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tammywammy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 09:22 AM
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Any Erik Larson fans?
I read "Devil in the White City" years ago. I have his latest "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" that I'm going through now (it was just released Tuesday). Really like it, very interesting.

I've been wanting to read "Issac's Storm", but with school I haven't had much time for "leisure" reading (I'm on my summer break until next week right now :))
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sharesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 09:25 AM
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1. What about "Thunderstruck?" He can make a thriller out of radio engineering!
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tammywammy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 09:36 AM
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4. That I haven't read either.
After I read Devil in the White City, I read Karen Abbott's "Sin in the Second City" which was also pretty good.

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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 09:28 AM
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2. "Isaac's Storm" is one of my favorite books
(I just happened to be re-reading it when Ike came through a couple of years ago)

He's a great writer, and I really enjoyed 'Devil in the White City' also.

I have Thunderstruck, but have not yet read it. :eyes: Nice to know there's a new one out!
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 09:28 AM
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3. Yes. I've read Isaac's Storm, The Devil in the White City, and Thunderstruck.
Thanks for the tip on the new one.

PS: His books are good as audio books. I listen during my commute and when the office gets boring.
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SheilaT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 09:48 PM
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5. OMG! He has a new book out!!
I've read everything so far, and had the exquisite pleasure of seeing him at a reading and signing for Isaac's Storm AND the Devin in the White City. Lucky me.
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TheCentepedeShoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:59 PM
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6. I picked up the latest at
the bookstore last Sat
I have read them all and Isaac's Storm is my favorite
My folks lived in Galveston during WWII (well, mom did, dad was in the Merchant Marine and gone alot to places like Africa and Australia
:patriot:
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