I have received 10 books so far for Christmas. Considering that I already have more than that in my vacation knapsack, this could get interesting.
First, Miriam Coffin or The Whaling - Fisherman: A Nantucket Novel by Joseph F. Hart
"But, as Nathaniel Philbrick explains in a new introduction, Miriam Coffin is not only a good read, it's also a treasure trove of important historical information." Based on the real life exploits of a notorious Tory whaling merchant Kezia Coffin (ycmtsu).
American Sniper by Navy Seal Chris Kyle. One shot, one kill. 150 confirmed. "Jaw dropping " ... Chicago Sun Times
Fort Reno Or, Picturesque "Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Army life before the opening of Oklahoma." I knew this would turn you on.
The Men Who United The States: America's Explorers, Inventors, and Mavericks
Noel & Cole: Cole Porter and Noel Coward
Company of Heroes - Harry Carey Jr.'s stories of working for the John Ford/John Wayne movie company. Think: Monument Valley Stagecoach, The Searchers, and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon.
Birds of Mexico and Central America. Costa Rica and Belize had hundreds. Isla Mujeres has pelicanos, ravens who land on empty tables and eat the sugar packs and never the fake stuff. Frigates flocking. No parrots that Jimmy Buffet said he saw. Not a whole lot of birds, eight miles out in the blue water.
Cuba - We were going from Isla Mujeres but had a change of heart. A $2,000 fine will change your mind, plus the thought of flying on a Cuban plane was scary. They still have our 1950 cars, so what are their planes like?
The Company that They Kept - Famous writers on unforgettable famous writer friendships.
The Queen Bee of Tuscany - Janet Ross facts. Born to an influential family in Victorian England among luminaries such as Dickens and Thackeray. Married at 18 and went to live in Egypt where for 6 years she wrote for the London Times, hobnobbed with builders of the Suez Canal, and humiliated pashas in horse races. In 1868 she moved to Florence where she spent the remaining 60 years of her life. Sounds OK
And finally, maybe, Five People Who Died During Sex by Karl Shaw. I will keep you posted on this one and hope that you are not a chapter in it.
In other newzz .......
TODAY Sandy and I drove out to Saquish and the Gurnet by way of Duxbury Beach and bridge. We saw three SNOWY OWLS. Neither of us had ever seen even one before.
Barb and John Cerri saw this beauty up at Plum Island last week.
Thanks for listening,
Don Tocino
Oh !! and I have three on my Kindle.
mil de gracias ( a thousand thanks )
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