Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512408 times)

marjifay · « **Reply #6520 on:** August 31, 2014, 03:40:00 PM »

Any T's?

Oops, I fell back asleep, and just woke up. Re: In the Kingdom of Ice; The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette, it was recommended in the newsletter from the Washington, D.C. bookstore Politics & Prose. I thought it sounded really interesting.

The book description says, "New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age. In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded. The foremost cartographer in the world, a German named August Petermann, believed that warm currents sustained a verdant island at the top of the world. National glory would fall to whoever could plant his flag upon its shores. The ship sailed into uncharted seas, but soon was trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was breached. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew abandoned the ship. Less than an hour later, the Jeannette sank to the bottom,and the men found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies. Thus began their long march across the endless ice—a frozen hell in the most lonesome corner of the world."

Hampton Sides will talk about this book tonight (Sunday) on CSpan's BookTV at 10 pm Eastern Time.

Frybabe · « **Reply #6521 on:** August 31, 2014, 05:26:30 PM »

I remember my Mom telling me that one of her relatives was a crewman on one of the polar expeditions. Too bad I don't remember whose; there were a awful lot of them in the 1800's and 1900's. My impression was that it was Arctic(Parry or Peary, maybe?). Mom was especially interested in Scott's expedition when the book about the Endeavor came out.

Are there any N? in there PatH?

bluebird24 · « **Reply #6522 on:** August 31, 2014, 05:37:13 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #6523 on:** September 01, 2014, 11:21:41 AM »

T ___ E

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T ___ E

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Letters guessed: E, I, N, T

marjifay · « **Reply #6524 on:** September 01, 2014, 11:32:11 AM »

PatH · « **Reply #6525 on:** September 01, 2014, 03:15:43 PM »

No Rs.

bluebird24 · « **Reply #6526 on:** September 01, 2014, 05:06:36 PM »

marjifay · « **Reply #6527 on:** September 01, 2014, 05:51:53 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6528 on:** September 02, 2014, 06:27:17 AM »

Do I see The Shadow of the Wind? A memorable book.

PatH · « **Reply #6529 on:** September 02, 2014, 09:38:32 AM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

You do indeed. We discussed it here some years ago.

Frybabe · « **Reply #6530 on:** September 02, 2014, 10:56:16 AM »

That was two months before I joined.

Frybabe · « **Reply #6531 on:** September 02, 2014, 11:33:49 AM »

This is another must read author for me. Non-fiction. Science. It has been out a couple of years, but I only just came across it.

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PatH · « **Reply #6532 on:** September 02, 2014, 12:57:45 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6533 on:** September 02, 2014, 01:29:23 PM »

Only one T.

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Letters used: T

marjifay · « **Reply #6534 on:** September 02, 2014, 02:32:32 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6535 on:** September 02, 2014, 02:59:48 PM »

Recent non-fiction

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T __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ E

O __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Letters used: E, T

bluebird24 · « **Reply #6536 on:** September 02, 2014, 04:13:46 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6537 on:** September 02, 2014, 05:05:34 PM »

Recent non-fiction

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T __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E N __ E

O __ __ __ __ E __ N T __ E __ __ __ __

Letters used: E, N, T

marjifay · « **Reply #6538 on:** September 02, 2014, 05:51:41 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6539 on:** September 03, 2014, 07:12:25 AM »

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ R __ __ R __:

T __ E __ __ R __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E N __ E

O __ __ __ __ E __ N T __ E __ __ __ __

Letters used: E, N, R, T

marjifay · « **Reply #6540 on:** September 03, 2014, 10:37:50 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6541 on:** September 03, 2014, 11:27:59 AM »

__ __ __ __ I N __ __ __ R __ __ R __:

T __ E __ __ R I __ __ __ __ __ I E N __ E

O __ __ I __ E I N T __ E __ __ I __

Letters used: E, I, N, R, T

marjifay · « **Reply #6542 on:** September 03, 2014, 04:59:11 PM »

bluebird24 · « **Reply #6543 on:** September 03, 2014, 05:12:41 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6544 on:** September 04, 2014, 06:04:32 AM »

__ __ C __ I N __ __ __ R __ __ R S:

T __ E C __ R I __ __ S S C I E N C E

O __ __ I __ E I N T __ E __ __ I __

Letters used: C, E, I, N, R, S, T

marjifay · « **Reply #6545 on:** September 04, 2014, 04:19:06 PM »

More O's?

Frybabe · « **Reply #6546 on:** September 04, 2014, 06:24:10 PM »

Of course, three.

_ __ C __ I N __ __ O R __ __ R S:

T __ E C __ R I O __ S S C I E N C E

O __ __ I __ E I N T __ E __ O I __

Letters used: C, E, I, N, O, R, S, T

PatH · « **Reply #6547 on:** September 04, 2014, 06:45:50 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6548 on:** September 05, 2014, 06:31:46 AM »

_ __ C __ I N __ __ O R __ __ R S:

T __ E C __ R I O __ S S C I E N C E

O __ __ I __ E I N T __ E V O I __

Letters used: C, E, I, N, O, R, S, T, V

bluebird24 · « **Reply #6549 on:** September 05, 2014, 05:25:13 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6550 on:** September 05, 2014, 07:00:45 PM »

_ __ C __ I N __ F O R __ __ R S:

T __ E C __ R I O __ S S C I E N C E

O F __ I F E I N T __ E V O I __

Letters used: C, E, F, I, N, O, R, S, T, V

marjifay · « **Reply #6551 on:** September 05, 2014, 11:45:17 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6552 on:** September 06, 2014, 06:26:01 AM »

_ __ C __ I N __ F O R __ __ R S:

T __ E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E

O F __ I F E I N T __ E V O I __

Letters used: C, E, F, I, N, O, R, S, T, U, V

jane · « **Reply #6553 on:** September 06, 2014, 08:22:42 AM »

PatH · « **Reply #6554 on:** September 06, 2014, 09:01:11 AM »

This is frustrating. It's The Curious Science of Life in the Void, but I can't figure out the first part, except the first word ends in G. Might as well tie that up.

G?

Frybabe · « **Reply #6555 on:** September 06, 2014, 10:29:00 AM »

Correct so far PatH.

__ __ C __ I N G F O R __ __ R S:

T H E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E

O F L I F E I N T H E V O I D

Letters used: C, D, E, F, G, H, L, I, N, O, R, S, T, U, V

marjifay · « **Reply #6556 on:** September 06, 2014, 10:39:48 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6557 on:** September 06, 2014, 11:28:30 AM »

Here are your A's, Marj. This book is only a few years old.

__ A C __ I N G F O R __ A R S:

T H E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E

O F L I F E I N T H E V O I D

Letters used: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, I, N, O, R, S, T, U, V

jane · « **Reply #6558 on:** September 06, 2014, 11:42:08 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #6559 on:** September 06, 2014, 01:18:45 PM »

__ A C __ I N G F O R M A R S:

T H E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E

O F L I F E I N T H E V O I D

Letters used: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, H, L, M, N, O, R, S, T, U, V

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