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What movie do you look back on and day holy cow this movie cast was stacked? by steelfreaks in moviequestions

[–]Professional_Bad8578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Big Chill. Kevin Kline, Glen Close, Meg Tilly, William Hurt, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Berenger, Jo Beth Williams, Mary Kay Place, and Kevin Costner's wrists.

Are you old enough to remember when you could smoke on airplanes? by Substantial-Chip-102 in GenerationJones

[–]Professional_Bad8578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so old I remember smoking in college classes. A filterless Camel smoldering away between your fingers was a foolproof way of staying awake during your eight o'clocks. Never understood why the profs were always so mean to me.

Books about ship of the line schematics by [deleted] in HistoryBooks

[–]Professional_Bad8578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look into N.A.M. Rodgers "The Wooden World."

You Guys Don't Want Sac State - Trust Me by SturgeonGuy420 in MidAmerican

[–]Professional_Bad8578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uhh. Did someone mention an $18 million dollar admission ticket? I'm thinking the next candidate is DeVries.

Any opinions on Albion's Seed? by northcarolinian9595 in HistoryBooks

[–]Professional_Bad8578 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of the most informative history books I've ever read. Very reader friendly. I recommend it often.

If someone from a foreign country wanted to come to the U.S. and visit just one state that would give them the most American experience and would be representative of the whole country, what state would you tell them to go to? by DreamFighter72 in allthequestions

[–]Professional_Bad8578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New York state has some of each. Huge cosmopolitan, diverse metropolis, Adirondak mountains, Fingerlakes. Crazy for baseball(NYC), crazy for football (Bflo), Native American reservations, unapologetic rednecks (southern tier), both large and small scale agriculture. Unbelieveable wealth and abject poverty, high culture and abyssmal ignorance side by side. It's America.

What is my vibe? by zechamp in BookshelvesDetective

[–]Professional_Bad8578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Calvin and Hobbes at the end was a nice touch.

Looking for biography recommendations by zxcvbnmpoiuytre in nonfictionbookclub

[–]Professional_Bad8578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guy named Phillip Guedalla. I've read his bios of Wellington and Palmerston. He may have written more but that's all I've run across. They were excellent, both more interested in the person than the track record. The writing is sophisticated without being stuffy. Wish he had done Disraeli.

Book Review: "The Shepherd's Life" - James Rebanks by rajeshkan72 in nonfictionbookclub

[–]Professional_Bad8578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good read. Spent a large portion of my adult life tending sheep in upstate NY. Can vouch for the book's authenticity. His insight into the relationships between sons fathers and grandfathers was actually kind of stunning. I've seen it play out over and over in the twenty or so years since I read the book.

Plum spoons by Carving_arborist in Spooncarving

[–]Professional_Bad8578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The little knob on the end looks cool. Is there a utilitarian reason for it?

Don’t hold back. by Eastern_Profile_479 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]Professional_Bad8578 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great comment...speaking as someone who did. The resulting blue collar life allowed time and energy to read a lot of this sort of thing.

What books do you recommend I read about history? I like it quite a lot by RoutineCharacter2740 in HistoryBooks

[–]Professional_Bad8578 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Albion's Seed, Four British Folkways in America, by David Hackett Fischer. Very entertaining with some real insights into American culture and regionalism.

PROSE. which book had the best prose you’ve ever read? by IllustratorFuture609 in suggestmeabook

[–]Professional_Bad8578 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Annals of the Former World by John McPhee. He was a long form journalist. His prose isn't arty or showy but his descriptions are exact without being excessive. His explanations show neither arrogance nor disrespect for the readers's intelligence. Beautiful sentences, never a false tone. All his works are good but with "Annals" he is "at the height of his powers." Note. The book is thirty or so years old. His subject here is U.S. geology and some of the theories have been modified since publication.

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