What are you reading?
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by pvnisher » 15 Nov 2012, 15:06
jbird wrote:Boukreev tells the other side of the Everest expedition that Krakauer forgot or did not want told.
Wait, you mean there is more than one way to interpret a complex, unresolved tragedy? One that assigns motivations to people who, in many cases, died in situ? I don't know, that sounds unpossible.
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Re: What are you reading?
by scalba123 » 15 Nov 2012, 17:39
pvnisher wrote:jbird wrote:Boukreev tells the other side of the Everest expedition that Krakauer forgot or did not want told.
Wait, you mean there is more than one way to interpret a complex, unresolved tragedy? One that assigns motivations to people who, in many cases, died in situ? I don't know, that sounds unpossible.
...just wait until those Missy/Lucky books that will come out next year.
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by gb » 17 Dec 2012, 12:01
Sorry if this seems overly spammy, but I'm giving a book away (your choice). Contest ends Dec 22. Just go to this link and leave a comment, that's it. http://14erskiers.com/blog/2012/12/14erskiers-patagonia-book-giveaway/
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Re: What are you reading?
by Johnson » 17 Dec 2012, 12:06
THE LEDGE......I have read to chapter 7 and so far it's been a great read!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Ledge-Inspirational-Friendship-Survival/dp/0345523202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355767480&sr=8-1&keywords=jim+davidson
http://www.amazon.com/The-Ledge-Inspirational-Friendship-Survival/dp/0345523202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355767480&sr=8-1&keywords=jim+davidson
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Re: What are you reading?
by mtgirl » 17 Dec 2012, 12:41
Johnson wrote:THE LEDGE......I have read to chapter 7 and so far it's been a great read!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Ledge-Inspirational-Friendship-Survival/dp/0345523202/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355767480&sr=8-1&keywords=jim+davidson
Thanks.....will have to check that one out. Something to pass the time while I am in this dreaded sling.
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Re: What are you reading?
by summitstep » 17 Dec 2012, 14:12
[quote="Johnson"]THE LEDGE......I have read to chapter 7 and so far it's been a great read!
+1 on second time around, compelling, compassionate and gripping.
+1 on second time around, compelling, compassionate and gripping.
"In this high country that we love, trails are steep. We climb each mile, breath by breath, and at the threshold of pain, bliss overtakes us."
"No one loves rock, yet here we are."
"Don't you want to be there...don't you want to go where the light is breaking and the cold, clear wind blows? Don't you want to be there in that golden glow?"
"No one loves rock, yet here we are."
"Don't you want to be there...don't you want to go where the light is breaking and the cold, clear wind blows? Don't you want to be there in that golden glow?"
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Re: What are you reading?
by FireOnTheMountain » 17 Dec 2012, 14:49
The fountainhead.
Thanks for asking.
Thanks for asking.
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Re: What are you reading?
by highpilgrim » 17 Dec 2012, 15:58
FireOnTheMountain wrote:The fountainhead.
Thanks for asking.
Here's some more Ayn Rand gibberish for you:
The ladder of success is best climbed by stepping on the rungs of opportunity. Ayn Rand
Yes, indeed. Only read the "rungs of opportunity" as the head and backs of others of lower stature.
As an architect, I don't buy her notions of politics, social order, or even her protagonist, the "hero architect".
Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
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Re: What are you reading?
by davebks » 17 Dec 2012, 16:15
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
and
Angels and Demons.
Both are pretty good.
and
Angels and Demons.
Both are pretty good.
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Re: What are you reading?
by MountainMedic » 17 Dec 2012, 16:25
davebks wrote:Angels and Demon's.
Both are pretty good.
*Demons.
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Re: What are you reading?
by Jim Davies » 17 Dec 2012, 16:26
MountainMedic wrote:davebks wrote:Angels and Demon's.
Both are pretty good.
*Demons.
Thank's! Your definately, the gratist!
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Re: What are you reading?
by 49ersRule » 17 Dec 2012, 16:36
Right now, I've got a huge backlog of National Geographics I don't know I'll ever get through.
This is in the top of my queue. http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-World-Survival-Resilience-Redemption/dp/1400064163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355783693&sr=8-1&keywords=unbroken+laura+hillenbrand
Eventually, I'll get around to reading The Bible - cover to cover, so I can beat so-called "Christians" over the head concerning their intolerant views towards other humans who aren't like them.
This is in the top of my queue. http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-World-Survival-Resilience-Redemption/dp/1400064163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355783693&sr=8-1&keywords=unbroken+laura+hillenbrand
Eventually, I'll get around to reading The Bible - cover to cover, so I can beat so-called "Christians" over the head concerning their intolerant views towards other humans who aren't like them.
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