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Big Decision-Which book/s to bring on my trip

#1 Post by Spock » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:07 am

I am over-analyzing which book to bring on my Mexico trip.

I would like some local flavor-maybe-

Hugh Thomas "Rivers of Gold" -about the Spanish Conquest of Latin America.

or I am leaning towards V.S. Naipaul book-The Loss of El Dorado-(easier to carry and more portable.

I just started The Road to Serfdom. but that is not a beach book.

I only plan to bring one-because I am going to try and buy some regional books there -if I can find some English language stuff.

I also figure to pick up a mystery or something at the airport.
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#2 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:17 am

Bring the smallest book. You will be having too much fun to read.
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#3 Post by dimmzy » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:21 am

How about, Like Water for Chocolate? Romantic, light, Mexican and sweet!

--dimmzy, who must be in the Valentine's Day spirit!
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#4 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:25 am

dimmzy wrote:How about, Like Water for Chocolate? Romantic, light, Mexican and sweet!

--dimmzy, who must be in the Valentine's Day spirit!
That's a good book. There are actual recipes listed throughout the book.
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#5 Post by Spock » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:30 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:
dimmzy wrote:How about, Like Water for Chocolate? Romantic, light, Mexican and sweet!

--dimmzy, who must be in the Valentine's Day spirit!
That's a good book. There are actual recipes listed throughout the book.
It is kind of sexy too-I listened to it once on Tape-

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#6 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:55 am

See Apocalypto (again) before you go!
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#7 Post by Spock » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:18 am

Bob Juch wrote:See Apocalypto (again) before you go!
LOL-Mrs. S mentioned the movie too.
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#8 Post by minimetoo26 » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:20 am

Maxim.

And Blender.

Done. :P
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#9 Post by SportsFan68 » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:32 pm

Bob Juch wrote:See Apocalypto (again) before you go!
I saw Apocalypto Monday evening -- I thought it was great!

Some of the best chase scenes I've ever seen, only with people, not cars.

A bit too much blood for me -- I looked away some. I did that with Saving Private Ryan too.
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#10 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:48 am

I'd bring a book with lots of pictures.
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#11 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:15 am

SportsFan68 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:See Apocalypto (again) before you go!
I saw Apocalypto Monday evening -- I thought it was great!

Some of the best chase scenes I've ever seen, only with people, not cars.

A bit too much blood for me -- I looked away some. I did that with Saving Private Ryan too.
Uhhh, have you been hanging around beast too much, that you starting digging up year-old threads to reply to, sprots? :?
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#12 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:21 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:See Apocalypto (again) before you go!
I saw Apocalypto Monday evening -- I thought it was great!

Some of the best chase scenes I've ever seen, only with people, not cars.

A bit too much blood for me -- I looked away some. I did that with Saving Private Ryan too.
Uhhh, have you been hanging around beast too much, that you starting digging up year-old threads to reply to, sprots? :?
There's always the possibility that I've been hanging around LB too much, especially when he lets the rodent out of his cage, but this time I searched Apocalypto because I enjoyed it and want to see if there was any Bored chitchat about it that I missed.

Then after I did the search and found something, I felt obligated to reply with a gratuitous post.
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#13 Post by ulysses5019 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:29 am

SportsFan68 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote: I saw Apocalypto Monday evening -- I thought it was great!

Some of the best chase scenes I've ever seen, only with people, not cars.

A bit too much blood for me -- I looked away some. I did that with Saving Private Ryan too.
Uhhh, have you been hanging around beast too much, that you starting digging up year-old threads to reply to, sprots? :?
There's always the possibility that I've been hanging around LB too much, especially when he lets the rodent out of his cage, but this time I searched Apocalypto because I enjoyed it and want to see if there was any Bored chitchat about it that I missed.

Then after I did the search and found something, I felt obligated to reply with a gratuitous post.

And that's why you're numero uno, top of the heap, A number 1, the most Evenly Gorgeous.
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#14 Post by SportsFan68 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:37 am

ulysses5019 wrote: And that's why you're numero uno, top of the heap, A number 1, the most Evenly Gorgeous.
I'm taking that as a compliment. :mrgreen:
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Re: Big Decision-Which book/s to bring on my trip

#15 Post by Flybrick » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:55 am

Mine.*






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