Sharky
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The Price of Money by Rob Dix:
So far so good!
So far so good!
FranziskaSchulz
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Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
As a masterpiece of this German
literature.
The story follows the character of Faust, a disillusioned scholar who makes a deal with the devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures and oh my god.. That's terrific.
As a masterpiece of this German
literature.The story follows the character of Faust, a disillusioned scholar who makes a deal with the devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures and oh my god.. That's terrific.
J Livermore
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I just recently finished reading a book on hiking called “High Peaks of the Northeast” by Bruce Scofield. It was written by a member of a hiking club for the New England and NY State areas.
I learned a new word: Peakbagger. It means a person who has climbed all the mountains in a given region (within a set minimum height)
While the Northeastern US doesn’t have mountains that are particularly high, the White Mountains of New Hampshire have some dangerous peaks because of bad weather that can change on a moment’s notice. People have died climbing Mount Washington and the other mountains in the Presidential range even in the Summer.
In 1934, Mount Washington set a then world record for wind (not caused by a tornado) at 231 miles per hour on the 12th of April.
Interesting book but I can’t see myself hiking Mount Washington or the rest of the Presidential range any time soon.
I learned a new word: Peakbagger. It means a person who has climbed all the mountains in a given region (within a set minimum height)
While the Northeastern US doesn’t have mountains that are particularly high, the White Mountains of New Hampshire have some dangerous peaks because of bad weather that can change on a moment’s notice. People have died climbing Mount Washington and the other mountains in the Presidential range even in the Summer.
In 1934, Mount Washington set a then world record for wind (not caused by a tornado) at 231 miles per hour on the 12th of April.
Interesting book but I can’t see myself hiking Mount Washington or the rest of the Presidential range any time soon.
J Livermore
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I am in the middle of reading “The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre”.
The majority of the stuff is not that scary unless you suspend your disbelief and ask yourself “What if this were real?” if you are to get maximum enjoyment out of the book.
The thing that impresses me the most, more than the stories, is his command of the English language. I haven’t been as impressed with a writer’s choice of descriptive sentences since I read some of Earnest Hemingway’s writings.
The stories also come highly recommended. Stephen King, the prolific author, thinks that H.P. Lovecraft was the Twentieth century’s greatest horror writer. Now that’s a compliment.
The majority of the stuff is not that scary unless you suspend your disbelief and ask yourself “What if this were real?” if you are to get maximum enjoyment out of the book.
The thing that impresses me the most, more than the stories, is his command of the English language. I haven’t been as impressed with a writer’s choice of descriptive sentences since I read some of Earnest Hemingway’s writings.
The stories also come highly recommended. Stephen King, the prolific author, thinks that H.P. Lovecraft was the Twentieth century’s greatest horror writer. Now that’s a compliment.
J Livermore
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Sharky,
I have a question for you: Would you ever consider moving this thread “What are you reading now?” to the foyer?
I believe that over the long run, more people would see this thread in the foyer and hopefully consider posting to it, rather than where it is now.
Just a thought…
