Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13660
 | | 11/20/2007 9:27 AM |
| By the way, have the rest of you book readers and book lovers out there discovered this VERY COOL website for other fellow readers --
Library Thing
It's the 'Facebook' for readers out there.
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www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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J cocktosten
Grape Sorter
Posts:234
| | 11/20/2007 9:35 AM |
| I read another John Lescroat book on a recent trip to NY -
Just started re-reading Faulkner's Absalom Absalom | | | |
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kpak
Alaska
Wine Thief
Posts:2907
| | 11/21/2007 2:10 PM |
| eat pray love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
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The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits...
ps - friends don't let friends eat farmed salmon. | |
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PourQue
Barrel Racker
Posts:1787
| | 11/22/2007 8:27 PM |
| | The Grapes of Wrath - an all time great. | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9122
| | 11/23/2007 7:49 PM |
| Posted By rjs3 on 11/02/2007 12:06 PM Eric - I'm fascinated by Everest. Please let us know how it is. Bought Clapton's book. Will try to set aside time to read it.
rjs, I just finished it (been rather busy lately) - really great read, and really interesting to get another, very personal view of the 1996 tragedy that Krakauer wrote of in "Into Thin Air". Chilling stuff.
Next up: Himalayan Quest, by Ed Viesturs | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4809
| | 11/23/2007 9:09 PM |
| | Sacred and Profane by Faye Kellerman. An interesting crime thriller where some of the characters are orthodox (Torah) Jews. You get to learn a lot about the rituals and lives of those characters. Actually, her fist book, The Ritual Bath, did a good job of intermixing these two themes. This book, while interesting, was more like two separate stories mixed together in one book. | | | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts:1124
| | 11/26/2007 12:56 PM |
| Eric - Discovery Channel had an all-day marathon of the 2007 Everest trip. I think it now resumes on Tues. nites at 10pm. This is where David Tait tries to double traverse Everest. They left off with him reaching the summit and before going down the south face.
The photography is amazing. | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9122
| | 11/26/2007 1:58 PM |
| | rjs, yep! I've been addicted, great stuff. | | | |
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Chicago Wine Geek
Chicago Western Suburbs
Wine Labeler
Posts:3645
| | 11/27/2007 7:49 PM |
| | Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. I guess I'm going through my scifi phase. Pretty darn good book. | | | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts:1124
| | 11/30/2007 11:11 AM |
| Posted By Pool Boy on 11/20/2007 9:27 AM By the way, have the rest of you book readers and book lovers out there discovered this VERY COOL website for other fellow readers -- Library ThingIt's the 'Facebook' for readers out there.
Looks like it's actually the CellarTracker for readers. | | | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts:1124
| | 11/30/2007 11:12 AM |
| | Has anyone read "North American Pinot" by John Winthrop Haeger? | | | |
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AlexRed
Northern VA
Barrel Filler
Posts:1345
| | 11/30/2007 12:55 PM |
| | yes. i thought he packed a a lot of info in it... definitely enjoyed it. | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4809
| | 12/05/2007 4:32 PM |
| Posted By rjs3 on 11/30/2007 11:11 AM Posted By Pool Boy on 11/20/2007 9:27 AM By the way, have the rest of you book readers and book lovers out there discovered this VERY COOL website for other fellow readers -- Library ThingIt's the 'Facebook' for readers out there. Looks like it's actually the CellarTracker for readers.
I finally got around to looking at that site. Unless I did something wrong it is quite different than CT. It's database of existing books - at least if you start with Author or Title - is pathetic. CT's db is pretty complete, this is only comparable if you start with the ISBN number or it is a currently selling book, otherwise you are out of luck. Even with currently available books, you have to look at 10 at a time. (I put in John Sandford and got 445 results, which I have to look at 10 at a time).
I would have loved a real CT for books (I keep a list of SF books I have read so that I don't get fooled by new covers). I think my expectations were too high.
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Daniel Bailey
Grape Fermenter
Posts:657
| | 12/05/2007 5:09 PM |
| Posted By rjs3 on 11/30/2007 11:12 AM
Has anyone read "North American Pinot" by John Winthrop Haeger? I have. Its good for what it is but it has some glaring omissions - how can one profess to write about North American Pinot but not discuss Marcassin?
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4809
| | 12/05/2007 8:54 PM |
| Posted By Daniel Bailey on 12/05/2007 5:09 PM
how can one profess to write about North American Pinot but not discuss Marcassin?
Don't all North American Pinots come from the Santa Rita Hills?
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13660
| | 12/06/2007 9:29 AM |
| Posted By Bob Bressler on 12/05/2007 4:32 PM Posted By rjs3 on 11/30/2007 11:11 AM Posted By Pool Boy on 11/20/2007 9:27 AM By the way, have the rest of you book readers and book lovers out there discovered this VERY COOL website for other fellow readers -- Library ThingIt's the 'Facebook' for readers out there. Looks like it's actually the CellarTracker for readers. I finally got around to looking at that site. Unless I did something wrong it is quite different than CT. It's database of existing books - at least if you start with Author or Title - is pathetic. CT's db is pretty complete, this is only comparable if you start with the ISBN number or it is a currently selling book, otherwise you are out of luck. Even with currently available books, you have to look at 10 at a time. (I put in John Sandford and got 445 results, which I have to look at 10 at a time). I would have loved a real CT for books (I keep a list of SF books I have read so that I don't get fooled by new covers). I think my expectations were too high.
Here's my profile.
Give it another shot. Once you enter even just 10-20 books, you can scan around and look at other folks who have read your books and see what else someone of similar tastes might like, too, etc etc, etc.
Besides, I am crazing some really good sci-fi and I'd love to see what you like and suggest to give a go for reading.
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Daniel Bailey
Grape Fermenter
Posts:657
| | 12/06/2007 12:10 PM |
| Posted By Bob Bressler on 12/05/2007 8:54 PM Posted By Daniel Bailey on 12/05/2007 5:09 PM
how can one profess to write about North American Pinot but not discuss Marcassin?
Don't all North American Pinots come from the Santa Rita Hills?
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts:1124
| | 12/06/2007 12:50 PM |
| Bob-- The site is still quite young and the methods for searching for books is still kind of crude, especially before pre-ISBN use books. But they give you the ability to also create books from scratch and enter them manually. You can also scan and upload exact book covers if you do not see your book listed there. Here's my profile.Give it another shot. Once you enter even just 10-20 books, you can scan around and look at other folks who have read your books and see what else someone of similar tastes might like, too, etc etc, etc. Besides, I am crazing some really good sci-fi and I'd love to see what you like and suggest to give a go for reading.
It's addictive to enter books. I also like the Suggestions. I've used that to enter books I have instead of entering them all at once.
My profile is: http://www.librarything.com/profile/vinzin. | | | |
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Randy Sloan
St. Helena
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2054
| | 12/12/2007 9:10 PM |
| Finished The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follet. Enjoyable WWII spy thriller.
Dove right in to The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. A fascinating speculation on what would happen to the natural and man-made world if we were to all just suddenly disappear. | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts:1124
| | 12/17/2007 12:17 PM |
| "the Key" was a great book. Now reading "The Color of Water" - very interesting book. | | | |
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