What book are you reading now

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

POINTS UNKNOWN, A Century of Exploration edited by David Roberts.
608 pages, started late last night. Will finish tomorrow.
Very interesting book. --Tyr

[Christie Brinkley]

I just got this book today



So far

• Putins mother and father lived in St Petersburg (Leningrad)
• His grandfather cooked food for Lenin and Stalin as a chef
• On the outbreak of the war his father was sent behind enemy lines where he survived by hiding under a pond with a tube
• Putins mother was on the verge of starvation and relied on her brother who was also in the army to provide her food to survive
• Putins father was sent back to the front and was hit by a grenade which put shrapnel in his legs, he was then carried to the hospital in St Petersburg where he gave his food from the hospital to his wife to keep her alive.
• After the war they moved to a small communal living block where they shared their apartment with a jewish family. His father worked in a factory making tools and was a member of the communist party.
• Putin was generally badly behaved at school but his potential was recognized by his teachers and quickly improved his behavior
• Putin took German language classes and learnt quickly from his teacher
• He then had an interest towards sport especially judo which was taught to other poorer children for free at a local gym
• As he got older he developed an interest in becoming a spy by reading watching spy books/films
• At the age of 16 he knocked on the door of the KGB office in St Petersburg and asked if he could join, the officer said to him that the KGB came to people they wanted to recruit and he had to of had either qualifications from the university or the armed forces to be eligible to join.
• His parents heard that he was looking to go into law at the university and they tried to persuade him not to.
• He was let into the university and began his education

Will update!

[revelarts]

I read interviews and heard interviews of Springman several times. He brings to light some KEY information on the U.S. Connections with AQ terrorist (freedom fighters) before 9-11.

I've read similar books I've found that the details show that it's often worse than portrayed in shorter articles. Is that the case here?

[Christie Brinkley]

I read interviews and heard interviews of Springman several times. He brings to light some KEY information on the U.S. Connections with AQ terrorist (freedom fighters) before 9-11.

I've read similar books I've found that the details show that it's often worse than portrayed in shorter articles. Is that the case here?

It is just like all books like the Putin book I am reading now. I am shocked how frankly Henry Kissinger spoke to Putin in the mid 90's about eastern europe and the USSR.

Have the book in front of me-

This is Putin speaking while in a car after picking Kissinger up form the airport in St Petersburg "he was an inquisitive old fellow. He looks like he is nodding off to sleep, but in fact he sees and hears everything".

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

It is just like all books like the Putin book I am reading now. I am shocked how frankly Henry Kissinger spoke to Putin in the mid 90's about eastern europe and the USSR.

Have the book in front of me-

This is Putin speaking while in a car after picking Kissinger up form the airport in St Petersburg "he was an inquisitive old fellow. He looks like he is nodding off to sleep, but in fact he sees and hears everything".

Unlike advisers to the asshole obama NOW, Kissinger was and is the real deal--a genius and
instrumental in helping this nation for many decades!--Tyr

[revelarts]

Unlike advisers to the asshole obama NOW, Kissinger was and is the real deal--a genius and
instrumental in helping this nation for many decades!--Tyr

Kissinger is , if a genius, a dark genius.
war criminal, and international scumbag.
He's helped his cronies but there are plenty of dead americans and american soldiers because of him.

[Christie Brinkley]

Kissinger was probably trying to get his slimy tail in the door after the USSR fell by making connections.

[gabosaurus]

"Dead Wake," which is about the sinking of the American passenger ship Lusitania. More than a thousand folks lost their lives. Pretty cynical move by the Brits not to protect her, in hopes of drawing the U.S. into WWI.

[Abbey Marie]

"Dead Wake," which is about the sinking of the American passenger ship Lusitania. More than a thousand folks lost their lives. Pretty cynical move by the Brits not to protect her, in hopes of drawing the U.S. into WWI.

We were considering that for our book club. But settled on "The Martian", instead.

[Noir]

We were considering that for our book club. But settled on "The Martian", instead.

Top choice, 10/10.
The movie ain't half bad either.

[Christie Brinkley]

I just got this book today



So far

• Putins mother and father lived in St Petersburg (Leningrad)
• His grandfather cooked food for Lenin and Stalin as a chef
• On the outbreak of the war his father was sent behind enemy lines where he survived by hiding under a pond with a tube
• Putins mother was on the verge of starvation and relied on her brother who was also in the army to provide her food to survive
• Putins father was sent back to the front and was hit by a grenade which put shrapnel in his legs, he was then carried to the hospital in St Petersburg where he gave his food from the hospital to his wife to keep her alive.
• After the war they moved to a small communal living block where they shared their apartment with a jewish family. His father worked in a factory making tools and was a member of the communist party.
• Putin was generally badly behaved at school but his potential was recognized by his teachers and quickly improved his behavior
• Putin took German language classes and learnt quickly from his teacher
• He then had an interest towards sport especially judo which was taught to other poorer children for free at a local gym
• As he got older he developed an interest in becoming a spy by reading watching spy books/films
• At the age of 16 he knocked on the door of the KGB office in St Petersburg and asked if he could join, the officer said to him that the KGB came to people they wanted to recruit and he had to of had either qualifications from the university or the armed forces to be eligible to join.
• His parents heard that he was looking to go into law at the university and they tried to persuade him not to.
• He was let into the university and began his education

Will update!

Finished the book 2 days ago, great read for anyone who wants to know more about Putin.

Funny story is when Putin's house burnt down while he was in a sauna, he had to climb down from a balcony to escape the flames with only his towel on... and you guessed it the towel blew off while all of his neighbors were watching him!

Good news is no one was hurt and they got compensation from the sauna company to build a new house.

[PixieStix]

I am going to be reading
The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech by Kirsten Powers, an unabashed lefty. She is an intelligent lefty, that most of the time tells it how it is.

[Abbey Marie]

Loving this book:

From Publishers Weekly

King's historical account of the four years Michelangelo Buonarroti spent frescoing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome is splendid, thorough and detailed. But its larger appeal lies in the way King (Brunelleschi's Dome) brings out the story's human elements. Listeners learn of Michelangelo's bitter disappointment when a project he was eagerly looking forward to (the construction of the Pope's tomb) was cancelled and that he had little experience with the art of fresco and was reluctant to take on the Sistine Chapel. King explains the craft of frescoing with involving details: for example, fresco dries quickly, so the artist could work only in small sections, and if a mistake was found after the paint dried, the whole day's work had to be chipped away and redone. Listeners also learn of Michelangelo's financial woes and family problems and the political upheavals of the time.

[Elessar]

Tolkien's "Book of Unfinished Tales". Edited by his son Christopher following JRRT's death. It helps
weave the links to some of the more popular works such as "The Hobbit", "Lord of The Rings" trilogy, and
even "The Silmarillion" - which is the master work.

[Abbey Marie]

Boys in the Trees, Carly Simon's autobiography.