Unfortunately, I will not be able to include my yearly James Lee Burke fix. For the first time in years, he's late (although only by a week). Ah, well. We'll have to catch Pegasus Descending the following week or so.
- Straight Man by Richard Russo
- Rainbow's End by Vernor Vinge
- Queen of the South by Arturo Perez-Reverte
- The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
More of a column than a blog. And very little about pirates, really. This be the blog of Randal T. Murray (No, the "T" does not stand for "Tiberius", no matter what you may have heard).
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Stack o books for the beech
On Friday we head off for our yearly vacation on Cape Hatteras and I have my stack of books ready to go. This year's includes:
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Avast there, Matey!
Sitting here in my home office, if I turn to my left I see a shelf full of books on this list. When did I become a fan of sea books?
Well, O'Brian cinched it, but I've always been nuts over a great tale - and the ones on this list certainly are crackerjack ones!
Bookmarks Magazine: 101 Crackerjack Sea Books
Well, O'Brian cinched it, but I've always been nuts over a great tale - and the ones on this list certainly are crackerjack ones!
Bookmarks Magazine: 101 Crackerjack Sea Books