Guest Virginia Dawn Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I have enjoyed all the ones I've read like Island of the Blue Dolphins, My Side of the Mountain, Cold River, Robinson Crusoe, etc. I love them for the ingenuity and perserverance of the main characters. They are some of my favorite books and I have read many of them over and over again. But my kids don't care for them. :( They think survival books are boring. My newest favorite is Life of Pi that I saw recommended on the old boards. What are some of your favorite stories in this genre? I'm looking for something to read and don't feel like anything that I've got on my "888" list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I have enjoyed all the ones I've read like Island of the Blue Dolphins, My Side of the Mountain, Cold River, Robinson Crusoe, etc. I love them for the ingenuity and perserverance of the main characters. They are some of my favorite books and I have read many of them over and over again. But my kids don't care for them. :( They think survival books are boring. My newest favorite is Life of Pi that I saw recommended on the old boards. What are some of your favorite stories in this genre? I'm looking for something to read and don't feel like anything that I've got on my "888" list. I've enjoyed books that are along a similar vein - books about real life adventurers and explorers. Have you read The Ice Masters by Jennifer Niven, Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I've enjoyed books that are along a similar vein - books about real life adventurers and explorers. Have you read The Ice Masters by Jennifer Niven, Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer? I haven't seen those, I'll check them out. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I am supposed to make a fairly massive quantity of potato wedges for a neighborhood supper club - enough for 40 people (the theme is sort of Texan or Western or something, so these go with ribs). Anyway, I have a big bag of baking potatoes. Do I need to peel them? Can I slice them ahead and keep them in the refrigerator? In water? Lemon water? If I just coat them with a lot of oil and seasoning and then bake them at 400 degrees, will that work? I had this item assigned to me, and I really don't want to have to buy frozen potatoe fingers at the grocery because I am trying trying trying to be frugal!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 LOL! New story: Surviving the Supper Club. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 LOL! New story: Surviving the Supper Club. :-) Ack! MEant to start that as a new thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I love them! The first theme I was interested in was Arctic and Antarctic exploration and reading the snippets of explorers diaries that were in print. That moved to reading books by those that scaled Everest and now I'm into adventures at sea. I'm reading "Once is Enough" by Miles Smeeton about sailing around Cape Horn in a 40 ft sailboat in the 1950s. "Survive the Savage Sea" about a family who were adrift or a couple of months with their kids after their sailboat sank. Finished Fastnet, Force 10: Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing I still haven't finished Joshua Slocum, "Sailing Alone Around The World" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I love them! The first theme I was interested in was Arctic and Antarctic exploration and reading the snippets of explorers diaries that were in print. That moved to reading books by those that scaled Everest and now I'm into adventures at sea. I'm reading "Once is Enough" by Miles Smeeton about sailing around Cape Horn in a 40 ft sailboat in the 1950s. "Survive the Savage Sea" about a family who were adrift or a couple of months with their kids after their sailboat sank. Finished Fastnet, Force 10: Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing I still haven't finished Joshua Slocum, "Sailing Alone Around The World" These sound great, my dh loves sailing stories, I bet he would like them too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Read this one. http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Sea-Tragedy-Whaleship-Essex/dp/B0009R0RQG/ref=pd_sim_b_title_2 We read this one outloud (same story and author, YA version) http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Whale-Whaleship-Boston-Gobe-Horn/dp/B0002TX56K/ref=pd_sim_b_title_5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Read this one. http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Sea-Tragedy-Whaleship-Essex/dp/B0009R0RQG/ref=pd_sim_b_title_2 We read this one outloud (same story and author, YA version) http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Whale-Whaleship-Boston-Gobe-Horn/dp/B0002TX56K/ref=pd_sim_b_title_5 Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex was a five star book!!! I got two other books by Nathaniel Philbrick after reading that one and haven't started either one yet, but they are on my shelf. They are not man against nature themes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.griff Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I loved Kidnapped! I just recently read it for the first time, and really really enjoyed it. While it's not a totally "man against nature" novel, it does include a bit. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I do. I just finished reading Jason's Gold, and the sequel, Down the Yukon by Will Hobbs with my two boys. They are set during the Alaskan Gold Rush. We enjoyed them quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaM. Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I have enjoyed all the ones I've read like Island of the Blue Dolphins, My Side of the Mountain, Cold River, Robinson Crusoe, etc. I love them for the ingenuity and perserverance of the main characters. They are some of my favorite books and I have read many of them over and over again. But my kids don't care for them. :( They think survival books are boring. My newest favorite is Life of Pi that I saw recommended on the old boards. What are some of your favorite stories in this genre? I'm looking for something to read and don't feel like anything that I've got on my "888" list. The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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