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Jim Owen 11 months ago more replies Reading this book the last few days has really altered my perspective on modern times. Things really haven’t changed much have they? We’re maybe all a little safer, but otherwise, the parallels are on every page. Also it’s a great reminder of the truism “it takes all kinds”. Maybe I’m not so bad after all. And maybe things aren’t quite so dire as we think. I keep thinking things like “what if a major leaguer jumped into the stands and started a fight with a fan? It would be treated like the apocalypse! Back then, it seemed like par for the course.” Collapse
MLE 11 months ago more replies Love Bill Bryson. I read this book years ago, and it's fun revisiting it now. Collapse
Chrisztopher Smith 12 months ago more replies Love Bill Bryson. This book was awesome. I would also recommend his Shakespeare book. It's a fascinating read about how Shakespeare over the centuries became more popular. but it also really delved into how his pushing against authority lead to some of the greatest literature around. It's a fascinating parallel with our own times and government overreach Collapse
Lbardsley 12 months ago more replies The Bryson book is highly entertaining and informative. It is clear the Snyder/Gray murder is the forerunner of reality TV and Lindbergh, and the other aviators are the earlier versions of celebrity. Early aviators were seen (because of the danger of engaging a new frontier) as heroes like early astronauts in both the Soviet and American space programs. The introduction of the tabloids and radio provided the means to promote celebrity nationwide. This helps to explain why early explorers never really had a wide audience. Human nature has not changed just the context. Television and later social media today do what tabloids and radio did in the twenties. Collapse
Chri2980 1 year ago more replies This is one of my favorite books! I’ve read it half a dozen times. It’s fascinating how some of the dynamics parallel 2023: our fascination with true crime, worship of celebrity, and foolish financial decisions just to name a few. Collapse
Prdoctor 1 year ago more replies I am halfway through & this is as terrific as it sounded. Two minor takeaways so far: Henry Ford was a dope; and the surprising, important role of sash weights (which I had to Google). Collapse
SD 12 months ago more replies Ooh, now I want to read it. Finding someone who knows how to fix sash weights these days is hard. Collapse
Matt D. Edited 1 year ago more replies I’m “reading” this one first because the audio book became available first. As with the others in past quarters I don’t typically read books like this one. Really interesting to hear about a time period I don’t know much about. Collapse
Matt D. 1 year ago more replies The summer is getting a little long in the tooth. I’m starting to wonder when football season starts, but we had some fun to look back on. Collapse
Arbcin 12 months ago more replies I agree. As standalone stories, they are fascinating, but I am becoming exhausted with trying to keep track of all the nonlinear subplots that somehow always weave back to yet more aviation details. Collapse