Book Recommendation

[GP1]

The Lost City of Z is the best book I have read in a long time. Buy it and you won't be sorry. As good as if not better than Undaunted Courage.

The book is so good it received a glowing review from Michiko Kakutani of The NY Times. Kakutani almost always gives books poor reviews so when a good review is issued, it is a must read.

Good books are hard to come by these days because our society is becoming so stupid that we can't handle difficult reading or anything that is slightly interesting. Bookstore visits have recently become almost depressing for the Great GP1, but I am feeling better after reading this book.

[zen]

The Lost City of Z is the best book I have read in a long time. Buy it and you won't be sorry. As good as if not better than Undaunted Courage.

The book is so good it received a glowing review from Michiko Kakutani of The NY Times. Kakutani almost always gives books poor reviews so when a good review is issued, it is a must read.

Good books are hard to come by these days because our society is becoming so stupid that we can't handle difficult reading or anything that is slightly interesting. Bookstore visits have recently become almost depressing for the Great GP1, but I am feeling better after reading this book.

thanx, I'm going to order it

[Z.I.P.]

The Lost City of Z is the best book I have read in a long time. Buy it and you won't be sorry. As good as if not better than Undaunted Courage.

The book is so good it received a glowing review from Michiko Kakutani of The NY Times. Kakutani almost always gives books poor reviews so when a good review is issued, it is a must read.

Good books are hard to come by these days because our society is becoming so stupid that we can't handle difficult reading or anything that is slightly interesting. Bookstore visits have recently become almost depressing for the Great GP1, but I am feeling better after reading this book.

Read it quick, before Brad Pitt ruins it!

[cornbread]

Good books are hard to come by these days because our society is becoming so stupid that we can't handle difficult reading or anything that is slightly interesting. Bookstore visits have recently become almost depressing for the Great GP1, but I am feeling better after reading this book.

Not so dumb.

[GoZips]

Well, I don't really know about or care about some mystical lost civilization in the Amazon.

I grew up with the book the The Lost Continent of Mu. Scary read for a ten year old.

As for reading a book recommended by a New York Times critic does not impress me

in the least. How about reading a book that was the NYT's number one best seller in 2009

and was NEVER reviewed by the NYT?

Sorry, but, The Lost City of Z does not send thrills up my leg.

What book was the 2009 NYT best seller and NEVER given a book review by the (sic)

lofty NYT? It is Conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny.

NYT never reviewed this best seller, but a number of critics did on both the "left" and

the "right". The reviews were, frankly, quite predictable. Reviews can not refute the truth of

Levin's remarks.

Liberty and Tyranny is a must read for any one under the age of seventy. Unfortunately,

Liberals lack the gonads to face the hard, cold truth Levin presents.

Oh, and to be fair (some thing forever lacking in a Liberal) here is a Liberal review ....

From Publishers Weekly

Conservative talk show host Levin launches a somewhat rambling indictment of liberalism in this book that pillories liberals for undermining the Constitution and individual freedoms. In a series of screeds, the author rails against the expected bogeymen (big government, big spending, environmentalism) and argues that conservative values are the surest prophylactic against what he regards as an increasingly tyrannical American government. Adam Grupper proves to be the ideal reader for the material; his calm and measured tone remains steady even as Levin's critiques reach their shrillest pitch. His unruffled delivery grounds the occasional bursts of hysteria, and his matter-of-fact newscaster's delivery buttresses Levin's argument. Listeners on any end of the spectrum will appreciate the efficiency of Grupper's reading.

[GP1]

Well, I don't really know about or care about some mystical lost civilization in the Amazon.

Sorry, but, The Lost City of Z does not send thrills up my leg.

It isn't about a lost civilization. It is about Fawcett's obsession with exploration, the mapping of South America and the history of exploring that region in the early 20th Century. It is a historical book similar to Undaunted Courage about the Lewis and Clark mapping of the Louisiana Purchase.

I hope everyone else out there isn't so closed minded that they won't read this book because the NY Times did not review Levin's book. Levin gets more out of them not reviewing it than reviewing it.

[GP1]

Good books are hard to come by these days because our society is becoming so stupid that we can't handle difficult reading or anything that is slightly interesting. Bookstore visits have recently become almost depressing for the Great GP1, but I am feeling better after reading this book.

Not so dumb.

Our society has become so stupid that really, really, really stupid courtroom programs, Springer and Maurey in the afternoon are displacing really, really stupid programs such as soap operas.

If we aren't getting more stupid, how do you explain George W Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, etc?

[Dr Z]

It is about Fawcett's obsession with exploration, the mapping of South America and the history of exploring that region in the early 20th Century. It is a historical book similar to Undaunted Courage about the Lewis and Clark mapping of the Louisiana Purchase.

Sounds interesting to me, one of the few things I enjoyed on tv in the last year was on History Channel. Four modern day explorers take the same route through Africa as Stanley may have followed to find Livingstone. They did it in 30 days. I forget what it was called. Maybe Expedition Africa. I still have your last suggestion to read. Plan on doing so at the end of this month when I take a mini vaca to Long Island.

[cornbread]

@GoZips

Why dont you tell us how you really feel?

[cornbread]

Good books are hard to come by these days because our society is becoming so stupid that we can't handle difficult reading or anything that is slightly interesting. Bookstore visits have recently become almost depressing for the Great GP1, but I am feeling better after reading this book.

Not so dumb.

Our society has become so stupid that really, really, really stupid courtroom programs, Springer and Maurey in the afternoon are displacing really, really stupid programs such as soap operas.

If we aren't getting more stupid, how do you explain George W Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, etc?

Every generation has ill-informed notions about following generations. This one coming up now is very competent. I think the poor programming is more a result of the fragmentation of media than actual view decisions.

This generation teethed on video game controllers and can multitask 3 times better when compared outside their group. They think video games can be an artform and create more (im, email, blogs, etc) in a year than previous generations did in a life time.

Good and bad will come of it. Everything Zen. Liberals will rule the Earth (made that last one up for GP1 and GoZips)

[GP1]

It is about Fawcett's obsession with exploration, the mapping of South America and the history of exploring that region in the early 20th Century. It is a historical book similar to Undaunted Courage about the Lewis and Clark mapping of the Louisiana Purchase.

Sounds interesting to me, one of the few things I enjoyed on tv in the last year was on History Channel. Four modern day explorers take the same route through Africa as Stanley may have followed to find Livingstone. They did it in 30 days. I forget what it was called. Maybe Expedition Africa. I still have your last suggestion to read. Plan on doing so at the end of this month when I take a mini vaca to Long Island.

You'll love it. Read Undaunted Courage as well.

The primary mission of Lewis and Clark was to map the northwest because the treaty between the US and what is now Canada outlined the northern border that was dependant on the beginnings of rivers which were unknown. Fawcett's first mission was to map unknown areas of South America as many countries didn't know where their country bordered their neighbor. Similar missions, different times.

There is an interesting thread in exploration that ties it all together. Many people are actually driven insane while exploring. Meriwether Lewis was largely depressed on their trip and blew his brains out in Kentucky on his way to DC to explain to Jefferson why his book was not completed. Fawcett was obsessed with his trip to the point it made him almost insane during the trips and he took such risks as to be suicidal. Recently, a Russian scientest had to be removed from their space station because the seclusion was driving him insane (they could hear him talking to himself over the radio).

[GP1]

Liberals will rule the Earth (made that last one up for GP1 and GoZips)

From all I can tell, they will only rule Congress for another six months and the White House for another two years.

[cornbread]

Liberals will rule the Earth (made that last one up for GP1 and GoZips)

From all I can tell, they will only rule Congress for another six months and the White House for another two years.

touche

[GoZips]

If we aren't getting more stupid, how do you explain George W Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, etc?

You forgot Ron Paul.

[GP1]

If we aren't getting more stupid, how do you explain George W Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, etc?

You forgot Ron Paul.

Ron or Rand Paul?

[GoZips]

If we aren't getting more stupid, how do you explain George W Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, etc?

You forgot Ron Paul.

Ron or Rand Paul?

Did I not write RON Paul?

Actually, his son seems to have his own head screwed on a good bit straighter than his wack job Dad.

[GP1]

If we aren't getting more stupid, how do you explain George W Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, etc?

You forgot Ron Paul.

Ron or Rand Paul?

Did I not write RON Paul?

Actually, his son seems to have his own head screwed on a good bit straighter than his wack job Dad.

Ron Paul is a smart man and a true Libertarian. The best part of Rand Paul ran down his dad's leg.