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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.

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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.

 

William Manchester ruined me for fiction. bigdrink.gif

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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.

 

good water oriented reads, not too tough on the crainium but good books nonetheless.

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"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)

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If you are doing a desert river trip, "The Monkey Wrench Gang" would be perfect! I think "Desert Solitaire" is better though. Ed Abbey rockband.gif

 

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.

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