Name that book? - Page 57

WT Sharpe · 05-21-2015, 10:58 PM

Never mind. What an idiot I am.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...36#post2050836

Dazrin · 05-22-2015, 12:02 AM

I totally thought you were joking and wanting to see what sort of responses you could reel in.

HarryT · 05-22-2015, 04:50 AM

I've not read the book, but the film version has the best sword fight I've ever seen in any film!

FlorenceArt · 05-22-2015, 07:36 AM

I read the book recently and found it very good. And of course the movie is a classic!

DiapDealer · 05-22-2015, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I've not read the book, but the film version has the best sword fight I've ever seen in any film!

You should read (or listen to) Cary Elwes's memoirs (As You Wish) about the making of the movie. Elwes and Patinkin worked their butts off for that sword fight. It was always intended to be the centerpiece of the show, and it showed! If you like the movie and/or the book, As You Wish is an enjoyable companion. I'm not a huge audiobook fan, but I highly recommend it in this case. Cary's voice makes all the difference.

WT Sharpe · 05-22-2015, 10:20 AM

Yeah, I read the book, saw the movie, and even moderated the discussion, but you see so many of these "Help me find my [child/daughter/etc.]" things on Facebook that I initially thought it was intended to be a serious posting, and that's what threw me. I feel like a politician who just finished quoting The Onion to back up their facts and figures. In my defense, that was 160 books ago.

badgoodDeb · 05-22-2015, 02:11 PM

"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." is just SUCH a big meme, that I was sure you were joking about not recognizing it!

But I've only seen the movie. I *have* the ebook. I really really need to go read it!

(Well, and besides, I run in circles where "Princess Bride" is everybody's favorite movie of all times!)

badgoodDeb · 05-22-2015, 02:30 PM

Thanks DiapDealer .... I just ordered the "As You Wish" book. That's a must have, for me!

copyrite · 05-22-2015, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

You should read (or listen to) Cary Elwes's memoirs (As You Wish) about the making of the movie. Elwes and Patinkin worked their butts off for that sword fight. It was always intended to be the centerpiece of the show, and it showed! If you like the movie and/or the book, As You Wish is an enjoyable companion. I'm not a huge audiobook fan, but I highly recommend it in this case. Cary's voice makes all the difference.

That is such a fun listen!

DiapDealer · 05-22-2015, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by copyrite

That is such a fun listen!

Cary's impressions of the cast/crew are hilarious!

badgoodDeb · 05-22-2015, 02:48 PM

Hmmm -- I ordered it in hardback, so I could see the pictures better, and could pass it around. Can one get audiobooks to match a hardback?

DiapDealer · 05-22-2015, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Hmmm -- I ordered it in hardback, so I could see the pictures better, and could pass it around. Can one get audiobooks to match a hardback?

Not sure. I think the text is the same, regardless of the format. I just did the audio upgrade after I bought the Kindlebook. Read a little, listened a little, and then just listened--and looked at the pictures of course.

John K · 06-01-2015, 08:54 PM

I'm looking for the first book that I abandoned. Published before 1975. Humanity has populated the stars; thousands of worlds, maybe hundreds of thousands. There is a central government for all this with a top man/woman leader. I don't remember if it's an empire or democracy or what but there is a long established political elite.

There is a prediction of some kind that the next leader will come from outside the usual channels. I'm thinking a backwoods world. I don't think the current leader was all that concerned but the "powers behind the throne" decided to try to locate this person and do something about it.

I was bored to tears with all the political wheeling dealing and then the scene changes to a much more interesting backwoods world. I think it opens with a man shoeing horses. I got the impression of an Amish level technology. It turns out that this world was settled fairly early in mankind's expansion as an experiment. The colony ship was populated 100% with geniuses. The typical work week might be two days working on a farm, a day teaching advanced astrophysics at the university and a couple of days in the lab expanding knowledge way beyond anything the rest of humanity is aware of.

I might be remembering my own opinion, but I think they were maintaining a low profile to avoid all those boring bureaucrats. At any rate, the story leaves that world and I was disappointed enough to drop the book. In the trash.

I thought it might be part of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series but I've read the preludes and up to Foundation and Earth (unfinished) and haven't found it.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

NickyWithNook · 06-04-2015, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crossi

A book that may have been a readers Digest book from 40 years ago.
It was about 3 children on vacation with their parents. Something happened and their parents went missing. They overheard the childrens protective people talking about putting them into foster care. They decided to run away and make their own way home avoiding the authorities. On the way they picked up 3 pets. A dog, a goose and I think a donkey. When they got home their parents were waiting.

I'm trying to remember what pets the kids had in The Boxcar Children. I remember a dog anyway.

Dazrin · 06-15-2015, 12:53 PM

My wife is looking for a book she read in elementary school (mid-80s) about a young girl named Phoebe during the American Revolution. She thinks the title contains the girl's name but isn't sure. She did find "Phoebe the Spy" but doesn't think that is the right book. Any thoughts?

05-22-2015, 02:11 PM	#847
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." is just SUCH a big meme, that I was sure you were joking about not recognizing it! But I've only seen the movie. I have the ebook. I really really need to go read it! (Well, and besides, I run in circles where "Princess Bride" is everybody's favorite movie of all times!) Last edited by badgoodDeb; 05-22-2015 at 02:14 PM.

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05-21-2015, 10:58 PM	#841
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Never mind. What an idiot I am. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...36#post2050836

05-22-2015, 12:02 AM	#842
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,730 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	I totally thought you were joking and wanting to see what sort of responses you could reel in.

05-22-2015, 04:50 AM	#843
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've not read the book, but the film version has the best sword fight I've ever seen in any film!

05-22-2015, 07:36 AM	#844
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	I read the book recently and found it very good. And of course the movie is a classic!

05-22-2015, 10:20 AM	#846
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Yeah, I read the book, saw the movie, and even moderated the discussion, but you see so many of these "Help me find my [child/daughter/etc.]" things on Facebook that I initially thought it was intended to be a serious posting, and that's what threw me. I feel like a politician who just finished quoting The Onion to back up their facts and figures. In my defense, that was 160 books ago.

05-22-2015, 02:30 PM	#848
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Thanks DiapDealer .... I just ordered the "As You Wish" book. That's a must have, for me!

05-22-2015, 02:48 PM	#851
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Hmmm -- I ordered it in hardback, so I could see the pictures better, and could pass it around. Can one get audiobooks to match a hardback?

06-01-2015, 08:54 PM	#853
John K Reader Posts: 266 Karma: 13465550 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle DXG, Kobo Forma	I'm looking for the first book that I abandoned. Published before 1975. Humanity has populated the stars; thousands of worlds, maybe hundreds of thousands. There is a central government for all this with a top man/woman leader. I don't remember if it's an empire or democracy or what but there is a long established political elite. There is a prediction of some kind that the next leader will come from outside the usual channels. I'm thinking a backwoods world. I don't think the current leader was all that concerned but the "powers behind the throne" decided to try to locate this person and do something about it. I was bored to tears with all the political wheeling dealing and then the scene changes to a much more interesting backwoods world. I think it opens with a man shoeing horses. I got the impression of an Amish level technology. It turns out that this world was settled fairly early in mankind's expansion as an experiment. The colony ship was populated 100% with geniuses. The typical work week might be two days working on a farm, a day teaching advanced astrophysics at the university and a couple of days in the lab expanding knowledge way beyond anything the rest of humanity is aware of. I might be remembering my own opinion, but I think they were maintaining a low profile to avoid all those boring bureaucrats. At any rate, the story leaves that world and I was disappointed enough to drop the book. In the trash. I thought it might be part of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series but I've read the preludes and up to Foundation and Earth (unfinished) and haven't found it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

06-15-2015, 12:53 PM	#855
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,730 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	My wife is looking for a book she read in elementary school (mid-80s) about a young girl named Phoebe during the American Revolution. She thinks the title contains the girl's name but isn't sure. She did find "Phoebe the Spy" but doesn't think that is the right book. Any thoughts?

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