Member usma83

Real Name

Patrick (Pat)

About My Library

Used to buy books at the drop of a hat. Finally reality set in along with a budget. Now I focus on developing a Wishlist, researching titles/reviews and searching out hard cover versions (if possible). Own a fair number of paperbacks with the ideal goal of eventually swapping to hard covers.

I did some back and forth on inclusion of audio books in my LT Library or not. As a quasi-bibliophile, I value a book in my hands. But recently I have really come to like selected audio books and have listened to some very good books that I might not have otherwise read or purchased in hard copy form. So I determined the best way to track audio books is thru an audio book List. This allows for overlaps between my lists.

If you look at my collection and LT published reviews, you will note that I have a focus on WWII generals and leaders. If it is not obvious, I believe that Marshall was almost a superman. Very interesting learning about his subordinates and how they all interacted during the war (and prior).

I tried to match the shown book covers to the exact book I own. Where I could not find them on Amazon or elsewhere, I scanned in the covers.

If you find some books that seem out of character in my Collections, they are probably my wife's books. So a few surprises.

About Me

My library tags so far probably describe my interests best. Years trying to enter USNA only to get into my 2nd choice. My allegiance to topics naval and military is my way of balancing out things not accomplished. 16 years living at the rural OR coast 50 miles away. Now in suburbia (with many more bookstores to browse). Love that any book can be found and acquired online, but realize that the web can not replace the thrill of the hunt in a good bookstore. A very satisfying day... roaming Powell's City of Books in downtown Portland.

A hidden jewel: Robert's Bookshop in Lincoln City, OR. Worth a stop if cruising down the coast.

Reality checks...

"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just possible you haven't grasped the situation."

"To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it."

Sun-Tzu's Dictum of Refrain: Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

"Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem."

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln

"A problem well stated is a problem half solved." - Charles Keating, a prominent inventor and former head of research at General Motors

"You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him." - Audrey Hepburn

Location

Portland, Oregon

Favorite Authors

J. L. Bourne, James F. Dunnigan, Richard O'Kane

Member Connections

Friends

anndes, Vik_Books, wifilibrarian

Interesting Library

anndes, antlers2, bookbesotted, Bookmaster1000, bw42, cmwilson101, ControvichLibrary, dean, Derek_Law, DVanderlinde, ejosse1, Hurtgen, James.Stewart, jcmart, Jdubina, JimThomson, jztemple, kevinmwoods, LamSon, Leischen, LibrarianLieutenant, LWhite54, magnumpigg, missginny, MorwenP, paswell, RichardPierce, rudel519, Saberware, Shrike58, subman, surly, tsspyder, tsuitor, worcester