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[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Welcome, Checkman.

[Eileen]

Welcome, Checkman!

[Nina]

hey every1 good 2 be bck missed me ;)
Welcome checkman !

[Checkman]

Oh and lately I've been reading the Matt Helm novels by Donald Hamilton and the Travis McGee novels. In the past year I've gotten very retro in my novels.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I looked up a few of the old Matt Helms books a while back...man are they expensive if you try to buy them.

Hi Nina, welcome back(?) :)

[Checkman]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I looked up a few of the old Matt Helms books a while back...man are they expensive if you try to buy them.

Hi Nina, welcome back(?) :)"

The local animal shelter has a thrift shop in my home town. I can pick them up for 50 cents a book. Some of them are a little worn out, but hey at two for a dollar I can live with broken spines and turned down corners.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I looked on line and they go for a bit often and my favorite used book stores here didn't have any of them. I also hunted down some of the old Man From U.N.C.L.E. books from my youth. They were (strangely I suppose) a bit easier to find.

[Eileen]

Welcome back Nina!



Sorry to say, I have never read any of the Matt Helm books. I have watched my share of Matt Helm movies.

[Checkman]

Eileen wrote: "Welcome back Nina!



Sorry to say, I have never read any of the Matt Helm books. I have watched my share of Matt Helm movies."

You've probably heard this before, but the books are better.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Yeah the movies were largely played for laughs. It was kind of the end of the Spy movie era.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Hi, Nina, good to have you back!

[new_user]

Welcome to the group, Checkman, and welcome back, Nina. I'm a newbie myself, so I probably wasn't around when you went away, LOL.

[Sharon]

Checkman wrote: "Hello I was invited to join by Mike(the Paladin). I'm a fan of Stephen Hunter and some of the older writers such as Jack Higgins and Alistair MacLean. I also like a writer called Carsten Stroud.
"

Always glad to welcome another fan of MacLean ... have you read any of the Desmond Bagley books? Another old favorite of mine.

[Kim]

Hi all, my name is Kim and I'm a bookaholic.(Any surprise there?:D) I read a lot of genres, but am a really big fan of historical fiction, mystery and romance, and also mysteries in general--all kinds as a matter of fact from hard-boiled, action-adventure to cozies. I also like sci-fi and fantasy, especially if there is action, adventure, intrigue and\or mystery. I'm not really a fan of any one author over another but as mentioned I'm really a big fan of mysteries, and historical fiction(and a general history buff as well). Right now I'm listening to The Fallen, featuring a Johannesburg SA PI named Jade de Jong, and am really enjoying it. It's not super high-octane but still pretty suspenseful and intriguing.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Welcome, Kim!

[Eileen]

Welcome, Kim!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome Kim.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Welcome Kim.

[Andrew]

Hello, I'm a fan of Lee Child, James Rollins, Jeff Deavcer, et al. Currently reading Steve Berry's "Columbus Affair".

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Welcome, Andrew!

[Eileen]

Welcome, Andrew!

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Welcome Andrew!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome Andrew.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

To new members and old, we are currently nominating books for our July read. Take the time to mosey over and give us your recommendation.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

[Eileen]

Lady D, "Mosey on over"...nicely said.


Brought a smile to my face!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Eileen, I love using down home speak! :)

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

a western! Good idea!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Take a chance to vote in the poll for the July read. It closes on the 17th.

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/67084

[Steve]

Hi, my name is Steve Trotter and some of the authors I enjoy reading are Lee Child, Robert Crais, Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. I'm a new guy to goodreads, but look forward to the adventure.

Cheers,

Steve

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Hi Steve! Welcome to Action Adventure Aficionados. If there is any questions I can answer, please ask.

Lee Childs and Robert Crais I'm familiar with and have enjoyed very much. I'm less familiar with the other too. I'm an Old Lundlum and Desmond Bagely fan, but I like a lot of different books myself.

I'm looking forward to you joining our discussions.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Welcome, Steve.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi Steve, welcome.

[Steve]

Hi, Pam, Mike, Lady Danielle and Curmudgeon. Thanks for welcoming me to your group. I appreciate the opportunity to join in the action.

Cheers,

Steve

[Eileen]

Welcome, Steve!

[Joe]

Hi, I'm Joe and am really getting into Goodreads. I read widely and enjoy stories with interesting and unusual action/adventure themes. I'm also a writer and hope to respectfully introduce people to some of my work.

[Eileen]

Welcome, Joseph!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Ctgt]

Hi folks. My name is Chris. I enjoy books/stories of all types. I tend to get into ruts when I read(currently been on a scifi/fantasy kick) and then kind of burn out. So I'm trying to be proactive and branch out before I crash and burn on scifi/fantasy. I have read some of the authors from your bookshelf, so I thought I would hop in and test the waters.

[Eileen]

Welcome, Ctgt!

Hop in the waters fine!!

[Ctgt]

Thanks Eileen!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Welcome Steven, Joe, and Chris!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Welcome, Joe and Chris.

[S.L.J.]

Big thanks to Curmudgeon for introducing me to this group and for being a fan of Burt Gummer. :D

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Bert RULES! Welcome Sammy!

[Eileen]

Welcome, S.L.J.!

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Here's the place to put information about your book.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

[S.L.J.]

Curmudgeon wrote: "Here's the place to put information about your book.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_..."

Sweet!

"Broke into the wrong goddamn rec room didn't ya, you bastard!!" - Bert

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Yep... when I first saw that clip, I was on the Battleship Wisconsin (USS Wisconsin) in the first Gulf War watching with a guy from Texas.

He had this thick Texas accent and all he could say while Reba was shooting those guns and stuff was.

"that's one hell of a woman there....That's ONE HE-LL of a woman there.... that's one hell of a woman there!"

We hope he was trying to be funny.

[S.L.J.]

Curmudgeon wrote: "Yep... when I first saw that clip, I was on the Battleship Wisconsin (USS Wisconsin) in the first Gulf War watching with a guy from Texas.

He had this thick Texas accent and all he could say whi..."

LOL. I love girl that knows how to handle a 12-gauge pump.

P.S. Hi Pam. :)