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#unreadbookshelf
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#wondrouswednesday Thanks @Crazeedi @TheSpineView for the tag!

1) tagged and it was so good
2) historical fiction: Ken Follett, Bernard Cornwell, Ruta Sepetys (many more but those I can think of off the top of my head)
3) Too many to name just one: David McCullough, Jon Krakauer, Laura Hillenbrand, Jack Weatherford (and many more)

This was good. So much I didn't know about them. It made me appreciate the work behind flight.
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#christmasornamenthunt
ornament that represents a sport.
#WinterGames2020 #CrushTheRush #ReadYourWay #TeamReadNosedReindeer @StayCurious @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheSpineView

Got a few audio hours in yesterday #CrushTheRush #ReadYourWay @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @TheSpineView
Pictured is an ornament I can see my reflection in, ornament from my niece which sparkles and reminds me of her (big one) and ornament with north pole character 50 pts #TeamReadNosedReindeer #christmasornamenthunt #WinterGames2020 @StayCurious

Hope to get in a lot of reading this weekend, grading done!
#WinterGames2020 #TeamReadNosedReindeer #ReadYourWay #CrushTheRush @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @StayCurious @TheSpineView

Got decorations up!
Another few audio hours today as I decorated
#ReadYourWay #CrushTheRush #WinterGames2020 #TeamReadNosedReindeer
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I decided that since I return to work on Monday, I needed to double down on books. Trying to conquer this #tbr pile while I have time. I decided to start reading all of McCullough's books this summer and started with this one because I already own it. Thought it was great and realized I didn't actually know the story.

#MagicalMay @Eggs
#Brothers

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Other than being aviation pioneers, I knew nothing about the Wright Brothers. Learning the details of their designs and various trials was fascinating. Though there are definitely lulls in the story, it‘s an interesting and important history. But, I can‘t get over how unfortunate names were back then - Orville and Wilbur. Yikes. But I‘m certain folks 150 years from now will think current name trends are gag worthy. I already do.

Confession: I‘ve never seen Top Gun. It‘s one of those pivotal 80s movies that everything has seen...except me. And, I‘m not really interested in watching it.

However, I know enough to know that planes and fighter jets play a role. Why not celebrate aviation history? McCullough writes such great histories, and this one showcases the Wright Brothers. #TopGunAnthem #SoaringScores

Day 13 - #Brothers #SoulSeptember

The two pictures on the top are books on my TBR list!

The two bottom pictures are my brothers - Tom with my niece Jane and John with my nephew John.

I really enjoyed this book. I think David McCullough is one of today‘s best popular historians. Not only is this good history, it is great storytelling. Though lacking in technical details, what you get is a story of the excitement of the times. You feel you are with the crowds who showed up in both Europe and the US to watch this “miracle” and you are in awe.

Felt better so I headed out to the library book sale and an estate sale. It is once again raining and really windy so I don‘t think I‘ll be walking outside but I will be doing something inside.
This is my library book sale haul.

I‘ve always been obsessed with air planes and flight, so this book was right up my alley. I enjoyed the story of the invention of the first air plane by the Wright Brothers and battle for recognition of their accomplishments. Over all, I would absolutely recommend this book. It‘s a little slow getting started, but it‘s worth the build up.
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I‘ve been trying to figure out where I‘ve heard David McCullough‘s voice before. Then it hit me: he‘s the narrator of Ken Burns‘s documentary “The Civil War.”
#davidmccullough #thewrightbrothers #narrator #thecivilwar #kenburnes

The plane the Wright Brothers flew from The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia.

Raised by a preacher, all three brothers and their sister were free to read and contemplate anything they wanted. On top of that, the brothers decided to stop attending church and their father was fine with that as well.
#thewrightbrothers #davidmccullough #audiobook

Getting started on this beauty. I‘ve always been a huge fan of flight and airplanes (Max 8‘s not withstanding), and I‘ve been on the wait list for this for a long time. I‘m excited to finally get to sit back and enjoy this audiobook.
#thewrightbrothers #davidmccullough #audiobook #audiobookandtea #audiobookwithbreakfast

At just 262 pages of actual narrative, I thought there was no way this would have the kind of detail that I look forward to in a book by David McCullough. I was wrong. This is compact, but it draws you into the narrative and it keeps you there. How did Wilbur and Orville--two men who never went to college-- figure out the physics that made manned flight possible? I love reading the little details that help contribute to the bigger story.

It was ok. I listened to the audio, which was narrated by the author, which may not have been the best choice, but it does make it hard to decide if the parts I wasn‘t as interested in was due to the subject in those sections of the book or because I just lost interest due to the narration. I‘m going to guess a bit of both. Cont in comments...

Although I have been to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, I have not read this book yet. #TBR #flyonthewingsoflove #septemberdanes

I think of the Wright brothers as the original #RocketBrothers as their invention was critical in the evolution of flight and to the ultimate endpoint of space travel. Pieces of their airplane from Kitty Hawk were flown on the Apollo 11 which I think is really cool! #SeptemberDanes

I really enjoyed listening to this and even got a little choked up at the end (spoiler alert) when Orville dies. I really became attached to the Wright brothers and their sister Katharine as this book really brought them to life. It‘s amazing to think that they created their first airplane a little over a hundred years ago and the progress that‘s been made over such a short time since their groundbreaking invention.

McCullough brings his incredible eye for detail and narrative skill to this nonfiction book. I‘m loving learning more about the men behind the invention of the airplane.

"All the money anyone needs is just enough to prevent one from being a burden on others."

Interesting nonfiction about The Wright Brothers. I learned some cool things! I've always loved flying and anything else involving being way up in the sky.

The audio is a bit of a snoozefest, not a huge fan of the way the narrator came across. He needed a nap. Or maybe he just made me feel as though I needed a nap? ?

That time I met David McCullough, author of "John Adams," "The Johnstown Flood," "Truman," "The Great Bridge" ... heck, too many to list!

On my radar, from renowned McCullough. #learntofly #tuneintonovember

Visiting the Wright Brothers Memorial National Park. Amazing, the history that occurred on this site! Beautiful!

Although the subject looks fascinating, the writing style was so tedious I gave up after 60 pages or so. So many other books to read, I can't justify continuing with one I'm not enjoying.

This was so good! I loved the audio. And I was pleasantly surprised to learn so much about Katherine, the Wright sister! 🙂 I feel like I learned a fair amount about the brothers in school, but Katherine's aid and involvement in their lives was new to me.

Looking at this view while listening to this book seems wildly appropriate. Listening to the bit about the first 12 second flight while in the air somewhere over the Midwest gave me goosebumps.

I'm not far into this, and I just got all choked up. McCullough describes how the whole Wright family were avid readers, and mentions how an acquaintance told Orville that he and Wilbur were examples of how people with no advantages could do amazing things. Orville replied that they had had a huge advantage - growing up in a home that always promoted intellectual curiosity. 💜 Maybe someday the Howard sisters will say something similar! 😭💕

One of my #bookishpetpeeves is picture pages interrupting a paragraph of text. How am I supposed to remember the first half of the sentence while I look through the pictures? Props to this book, who had three sections of pictures, all of which were after a completed paragraph!

One of the real startup stories. Inspiring to the very core - these two were the real American heroes and entrepreneurs.

Not recent and not "read" (I did audible) but it is my most #recentnonfictionread. Loved it. #marchintoreading

The portion of the Wright Brothers' story that takes place in Dayton, Ohio is local history for me. I live just south of Dayton and worked there for a few years. I love antique sewing machines, and own a Davis, which was made in Dayton over 100 years ago. Imagine my surprise to see the company mentioned in this book!! #historynerd

This is the book closest to me because I brought it to work to read on my lunch hour 🍲. I had homemade loaded potato soup that our chef assistant made. (Should have shared a pic, but it's gone!). One of the advantages of working for a food service equipment company 😊. #funfridayphoto

More current non-fiction reads rather than recent, but I've just started The Wright Brothers and Herodotus' Histories. I will be reading the new Jonathan Swift bio and dipping into The Novel for background info when I tackle Gulliver's Travels. #recentnonfictionread #marchintoreading

Whenever my husband and I take a long drive, we listen to a David McCullough book. This time: The Wright Brothers. I had the vague idea that they were bicycle designers who peddled into the wind. Ha! Now I think that they may have been equal to Einstein in raw brains, combined with remarkable perseverance. This is an incredibly inspiring book--they hit road blocks so many times, vowed to give up, & started anew in the morning. #mccullough #audio

Fist bumps to David McCullough for this thrilling account of how we first took flight. Orville and Wilbur succeeded where bigger budgets and more resources failed by studying birds, leveraging their skills as mechanics and through countless hours of research and good ol' fashioned trial and error. A trip to the Smithsonian to see the Flyer firsthand is now on my bucket list! Inspiring.

What could be more perfect for #planestrainsandautomobiles than this Wright Brothers biography? In addition to being perfect for #day2 of #photoadaynov16 , I realized it was also perfect for yesterday's #imlateimlate #novemberland as it has been on my shelf for over a year. I love David McCullough, and have no valid excuse for not having read this yet. I might be adding this to the #nonfictionnovember stack 😬

After hearing David McCullough talk about this book, I had to read it! A gifted writer, he is.

Loved it!

#nextup on audio