tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post111646759003951588..comments2024-03-26T02:16:22.309-07:00Comments on parinella's blog: What I've been readingparinellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1122573691853117412005-07-28T11:01:00.000-07:002005-07-28T11:01:00.000-07:00I wish it would have had a happier ending, though....I wish it would have had a happier ending, though.<BR/><BR/>This was another case where my opinion of it was hurt by reading reviews that called the author a know-it-all blowhard.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1122573499051469632005-07-28T10:58:00.000-07:002005-07-28T10:58:00.000-07:00miracle of castel di sangro is one of my favorite ...miracle of castel di sangro is one of my favorite books.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348310765377365300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1120069510653210422005-06-29T11:25:00.000-07:002005-06-29T11:25:00.000-07:00Godforsaken Sea, about solo boat racing around the...Godforsaken Sea, about solo boat racing around the world is a great one in the vein of the whole Shackleton thing... Especially, if like me, you found the small boat trip and herculean journey to the whaling station the most compelling part of Endurance...Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348310765377365300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1119016934691531182005-06-17T07:02:00.000-07:002005-06-17T07:02:00.000-07:00I read "Endurance" on my way to a two-week science...I read "Endurance" on my way to a two-week <A HREF="http://www.shelltown.com/~parinell/arctic.htm" REL="nofollow">science experiment</A> on an ice sheet in the Arctic, about 60 miles north of Barrow. It's one of the most memorable stories I've ever read.<BR/><BR/>I love the character of Richard Feynman. I'm not sure they'd all get along, but I'd love to be at a dinner party with him, HL Mencken, and Arnold Palmer.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1118979922825149382005-06-16T20:45:00.000-07:002005-06-16T20:45:00.000-07:00i tend to go for historical stuff. a couple that ...i tend to go for historical stuff. a couple that i have liked recently:<BR/><BR/>"a path between the seas". tells the story of france's and the united states efforts to build a panama cannal. it's abridged but still very good, and well read. <BR/><BR/>"endurance" yeah the whole shackleton story. if you've never read or heard about it, it's fantastic. especially if you have ever been to the artic/antarctic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1116550247920198062005-05-19T17:50:00.000-07:002005-05-19T17:50:00.000-07:00luke--if you're into military/cia conspiracy stuff...luke--<BR/><BR/>if you're into military/cia conspiracy stuff, look into <I>killing hope</I> by william blum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994039.post-1116531031669717232005-05-19T12:30:00.000-07:002005-05-19T12:30:00.000-07:00just finished a book called like 'men of ice' or s...just finished a book called like 'men of ice' or something, about hockey (like <I>men at work</I> by george will), then the history of the 1980 hockey team, called <I>the boys of winter</I>, <I>lonesome dove</I> by mcmurtry, currently reading <I>surely you're joking, mr. feynman </I>, <I>into the buzzsaw</I> by various which addresses the myth of free press, waiting on <I>dark alliance</I> by gary webb which is your basic cia conspiracy book if ever their was one, also waiting on Harry Potter, In french, as it seems the best way to relearn the only foreign language i ever learned.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348310765377365300noreply@blogger.com