Posted on 11/18/2007 8:50:35 PM PST by GodfearingTexan
Ladies and Gentelmen, I'm writing in hopes that some of you could make a recommendation on books that deal with courage and adventure. Nonfiction books only please. I'm stationed out in the middle of nowhere and reading is my only real R&R. I'm especially interested in nautical adventures or adventures relating to the exploration of Africa or the Middle East. I've searched amazon for hours trying to find that sort of a book, but I have yet to find something worthwhile.
By the way, I recently read In the Heart of the Sea, the story about the whaleship Essex, and it was awesome. I highly recommend it.
Thank you.
William Manchester, The Glory and the Dream
The Siege of Malta was originally translated I think from a Spanish text..
The Siege Of Malta, 1565 (ISBN: 1843831406)
Francisco Balbi di Correggio
Another work along the same vein:
THE GREAT SIEGE MALTA 1565
Bradford , Renle
By the way, get cheap used books as well as hard to find books at www.abebooks.com I’ve had no complaints.
You can use to determine good prices between it, Amazon and ebay..
Ping,,, book suggestions
It’s late, so I’ll leave it to you to look up the explanations... Every one is really, really good...
Batavia’s Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic
And the Sea Shall Embrace Them
The Frontiersmen, By Alan Eckert
Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
With the Old Breed, by EB Sledge
The Last of the Tin Can Sailors
In His Own Hand, Ronald Reagan’s speeches
Any of William Shirer’s books on Nazi Germany
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln
And some fluff:
Billion Dollar Kiss (not a great book, but an insight to writers in Hollywood)
You’ll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again (in case you ever forget how despicable Hollywood is)
Disney War (Eisner, whadda schmuck)
self ping
Also:
Brown on Resolution - C. S. Forester, Nautical, war. WWI IIRC (fiction).
The Old Man and the Boy - Robert Ruark, growing up out of doors in North Carolina (autobiogralphical)
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