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Re: What are you reading?
What doesn’t kill us- By Scott Carney
if you haven’t read this and are interested in mental and physical toughness, make it your next read!
if you haven’t read this and are interested in mental and physical toughness, make it your next read!
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I’d call that description a bit too close to a spoiler. I love the Irish, have the heritage, and enjoyed The Big Burn by Timothy Egan, but you just gave away the meat of the book and not sure I’d want to read. Convince me otherwise?Wentzl wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:06 pm This from out of nowhere. But if you claim Irish descent, you better have this book MEMORIZED!
"The Immortal Irishman", by Timothy Egan.
What a f***** story. A guy who lived through the potato famine. Banished from Ireland and sent to Tasmania penal colony. Escapes, flees to America, joins the Union Army to fight in the Civil War and ends up in Montana where he mysteriously drowns in the Missouri River.
If that storyline does not draw you in, then take a pass, but this is one of those historical novels that is both entertaining and educational. (factoid, this is the guy who designed the national flag of Ireland)
A fast page turner and fun to read.
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Well, the author started with the spoiler, describing the hero's fate in the first page of the book, so really, I did not give much away.
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Any fantasy lovers out there should check out the First Law series by Joe Abercombie. Dark humor and grounded novel, but awesome read. I'm chewing my way through the latest book during the Age of Madness.
Also, since its winter, it's an excellent time to read The Terror by Dan Simmons. Historical fiction novel, but the book is well researched about the Terror. and Erebus ships that got icebound in the arctic. It makes you feel cold when you read it.
Also, since its winter, it's an excellent time to read The Terror by Dan Simmons. Historical fiction novel, but the book is well researched about the Terror. and Erebus ships that got icebound in the arctic. It makes you feel cold when you read it.
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I'll second Wentzl's recommendation. He didn't really give anything away. It's a great book.greenonion wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:02 amI’d call that description a bit too close to a spoiler. I love the Irish, have the heritage, and enjoyed The Big Burn by Timothy Egan, but you just gave away the meat of the book and not sure I’d want to read. Convince me otherwise?Wentzl wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:06 pm This from out of nowhere. But if you claim Irish descent, you better have this book MEMORIZED!
"The Immortal Irishman", by Timothy Egan.
What a f***** story. A guy who lived through the potato famine. Banished from Ireland and sent to Tasmania penal colony. Escapes, flees to America, joins the Union Army to fight in the Civil War and ends up in Montana where he mysteriously drowns in the Missouri River.
If that storyline does not draw you in, then take a pass, but this is one of those historical novels that is both entertaining and educational. (factoid, this is the guy who designed the national flag of Ireland)
A fast page turner and fun to read.
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- greenonion
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Thanks. His earlier response about the author's comment helped too. Might look into this one. Does sound very good.montanahiker wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:10 amI'll second Wentzl's recommendation. He didn't really give anything away. It's a great book.greenonion wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:02 amI’d call that description a bit too close to a spoiler. I love the Irish, have the heritage, and enjoyed The Big Burn by Timothy Egan, but you just gave away the meat of the book and not sure I’d want to read. Convince me otherwise?Wentzl wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 8:06 pm This from out of nowhere. But if you claim Irish descent, you better have this book MEMORIZED!
"The Immortal Irishman", by Timothy Egan.
What a f***** story. A guy who lived through the potato famine. Banished from Ireland and sent to Tasmania penal colony. Escapes, flees to America, joins the Union Army to fight in the Civil War and ends up in Montana where he mysteriously drowns in the Missouri River.
If that storyline does not draw you in, then take a pass, but this is one of those historical novels that is both entertaining and educational. (factoid, this is the guy who designed the national flag of Ireland)
A fast page turner and fun to read.
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The latest edition of Accidents in North American Mountaineering is out, so picked that up...
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Where the Water Goes: David Owen - Great book on western water issues with a solid focus on Colorado. I've never been able to make it all the way through Cadillac Desert, just too dry (lulz pun), but this is a fun and easy book to read.
Comfort Crisis: Michael Easter - I'm typically wary of the Bro Jogan, bio-hacking, masculine bs, but really like this book. A good motivator to intentionally go be uncomfortable and/or bored and how much it can improve other aspects of life. Story centers, more or less, around a long Caribou hunting trip in Alaska. Author leans a little too far into the Bill Bryson "aw shucks I've never gone backpacking before, backpacks are heavy, bears will eat me" schtick at times, but still very good.
Comfort Crisis: Michael Easter - I'm typically wary of the Bro Jogan, bio-hacking, masculine bs, but really like this book. A good motivator to intentionally go be uncomfortable and/or bored and how much it can improve other aspects of life. Story centers, more or less, around a long Caribou hunting trip in Alaska. Author leans a little too far into the Bill Bryson "aw shucks I've never gone backpacking before, backpacks are heavy, bears will eat me" schtick at times, but still very good.
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+2 for Where the Water Goes. A fantastic book.
A somewhat companion book to that is "Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River" which dives into deeper detail on the behind the scenes issues and ignorance of those making the 1922 Compact and the 1928 Boulder Canyon Act as well as more recent legislation and management decisions.
Another favorite is "Fire on the Mountain" by John Maclean about the South Canyon Fire in 1994 outside of Glenwood Springs.
A somewhat companion book to that is "Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River" which dives into deeper detail on the behind the scenes issues and ignorance of those making the 1922 Compact and the 1928 Boulder Canyon Act as well as more recent legislation and management decisions.
Another favorite is "Fire on the Mountain" by John Maclean about the South Canyon Fire in 1994 outside of Glenwood Springs.
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Dan McCool (not the other Dan McCool Forum member on this site) is a prof at the U of Utah and an expert in water rights and law. He was a heck of a Political Science prof for me a million years ago... https://radiowest.kuer.org/show/radiowe ... ter-policydwoodward13 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:30 am +2 for Where the Water Goes. A fantastic book.
A somewhat companion book to that is "Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River" which dives into deeper detail on the behind the scenes issues and ignorance of those making the 1922 Compact and the 1928 Boulder Canyon Act as well as more recent legislation and management decisions.
Heard him today on NPR discuss the very interesting and very sad state of the lack of water rights for Native Americans. Another example of how badly they got, and are, screwed. https://www.google.com/search?q=daniel+ ... oBegQIQhAC
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Thanks for the recommendations. It’s a good trail to deviate from mountaineering books at times. I’m anxious to read a lot more from Dan Simmons. Hyperion series…wow, awesome.ScottS wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 7:50 am Any fantasy lovers out there should check out the First Law series by Joe Abercombie. Dark humor and grounded novel, but awesome read. I'm chewing my way through the latest book during the Age of Madness.
Also, since its winter, it's an excellent time to read The Terror by Dan Simmons. Historical fiction novel, but the book is well researched about the Terror. and Erebus ships that got icebound in the arctic. It makes you feel cold when you read it.
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