Posted on 07/24/2015 7:12:49 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
Ok all what was the last 3 books that you have read/listened to AND what have been the last 2 movie you have seen(Theatre, Netflix Hulu)?
X-tra Credit; Tell us what you thought of one of them.
I also just read "redeployment" by phil klay. Short stories about the Gulf War Veterans. That was very disturbing for me.
1. Matthew
2. Acts
3. Habakkuk
1. Die Hard
2. Mama Mia (The wife and daughter made me watch it last night.)
BOOKS:
1. The “Left Behind” series;
2. The Bible;
3. “Executive Orders”, Tom Clancy;
MOVIES:
“Sabrina” (with The Bride)
“Deep Impact” (myself)
1. Missing 411
2. 2 Second Advantage
3. The Listener
Missing 411, eerie. 2 second advantage, really interesting. The Listener, creepy as heck, since it's set in N. Texas.
Movies:
1. Minions
Benjamin Franklin : an American life / Walter Isaacson.
Excellent, EXCELLENT book, fleshing out his life and his approach to life, what made him tick and so on. Highly recommend.
Just finished the last 3 books in Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time” quintet. The last 3 are “A Swiftly Tilting Planet”, “Many Waters”,and “An Acceptable Time.”
Just bought “The Bedford Boys” at the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. That’s next up. Watched “The Longest Day” since we had just gone to the D-Day Memorial. Seemed like an appropriate movie to watch. Lots of familiar names in that movie. I think “Saving Private Ryan” might have been more ‘true to life’ but The Longest Day did give an impression of the vastness of the invasion of Normandy, how much planning it took, the coordination, the egos involved.
Books:
“Cosmic Comics” by Italo Calvino (currently)
“Ancient Rome” by Nile Rogers
“Metamophosis” by Franz Kafka (a “re-read”)
Movies:
“Night of the Demon” - Dana Andrews 1957
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1xd6p8_night-of-the-demon-1957_shortfilms
“The Maze - Richard Carlson 1953
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x14t5hd_the-maze-1953_shortfilms
Movies: Frozen and Atlas Shrugged, Part III
1. "Go Set A Watchman" by Harper Lee. An OK book that did not live up to the hype.
2. "Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution" by Richard Beeman. Agan an OK book but I thing "The Summer of 1787" by David Stewart was better.
3. "Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America" by Cameron McWhirter. A book on the 1919 race riots that swept the U.S. The writing was OK, the subject was pretty interesting, and the information on the black leaders of the time was informative.
Movies:
1. "Mr. Holmes" This was my pick and I liked more than my boyfriend; he's not really the art film type. It portrays Holmes near the end of his life through the eyes of his housekeeper's son, who then helps him solve the one case that led to his retirement.
2. "Jurassic World" This was my boyfriends pick though I admit I liked it as well. Way better than Jurassic World 2 and 3 and almost as good as the original.
3. "Ted2" I cannot for the life of me imagine what we were thinking when we decided on this. Made it about half way through and we walked out. Unbelievably stupid.
German Battle Cruisers of World War One; Their Design, Construction, and operations.
Russian and Soviet Battleships.
From Imperial splendor to Internment; The German Navy in the First world War
Python
Komodo
Books:
The Hornblower Saga (yes all 11 of them)
Movies:
1. Oblivion
2. Kingsman
A tale of 12 kitchens : family cooking in four countries / Jake Tilson.
A treasury of White House cooking / by François Rysavy, as told to Frances Spatz Leighton. (current)
Keepers of the keys of heaven : a history of the papacy / Roger Collins.(current)
Movies:
Moonrise Kingdom
Last James Bond movie which name escapes me
I am ALWAYS amazed at the depth of the people here on Free Republic. Free Republic People always give me hope for the future.
Currently reading 1. Blood and Beauty — the story of the Borgias. Have abandoned 2. The Franklin Scandal (recommended by somone here on FR) because, despite its hype, it is stale and I just don’t really believe it. Ted Cruz’ book is waiting on the coffee table.
Recent memorable movies are 1. The Woman in Gold and 2. the Foyle’s War series, originally from Public TV and curently being shown on the Ovation channel.
Books: 1. Casino Royale by The Great Ian Fleming 2. An Oblique Approach by David Drake/Eric Flint 3. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Didn’t really care for this. Interesting premise, very well written, but way way too long. Mr. Rothfuss is an incredible writer but takes too long to get to the destination with this one.
Movies: 1. Grand Prix 2. A Quantum of Solace 3. Casino Royale Yes, I am a huge James Bond fan!
Commentary on Revelation by James Ramsey - Only covered the first 11 chapters, but was actually pretty good. Gave some good insights, and a credible explanation of the identity of the Cherubims, and the seven churches.
Mathematics Proves Holy Scriptures by Ivan Panin - Eh... In the first 100 pages we see evidence of the 'mathematical proof' in about ten of the pages, and the other 90 pages are spent extolling the wonders of this proof and Panin's genius ... Interesting, but it would have been nice if the ratio was flipped. The last 10 pages in the appendix (not really part of the book) provided what I thought was an excellent synopsis of the Gospel message. That was probably the best part of the book.
No movies seen in many years. Actually, I was just flying back from overseas a couple of days ago, and a little girl was watching the movie 'Bolt' on her DVD. I looked over her shoulder - so I partially watched the movie. Looked pretty good (I could not hear any of the audio though, and there were no subtitles) - Movie Star Dog thinks he has super powers - Dog loses master - Dog begins to realize he does not have super powers - has various adventures traveling across the United States - Gets reunited with Master - Happy ending... Only downside is that it was a Disney Movie.
“Dark Knight Rises” I avoid movies made from old comic books but....... It was good on action and Bain the villain was the best part. I give it a B+
Game of Thrones is good on TV
Prolly Breaking Bad has been the best “movie” I have seen in the last few years. Dexter was also good. I watched only after the DVDs came out and same for 80% of Breaking Bad. Watching like this makes into a movie....watching a few episodes in a sitting
Man, I LOVE those Hornblower books. I have all of them in paperback, bought them back in the late 70s when I was in the Air Force. They are getting tattered and I will have to get some hardcover ones soon, I’m thinking. When I read them, I read them all in order as well. I probably have read the whole series at least five times.
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