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Enders Game would make an awesome movie. That book was great.
What book needs a quality big screen adaptation?
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How about Cat's Cradle?
" A Prayer for Owen Meany"
Yeah, I know Simon Birch was based on Owen Meany, but the title of the thread does have the word "quality" in it.
Yeah, I know Simon Birch was based on Owen Meany, but the title of the thread does have the word "quality" in it.
The Rivers Ran East--a true story that is just unbelievable:
In June of 1946, former Army intelligence officer Colonel Leonard Clark arrives in Lima, Peru with $1000 - all that he owns - pinned inside his shirt pocket. His goal: to discover the gold of the legendary El Dorado and the Seven Cities of Cibola. He has arrived in South America with only a brief note of introduction to a Peruvian believed to know of the gold's location, but Clark, broke from bad investments in both the U.S. and China, is desperate for the treasure. Warned that hundreds who have gone before him have never returned, that he goes "at his own hazard," Clark proceeds, using the "cover" that he is, in fact, in search of the medical secrets of the native Indians. A dangerous trip would be made all the more treacherous were his true intent discovered. Remarkably, over six months later, Clark emerges from the rain forest having survived this dangerous trek and reached his illusive goal. This amazing adventure is documented in Clark's riveting The Rivers Ran East. Long out of print, this story is once again available as part of the Travelers' Tales Classics series.
Drawn by visions of El Dorado and a map he is certain will lead him to it, Clark heads into the unforgiving wilderness with barely the provisions to sustain him, relying on his wartime experience in Asia, his wits, and the grace of God to see him through. Clark is joined on his journey by the redoubtable Jorge Mendoza, a twenty-four-year-old Peruvian graduate of Lima University, and the fearless Inez Pokorny, a gutsy, multilingual female explorer. Along their perilous journey, they encounter headhunting Jivaro Indians, man-eating jaguars, forty-foot-long anacondas, poisonous plants, and shamanistic healers. In addition to discovering his sought-after treasure, Clark collects and documents valuable and ground-breaking information on the local flora and fauna, medical uses of local plants, and descriptions of the indigenous peoples and their languages. Originally published in 1953, The Rivers Ran East remains one of the greatest journeys ever recorded. It is a searing adventure story from one of the all-time great explorers and adventurers.
In June of 1946, former Army intelligence officer Colonel Leonard Clark arrives in Lima, Peru with $1000 - all that he owns - pinned inside his shirt pocket. His goal: to discover the gold of the legendary El Dorado and the Seven Cities of Cibola. He has arrived in South America with only a brief note of introduction to a Peruvian believed to know of the gold's location, but Clark, broke from bad investments in both the U.S. and China, is desperate for the treasure. Warned that hundreds who have gone before him have never returned, that he goes "at his own hazard," Clark proceeds, using the "cover" that he is, in fact, in search of the medical secrets of the native Indians. A dangerous trip would be made all the more treacherous were his true intent discovered. Remarkably, over six months later, Clark emerges from the rain forest having survived this dangerous trek and reached his illusive goal. This amazing adventure is documented in Clark's riveting The Rivers Ran East. Long out of print, this story is once again available as part of the Travelers' Tales Classics series.
Drawn by visions of El Dorado and a map he is certain will lead him to it, Clark heads into the unforgiving wilderness with barely the provisions to sustain him, relying on his wartime experience in Asia, his wits, and the grace of God to see him through. Clark is joined on his journey by the redoubtable Jorge Mendoza, a twenty-four-year-old Peruvian graduate of Lima University, and the fearless Inez Pokorny, a gutsy, multilingual female explorer. Along their perilous journey, they encounter headhunting Jivaro Indians, man-eating jaguars, forty-foot-long anacondas, poisonous plants, and shamanistic healers. In addition to discovering his sought-after treasure, Clark collects and documents valuable and ground-breaking information on the local flora and fauna, medical uses of local plants, and descriptions of the indigenous peoples and their languages. Originally published in 1953, The Rivers Ran East remains one of the greatest journeys ever recorded. It is a searing adventure story from one of the all-time great explorers and adventurers.
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Shane H said:
So these are pretty good??
My wife picked up like 4 of these last summer at a book fair or something.
Is there an order I have to read them in, or can I just jump in with any??
NEZCardsfan said:
Yeah - they are great novels. I don't know if you like the TV series "24", but there is a lot of the same themes: undercover badass CIA agent, political intrigue, moles, terrorists, etc...even though this series started a couple years before "24"
Thread here: http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=63149
It helps to read them in order. The order is:
Term Limits
Transfer of Power
The Third Opition
Separation of Power
Executive Power
Memorial Day
Consent to Kill
NEZCardsfan said:
They are fricken awesome. I highly recommend reading them in order. They follow the same characters as you go along and you get a bunch of character development as you go. Read Term Limits you will be hooked I promise!
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So is it a pretty quick read?? I look at it and see almost 600 pages and I get a little nervous.
When I start reading this (Term Limits) I'll pop into the Vince Flynn Thread.
When I start reading this (Term Limits) I'll pop into the Vince Flynn Thread.
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"Rising Phoenix" by Kyle Mills.
Great book, the whole time I was reading it, I kept picturing it as a movie.
Great book, the whole time I was reading it, I kept picturing it as a movie.
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jkf296 said:
Been done many times........
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Not all in one movie.
I'd like to see them get that down to 3 hours.
I'd like to see them get that down to 3 hours.
jkf296 said:Not all in one movie.
I'd like to see them get that down to 3 hours.
that would be the trailer...
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FischerKing said:
No kidding - what are you going to cut out, and nt make someone mad??
jkf296 said:Not all in one movie.
I'd like to see them get that down to 3 hours.
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