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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,709 Founders Club
    Doog_de_Jour said:

    I’m making my way through Edmund Morris’ Teddy Roosevelt books now. Excellent.


    I 2nd T Rex. Great read.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,709 Founders Club
    GrundleStiltzkin said:

    I'll toss a few out, but I'm guessing the learned here have already consumed.

    Love this book, tempted to re-read


    I've mentioned several tims here. Good for historical context on Russian meddling.


    Read the book, burn the movie.

    Call me Ishmael.
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  • StLouisDawg
    StLouisDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 560 Founders Club
    DerekJohnson said:

    Have you explored the Derek Johnson canon?

    Must have been a great pick up line back in the day. Coming off the dance floor at fishouse charlie’s, dressed in dark, brooding colors, slathered in Drakar Noir and drinking Cuba Libres. You look at your target, glance slightly at your package and utter your best to start the chase.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,709 Founders Club
    Dennis_DeYoung said:

    Also - “And a bottle of rum” is fucking incredible.

    Yeah I know you’ve mentioned this before @Dennis_DeYoung . I need to pick this up. I just finished off my first half gallon of Appleton Estate and am all in on the funky Kingston rum.
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,822 Founders Club
    oregonblitzkrieg said:



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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 69,822 Founders Club
    StlouisDawg said:



    DerekJohnson said:

    Have you explored the Derek Johnson canon?

    Must have been a great pick up line back in the day. Coming off the dance floor at fishouse charlie’s, dressed in dark, brooding colors, slathered in Drakar Noir and drinking Cuba Libres. You look at your target, glance slightly at your package and utter your best to start the chase.
    Wow, that's me to a T. Except I would be marinated in Drakkar Noir as opposed to slathered.

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  • BearsWiin
    BearsWiin Member Posts: 5,076
    spuden said:

    Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes

    Fantastic book about the Vietnam War as seen through the lens of a Marine company in the bush in the late 1960s. Explores the themes of brotherhood, humanity, race relations, leadership and power. This is a historical fiction novel that is one of the best I’ve read. Top 5 book ever for me, and far above any other Vietnam book I’ve read. A little bit similar to Band of Brothers HBO series, but better in my opinion. The battle descriptions are horrific and captivating, but the bonds between Marines is reminiscent of team sports and the trust of others required to succeed. The caveat being, in this situation kids die. It’s serious and yet very relatable.

    Good book. Did a great job of letting the reader understand what it was like to slog through the jungle.

    People forget that Cold Mountain was a great book because of the mediocre Jude Law/Nicole Kidman movie they made out of it

    Currently rereading the Dune series. Magnificent, sprawling, probably the best science fiction ever written
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