I have a couple of friends who love those books. I keep meaning to check them out.
I've noticed lots of Riv enthusiast like John McPhee. Coming Into the Country is one of my favorite books. This has really been a year of nonfiction for me with some of my favorite reads being Columbine, The Big Short, and Just Kids. I read a book by John Zerzan--Running on Emptiness--which was interesting and thought provoking but ultimately left me thinking he's insane. Derrick Jensen is better at that kind of writing/thinking. Finally, and very un-Rivishly, I made the jump to the Kindle and have to admit that I like it a lot. Riv content... none other than the use of the word Riv and the fact that McPhee has been mentioned multiple times in the RR. --mike On Dec 26, 11:58 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Grant should add these to the Riv catalogue -- best historical novels > I've come across: the Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin Royal Navy series, > about 2 dozen spanning the years 1803 to about 1815 and the career of > the former from his first command to his appointment as a low level > Admiral. No steel, but wool and wood and linen in plenty and a very > sophisticated "learn the ropes" technology to keep a sailing ship > moving across the globe by wind alone. The movie was well done, tho' > it is a pastiche of several of the novels. In particular, Crowe and > Bettany are well cast -- tho' Crowe should be taller and fatter. And > the music is wonderful. > > I hear he has the jargon down right, and he does have the period > grammar down, all the way to the proper use of the conditional: "If he > don't come, he doesn't signify." > > Move over, Jane Austen. > > Riv content: obvious, to me anyway. I am now about 6/24. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
