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Hi Maria,
Are Bentley and Jim Mackin New York Historical Society moderators?
The reason I ask is that I don't see any other readers on this board.
Bentley is doing a marvelous job keeping interest in the books.
I'm enjoying THE LONGEST WINTER.
"Wagner's music is better than it sounds." Mark Twain
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Jim Mackin is our moderator for this board.
Jim is also a volunteer with the New-York Historical Society.
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Hi Maria,
Are Bentley and Jim Mackin New York Historical Society moderators?
The reason I ask is that I don't see any other readers on this board.
Bentley is doing a marvelous job keeping interest in the books.
I'm enjoying THE LONGEST WINTER.
IBIS..you are making me laugh tonight.
I am just a diligent reader who wanted to read more history so here I am.
Thank you. I really am learning a lot and in reading these accounts they certainly put things in perspective in anybody's life (the problems that these poor folks had and endured versus what we are facing).
Thanks for the praise..but I am so glad that are you are reading the book as well.
I know that there are some who received their books late.
So I hope they join in when they catch up.
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Bentley, I am proceeding at a snail's pace.
I love David Halberstam's writing.
But I'm combing slowly through his prose.
I'm used to a faster reading pace because my reading diet is primarily fiction.
But with this, I need to consciously slow down and savor the details.
I'm only onto Chapter 2...
I will continue to add my small input as I get more under my belt.
"Wagner's music is better than it sounds." Mark Twain
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Bentley, I am proceeding at a snail's pace.
I love David Halberstam's writing.
But I'm combing slowly through his prose.
I'm used to a faster reading pace because my reading diet is primarily fiction.
But with this, I need to consciously slow down and savor the details.
I'm only onto Chapter 2...
I will continue to add my small input as I get more under my belt.
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IBIS and Bentley - I suspect my pace is the same as you both.
I was lucky to have large blocks of time in going to a Society for Industrial Archeology conference in Ely, Nevada.
I've only started marginal notes (in books that I own) about two years ago.
But this is offset by my nasty habit of reading a number of books at the same time.
Bentley - you taught us how to organize our discussion.
By using different threads for different sections of the books, discussions can proceed regardless of how far along each of us are.
Much thanks.
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IBIS and Bentley - I suspect my pace is the same as you both.
I was lucky to have large blocks of time in going to a Society for Industrial Archeology conference in Ely, Nevada.
I've only started marginal notes (in books that I own) about two years ago.
But this is offset by my nasty habit of reading a number of books at the same time.
Bentley - you taught us how to organize our discussion.
By using different threads for different sections of the books, discussions can proceed regardless of how far along each of us are.
Much thanks.
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I also have the bad habit of reading multiple books at the same time.
Jim, Bentley -- Since when is that such a bad habit?
Is there any other way to live?
LOL!
Pepper
"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved!
That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.
It is the one thing we are interested in here." -- Leo Tolstoy
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I agree about the bad habit of reading more than one book at the same time.
It's like watching the first ten minutes of a movie, stopping and then putting a different one.
Then doing the same over and over.
You won't get the same experience you would if you'd devoted your time to the one book.
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I agree about the bad habit of reading more than one book at the same time.
It's like watching the first ten minutes of a movie, stopping and then putting a different one.
Then doing the same over and over.
You won't get the same experience you would if you'd devoted your time to the one book.
I see your point;
But I think of myself as a puppy with three different great treats in front of me...you sort of want to partake of all of them at the same time even though one of the experiences could have been savored.
You are right vagabonder.
Why be in such a rush?
However, I understand Peppermill's philosophy too because I am constantly guilty of it.
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It is wonderful to immerse yourself in a great book, especially a difficult one that requires a lot of time to process.
When I was in my biography phase I'd sometimes read several at once.
When I was done, they'd all mesh in my mind.
I couldn't remember who had done what.
Kind of funny, really.
Sometimes you just need a break.
I can't read a difficult book to get to sleep at night.
If I can manage it's nice to have a kind of "bedtime story" book that is light and easy to read when I'm tired.
Books have different purposes, some stimulate and some relax.
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It is wonderful to immerse yourself in a great book, especially a difficult one that requires a lot of time to process.
When I was in my biography phase I'd sometimes read several at once.
When I was done, they'd all mesh in my mind.
I couldn't remember who had done what.
Kind of funny, really.
Sometimes you just need a break.
I can't read a difficult book to get to sleep at night.
If I can manage it's nice to have a kind of "bedtime story" book that is light and easy to read when I'm tired.
Books have different purposes, some stimulate and some relax.
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It is wonderful to immerse yourself in a great book, especially a difficult one that requires a lot of time to process.
When I was in my biography phase I'd sometimes read several at once.
When I was done, they'd all mesh in my mind.
I couldn't remember who had done what.
Kind of funny, really.
Sometimes you just need a break.
I can't read a difficult book to get to sleep at night.
If I can manage it's nice to have a kind of "bedtime story" book that is light and easy to read when I'm tired.
Books have different purposes, some stimulate and some relax.
I can only make it through reading several different types of books at one time.
I equate books to food- some are very rich and meant to be savored and some are "junk food" where it doesn't matter if your mind wanders.
Mostly, I read during my commute and some titles just don't survive the distractions of the bus.
However, some fun mysteries don't provide the rich experience I need on a dreary weekend afternoon with time stretching out before me.
Oldesq
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It is wonderful to immerse yourself in a great book, especially a difficult one that requires a lot of time to process.
When I was in my biography phase I'd sometimes read several at once.
When I was done, they'd all mesh in my mind.
I couldn't remember who had done what.
Kind of funny, really.
Sometimes you just need a break.
I can't read a difficult book to get to sleep at night.
If I can manage it's nice to have a kind of "bedtime story" book that is light and easy to read when I'm tired.
Books have different purposes, some stimulate and some relax.
I can only make it through reading several different types of books at one time.
I equate books to food- some are very rich and meant to be savored and some are "junk food" where it doesn't matter if your mind wanders.
Mostly, I read during my commute and some titles just don't survive the distractions of the bus.
However, some fun mysteries don't provide the rich experience I need on a dreary weekend afternoon with time stretching out before me.
Oldesq I LOVE the food analogy!
Yes, some books nourish better than others and sometimes we have to push ourselves to eat our spinach and feel so much better afterwards.
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I am new to the history book club.
What are you reading for July 2008?
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i am new to the history book club.
What are you reading for July 2008?
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Reading more than one book at a time doesn't seem like a nasty habit to me.
To borrow the food analogy (sort of) , sometimes I feel like a nut, sometimes I don't.
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I am reading "Ida: A Sword Among Lions" by Paula J Giddings.
It's a biography of Ida Wells-Barnett, and I'm enjoying it.
I am super-sorry that I missed Giddings talk at the New York Historical Society.
I tried to get there.
It just didn't happen.
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Reading more than one book at a time doesn't seem like a nasty habit to me.
To borrow the food analogy (sort of) , sometimes I feel like a nut, sometimes I don't.
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