tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post1084327977765681016..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Book Alert: Nam - Robert McGowanJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-72071470231467958172011-08-04T19:30:10.977-05:002011-08-04T19:30:10.977-05:00Hellow everyone. Just wanted to say that NAM: Thin...Hellow everyone. Just wanted to say that <b><i>NAM: Things That Weren't True and Other Stories</i></b> is now available properly through both <b>Amazon in the US</b> (http://www.amazon.com/NAM-Things-Werent-Other-Stories/dp/144671389X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312504052&sr=8-1) and <b>Amazon in the UK</b> (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nam-Things-Werent-Other-Stories/dp/144671389X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312504103&sr=8-1). <br /><i>Thank you again, James, for posting this alert!</i>Steve Hussyhttp://MurderSlim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-7807640735173067942011-06-28T01:54:16.439-05:002011-06-28T01:54:16.439-05:00Best books for me on Nam were nonfiction and memoi...Best books for me on Nam were nonfiction and memoirs, like Tobias Wolff's IN PHARAOH'S ARMY and Tim O'Brien's THE THINGS THEY CARRIED. I know people loved TREE OF SMOKE, but I didn't get what all the fuss was about.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-34807470396574367382011-06-27T20:20:47.588-05:002011-06-27T20:20:47.588-05:00Don't buy NAM from Amazon at $159! The book wi...Don't buy NAM from Amazon at $159! The book will be available soon via www.murderslim.com/meridianstarpress.html and also directly from Amazon in the USA and UK. Thanks for your comments... and thanks to James for posting about the release of NAM.Steve Hussyhttp://www.murderslim.com/meridianstarpress.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-39704298328488206362011-06-27T06:01:52.684-05:002011-06-27T06:01:52.684-05:00That Amazon price has got to be a typo. Or a thir...That Amazon price has got to be a typo. Or a third-party seller has got an ARC priced really high. I'm sure the regular edition won't be nearly as much when it comes out.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-4982416407745554382011-06-26T23:00:35.667-05:002011-06-26T23:00:35.667-05:00Last night I finished the only Nam book I've e...Last night I finished the only Nam book I've ever read--mostly for research purposes.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-55550153165357163762011-06-26T22:04:42.708-05:002011-06-26T22:04:42.708-05:00I went to Amazon.com to get it. The asking price ...I went to Amazon.com to get it. The asking price was $159.00. I can't afford it.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12168568381694506602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-56037477667318290642011-06-26T14:18:12.542-05:002011-06-26T14:18:12.542-05:00May have to pick this up. I have the memoir colle...May have to pick this up. I have the memoir collection NAM by Mark Baker, published in 1981. Definitely a book of the same vein.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-1489019782983454662011-06-26T09:31:55.329-05:002011-06-26T09:31:55.329-05:00I am definitely looking for this one.I am definitely looking for this one.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com