What's Everyone Reading?

Same book as I was last night but the scene has moved from "No mans land" north of Texas 1870s to Nebraska, where the horny little heroine isn't getting "too much".

The Sisters Brothers ~ Patrick deWitt

Just finished Holiness, Truth, and the Presence of God by Francis Frangipane

Just finished The Gospel according to John by God

Just about done "Area 51" by Robert Doherty. Good book.
Less than 10 pages left, & then I'll start "Antares Dawn" by
Micheal McCollum.

Another in the series of the fat detective from Manhattan:





I felt this was the best story in the series.

I'm just finishing Adam Proteau's 'Fighting the Good Fight' - Why On-Ice Violence is Killing Hockey. Gotta say that this book really has me wondering why more fans of the game don't start lobbying the NHL to come to their collective senses over the level of violence still prevalent in the league. I actually felt physically sick when I read about this remark by Colin Campbell - former chief disciplinarian of the league - when he was asked about a 'perceived lack of respect among players' he said, "Players are competitive. We sell hate. Our game sells hate." I tell you, I was gobsmacked.

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Do you know for sure that this particular author is telling it exactly like it is, or is he writing
a book to push 'his' particular opinion of hockey.
I don't know the book or the author, so I am just asking a question, as I haven't read it, but I
wonder with many books, what direction the author is coming from, and are they pushing hard to make
others look bad.

that really surprises me about colin campbell, he has never seemed to be the type that would say something
like that, he's actually kind of a quiet guy, but he is an ex player, and there are none as competetive
as the athlete who strives to be the best, winning is everything, that is why they arrive at the top of the heap.
He never really seemed like that kind of player, and he wasn't a super star by any means.
And when he made a statement like the one you describe, it is only 'his' statement, not speaking for
everyone.
Not sure how bettman would re act to that statement.
However campbell is gone now, and shanahan is in that position, and appears to have a very balanced
attitude toward the sport. BUT he is also an ex player, and would have had that WINNING is everything
attitude, thats just the way it is.

these NHL players are very very competetive, and very competetive athletes HATE to lose, and people like
me, who love the sports, but don't look at winning and losing as life or death, just don't
relate to that mind set.

But I have known and do know those who want to win, and can't stand losing, and I'm afraid many of the
athletes who rise to the pinnacle of any sport have that make up, that is what drives them, even in
solo sports.

Reading H.P. Lovecraft.(Great Writer/Story Teller)-The Call of Cthulu and other Weird stories...****/5
A relaxing temporary escape; A break from reality; from all the Non-fictional.... Factional (Factual-Fiction)B.S Political correctness.. Out there...

" Don't hate the player..Hate the game.."

Peace

"Skin River" by Steven Sidor.

Catherine the Great, by Robert Massie

This guy can really write fascinating history. He is best known for Nicholas and Alexandria, from which a movie was made.

His book Peter the Great was serialized for television.

Started reading "Band of Brothers" last night...I'll finish it today sometime.
I think I already like it more than the minie series..
Years ago I read the book "Papillon" first then was disapointed when I watched the movie....

Yeah....you just can't pack all the important and interesting stuff from a book into a movie of any sane length.......

Interesting tale about disaffected people in New England. Very truthful portrayal of what are very real people.

If you like that book, then you might like two other historical tomes written by Mr. Massie - Dreadnought and Peter the Great. As you say, he writes fascinating history.

"Moving On" by Larry McMurtry

"RMS Titanic-A Model Makers Guide" I havent built a model in awhile so I got this to make sure I can get it as accurate as possible.

Also reading George Grant's "Lament for a Nation." I've been meaning to read it for several years but never got around to it. Now its required reading for a course which works for me. Depressing book.

Brindle's Oddyssey...next....Odd Whitefeather....by the same author....

Ablutions ~ Patrick deWitt

Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson.

i love it when Harvard History profs agree with me....lol

I've read Peter the Great and Nicholas and Alexandra.

I'll get to the others...

thanks for the heads up.

Ron MacLean's book

The Silver Mage - the 15th and final book (whew!) in Katharine Kerr's Deverry saga.

Continuing my lifelong study of the Transcendentalists ...

The Memory Chalet ~ Tony Judt

Amazon.com: Moving On: A Novel (978068485388: Larry McMurtry: Books

Started to read Lovecraft a couple of years ago but couldn't get into it. Am finding it more readable now. Very popular writer for many, many years.

Not reading this at the moment but would love to because of the picture on the cover:



... ah ~ later on, I found it:

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Will read it now ...

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward

by
H. P. Lovecraft

"Still Missing" by Chevy Stevens!