Bullitt
March 27, 2021, 6:30am
5306
Well, Hawaii isn’t a country, so that doesn’t quite work, does it?
Also, #9 doesn’t work for the same reason.
Fixing…
Same Country, New Name
Ceylon - now Sri Lanka
Persia - now Iran
Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso
Siam - now Thailand
Temasik - now Singapore
Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burma - now Myanmar
Transjordan - now Jordan
Tanganyika - now Tanzania
Central African Empire - now Central African Republic
Abyssinia - now Ethiopia
New Hebrides — now Vanuatu
gkster
March 27, 2021, 7:17am
5307
Same Country, New Name
Ceylon - now Sri Lanka
Persia - now Iran
Upper Volta - now Burkina Faso
Siam - now Thailand
Temasik - now Singapore
Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burma - now Myanmar
Transjordan - now Jordan
Tanganyika - now Tanzania
Central African Empire - now Central African Republic
Abyssinia - now Ethiopia
New Hebrides — now Vanuatu
Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe
New: In honor of children’s author Beverly Cleary, who just passed away aged 104
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
I still have the book, a first edition. It’s become quite pricey.
Bullitt
March 27, 2021, 10:25am
5309
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Andy_L
March 27, 2021, 12:51pm
5311
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
*Follow My Leader" by James B. Garfield
Bayaker
March 27, 2021, 1:39pm
5312
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
All About Dinosaurs by Roy Chapman Andrews
Nonsuch
March 27, 2021, 3:17pm
5313
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
All About Dinosaurs by Roy Chapman Andrews
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
All About Dinosaurs by Roy Chapman Andrews
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
Rest in peace, Mrs. Cleary, and thank you for so many wonderful books!
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
All About Dinosaurs by Roy Chapman Andrews
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Like Cleary, Juster also recently died.
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
All About Dinosaurs by Roy Chapman Andrews
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
On Beyond Zebra! by Dr. Seuss
Anything to do with the alphabet fascinated me.
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
All About Dinosaurs by Roy Chapman Andrews
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
On Beyond Zebra! by Dr. Seuss
The Bobbsey Twins series, by Laura Lee Hope(I was an early reader as a child and constantly scored high on reading comprehension tests, so much so that by the time I was in 4th grade I was given carte blanche to check out any book, regardless of grade level, in the school library)
-“BB”-
gkster
March 28, 2021, 12:21am
5318
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
All About Dinosaurs by Roy Chapman Andrews
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
On Beyond Zebra! by Dr. Seuss
The Bobbsey Twins series, by Laura Lee Hope
My Friend Flicka by Mary O’Hara
@Elendil_s_Heir I was hoping that someone would post a book by Cleary; I sadly never encountered her until I was an adult. My kids liked her.@Little_Nemo thanks for mentioning Norton Juster! I found out a few years ago that he was an architect, teaching at Hampshire College which is known for its eclectic campus; here’s a building that he designed:
gkster , yes, I particularly loved Cleary’s Henry Huggins books. As it happens, she mentioned my grandfather in a later book of hers, which pleased our family very much.
Books you enjoyed as a child
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis
The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
All About Dinosaurs by Roy Chapman Andrews
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
On Beyond Zebra! by Dr. Seuss
The Bobbsey Twins series, by Laura Lee Hope
My Friend Flicka by Mary O’Hara
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
Next up:
The book you’ve read recently and enjoyed the most, and a six-word description of it
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - Genius’s plan to find perfect wife
Bullitt
March 28, 2021, 5:05pm
5320
The book you’ve read recently and enjoyed the most, and a six-word description of it
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - Genius’s plan to find perfect wife
The Speed of Trust by Stephen MR Covey — trust governs every relationship for you
The book you’ve read recently and enjoyed the most, and a six-word description of it
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - Genius’s plan to find perfect wife
The Speed of Trust by Stephen MR Covey — trust governs every relationship for you
The World of Jimmy Breslin - collection of typical Breslin New York Daily News articles in all their snarky glory
gkster
March 28, 2021, 6:28pm
5322
The book you’ve read recently and enjoyed the most, and a six-word description of it
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - Genius’s plan to find perfect wife
The Speed of Trust by Stephen MR Covey — trust governs every relationship for you
The World of Jimmy Breslin - collection of typical Breslin New York Daily News articles in all their snarky glory
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - Pulitzer winner, vanished Old Master painting
@Elendil_s_Heir interesting that Cleary mentioned your grandfather in a book!
The book you’ve read recently and enjoyed the most, and a six-word description of it
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - Genius’s plan to find perfect wife
The Speed of Trust by Stephen MR Covey — trust governs every relationship for you
The World of Jimmy Breslin - collection of typical Breslin New York Daily News articles in all their snarky glory
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - Pulitzer winner, vanished Old Master painting
Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance - Memoir featuring social problems in Appalachia
I found it very fascinating and I am very disappointed that Vance has recently turned into a Trump troll.
