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What Are You Reading Now? : Your BEST BOOKS of 2009		58	Donna828, Today 5:14pm
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Dihiba's 2009 Books		234	dihiba, Monday 2:45pm
List Five Books Parlour Game : Stormy Weather		13	bedda, December 9
999 Challenge : bfertig digs a hole at the top of Mt. TBR		60	VictoriaPL, December 4
Non-Fiction Readers : All time favorite non-fiction reads		97	LynnB, November 11
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : tymfos books read in 2009		241	tymfos, October 10
Crime, Thriller & Mystery : non-fiction mysteries		18	live2read_read2live, October 7
What Are You Reading Now? : Your Best Reads of the Second Quarter (April - June 2009)		54	dchaikin, October 5
Disaster Buffs : Books on Disasters		60	Helcura, September 22
Book talk : WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW? Where? Why? How? What? Is it? What?		205	callmejacx, September 8
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : MusicMom41's 2009 Reads 2nd Quarter		356	Cauterize, September 4
50-Something Library Thingers : What are You Reading in 2009?		178	megwaiteclayton, September 2
BookMooching : Pimp your inventory - August 2009		78	Lman, September 1
What Are You Reading Now? : WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW? Where? Why? How? What? Is it? What?		141	callmejacx, August 25
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Kidzdoc's 75 Book Challenge for 2009 #3		259	kidzdoc, August 6
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of June 27, 2009?		259	ashleywolf, July 28
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : kath's 75 book challenge reads 2009 Thread #3		221	mckait, July 2
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the week of June 13 2009?		248	koalamom, June 20
Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 21		525	moibibliomaniac, June 16
Texas History : Favorite Books		13	georgecooper, June 9
Non-Fiction Readers : Our Non-Fic Reading , May 2009 ?		82	msf59, June 2
Disaster Buffs : Hurricanes and Galveston		4	karen5l, May 24
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Anais' 2009 75-book List		11	Prop2gether, April 23
Floridians : Hurricane season in Florida		9	LorLe, April 10
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Laytonwoman3rd ups the ante for 2009		315	laytonwoman3rd, April 2
What Are You Reading Now? : Books that came home with you in March 2009		414	richardderus, April 1
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Nursejane's 2009 reads		16	nursejane, March 20
Book talk : There's a Time and a Place for Everything		49	MissTeacher, March 4
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Suslyn and 2009		324	suslyn, March 1
Science Fiction Fans : Outstanding overlooked books		194	Tamaal, February 28
999 Challenge : Bklvinva09 Book List		30	Bklvrinva09, February 18
Book talk : Another Silly Game, part 18		390	moibibliomaniac, January 18
50 Book Challenge : kepitcher's 60 book challenge for 2009		3	bonniebooks, January 16
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : MusicMom41's books for 2008		209	suslyn, January 9
List Five Books Parlour Game : Mad (and not so mad) scientists		7	CarolO, January 7
50 Book Challenge : kambrogi in 2008		197	kambrogi, January 5
50 Book Challenge : Donna828 is feeling challenged in 2008		101	Donna828, January 2
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Dihiba's 2008 Books		365	dihiba, December 2008
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : streamsong's 75 for 2998		141	alcottacre, December 2008
Book talk : Another Silly Game, part 17		274	FAMeulstee, December 2008
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What Are You Reading Now? : The Clunkers of 2007		222	theduckthief, August 2008
Dormant: The Green Dragon : Courting Disaster		14	LydiaHD, February 2008
Dormant: Dewey Decimal Challenge : Interesting Books with Boring Classifications		21	Kira, January 2008
Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : amancine's 50 book challenge: I will try for 100 books		58	amancine, December 2007
Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : I Did It! Lyza's 50 Books for 2007		4	lyzadanger, December 2007
Dormant: Book talk : Another Silly Game to Play -- Continued!		416	Lman, October 2007
Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Favourite book of May?		47	MrStevens, July 2007
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Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Lyza's 50 Books...a Work in Progress		4	BenjaminHahn, June 2007
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... Non-fiction: A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson Denying History - Michael Shermer Isaac's Storm - Erik Larson Rampjaar 1672 - Luc Panhuysen

Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson The Teeth of the Gale by Joan Aiken Twister by Michael Crichton A Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley

... of clocks here, 'cause today has an extra hour in it! Finished up three books, the last just this morning: (120) Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson - Wednesday night I didn't sleep and read most of this about the 1900 hurricane in Galveston. Interesting, but not riveting. I read Larson ...

... I truly love - if I read the books back to back so as not to forget details), read the book by Erik Larson called Isaac's Storm when you read the Hurricane Katrina book. That hurricane in Galveston, Texas in 1900 (which really happened) comes alive in all its terror in Larson's book. :O ...

... his creativity on that one during one of his interviews (Cavett interview?) Vivienbrenda, I will definitely hit FLP for Isaac's Storm.Thanks.

I loved Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson, a page-turner about the great Galvaston hurricane of 1900. The story revolves around Issac (last name escapes me) a meteorololgist in Galvaston and the political intrigue that combined with the horrific hurricane, probably led to thousands of deaths that ...

... of disaster books. I never really knew I was a "disaster buff" but some of my favorite books were The Johnstown Flood, Isaac's Storm, The Devil in White City,and The Brooklyn Bridge so I definitely qualify. Thanks for some great ideas!

#62 If they are still available, I would love to mooch Grave Surprise and Isaac's Storm. Thanks!

... Harris. MOOCHED 3) for non-fiction fans, I have a paperback copy in very good condition of Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson. MOOCHED Let me know if you're interested. I live in France and ship worldwide!

Very happy today. Visited a branch of the library which has a pretty good secondhand shop, and got Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson and The Queen of the Tambourine by Jane Gardam - both these books were on my TLF list (To Look For) and now they are on my TBR Behemoth pile.

Welcome to the group! Since you liked Larson's Isaac's Storm, you might try a couple of his other books: Devil in the White City and Thunderstruck. They are both very good.

... my cup of tea -- I have very eclectic tastes, but my operatic interests tend more toward Italian opera.) I just finished Isaac's Storm today! I thought it was amazing. It starts out kind of slow, giving all the backround of hurricane forcasting history and Isaac's background, but as I read, ...

Welcome to the 75 challenge. I enjoyed visiting your library and seeing how many books we have in common. I just bought Isaac's Storm--how did you like it? Is Hubby a musician? I notice he has a couple of music references in "his corner." I'm the music director at my church. I'm Looking ...

... 3. The Terrible Hours by Peter Maas 4. Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson 5. Judas Child by Carol O'Connell

... ites. 7. I'm on pg. 47 of 273 pages, so I have 226 left. 8. Book is in pretty pristine condition. (Non-fiction) Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson. 1. I picked this one up on loan at the county library when I was there for my son's tutoring session. 2. It was free (and that library ...

Here are a few off the top of my head: Issac's Storm and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Two of my favorite books ever, fiction or non-fiction. Fast Food nation by Eric Schlosser The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer ...

... and it was an engrossing, thought-provoking read. I meant to take up Judas Child (as my next fiction read) and Isaac's Storm (my next non-fiction), but before I could get started on them, I was at the county library with my son and picked up another book on my wishlist to occupy my ...

I just finished The Perfect Storm -- I finally got around to reading it, and it didn't disappoint me. Now I've started Isaac's Storm. (I guess I'm in a stormy mood.)

... I haven't heard anything about it so I hope it is well done. Jim, using good discretion, bought only 2 books: Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson and The Cheeses of California: A Culinary Travel Guide by Jeannette Hurt. 3 HC and 7 ...

... setting and premise of The Cavalier of the Apocalypse ? > mkait, I too loved The Devil in the White City, also enjoyed Isaac's Storm. I enjoy Kay too, but thought Tigana was very poor. The main characters are terrorists and I couldn't deal with that. Loved Lions of al-Rassan, and ...

... think it was fantastic, but it was good. I am currently hooked on Erik Larson who is an extraordinary writer. I read Isaac's Storm and I am in the middle of Devil in the White City. I am really liking it a lot too.. this man can write. I think I will read Brooklyn at some point, but ...

... to be hooked on a new to me author, Erik Larson, who disappointingly has no touchstone. Sad state of affairs. I read Isaac's Storm and am now reading Devil in the White City. I also have 2 Luis Alberto Urrea's on the stack. I fell in love with his writing after The Hummingbird's Dau ...

... holy shite!!! I just read the cover flaps of White City~ torture and a crematorium? eep! onward though.. I loved Issac's Storm, and you and mark said it was good ( I think it was mark) so...

Isaac's Storm Schuyler's Monster Columbine all nonfiction.. recommended. eta Columbine..

... that novel I purchased Thunderstruck, but of course it will be on the Tipping Tower of Tomes for awhile. Plan on getting Issac's Storm now that you've mentioned it. Love, hurricane/stormy stories. I hope you like O'Nan's novel. He is one of my favorite author's and I call him the Norman ...

>Hey, Kath- Glad you enjoyed Issac's Storm! You should try Devil in the White City next. It's incredible. Sorry, about the big vet bill, I guess it goes along with pet ownership. We have 2 dogs, 1 big, 1 little, a lab and a cocker mix. It's thundering outside, not a good way to start the day! H ...

Kath I'm sorry to hear about Morgan. I certainly hope she will be fine. Regarding Issac's Storm, I've had this on the tbr pile for a long time. I need to move it up some notches. Your description sounds intriguing.

I finished Isaac's Storm . It is a very good book about the hurricane that hit Galveston, Tx in 1900. recommended read~ I started one that I found at half price books the other day. It is a bit of fluff called Snow Island. I bought it because it was signed by the author... ( yes, I ...

Well, I agree with ficus, it is too soon to know for sure. I do know that Isaac's Storm will make the list :)

I do love Isaac's Storm, dear mckait, though I detest the event. It made Austin unlivable during November, December, and January ever after, and caused the water table in that part of the state to drop by many, many feet...despite being over 200 miles from the coast. That dratted hurricane ...

#76 Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson A very good book. September 8, 1900 a hurricane hits Galveston Texas. The city was completely unprepared and may died. The book is the story of Isaac Cline, who was in charge of the weather station in Galveston. This all took place before the modern devices ...

I am reading Isaac's Storm 1. Where did you get this book? Amazon marketplace 2. Why did you pick this book to read NOW? I wasn't sure what I wanted to pick up last night. I picked up 3-4 and they were not the ones. Then I remembered Secrets of the Unified Field: The Philadelphia Ex ...

... where kids are given up.. or put into residence..I does feel Lifetime-ish, but I loved it. I have settled on Isaac's Storm to read.

From Bookmooch I received Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. Me and my hurrican obsession, maybe this will ward them off.

Finished Isaac's Storm this weekend and started The Company of Wolves.

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson; a really great read

OH, wow. This year has gotten away from me. Thanks for your comments. I'd like to try Isaac's Storm, Prop2gether. I heard a lot of press on that book when the hurricane hit Galveston last year. I haven't done so well with Housekeeping--I am mostly done with it, but it's now found its way ...

... src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/mckait/gifs%20and%20things/hippy.gif" border="0" alt="hippie"> Isaac's Storm : A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson an autographed copy no less...... good day in kath-land :)

#273: Isaac's Storm is very good as are all of Larson's books. I enjoy his writing style a lot.

oh, that looks like a good one...on to the tbr pile goes Issac's Storm Thanks for mentioning this one.

Yes, that's the guy. I want to read another of his books, Isaac's Storm, about the great unnamed Hurricane that flattened Galveston in 1900.

#6: I really like Larson's writing style. I think I have read everything of his to date. You may want to give Isaac's Storm and Thunderstruck a try, too.

... in Earth's literature can be funny. I can't think of a standalone that I really enjoyed on re-reading. Perhaps Time Storm would survive...I haven't re-read it, so I'm not sure.

... rds 12. The Price of Motherhood: why the most important job in the world is still the least valued by Ann Crittenden 13. Galveston: a history by David G. McComb 14. The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong 15. The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years by Haynes Johnson 16. The Age ...

If you enjoyed Devil in the White City by Larson, you might try Isaac's Storm by the same author, about the 1900 hurricane which leveled Galveston, but led to the solid establishment of the National Weather Service. I have Larson's Thunderstruck on my TBR for the year.

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson (excellent book read around 2000)

... heard Patrick Hunt on NPR and he's always got a unique view on things. For your weather category, you might consider Isaac's Storm on the Galveston hurricane in 1900, Krakatoa on the Indonesian earthquake around the same time, The Cloud Spotter's Guide which revealed there are far ...

Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson (read 6-7 years ago)

Uncle Tungston Oliver Sachs An anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sachs Chasing Science Frederik Pohl Isaac's Storm Erik Larson The terminal experiment Robert Sawyer

... 1001 book by Coelho is The Devil and Miss Prym and is just as unreal, but just as much fun. If you haven't read Larson's Isaac's Storm, I highly recommend it--it's why we have a national weather reporting system in place (even if it doesn't work all the time). You've some very interesting ...

Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson

Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson Emperors of Chocolate (something) Brennan No Ordinary Time Doris Kearns Goodwin Truman - David McCullough Under the Banner of Heaven Jon Krackauer Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson Short History ...

# 79 Prop2gether I just checked out Isaac's Storm and that is definitely going on TBR list. I've also been thinking about McCullough's book about the Johnstown Flood--I think it is the first book he wrote. I will add both of these to my "history" category for the 999 challenge next year--if I ...

... Heart of the Seas, Shadow of the Wind, and Devil in the White City. All favorites of mine (and incidentally, you may like Isaac's Storm by Larsen as well, the story of the turn of the last century hurricane that leveled Galveston.

... a while (you'll see why in a moment), but happy to find that the Disaster Buffs have been growing and posting.... I read Isaac's Storm a few years ago and found it compelling. OK, scary.... more than "suspense" novels, because this was real. Spent much of September volunteering with ...

... you are at all interested in the Galveston hurricane that pretty much wiped out the island 100 years ago, I would recommend Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson.

I'm listening to Fox News Radio broadcasting from Houston and glancing through my copy of Isaac's Storm. And praying for anyone who didn't get off Galveston Island in time.

God help the folks in Galveston. I just pulled out my copy of Isaac's Storm and flipped through it again. It's half an hour after midnight and I have Fox Radio playing in the background. Galveston is expecting high tide of 15 feet and on top of that, a 20 foot storm surge. Give me the mountains ...

... at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (August). I am a big fan of Larson's narrative nonfiction since reading Isaac's Storm, about the 1900 hurricane that wiped out Galveston, Texas. This one came highly recommended, and I really enjoyed it. Image linked to my review.

... thread, Donna828! You have read a lot that I have either read or have in my TBR pile, I see. I also liked Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm. I found it riveting. I've had his Devil in the White City in my MRS (Must Read Soon) pile for a while ... hope I am not disappointed. Love the ...

As for timing - I started Isaac's Storm while in hotel in Oklahoma City... after evacuating Houston in front of Hurricane Rita. This was a month after Katrina in 2005. That made it a bit more intense. (Rita ending up missing Houston and pounding the Texas/Louisiana border instead).

Sudden Sea the story of the New England hurricane of 1938. Isaac's storm the Galveston Texas hurricane of 1900 Several good books have been written about the floods on the Mississippi river. You could look them up by subject. Also the Johnstown PA flood & the Buffalo Creek flood disaster ...

#75 Larson's earlier book: Isaac's Storm, is a page turner and full of history about the first "Katrina". I can't recommend it enough.

... Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens 9. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards 10. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson 11. The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield 12. The Song of Roland (Pe ...

... - The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma 976 General history of North America; South central United States - Isaac's Storm or The Great Deluge

Isaac's Storm : A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson

... I wouldn't call it - or anything else I've read by him - science fiction. To me Resurrection Man, as well as Mockingbird, Galveston and Perfect Circle are all perfect examples of urban fantasy.

... it's very well done. Larson really makes history (a subject I don't care for much otherwise) really come alive in Isaac's Storm. You'll really come away from reading it with a proper fear of hurricanes. I had this book on my mind prior to, during and after Katrina.

... have never cared for travel tales, but love biography, perhaps because character is at the heart of a story for me. Thus, Isaac's Storm, which emphasized one man in the story of the hurricane that destroyed Galveston, seemed as thrilling to me as a novel. On the other hand, new information ...

#18 Dulcibelle, Erik Larson also wrote a book called Isaac's Storm. I havn't checked it out yet, but I have a mental note to do so.

... rancor he left in his wake. It includes a promotional tract Kingsbury wrote and part of a diary of one of the settlers. Isaac's Storm. Everyone's heard of this one. I mooched my copy through Book Mooch, and it was saturated with a perfume I'm allergic to, so I had to stop reading after a few ...

... thing about it, really, is how dated it is. I guess that would be true of any guidebook of a big city, though. 35. Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson - This was something of a disappointment to me. I really enjoyed Devil in the White City by this same author, and I have always been ...

... Shakespeare 8. Great Expectations -- Charles Dickens 9. The Memory Keeper's Daughter -- Kim Edwards 10. Isaac's Storm -- Erik Larson 11. The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel -- Diane Setterfield 12. The Song of Roland -- (Anonymous) March Nothing finished yet (huh, ...

#85 Concetta: I have read Isaac's Storm… while evacuating Houston in front of Hurricane Rita (just after Katrina hit New Orleans). Timing was everything and the book was riveting. Had I read it another time I'm sure I still would have liked it, but not near as much. For that reason I didn't ...

... book. It turned me on to reading again, which I stopeed doing after I had children - now I am addicted again. I also read Isaac's Storm by Eric Larson. Its definitely not as good, but I loved it, too, and recommend it if you like weather related topics at all. #81 LouisBranning - I am ...

... Have you read any of Larson's others? How does it compare? I LOVED The Devil in the White City and Isaac's Storm and I am looking forward to finding the time to read Thunderstruck. Do you recommend? Mssage 56: becbart - I loved The Book Thief and I don't usually ...

... it. It is such a great book - exactly the type of book that I love. It "meanders" (in a good way). heyjude - I love Isaac's Storm and The Devil in the White City - so interesting and rich with detail. I am also looking forward to Thunderstruck, but I will probably wait for my turn ...

Responding to warbrideslass: Yes, am looking forward to Devil in the White City. I have Larson's Isaac's Storm in audio format - it is part of an unofficial honor-system collection at work (for those of us who put lots of miles on). It, too, is an excellent read. Have asked for his new one, ...

... is about an 1890's blizzard in the northern midwest while the second is about the Dust Bowl years. A third would be Isaac's Storm about the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.

... being showily "well-crafted," so it will take some time to discover how memorable it really is. I am now at work on Isaac's Storm, a book about the 1900 Galveston hurricane, and am finding it a little dry at the moment (despite the author's slightly theatrical attempts to give the ...