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A Great Read
<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">Like to read great books? From fiction books like <u>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</u> to non-fiction autobiographies, members of the Book Message Board can help you find that next great read!</font>
I don't usually post on the boards but I read some fantastic books this summer....THE POWER OF NOW & A NEW EARTH; AWAKENING TO YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE....both by ECKHART TOLLE. The author is abs
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Re: A Great Read
posted at March 30, 2012 7:16 PM EDT
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Re: A Great Read
posted at March 30, 2012 8:14 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: A Great Read: I will have to look for this after my college semester ends. I am a fan of LaFollette's books and writing style. I recently read Barbara Tuchman's excellent history of the start of World War 1, "The Guns of August". It is a fascinating study of how easily it is for world leaders to get into a war, and how hard it is to get disentangled during and afterwards, usually with catastrophic results. Supposedly it was one of the last books Jack Kennedy read just before the Missile Crisis in 1962. This played a key role in his determination to avoid painting Nikita Khruschev into a corner and prod cooler minds into allowing a solution to emerge during this dangerous time. Although a history book of sorts, it reads well, more nearly like a novel. |
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Re: A Great Read
posted at March 30, 2012 8:39 PM EDT
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I've been enjoying Emery C. Walters' coming of age novels. They include recovery from abuse with the help of family and extended family, development of a loving relationship, and a lot of humor. My favorite, the funniest, is Mending Rainbows. Last Year's Leaves, his first novel, is really intense; I couldn't put it down. Cabin Boy includes a ghostly pirate named Drystan the Dire, who adds to the occasional melee. I heard that Drystan will also play a part in his fourth novel, due out this spring. I think that one will be titled Finding Avalon. The first three are available at Amazon.com. I assume the fourth will be, too. |
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Re: A Great Read
posted at March 30, 2012 8:51 PM EDT
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I am not a reader how do I become more into reading..I read the Bible more than anything else and on net.but seemly I can't get into reading,is it something you got to do and enjoy or how am I out of it...I like music and playing the piano and maybe this is more of my things..I need help? |
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Re: A Great Read
posted at March 30, 2012 8:56 PM EDT
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I am midway through The Two Mrs Grenvilles by Dominick Dunne. Dunne is one one my favorite writers. This is not a new book, rather it it about 30 yearss old. I can relate to much of the dialogue except for the extreme wealth. I grew up during the 30's depression years, but with God's grace I was able to rise above those years. The Two Mrs Grenvilles is a very good read. You can find it in your library. My library in Orlando, Florida has it in ebook form, which I am reading on my Kindle. Best wishes to all for good reading FYI: WM 86 Yrs |
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Re: A Great Read
posted at March 30, 2012 9:10 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: A Great Read: This is my first visit to AARP's Message Boards. Seeing the headline "A Great Read" I couldn't let the opportunity pass, to tell everyone about two novels by Wilkie Collins. Both were written in Victorian England in the 1860's, but both still carry the incredible power of can't-put-it-down mystery novels. Some portions do drag a bit, but they serve to develop the characters - some bizarre and some heroic.The Moonstone is about the theft of a diamond sacred to the Buddhist faith, and Woman In White draws you in to the sleazy greed of conspiracies to marry for money. Both books are about 150 years old, but both will grab you after only three or four pages. They're still in print. Try them and see. The Moonstone is the first detective novel, in English at least, structuring the central role very well. Woman in White, situated in wealthy, genteel society, reveals how sinister and black-hearted some people can become. Both are five star reads on my shelf. Dan Posted by CarolandDan I agree that Wilkie Collins wrote some geat literature. I enjoy books that are of the Victorian age. I enjoy literature; but also found some other authors of Victorian mysteries lately. One is Deann Raybourne and there is James McCreet,Victoria Thompson and Lee Jackson for a few. |
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Re: The Only Read - The Revelation of Jesus Christ
posted at March 30, 2012 9:56 PM EDT
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Since America has a fascist dictator in the white house, the only book worth reading is the Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ...the last book of the Bible. We can pretty much know what this traitor in the white house is going to do next just by following along in the Bible. Right now we are in chapter 6 of Revelation, but if obama is re-elected, we can anticipate rapidly unfolding events leading to the total destruction of America in the next four years. |
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Re: A Great Read
posted at March 30, 2012 10:04 PM EDT
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My Barnes and Noble Book Club just read and discussed the true story of the Nantucket whaling industry and the whale ship Essex who in 1819, was attacked by a giant sperm whale, 85 feet in length. This epic story inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick. It's a survival and death at sea story. It details the attack and the subsequent suffering, dehydration and starvation of the ship mates and what some of the survivors had to do to stay alive. Name of the book is In the Heart of the Sea, The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick. Gripping. author is Nathanial Philbrick. If you enjoy historical material, you will enjoy this page turner of a book!
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