As an Irishman, I love the story of the man who asked his priest, 'Father, can I smoke while I'm praying'? 'Absolutely not, my son', replied the priest. 'Well then, can I pray while I smoke, Father?' 'Well of course - you can and should' replied the priest.
Love this stuff!! At 66, have been an avid reader of the Civil War, WW1 and especially WW2, since my father, a Company Comander (captain) was captured at the Battle of the Bulge. I wish the kids today could appreciate the great parts of our rich history. Am heartbroken that they are removing Southern military command names from our bases, i.e. Fort Hood...
@@aoao3563 "Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." Psalm 137:9 - KJV "Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!" Psalm 137:9 - ESV "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:26 - KJV "“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:26 - ESV "For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it." Matthew 19:12 - KJV "For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.” - Matthew 19:12 - ESV "But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:39 - KJV "But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:39 - ESV "Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me." Exodus 4:25 - KJV "Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” Exodus 4:25 - ESV "But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Matthew 15:24 - KJV "He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”" Matthew 15:24 - ESV "Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me." Matthew 19:21 - KJV "Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”" Matthew 19:21 "The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter." "But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs [gentiles]." Mark 7:26-27 - KJV "Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter." "And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”" Mark 7:26-27 - ESV "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword." Matthew 10:34 - KJV “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword." Matthew 10:34 - ESV "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" Matthew 5:44 - KJV "But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" Matthew 5:44 - ESV
One of my favorite authors to read while enjoying a pipe is Tolkien. His passion for fine tobacco is evident in his writing and I find it hard to read his books without getting out my pipe.
In case you didn't know and are interested: Tolkien's favorite Tobacco was Capstan Blue (and another blend they no longer make) If you are a Fan of the Movies: They smoked Peter Stokkebye PS24 Nougat throughout the filming of the LOTR trilogy, and the Village Squire sells some amazing Middle Earth blends.
I believe capstan blue is still available, (in Europe at least) although the manufacturers have changed a couple of times. Mac Baren are the current producers
@Guy you are correct. Capstan Blue (one of his favorites) and Capstan yellow (one he enjoyed - but less frequently) are still being made - though they are perhaps slightly different. They used to make one called Navy something another too though. I'm blanking on the full name, but he liked it and they no longer make it.
Hit te nail on the head here, every time I pull my copy of LOTR or Hobbit out I quickly include a pipe with the experience. Beautiful books, and a beautiful experience every time reading it.
You are correct: pipe smokers do generally seem to be book lovers. In this day of electronic devices and screens... I wish more people would be as thrilled as I was to discover an old copy of a collection of Mark Twain short stories purchased in a flea market. Books are amazing things. Send a pipe /tobacco blend/ book series is a great idea. Thank you for promoting good books
Agreed! I can imagine a "book and tobacco of the month" club where we sign up to have a book and a small tin of tobacco sent to us every month. Perhaps with a small journal for notes and thoughts.
I love the idea of a "book and pipe" series. Maybe going a bit more in depth on some of them? Have a bit of a cross over with your teaching expertise :)
I am 29 years old, recently took up pipe smoking and I love it! It's so relaxing, I am from eastern europe myself. Always was an avid reader: love classical fiction, history books, biographies and science books. I found out too, that smoking a pipe and reading a good book is a great combination! P.S. I love your accent sir
A book on the Civil War I would recommend is ":Military Memoirs of a Confederate: A Critical Narrative'", by Edward Porter Alexander. I enjoy your videos tremendously. Thank you so much.
Though not about the South, the Civil War or anything to do with America, C.S. Forrester's Hornblower series captured my mind as a young man. Every so many years I revisit it and am taken off to some wind blown warship beating about off the coast of France during the napoleanic wars. Great literature can capture so many different stories and slices of human life. I think we're missing the concept of imagination in modern culture, with our cell phones and touch screens everywhere.
This sounds interesting, does the story jump around to major events or similar to an hour by hour deck log? I would find the mundane parts of life at sea fascinating. Last nautical story I have read was William Hope Hodgson's Boats of the Glen Carrig. There was a lot of imagined world and survival.
@@MM-wp2zo It's the chronological story of a sailor's life, starting as a midshipman in her Majesty's Royal navy. I recommend it very much and it's a good series for a teen who reads at a higher level.
Pipes and books go hand and hand. Being from Michigan I tend to read Great Lakes region books. I'm currently reading "Pontiac and the Indian Uprising" by Peckham which was printed in 1947. I always try to get original copies if I am able. Thanks for the video!
I enjoy anything by C.S. Lewis but my favorite would be Mere Christianity. Also why I enjoy Capstan Blue and I happen to be smoking that while watching your video.
Tolkien was more of a Capstan Blue guy, Lewis loved various Blends from 3 Nuns. At least it seems to be what he smoked the most of since he had countless tins littered about. I am sure he smoked the Blue as well but he was known for the Nuns.
Thank you, Mr. Harrelson, for this episode. On your recommendation, I ordered a hardcover of Larry Brown's "Billy Ray's Farm." I've added a couple of Wendell Berry's works and Shelby Foote's Civil War opus to my wish list. Congratulations on joining the universal Church! I'm a convert to Catholicism myself, about 10 years ago at the Easter Vigil. The journey's been a blessing, though sometimes a bit bumpy, like pushing a wheelbarrow over rocky ground. I'm pondering the benefits of smoking a pipe. The rest of the lifestyle already fits me like a like a glove. I was addicted to cigarettes for decades, and to nicotine substitutes for almost a decade after that. I'm a little skittish about resuming a relationship with that "bête noire"... I grew up in rural Illinois, on a family farm ultimately lost to family disintegration and financial lack-of-good-sense. Your extolling the virtues of Southern agrarianism rings nostalgic but true. After almost 30 years trotting the globe as a soldier, I've finally settled in Mississippi, not too far from where my ancestors from the 45th Illinois Infantry spent a summer on the outskirts of Vicksburg. I've begun to reach out to Country Squire in Jackson. Maybe they can hold my hand as I dip my toe into the world of quality pipes and fine tobacco.
Horace Kephart is a hero of mine for his writings on outdoorsmanship, I had no idea he wrote on other subjects. Thanks for adding a book to my "to read" list.
I would absolutely tune in for a books and pipes video series. As bibliophile myself, I find that pipes and books certainly go hand and hand, so much so that I just renovated my little office space at home into a reading and pipe smoking room where I can enjoy these two things together in a unique and comfortable setting. As this is such a passion of mine I can't help but state my love for reading Tolkien's work with churchwarden pipe filled with a Middle Earth blend from Town and Country or Tolkien's favorite, Capstan Blue.
I can highly recommend the Aubrey - Maturin series of historical novels by Patrick O'brian set in the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic wars. The movie Master and Commander was based on them.The books deal with themes of friendship , courage and honor ,along with human weakness and failing all from vantage point of a male world.There is nothing modernist or radical in them.They are great literature with astounding period accuracy.
Ah yes... I wish I could say that I got into his books earlier, but it was the movie that introduced me his work, and I truly enjoy the descriptive way in which he writes.
The Aubrey, Maturin series is superb. I purchased all 21 audio books as well; for my ride to and from work. There were multiple times when I lingered in the car, just to listen to a break point so I could pause and get to work!
@@oldandintheway1955 That is an excellent idea. I'm on the road a lot for work so that would be a good way to catch up on those titles I've not read yet.
Great vid Doc! Going back years when I first read CSLewis - God in the Doc I recall the heady/heart mixture wanting more ...wasn't until after undergrad studies I picked up the pipe & full emersion a la Three Nuns. That only lead to The Hobbit a la Capstan Blue in a Peterson then much later Granger in a Falcon as I dove into Jung. Cigars were left for Freud and just unwinding etc....but all said I fully agree Pipes & Books go hand in hand. It's almost a natural extension of the words bouncing of a page and the mind soaking in the data or just plain enjoying the story. Cheers!
This is an interesting idea. I personally started smoking a pipe VERY recently (within the past month) and I can say that since I have started the number of books I have read has increased. I think that there are two reasons for this. The first one being that smoking a pipe harkens back to more simple times. Back before there was so much mental stimulation. Second, I have found that sitting down to smoke a pipe is a very calming experience. It feels odd to grab my phone and start mindlessly scrolling after doing something so deliberate like packing a bowl etc... Grabbing a book and reading just adds to the calming experience. I smoke a honey blend of tobacco which my family actually really enjoys, it tends to bring them in as well, and I have found many times that the house just settles. What better time to get into a good book when the house is settled.
Also I m obsessed with Mark Twain’s travel books. I recommend starting with ‘Roughing It’ , his account of silver mining in the Nevada territory during the 1860s. One of the funniest books ever written but his observations and experiences make for incredible history.
Stumbled upon you channel recently when researching pipes for beginners. I’ve been a long time cigar enthusiast but have had the desire to try pipe smoking. I’m also a reader. I enjoy history, biographies, and the Bible every morning. I just finished Live Not by Lies by Dreher and I am currently reading the Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn. I enjoy your videos very much, primarily because I agree with so much of your thinking. Oh, and my first pipe is a Peterson Irish Harp (106) Fishtail, mostly because I like the way it looks.
I love this video, and hope you truly do make it a regular series of your channel. One book I have recently read in the evening while smoking my pipe is Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. An absolutely beautiful book, about the Twilight of the American West and of the struggle to survive and thrive, while illuminating the characters of the human beings who do so. An Ode to what is, a lament to things lost, and wonderful revealing of the human heart. Of course, there are many others I can recommend but I will save them for your future book videos. 😉
@@krischilders4302 Louis L'amour's book 'Education of a Wandering Man' is really good. It's partly a biography but more about his reading and love of books and self education.
Also, I enjoy reading philosophical texts. Mostly very academic and speculative although I've recently been getting more into what I will call the philosophy of life, I've been reading books that might but be classified as philosophy but in my opinion are deeply philosophical in nature. I think I will take a note from you and check out the book on the waning of the medieval civilizations. Seems to be a very important thing to learn about in regards to the world today
Dear sir, I have recently started watching your channel as I am a pipe smoker myself. I have been motivated as of recent to read a book from my collection I never finished titled An Unturored Genius: The Military Career of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest-by Lonnie E. Maness, PHD. I start this book smoking a bowl of Billy Budd Blonde, thank you for your content.
As you well know both Foote and Faulkner were pipe smokers. Foote loved the Canadian shape. A book of interest is the book authored by Foote about the letters exchanged between him and his best friend Walker Percy.
Another great video and subject matter. As a former history major myself, I might suggest the brilliant book, 'The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt' by Edmund Morris. 'Teddy' led an amazing life and was the true definition of a renaissance man. Awarded a Nobel Prize, a naturalist, a writer, a hunter, a ranchman, a soldier, and a politician who became (at age 42) the youngest President in American history. I might also mention that I admire your leather reading chair in the background of your video and was wondering if you could provide information of where someone can purchase such a handsome chair.
Great video! Thank you for what you are doing and please continue the great work. I must say, this video was inspiring to pick up some new literature. I am always trying to further my knowledge. I love history and how it connects us with the past and seeing how we still are connected to it (despite the state of our public education).
I have a Philosophy degree and I think that read a good book with a pipe is one of my favorites pleasures. I recommend some one's thinker's like: Spinoza, Bertrand Russell, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Kant and so on...
Absolutely love the idea of books and pipes! Great content as usual sir! Please keep this great content coming. You're a gem in the pipe smoking community!
Love your videos especially this one. I am a Faulkner fan as well as of Russian literature.Please do a video on meerschaum pipes and keep this series on books going.Smoking my pipe with G. L. Pease Fillmore in a Larry Roush pipe
I really like this video! A lot of the books sound really interesting and are going on my tbr list (to be read list). Would it be possible to put a list of the books/authors you mention in the description for future episodes? I want to make sure I find the right books
Sir, I enjoy all your videos. I have noted some of your books on your bookshelf. I also have on my bookshelves as well. Please continue with your UA-cam work, as you do a great job and I love history and always have. Much appreciated for all your works sir.
Great video !!!!! Books and pipes is a great idea ,Charles dickens is my favorite author followed by fyodor doestoyevsky. Best wishes to you and your family
love history, philosophy, biography's, science and technology and economic's etc. it took me 10 years ro go through will and ariel durants story of civilization. would love to go through " the great books". so many books and so little time, hahaha. a book with a different take on the history of the united states was written by strauss and howe called generations. it was how each generation influenced the next. an interesting and informative and enjoyable read. i'm 67 and enjoy life but i worry where civilization is headed. thank you for your enjoyable video and long live the art of pipe smoking!
I am enjoying your channel. Now I am wanting to order “A Golden Weed”. That sounds interesting since I came from a tobacco farming family. I also worked in tobacco myself as a teenager here in South Georgia. Im gonna have to check into Billy Ray’s Farm as well. Thanks for the suggestions. I do enjoy reading old farmer perspectives and bird hunting books.
I have read more books because of Covid than I have in my whole life. Lee Child's and Brad Taylor's have been my choice along with Tom Clancy. Reading End of Days now. Love it.
This is Fred. I just sat outside on the patio, and had a delightful bowl of Apricots and Cream. Very Enjoyable. The first time I have tried it, and will return often. I thoroughly enjoy your video's, and your thoughtful reflections on subjects. Look forward to future topics. Excellent.
"One Man's Wilderness" A Book that has changed my life and introduced me to the life of Richard "Dick " Proenneke. Daily journal of a one Man's life, alone living in the Alaskan wilderness for almost 30 years. I enjoy a Bowl of C&D Autumn Evening or a Sutliff Blend.... something with a warm room note.
Another great book, in my opinion, is Southern By the Grace of God, by Michael Andrew Grissom. Being of southern heritage and the descendent of a Confederate officer this book is of particular interest to me. It is also a great read to understand the differences in the people that settled the colonies and how history can be manipulated.
Gods and generals is one of the best movies ever. The guy who played Stonewall Jackson did a amazing job! I love Jackson. Also my grandad grew up on the old Tobacco farm with his folks in NC. My dad use to visit it.
Really enjoy the videos. I have had a busy few months and unlike most UA-cam videos, I don't like to just let yours play in the background. The book I've been reading when enjoying a pipe, besides the Bible is Fredrick Courteney Selous "A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa". Thanks for the recommendations. I'll have to check some of those out.
Not a pipe smoker( but I collect pipes XD) a book I would add would be the divine comedy. It is my favorite book, one that is masterfully written and keeps one on the edge of their seat. It tells the story of a man traveling through hell itself to reach his beloved.
Thank you for the videos! I have been an avid reader my whole life. I am more of a casual pipe smoker myself. I have two Peterson pipes and a Savinelli churchwarden that was a gift from my dear Dad. It really is nice to smoke and read... and have some time to think!
A set of books I highly recommend for anyone who finds themselves discussing religion / religious ideas often is Mircea Eliade's "A History of Religious Ideas" in 3 volumes. His ability to give you a genuine sense of what people believed throughout the history of human existence is unparalleled, and as truly all things are at their bottom religious, understanding your own religious views in a deeply historically and anthropologically grounded manner is critical. Other books I have greatly enjoyed include (in no particular order): Till We have Faces A Severe Mercy A Gentleman in Moscow Surprised by Joy The Great Good Thing The Everlasting Man
I just bought a corn cob recently and the idea of reading while smoking is a nice pairing. Would love to see you turn this into a series. I can round up additional followers if that would help!
The Bible, Tolkien, John LeCarre, Mark Owen's No Easy Day, David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. LeGuin, Churchill, Kissinger, The Book of Common Prayer, Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook, The Joy of Cooking, Marcus Luttrell, C.S. Lewis... I could go on for hours, that's just what's on my 'need to re-shelve' shelf at the moment. Oh- Mark Twain and Hemingway and Mark Helprin, of course.
Strange that CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were not in the mix. I, however, am always grateful to learn of new tomes in which to enrich the soul and stimulate the mind.
Please share more on your reading list... I would recommend the first couple of volumes of Will Durant's Histories. Especially The Life of Greece and Caesar and Christ. Have You Smoked any Good Books lately 🤣
Its always very insightful listening to your channel. Thank you for sharing as you speculated most pipe smokers I know are prolific readers . sincerely
I would be very interested in a blend/book of the month club. I typically read historical fiction from all time periods but my favorite historical fiction was written by Patrick O’Brian (Aubrey Maturin series). I look forward to exploring your recommendations. Great content!
Great reading list! I will certainly check these out. I am enjoying some Manhatten Afternoon I just received from the Old Carolina Pipe Cottage this week. I can't wait to try my new Sav 316KS that arrived as well. Perhaps I will start Shelby Foote this weekend.
Nothing like reading the Hobbit by the one author, Tolkien. Especially with a churchwarden pipe filled with some good old English tobacco while sitting under the green leaves and the sound of birds chirping
As you can see from the previous comments, we love the idea of pipes and books, books and pipes. Though in my opinion, your gentleman's discussion style makes the difference for a pleasant and relaxed outcome. I wholeheartedly agree and vote for more. Also, I do love some William (Bill) Bennet, Brennan Manning, CS Lewis, and most historical avenues.
I recently found your channel and know of your interest in the Irish history. I would recommend "How the Irish Saved Civilization" by Thomas Cahill. Very interesting and part of a series by Cahill.
I love reading theology and even writing sermons while smoking. C.S. Lewis inspired me to read more theology while smoking. This is possibly my favorite C.S. Lewis quote from his introduction to On the Incarnation by Athanasius: "I believe that many who find that 'nothing happens' when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working their way through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand."
Flannery OConnor books are classic. Just finished biographies of OConnor , Carson McCullers, Truman Capote , Thomas Wolfe , and Sophia Tolstoy , the wife of Leo Tolstoy. One has to read about their lives to understand their writings
For me it’s novels like Cormac McCarthy. Most recent was Blood Meridian. Brings me to a time where men spoke like men and we had a bit of class in us all.
Alan, you could do a lot of these discussions on books. I'm an avid history reader and particularly on WWII, since my father fought at Pearl Harbor and throughout the Pacific. Although there are so many great books on this subject, for me, the staples for understanding World War II are: At Dawn We Slept, the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. Three great books to really understand the Vietnam War are: the Sacred Willow, Saigon, and The Cat From Hue.
You didn't mention Faulkner, whom I'm sure you've read much, and what a great pipe/book addition he might be. I've never been a great fan of Faulkner; however, I surely do find his writing style somewhat addictive, and some of his books I do like. Thoughts?
Another excellent episode from you sir and I couldn't agree more. Pipe people are generally book people. I enjoy the classics like Illiad and Odyssey, The Divine Comedy and other classics. For modern books I especially like the Lord of the Rings and The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Pipe smoking literature is also a joy to read especially the Ultimate Pipe book and the Theology of Pipesmoking. Looking forward to your future episodes!
I just discovered your youtube channel and I love it. Ive been a pipeman since last november and the pipe greatly enhances my life. An author I highly recommend is Ferrol Sams. His trilogy about growing up in the South is wonderful. Keep carrying the flag for those of us {to quote you} who do not care "what is in vogue"....
The book I read the most while enjoying a pipe is the Bible, I find that it is an ideal way to start my day along with prayer.
As an Irishman, I love the story of the man who asked his priest, 'Father, can I smoke while I'm praying'? 'Absolutely not, my son', replied the priest. 'Well then, can I pray while I smoke, Father?' 'Well of course - you can and should' replied the priest.
The deep Wisdom from the sacred book and a deep smoke ... excelent .
Love this stuff!! At 66, have been an avid reader of the Civil War, WW1 and especially WW2, since my father, a Company Comander (captain) was captured at the Battle of the Bulge. I wish the kids today could appreciate the great parts of our rich history. Am heartbroken that they are removing Southern military command names from our bases, i.e. Fort Hood...
I am the same.
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"Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones."
Psalm 137:9 - KJV
"Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!"
Psalm 137:9 - ESV
"If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14:26 - KJV
"“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple."
Luke 14:26 - ESV
"For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."
Matthew 19:12 - KJV
"For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”
- Matthew 19:12 - ESV
"But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also."
Matthew 5:39 - KJV
"But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also."
Matthew 5:39 - ESV
"Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me."
Exodus 4:25 - KJV
"Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!”
Exodus 4:25 - ESV
"But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
Matthew 15:24 - KJV
"He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”"
Matthew 15:24 - ESV
"Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me."
Matthew 19:21 - KJV
"Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”"
Matthew 19:21
"The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter."
"But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs [gentiles]."
Mark 7:26-27 - KJV
"Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter."
"And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.”"
Mark 7:26-27 - ESV
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword."
Matthew 10:34 - KJV
“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword."
Matthew 10:34 - ESV
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you"
Matthew 5:44 - KJV
"But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"
Matthew 5:44 - ESV
One of my favorite authors to read while enjoying a pipe is Tolkien. His passion for fine tobacco is evident in his writing and I find it hard to read his books without getting out my pipe.
In case you didn't know and are interested:
Tolkien's favorite Tobacco was Capstan Blue (and another blend they no longer make)
If you are a Fan of the Movies: They smoked Peter Stokkebye PS24 Nougat throughout the filming of the LOTR trilogy, and the Village Squire sells some amazing Middle Earth blends.
I believe capstan blue is still available, (in Europe at least) although the manufacturers have changed a couple of times. Mac Baren are the current producers
@Guy you are correct. Capstan Blue (one of his favorites) and Capstan yellow (one he enjoyed - but less frequently) are still being made - though they are perhaps slightly different. They used to make one called Navy something another too though. I'm blanking on the full name, but he liked it and they no longer make it.
Hit te nail on the head here, every time I pull my copy of LOTR or Hobbit out I quickly include a pipe with the experience. Beautiful books, and a beautiful experience every time reading it.
You are correct: pipe smokers do generally seem to be book lovers. In this day of electronic devices and screens... I wish more people would be as thrilled as I was to discover an old copy of a collection of Mark Twain short stories purchased in a flea market. Books are amazing things. Send a pipe /tobacco blend/ book series is a great idea. Thank you for promoting good books
Absolutely love the idea of a book and pipe club! I would be all over that.
Agreed! I can imagine a "book and tobacco of the month" club where we sign up to have a book and a small tin of tobacco sent to us every month. Perhaps with a small journal for notes and thoughts.
I love the idea of a "book and pipe" series. Maybe going a bit more in depth on some of them? Have a bit of a cross over with your teaching expertise :)
I am 29 years old, recently took up pipe smoking and I love it! It's so relaxing, I am from eastern europe myself. Always was an avid reader: love classical fiction, history books, biographies and science books. I found out too, that smoking a pipe and reading a good book is a great combination!
P.S. I love your accent sir
His English is well pronounced, clear.
Just started rereading Tolkien today with my brand new Peterson churchwarden in hand.
I would very much enjoy seeing this series unfold.
Nothing beats sitting in front of a warm hearth with a nice pipe and a great book!
A book on the Civil War I would recommend is ":Military Memoirs of a Confederate: A Critical Narrative'", by Edward Porter Alexander. I enjoy your videos tremendously. Thank you so much.
Though not about the South, the Civil War or anything to do with America, C.S. Forrester's Hornblower series captured my mind as a young man. Every so many years I revisit it and am taken off to some wind blown warship beating about off the coast of France during the napoleanic wars. Great literature can capture so many different stories and slices of human life. I think we're missing the concept of imagination in modern culture, with our cell phones and touch screens everywhere.
This sounds interesting, does the story jump around to major events or similar to an hour by hour deck log? I would find the mundane parts of life at sea fascinating. Last nautical story I have read was William Hope Hodgson's Boats of the Glen Carrig. There was a lot of imagined world and survival.
@@MM-wp2zo It's the chronological story of a sailor's life, starting as a midshipman in her Majesty's Royal navy. I recommend it very much and it's a good series for a teen who reads at a higher level.
Oddly enough I was just thinking of borrowing this from the library.
If you like CF forester's Hornblower novels than you can continue with O'Btian's Aubrey / Minturin series starting with Master and Commander
@@markhawkinson2737 Yes O'Brian's novels about Jack Aubrey are also excellent.
Pipes and books go hand and hand. Being from Michigan I tend to read Great Lakes region books. I'm currently reading "Pontiac and the Indian Uprising" by Peckham which was printed in 1947. I always try to get original copies if I am able. Thanks for the video!
I enjoy anything by C.S. Lewis but my favorite would be Mere Christianity. Also why I enjoy Capstan Blue and I happen to be smoking that while watching your video.
Tolkien was more of a Capstan Blue guy, Lewis loved various Blends from 3 Nuns. At least it seems to be what he smoked the most of since he had countless tins littered about. I am sure he smoked the Blue as well but he was known for the Nuns.
@@bjdenil I new 3 nuns was his go to but I have also red that Capstan was a close 2nd. I don't mind reading some Tolkien too.
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Thank you, Mr. Harrelson, for this episode. On your recommendation, I ordered a hardcover of Larry Brown's "Billy Ray's Farm." I've added a couple of Wendell Berry's works and Shelby Foote's Civil War opus to my wish list.
Congratulations on joining the universal Church! I'm a convert to Catholicism myself, about 10 years ago at the Easter Vigil. The journey's been a blessing, though sometimes a bit bumpy, like pushing a wheelbarrow over rocky ground.
I'm pondering the benefits of smoking a pipe. The rest of the lifestyle already fits me like a like a glove. I was addicted to cigarettes for decades, and to nicotine substitutes for almost a decade after that. I'm a little skittish about resuming a relationship with that "bête noire"...
I grew up in rural Illinois, on a family farm ultimately lost to family disintegration and financial lack-of-good-sense. Your extolling the virtues of Southern agrarianism rings nostalgic but true. After almost 30 years trotting the globe as a soldier, I've finally settled in Mississippi, not too far from where my ancestors from the 45th Illinois Infantry spent a summer on the outskirts of Vicksburg.
I've begun to reach out to Country Squire in Jackson. Maybe they can hold my hand as I dip my toe into the world of quality pipes and fine tobacco.
Horace Kephart is a hero of mine for his writings on outdoorsmanship, I had no idea he wrote on other subjects. Thanks for adding a book to my "to read" list.
I would absolutely tune in for a books and pipes video series. As bibliophile myself, I find that pipes and books certainly go hand and hand, so much so that I just renovated my little office space at home into a reading and pipe smoking room where I can enjoy these two things together in a unique and comfortable setting.
As this is such a passion of mine I can't help but state my love for reading Tolkien's work with churchwarden pipe filled with a Middle Earth blend from Town and Country or Tolkien's favorite, Capstan Blue.
John Steinbeck, AW Tozer, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkein, and Charles Dickens. I enjoy them all.
I love to sit back with a classic from Mark Twain. I just finished Roughing It a couple months back and have recently started A Tramp Abroad.
I can highly recommend the Aubrey - Maturin series of historical novels by Patrick O'brian set in the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic wars. The movie Master and Commander was based on them.The books deal with themes of friendship , courage and honor ,along with human weakness and failing all from vantage point of a male world.There is nothing modernist or radical in them.They are great literature with astounding period accuracy.
Ah yes... I wish I could say that I got into his books earlier, but it was the movie that introduced me his work, and I truly enjoy the descriptive way in which he writes.
The Aubrey, Maturin series is superb. I purchased all 21 audio books as well; for my ride to and from work. There were multiple times when I lingered in the car, just to listen to a break point so I could pause and get to work!
@@oldandintheway1955 That is an excellent idea. I'm on the road a lot for work so that would be a good way to catch up on those titles I've not read yet.
@@randymicallef3545 I recommend those voiced by Patrick Tull. He is a fantastic narrator! Just the right basso, gruff voice for the reading.
I've heard a lot of good things about that series.
Great vid Doc! Going back years when I first read CSLewis - God in the Doc I recall the heady/heart mixture wanting more ...wasn't until after undergrad studies I picked up the pipe & full emersion a la Three Nuns. That only lead to The Hobbit a la Capstan Blue in a Peterson then much later Granger in a Falcon as I dove into Jung. Cigars were left for Freud and just unwinding etc....but all said I fully agree Pipes & Books go hand in hand. It's almost a natural extension of the words bouncing of a page and the mind soaking in the data or just plain enjoying the story. Cheers!
My favorite is to listen to one of the many audiobooks of Sherlock Holmes here on UA-cam while I enjoy my pipe
This is an interesting idea. I personally started smoking a pipe VERY recently (within the past month) and I can say that since I have started the number of books I have read has increased. I think that there are two reasons for this. The first one being that smoking a pipe harkens back to more simple times. Back before there was so much mental stimulation. Second, I have found that sitting down to smoke a pipe is a very calming experience. It feels odd to grab my phone and start mindlessly scrolling after doing something so deliberate like packing a bowl etc... Grabbing a book and reading just adds to the calming experience. I smoke a honey blend of tobacco which my family actually really enjoys, it tends to bring them in as well, and I have found many times that the house just settles. What better time to get into a good book when the house is settled.
One book recommendation I'd make is Gates of Fire. It's a book about the 300 Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae
Hola my Brother. I really enjoy a Louis Lamour western and one of my corn cob pipes. That combo is so relaxing. I enjoy your channel.
Also I m obsessed with Mark Twain’s travel books. I recommend starting with ‘Roughing It’ , his account of silver mining in the Nevada territory during the 1860s. One of the funniest books ever written but his observations and experiences
make for incredible history.
Try 'Education of a Wandering' Man by Louis L'Amour.
Appreciated this; hope you continue your books and pipes series.
Stumbled upon you channel recently when researching pipes for beginners. I’ve been a long time cigar enthusiast but have had the desire to try pipe smoking. I’m also a reader. I enjoy history, biographies, and the Bible every morning. I just finished Live Not by Lies by Dreher and I am currently reading the Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn. I enjoy your videos very much, primarily because I agree with so much of your thinking. Oh, and my first pipe is a Peterson Irish Harp (106) Fishtail, mostly because I like the way it looks.
I love this video, and hope you truly do make it a regular series of your channel. One book I have recently read in the evening while smoking my pipe is Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. An absolutely beautiful book, about the Twilight of the American West and of the struggle to survive and thrive, while illuminating the characters of the human beings who do so. An Ode to what is, a lament to things lost, and wonderful revealing of the human heart.
Of course, there are many others I can recommend but I will save them for your future book videos. 😉
I'm addicted to Louis L'amour novels recently. I absolutely love Lonesome Dove. Larry Mcmurtry is classic.
@@krischilders4302 Louis L'amour's book 'Education of a Wandering Man' is really good. It's partly a biography but more about his reading and love of books and self education.
This is fantastic! I hope this channel explodes! Kirk, tobacco, and conservatism!
Oh, goodness, that blurb you read on the Roots of American Order roped me in… I might look into that.
On book 5 (Nemesis Games) of "The Expanse" series written by James S. A. Corey. Nothing better than finding a great series to read.
My favorite sci-fi series of all time. All 9 books are amazing.
I'm on the second book right now. I've gone hard on SciFi throughout the pandemic.
Not a reader outside of the Bible but you have definitely peaked my interest in these books.
Thanks so much for the excellent content, Sir! Thanks also for preserving rural American values & heritage!!
The Foxfire book series are really good for learning of southern heritage as well. Great video sir and keep up the good work!
Thoroughly enjoying your channel!😊
Thank you for your great intro of books 📕 my friend. I would implore you to explore the work of Harry M. Caudill, especially being in Kentucky. 😊😊
Thank you sir, I’ve added several books from your list to my own.
Looking forward to more of these videos, you have a very unique perspective that I thoroughly enjoy hearing about
Also, I enjoy reading philosophical texts. Mostly very academic and speculative although I've recently been getting more into what I will call the philosophy of life, I've been reading books that might but be classified as philosophy but in my opinion are deeply philosophical in nature. I think I will take a note from you and check out the book on the waning of the medieval civilizations. Seems to be a very important thing to learn about in regards to the world today
Young brother, this is the BEST Idea!!!
Dear sir, I have recently started watching your channel as I am a pipe smoker myself. I have been motivated as of recent to read a book from my collection I never finished titled An Unturored Genius: The Military Career of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest-by Lonnie E. Maness, PHD. I start this book smoking a bowl of Billy Budd Blonde, thank you for your content.
As you well know both Foote and Faulkner were pipe smokers. Foote loved the Canadian shape. A book of interest is the book authored by Foote about the letters exchanged between him and his best friend Walker Percy.
Will Durant, "The Story of Philosophy" with a nice Burley and Bright mix.
This book makes the ideas of many Philosophers easy to absorb.
Another great video and subject matter. As a former history major myself, I might suggest the brilliant book, 'The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt' by Edmund Morris. 'Teddy' led an amazing life and was the true definition of a renaissance man. Awarded a Nobel Prize, a naturalist, a writer, a hunter, a ranchman, a soldier, and a politician who became (at age 42) the youngest President in American history.
I might also mention that I admire your leather reading chair in the background of your video and was wondering if you could provide information of where someone can purchase such a handsome chair.
Great video! Thank you for what you are doing and please continue the great work. I must say, this video was inspiring to pick up some new literature. I am always trying to further my knowledge. I love history and how it connects us with the past and seeing how we still are connected to it (despite the state of our public education).
I have a Philosophy degree and I think that read a good book with a pipe is one of my favorites pleasures. I recommend some one's thinker's like: Spinoza, Bertrand Russell, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Kant and so on...
Absolutely love the idea of books and pipes! Great content as usual sir! Please keep this great content coming. You're a gem in the pipe smoking community!
Love your videos especially this one. I am a Faulkner fan as well as of Russian literature.Please do a video on meerschaum pipes and keep this series on books going.Smoking my pipe with G. L. Pease Fillmore in a Larry Roush pipe
I really like this video! A lot of the books sound really interesting and are going on my tbr list (to be read list). Would it be possible to put a list of the books/authors you mention in the description for future episodes? I want to make sure I find the right books
Your vídeos are amazing! I like them so much!
Sir, I enjoy all your videos. I have noted some of your books on your bookshelf. I also have on my bookshelves as well. Please continue with your UA-cam work, as you do a great job and I love history and always have. Much appreciated for all your works sir.
I enjoyed this very much.
Great video !!!!! Books and pipes is a great idea ,Charles dickens is my favorite author followed by fyodor doestoyevsky. Best wishes to you and your family
I hope you do make this a regular installment. I enjoyed it very much.
I look forward to your new idea. Books and Pipes is needed and would be appreciated.
love history, philosophy, biography's, science and technology and economic's etc. it took me 10 years ro go through will and ariel durants story of civilization. would love to go through " the great books". so many books and so little time, hahaha. a book with a different take on the history of the united states was written by strauss and howe called generations. it was how each generation influenced the next. an interesting and informative and enjoyable read. i'm 67 and enjoy life but i worry where civilization is headed. thank you for your enjoyable video and long live the art of pipe smoking!
Red Hills and Cotton. It's a must read for South Carolinians
I am enjoying your channel. Now I am wanting to order “A Golden Weed”. That sounds interesting since I came from a tobacco farming family. I also worked in tobacco myself as a teenager here in South Georgia. Im gonna have to check into Billy Ray’s Farm as well. Thanks for the suggestions. I do enjoy reading old farmer perspectives and bird hunting books.
I have read more books because of Covid than I have in my whole life. Lee Child's and Brad Taylor's have been my choice along with Tom Clancy. Reading End of Days now. Love it.
Thank you for that wonderful books and pipes, took notes and will give back feedback.
This is Fred. I just sat outside on the patio, and had a delightful bowl of Apricots and Cream. Very Enjoyable. The first time I have tried it, and will return often. I thoroughly enjoy your video's, and your thoughtful reflections on subjects. Look forward to future topics. Excellent.
"One Man's Wilderness"
A Book that has changed my life and introduced me to the life of Richard "Dick " Proenneke.
Daily journal of a one Man's life, alone living in the Alaskan wilderness for almost 30 years.
I enjoy a Bowl of C&D Autumn Evening or a Sutliff Blend.... something with a warm room note.
I just finished endurance the true story of the earnest Shackleton expedtion. Amazing story
Another great book, in my opinion, is Southern By the Grace of God, by Michael Andrew Grissom. Being of southern heritage and the descendent of a Confederate officer this book is of particular interest to me. It is also a great read to understand the differences in the people that settled the colonies and how history can be manipulated.
Gods and generals is one of the best movies ever. The guy who played Stonewall Jackson did a amazing job! I love Jackson. Also my grandad grew up on the old Tobacco farm with his folks in NC. My dad use to visit it.
Stephan Lang he played Gen. George Pickett in Gettysburg
Really enjoy the videos. I have had a busy few months and unlike most UA-cam videos, I don't like to just let yours play in the background. The book I've been reading when enjoying a pipe, besides the Bible is Fredrick Courteney Selous "A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa". Thanks for the recommendations. I'll have to check some of those out.
As far as modern novels, I would say A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is outstanding. Anything by Elizabeth Strout is great.
Not a pipe smoker( but I collect pipes XD) a book I would add would be the divine comedy. It is my favorite book, one that is masterfully written and keeps one on the edge of their seat. It tells the story of a man traveling through hell itself to reach his beloved.
Why do you collect pipes if you don't smoke pipes?
Why not? I like the craftsmanship I like the culture surrounding it. Also love lotr so I said why not :)
Thank you for the videos! I have been an avid reader my whole life. I am more of a casual pipe smoker myself. I have two Peterson pipes and a Savinelli churchwarden that was a gift from my dear Dad. It really is nice to smoke and read... and have some time to think!
Yes! I’ve been crazy about books since I was a kid. Now I love pipes as well. Love this idea for a video series.
I love audio book so I can listen while I drive and work.
Great video, and I like that it's the beginning of a series!
A set of books I highly recommend for anyone who finds themselves discussing religion / religious ideas often is Mircea Eliade's "A History of Religious Ideas" in 3 volumes. His ability to give you a genuine sense of what people believed throughout the history of human existence is unparalleled, and as truly all things are at their bottom religious, understanding your own religious views in a deeply historically and anthropologically grounded manner is critical.
Other books I have greatly enjoyed include (in no particular order):
Till We have Faces
A Severe Mercy
A Gentleman in Moscow
Surprised by Joy
The Great Good Thing
The Everlasting Man
We need an episode 2.
Another great video! I love the idea of a pipe and book series.
I just bought a corn cob recently and the idea of reading while smoking is a nice pairing. Would love to see you turn this into a series. I can round up additional followers if that would help!
The Bible, Tolkien, John LeCarre, Mark Owen's No Easy Day, David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. LeGuin, Churchill, Kissinger, The Book of Common Prayer, Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook, The Joy of Cooking, Marcus Luttrell, C.S. Lewis... I could go on for hours, that's just what's on my 'need to re-shelve' shelf at the moment. Oh- Mark Twain and Hemingway and Mark Helprin, of course.
Thank you sir! I greatly appreciate you.
Martin Sheen played Lee in Gettysburg.
Strange that CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were not in the mix.
I, however, am always grateful to learn of new tomes in which to enrich the soul and stimulate the mind.
Please share more on your reading list...
I would recommend the first couple of volumes of Will Durant's Histories.
Especially The Life of Greece and Caesar and Christ.
Have You Smoked any Good Books lately 🤣
Its always very insightful listening to your channel. Thank you for sharing as you speculated most pipe smokers I know are prolific readers .
sincerely
I would be very interested in a blend/book of the month club. I typically read historical fiction from all time periods but my favorite historical fiction was written by Patrick O’Brian (Aubrey Maturin series). I look forward to exploring your recommendations. Great content!
These book recommendations are a tremendous basis for a series. If I may add, Albion’s Seed by David Hackett Fischer.
Great reading list! I will certainly check these out. I am enjoying some Manhatten Afternoon I just received from the Old Carolina Pipe Cottage this week. I can't wait to try my new Sav 316KS that arrived as well. Perhaps I will start Shelby Foote this weekend.
Nothing like reading the Hobbit by the one author, Tolkien. Especially with a churchwarden pipe filled with some good old English tobacco while sitting under the green leaves and the sound of birds chirping
As you can see from the previous comments, we love the idea of pipes and books, books and pipes. Though in my opinion, your gentleman's discussion style makes the difference for a pleasant and relaxed outcome. I wholeheartedly agree and vote for more. Also, I do love some William (Bill) Bennet, Brennan Manning, CS Lewis, and most historical avenues.
Enjoyed the video, and look forward to more.
I recently found your channel and know of your interest in the Irish history. I would recommend "How the Irish Saved Civilization" by Thomas Cahill. Very interesting and part of a series by Cahill.
I love reading theology and even writing sermons while smoking.
C.S. Lewis inspired me to read more theology while smoking. This is possibly my favorite C.S. Lewis quote from his introduction to On the Incarnation by Athanasius: "I believe that many who find that 'nothing happens' when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working their way through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand."
I truly enjoy Mr. William Faulkner, the Sound and the Fury and Absolom Absolom being my favorites
Flannery OConnor books are classic. Just finished biographies of OConnor , Carson McCullers, Truman Capote , Thomas Wolfe , and Sophia Tolstoy , the wife of Leo Tolstoy. One has to read about their lives to understand their writings
For me it’s novels like Cormac McCarthy. Most recent was Blood Meridian. Brings me to a time where men spoke like men and we had a bit of class in us all.
Alan, you could do a lot of these discussions on books. I'm an avid history reader and particularly on WWII, since my father fought at Pearl Harbor and throughout the Pacific. Although there are so many great books on this subject, for me, the staples for understanding World War II are: At Dawn We Slept, the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. Three great books to really understand the Vietnam War are: the Sacred Willow, Saigon, and The Cat From Hue.
Wonderful video and book recommendations!
You didn't mention Faulkner, whom I'm sure you've read much, and what a great pipe/book addition he might be. I've never been a great fan of Faulkner; however, I surely do find his writing style somewhat addictive, and some of his books I do like. Thoughts?
Martin Sheen's Lee expressed the red-faced passion Lee had when his battle blood was up. Both he and Duval are quality actors.
Currently reading Plato's Republic, it pairs excellently with a pipe
Another excellent episode from you sir and I couldn't agree more. Pipe people are generally book people. I enjoy the classics like Illiad and Odyssey, The Divine Comedy and other classics. For modern books I especially like the Lord of the Rings and The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Pipe smoking literature is also a joy to read especially the Ultimate Pipe book and the Theology of Pipesmoking.
Looking forward to your future episodes!
I just discovered your youtube channel and I love it. Ive been a pipeman since last november and the pipe greatly enhances my life. An author I highly recommend is Ferrol Sams. His trilogy about growing up in the South is wonderful. Keep carrying the flag for those of us {to quote you} who do not care "what is in vogue"....
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