MATT_B Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 I remember seeing a thread a while back on good books to read but I cant seem to find it. Could some one point me in the right direction or give me some recommendations? I'm leaving for a long river trip in a couple of days and need something good to read. Climbing related or not, doesn't matter. I'm looking for something that will stir up the gray matter a bit. Quote
tomtom Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Cascade Alpine Guide Vol. 1 Cascade Alpine Guide Vol. 2 Cascade Alpine Guide Vol. 3 Quote
lancegranite Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 The Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner good for those river trips... Quote
sexual_chocolate Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 The Bears and I. They made it into a Disney movie too. Book's better. Quote
sexual_chocolate Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Oh and you like poetry? ts eliot's Four Quartets stirs the brain matter, and works well with being in beautiful places. And then Mary Oliver hits it pretty well sometimes. again goes good with the outdoors. Quote
fenderfour Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 The Roaches Have No King  by Daniel Evan Weiss  Very funny and makes some pretty good commentary on people in general. Quote
assmonkey Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 I just finished Fast Food Nation, very informative read. Â I am taking a break from eating beef until I forget what I read. Â I read the Camp 4 (Steve Roper) book before that. That was fucking killer. Â - a s s m n k e y Quote
dryad Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 "An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan" by Jason Elliot was a fascinating study of the history and culture of Afghanistan as well as some pretty damn hardcore travelling. Quote
sexual_chocolate Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Celine: Exactly what he wants to be reading on an outdoor adventure! Quote
Squid Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 Goodnight Moon Notes from the Underground Angle of Repose The 13 Clocks  I forget who they're by.. prolly all by the same author. Quote
glacier Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 Krakatoa, by Simon Winchester - I've read a couple of his books - great non-fiction. Â Prolly some light reading on the Pelopennesian Wars next, followed by Catch-22 and I, Robot. Quote
ivan Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 savage wars of peace herotodus' "history" rox big time Quote
EWolfe Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 Just finished this book: Â Â Â Â Thanks for the links, Will. Quote
nonanon Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 I'm almost done with No Man Knows My History by Fawn Brodie and trying to break into Jose Saramago's Baltasar and Blimunda. No Man Knows is a beautifully written biography of Joseph Smith. You couldn't make that stuff up, truth being stranger than fiction, but so far, B&B is plenty strange. Â William Manchester ruined me for fiction. Quote
Dru Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 Crock of Gold Ham On Rye The Aleph and other stories The Man In The Tree The Quartzite Trip Blood Sport Shibumi The Giants Arrive at Easterwine  name all the authors and win a prize! Quote
lummox Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 Crock of Gold Ham On Rye The Aleph and other stories The Man In The Tree The Quartzite Trip Blood Sport Shibumi The Giants Arrive at Easterwine  name all the authors and win a prize!  fuk you. Quote
griz Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 Reading 'A Visible Darkness' by Jonathan King. A fine new writer, for sure. Suspense,mystery stuff. Â What river are you running, SnailEye? Quote
Beck Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 Encounters with the Archdruid by John McPhee, about a Colorado river trip with James Watt and David Brower. Mcphee is a great writer. The Boat That Wouldn't Float by Farley Mowat is humorous and entertaining. Â good water oriented reads, not too tough on the crainium but good books nonetheless. Quote
Thadsboner Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintence"! Â makes you want to travel around aimlessly Quote
ivan Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 shit, "on the road" makes you want to drink & travel like a lunatic...that and "fear and loathing in las vegas" Quote
Dru Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintence"!  makes you want to travel around aimlessly  that book is a piece of shit, the philosophy is halfbaked, and the motorcycle maintenance tips are also seriously flawed (according to what Edward Abbey said - I don't know jacksquat about bike mechanics myself) Quote
Alpinfox Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004  If you are doing a desert river trip, "The Monkey Wrench Gang" would be perfect! I think "Desert Solitaire" is better though. Ed Abbey  Maybe try to find a book about the natural history of the area you are going to be in. I love reading about the grand canyon (or whatever) while actually BEING there. Quote
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