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Nathaniel Firethorn

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« on: June 10, 2005, 04:44:36 AM »
Hi, all,

We know that everyone here reads Jeff Cooper, Gabe Suarez, Mas Ayoob, and the like. But those aren't exactly soothing.

What non-religious books have you read for comfort lately?

FOr me, it's been James Herriott's All Creatures Great and Small series.

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« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2005, 05:22:28 AM »
I think Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl is one of the best books I've read in a long time.  Even though he was not religious his theories would be perfectly at home in a religious environment.
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2005, 05:30:38 AM »
I usually read P.G. Wodehouse for comfort.  His books are pure silliness, but sometimes the best comfort for me is laughter.

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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2005, 11:19:16 AM »
Ed Abbey's "The Monkey Wrench Gang" Wink
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« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2005, 11:30:42 AM »
Interesting thought. I generally don't read for "comfort," although I suppose Stephen King's "The Stand" would qualify. Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2005, 04:59:19 PM »
William Faulkner's Snopes trilogy.
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2005, 05:45:27 PM »
Pride and Prejudice was the last warm fuzzy book I read. Right now, I'm reading Last Man Out : A Personal Account of the Vietnam War and an anthology of short stories. I'm also trying to read Violin by Anne Rice, because I read another of her books, Memnoch the Devil, and liked it, but this isn't going well and I won't end up finishing it. Also, because of the Origins of Islam thread, I started reading Karen Armstrong's History of God again.
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2005, 10:08:05 PM »
It is not "Warm and Fuzzy" per say, but my comfort reading is the decology that comprises The Annals of The Black Company, authored by Glen Cook.  Sorta a "Platoon" meets "Lord of The Rings".
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« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2005, 12:42:01 AM »
I like Jane Austen because reading her reminds me of my Grammy, so that's nice and I guess comforting. Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2005, 07:43:08 AM »
Remember Sindawe: Water Sleeps

 Personally, "comfort" reading for me lately has been Mercedes Lackey
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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2005, 09:25:23 AM »
I read purely for pleasure, or "comfort", anyway.

I'm currently reading Personal Memoirs Of U.S. Grant.

Before that it was Iron Eagle: The Turbulent Life Of General Curtis LeMay, by Thomas Coffey.
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2005, 09:50:45 AM »
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We know that everyone here reads Jeff Cooper, Gabe Suarez, Mas Ayoob, and the like. But those aren't exactly soothing.

What non-religious books have you read for comfort lately?
Curious that you should ask.  I happened to look at my Amazon.com recommendations yesterday.

Moderatly amusing:

Ayoob
Ayoob
St. Cyril of Alexandria
St. Ireneus
St. Augustine of Hippo
Anselm
Tacitus
Ayoob
"Boston T. Party"
Ayoob
Gabe Suarez
and on like that.

I suspect I may be confusing the FBI/HomSec guy responsible for monitoring my purchases.

(For those that don't recognice the non-gunny names, they're mostly "church fathers" from very early on.  Plus one Roman guy.)
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2005, 10:11:43 AM »
Hunter Rose: Cheesy  Care for a few hands of Tonk?
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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2005, 02:13:23 PM »
I love to read Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.  If's full of so many little laughs that sneak up on you when you don't expect them.
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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2005, 03:13:11 PM »
Doug Adams.  THHGTTG.

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« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2005, 02:18:04 PM »
Sindawe: one day, I WILL find the rules. And then, of COURSE I'm up for a few hands!
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« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2005, 04:03:45 PM »
Hunter Rose: Here ya go. http://www.bsfs.org/bsfstonk.htm
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« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2005, 05:24:09 PM »
Sindawe, you JUST made my wife's day.
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« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2005, 08:07:10 AM »
Herriott is a great read anytime.

Mitch Albon's "Tuesdays with Morrie" and "The five People You Meet in Heaven" are great books.

If you want a great adventure, read "Shadow Divers". It's a true story about some scuba divers who find a WWII German submarine off the East Coast.
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« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2005, 08:37:27 AM »
Read "Shadow Divers." Good book.

Anything by Tracy Kidder is worthwhile. Ditto "American Steel" by Richard Preston (the book he did before "The Hot Zone.")

John McPhee did a bunch of good stuff but I'm a little burned out on him now. Can definitely recommend "The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed" and "The Curve of Binding Energy."

Also, just found in the used bookstore: "M.D.: One Doctor's Adventures Among the Famous and Infamous from the Jungles of Panama to a Park Avenue Practice" by B.H. Kean. Lousy title but an engaging read.

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