The Curse of Oak Island

Posted on February 9, 2019 by vanbraman

On Thursday I noticed a book on the new book shelf at the library that I just had to check out and take home.

I knew that this book was being written, but had not yet heard that it was available.

The Curse of Oak Island, Randall Sullivan, History ChannelThe Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the Worlds’s Longest Treasure Hunt by Randall Sullivan is about the history of the Money Pit on Oak Island.

Oak Island, Money Pit, National Geographic, Curse of Oak IslandI have known about the treasure hunt at Oak Island since I was just a young boy. Just like the Lagina brothers who are currently heading up the treasure hunt I first learned about it by reading an old Reader’s Digest from 1965. My grandparents had a lot of old issues and I am sure that is probably where I ran across it.

Curse of Oak Island, History Channel, Did they find anything?The Curse of Oak Island is now a very popular show on The History Channel, and I have been watching it since it started.

Oak Island, treasure, Randal SullivanI remember the episodes where Randall Sullivan was on the show, so knew that he was writing a book about the history of Oak Island.

This is a wonderful book and it really gives you a background of what has happened. Now as they talk about previous searcher tunnels I have a much better idea of what is going on.

Oak Island, Time Table, Myster, Randall SullivanThe book is well researched and is full of details. I am not quite done with the book, but have read past the start of the show.

Unfortunately, I have had a lot of time to read as I have had a fever for the last 24+ hours and haven’t felt like doing much. Hopefully I will be better tomorrow.

I am really looking forward to the next episode on Tuesday night as the previews hint that they may have a few major finds.

Steven

 

 

 

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Recent Reads II

Posted on February 8, 2019 by vanbraman

Tonight I will share a few of the recent books that I have read. These are all from the Mustich 1000 book list. See: Another List of Books to Read

Flatland, Big Bang Theory, Abbot, Mustich 1000Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbot was a very interesting book. I checked the book out from the library, but it is one book that I would like to add to my collection, so I have been on the lookout for a copy at used book stores.

You may have heard about this book if you are a fan of The Big Bang Theory. There is an episode where Sheldon talks about this book which is about different dimensions. We can easily visualize 2D and 3D, but how does someone living in a world with one or two dimensions perceive a world with more dimensions? Can you visualize a world with four dimensions?

Frederick Douglass, Biography, Mustich 1000, Black History MonthNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an autobiography. It was interesting to read this book and learn more about Douglass. How did he escape from slavery and how he worked to help others.

I am thinking about this book tonight since February is Black History month. I also just watched another episode of Finding Your Roots on PBS and one of the guests learned more about her slave ancestry. I have also been trying to find out more about an ancestor who passed back in the early 1800’s.

Little Bear, Children's Books, Mustich 1000Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik was a quick read. However, it was very enjoyable and is one of the books for children on the Mustich list. I really enjoyed the illustrations in this book.

My Dog Tulip, Ackerley, German Shepherd, Dogs, Mustich 1000My Dog Tulip by J. R. Ackerley was another very interesting read. Do you want to learn about taking care of a dog and the challenges in breeding them? This book is quite graphic about the challenges and caused quite a sensation when it was published.

The Mouse and His Chilld, Hoban, Children's BooksThe Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban was a great read. I at first thought it would be for younger children, but it is for the middle grades.

The mouse and child together are a mechanical toy. The book is about how they get lost and along with other mechanical toys are controlled by anthropomorphic animals. This is a great book at different levels and I am sure a sociologist or political theorist would have some interesting things to say about the story 🙂

Now back to reading.

Steven

 

 

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