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HomeInMyShoes · 10-13-2015, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Sounds interesting, but not available in the US.

Really?

Finding Davey

pilotbob · 10-13-2015, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Really?

Finding Davey

that's only Hard Cover and Paperback from what I see.

wayspooled · 10-13-2015, 12:58 PM

Well I yakked so much about WoT last week, I've had to start rereading it with book 01.

But last couple of weeks I read:

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr (Pulitzer Finalist)

Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir - Linda Ronstadt biography (It's not some tell-all, it's childhood and music career pretty much. I loved it.)

Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel - Carl Safina (really really good)

:P

CRussel · 10-13-2015, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

What a nuisance. It really is an excellent book.

I agree, it sounded interesting. And I've enjoyed Gash's Lovejoy books when I first read them years and years ago, even though Lovejoy is a bit too much of a misogynist for me.

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Really?

Finding Davey

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

that's only Hard Cover and Paperback from what I see.

Correct. No Kindle version. I should have been clearer - I don't read pbooks any more except for the occasional computer book that I use as a reference when writing a script. And even that less often.

Dngrsone · 10-13-2015, 04:37 PM

Finished Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children in dead-tree format.

Picked up the second book in the series in ebook format.

I have Ancillary Mercy in paper to read as well.

covingtoncat73 · 10-14-2015, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

Finished Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children in dead-tree format.

Picked up the second book in the series in ebook format.

I have Ancillary Mercy in paper to read as well.

I enjoyed those!

I am currently 1/2 through the latest Margaret Atwood, The Heart Goes Last. It is quite an engrossing read so far.

Dngrsone · 10-15-2015, 08:45 AM

Finished Ancillary Mercy. Looking at maybe The Girl with All the Gifts, but there are aeveral I want to read next... won't know until I get there, I guess.

HarryT · 10-15-2015, 08:51 AM

Just finished "Midnight at the Well of Souls" by Jack L. Chalker, which I bought from Baen in 2002. This regularly makes lists of "the best SF novels" and it's easy to see why. Excellent SF.

wayspooled · 10-15-2015, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Just finished "Midnight at the Well of Souls" by Jack L. Chalker, which I bought from Baen in 2002. This regularly makes lists of "the best SF novels" and it's easy to see why. Excellent SF.

Excellent book! I read the 1st 5 of that 7 book series when they came out around/before 1980. Published by Del Rey.

CRussel · 10-15-2015, 12:01 PM

Finished reading Paula McLain's fictionalized biography of Beryl Markham, Circling the Sun. This was a combined eBook and Audible read, with the Audible version read well by Katharine McEwan.

Over the years, I've read a lot about British East Africa and especially Beryl Markham, with my interest really getting started by the absolutely superb narration of West with the Night done by Donna Peters (real name Wanda McCaddon) that Books on Tape had back in the early '90s. I approached Circling the Sun with a certain amount of skepticism, but ultimately it worked for me and was a solid 4 stars. The narrative stays true to the known facts, and fills in the blanks in a completely believable way. Is it truth? Well, no, probably not. But likely as close as we're going to get without Beryl around to correct us. My one complaint about the book is that there is just too little about the flying. But none the less, definitely recommended, and will no doubt get me to read The Paris Wife, her earlier book about Hadley Richardson, Ernest Hemingway's first wife.

Next up, a quickie -- Welcome Home/Go Away, a Kris Longknife short by Mike Shephard. A fun and light bit of fluff.

HomeInMyShoes · 10-15-2015, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Correct. No Kindle version. I should have been clearer - I don't read pbooks any more except for the occasional computer book that I use as a reference when writing a script. And even that less often.

Okay, what am I missing here? I'm on amazon.com and I can see this Finding Davey as a Kindle edition. Is amazon doing some weird geographic thing and showing me the Canadian availability? I stand to be corrected, but I am seeing this and the page is even telling me "Kindle titles are available for CA customers on Amazon.ca. " with a link to "Continue shopping on the Kindle Store at Amazon.ca."

I'm Internet-dumb on this one.

issybird · 10-15-2015, 12:50 PM

Yeah, not available at Amazon.com from a US perspective/account. Sometimes a tipoff is a weird price where the price has been converted to the putative currency where the book can't be bought.

bfisher · 10-15-2015, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Just finished "Midnight at the Well of Souls" by Jack L. Chalker, which I bought from Baen in 2002. This regularly makes lists of "the best SF novels" and it's easy to see why. Excellent SF.

I read the first books in the series back in the day - #1-#5 all very good, although I remember the first (Midnight At The Well Of Souls) as being the best. Thanks for the reminder, definitely a book that deserves a re-read.

bfisher · 10-15-2015, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by wayspooled

Excellent book! I read the 1st 5 of that 7 book series when they came out around/before 1980. Published by Del Rey.

Del Ray published some of the best sci fi and fantasy in that era. For a while there, the Del Ray logo dominated my bookshelf. Lester Del Ray, besides being a great editor, was also a good writer.

wayspooled · 10-15-2015, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bfisher

Lester Del Ray, besides being a great editor, was also a good writer.

Sure was!

10-13-2015, 12:58 PM	#22923
wayspooled Crab In The Dark Posts: 486 Karma: 2328180 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Tablet PC until a 10" comes out that I like	Well I yakked so much about WoT last week, I've had to start rereading it with book 01. But last couple of weeks I read: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr (Pulitzer Finalist) Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir - Linda Ronstadt biography (It's not some tell-all, it's childhood and music career pretty much. I loved it.) Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel - Carl Safina (really really good) :P Last edited by wayspooled; 10-13-2015 at 01:13 PM.

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Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Finished Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children in dead-tree format. Picked up the second book in the series in ebook format. I have Ancillary Mercy in paper to read as well.

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Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Finished Ancillary Mercy. Looking at maybe The Girl with All the Gifts, but there are aeveral I want to read next... won't know until I get there, I guess.

10-15-2015, 08:51 AM	#22928
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,548 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Just finished "Midnight at the Well of Souls" by Jack L. Chalker, which I bought from Baen in 2002. This regularly makes lists of "the best SF novels" and it's easy to see why. Excellent SF.

10-15-2015, 12:01 PM	#22930
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Finished reading Paula McLain's fictionalized biography of Beryl Markham, *Circling the Sun. This was a combined eBook and Audible read, with the Audible version read well by Katharine McEwan. Over the years, I've read a lot about British East Africa and especially Beryl Markham, with my interest really getting started by the absolutely superb narration of West with the Night* done by Donna Peters (real name Wanda McCaddon) that Books on Tape had back in the early '90s. I approached Circling the Sun with a certain amount of skepticism, but ultimately it worked for me and was a solid 4 stars. The narrative stays true to the known facts, and fills in the blanks in a completely believable way. Is it truth? Well, no, probably not. But likely as close as we're going to get without Beryl around to correct us. My one complaint about the book is that there is just too little about the flying. But none the less, definitely recommended, and will no doubt get me to read *The Paris Wife, her earlier book about Hadley Richardson, Ernest Hemingway's first wife. Next up, a quickie -- Welcome Home/Go Away*, a Kris Longknife short by Mike Shephard. A fun and light bit of fluff.

10-15-2015, 12:50 PM	#22932
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,312 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Yeah, not available at Amazon.com from a US perspective/account. Sometimes a tipoff is a weird price where the price has been converted to the putative currency where the book can't be bought.