What Are You Currently Reading?
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Currently reading The Hit which is the 2nd book in the Will Robie series by David Baldacci.
I just finished a great 7 book series by T.R. Ragan thanks to my free-book-a-month on my Kindle.
I just finished a great 7 book series by T.R. Ragan thanks to my free-book-a-month on my Kindle.
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How was it?
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Very well written and researched. It is on, if not above, par with, "Into Thin Air". The big story that came from the 2006 climbing year was the loss of David Spears. There were other losses and two big saves. Lincoln Hall was left on the Second Step to die, as he simply was resistant to rescue attempts. At Lincoln's core was a long history of Apline cimbing. It kicked in for him and kept him alive until the next day's teams found him. There was also a save of a female Spanish , one of two, who were looking to be the first from Spain to sumit without oxygen. One of them wound up needing full CPR at the base of the second step, and she survived. Somehow all the press was about Spears, and how he was left to die. The real story is that he was literally frozen into a position with arm and legs @ 90 degrees to his body. Sherpas, and others pulled him out of the cave into the sun light, strapped on a mask in an attempt to save him. Spears never improved, so he was placed back in the cave, along with his backpack, and left to die. During the following climbing year, Spears was "relocated" on the mountian by Sherpas. His gear was still there and taken back to base camp.
"Dark Sumit" is a great read for anyone interested in what it takes to sumit Everest.
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Good deal, let me know what you think.
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I loved his A Quiet American. Every time I read it I find more nuances that make it a timeless description of modern society.
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Just finished up The Winds of War by Herman Wouk. Excellent read about a fictional family during WWII that finds themselves in the middle of key moments at the outset of the war. It starts a little slow but it has incredibly interesting historical situations for a work of fiction, and you actually can start caring about the characters. He has interesting interpretations of what the historical characters of the book might say, feel, and look like in private conversations away from a camera, and his descriptions of the various settings put a clear picture in your head. It's a fairly long one (1,047 pages) but certainly worth the read. Looking forward to finding and reading the second installment. I strongly recommend it to those history nerds out there.
A thread on Shadowspear forum.
Seriously though... about to start Chris Hadfield's book An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.
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parallel-love chris and would totally be in to reading that.im currently reading the angel effect by geiger.its amazing to me how many people see these angels in war time-going back to the 12th century.he is not claiming as yet-they are angels-more like a sensed presence in times of traumatic events.good read-but heavy.
A thread on Shadowspear forum.
Seriously though... about to start Chris Hadfield's book An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.
This book sounds awesome thank!
Moshe Dayan: Story of My Life
I read this when it was first published after the Yom Kippur War but just recently bought a new hard-bound copy. Israel has turned out more than its share of outstanding warriors, and he's close to the top of the list.
I read this when it was first published after the Yom Kippur War but just recently bought a new hard-bound copy. Israel has turned out more than its share of outstanding warriors, and he's close to the top of the list.
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I still read a lot of older books on Vietnam. Love Home before Morning, Chickenhawk, Cu Chi Tunnels and so many more. Also enjoyed a paperback called NAM I picked up years ago and sadly it went missing.
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'Nam stuff
Just finished reading Hero Found by Bruce Henderson. Really enjoyed it, even though I got it on the Kindle...
It's the story of Dieter Dengler, a Spads pilot from the Ranger, German born, who was flying missions over Laos and shot down in early 1966. Ended up being the first US airman to successfully escape captivity. Dengler wrote his autobiography, Escape From Laos, and there was a documentary, Little Dieter Needs to Fly and a film, Rescue Dawn, both produced by Werner Herzog.
Hero Found isn't just Dengler's story though, Henderson actually served on the Ranger at the same time as Dengler and knew him and the book is also about life and missions aboard the Ranger and goes into details about the other people in the squadron through their lives.
Am putting on my list of reads and watches his autobiography and the films.
LL
Just finished reading Hero Found by Bruce Henderson. Really enjoyed it, even though I got it on the Kindle...
It's the story of Dieter Dengler, a Spads pilot from the Ranger, German born, who was flying missions over Laos and shot down in early 1966. Ended up being the first US airman to successfully escape captivity. Dengler wrote his autobiography, Escape From Laos, and there was a documentary, Little Dieter Needs to Fly and a film, Rescue Dawn, both produced by Werner Herzog.
Hero Found isn't just Dengler's story though, Henderson actually served on the Ranger at the same time as Dengler and knew him and the book is also about life and missions aboard the Ranger and goes into details about the other people in the squadron through their lives.
Am putting on my list of reads and watches his autobiography and the films.
LL
metalmom
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LL-Sounds amazing. I will be sure to pick up that book. Actually going to go google Dieter Dengler and Werner Herzog right now. Thanks for the information. I am like a sponge and like to soak up anything and everything about Vietnam.
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Common Sense by Thomas Paine.
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Luckily got to read an excerpt from Chapter 6-Shootdown. Outside of the story already enjoy Hendersons writing style. Werner Herzog is quite amazing and a very accomplished director and screenwriter among other things. Little Dieter needs to Fly was released to DVD in 98 I read so will be on the lookout for it. OT But if you know of any books out there on the French in Dien Bien Phu would love any titles thrown my way. I know the outcome just havent read a book on that subject. Thanks.'Nam stuff
Just finished reading Hero Found by Bruce Henderson. Really enjoyed it, even though I got it on the Kindle...
It's the story of Dieter Dengler, a Spads pilot from the Ranger, German born, who was flying missions over Laos and shot down in early 1966. Ended up being the first US airman to successfully escape captivity. Dengler wrote his autobiography, Escape From Laos, and there was a documentary, Little Dieter Needs to Fly and a film, Rescue Dawn, both produced by Werner Herzog.
Hero Found isn't just Dengler's story though, Henderson actually served on the Ranger at the same time as Dengler and knew him and the book is also about life and missions aboard the Ranger and goes into details about the other people in the squadron through their lives.
Am putting on my list of reads and watches his autobiography and the films.
LL
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Hell In A Very Small Place by Bernard Fall. Not a quick read, but very, very thorough.
It may be out of print but you can still find it on ebay, Amazon, some other sites.
metalmom
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Hey-Thanks for that Devildoc. Cant tell you how much I look forward to reading that.
