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[Superlucky]

Originally Posted by aeoro

Off topic...Could anyone recommend any other survival stories? I don't care if its in the woods, on an island, in the dessert, or at sea, I just love these types of stories and would love to find more.

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

[Verencat]

Originally Posted by aeoro

Just started reading "Nation" by Terry Pratchett. The first book on my 600!

Off topic...Could anyone recommend any other survival stories? I don't care if its in the woods, on an island, in the dessert, or at sea, I just love these types of stories and would love to find more.

Congrats on the 600!

I'd suggest Alive, by Piers Paul Read, but you probably heard of it before. I read it when I was 13 and really impressionable, and I got so obsessed by that book that I've read it at least 20 times, and wrote all the characters date of birth in my agenda, and mourned on death anniversaries...yeah, I was a freak in high school, I know...

[BenG]

Originally Posted by aeoro

Just started reading "Nation" by Terry Pratchett. The first book on my 600!

Off topic...Could anyone recommend any other survival stories? I don't care if its in the woods, on an island, in the dessert, or at sea, I just love these types of stories and would love to find more.

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (It was made into a movie)
In the Heart of the Sea:The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex) by Nathaniel Philbrick
Shackleton by Roland Huntford

[Sparrow]

Originally Posted by BenG

Shackleton by Roland Huntford

Great story, great book!

A few years ago Shackleton was adopted as a role-model by management consultants (back when companies had money to burn ). It was just a fad, and rather dispespectful imho - we didn't get any managers of Shackleton's calibre where I work, sadly.

Kenneth Brannagh played Shackleton in a made-for-TV dramatisation modestly entitled "Shackleton - The Greatest Survival Story of All Time" - available on DVD, and better than it's title .

[zerospinboson]

Actually, I just finished this anthology of Chekhov's short novels, which was wonderful to read. Entertaining, subtle stories that mostly haven't aged. I got them as a (belated) bday present, and finished about a story per day (along with my normal reading). While I didn't particularly care for the first story (The Steppe), the rest were marvellously entertaining, even if the latter few still took a few pages to really get going. How I wish Everyman and RH would digitalize their titles. Still, the HCs are pretty enough.

[lilac_jive]

Originally Posted by BenG

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (It was made into a movie)
In the Heart of the Sea:The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex) by Nathaniel Philbrick
Shackleton by Roland Huntford

Two big exclamation points for Into Thin Air and In the Heart of the Sea. Both fantastic books.

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by BenG

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson (It was made into a movie)

Both of these are brilliant

[aeoro]

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll definitely check them out.

Just read some stories from Just After Sunset by Stephen King. Great stuff!

[Idoine]

Finished "Blood Bound", and then read "Iron Kissed" in one time !
I had to buy "Bone Crossed", despite the high price...
And I bought "The Hob's Bargain" too !

[Dylrob]

Originally Posted by Idoine

Finished "Blood Bound", and then read "Iron Kissed" in one time !
I had to buy "Bone Crossed", despite the high price...

I love that series! It's killing me that Silver Borne won't be out until late next March.

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by aeoro

Off topic...Could anyone recommend any other survival stories? I don't care if its in the woods, on an island, in the dessert, or at sea, I just love these types of stories and would love to find more.

Ernest Shackleton's "South!" is now in the MR upload section. His ship, the Endurance, breaks up. He has men marooned all over the place. But after a heroic voyage in an open boat to South Georgia, and a walk across the island, they all get saved.

We've also got Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe".

[lilac_jive]

Originally Posted by Patricia

Ernest Shackleton's "South!" is now in the MR upload section. His ship, the Endurance, breaks up. He has men marooned all over the place. But after a heroic voyage in an open boat to South Georgia, and a walk across the island, they all get saved.

We've also got Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe".

I already downloaded this I'm so excited!

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by zerospinboson

Actually, I just finished this anthology of Chekhov's short novels, which was wonderful to read. Entertaining, subtle stories that mostly haven't aged. I got them as a (belated) bday present, and finished about a story per day (along with my normal reading). While I didn't particularly care for the first story (The Steppe), the rest were marvellously entertaining, even if the latter few still took a few pages to really get going. How I wish Everyman and RH would digitalize their titles. Still, the HCs are pretty enough.

I hadn't thought to look for any Chekhov before you reminded me with your post (read 'The Kiss' years ago and it was one of those light bulb-turned-on-in-a-darkened room moments for me)

There's a collection on Feedbooks including 'The Steppe' but it's not brilliantly put together (Chapter headings instead of Story Headings). And I think 'The Kiss' is available on Gutenberg too. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3810

[benham]

Black Echo by Michael Connelly- for about the 4th time!

[zerospinboson]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

I hadn't thought to look for any Chekhov before you reminded me with your post (read 'The Kiss' years ago and it was one of those light bulb-turned-on-in-a-darkened room moments for me)

There's a collection on Feedbooks including 'The Steppe' but it's not brilliantly put together (Chapter headings instead of Story Headings). And I think 'The Kiss' is available on Gutenberg too. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3810

Yes, well. It's my considered opinion that Pevear&Volokhonsky's translations are vastly preferable to (especially) Constance Garnett's translations. (What with her Russians sounding like - especially chaste - Victorians.)
And even if you don't like the Everyman's HCs (I try to get them whenever their translation - I mostly read Gogol/Dostoevsky/Chekhov/Stendhal atm - hasn't been superseded by a better one), the paperbacks of the same translations are usually sold through Vintage for about half the HC price; especially worthwhile being their translation of Notes from Underground.