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    • CutlasshoundC
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      One of the main reasons why I started collecting tattoo books was that, at the time (around 2008-2009), getting images of traditional Japanese tattooing was limited to a few sources online.

      I also loved the fact that tattooists used the books as a point of reference and the time/care often taken to prepare the books themselves. Particularly those that have a written explanation about the motifs / iconography used.

      These days however, there is an abundance of material on the likes of Instagram and, in my opinion at least (rightly or wrongly) the beauty and magic of trawling through a book is often overlooked for the ease of looking at a screen.

      Enter stage left my latest purchase. The entire premise being that the images are those that have not been shared on social media.

      Lovely little book










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      I ain't got time to bleed.

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      • GilesG
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        Now they have  😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • CutlasshoundC
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          [emoji3166]

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          I ain't got time to bleed.

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          • mclaincauseyM
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            Red Notice is a fascinating read about bam investor who got into Russia after the collapse of the USSR. Reads like a memoir and a suspense novel at the same time but gives you great insight into the Russian kleptocracy and the orgy of often violent privatization that occurred when the Soviet Union collapsed. This fella is lucky he didn’t get killed when he went up against corrupt oligarchs.

            Think it, be it.

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            • Bfd70B
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              Grabbed A long way down, Nick Hornby, From the library last night. Also grabbed Yddish policemans union, by Chabo, which i’ve read, as a back up.

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                @Bfd70 Michael Chabon is one of my favorite authors! The Yiddish Policemen's Union is both smart and fun. I can also warmly recommend The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, as well as Moonglow.

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                • Bfd70B
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                  @Bfd70 Michael Chabon is one of my favorite authors! The Yiddish Policemen's Union is both smart and fun. I can also warmly recommend The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, as well as Moonglow.

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                  Agree. Read all of his books already.

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                  • popvultureP
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                    K&C is one of my favorite books ever. I always hoped they’d make a movie of it, then it seems they finally started working on a series for Showtime, but sadly I get the impression that the pandemic kind of stymied it. I hope it didn’t completely kill it.

                    I just finished Lorrie Moore’s Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?, which I’ve gotta say blew me away. Astounding writing, full of insight and humor.

                    WTB
                    IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
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                    • MizmazzleM
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                      About 3/4 through the book, “The River Why” by David James Duncan. Absolutely incredible work. If you love fly fishing (or any form of fishing) ,philosophy and humor this book is something special. Anyone read this one?

                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                      • T4920T
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                        @emceeQ:

                        Turns out one of my roommates has a few of the Malazan books by Steven Erikson.  Just bummed the first one and I'll be diving in tomorrow…

                        @emceeQ

                        Feels weird responding a message that's almost a decade old, but I've just started (re)reading the Malazan series. Previously I've got as far as Memories of Ice and got a little burnt out on it, but I'm determined to persevere this time as they are truly amazing books.

                        How did you find the series?

                        “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                          [mention]T4920 [/mention] Malazan book of the fallen is one of the great masterworks of fantasy, imo. It’s been a long time since I read them, but seem to recall Erikson hitting a stride after Midnight Tides. Though I think Deadhouse Gates and Bonehunters were my two tops. What makes them great to me is the characters and the dialogue. World-building is also top notch.

                          If you really get embroiled in it, don’t sleep on Esslemont’s two series about the Crimson Guard and Assail, and Emperor Kellanved’s history. Equally enjoyable, even if the writing isn’t quite as good.

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                          • T4920T
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                            @sabergirl:

                            Deadhouse Gates and Bonehunters were my two tops.

                            @sabergirl

                            Coltaines death might be the most devastating thing I've ever read in fiction, after all that struggle…

                            I love the series so much, but I find myself needing time off between books due to the intensity of it all, which numerous times, has led to me having to start over with GoTM due forgetting much of the insanely complicated lore.  😢

                            “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                              Malazan wiki is your friend! [emoji28]

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                                @Mizmazzle:

                                About 3/4 through the book, “The River Why” by David James Duncan. Absolutely incredible work. If you love fly fishing (or any form of fishing) ,philosophy and humor this book is something special. Anyone read this one?

                                YES! This is a great one. I have a large collection of fly fishing books and this one is near the top.

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                                • SKTS
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                                  Just finished All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and enjoyed it. First book I’ve read by the author and I appreciated his writing style. His use of language and ability to describe things in a fresh way was appealing to me.

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                                  • MizmazzleM
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                                    @ChaseD said in Books:

                                    @Mizmazzle:

                                    About 3/4 through the book, “The River Why” by David James Duncan. Absolutely incredible work. If you love fly fishing (or any form of fishing) ,philosophy and humor this book is something special. Anyone read this one?

                                    YES! This is a great one. I have a large collection of fly fishing books and this one is near the top.

                                    @ChaseD glad to hear you’re a fan. After finishing this it landed high in the ranks of my favorite authors Steinbeck and Bukowski. I love fly fishing. Curious what your top FF book might be? Need a new one to read!!

                                    In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                                    • MizmazzleM
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                                      Running the Light by Sam Talent

                                      I’m a stand up comedy nerd. This book taps into the darkness of a burning out road comic who has been consumed by a life on stage and the 23 hours off stage that fuel his festering existence. It’s a truly humanizing read that captures the depravity of a spiraling soul and his attempt to make amends for a life spent selfishly. It’s hilarious and sad. Foreboding and pure. Damn fine read!!

                                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                                        @Mizmazzle I build bamboo fly rods and find the history behind certain makers fascinating. As such, I own and enjoy most books on the topic of bamboo fly rods. The recent book "A Fly Rod With Soul" by Per Brandin about Powell rods is fantastic - highly recommend if you are interested in the topic. As for the more traditional fly fishing related stories, the works of Jerry Kustich are at the top of my list. It just so happens that he was/is heavily involved with Winston and Sweetgrass.

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                                        • MizmazzleM
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                                          Thanks @ChaseD Kustich is one of my go to’s as well when I need to get a little fishing love going!

                                          In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                                          • SeulS
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                                            For the Dutch speaking folk on here... Cool thrift store find this afternoon... 0.75€...

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