CWelsh Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I'm currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm not sure how I made it to 68 without having read it. The style and language make it a challenging read so I've taken a couple of breaks with lighter fare like selections from Terry Pratchett's Diskworld series. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Slipped into Barnes & Noble yesterday looking and it's not out til next week. Just another one for the stack laying here. I DID walk out w/a couple good albums though! They got me! 😂 Nope not eyeballing albums next week I'll be on a mission! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Got this for my birthday recently. It’s not something you read from cover to cover, rather it’s sampled at random. The anecdotes and photos add dimension to the lyrics and the songs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Traveler Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 9:11 AM, Audio Flynn said: The Book of Enoch. The Dead Sea Scrolls have fascinated me ever since I first saw them in New York back in November 1993. https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/explore-the-archive/manuscript/4Q202-1?locale=en_US 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Decided to start this. Written by my best friend of over 50 years. It to him years to research the book. Quite fascinating read, even if he wasn't my best friend. The cover wasn't picked by hime, unfortunately, as it has nothing to do with the book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 10:47 AM, CWelsh said: I'm currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm not sure how I made it to 68 without having read it. The style and language make it a challenging read so I've taken a couple of breaks with lighter fare like selections from Terry Pratchett's Diskworld series. That is a favorite of mine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreG. Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, DizRotus said: That is a favorite of mine. Which one? 😄 I love my german edition of The Count. It's got the illustrations from the original french edition in it: As for Terry Pratchett; I've started switching out all my paperbacks with the hardback University Edition. Nice little books. I love the ones featuring DEATH. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 16 hours ago, AndreG. said: Which one? The Count . . . Your German edition is stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWelsh Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 @AndreG. I agree that your German edition is stunning! I do almost all my reading on my iPad these days. I do miss having a real book in my hands, though. I've just started a book called The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams. So far, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreG. Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 3 hours ago, DizRotus said: The Count . . . You German edition is stunning. Yes, it's really nice, i'm sure there must be something like it in the English as well. It sits right next to a few selected volumes from Easton Press (The Hobbit, Asimov's The Gods themselves and a few others.). I think, if there's a similar English edition, Easton Press would make them. Might be expensive though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreG. Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/the-count-of-monte-cristo-2787.html Found it, but out of print... Prices of used editions are insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWelsh Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I had beautiful collector editions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy that I lost when our house burned. Beyond being beautiful books, the set had a particular personal significance so I don't intend to replace them, but do miss having them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 I'm still playing w/Brad Thor;s new one and have 3 more stacked. This isn't right. I think I need more down time! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWelsh Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, Dave1291 said: I'm still playing w/Brad Thor;s new one and have 3 more stacked. This isn't right. I think I need more down time! 😂 LOL...retirement is a big plus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Ya think? hahahaha I STILL don't get anything done! lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Killing England. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 19 minutes ago, Fish said: Killing England. By the Pound???😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Just now, Dave1291 said: By the Pound???😂 Ha...no by B. O'reilly, sorry ..couldn't resist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Nor could I 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 "Cruising for Conspirators, How a New Orleans DA Prosecuted the Kennedy Assassination as a Sex Crime" by Alecia P. Long, University of North Carolina Press, 2021. Some of you know I am a New Orleans historian, and I researched this case myself some years ago. Professor Long has done great job of presenting a sprawling and sometimes incoherent saga in a clear concise way. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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