MikeP
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And what boat person is not involved in "mechanical things?" I recommend a novel called "The Martian." http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B00EMXBDMA
I read quite a bit - always have something in progress. I also re-read lots of books that I really like at various intervals - have quite a few that I've been-re-reading since my teen years.
This is the first book I have ever re-read in immediate succession - I'm reading it for the 3rd time now. I read it twice - finished, went back to page one and started again. I then read a new book and now am reading The Martian again. No, to forestall any questions - I do not have any memory or reading-retention problems; I just found it a really interesting and fun read.
To describe it in movie terms, it's sort of a combination of Apollo 13 and Castaway, set on Mars. Much mechanical problem-solving and technical stuff but, IMO, told in a very interesting manner. I really got into it and did a lot of "would I have been able to figure that out?" (assuming I had had the appropriate NASA training in the first place). I suppose one could say there's a lot of mcGyer (sp?) in there too. BUT it's not any sort of copy or rehash of that or the previous citings. No, I do not know the author or get a cut for recommending his book!
What's boat related? Well, I think that anyone who works on them will identify at least a little with the problem solving throughout the book, though, of course, not at the serious level that the "Martian" faces.
WARNING: there is no sex, drugs or Rock and Roll so if your reading taste requires it, you will be disappointed. And if your novel taste is ONLY for serious stuff like Moby Dick or A Tale of Two Cities, you will again be disappointed. But I loved both of those books as well…
I read quite a bit - always have something in progress. I also re-read lots of books that I really like at various intervals - have quite a few that I've been-re-reading since my teen years.
This is the first book I have ever re-read in immediate succession - I'm reading it for the 3rd time now. I read it twice - finished, went back to page one and started again. I then read a new book and now am reading The Martian again. No, to forestall any questions - I do not have any memory or reading-retention problems; I just found it a really interesting and fun read.
To describe it in movie terms, it's sort of a combination of Apollo 13 and Castaway, set on Mars. Much mechanical problem-solving and technical stuff but, IMO, told in a very interesting manner. I really got into it and did a lot of "would I have been able to figure that out?" (assuming I had had the appropriate NASA training in the first place). I suppose one could say there's a lot of mcGyer (sp?) in there too. BUT it's not any sort of copy or rehash of that or the previous citings. No, I do not know the author or get a cut for recommending his book!
What's boat related? Well, I think that anyone who works on them will identify at least a little with the problem solving throughout the book, though, of course, not at the serious level that the "Martian" faces.
WARNING: there is no sex, drugs or Rock and Roll so if your reading taste requires it, you will be disappointed. And if your novel taste is ONLY for serious stuff like Moby Dick or A Tale of Two Cities, you will again be disappointed. But I loved both of those books as well…
