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StevePowell

StevePowell

I am a tour guide in Seattle for both the city and Mt. Rainier.

Besides reading, I bike, walk, cook, garden, wander urbanly, hike rurally, kayak. I trust my bookshelf will reveal that I have many interests: novels, non-fiction, historical, science, business, food. I do like how Shelfari "randomly" mixes them up; that's how we are as...more »
  • Mill Creek, WA, USA
  • member since Wednesday, October 11 2006

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  • Deb G

    deb g says

    I just finished reading Correlli's Mandolin. I picked it after seeing it listed in your favorites. Great book!

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • djh90

    djh90 says

    American history is one of my favorite subjects for research. I hope you enjoyed the book.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Garcon

    garcon says

    Steve Powell... you did not give this book 5 stars!? What did I miss that you saw in it? I respect your choices and your reviews, but on this story we chose different paths. It happens. We'll meet up on another one. Best, Dave

    Polo (the book) was highly educational and Bergreen’s account was very approachable, but frankly, I was bit disappointed. The book just fell short of my expectations. I appreciate Bergreen’s monumental task; How to lift an ancient travel writing from another world, century and language and turn it into a three dimensional modern adventure biography. Instead, Bergreen delivers a two dimensional story that never appeared fully formed. Another interpretation of my flat response could be argued - my beef may not be with Bergreen, but with Marco Polo. The excerpts of Polo’s popular books are highly flamboyant. He is clearly obsessed with riches, power and with the sexual appetite of Eastern rulers. Polo often brags in excess and supports his sensational stories with endless numeric tallies (5,000 wives, 10,000 boats, etc.) The book left me hungry for the real story behind the endless lists and dusty caravans. Maybe I’m asking for Historical Fiction (which I deplore) but I don’t think so. If Jared Diamond can write a compelling and running story about the entire history of Man’s civilizations (Guns Germs and Steel) in one fire cracker of a book, Laurence Bergreen could have lifted it up a notch.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mehdi f

    mehdi f says

    به چشمي اعتماد كن كه به جاي صورت به سيرت تو مي نگرد ، به دلي دل بسپار كه جاي خالي برايت داشته باشد و دستي را بپذير كه باز شدن را بهتر از مشت شدن بلد است
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    هيچگاه نگذار در كوهپايه هاي عشق كسي دستت را بگيرد كه احساس ميكني در ارتفاعات هستی
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    صدا كن مرا كه صدايت زيباترين نواي عالم است

    صدا كن مرا كه صدايت قلب شكسته ام را تسكين ميدهد

    صدا كن مرا تا بدانم كه هنوز از ياد نبرده اي مرا

    نشسته ام تا شايد صدايم كني

    صدايم كني ومحبت بي دريقت را نثارم كني
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    عشق من تو باش نه براي اينکه در اين دنياي بزرگ تنها نباشم.تو باش تا در دنياي بزرگ تنهاييم تنها ترين باشي..
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    تو مثل راز بهاري و من رنگ زمستانم. چگونه دل اسيرت شد قسم به شب نميدانم
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    دلم همچو آسمان،پر از ابرهاي بارانيست،

    اي کاش دلم امشب بگريد، شايد که بغض عشق در چشمانم بشکند....
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    آري دوستي دو نيمه دارد نيمي از آن عشقي است که دل تو را بيقرار کرده است و نيمي ديگر آن محبتي است که در دل من مي تپد
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    فرشته ها وجود دارن اما بعضي وقتا چون بال ندارن ما بهشون ميگيم دوست

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Garcon

    garcon says

    Steve, I saw you picked up Bonk also. How could we not, what a fun title. What did you think?

    Bonk / Mary Roach
    A rollicking and random “bonking” through the up and down and down and dirty of all things sexual. Sure it is science writing, in the same way that Andy Rooney is a serious news reporter. Roach writes to both enlighten and to throw an eyebrow. Often her writing and wit are so sharp that she over delivers on both. The sexual enlightenment is so very, very vivid it is cringe worthy to the point of leg crossing. If you don’t yell, “Ouch!, Gross! Too Much! and Wait a Minute!” at least ten times, you’re less of a prig and a prude than this pecker-head. Amazingly for the smarmy subject she covers, her writing is never disrespectful to the topic at hand (pun intended). Some times the detail is uncomfortable to the point of nausea... but never disrespectful. Conclusion: A very strange mix; the bedfellows of hard science and hard-ons. There was way too much science for the merely sexually curious and a way too much devotion and detail focused on the sexually bizarre to be taken scientifically serious. What can i say, Mary Roach sent me all a twitter.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Sonja S

    sonja s says

    Hi Steve. I'd like to keep an eye on what you are reading :) you have opened my eyes to books I didn't even know about! thank you!
    Soni from Benson, AZ

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mitraa G

    mitraa g says

    Hi Steve, I am Mitraa, a member of Movie Lovers group in shelfari. I request your friendship and also to join my 'Travelers Club'. Please scan our ongoing discussions if U find them interesting or open an interesting discussion to share a great fun! At present we are engaged in a book-trip to Thailand and an imaginary trip to Alaska ( which is steered by Rhonda, an Alaskan member of this club). There are other discussions like our own experiences, fun, plan and stories on Travel / tour on work assignment!
    Best wishes and regards!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kate MacDonald

    kate macdonald says

    When does the tour season on The Mountain start? What shape's the park in now that it's had a couple of years to heal?

    There's a new and active group called simply Seattle. We're reminiscing (where is my spellcheck?) about all things Seattle. Come on over.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • RiverJordan

    riverjordan says

    Many Shelfarians have been tuning into the Radio program and I've been giving a
    shout out to friends here. You might enjoy tuning in, email me with your favorite recommended book and I'll read it on the air.
    BACKSTORY is live every Saturday from 4-6Central time
    from Nashville at 98.9fm or at www.radiofreenashville.org

    This weeks Great Company, Ron Hogan shares Great Stories from the road on
    covering the writing and publishing business from the inside out!

    And as always a mix of Great Music - Everything from Count Basie to Johnny Cash,
    U2, Derek & The Dominoes, Cream, Jewel, Santana, Rolling Stones and more.

    See you soon on the radio!
    River
    river@riverjordan.us

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Elisabeth B

    elisabeth b says

    Hi friend,
    Just a short note to wish you a very happy Easter! Hope you are having a great rest and enjoying time with your family and friends.
    I hope you don't mind if I browse your shelfbook from time to time in order to share tastes in books.
    A Shelfari Spanish friend,
    Elisabeth

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Amy

    amy says

    Thank you for the friend invite. We have many of the same favorite books. I decided not to make my shelf retroactive so it only represents this year. Have you read three cups of tea? It is my favorite book so far this year. Happy Reading!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    miss ann thropic says

    Thanks for the friend invite. You have a great shelf. A Mt. Rainier guide? The extreme bits? Wow!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • sharifullah A

    sharifullah a says

    Hi it is my pleasure to be ur friend.Thanks for adding

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Mickie_G

    mickie_g says

    This is incredibly late in replying, but yes I work as a Business Researcher/Information Specialist and put the business & marketing books I've read to very good use. It is an essential part of my job to keep up on management trends - besides that, I find it a fascinating combination of human nature and economics. I really enjoy reading those aspects from books like that. Three Day Road is very much an incredible story, I've never read anything like it to be honest. I recommend it to everyone, I hope you get a chance to read it too! :0) (After all the library books maybe LOL)

    Michelle (Ottawa)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Deborah A

    deborah a says

    Hi there! Thank you so much for adding me to your friends list! I'm going to check out your shelf now :)

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • sharifullah A

    sharifullah a says

    Hi Steve Powell.Looking ur pciture with mountain, i really love and it remembered my land Gilgit Northern Pakistan.where climbers, hikers come to enjoy.My area is same.Having any plan to visit?

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Coloreader

    coloreader says

    Steve~I was intrigued by your questioning of why people choose others for their "friends." Certainly we have mountains in common (mine are better :-) ), and some books in common. Thought provoking!

    M.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • maryam

    maryam says

    NEVER CRY FOR ANY RELATION IN LIFE BECAUSE FOR THE ONE WHOM YOU CRY DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR TEARS AND THE ONE WHO DESERVES WILL NEVER LET YOU CRY...

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Diana

    diana says

    Hi Steve,
    It's good to meet you!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • suztours

    suztours says

    Steve - glad you enjoyed your holiday... what are the four books you read while there and can you give us a little comment on each, please? Thanks. suzanne

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )


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