What are you reading?
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Re: What are you reading?
“The Emerald Mile” by Kevin Fedarko. About the fastest boat ride through the Grand Canyon.
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"How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare your Kid for Success"
by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Former dean of freshman students at Stanford.
Really enjoying it so far.
by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Former dean of freshman students at Stanford.
Really enjoying it so far.
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Just finished this and can’t recommend it enough. A page turning story, at least in the second half, as well as a fascinating history of Lake Powell, the dam, and the canyon.
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I agree. I found the book particularly relevant as I lived in Ticaboo, UT (10 miles N of Bullfrog Marina, Lake Powell) in 1983, the year of the fast boat ride.
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You know, I think I heard that same thing a while ago. As to the extent of the fiction, that I don't know.
If there's anyone I don't trust their word on, is Kedrowski.
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Re: What are you reading?
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-Decei ... B004XHVOW4
Krakauer's reporting seems exceptionally thourough on all his work. His storytelling is, you know: storytelling.
The BIG problem with Mortenson isn't that he lied about his creation narrative, it's that he used the non-profit's money as his personal ATM. This included money that was donated by grade school students that raised it by collecting pennies. It's not a good look.
Also there's the thing that he didn't build many of the schools he claimed to, and also that: why would you build buildings for a nomadic culture?
Krakauer's reporting seems exceptionally thourough on all his work. His storytelling is, you know: storytelling.
The BIG problem with Mortenson isn't that he lied about his creation narrative, it's that he used the non-profit's money as his personal ATM. This included money that was donated by grade school students that raised it by collecting pennies. It's not a good look.
Also there's the thing that he didn't build many of the schools he claimed to, and also that: why would you build buildings for a nomadic culture?
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DUDE!!! I'm buying THAT like today!! Thanks for this! It should make for a good punctuation mark.justiner wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:51 pm 51n9sMOiORL.jpg
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-Decei ... B004XHVOW4
Krakauer's reporting seems exceptionally thourough on all his work. His storytelling is, you know: storytelling.
The BIG problem with Mortenson isn't that he lied about his creation narrative, it's that he used the non-profit's money as his personal ATM. This included money that was donated by grade school students that raised it by collecting pennies. It's not a good look.
Especially since 'Three Cups' and 'Stones' are still fresh in my head.
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He also lied about being captured by the Taliban as well as his descent down K2.justiner wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:51 pm 51n9sMOiORL.jpg
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-Decei ... B004XHVOW4
Krakauer's reporting seems exceptionally thourough on all his work. His storytelling is, you know: storytelling.
The BIG problem with Mortenson isn't that he lied about his creation narrative, it's that he used the non-profit's money as his personal ATM. This included money that was donated by grade school students that raised it by collecting pennies. It's not a good look.
Also there's the thing that he didn't build many of the schools he claimed to, and also that: why would you build buildings for a nomadic culture?
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Re: What are you reading?
Let's keep this thread lively, since reading is one of the best escapes available right now. Though as a publisher who wants to still have a job when this thing is over, I might be biased.
Speaking of Krakauer, I'm almost finished with Classic Krakauer, his new-ish book of collected articles and essays mostly from the 1990s. It's a good read for his devotees, and his writing is simply top-notch. Only a handful of creative writers, and even fewer journalists, have his knack for gasp-worthy prose. But it lacks the focus and punch of his other books, especially his earlier collection of essays, Eiger Dreams. I don't regret reading it. I simply wasn't as enraptured as I was with his other works.
Deep Creek by Pam Houston and Seasons: Desert Sketches by Ellen Meloy are far better essay collections I've finished recently. I honestly give both a 10/10. I've already reread Desert Sketches twice. Each essay is only a page or three, yet so much power is packed into the tiny vignettes. If she'd lived past her early 50s, I firmly believe Meloy would have ascended to become one of America's most beloved nature writers.
For escapism, the entire The Expanse series is the best scifi I've read since Hyperion. Also a great show on Amazon Prime. The Name of the Wind and The Way of Kings are the first books in absolutely stellar (and still ongoing) fantasy franchises. When it's all said and done, The Stormlight Archive (beginning with The Way of Kings) has the potential to surpass A Song of Ice and Fire and The Wheel of Time as the best of the best in contemporary fantasy.
Speaking of Krakauer, I'm almost finished with Classic Krakauer, his new-ish book of collected articles and essays mostly from the 1990s. It's a good read for his devotees, and his writing is simply top-notch. Only a handful of creative writers, and even fewer journalists, have his knack for gasp-worthy prose. But it lacks the focus and punch of his other books, especially his earlier collection of essays, Eiger Dreams. I don't regret reading it. I simply wasn't as enraptured as I was with his other works.
Deep Creek by Pam Houston and Seasons: Desert Sketches by Ellen Meloy are far better essay collections I've finished recently. I honestly give both a 10/10. I've already reread Desert Sketches twice. Each essay is only a page or three, yet so much power is packed into the tiny vignettes. If she'd lived past her early 50s, I firmly believe Meloy would have ascended to become one of America's most beloved nature writers.
For escapism, the entire The Expanse series is the best scifi I've read since Hyperion. Also a great show on Amazon Prime. The Name of the Wind and The Way of Kings are the first books in absolutely stellar (and still ongoing) fantasy franchises. When it's all said and done, The Stormlight Archive (beginning with The Way of Kings) has the potential to surpass A Song of Ice and Fire and The Wheel of Time as the best of the best in contemporary fantasy.
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"There have been joys too great to describe in words, and there have been griefs upon which I cannot dare to dwell; and with those in mind I say, 'Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end.'" - Edward Whymper
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Re: What are you reading?
That was a great read. Vintage stuff. The story of the Devil's Thumb was a favorite.
I've read a lot of Craig Child's work and find it compelling. The current one I'm rereading is The Secret Knowledge of Water, about the American southwestern desert. Good stuff.
His Animal Dialogues is great as well.
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