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tapbirds says

Great to hear from you again! Teaching school and being Mr. Taxi for my mom (I gently removed her driving rights this year - - she's almost 90) takes up most of my weekdays. I get little chance to read fiction or biographies. However I can still dream can't I? :)
I trust your doing well. How's life in Pittsburgh? Are you reading anything interesting?

posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )

Amanda M says

Thanks. I appreciate it. I noticed Once Upon a River marked as unread on your shelf and have to urge you to read it. It's definitely one of the best books I've read. Let me know if you have any recommendations.

posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )

Writer_Builder_Nomad says

Do I even need to say how jealous I am that you've been to Siberia? I have kind of a thing about Siberia. I should pull out In Siberia. I have it, but couldn't get any steam to read it after reading Thubron's Lost in the Heart of Asia. I made a note to keep my eye open for Frazier's book.

I've read parts of 1000 Mile Walk. I like Muir. He's a mystic of sorts. I almost feel like St. Francis should be with him. I have another book about his early years around here somewhere. He was a kind of mechanical genius, I think. If he wasn't so individualistic he may have become a professor of engineering in Madison rather than taking off for parts unknown.

posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )

tapbirds says

Thanks for the recommendation! It's on my TBR list. How are you doing?

posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )

Mary Nitsch says

I'd suggest you read the reviews of "Royko-A Life in Print" on amazon.com, especially the ones with the fewest stars. The background information about Royko was interesting -- he certainly had his faults! -- but, as one reviewer writes, it's hard to believe that the book was written by a professional journalist since there are SO many editing mistakes. Hope this helps!

posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )

tapbirds says

Thanks much for the "Blue Hen's Chick" recommendation! I've added it to my autobiographical wish list. After your note, I read reviews of this work, which focused on his long life. I can now see how many of his themes and worldviews were developed in his characters. Hope all is well with you in the new year!

posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )

tapbirds says

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2012!

posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )

tapbirds says

Best wishes and happy New Years! I truly appreciated your recent Children of the Changing South review.

posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )

tapbirds says

Thanks for the note. I'm enjoying the novel thus far, it is somewhat akin to a glass of fine wine - needs to be slowly sipped to he appreciated. I found the book in the school library where I teach, and snatched it up before the kids could :)

posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )

Eric w says

Hi. You might be interested in my Goodreads site then. I have many more reviews posted there. Kinda silly to post both places, I suppose.

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1711431-eric-w

posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )

Yosemite009 says

2/3 through and so far it's real horrowshow, my droogy.

posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )

Charlie Ravioli says

Sorry for the delay in responding (I didn't know I had a note). I haven't read Clemente yet but I will review when I do. Not sure if you're a basketball fan but if so I recently read West by West (Jerry West's) memoir. It was one of the best sports books I've ever read and would highly recommend it. Happy reading.

posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )

Steve says

I'm working my way through "Upon the Altar of the Nation" now--and enjoying it. It is well-researched, and well-written. Using lots of primary sources--newspaper articles, printed sermons, letters, diaries, etc--it tries to get at the shifting moral compass of folks both north and south, as they got into and suffered through the incredible human toll of the Civil War. Events (battles, politics, etc) of the war are sketched out as a chronological framework, but not gone into in great detail, leaving room for focus on the spiritual, ethical & moral aspects.

Lincoln stands out, in this treatment, as one who was uniquely able to think past the partisan thinking of both sides, and to resist simply trying to enlist the Almighty on his particular side...not really understood (and often underestimated) by both allies and foes. I'm only about half-way through, but already have read enough thought-provoking material to recommend the book. Interesting analysis, and well worth reading.

posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )

alison d says

This author, Uyen Nicole Duong wrote a three-book series on the end of the Vietnam War and the settlement experience of Vietnamese Americans in the United States "Mimi and her mirror" was the second Novel the first being "Daughters of the River Huong" which gives a lot of history of Vietnam and I just finished the last one which is a Novella called Letters from Nam (Nam being a person) and not the country. All of the books are full of symbolism and wonderful descriptions. I would read them in order although each one could be read individually if you didn't know. The first one follows the older sister (Simone), and the next two are more about the middle child Mimi. I found them very interesting.

posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )

tapbirds says

Great to hear from you again! Didn't you go abroad for a while? If so, hope you enjoyed the trip!
Yes, we are getting very close to Abraham Lincoln, which of course will be an apex of sorts.

posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )

Yosemite009 says

I really appreciate yor thoughtful reviews. I'll definitely check back when I'm ready to select my next read. Now I'm off to curl up with my book!
Pura vida,
Jeff

posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )

tapbirds says

SCH: Great to hear from you again! All going well? Your upcoming trip to Indonesia sounds fascinating . . . would love to learn more about the trip. I was recently recommended to the Buru series by another Shelfari friend - - I've not read anything by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, but looking forward to starting the series soon. Best wishes and God-speed to you in your upcoming travels!

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

alison d says

Thank you so much for the comment on my photography and I will definitely check out the book.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

alison d says

I cant wait to browse through your shelf, and thank you for the friendship request.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

tanya s says

Agreed, re: Beck! will post review of 'Common Nonsense' as soon as I feel like I can get through it w/out my head exploding in annoyance. ;-)

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