Book Recommendations

[Scott Nelson]

Do you teach them spelling, grammar and punctuation?

[Abby Normal]

Glad you enjoyed it, Abby. Yes, it is one hell of a story.

By the way, how did you like Key West? Always wanted to go there. But I have to ask, why were you there for Spring break?

c.d.

hi cd
ive been to st lucia, turks and cacos, punta cana, the bahamas, bermuda, aruba and all over florida and they are all great but none compare to key west. ive been there about ten times now its the best. it has it all... beautiful beaches, incredible wild life, fun night life, great restaurants, all the great ocean type excursions but best of all its still in the US. no dealing with passports, customs, montezumas revenge, crime, locals harrasing you for money/ trying to sell you something etc. and its only a two hour flight from dc area. you have to go!

I was there for spring break because i retired from my previous career in DOD/ Intel amd for the past three years ive been a teacher working with autistic and special needs students in the montgomery county(md) school system and last week was spring break.

let me know when you are about to go and ill pm you all the tips and tidbits and recommendations!

[c.d.]

Glad you enjoyed it, Abby. Yes, it is one hell of a story.

By the way, how did you like Key West? Always wanted to go there. But I have to ask, why were you there for Spring break?

c.d.

[Abby Normal]

Just finished The Wager by David Grann. Grann also wrote The Killers of the Flower Moon which I highly recommend. As for The Wager, all I can say is wow! What a story. It is a true story, the account of His Majesty's ship The Wager. The year is 1740 and The Wager is an English man-of-war taking part in a secret mission to capture a Spanish Galleon loaded with gold and treasure. Throw in press gangs, rats, typhus, scurvy, incredible storms, shipwreck, mutiny, murder, cannibalism all rolled up in an absolutely incredible tale of survival. I highly recommend this one.

https://www.amazon.com/Wager-Tale-Sh...s%2C451&sr=8-1

c.d.

hi cd
while killing time at the airport news stand waiting for my flight to key west for spring break i spied The Wager on tje book stand so i nabbed it. it was perfect reading for chill time at the beach and pool! just finished it on my flight home. great story and yes. Wow!!!
thanks for recommending it!

[c.d.]

Thanks c.d.

I'll check it out....

You are most welcome, Ms. Diddles.

[Ms Diddles]

Hello Ms. Diddles,

I think you would really like this one as well. The Devil's Highway: A True Story

https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Highwa...s%2C207&sr=8-1

c.d.

Thanks c.d.

I'll check it out....

[c.d.]

Hello Ms. Diddles,

I think you would really like this one as well. The Devil's Highway: A True Story

https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Highwa...s%2C207&sr=8-1

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

Good for you Ms. Diddles. I think you will really like it. Let me know.

c.d.

I sure will!

Thanks for the tip c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

well i am Abby Normal after all! lol

yes i have been fascinated with science/ space/ physics books ever since i read Carl Sagans Cosmos in Middle school. i have over a hundred of such books in my personal library. but its been mainly the theoretical physics stuff in my adult life because its all just so whacky! quantum mechanics, relativity, dark matter/energy etc and all the crazy mysteries surrounding it! so fascinating.

Agreed, Abby!

Some of that stuff is completely mind-bending!

TBH I'm out of the habit of reading these books, so have probably forgotten everything I picked up!

I went through a phase maybe 15 years ago of reading science books almost exclusively, but have branched off into other things.

I do still have a Carl Sagan fridge magnet on display and a postcard with the Higgs Boson formula pinned up in my kitchen though!

[c.d.]

Thanks c.d.

I had a look and have ordered myself a copy of The Wager.

I tend to read more nonfiction these days and I love a good adventure story.

Good for you Ms. Diddles. I think you will really like it. Let me know.

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

Hello Ms. Diddles,

I highly recommend the following:

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (fiction)

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (fiction)

The Wager by David Grann (true adventure)

All three were excellent in my opinion. Check out the reviews on Amazon.

c.d.

Thanks c.d.

I had a look and have ordered myself a copy of The Wager.

I tend to read more nonfiction these days and I love a good adventure story.

[Enigma]

https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Island-...%2C1665&sr=8-2

I recommend this book for those interested in WWII. The Naked Island written by Russell Braddon who was a POW after the fall of Singapore.

[c.d.]

I read it and I agree. A great adventure book.

c.d.

[Abby Normal]

For anyone who likes true adventure books I highly recommend The Wager: A Tale of Mutiny, Shipwreck and Murder. You read what these guys went through and you think holy ****. Pretty unbelievable. Over 35,000 reviews on Amazon. The author is David Grann who also wrote Killers of the Flower Moon. Another page turner.

c.d.

hi cd
for true adventures it dosnt get much better than In the Heart of Sea, about tje whale ship Essex. The original version, by the first mate of tje ship was the inspiration for Moby Dick.
The movie version came out a few years ago... also great.

words cannot describe this crazy two year long adventure at sea (actually two seas... the atlantic and pacific)by these 19th century Nantucket sailors. just wow! and yes a real whale actually sank their ship!

[Abby Normal]

Interesting Abby!

I will check out The Elephant in the Universe as I do love books about quantum physics, astronomy etc.

I don't think I could juggle multiple books at the one time though.

That would just confuse me and I'd likely forget what I'd read previously.

I have friends who do that, and I've always found it strange!

Each to their own though!

well i am Abby Normal after all! lol

yes i have been fascinated with science/ space/ physics books ever since i read Carl Sagans Cosmos in Middle school. i have over a hundred of such books in my personal library. but its been mainly the theoretical physics stuff in my adult life because its all just so whacky! quantum mechanics, relativity, dark matter/energy etc and all the crazy mysteries surrounding it! so fascinating.