct and entertainment I have seen in a novel so far. Currently, I am bouncing back and forth between a book on Sailing (sorry I forgot the title and author) and reading some graphic novels...
Ransom Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 Currently reading: The Dark Volume by Gordon Dahlquist. It's my first attempt at a Steampunk themed novel — airship disaster, murder, spies, diabolical conspiracies, etc. I'm about 50 pages in, and so far the verdict is still out. ...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
Raphael Misson Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) ASTM International Standard E 2189-02, Standard Test method for Testing Resistance to Fogging in Insulating Glass Units. Fascinating and heady stuff, this. You should all procure a copy for your home libraries post haste. Edited July 15, 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
Sjöröveren Posted July 15, 2009 Posted July 15, 2009 (edited) Having foresworn beginning to re-read Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series for the fifth time until next April, I naturally became obsessive about another author. I have been tearing through anything by Neil Gaiman that I can get through the library. I've read American Gods, Ananzi Boys, Good Omens, Stardust, Neverwhere, Coraline, and M is for Magic so far this summer. I haven't been able to get any of his graphic novels through the library, and I can't afford to buy them, so I know that I'm missing out on some of his best stuff. I'll have to try inter-library loan for those, I guess. I actually met Neil about 10 years ago, before I had any idea who he was. His American home is near here, in Western Wisconsin, and he's a friend of a very good friend of mine who lives in the same town. I went to see a play that my friend was directing, and met up after the show. I was introduced to the other friends hanging about backstage. "This is Neil Gaiman. You know, the writer." "Oh, yeah," I said. "Sandbox or something like that, right?" "Yeah, something like that" replied Neil with a little chuckle. I like to think that it was refreshing for him to meet someone who didn't go all glassy-eyed. But he's very friendly, doesn't act the celebrity in the least, unless you count wearing sunglasses at night. Edited July 15, 2009 by Sjöröveren the Fool's Gold Pirates
Animal Posted July 19, 2009 Posted July 19, 2009 I'm beginning to read some history on Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. Some interesting reading online. Animal Buccaneer - Services to the highest bidder!!!
Black Syren Posted July 19, 2009 Posted July 19, 2009 I'm beginning to read some history on Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. Some interesting reading online. Animal Animal quit looking at just the pictures! *laughs* http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't)
Capn Bob Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 You might want to pick up some of the Jamestown Rediscovery booklets...and they got lots of photos...*and* juicy murders... I'm beginning to read some history on Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. Some interesting reading online. Animal Damn, thats sharp!
Animal Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 I'm beginning to read some history on Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. Some interesting reading online. Animal Animal quit looking at just the pictures! *laughs* But they are so much more informational. Then words and stuff are cornfusing!!! Animal Buccaneer - Services to the highest bidder!!!
Raphael Misson Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Galen on Bloodletting by Peter Brain. “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
Capn Bob Posted July 20, 2009 Posted July 20, 2009 Can't go wrong with Galen...he earned his stripes patching up gladiators...as a point of interest, the SPQR mystery series has a fictional "Galen-type" as a recurring character... Galen on Bloodletting by Peter Brain. Damn, thats sharp!
Raphael Misson Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Can't go wrong with Galen...he earned his stripes patching up gladiators...as a point of interest, the SPQR mystery series has a fictional "Galen-type" as a recurring character... Galen is pretty fiesty! He goes after this other surgeon Erasistratus's theories with the gloves off. (None of which is useful to me, but it's sort of entertaining.) Of course, I have found the same thing in many of the period books, especially as it relates to disease theory and certain treatments. These guys would argue with each other using their books as weapons. All of which tells me I chose an excellent character to portray. “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
CaptainSatan Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us.
JohnnyTarr Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Here I be reading Lighthouse Adventures and Haunted Lakes I and II. Nice reads easy to get into but not to long. Lots of great info. Git up of your asses, set up those glasses I'm drinking this place dry.
CaptainSatan Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us.
blackjohn Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Did you actually finish that Steven King book in just a few days? If so, my hat's off to you sir! I can't think of the last book I was able to finish in just a few days, let alone months. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
Raphael Misson Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 It usually takes me weeks to finish a book (partially because I read several at once), but I finished the last Harry Potter book in one sitting. “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
Blackbead Posted July 24, 2009 Posted July 24, 2009 Just finished Martin Cruz Smith's Stalin's Ghost and just started Michael Jeck's The Last Templar. "In the end, it's not the gold that sets our sails, 'Tis freedom and the promise of a better life That raises our black flags."
Ransom Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Currently: Sailing Alone Around the World by Captain Joshua Slocum Left Boston in 1898 in a 27' Yawl, and was the first solo sail around the world. I'm about 50 pages in, and it's fascinating — one instance he recalls getting sick on plums and cheese, and ended up halucinating that a member of Columbas's crew from the Pinta was at the helm of his boat. ...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 August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 If you can find it, I HIGHLY recommend "My Old Man and the Sea" by Daniel and David Hays. It's the story - in journal form - of the first Americans to sail around Cape Horn in a boat smaller than 30' - and they did it without a motor or electronic navigational equipment (sextant and compass only.) It's an amazing book!
blackjohn Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Finished Dune the other day! Yay! it only took 10 years. And wow, such a great book, I signed on for Dune Messiah and Children of Dune! My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
CaptainSatan Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 Did you actually finish that Steven King book in just a few days? If so, my hat's off to you sir! I can't think of the last book I was able to finish in just a few days, let alone months. Mon-Thur I usually read at least 100 pages a day. This is what I'm currently reading. As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us.
Ransom Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 The Man Who Found the Missing Link — Eugene Dubois and His Lifelong Quest to Prove Darwin Right...by Pat Shipman ...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
captscurvy_nc Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Re reading "The Art of War" and "Dantes Inferno" Have a lot of free time not being able to drive or work till Sept.
Iron Bess Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 "The Survial Guide for the Landlocked Mermaid" by Margot Datz..... What fun! Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman!
blackjohn Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 Mon-Thur I usually read at least 100 pages a day. I used to be able to do that before I had a wife, and kids. Now, my reading time is relegated to my lunch hour during work. So I'm lucky to get 100 pages in a workweek. But it's a matter of choice. Instead of clicking keys right now, I could be reading. This is what I'm currently reading. Looks fairly interesting. Any good? With September approaching, I'm very tempted to dive into some Tolkien. There was a phase I went through some years ago when I would read LotR every year. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
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