It was mentioned earlier in the thread. I started reading it a long time ago but got disinterested about 1/3 through. Maybe will try again.
What are you reading?
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You may enjoy The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. Takes four different meals and traces them back to their roots so to speak.
Picked up Rebel with a Cause at 1/2 price books yesterday. Always found the Jerry Tarkanian battles with the NCAA interesting.
I liked “ In the Garden of the Beasts”. Reading “Centerville A Mid-American Saga”. surprisingly good. Very well researched and written. Never thought I would read a 500 page book on Southeast Iowa.
Likely free eBooks and Audiobooks there, too! Don't give your money to Amazon.
I don't mind ordering from Amazon if not available at the library, and I really want to read it. However, it is a last resort. In the mean-time, I do try to concentrate on what is available at the Public Library. Unbelievable what is available.
And don't forget that your friendly local librarian would like to hear of titles you want that they don't have. They may even purchase them based on your suggestion.
I refuse to buy books from Amazon. I typically buy from Dog Eared Books in Ames. I like going into small bookstores.
I’ve been sporadic with “booking” lately … I consumed “The Nineties: A Book” (Chuck Klosterman) earlier this year. Didn’t commit to anything since, until a couple of weeks ago, these are in-progress.
- “Theft By Finding: Dairies (1977-2002),” David Sedaris.
- “The Beatles Are Coming: The Birth of Beatlemania in America.” (Courtesy copy from @MeanDean)
How was The Nineties? I read Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs by Klosterman years ago and enjoyed it. I also love all things nineties so sounds like something I’d like.
I recommend it, especially if you embrace '90s-related stuff -- it's a worthy addition to the mix.
Micro-review/overview:
- It isn't a definitive overview of the decade, only a slice of it, and he tries to approach it by describing what it was like as it was happening, instead of retrospective analysis (even so, you can feel nostalgia if you were "there" and it's impossible to look back and completely ignore what happened since).
- His definition of "the '90s" begins ca. "Nevermind" and ends w/ 9/11, not 1990-99 ... timeline fits with the themes he explores.
- Although he has released numerous NF books since Sex-Drugs-CC, if you liked his writing style for that, it has remained consistent, so "readability" factor is likely to appeal to you.
A little over halfway through Devil in the White City (liking it so far) and just bought part 2 of the Conquering Tide- Pacific War trilogy and Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant (just saw a social media post about the latter from the History Channel and it sounded worthwhile).
