What Are You Reading

[Harp]

Du glaube nicht? Und warum ist das mein freund? Having touched nuclear missile warheads undoubtedly gives a personal impression; although fanaticism added to this scenario exponentially tends increased concern. Best that neither shield nor sword lower, nor mankind slip solipsist indifference devil angels of our human condition.

 

[Turnip]

Compared to what this planet and any creature living on it is about to experience by climate change it will not help having petted a thousand nuclear warheads.

And in opposite to any alliance to be or to come who might or not pull a trigger, Mr. Carville‘s poison is already taking irreversible, devastating effect and is trumendously accelerating.

It‘s a bit like with that HC4000 in Pforzheim some days ago. Biut this time it will blow up sky-high anyway, no matter whether you thrash on it with a sledgehammer or you wait for the acid detonator to do it‘s job.

 

[Harp]

Mark Paul, The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told; A true tale of three gamblers, the Kentucky Derby,
and the Mexican Cartel

A side piece to Sarah Bakewell's At The Existentialist Cafe, concurrent mind ballast while awaiting
Belmont Stakes result.

 

[TheEnglishSwede]

I wasn’t expecting to find a thread about books on a hat forum.


I thought I’d mention the books I’ve read over the last two weeks. I recently broke my arm and spent some time in the hospital, so it was nice to finally finish a few books I’d had on the go.


Kärlek i hönsgården (the Swedish translation of Love Among the Chickens by P. G. Wodehouse) — I’m not a huge Wodehouse fan, but I use his books to strengthen my Swedish. It’s also nice to read something with a bit of English humour. When I get stuck on translations, I often ask my colleagues at work. I especially enjoyed this edition because it was translated in 1936, which meant I had to wander around the department asking several different people before I finally got an answer to some of the older expressions.


The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester — My father loaned me this one, and I brought it along as an extra book during my hospital stay. I’m very glad I did, because I couldn’t sleep much due to the pain after my operation. The book tells the story of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, focusing on Dr. William Minor — a US Army surgeon in the Civil War, later convicted of murder, who contributed thousands of definitions from his prison/hospital cell.


I’m currently reading Röde Orm by Frans G. Bengtsson. There was a film adaptation in the 1960s called The Long Ships. The book follows a Viking who is captured and taken as a slave to the Mediterranean. After seven years he and his companions are freed, becoming guards for a local king in what is now Spain. After several years of service, they return to the Nordic countries. I’m reading it partly to strengthen my Swedish, but also because it was extremely popular when it was first published so it is nice to strengthen my culture ties to sweden.


/Mike

 

[Harp]

I wasn’t expecting to find a thread about books on a hat forum.


I thought I’d mention the books I’ve read over the last two weeks. I recently broke my arm and spent some time in the hospital, so it was nice to finally finish a few books I’d had on the go.


Kärlek i hönsgården (the Swedish translation of Love Among the Chickens by P. G. Wodehouse) — I’m not a huge Wodehouse fan, but I use his books to strengthen my Swedish. It’s also nice to read something with a bit of English humour. When I get stuck on translations, I often ask my colleagues at work. I especially enjoyed this edition because it was translated in 1936, which meant I had to wander around the department asking several different people before I finally got an answer to some of the older expressions.


The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester — My father loaned me this one, and I brought it along as an extra book during my hospital stay. I’m very glad I did, because I couldn’t sleep much due to the pain after my operation. The book tells the story of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, focusing on Dr. William Minor — a US Army surgeon in the Civil War, later convicted of murder, who contributed thousands of definitions from his prison/hospital cell.


I’m currently reading Röde Orm by Frans G. Bengtsson. There was a film adaptation in the 1960s called The Long Ships. The book follows a Viking who is captured and taken as a slave to the Mediterranean. After seven years he and his companions are freed, becoming guards for a local king in what is now Spain. After several years of service, they return to the Nordic countries. I’m reading it partly to strengthen my Swedish, but also because it was extremely popular when it was first published so it is nice to strengthen my culture ties to sweden.


/Mike

Welcome to the Lounge Mike. The Surgeon of Crowthorne intrigues me and I am glad you mentioned this.
Minor seems a rather remarkable fellow; all the more so by his conviction. I will scout around for Winchester's book on Amazon's shelf.

 

[Fading Fast]

I wasn’t expecting to find a thread about books on a hat forum.


I thought I’d mention the books I’ve read over the last two weeks. I recently broke my arm and spent some time in the hospital, so it was nice to finally finish a few books I’d had on the go.


Kärlek i hönsgården (the Swedish translation of Love Among the Chickens by P. G. Wodehouse) — I’m not a huge Wodehouse fan, but I use his books to strengthen my Swedish. It’s also nice to read something with a bit of English humour. When I get stuck on translations, I often ask my colleagues at work. I especially enjoyed this edition because it was translated in 1936, which meant I had to wander around the department asking several different people before I finally got an answer to some of the older expressions.


The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester — My father loaned me this one, and I brought it along as an extra book during my hospital stay. I’m very glad I did, because I couldn’t sleep much due to the pain after my operation. The book tells the story of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, focusing on Dr. William Minor — a US Army surgeon in the Civil War, later convicted of murder, who contributed thousands of definitions from his prison/hospital cell.


I’m currently reading Röde Orm by Frans G. Bengtsson. There was a film adaptation in the 1960s called The Long Ships. The book follows a Viking who is captured and taken as a slave to the Mediterranean. After seven years he and his companions are freed, becoming guards for a local king in what is now Spain. After several years of service, they return to the Nordic countries. I’m reading it partly to strengthen my Swedish, but also because it was extremely popular when it was first published so it is nice to strengthen my culture ties to sweden.


/Mike

Welcome. I hope your arm heals quickly. I read Wodehouse from time to time (if you scroll back or search you'll find a few of my comments on his books) – I like but don't love him.