Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #125 – January 12, 2021, 12:21:01 pm I just finished a good read “Nerves of Steel”, an autobiography of female aviator Tammie Jo Shults. Her story begins with her childhood but then moves to her Naval career and how she combats the Navy’s good-ol-boy network. All the while becoming one of the first female F/A 18 Hornet pilots. For me, it was an eye opener that the attitude of some men still resent female pilots even in the commercial airlines. Her story cumulates with a catastrophic engine failure and rapid cabin decompression at altitude of the Boeing 737 she is piloting. (sorry no spoiler, you’ll have to read the book to see how it turns out) This book is a great read for any young woman but I found her story so engrossing that I couldn’t put it down.- John 3 Likes
Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #126 – January 12, 2021, 06:54:14 pm Quote from: Lazy Bones - January 12, 2021, 11:12:47 amSawyerI hope you enjoy the book you bought... however, it is not the one I recommended. On Desperate Ground grabbed me on the first page and left me wishing that it had been longer, I wasn't ready to close it. Every book has it's own attraction, even those by the same author but this one allowed me to see what had taken place On Desperate Ground. My fellow Marines experienced it in real time and as I came along a few months later experienced it vicariously through them. :o Amazon.com: On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean...Still watching for your book on one of my book club sites. If and when it shows up I'll buy it but the one I mentioned will do for now. I refuse to pay full price and only buy the on sale stuff. :D You did make me realize I never read a book specifically on that war even though many other books I've read went into a lot of detail on various aspects of it. NK unfortunately is kind of the forgotten war that fell between the cracks so to speak and I'm as guilty as anyone else of letting that happen. As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #127 – January 13, 2021, 10:41:25 am For the ambitious science readers, try Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies, by Geoffrey West. Well, that's a mouthful.Geoffrey West is a scientist singularity. I tried to summarize his interests and accomplishments, but deleted every attempt. Here’s a link to his profile on the Santa Fe Institute website: https://santafe.edu/people/profile/geoffrey-westFor reasons that probably describe my limitations rather than my strengths, I try to create macro views. Given a set of details, what model or models describe the data. That’s Mr. West’s goal in Scale, and he takes it to places far beyond physics into the complex adaptive systems found in biology and human activities. His ideas have helped expand the way I see and think, including when I’m driving down the road in Sidra. I found the content, organization, and writing to be very good. The many historical digressions bring life to and a needed break from the science. Jim
Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #128 – January 15, 2021, 11:10:57 am If you're stuck at home due to Covid or like me just snowed in this is some of the best arm chair adventure you'll ever read.Amazon.com: Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters eBook:... As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #129 – January 15, 2021, 11:30:23 am Presently reading The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, on kindle. Really interesting. Also, it's $1.99 for limited time on Amazon. Enjoying so far. 1 Likes
Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #130 – January 16, 2021, 12:49:43 pm Quote from: Robin B - January 15, 2021, 11:30:23 amPresently reading The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt, on kindle. Really interesting. Also, it's $1.99 for limited time on Amazon. Enjoying so far. Recently watched an excellent documentary on her on PBS. Interesting lady.
Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #131 – January 16, 2021, 04:45:19 pm Just finished this book that I've been reading a little at a time for a long time. If you can sit down and read it all at once you're smarter than I am. Glad I muddled through though. Good stuff.Albert Einstein: Out of My Later Years: Einstein, Albert: 9780517093801:....
Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #132 – January 19, 2021, 10:33:00 am Quote from: Sawyer - January 15, 2021, 11:10:57 amIf you're stuck at home due to Covid or like me just snowed in this is some of the best arm chair adventure you'll ever read.Amazon.com: Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Most Dangerous Waters eBook:...Yes I'm quoting and responding to my own post. ;D First post I was just getting going on this book. Now that I have finished it my recommendation not only stands and indeed I can't give it enough praise. I've read hundreds possibly thousands of books and this is the best one yet. These people are insane but you can't help admiring them. Months on end completely alone in constant sixty mph winds surfing 60 ft waves in a 60 ft sailboat and in a race around the lowest navigable part of the globe with others doing the same. The nearest help should your lightweight carbon fibre boat hit an iceberg and fly apart or just be torn apart by the relentless south sea abuse is four days away. It's you, your boat and an ice filled raging ocean for months on end. You live in the most Spartan of conditions in a ten ft cabin with a single burner stove a bunk and a bucket for a toilet. These are truly amazing human beings. Read this book! As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: What Are You Reading? Reply #133 – January 30, 2021, 01:36:16 pm "Alexander Botts and the Earthworm Tractor"Humorous stories of a bumbling, over-confident tractor (think Caterpillar) salesman who repeatedly gets into scrapes, but somehow always comes out with a sale. These stories were originally published in the Saturday Evening Post in the 1920s, but they're just as funny now as they were back then. Aside from the fact that nobody has a cell phone, you almost can't tell they weren't written yesterday. Excellent light reading. 2 Likes As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
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