Just bought this on eBay. Fascinating book on the history of tobacco, pipes, cigars, snuff, economic impact, social attitudes toward smoking, etc. And of course I’m reading it while smoking a bowl.
This week I'll be diving into Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals by William Ratigan for some studying for a future podcast episode. I plan on doing a story on the Eastland Disaster of 1915. I'll post a link once it's done for any who are interested.
I just finished “Recollections of A Cape Cod Mariner, Elijah Cobb, 1768-1848” edited by Deborah Hill. It was an interesting glimpse into a mariners life during two wars.
While visiting a Primitive Craft Shop with my wife I came upon a selection of books from either local authors or dealing with the region. One such book was "Spooky Indiana: Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore" by S.E. Schlosser. So since this is the Halloween season I've been reading it just before bedtime.
This past week my wife and I visited the last remaining independent book store in Androscoggin County during his going-out-of-business sale thanks to the landlord taking up with a potential pot-seller replacement tenant (which leaves one BAM chain store in the Auburn Mall), and asked to see where he kept his books on pipes and tobacco.
Turns out there were only 3 books on cigars, none on pipes.
I've been reading a lot of books about the Battle of Britain here lately. Love the courage and perseverance of the people of England during that time. I love the Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft as well. But now I'm taking a break from that and reading Target America by Scott McEwen and The Gray Man series by Mark Greaney.
Just started The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection. Halfway through Study in Scarlet. I must say I do very much enjoy Sir ACDs writing style. After the next few months of vigorous reading I am sure I will appreciate it even more.
Just finished re-reading Ayn Rand's Fountainhead (been 40 years), love her philosophy and I can't think of a more descriptive writer, borderline overkill, but the story is quite excellent.
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Turns out there were only 3 books on cigars, none on pipes.
Now reading "Proven Guilty" by Jim Butcher.