What Are You Reading? Part Deux
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Wheels by Arthur Hailey. It's about the car manufacturing industry in the US (in 1971 when the book was published). Hailey is the author of Airport, which was a huge bestseller and a blockbuster movie. He is also the author of Hotel. I always learn things while reading his books. I've only read about 25 pages of Wheels so far and have learned to never buy a car that was made on a Monday or a Friday...….
Unbury Carol - Josh Malermann
I'm 45 pages in and it seems I already have most of the story. The book is 381 pages so this book must be taking a few detours along the way. At least I hope so.
I'm 45 pages in and it seems I already have most of the story. The book is 381 pages so this book must be taking a few detours along the way. At least I hope so.
Hamlet, Revenge by Michael Innes. One of his inspector Appleby books. Don't know if he's forgotten now. In tat case he ought to be remembered. He was a scottish don that spend his commute time between university and home with writing crime novels. Forgot his real name but he wrote books about Shakespeare and Kipling among others.
Also Byzantium - Decline and Fall by John Julius Norwich, the third part in his three book history of the Byzantine empire from year 300-1453 when it was conquered by the Turks. This part covers the last centuries.
Also Byzantium - Decline and Fall by John Julius Norwich, the third part in his three book history of the Byzantine empire from year 300-1453 when it was conquered by the Turks. This part covers the last centuries.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I've always wondered - how do you know which day a car was made?
I think you can find out from the invoice from the manufacturing plant. It takes less than a day to build a car and that info is something that the car dealership should be able to provide. In the book 'Wheels' the author states that Mondays are bad because the workers come in hung over and Fridays are bad because the workers are thinking more about what they're going to do on the weekend than doing their jobs. Hey, it's the author that says it, not me.
Kurben
Out of curiosity, have you ever studied/researched any books about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth? I only ask because I wrote an essay on it.
Out of curiosity, have you ever studied/researched any books about the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth? I only ask because I wrote an essay on it.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
I think you can find out from the invoice from the manufacturing plant. It takes less than a day to build a car and that info is something that the car dealership should be able to provide. In the book 'Wheels' the author states that Mondays are bad because the workers come in hung over and Fridays are bad because the workers are thinking more about what they're going to do on the weekend than doing their jobs. Hey, it's the author that says it, not me.
Maybe Arthur Hailey had some friends in the auto industry
So how are you doing? Still working?
He really researched all of his books to death before he wrote them. That's one thing I liked about them- you always learned something. One thing I learned from reading Hotel is to never, ever fry chicken in a pan that has copper in it. It will sicken the crap (literally!) out of whoever eats that chicken! I'm doing good so far. Our warehouse manager at Caterpillar told us yesterday that the state had made the decision that our warehouse was an 'essential' business and therefore would not shut down. I guess we have a lot of our products in the agriculture business and we need to be able to supply parts to them if they need them. Gotta have food, right? I won't be surprised though if work does slow down and they start asking us to take Voluntary Time Off. Right now we are doing the 6 feet away from each other, which makes lunchtime a fun thing as they took out 75% of the chairs in the breakroom and we can only sit one person per table. But, it's what has to be done.
Maybe Arthur Hailey had some friends in the auto industry
So how are you doing? Still working?
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Social distancing - we saw it at Superstore on Monday - they were herding everyone like cattle but I don't blame them - it's just to remind people to keep their distance.
My cat isn't like this - he seems quite happy that we are all home now
No, nothing specifically on the union. But i crossed paths with them regularly when i read swedish history. There were frequent interactions.
Ah yes, many wars between Lutheran Sweden and Catholic Poland, I know them well.
Yes and then Johan (i guess John in english?) III. His son was raised as a catholic. Johans wife was a polish princess Katarina. The son tried to rule both sweden and poland as a unit and as catholic. Mutiny in sweden and his uncle, Karl IX, throwed him out of sweden and became King. But Sigismund continued as king of poland to make demands on the swedish crown (he was after all the only son of the previous king). So when the 30-years war started some 20 years later the swedes had not forgot and smashed the poles thourughly not just for religious reasons but for the audacity to claim the swedish crown!
Seems to be a habit in monarch history of uncles getting the crown.
Currently reading Imaginary Friend. Lots of Stranger Things vibes going on. Some IT, too. I'm about halfway through it and enjoying it.
Before that, I read Full Throttle. Really liked that collection. "Late Returns" was my favorite. Just an incredible story.
Before that, I read Full Throttle. Really liked that collection. "Late Returns" was my favorite. Just an incredible story.
Cemetery Dance has a bunch of ebooks on sale right now for $.99 in case anyone is interested.
I am still reading The Chill, have about 100 pages left. I am enjoying it, just have not had a whole lot of time to read which seems completely wrong during this time!
Also reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow on my kindle. I am not very far into it but think I am going to love it. It has that fairy tale/adventure type feel to it so far.
I am still reading The Chill, have about 100 pages left. I am enjoying it, just have not had a whole lot of time to read which seems completely wrong during this time!
Also reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow on my kindle. I am not very far into it but think I am going to love it. It has that fairy tale/adventure type feel to it so far.
Is the chill one of the .99 cent things?
Nope, that one is not.
I'm really bummed because I wanted to get Kelly Braffet's THE UNWILLING. Needless to say, I am not running to the book store.
Anyone got this one to read? Thoughts?
Anyone got this one to read? Thoughts?