hitman Posted February 10, 2010 Posted February 10, 2010 I started the Jules Verne book The Blockade runners but got bored 2 chapters in. I switched to Five Weeks in a Ballon which rocked. I'm curently about halfway through 800 Leagues on the Amazon which is excellent so far. All these are librivox audibooks by the way. Hard to read and drive lol THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET
Blackbead Posted February 10, 2010 Posted February 10, 2010 The Dante Club by Michael Pearl; VERY good so far! "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."
hitman Posted February 11, 2010 Posted February 11, 2010 Knocked out Vernes 800 leagues on the Amazon farking great read are listen as it were. Next up a journey to the interior of the earth. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET
Mission Posted February 11, 2010 Posted February 11, 2010 Journey to the Center of the Earth is a really good book, but I think my favorite Verne book is The Mysterious Island. 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."
Capn Bob Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 Right now, I seem to be on a bit of a Roman kick. Reading "Cleopatra's Kidnappers" by Stephen Dando-Collins, a unit bio of the 6th Legion, and reading as well "SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses", John Maddox Roberts. Currenly waiting for the newest in the series, "SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion" to be delivered. Playing on computer Gallic Wars (HPS Sims)...and had me a gyro when I got home from work...fried onions, meat, sauce...and it was yum! Hey, they had pirates back then...but they didn't have our sense of style. Damn, thats sharp!
LadyBarbossa Posted February 14, 2010 Posted February 14, 2010 Mysterious Island was pretty wild, but of the Jules Verne stories, 20K Leagues is my fav. Well,... I'm starting on a book called The Secret. Just wondering who all has read it and what you think. I'm not exactly sold on it from what I've read thus far. Hoping to obtain Pirate Latitudes soon. Looks like a pretty decent book. Is it? Is the book worth purchasing? ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous!
hitman Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 After finishing Journey I decided to give Island a whirl given Missions comments. No doubt a fun book but it hasn't jumbed ahead of Around the World in 80 Days on my list. I also finished an abriged J Edgar Hover biography which although a page turner left me nauses due to its subjet ( and here I thought Dick Chenny was sick!) I am now 2/3 through with Michael Strogoff also by Verne. This book so far is a top three contender for Vernes best THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET
Ransom Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 Provenance — How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art....by Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo Fascinating. ...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
Mission Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 Hoping to obtain Pirate Latitudes soon. Looks like a pretty decent book. Is it? Is the book worth purchasing? IMO, no. Get it from the library or buy it used for cheap. It's not like his other books; it's more like a typical pirate fiction story with a few extra details and a lot of the "Arrrr!" type stuff removed. But it's sorely missing that Crichton page-turning flair. (For more opinions, see this thread.) 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."
hitman Posted February 20, 2010 Posted February 20, 2010 I listened to an NPR piece on Provnce some time back. I have yet to read the book but thepeice was fascinating. I finished with Jules Verne's Michael Strogoff this evening. A great read (or in my case listen as the librivox reader was excellent. ) I don't know yet which of his books I'll be downloading next but most likely it will be one of his moon books. (As close to the moon as we will be for awhile I fear). I have started Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick. (Author of In the Heart of the Sea. ) I got this book in hardback at Dollar Tree so if your looking to save some coin... THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET
Guest Posted February 20, 2010 Posted February 20, 2010 How about... Love Stories of Some Famous Pirates by A. Hyatt Verrill... Yeah, it's out of print, but each time I read it ... It kinda changes.... This read is alla the love stories, but last time it was all the blood an gore....go figgure....same book..... Still re-reading The Buccaneers of America.... Read Blakes 7.. dang that one suxed...I ques the TV show musta been better.... Road Fever by Tim Cahill was a fun read....It's alla 'bout some guys that drive from Terra Del Fuego to Alaska to get into the Gunis book or World Records.... But other than tBoA, I'm outta anything to read.....
Capn Bob Posted February 20, 2010 Posted February 20, 2010 Couple days ago, I got in "SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion", by John Maddox Roberts. Scupper me, I wish that bloke would write some pirate books, cuz he's good! Also picked up at Borders (since I had a coupon for 30% off), "Gladiators: Rome's Bloody Spectacle", by Konstantin Nossov (who?) So its yet another case of my going forward into the past... Damn, thats sharp!
Capn Bob Posted February 20, 2010 Posted February 20, 2010 I remember watching Blakes 7...quality was about the same as "Doctor Who" of the time, but rather more serious. I always prefered the character of Avon...there was a hint of "Dr Smith" in him...after the character of Blake was written out of the series, Avon himself took over leadership. I don't know if you can get US releases of the dvds. You might want to try thru interlibrary loan (consult yer local library)...you can get imports thru Amazon, of course, but you'd be needing a region free dvd player to view them. How about... Love Stories of Some Famous Pirates by A. Hyatt Verrill... Yeah, it's out of print, but each time I read it ... It kinda changes.... This read is alla the love stories, but last time it was all the blood an gore....go figgure....same book..... Still re-reading The Buccaneers of America.... Read Blakes 7.. dang that one suxed...I ques the TV show musta been better.... Road Fever by Tim Cahill was a fun read....It's alla 'bout some guys that drive from Terra Del Fuego to Alaska to get into the Gunis book or World Records.... But other than tBoA, I'm outta anything to read..... Damn, thats sharp!
madPete Posted February 20, 2010 Posted February 20, 2010 The latest I just started below. I've got books stacked and queued up to read... must be all those trips to the used book store and the Library where they sell off the older stuff (and donations) that no longer circulate... I tend to collect the hardcovers of books I like, damn my eyes... need more shelves now... Aye... Plunder Awaits!
hitman Posted February 23, 2010 Posted February 23, 2010 Finished Verne's Michael Strogoff definetly a top 3 for Verne IMO. Despite my earlier post I've been listening to Dick Sands Boy Captin not one of Verne's moon stories. I finished Sea of Glory. I must admit it was a great read for a non fic book. Very enjoyable and I definatley no more about the US ex. ex. I've started an abriged book Learning to Play God good so far. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET
hitman Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 I finished Learning to Play God the last of my abriged books today. A good enough read but unlike the other books in this collection it left me a little short though this may be due more to my lack of intrest in moderen medicine than anything else. I have gotten bored with Dick Sands and I think I may be a little burnt out on Verne since none of the remaing titles seem to impress me much. I'll start my search for a new title again tonight then see where that takes me. THIS BE THE HITMAN WE GOIN QUIET
seabaroness Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 I'm just about finished with The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. It's one of those wealthy, English family with a secret novel that is well written and engrossing.
Mission Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 The Travels and Controversies of Friar Domingo Navarrete 1618-1686, edited by J.S. Cummins, Volume 1; Chyrurgic Memoirs: Being and Account of many Extraordinary Cures... by John Moyle; South Pacific by James Michener and my Spanish Textbook, Puntos en Breve by a bunch of somewhat muddleheaded people. 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."
Blackbead Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 Just finished Shutter Island and about 4/5ths of the way through The Poet. Sad to say, I can't really recommend either of these books. "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."
Guest Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 I'm about half way through Empire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty. It's basically a retelling of Exquemelin with some other details thrown in. I'm going to have to track down some of the books listed in the bibliography tho... The part about the Buccaneer's guns kinda threw me off tho.... And their most valuable possessions, prized above women and even Spanish gold: their muskets. ... The pirate musket was an object d'art, often originating in the shops one might almost say studios) of the great French gunsmiths: Brachere or Dieppe and Galin of Nientes. ...So the privateers and pirates carried one-of-a-kind matchlocks (in which a burning taper was placed into a pan of gunpowder) and the later wheelocks (in which a metal wheel spins against a flint, causing sparks to fly and touching off the powder,...an instrument that was at the forefront of Renaissance artistry. OH well.... I also just started Rainbow Mars by Larry Niven...
j8ksdad Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 Currently working my way through three... The King of Pirates Under the Black Flag (third time) Get a Grip on Physics I'll eat when I'm hungry. I'll drink when I'm dry. If the hard times don't kill me I'll lay down and die. Rye whiskey! Rye whiskey! Rye whiskey I cry. If you don't give me rye whiskey, I surely will die.
John Maddox Roberts Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 Couple days ago, I got in "SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion", by John Maddox Roberts. Scupper me, I wish that bloke would write some pirate books, cuz he's good! Also picked up at Borders (since I had a coupon for 30% off), "Gladiators: Rome's Bloody Spectacle", by Konstantin Nossov (who?) So its yet another case of my going forward into the past... I'm glad you liked it, and I've been working on an epic pirate book for some time. The Nossov book is quite good, by the way. JMR
madPete Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 Bernard Cornwell historical fiction is one of my favorite reads. just finished #5 in the Saxon series... Aye... Plunder Awaits!
Capn Bob Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 Mad Capn Bob's jaw drops down onto the desk at the sight of John Maddox Roberts posting here! Love the SPQR books! Couple days ago, I got in "SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion", by John Maddox Roberts. Scupper me, I wish that bloke would write some pirate books, cuz he's good! Also picked up at Borders (since I had a coupon for 30% off), "Gladiators: Rome's Bloody Spectacle", by Konstantin Nossov (who?) So its yet another case of my going forward into the past... I'm glad you liked it, and I've been working on an epic pirate book for some time. The Nossov book is quite good, by the way. JMR Damn, thats sharp!
Capn Bob Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 Currently reading, among other titles, Juvenal's 16 Satires. Meaty stuff, and as cutting as an obsidian scalpel...which is pretty bloody sharp, let me tell you... Damn, thats sharp!
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