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  • JMO
    Shoulda been there...
    • Oct 2003
    • 1193

    #1

    Time for a new book - any suggestions?

    Just finished reading "God, Guns and Rock n Roll" from Ted Nugent. That was entertaining. In the middle of a book about living in the woods of Maine for a year that's kinda boring. Also just finished Robert Parker's final Jesse Stone novel. I'm considering Vince Neil's new book about Motley Crue but leaning towards something about living in the mountains. Basically, I don't have a clue. As long as it's not political or some kind of fantasy novel. Or a self help book. Or a love story.

    That's a tall order Nordberg, you're going to have to give me a couple days on that one.

    Anyone have any suggestions?
    People shooting ski areas should be sued.
  • iamTRuTH
    Rumours of Lucifer
    • Mar 2010
    • 984

    #2
    In search of Captain Zero, by AC Weisbecker. True story about a guy who says fuck it, sells the house on Long Island, packs up the truck and dog and goes surfing all the way down the Pacific to Central America. This is my all time favorite book, and not many have heard of it.

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    • CouchSkiing
      Registered User
      • Sep 2010
      • 36

      #3
      Originally posted by iamTRuTH
      In search of Captain Zero, by AC Weisbecker. True story about a guy who says fuck it, sells the house on Long Island, packs up the truck and dog and goes surfing all the way down the Pacific to Central America. This is my all time favorite book, and not many have heard of it.
      And of his exploits as a pot smuggler. This made the book entertaining but in my opinion took away from it a bit. Example: What I first remember is the description of shoveling 100lbs of shake from the deck of his boat, followed by the description of his longest nose-ride...

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      • iamTRuTH
        Rumours of Lucifer
        • Mar 2010
        • 984

        #4
        Originally posted by CouchSkiing
        And of his exploits as a pot smuggler. This made the book entertaining but in my opinion took away from it a bit. Example: What I first remember is the description of shoveling 100lbs of shake from the deck of his boat, followed by the description of his longest nose-ride...
        That was one of the things I enjoyed, he told his random stories in random places.

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        • JMO
          Shoulda been there...
          • Oct 2003
          • 1193

          #5
          Great book - it's been on my shelf for four years.
          People shooting ski areas should be sued.

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          • dookey67
            I Ski Half-Assed Well
            • Sep 2006
            • 9573

            #6
            Fiction recs:

            The Signal - Ron Carlson
            good outdoor action yarn. Carlson is a really tight short story writer for the most part, but this novel is an entertaining and engaging read

            When The Women Come Out To Dance - Elmore Leonard
            A short story collection by Leonard where women are the main characters. But they are bad-ass femme fatales. Contains the short story "Fire in the Hole", which was the basis for Justified, that FX series with Timothy Olyphant.
            "Man, we killin' elephants in the back yard..."

            https://www.blizzard-tecnica.com/us/en

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            • Steven S. Dallas
              Aging Badly
              • Oct 2003
              • 12735

              #7
              I just read and enjoyed Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers.

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              • nateski
                Registered User
                • Nov 2007
                • 900

                #8
                couple random reccomendations. i just finished reading, and thoroughly enjoyed, these two books:



                and

                "he doesn't know to behold what the cold frost can do..."

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                • JMO
                  Shoulda been there...
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 1193

                  #9
                  Thanks for the suggestions - just bought the Carlson book and the Hemmingway book for the iPad. Starting with Carlson. So far so good.
                  People shooting ski areas should be sued.

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                  • huckster989
                    Registered User
                    • Oct 2006
                    • 883

                    #10


                    awesome mountain lifestyle book. I throughly enjoyed this one while I was living in the sierras

                    also if for some reason you have not read the monkey wrench gang I'd say drop whatever you are reading and pick that up
                    Carry on my wayward son...

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                    • Like a Boss
                      Drops in Heavy
                      • Nov 2009
                      • 1200

                      #11
                      The Big Short by Michael Lewis. Riveting.

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                      • Nobody Famous
                        semi pro hedonist
                        • Apr 2005
                        • 2170

                        #12
                        > ... but leaning towards something about living in the mountains. Basically, I don't have a clue. As long as it's not political or some kind of fantasy novel. Or a ....

                        A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold. An oldie but goodie.
                        “The best argument in favour of a 90% tax rate on the rich is a five-minute chat with the average rich person.”

                        - Winston Churchill, paraphrased.

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                        • up an down
                          Registered User
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 1805

                          #13
                          Originally posted by JMO
                          Just finished reading "God, Guns and Rock n Roll" from Ted Nugent. That was entertaining. In the middle of a book about living in the woods of Maine for a year that's kinda boring. Also just finished Robert Parker's final Jesse Stone novel. I'm considering Vince Neil's new book about Motley Crue but leaning towards something about living in the mountains. Basically, I don't have a clue. As long as it's not political or some kind of fantasy novel. Or a self help book. Or a love story.

                          That's a tall order Nordberg, you're going to have to give me a couple days on that one.

                          Anyone have any suggestions?
                          i think anthony kiedis bio "scar tissue " was a good read
                          what's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?

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                          • ms ann thrope
                            sick, spiteful, bad liver
                            • Nov 2005
                            • 935

                            #14
                            The Meadow, James Galvin. Good prose, mountain setting, cool history in the background

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                            • jackanderson
                              Registered User
                              • Oct 2010
                              • 2

                              #15
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