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Sam06
I just re-read a book I read 1st in the early 80's. One good thing about getting older I can enjoy re-reading a book ;)

The book is called; The Jungle is Neutral and is written by a man named F. Spencer Chapman. He was a British officer in Malaya during WW2 and fought and survived in the Malaysian Jungle for a little over 3 years. Lets just say that is a tremendous feat in its self. I believe he was the only British officer to survive the whole time fighting against the IJA.

This is a good short history of him on Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Spencer_Chapman


This is the book if you are interested:
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL8861194M/The_Jungle_is_Neutral

You may be able to find it on fleabay or in a used book store.

It is worth the time to read
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  • Brookwood
    Sounds like a good book Sam! I sure do know what you are talking about when it comes to rereading old books in your "golden years".

    I recently reread (with total interest and entertainment) an old book I read in Jr. High School. "Kon-Tiki"
    by Thor Heyerdahl. It was like reading it for the first time, and while that is a bummer statement for my lost brain cells.....on a positive note....I enjoyed it! :D

    P.S. Oh, almost forgot. This time around I didn't have to write a book report about it!
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  • BobJudy
    Brookwood wrote:
    Sounds like a good book Sam! I sure do know what you are talking about when it comes to rereading old books in your "golden years".

    I recently reread (with total interest and entertainment) an old book I read in Jr. High School. "Kon-Tiki"
    by Thor Heyerdahl. It was like reading it for the first time, and while that is a bummer statement for my lost brain cells.....on a positive note....I enjoyed it! :D

    P.S. Oh, almost forgot. This time around I didn't have to write a book report about it!

    I have read that book a couple of times with the first being also in Jr High. It was pure adventure and without the technology we have today. After I try to find Sams' suggestion, which sounds right up my alley, I'll dig out Kon-Tiki again. Bob
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  • Sam06
    Kon-Tiki is a wonderful book.

    My next old book is Chariots of the gods.

    I read it in High School and then had to debate it in class.
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  • pulsarnc
    I periodically reread several books from years ago . One of my favorites are the Foundation series by Asimov and the dragon riders of pern by Mcafferty.. Have done kontiki several times since first reading it in about 1968
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  • Brookwood
    Another book I was more or less forced to read back in Jr. High, was titled "Mrs. Mike". It was about a young gal who married a Canadian Mountie and moved far north away from her warmer home because of a health condition, pleurisy I think.

    Dragged my feet getting started into it but after the first chapter or so found it quite a good read. This post has lit a fire to check up on that old book and give it another try!
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