Today's Sleestak Sunday features a 'Stak and a stack of books.
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| Sleestak with stack of books |
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| "It's a doggy-dog world out there" |
- Lovecraft at Last by Willis Conover. Contains a letter-writing exchange between the horror great and a fan. Very interesting. Lovecraft wrote letters better than just about anything else he wrote, and better than just about anyone else.
- Atari Basic. Error code 1 means power not on.
- The Sioux by Guy E Gibbon. The Dakota and Lakota Nations. What about the Nakota? Yes, they really do exist.
- Keewaydinoquay. Stories from m Youth by Keewaydinoquay Peschel. I love that name. It means Woman of the Northwest Wind in the Odawa language (also Giiwedinokwe).
- The Old Gods by Patrick Logan. Interesting book about mythical creatures of northwestern Europe.
- Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly. Yes, a serious history book about pirates. Arrrr!
- So You Wanna Be a Pirate? Here's How by the creators of International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Again: Arrr!
- The Great Dirigibles: Their Triumphs and Disasters by John Toland. Everyone knows about the famous non-bloviating Zeppelin, the Hindenburg. And yes, zeppelin history is indeed that disastrous.
- The Devil's Horsemen by James Chambers. An excellent book on the Mongols and their influence on history. Yes, some of it is positive.
- Aaron's Crossing by Linda Alice Dewey. A ghost story. But I have not read it yet.
- The Pawnee Indians by George E. Hyde. Is this another pirate book? The Pawnee have been derided by some as the "Pirates of the Plains".
- Happy Days by Les Biederman. A life spent in radio and public service.
- Atlantis: The Autobiography of a Search by Robert Ferro and Michael Grumley. Soon enough. Google search will be powerful enough to find Atlantis, the Lost Ark, and my car keys. Until then, we have books like this.
- A Postcard Journey Along the Upper Mississippi by Robert Stumm. Many interesting views.
- The Land of the Crooked Tree by U. P..Hedrick Excellent book about life in the area of Emmet County, Michigan, in old days.
- Cursed by the Wind by J.L. Fredrick An excellent novel of the Sea Wing disaster
- The Sea Wing Disaster by Frederick Johnson. A factual account of the Sea Wing disaster.in Lake Pepin.
- Dragons of Fantasy by Anne C. Petty. As opposed to, say, the Dragons of Reality. This book was written before the Harry Potter books and the "How to Train Your Dragon" movie, so I am sure there are many interesting dragon breeds that aren't in it. Nor is Pepie the Lake Pepin Monster, but.... some think that one is real.
- Trempealeau Mountain, a novel by George Henry Willlett. It is about this place.
- Historic Lifestyles in the Upper Mississippi Valley by John Wozniak A book of scholarly essays
- The Many Lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media by Roberta E. Pearson and William Uricchio. A book of very scholarly essays about the Caped Crusader.
- Words to the Wise by Michael Sheehan. Professor Sheehan is a superhero of the English language. He doesn't wear a cape, but he could probably tell you the origin of the word "cape".
- On the Lamb in a Doggy-Dog World also by Michael Sheehan. I am always reminded of the great line by Norm from Cheers, in which he said: "It's a dog eat dog world, Woody and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear."
- On Writing Well by William Zinnser. Because we all need to be able to write as well as Professor Sheehan.
Well, that's one bookshelf. With a stak, er stack of books. Has anyone read any of these? Questions on any of them? What's on your shelf?
12 comments:
On Writing Well is the only one I've read. This is a favorite of my wife and we have, I think, four copies. Every five years they seem to release a new edition so she buys it.
And I am so jealous of that sleestak. Nice.
Jealous of him for being sandwiched between Lovecraft and Atari?
Alas, have read none of the stak.
But am familiar with Mr. Bloviating
Zeppelin..though polar poltical
opposites, we share an interest
in railroading the Donner Pass in
winter. I'm still looking for the
book 'Navigating Winona For Dummies'....
I've been meaning to ask the Bloviator where he hot his avatar/icon/etc.
I suppose a book on Navigating Winona might be co-authored by Johnny Depp and Matt Damon.
I've read SEVERAL from your list today, dmarks--KEEWAYDINOQUAY; AARON'S CROSSING; WORDS TO THE WISE; ON THE LAMB; LAND OF THE CROOKED TREE--all those for sure. Possibly others but don't recall the titles well enough to say.
Last night I couldn't sleep and stayed up and read a complete novel by Hamlin Garland, THE EAGLE'S HEART. Am sorry to report it was absolutely terrible, one of the worst novels I've ever read, which was very disappointing to me since I loved his memoir. And what was the name of that? Do you remember?
Oddly enough the only one on your shelf that I have read is "On Writing Well". But what an interesting list. I like a wide variety of subjects and genre.
I don't really have a bookshelf here. How is that possible? My husband does, but I have not lived here long.
I am currently reading "The Black Company" series by Glen Cook. A fantasy series that seems to blend samurai mythology, magic and the histories / travels of a mercenary group. Its very different. The first three books are written as if told by the company's historian.
P.S. I would love to read the Lovecraft book. I have read some of his letters, but not those that I am aware of... sound right up my alley.
PJ: I have read about Hamlin's Middle Border books, about, I believe, the La Crosse area, but I have never read any of his.
And I was fortunate enough to have spent some time with Kee before she passed.
And a reminder not to miss the Gene Simmons Sleestak over at Gothridge Manor.
If it had been a Richard Simmons Sleestak instead, I would not have mentioned it.
I have always enjoyed your slice of Americana. In all the years that I have lived there, yours do represent a facet that I have seldom seen.
What a great 'stak of books! I have not read any of them, but each one looks like it would contain some element that would tempt me. You have very eclectic tastes.
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