Comments - Lazy Summer Sailing, Reading & Drinking.... - SeaKnots2024-03-28T13:36:37Zhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=900123%3ABlogPost%3A189234&xn_auth=noPlease don't discount James M…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2012-05-27:900123:Comment:1898612012-05-27T02:15:25.511ZPeter Kaferhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/PeterKafer
<p>Please don't discount James Michener. All of his books are well researched and completely mesmerizing. "Caravans" is perhaps my favorite novel. Then, anything by Ken Follett is great. A terrific triumvirate would be Michener's "Caravans," Follett's "Lie down with Lions" and Forsyth's "The Afghan."</p>
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<p>I, too, have discovered Mark Twain. A truly wonderful writer. "Life on the Mississippi" is a good one and often overlooked. Like "Tom Sawyer," it is free on…</p>
<p>Please don't discount James Michener. All of his books are well researched and completely mesmerizing. "Caravans" is perhaps my favorite novel. Then, anything by Ken Follett is great. A terrific triumvirate would be Michener's "Caravans," Follett's "Lie down with Lions" and Forsyth's "The Afghan."</p>
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<p>I, too, have discovered Mark Twain. A truly wonderful writer. "Life on the Mississippi" is a good one and often overlooked. Like "Tom Sawyer," it is free on Kindle.</p>
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<p>More--anything by Jeffery Archer is good. Archer has the knack of keeping you in suspense until the very last page, sometimes, the very last sentence!</p>
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<p>s/v Now or Never!</p> Thanks so much for the sugges…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2012-05-06:900123:Comment:1894882012-05-06T19:27:03.180ZCharlotte Radfordhttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/CharlotteWiggs
<p>Thanks so much for the suggestions. I will definitely look at these books for my onboard library. I find it totally amazing that you are able to have such a great variety on board. I too, have had some very good success with the "free" table in our marina, having acquired two John D. McDonald books that were out of print, and ones I had never read before...KEEPER!!!</p>
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<p>Yes, I acknowledge that Florida is probably not the "friendliest" state for sailing. However, the weather…</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the suggestions. I will definitely look at these books for my onboard library. I find it totally amazing that you are able to have such a great variety on board. I too, have had some very good success with the "free" table in our marina, having acquired two John D. McDonald books that were out of print, and ones I had never read before...KEEPER!!!</p>
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<p>Yes, I acknowledge that Florida is probably not the "friendliest" state for sailing. However, the weather (if we are not having a hurricane!) is THE BEST for sailing. Speaking as someone who cannot stand cold weather ( and those places you mention are COLD!) at all, for me Florida rules. But, to each his own.</p>
<p>Happy sailing. Thanks again for your input. Charlotte</p>
<p> </p> As far as books go....we usua…tag:seaknots.ning.com,2012-05-05:900123:Comment:1894022012-05-05T14:46:09.903ZVerandahttp://seaknots.ning.com/profile/Veranda
<p>As far as books go....we usually have well over a hundred on board. We drop off what we've read and pick up new stuff wherever we can. Some we buy at used books shops like the 2 excellent places in Saint Augustine while most come from book swaps along the way. When we find something really special we add it to the permanent library and keep it aboard. The few that come to mind are Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, Three Cups of Tea, Water for Elephants, The Kite Runner and 1421. …</p>
<p>As far as books go....we usually have well over a hundred on board. We drop off what we've read and pick up new stuff wherever we can. Some we buy at used books shops like the 2 excellent places in Saint Augustine while most come from book swaps along the way. When we find something really special we add it to the permanent library and keep it aboard. The few that come to mind are Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, Three Cups of Tea, Water for Elephants, The Kite Runner and 1421. All are great books that I look forward to having in our home once we decide to move ashore</p>
<p>We've sailed in several states and all places have good and bad things when it comes to boating. In no particular order Long Island Sound, the Chesapeake and North Carolina are all, to me, more "sail friendly" than Florida. Its nice that your happy with your home waters but for me Florida has a hard time cracking the top 5.</p>