What's Currently on Your Reading List?

[jerryd6818]

Haven't read DeMille in years. He still has it.

[WillyCamaro]

I like to follow this thread and notice what folks are reading and I noticed that several of you have mentioned this old book, it's a bit raggedy but it gets read most every day at Starvation Plantation:002.JPG
Treefarmer

[Steve Warden]

Back to Louis L'amour. This one set in the 12th century.

[Mumbleypeg]

Starting this one. Biography of Samuel Colt.

Ken

[Steve Warden]

Starting this one. Biography of Samuel Colt.

Ken

Cool! Let us know what you think when you finish.

[thankgod4rkids]

Back to Louis L'amour. This one set in the 12th century.
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One of my favorites Steve. Enjoy!
Bill

[thankgod4rkids]

I seem to reread Elmer about once a year. Very informative and his stories never get old. If you haven't read Sixguns put it on your list. His biography is good too. For those who don't know he pioneered the .357 and 44 magnums and worked with Bill Ruger and Smith & Wesson on pistols to handle the loads
Bill

[Steve Warden]

A bio of Sam Colt and now "Sixguns".
I'm going to have to pay a visit to abebooks!*

*website dealing in used books

[Steve Warden]

Because I like getting a $30 book for just 5 bucks!

Seriously, this is my 4th book on Teddy and the Rough Riders. Just something I find fascinating.

[jerryd6818]

Just started reading the Autobiography of Chesty Puller's son who had his legs blown off in Viet Nam. Marine Corps just like his father Chesty who is the most highly decorated Marine to ever live. Five Navy Crosses.

[cudgee]

Because I like getting a $30 book for just 5 bucks!
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Seriously, this is my 4th book on Teddy and the Rough Riders. Just something I find fascinating.

" I like your thinking." And the book looks interesting as well. $5 well spent.

[orvet]

I like to follow this thread and notice what folks are reading and I noticed that several of you have mentioned this old book, it's a bit raggedy but it gets read most every day at Starvation Plantation:002.JPG
Treefarmer

I had my old Bible rebound in college in the 1970s. Several chapters in Romans are totally un-sewn and fall out of I'm not careful. My wife had a book rebound and it was fairly expensive but they did an amazing job. I have thought about getting my old Bible rebound but it's underlined and marked on in several different colors with notes in the margins and I still refer back to it from time to time because it's the translation I memorized Scripture verses in college. I think the new King James is a better translation and I'm breaking in a one my wife gave me at Christmas. I'm reading in Revelations now, but I'm skipping around not reading cover to cover.

Back to Louis L'amour. This one set in the 12th century.

I read that one probably 20+ years ago Steve, and I still remember it fondly. Louis l'Amour was a good easy read in college when your head wanted to explode from all the reading your doing. It was nice and relaxing. The Walking Drum was considerably different than his Westerns, I wished he had written several more like that.

Just started reading the Autobiography of Chesty Puller's son who had his legs blown off in Viet Nam. Marine Corps just like his father Chesty who is the most highly decorated Marine to ever live. Five Navy Crosses.

That's a good book Jerry, I read that one when I was still working with veterans, so it was reading it partially as a Marine and partially as a veterans counselor. It did take some of the fun out of it for me.
By the way you are correct Chesty Puller was awarded five Navy Crosses, but he was also awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross.
I remember in boot camp we often had to say "Good night Chesty Puller, wherever you are." That was a year or so before he passed away.

You guys are reading some good stuff!
I just got this one in and can't wait to dive into it.

If anyone in has interest in philosophy, postmodernism and the post truth culture, Abdu Murray is incredible on the topic! There are a number of YouTube videos of him speaking on the subject and I find it fascinating, though not the easiest thing to retain for me, so I usually listen to his videos two or three times, there that interesting.
I realize the percentage of people that might be interested in this are small, but to the one or two of you out there that would be interested I highly recommend his videos I expect the book to be at least as good.

[jerryd6818]

By the way you are correct Chesty Puller was awarded five Navy Crosses, but he was also awarded the Army Distinguished Service Cross.

Since you brought it up, I was not aware that the Army Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross. Did you know that you can purchase the Army Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross online? They are under $100. It offends me that those medals for valor are for sale but unlike the Medal of Honor, it's not illegal. Sale of a Medal of Honor is illegal under federal law, and punishable by fines of up to $100,000 and a year in jail. IMO they should add the Navy Cross and the Army Distinguished Service Cross to that law.

[Steve Warden]

I had my old Bible rebound in college in the 1970s. Several chapters in Romans are totally un-sewn and fall out of I'm not careful. My wife had a book rebound and it was fairly expensive but they did an amazing job. I have thought about getting my old Bible rebound but it's underlined and marked on in several different colors with notes in the margins and I still refer back to it from time to time because it's the translation I memorized Scripture verses in college. I think the new King James is a better translation and I'm breaking in a one my wife gave me at Christmas. I'm reading in Revelations now, but I'm skipping around not reading cover to cover.

Dale, I would recommend getting that old Bible rebound! When the bonded leather cover on my Bible started to crumble away, I thought about just buying another Bible. But, like yours, mine had many passages underlined or highlighted. The margins are extra wide (absolutely loooove that!) with plenty of room for notes, of which there are many. I have also memorized scriptures more by location on the page rather than by address; "right page, left column, just a few lines up from the bottom," has served me better than, "1 John 4:7-8 ".

Pricing new Bibles and getting a quote to have mine rebound showed me real quick I could get two, maybe three bonded leather Bibles for the price of getting mine bound with genuine full grain leather. The decision was made when I considered all I mentioned in the previous paragraph. That, and knowing that getting it rebound would make it last far beyond my years, even perhaps becoming an heirloom to be passed down. I found a book binder in Philly who has done historical books and documents, so I was confident in the work I would receive.

By the way, a big fan of the NKJV myself.

[Quick Steel]

Orvet, I wonder if you have encountered Jordan Peterson on YouTube. Has a lot to say on postmodernism. As a clinical psychologist he has done a fascinating analysis of Genisis and other areas of Scripture.

[orvet]

Pricing new Bibles and getting a quote to have mine rebound showed me real quick I could get two, maybe three bonded leather Bibles for the price of getting mine bound with genuine full grain leather. The decision was made when I considered all I mentioned in the previous paragraph. That, and knowing that getting it rebound would make it last far beyond my years, even perhaps becoming an heirloom to be passed down. I found a book binder in Philly who has done historical books and documents, so I was confident in the work I would receive.

By the way, a big fan of the NKJV myself.

Other than going with my wife when she took her book in to be rebound I don't know anything about it. Think I should bring in and he would give me an estimate but probably $250 or more.

Here's a few pictures Steve, tell me if you think it can still be done.

[orvet]

Orvet, I wonder if you have encountered Jordan Peterson on YouTube. Has a lot to say on postmodernism. As a clinical psychologist he has done a fascinating analysis of Genisis and other areas of Scripture.

I have seen Jordan Peterson's videos on YouTube, I just hadn't and to listen to him. I studied postmodernism quite a bit, just independent reading, a few years ago. Post truth culture seems to be replacing postmodernism. I'll have to take a listen to some of Jordan Peterson's stuff when I get caught up.
Thanks for the tip!

[Steve Warden]

Pricing new Bibles and getting a quote to have mine rebound showed me real quick I could get two, maybe three bonded leather Bibles for the price of getting mine bound with genuine full grain leather. The decision was made when I considered all I mentioned in the previous paragraph. That, and knowing that getting it rebound would make it last far beyond my years, even perhaps becoming an heirloom to be passed down. I found a book binder in Philly who has done historical books and documents, so I was confident in the work I would receive.

By the way, a big fan of the NKJV myself.

Other than going with my wife when she took her book in to be rebound I don't know anything about it. Think I should bring in and he would give me an estimate but probably $250 or more.

Here's a few pictures Steve, tell me if you think it can still be done.

Mine was close to $250. I told Becky to consider it her Christmas present to me. Can't think of a better Christmas gift - good year 'round and never goes out of style!

After going in and seeing the shop where I had mine done, I would think a good book binder would be able to take care of yours. The only way to know for sure is to go in with your Bible and talk to the guy or gal.

http://maxmarblesbookbinder.com/ in Salem, close to you? Just from some pics on their website, your's is in great shape!
http://maxmarblesbookbinder.com/family-bible/
https://www.google.com/maps/search/book ... 9003217,7z some others, quite a few up in Portland

[orvet]

That's amazing Steve, Max Marbles is the fellow I took my wife to to have her book rebound.
Max and his son worked together in the shop. I saw his son working on a German Bible from the 17th century and and he was straightening out each corner of each page! You can see why the price gets so high. There are hours and hours of work that goes into each book.

I will definitely think it over, probably not something I will do within the next couple of months, probably wait until summer is over.
That would make a good Christmas present....

Thanks for the idea Steve!

[thankgod4rkids]

I would rebind it for another reason also Dale. My most treasured section of my bookcase is my collection of my grandparents bibles. Also one of my well used bibles with alot of notes and highlights from a period of difficult life dissapeared. I found on my oldest son's bedside table while doing sime remodeling at his house. I left it there with tears in my eyes and a prayer of thanks. Sometime God may use the notes in the margins as much as His own words.
Bill

[WillyCamaro]

Finished long chew through this stack yesterday, and starting on this un'.

[cudgee]

Good books, but some heavy reading there mate.

[WillyCamaro]

Good books, but some heavy reading there mate.

Yup, yer spot on at that mate .

Building up my tolerances to tackle war and peace...

[cudgee]

Good books, but some heavy reading there mate.

Yup, yer spot on at that mate .

Building up my tolerances to tackle war and peace...

Good luck with that, it beat me.

[rangerbluedog]

Good books, but some heavy reading there mate.

Yup, yer spot on at that mate .

Building up my tolerances to tackle war and peace...

Good luck with that, it beat me.

Haha, I've been on chapter three for about 25 years.