CGTNORMANDIE Posted August 27, 2022 #51 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I am an historian with a particular affinity for ocean liners, World War II and American History. I have just completed “THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE” by Erik Larson. This is one of the best biographies of Winston Churchill’s early war years. The research is quite remarkable. For those of you who want to find out what it was like to be the lone person leading the lone country standing against the *** onslaught this is the book to read…truly heroic. It is full of remarkable historic detail. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandwoman Posted September 2, 2022 Author #52 Share Posted September 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, Siena219 said: Since DW reads a book every few days and hags out at the library, she takes one a leaves it and trades it in for a new one , we only go on ships that do have library. I play trivia and games most of the time. What ships still have libraries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 2, 2022 #53 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, islandwoman said: What ships still have libraries? Oceania still does 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeuqdrazil Posted September 3, 2022 #54 Share Posted September 3, 2022 19 hours ago, islandwoman said: What ships still have libraries? All of the Cunard ships have extensive libraries. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okpaddy Posted September 5, 2022 #55 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I would recommend "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara a detailed examination of the Gettysburg battle. I also really enjoy most of Jeff Shaara's books especially "Rise to Rebellion" and "The Glorious Cause" two books about the American revolution. My favorite read list includes "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" Apparently I have a penchant for battle stories... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted September 5, 2022 #56 Share Posted September 5, 2022 16 hours ago, okpaddy said: My favorite read list includes "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" Classics! I have read both, but, it was when I was in high school and college. The Iliad was read in my 4th year Latin class in high school. I enjoyed them both along with Dante's Inferno. I have mean intending to read the other two books of Dante's and have not gotten around to it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandwoman Posted September 12, 2022 Author #57 Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) I'm not going on a "long ocean voyage" just now, but I'm getting ready for a month's trip to Europe, including two cruises. So as it's time to load up my Nook, I turned to this list for ideas. Thank you all for posting (keep them coming 😊 Did I miss anyone's? Here's an updated list: Mark Twain: Innocents Abroad The Source by James Mitchener A book with blank pages, i.e. a journal Anything by James Mitchener "The Winds Of War” by Herman Wouk “The Only Way To Cross” by John Maxtone Graham Jack Reacher book by Lee Childs titled 'Worth Dieing For' one or more novels set in a place where I'll be a book about a place, such as the one about the history of the Tower of Pisa I read before that visit When I am going to be sailing in areas of the ocean where significant maritime events have taken place, I will try to find some books to read when I am in that area. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Books by Brian David Bruns, a former Carnival Cruise Lines crew member. An example of a title: Ship for Brains: This ain't no galley tour. Books by Mark Greaney whose "hero" is a character called "The Gray Man". An example of a title: Agent in Place The Path Between the Seas, the definitive story of the building of the Panama canal. By David McCullough Stephen King's "The Stand" all the books by Daniel Silva The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas historical fiction or mysteries (paperbacks) Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl Heinlein - Future Histories (A compilation of many shorter stories - In sort of a time line sequence) Heinlein -Time Enough for Love Herbert - Dune Tolkien - The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings Trilogy Weber - Off Armageddon Reef War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy. Dune and the Dune Encyclopedia Farmer in the Sky and Have Space Suit Will Travel (kid books) Dragonriders of Pern books by Anne McCaffrey Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean Auel Sisters-In-Law" by Hirshman (about Sandra D. O'Connor & Ruth B. Ginsberg) Historical Book for any ports or regions you visit to better appreciate them "Hawaii" by James Mitchner The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" by Morris Any legal thriller by James Grisham (favorite: The Pelican Brief) Wandering the World with George by Dorothy Grant Hennings Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote New York Times crossword collections John Grisham Outlander by Diana Gabaldon --- BTW it is a super audio book too (great narrator) anything at all by Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve. For a TA going east, anything by Edward Rutherford if you enjoy historical fiction. For Pacific/Asian cruises, then I'd like the historical novels by Janes Clavell travel diaries Ann Rice’s The Witching hour Stephen King’s 11/22/63 Mel Starr - who done it series Marianna Zapata - All Rhodes Lead Here any Travel book by Paul Theroux) Outlander books. Davina Porter (the reader) the Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey 'Innocent Traitor' by Alison Weir Tai Pan" and "Noble House" (in that order) by James Clavell "Sisters-In-Law" by Hirshman (about Sandra D. O'Connor & Ruth B. Ginsberg) “THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE” by Erik Larson The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara "Rise to Rebellion" and "The Glorious Cause" by Jeff Shaara' The Iliad" and "The Odyssey Dante's Inferno Edited September 12, 2022 by islandwoman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctoranna Posted October 25, 2022 #58 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Anything by Ken Follett. I recently finished his Century Trilogy which is set in Europe and the US, spanning the time period from early 20th century through the 1960's. I also like Michener stuff and find that reading a Michener book about an area I am traveling to really gives me a greater understanding ow what I am seeing. I read "Alaska" before going to Alaska, and "Hawaii" before going to Hawaii. For entertaining mysteries, I like Harlan Coben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted October 25, 2022 #59 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/15/2021 at 7:40 AM, gerryuk said: War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is my favorite by Tolstoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaBlossom Posted November 7, 2022 #60 Share Posted November 7, 2022 The Path Between the Seas - a must for those cruising the Panama Canal. Pillars of the Earth Oil and Marble, the stories of Leonardo and Michelangelo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito1 Posted December 11, 2022 #61 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Ayn Rand: Atlas Shruggeded. 1100+ pages. Timeless and incredibly timely. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted January 1, 2023 #62 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Mark Twain: Innocents Abroad The Source by James Mitchener A book with blank pages, i.e. a journal Anything by James Mitchener "The Winds Of War” by Herman Wouk “The Only Way To Cross” by John Maxtone Graham Jack Reacher book by Lee Childs titled 'Worth Dieing For' one or more novels set in a place where I'll be a book about a place, such as the one about the history of the Tower of Pisa I read before that visit When I am going to be sailing in areas of the ocean where significant maritime events have taken place, I will try to find some books to read when I am in that area. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Books by Brian David Bruns, a former Carnival Cruise Lines crew member. An example of a title: Ship for Brains: This ain't no galley tour. Books by Mark Greaney whose "hero" is a character called "The Gray Man". An example of a title: Agent in Place The Path Between the Seas, the definitive story of the building of the Panama canal. By David McCullough Stephen King's "The Stand" all the books by Daniel Silva The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas historical fiction or mysteries (paperbacks) Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl Heinlein - Future Histories (A compilation of many shorter stories - In sort of a time line sequence) Heinlein -Time Enough for Love Herbert - Dune Tolkien - The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings Trilogy Weber - Off Armageddon Reef War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy. Dune and the Dune Encyclopedia Farmer in the Sky and Have Space Suit Will Travel (kid books) Dragonriders of Pern books by Anne McCaffrey Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean Auel Sisters-In-Law" by Hirshman (about Sandra D. O'Connor & Ruth B. Ginsberg) Historical Book for any ports or regions you visit to better appreciate them "Hawaii" by James Mitchner The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" by Morris Any legal thriller by James Grisham (favorite: The Pelican Brief) Wandering the World with George by Dorothy Grant Hennings Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote New York Times crossword collections John Grisham Outlander by Diana Gabaldon --- BTW it is a super audio book too (great narrator) anything at all by Jodi Picoult and Anita Shreve. For a TA going east, anything by Edward Rutherford if you enjoy historical fiction. For Pacific/Asian cruises, then I'd like the historical novels by Janes Clavell travel diaries Ann Rice’s The Witching hour Stephen King’s 11/22/63 Mel Starr - who done it series Marianna Zapata - All Rhodes Lead Here any Travel book by Paul Theroux) Outlander books. Davina Porter (the reader) the Kushiel series by Jacqueline Carey 'Innocent Traitor' by Alison Weir Tai Pan" and "Noble House" (in that order) by James Clavell "Sisters-In-Law" by Hirshman (about Sandra D. O'Connor & Ruth B. Ginsberg) “THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE” by Erik Larson The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara "Rise to Rebellion" and "The Glorious Cause" by Jeff Shaara' The Iliad" and "The Odyssey Dante's Inferno Anything by Lee Child Anything by John Sanford Anything by Michael Connolly Anything by Jonathon Kellerman Anything by John Grisham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatdad Posted January 30, 2023 #63 Share Posted January 30, 2023 the Bible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandwoman Posted January 30, 2023 Author #64 Share Posted January 30, 2023 12 minutes ago, chatdad said: the Bible. Some cruise lines place Bibles in passenger cabins. You can probably save that room in your luggage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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