Discover more from The Grey NATO
After a wait of nearly two years, welcome to the second-ever installment of the TGN Book Club! We did the first Book Club episode back in march of 2020 shortly after kicking off the Isolation Tapes series and this week Jason and James are back with six exciting new book recommendations. From far-off exploration to WWII intrigue, post-apocalyptic survival, and an amazing collection of thought-provoking short stories, there’s a little something for just about anyone who loves to read.
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3:20 The International Red Cross https://bit.ly/3IyHb11
3:33 Oak and Oscar Auction https://bit.ly/3K7SSw1
8:30 The Illustrated Watch https://bit.ly/3uFu8GT
9:20 Bret Curry http://bit.ly/2UzDezM
11:10 Halios Universa https://bit.ly/3mwWqNF
11:48 Jason’ Seamaster https://bit.ly/3C90hsi
12:35 Unimatic U-1 https://bit.ly/3vvK9j3
14:20 Scene Unseen podcast https://bit.ly/3tiLirv
17:34 The Dog Stars - Peter Heller https://bit.ly/3Ka4Cy0
22:17 Stories of Your Life and Others - Ted Chiang https://bit.ly/3hT1WsS
26:00 Slow Horses - Mick Herron https://bit.ly/3HACDpF
30:10 The Secret History - Donna Tartt https://bit.ly/3roScw0
32:00 Once Upon A Time At Bennington College (podcast) https://apple.co/3MpzJYu
33:40 Operation Mincemeat - Ben Macintyre https://bit.ly/3HxvGpm
37:35 Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing https://bit.ly/3K5rK0D
42:30 History Hit Youtube Channel https://bit.ly/3vt896z
45:00 Hario Mizudashi cold brew coffee pot https://bit.ly/3HE1BEl
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers". Charles W. Eliot
Previous Book Club Picks:
Touching the Void amzn.to/2UgaY7Q
The Right Stuff amzn.to/2WETgg5
Blue Meridian amzn.to/39BBJcn
Into The Wild amzn.to/3afvR8O
The English Patient amzn.to/2wAyLGw
Shadow Divers amzn.to/2Ok2l6H
Submerged amzn.to/3bv9Bbn
The Snow Leopard - Peter Matthiessen amzn.to/3dx2PDw
No Shortcuts to the Top - Ed Viesturs amzn.to/33JN8o4
The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger amzn.to/3akoehw
The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday amzn.to/2UCyXwV
The Grey NATO – 183 – TGN Book Club 2
Abominable by Dan Simmons is a good read - 2/3rds setup, a lot to get through but similar to The Terror, which he wrote before this, it gets better as you go. Lots of mountineering, all about Everest and the 20s expedition logistics, but a few nod/wink liberties taken with technology and convenient equipment being 'invented' that stops it being a truly great read.
25% into The Secret History Ou la la ;)