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151 Re: SPOILER! [POB] The Yellow Admiral and Air Foils -- rank: 873

> From: The Patrick O'Brian List of the World! > [mailto:GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG] On Behalf Of Ray McPherson > Re: fore and aft sails as airfoils. I've read the > sailing section of "How Things Work" and have come to > terms with how a cutter would get "pulled" rather than > "pushed" along. My LAST question is: if a square > sail is a 90 degrees to the wind, does the sail still > act like an air foil, or does the wind "push&qu ...

Poster's Name:	Peter Mackay
Poster's Email:	peter.mackay@BIGPOND.COM
Message Date:	2001-12-19 10:42:51 UTC

152 SPOILER: The Yellow Admiral: WAS HMSS Tortoises & Tigers & Dil -- rank: 873

> From: The Patrick O'Brian List of the World! > [mailto:GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG] On Behalf Of Susan Wenger > > --- Peter Mackay <peter.mackay@BIGPOND.COM> wrote: > > > > > The Yellow Admiral is the closest we ever get to some > > sort of peace and > > bliss. The war is over, everyone is settled, Bonden's > > prize fight is the > > biggest news of The Shire. > > > > And then, well it's spoiler territory. > > ...

Poster's Name:	Peter Mackay
Poster's Email:	peter.mackay@BIGPOND.COM
Message Date:	2001-12-19 08:28:56 UTC

153 Re: SPOILER! [POB] The Yellow Admiral -- rank: 873

In a message dated 12/18/2001 9:03:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, Batrinque@AOL.COM writes: > I read all of the Furst novels while at the library, I noted another seafaring officer series- three books by Nelson? I think I saw mention of him here- Inside the cover is a very similar drawing of a sailing ship, listing its sails and spars. Wonder if the books are as derivative ? Blatherin' John B

Poster's Name:	Jebvbva@AOL.COM
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Message Date:	2001-12-19 05:53:57 UTC

154 Re: Germs Guns and Steel (was The Yellow Admiral and Air Foils) -- rank: 873

Edmund Burton wrote: > > >"Germs Guns and Steel." Have any of you read it? > > I have. It is a welcome throwback to the days when history was fun to > read. The blurbs on the back cover are all true: My daughter -- a biochem major and history-phobe -- bought and read it and loved it on grad school interview trips. She has now loaned it to me to read (and told me that I really should). RCH ****************************************************************** ...

Poster's Name:	Robert Henrickson
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Message Date:	2001-12-19 05:27:49 UTC

155 Germs Guns and Steel (was The Yellow Admiral and Air Foils) -- rank: 873

>"Germs Guns and Steel." Have any of you read it? I have. It is a welcome throwback to the days when history was fun to read. The blurbs on the back cover are all true: "This is a brilliantly written, passionate, whirlwind tour through 13,000 years of history on all the continents--a short history of everything about everybody....After reading the first two pages, you won't be able to put it down." --Paul R. Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanfor ...

Poster's Name:	Edmund Burton
Poster's Email:	ekburton@SWBELL.NET
Message Date:	2001-12-19 05:24:49 UTC

156 Re: SPOILER! [POB] The Yellow Admiral and Air Foils -- rank: 873

In a message dated 12/18/2001 8:31:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, raymcp999@YAHOO.COM writes: > . Would you think TYA was > formulaic if you had not read the first 18 books. I > did not. > Yes, and that was the first one that seemed that way to me. usually he would open in some set of conditions and gradually fill in the previous episodes (or hint at them so you would be curious enough to look them up.) In the Ya, he sets every in one expositon- At the beginneing, Sir Jo ...

Poster's Name:	Jebvbva@AOL.COM
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Message Date:	2001-12-19 05:16:55 UTC

157 Re: SPOILER! [POB] The Yellow Admiral -- rank: 873

In a message dated 12/18/01 12:30:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, rafferty@DRIZZLE.COM writes: << Ah, I forget this when I haven't read any of them for a while (reading Furst's "ThePolish Officer" right now).* >> I read all of the Furst novels, one after the other, about a year ago and enjoyed them a great deal. They aren't POB, perhaps, but good reading nonetheless. Bruce Trinque 41°37'53"N 72°22'51"W

Poster's Name:	Batrinque@AOL.COM
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Message Date:	2001-12-19 02:59:18 UTC

158 Re: The Yellow Admiral -- rank: 873

In a message dated 12/18/01 5:46:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, oflahertyalec@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << I wonder was this book written after Mary's death? >> No, Mary died after even the next book, "The Hundred Days" was written. Bruce Trinque 41°37'53"N 72°22'51"W

Poster's Name:	Batrinque@AOL.COM
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Message Date:	2001-12-19 02:59:09 UTC

159 Re: SPOILER! [POB] The Yellow Admiral and Air Foils -- rank: 873

--- Gregg Germain <gregg_germain@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > --- Ray McPherson <raymcp999@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > --- Marshall Rafferty <rafferty@DRIZZLE.COM> > wrote: > > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 08:23:41 -0800, > > > gregg_germain@YAHOO.COM wrote: > > > > > > >Aye, tis true. It seems likethe books got > > thinner, > > > >more repetitive, more formulaic. There was a > > brief > > > >sparkle w ...

Poster's Name:	Ray McPherson
Poster's Email:	raymcp999@YAHOO.COM
Message Date:	2001-12-19 02:26:53 UTC

160 The Yellow Admiral: WAS HMSS Tortoises & Tigers & Dil -- rank: 873

--- Peter Mackay <peter.mackay@BIGPOND.COM> wrote: > > > The Yellow Admiral is the closest we ever get to some > sort of peace and > bliss. The war is over, everyone is settled, Bonden's > prize fight is the > biggest news of The Shire. > > And then, well it's spoiler territory. > Drop a spoiler message into the subject line and opine away! ===== To learn about "The Port-Wine Sea," my parody of Patrick O'Brian's wonderful Aubrey-Maturin ...

Poster's Name:	Susan Wenger
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Message Date:	2001-12-19 02:13:33 UTC

161 Re: SPOILER! [POB] The Yellow Admiral -- rank: 873

> > > As a plot, I thought it distinctly second-grade. As for its effects on > the narrative as a whole, it is crucial. You know what I mean. Yes, now I do. Thanks for clarifying. Marian --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.307 / Virus Database: 168 - Release Date: 12/11/2001

Poster's Name:	Marian Van Til
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Message Date:	2001-12-19 02:00:40 UTC

162 Re: SPOILER !The Yellow Admiral and betyond -- rank: 873

>From: Peter Mackay <peter.mackay@BIGPOND.COM> >Reply-To: The Patrick O'Brian List of the World! <GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG> >To: GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG >Subject: Re: [POB] SPOILER !The Yellow Admiral and betyond >Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:02:54 +1100 > > > From: The Patrick O'Brian List of the World! > > [mailto:GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG] On Behalf Of Jebvbva@AOL.COM > > > > In a message dated 12/18/2001 8:57:38 AM Eastern Standard &g ...

Poster's Name:	Alec O'Flaherty
Poster's Email:	oflahertyalec@HOTMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2001-12-19 00:35:24 UTC

163 Re: SPOILER !The Yellow Admiral and betyond -- rank: 873

Poster's Name:	Alec O'Flaherty
Poster's Email:	oflahertyalec@HOTMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2001-12-19 00:30:22 UTC

164 Re: The Yellow Admiral -- rank: 873

>From: Jebvbva@AOL.COM >Reply-To: The Patrick O'Brian List of the World! <GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG> >To: GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG >Subject: [POB] The Yellow Admiral >Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:39:49 EST > >Did anyone else get the feeling that this book is different than earlier >ones- more set(posed) and explanatory? >It opens with Sir Joseph doing a recap and entre'acte precis to the >Ministry >bloke.Needham, setting the stage for the book. It als ...

Poster's Name:	Alec O'Flaherty
Poster's Email:	oflahertyalec@HOTMAIL.COM
Message Date:	2001-12-18 23:42:14 UTC

165 Re: SPOILER !The Yellow Admiral and betyond -- rank: 873

> From: The Patrick O'Brian List of the World! > [mailto:GUNROOM@HMSSURPRISE.ORG] On Behalf Of Jebvbva@AOL.COM > > In a message dated 12/18/2001 8:57:38 AM Eastern Standard > Time, dseltzer@DRAPER.COM writes: > > > > POB's interest in the last books instead is directed towards, ahem, > > young boys. > > I found that a littole unsettling- In many boks, he > introduces a 'pretty' boy, has him do a little scene and then > kills him off. I am ...

Poster's Name:	Peter Mackay
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Message Date:	2001-12-18 21:58:57 UTC

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