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[snowbear96]

The book closest to me:
Reptiles of the World, Raymon L. Ditmark, Copyright 1910, 1933 by the McMillan Company.

My grandfather got the book in 1937; my grandmother gave it to me in 1974. When I was a kid, I used to go to their place and look through this book for hours.

 

[Gary A.]

I used to somewhat dislike Hemingway. On one of my longer travels, I started revisiting the old classics we were forced to read in school. That old stuff is really quite good when its not forced-fed to you.

 

[Gary A.]

(pssst Charlie, don't tell Leo about the the surprise ending in Dallas.)

Next you'll be telling me that someday ACTORS are going to be elected president. As if!

Please ... not even Americans are that stupid ...

 

[limr12]

The Human Comedy by William Saroyan

That was the year I hosted the book club the same month I turned 40. I threw myself a birthday party - first one I'd had in years. It was a 1940s theme and for the book club, I offered only books written in the 1940s as choices.

 

[limr12]

The Spice Route: A History by John Keay

 

[shefjr]

You all need a instant messenger program for TPF. Lol! You are hammering through pages. Lol

 

[limr12]

I used to somewhat dislike Hemingway. On one of my longer travels, I started revisiting the old classics we were forced to read in school. That old stuff is really quite good when its not forced-fed to you.

I can see why people don't like his stuff, but I've always liked him. His control over the language was just outstanding, and deceptively so because his style was so sparse. But someone who could write so simply yet convey messages so complex has got to be masterful with words.

 

[snowbear96]

Charlie, I don't think you should be cleaning house on your vacation. At the very least you should be adding to that which needs to be cleaned not subtracting.

It's OK - it needed to be done.

(pssst Charlie, don't tell Leo about the the surprise ending in Dallas.)

I was really upset that day; none of my cartoons were on TV.

For the record, I was 5.

 

[limr12]

You all need a instant messenger program for TPF. Lol! You are hammering through pages. Lol

Hmm, 10K posts and 500 pages? Think we can make it, Leaderboarders?

 

[Gary A.]

The book closest to me:
Reptiles of the World, Raymon L. Ditmark, Copyright 1910, 1933 by the McMillan Company.

My grandfather got the book in 1937; my grandmother gave it to me in 1974. When I was a kid, I used to go to their place and look through this book for hours.

I have a book kinda like that ... Between Pacific Tides, Ed Ricketts, 1939. I've had that book since college. That book was instrumental in determining one of my majors.

 

[limr12]

Hey...

Where did the Leaderboard go?

 

[shefjr]

Hey...

Where did the Leaderboard go?

You guys broke it! LOL,

 

[limr12]

Hey...

Where did the Leaderboard go?

You guys broke it! LOL,

Mission accomplished!!!

 

[Gary A.]

Ed Ricketts was a bud of Steinbeck. Steinbeck and Ricketts spent some time together exploring the Sea of Cortez. Steinbeck published a book about this time surprisingly titled the Log from the Sea of Cortez.

 

[snowbear96]

Soviet Anthem, Orchestra of the Ministry of Defense (the full, l o n g version)
No political comments -- I have loved this piece of music since I first heard it many years ago.