+1 on McPhee...lot's of titles, favorite lately in the Pine Barrens. Check out Alistair Humphreys' books. He wrote a 2 book set on several years' touring around the world.
On Dec 26, 4:34 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.
