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mcreel
climber
Barcelona
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I just finished 'Instructions for a Heatwave' by Maggie O'Farrell. I came upon it by chance, and it's great. I haven't enjoyed a novel so much for a while, now. So I kept on going, and started another one by her 'After You'd Gone' which seems to be really good, too.
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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McEvilly also wrote a comparative of early Greek and Indian philosophies containing a discussion of post modernism in the context of these ancient cultural influences.
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MisterE
Social climber
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Mostly through "Reave the Just and other Tales" by Stephen R. Donaldson - really good stories!
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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"War"
Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm etc)
The book that goes along with the film Restrepo. (I haven't seen the film)
He gives a straightforward, no terror or gore spared, description of a top level Airborne team in the very nasty Korangal Valley, Kunar province in Afghanistan over several visits in their 18 month tour.
A lot of good insights into modern infantry warfare. All the high tech weaponry and intelligence available doesn't spare the grunts from facing the enemy at close range, once at VERY close range. Portraits of the men involved, you almost get to know these guys and for some, what they've been through before they signed up.
Truth can be more disturbing than fiction.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jul 18, 2013 - 12:53pm PT
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Why hasn't anyone made a movie of TC Boyles Water Music?
I'm re-re-rereading it, and this time around it occurred to me that this book would make a great movie. Funny, adventurous, it's a great book.
I've read almost all of Boyles books, but this one seems to lend itself to a screenplay. I'm sure I'd be disappointed with the results, as books are always more vibrant, but it would be cool nonetheless.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jul 19, 2013 - 03:29pm PT
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Jean-Claude Izzo - A Sun For The Dying
La Republica (Italy): "Jean-Claude Izzo knew how to recount stories of intense love found and lost, of the sea and the sun and their smell - above all the blue Mediterranean of Marseille - of the lives of forsaken tramps who wander the streets begging "please, can you spare me a little light""
The New Yorker: "What makes Izzo's work haunting is his extraordinary ability to convey the tastes and smells of Marseille, and the way memory and obligation dog every step Rico takes"
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nutjob
Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
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Jul 19, 2013 - 03:34pm PT
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I just stuck "The Good, The Great, The Awesome" (by mister Croft) in my bathroom. I've noticed that my climbing dreams have shriveled a bit with other life preoccupations. Time to rekindle the climbing stoke and plan for a future epic!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Jul 19, 2013 - 04:49pm PT
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Half Broke Horses by Jeanette Walls.
I recommend it highly. I got it on the clearance table at the Library for 50 cents.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Jul 20, 2013 - 09:19pm PT
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Just finished Running with the Kenyans. Interesting read about some of the reasons they dominate distance running.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 21, 2013 - 12:34am PT
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I've got 4 going at once right now, most ever.
High Latitudes- Farley Mowat
Australia's Kakadu Man Bill Neidjie- Big Bill Neidjie, Stephen Davis, Allan Fox
Warriors, Rising Storm- Erin Hunter
Field Guide to Advanced Birding- Ken Kaufman
I trade off by mood.
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ninjakait
Trad climber
a place where friction routes have velcro
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Jul 21, 2013 - 06:41pm PT
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"Monsters of the Apocalypse" by Jordan Rawlins
and "Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Jul 22, 2013 - 10:32am PT
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"I dreamed I was a Very Clean Tramp"
by Richard Hell (0f Television, heartbreakers, Voidoids fame)
best book on becoming an artist, a punk artist, communicating those feelings of making art and seeing it finally be realized.
And then the inevitable down turn with junk.
If you've read Patti Smith's Memoir, "just kids" this overlaps a bunch-but is much more nuanced and honest.
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TheTye
Trad climber
Sacramento CA
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Jul 27, 2013 - 02:17am PT
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I'm 3/4 of the way through Going Clear, the in-depth look at Scientology... LRH and the Corp of Scientology are insane and have done some of the craziest sh#t in modern history... great book
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
California
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Jul 27, 2013 - 03:15am PT
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First book I've read that wasn't school related in over a year.... Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun. I first read this in seventh grade because I saw the Metallica video for the song One. I was like what is that weird movie in the video? It was from the film adaptation of the book.
Great anti-war novel and also has a sprinkling of early 20th century Americana. Hard to believe it was written in 1938.
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Mark Rodell
Trad climber
Bangkok
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Jul 27, 2013 - 04:15am PT
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. The War on Drugs figures.
Michelle Alexander.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 27, 2013 - 10:28am PT
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Thanks David I read just kids this spring and will def be picking up the Richard Hell book, I always liked his unique spoken / sung sensibilities
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Guangzhou
Trad climber
Asia, Indonesia, East Java
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Jul 30, 2013 - 03:11am PT
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I am ashamed to say, I had not read "Travels With Charley." Well, I just finished it. Excellent and fun read.
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