Another Silly Game Part 188
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//Lonely//
A Lonely Kind of War : Forward Air Controller, Vietnam by Marshall Harrison
Suggested Rules of the Game:
1. Please play on the most recent correct post.
2 Please verify that no one else has posted while you were preparing your post.
3. The title of the book cited must have one word, at least, which is the same as a word in the previous title.
4. The repeated word in the new title must be other than an article ("a," "an," or "the").
5. The repeated word must be spelled exactly as the word was spelled in the previous title, e.g., "prune" is not the same word as "prunes," and "loyal" is not the same word as "loyalty."
6. The repeated word must be in the title as shown in a LT library listing, or on the title page of the book. A sub-title or a series name can be included if the sub-title or series name is included in the title of a LT library listing, or is printed on the title page of the book.
7. A hyphenated word is one word, not two, e.g., "thunder-clouds," and if used must be repeated in full, not in part only.
8. No repeats on current thread.
9. If you have read the book it would be informative that you so indicate and tell when you read it, if you can.
10. Try to use Touchstones. Put brackets around the title and double brackets around the author. If Touchstones don't work, try using an HTML link
//Lonely//
A Lonely Kind of War : Forward Air Controller, Vietnam by Marshall Harrison
Suggested Rules of the Game:
1. Please play on the most recent correct post.
2 Please verify that no one else has posted while you were preparing your post.
3. The title of the book cited must have one word, at least, which is the same as a word in the previous title.
4. The repeated word in the new title must be other than an article ("a," "an," or "the").
5. The repeated word must be spelled exactly as the word was spelled in the previous title, e.g., "prune" is not the same word as "prunes," and "loyal" is not the same word as "loyalty."
6. The repeated word must be in the title as shown in a LT library listing, or on the title page of the book. A sub-title or a series name can be included if the sub-title or series name is included in the title of a LT library listing, or is printed on the title page of the book.
7. A hyphenated word is one word, not two, e.g., "thunder-clouds," and if used must be repeated in full, not in part only.
8. No repeats on current thread.
9. If you have read the book it would be informative that you so indicate and tell when you read it, if you can.
10. Try to use Touchstones. Put brackets around the title and double brackets around the author. If Touchstones don't work, try using an HTML link
7LynnB
// Bees //
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America by Hannah Nordhaus. Read in September, 2013
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America by Hannah Nordhaus. Read in September, 2013
11Schmerguls
// Maker //
2598. The Dream Maker: William C. Durant, Founder of General Motors, by Bernard A. Weisberger (read 24 Apr 1994)
2598. The Dream Maker: William C. Durant, Founder of General Motors, by Bernard A. Weisberger (read 24 Apr 1994)
15LynnB
// Tree //
It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree by A.J. Jacobs. Read in September, 2019
It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree by A.J. Jacobs. Read in September, 2019
20Schmerguls
// Out //
987, The Lamps Went Out in Europe, by Ludwig Reiners translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston (read 11 Dec 1968)
987, The Lamps Went Out in Europe, by Ludwig Reiners translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston (read 11 Dec 1968)
26Schmerguls
// Wizard //
2569. Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee 1901-1915, by Louis R. Harlan (read 18 Jan 1994) (Bancroft Prize in 1984)
2569. Booker T. Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee 1901-1915, by Louis R. Harlan (read 18 Jan 1994) (Bancroft Prize in 1984)
30Schmerguls
// Sight //
4077. Hiding in Plain Sight The Incredible True Story of a German-Jewish Teenager's Struggle to Survive in Nazi-occupied Poland, by Betty Lauer (read 24 Sep 2005)
4077. Hiding in Plain Sight The Incredible True Story of a German-Jewish Teenager's Struggle to Survive in Nazi-occupied Poland, by Betty Lauer (read 24 Sep 2005)
40Schmerguls
// Back //
4481. We Are Soldiers Still A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam, by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (USA RET.) and Joseph L. Galloway (read 5 Sep 2008)
4481. We Are Soldiers Still A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam, by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (USA RET.) and Joseph L. Galloway (read 5 Sep 2008)
41LynnB
// Back //
The Long Road Back: The Conservative Journey, 1993-2006 by Hugh Segal. Read in January, 2008
The Long Road Back: The Conservative Journey, 1993-2006 by Hugh Segal. Read in January, 2008
45LynnB
// Fall //
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time by Maria Konnikova. Read last April.
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time by Maria Konnikova. Read last April.
50Schmerguls
// Giants //
5727. Heirs of the Founders The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants, by H.W. Brands (read 28 Dec 2020)
5727. Heirs of the Founders The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants, by H.W. Brands (read 28 Dec 2020)
53Schmerguls
// Servants //
2025. Servants of Satan: The Age of the Witch Hunts, by Joseph Klaits (read 11 Oct 1986)
2025. Servants of Satan: The Age of the Witch Hunts, by Joseph Klaits (read 11 Oct 1986)
55LynnB
// Age //
The Age Of Wonder: How The Romantic Generation Discovered The Beauty And Terror Of Science by Richard Holmes. Read in October, 2015
The Age Of Wonder: How The Romantic Generation Discovered The Beauty And Terror Of Science by Richard Holmes. Read in October, 2015
57Schmerguls
56 does not play on 55 correctly (though inadvertently plays on it) so I play correctly on 55:
// Wonder //
4644. Homer's Odyssey A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat, by Gwen Cooper (read 27 Nov 2009)
// Wonder //
4644. Homer's Odyssey A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat, by Gwen Cooper (read 27 Nov 2009)
58LynnB
// Wonder //
The soul of an octopus : a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness by Sy Montgomery. Read in April, 2019
The soul of an octopus : a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness by Sy Montgomery. Read in April, 2019
63Schmerguls
// Girl //
3594. Maggie A Girl of the Streets and Other Short Fiction, by Stephen Crane (read 3 Jul 2002)
3594. Maggie A Girl of the Streets and Other Short Fiction, by Stephen Crane (read 3 Jul 2002)
69LynnB
// Men //
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. Read last December.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. Read last December.
70Schmerguls
// Men //
2351. Men and Powers A Political Retrospective by Helmut Schmidt Translated from the German by Ruth Hein (read 17 Dec 1990)
2351. Men and Powers A Political Retrospective by Helmut Schmidt Translated from the German by Ruth Hein (read 17 Dec 1990)
72LynnB
// Powers //
Northern exposure : peoples, powers and prospects in Canada's North by Frances Abele. Read in May, 2009
Northern exposure : peoples, powers and prospects in Canada's North by Frances Abele. Read in May, 2009
74Schmerguls
// Unnatural //
5271. The Sixth Extinction An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert (read 5 May 2015) (Pulitzer Nonfiction prize in 2015)
5271. The Sixth Extinction An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert (read 5 May 2015) (Pulitzer Nonfiction prize in 2015)
87Schmerguls
// Thieves //
5193. The Monuments Men Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter (read 30 Aug 2014)
5193. The Monuments Men Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, by Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter (read 30 Aug 2014)
91Schmerguls
// Farewell //
3937. Farewell to Manzanar A true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment, by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston (read 17 Sep 2004)
3937. Farewell to Manzanar A true story of Japanese American experience during and after the World War II internment, by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston (read 17 Sep 2004)
95Schmerguls
// North //
5174. The Fifth Field The Story of the 96 American Soldiers Sentenced to Death and Executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II, by Colonel French L. MacLean (read 24 Jun 2014)
5174. The Fifth Field The Story of the 96 American Soldiers Sentenced to Death and Executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II, by Colonel French L. MacLean (read 24 Jun 2014)
98Schmerguls
// Fifth //
5537. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader I879 Edition by William Holmes McGuffey (read 28 Feb 2018)
5537. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader I879 Edition by William Holmes McGuffey (read 28 Feb 2018)
106LynnB
// Dead //
Dead Aid: Why Aid is not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo. Read in November, 2010
Dead Aid: Why Aid is not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo. Read in November, 2010
107Schmerguls
// Dead //
5561. Operation Mincemeat How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory, by Ben Macintyre (read 3 Dec 2019)
5561. Operation Mincemeat How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory, by Ben Macintyre (read 3 Dec 2019)
116Schmerguls
// Past //
5441. But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past,. by Chuck Klosterman (read 6 Feb 2017)
5441. But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past,. by Chuck Klosterman (read 6 Feb 2017)
117LynnB
// Past //
Two Trees Make a Forest: In Search of My Family's Past Among Taiwan's Mountains and Coasts by Jessica J. Lee. Read last February
Two Trees Make a Forest: In Search of My Family's Past Among Taiwan's Mountains and Coasts by Jessica J. Lee. Read last February
120LynnB
// Between //
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster. Read in November, 2008
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster. Read in November, 2008
132Schmerguls
// Angel //
340. Look Homeward, Angel A Story of the Buried Life, by Thomas Wolfe (read 7 Jun 1948) (Book of the Year)
340. Look Homeward, Angel A Story of the Buried Life, by Thomas Wolfe (read 7 Jun 1948) (Book of the Year)
137Schmerguls
// Close //
5215. Almost History Close Calls, Plan B's, and Twists of Fate in American History, by Roger Bruns (read 6 Nov 2014)
5215. Almost History Close Calls, Plan B's, and Twists of Fate in American History, by Roger Bruns (read 6 Nov 2014)
141Schmerguls
// Ghosts //
4807. The Ghosts of Cannae Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic, by Robert L. O'Connell (read 21 Mar 2011)
4807. The Ghosts of Cannae Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic, by Robert L. O'Connell (read 21 Mar 2011)
145LynnB
// Town //
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede. Read in December, 2010
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede. Read in December, 2010
152LynnB
// Book //
The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book by Peter Finn. Read in March, 2016
The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book by Peter Finn. Read in March, 2016
153Schmerguls
// Book //
906. The Custer Myth: A Source Book of Custeriana, by Colonel W. A. Graham (read 2 Aug 1967)
906. The Custer Myth: A Source Book of Custeriana, by Colonel W. A. Graham (read 2 Aug 1967)
160LynnB
// White //
White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood, and the Mess In Between by Judy Batalion. Read in October, 2016
White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood, and the Mess In Between by Judy Batalion. Read in October, 2016
165LynnB
// Silver //
The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street by Charles Nicholl. Read in August, 2008
The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street by Charles Nicholl. Read in August, 2008
166Schmerguls
// Silver //
2846. Reflections in a Silver Spoon A Memoir by Paul Mellon with John Baskett (read 3 Mar 1996)
2846. Reflections in a Silver Spoon A Memoir by Paul Mellon with John Baskett (read 3 Mar 1996)
174Schmerguls
167 doesn't play on its immediate predecessor but nobody else seems to care so I won't either:
// Woman //
5449. Living A Political Life One of America's First Woman Governors Tells Her Story, by Madeleine M. Kunin (read 7 Mar 2017)
// Woman //
5449. Living A Political Life One of America's First Woman Governors Tells Her Story, by Madeleine M. Kunin (read 7 Mar 2017)
175LynnB
>174 Schmerguls:: I didn't notice that! Because I would've said something. But I think we missed the statute of limitations?
// Woman //
The Fat Woman Next Door Is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay. Read in January, 2009
// Woman //
The Fat Woman Next Door Is Pregnant by Michel Tremblay. Read in January, 2009
176Charon07
>174 Schmerguls: My bad. I was probably trying to figure out how to spell Yanagihara while my predecessor was quicker.
// Door //
The Door by Magda Szabó
// Door //
The Door by Magda Szabó
181Schmerguls
// Season //
3829. The Sweet Season A Sportswriter Rediscovers Football, Family, and a Bit of Faith at Minnesota's St. John's University, by Austin Murphy (read 29 Nov 2003)
3829. The Sweet Season A Sportswriter Rediscovers Football, Family, and a Bit of Faith at Minnesota's St. John's University, by Austin Murphy (read 29 Nov 2003)
186LynnB
// Love //
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution by Tariq Ali. Read in February, 2019
The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution by Tariq Ali. Read in February, 2019
188Schmerguls
// Love //
5498. All's Fair Love, War, and Running for President, by Mary Matalin and James Carville with Peter Knobler (read 10 Sep 2017)
5498. All's Fair Love, War, and Running for President, by Mary Matalin and James Carville with Peter Knobler (read 10 Sep 2017)
199LynnB
// Tree //
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller. Read in September, 2009
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller. Read in September, 2009
202LynnB
// Tree //
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard. Reading now.
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard. Reading now.
216Schmerguls
// Cloud //
744. Newman: The Pillar of the Cloud, by Meriol Trevor (read 24 Jul 1963)(James Tait Black Memorial biography prize for 1962)
744. Newman: The Pillar of the Cloud, by Meriol Trevor (read 24 Jul 1963)(James Tait Black Memorial biography prize for 1962)
221Schmerguls
// Street //
4847. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections, by A Gentleman with a Duster (Harold Begbie) (read 7 Aug 2011)
4847. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections, by A Gentleman with a Duster (Harold Begbie) (read 7 Aug 2011)
227LynnB
// Green //
The New Entrepreneurs: Building a Green Economy for the Future by Andrew Heintzman. Read in May, 2012
The New Entrepreneurs: Building a Green Economy for the Future by Andrew Heintzman. Read in May, 2012
229LynnB
// New //
The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China by Frank Langfitt. Read in December, 2020
The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China by Frank Langfitt. Read in December, 2020
232Schmerguls
// China //
2935. Riding the Iron Rooster: by Train Through China, by Paul Theroux (read 15 Dec 1996)
2935. Riding the Iron Rooster: by Train Through China, by Paul Theroux (read 15 Dec 1996)
240ghr4
// Name //
Hall of Name: Baseball's Most Magnificent Monikers from 'The Only Nolan' to 'Van Lingle Mungo' and More by D B Firstman
Hall of Name: Baseball's Most Magnificent Monikers from 'The Only Nolan' to 'Van Lingle Mungo' and More by D B Firstman
247Schmerguls
// Sea //
1016. Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus, by Samuel Eliot Morison (read 31 Jul 1969) (Pulitzer Biography prize for 1943)
1016. Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus, by Samuel Eliot Morison (read 31 Jul 1969) (Pulitzer Biography prize for 1943)
254quondame
>251 Schmerguls: is a repeat of title >248 LynnB:
Wine-Dark doesn't work for Wine.
So I'm pulling
// Wide // & // Days //
In the days when the world was wide by Henry Lawson
Wine-Dark doesn't work for Wine.
So I'm pulling
// Wide // & // Days //
In the days when the world was wide by Henry Lawson
255Schmerguls
Thank you, quondame. I really appreciate your correction and deplore my 251. And you are right about 252.
// wide //
3473. Across the Wide Missouri, by Bernard DeVoto (read 19 Aug 2001) (Pulitzer history prize in 1948)
// wide //
3473. Across the Wide Missouri, by Bernard DeVoto (read 19 Aug 2001) (Pulitzer history prize in 1948)
257LynnB
// Across //
Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain by Michael Paterniti. Read in May, 2008
Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain by Michael Paterniti. Read in May, 2008
264Schmerguls
// Wife //
5296. Immortal Wife The Biographical Novel of Jessie Benton Fremont by Irving Stone (read 25 Jul 2015)
5296. Immortal Wife The Biographical Novel of Jessie Benton Fremont by Irving Stone (read 25 Jul 2015)
267Charon07
// Secret //
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben (read 2/9/2017)
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben (read 2/9/2017)
270LynnB
// Hidden //
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker. Read last January
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker. Read last January
271Schmerguls
// Hidden //
5571 Cattle Kingdom The Hidden History of the Cowboy West, by Christopher Knowlton (read 26 Jul 2018)
5571 Cattle Kingdom The Hidden History of the Cowboy West, by Christopher Knowlton (read 26 Jul 2018)
272LynnB
// Hidden //
Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada's Unfinished Democracy by Sylvia Bashevkin. Read in January, 2011
Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada's Unfinished Democracy by Sylvia Bashevkin. Read in January, 2011
277Schmerguls
// Loss //
274. The Loss of the SS Titanic Its Story and its Lessons, by Lawrence Beesley (read 9 Aug 1946)
274. The Loss of the SS Titanic Its Story and its Lessons, by Lawrence Beesley (read 9 Aug 1946)
278LynnB
// Loss //
The rainbow comes and goes : a mother and son on life, love, and loss by Anderson Cooper. Read in May, 2017
The rainbow comes and goes : a mother and son on life, love, and loss by Anderson Cooper. Read in May, 2017
279Charon07
// Life //
The Warrior Who Carried Life by Geoff Ryman
The Warrior Who Carried Life by Geoff Ryman
291Schmerguls
// Go //
3006. To Go Free: A Treasury of Iowa's Legal Heritage, by Richard, Lord Acton and Patricia Nassif Acton (read 3 Sep 1997)
3006. To Go Free: A Treasury of Iowa's Legal Heritage, by Richard, Lord Acton and Patricia Nassif Acton (read 3 Sep 1997)
296LynnB
// Girl //
Wine Girl: A Sommelier's Tale of Making It in the Toxic World of Fine Dining by Victoria James. Read last week
Wine Girl: A Sommelier's Tale of Making It in the Toxic World of Fine Dining by Victoria James. Read last week
302Schmerguls
// Man //
4909. The Wrong Man The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case, by James Neff (read 22 Mar 2012)
4909. The Wrong Man The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case, by James Neff (read 22 Mar 2012)
308Schmerguls
// Long //
1058. Huey Long by T. Harry Williams (read 5 July 1970) (Pulitzer Biography prize for 1970)
1058. Huey Long by T. Harry Williams (read 5 July 1970) (Pulitzer Biography prize for 1970)
314Schmerguls
// Away //
5566. The Cases That Haunt Us From Jack the Ripper to Jon Benet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away, by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker (read 29 Jun 2018)
5566. The Cases That Haunt Us From Jack the Ripper to Jon Benet Ramsey, the FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Sheds Light on the Mysteries That Won't Go Away, by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker (read 29 Jun 2018)
315LynnB
// Away //
You Are One of Them: A Novel About Secrets, Betrayal, and the Friend Who Got Away by Elliott Holt. Read in July, 2016
You Are One of Them: A Novel About Secrets, Betrayal, and the Friend Who Got Away by Elliott Holt. Read in July, 2016
321Schmerguls
// Those //
2563. The Loyalists: The Story of Those Americans Who Fought Against Independence, by Donald Barr Chidsey (read 1 Jan 1994)
2563. The Loyalists: The Story of Those Americans Who Fought Against Independence, by Donald Barr Chidsey (read 1 Jan 1994)
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