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VANITY: Book Recommendations Wanted

Posted on 11/18/2007 8:50:35 PM PST by GodfearingTexan

Ladies and Gentelmen, I'm writing in hopes that some of you could make a recommendation on books that deal with courage and adventure. Nonfiction books only please. I'm stationed out in the middle of nowhere and reading is my only real R&R. I'm especially interested in nautical adventures or adventures relating to the exploration of Africa or the Middle East. I've searched amazon for hours trying to find that sort of a book, but I have yet to find something worthwhile.

By the way, I recently read In the Heart of the Sea, the story about the whaleship Essex, and it was awesome. I highly recommend it.

Thank you.


TOPICS: Books/Literature
KEYWORDS: bookreview; books; readinglist
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To: Huntress

William Manchester, The Glory and the Dream


101 posted on 11/19/2007 8:46:06 PM PST by Snoopers-868th
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To: GodfearingTexan

The Siege of Malta was originally translated I think from a Spanish text..

The Siege Of Malta, 1565 (ISBN: 1843831406)
Francisco Balbi di Correggio

Another work along the same vein:

THE GREAT SIEGE MALTA 1565
Bradford , Renle

By the way, get cheap used books as well as hard to find books at www.abebooks.com I’ve had no complaints.

You can use to determine good prices between it, Amazon and ebay..


102 posted on 11/19/2007 10:29:54 PM PST by Experiment 6-2-6 (Admn Mods: tiny, malicious things that glare and gibber from dark corners.They have pins and dolls..)
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To: IncPen; BartMan1

Ping,,, book suggestions


103 posted on 11/19/2007 11:05:16 PM PST by Nailbiter
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To: Nailbiter

It’s late, so I’ll leave it to you to look up the explanations... Every one is really, really good...

Batavia’s Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic

And the Sea Shall Embrace Them
The Frontiersmen, By Alan Eckert

Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship

With the Old Breed, by EB Sledge

The Last of the Tin Can Sailors

In His Own Hand, Ronald Reagan’s speeches

Any of William Shirer’s books on Nazi Germany

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln

And some fluff:

Billion Dollar Kiss (not a great book, but an insight to writers in Hollywood)

You’ll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again (in case you ever forget how despicable Hollywood is)

Disney War (Eisner, whadda schmuck)


104 posted on 11/20/2007 12:47:37 AM PST by IncPen (The Liberal's Reward is Self Disgust)
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To: IncPen

self ping


105 posted on 11/20/2007 12:48:09 AM PST by IncPen (The Liberal's Reward is Self Disgust)
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To: GodfearingTexan
Saw them listed so I'll second the Capstick and Lone Survivor (current, SEAL team in Afghanistan) recommendations.

Also:

Brown on Resolution - C. S. Forester, Nautical, war. WWI IIRC (fiction).

The Old Man and the Boy - Robert Ruark, growing up out of doors in North Carolina (autobiogralphical)

106 posted on 11/20/2007 2:23:51 AM PST by pa_dweller (South of the border - a phrase fast losing its meaning)
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To: GodfearingTexan
Witness by Whittaker Chambers. The story of a Communist spy turned Christian. The Alger Hiss case figures prominently.
107 posted on 11/20/2007 2:26:43 AM PST by Zack Nguyen
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