Why July Carlos? :question:
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Here's wishing you a safe time Carlos.
Thank you.
I will be in contact with every kind of insect, that byte, sting and burn, not counting drug dealers in the indian territory. Oh and snakes and jaguars, too, among many beatiful birds.
But I have a good dependable team, this follow on trip should not be difficult, we already busted the more dangerous gangs earlier this year.
Sounds more like a mission than a trip. Can you mention the reason for the trip?
I understand now. Wow, 4 months at a remote post in the sweltering jungle. Good luck with that. Too bad you don't have a copy of SOG to bring with you.
No problem, it is not a secret.
Dismantle drug dealing gangs in the central region of the Amazon Forest, and get non-indian out of indian territory. As a note, I don't like dealing with indians, but...
No way to get anything more than my laptop, kindle and some clothes there, I could trade some ammo or food space for a game, but I don't think this would be wise :sad:
But aside from staying away from family (She who sees all, included) it is not that bad. It is just that I am getting old for this kind of work :wink:
I tend to think of it like an adventure :happy:
And as I missed the KS Project, I already arranged the SoG to be shipped to my friends house in my absence :embarass:
A five foot "tall" snake.
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Not a venomous one, but lots of bacteria in its mouth, so, no playing with it :wink:
I have now read 3 of the 6 Bolitho books that I bought and I am sorry to say that, while I liked them alright, they just don't hold a candle to the Charles Hayden and Alan Lewrie novels.
Reminds me of a movie scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MgyRO3c870
Some reference links to information on some of these book series. :thumbsup:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...Maturin_series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey%...Maturin_series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Marryat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolitho_series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Drinkwater
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Lewrie
I have to vote for the Hornblower series, since I don't know any of the other.
I just listened to the audiobook of "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower", which to be honest I didn't like very much. After reading a comment on Amazon, I gave "Lieutenant Hornblower" a try and this is a really good book.
So take the hint and do not start with Mr. Midshipman Hornblower. Watch the movies "Even Chance", "The frogs and the lobsters", "The examination for Lt." and "The dutchess and the devil", they are much better than the respective chapter in the book.
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A few of you mentioned the Sharpe series, so I have kept an eye open for them. The other day, I looked at the books for sale at our local library, and found four of the series, brand new, for a buck apiece. Fortunately, I have the first three of the chronological order. Something fun to read in the new year.
There is a section in the library that has an ongoing book sale. PB for $1 and HB for $3. Not only can you find good deals, but support the library at the same time. I have picked up quite a few good titles during the past few months. Recently, someone must have cleared out part of his/her ACW library; ironically, the exact same titles were added to my own. Hmmm.
Good for everyone all around. I have to keep my book buying in check these days. Both space and budget are considerations for me. I could easily spend a lifetime in used bookstores, libraries, reading rooms. Once on a roadtrip my wife and I discovered a little book seller in Coos Bay Oregon that had a great selection, cozy parlor and fishbowl sized coffee cups. I didn't want to leave. :cry:
I must have watched the 14 original and the two newer Sharpe's DVD's three times already.:happy:
I know what you mean, especially about space. It's hard to resist, though, $0.01 amazon prices and library sales. It doesn't help with folks posting so many good reads.
If you're ever in Chicago, I would very much like to show you around, including a couple of great used bookstores - just a little indulgence.
Unfortunately, I fear used bookstores will become more scarce, especially ones with spaces like you described. As much as I appreciate technological advancement, I enjoy holding an actual book.
Especially when you discover a period of time that appeals to you which you hadn't previously looked at very closely. I have been indulging in online book buying, as you say it is hard to resist, like a control study animal in a cage with a gratification button.
I'm not sure I have enough vacation time saved up to be able to take you up on your invitation as pleasant as it sounds. :happy:
I agree that small booksellers are fading fast like many other niche stores like hobby/game shops, drugstores, etc...
Like the end of the age of sail we are witnessing a charge in times whose course and outcomes are unknown to us. Going back to the way it was is not an option.
At the Starbucks Coffee gear store at the headquarters store in Seattle where they experiment with non perishable items to sell in their coffee shops,
it is rumored that they have introduced a small line of books.
They are calling it:
The circle of life...
At present, Bolitho, as it is the only full series I've read. Just started on the Jack Aubrey books though, only read one and it is just as good.
There's a chap here working his way through Jack Aubrey scenarios on the tabletop :)
http://hordesofthethings.blogspot.co...-algerine.html
I voted for O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series. That said, I have enjoyed the three or four Hornblower novels that I've gotten through, as well as the first of the Temeraire books. I have the Bolitho and Ramage series on my Amazon wishlist, and will now be adding a few others as well.
Of course, I should probably finish off the last three Sharpe novels before I get sucked into another series or three. Maybe the next deployment will see me through a series.
Hornblower, simply because it was the first intro I had to the Napoleonic Navys at a very early age.
Also I want action packed adventures, and not the sheer tedium of the Aubrey/ Maturin books where an outcome can take several volumes to unfold.
Bligh.
Hello All.
Are any of these books written from the French or Spanish points of view?