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That could be interesting. I love his bass on Nice'n'Sleazy. | |||
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Just finished "The Golden Trade of the Moors" which is a history of northern Africa from pre-Roman times up to the start of European colonization. Not a period I'd had a lot of exposure to. An era and region where gold, salt, camels, slave trade, and the spread of Islam all had tremendous impact. Next up is "The Indifferent Stars Above" laying out the story of the Donner Party disaster of 1846. | |||
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Just finished Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and now reading Skunk Works. phxtoad "Careful man, there's a beverage here!" | |||
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I have read Blood Meridian and The Road in the last 3 weeks. I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. | |||
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I really enjoy the writings of Tom Clavin and Bob Drury. They cover some war stories and some on the old West. Their current book, "Throne of Grace - A Mountain Man, an Epic Adventure and the Bloody Conquest of the American West", is very good. These men were incredible, this book focuses on Jedadiah Smith and his adventures. He did so much to map and explore the West yet doesn't get a lot of credit. ________________________________ "Nature scares me" a quote by my friend Bob after a rough day at sea. | |||
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Jack Carr’s latest “Red Sky Mourning”. It’s a good’un! | |||
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| Cogito Ergo Sum |
Killing Patton by Bill O’Reilly | |||
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Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. Damn, what an eye opener! Explains what would occur, minute by minute, after a first strike on the U.S. by a rouge nation. | |||
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Just finished the 3 Body Problem trilogy. AMAZING science fiction, though depressing as hell.
Try Hawking's Universe in a Nutshell. That was a very good read. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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I just completed this book as well. This is a nonfiction book that is very well researched. The book lists all of the sources and interviews for her research. "Damn" is an understatement. Wow! You'll come away from this book with a different outlook. | |||
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Just finished "A Walk in the Park" by Kevin Fedarko. If you like hiking, enjoy the outdoors I think you'll like this book. It's a bit of history, a bit of Native American and a whole lot about what a person can do when they set their mind to it. Through hiking the Grand Canyon, from end to end, it's 200 miles. But it's really 700 miles with hundreds of thousands of feet of elevation. Highly recommended, what an adventure. ________________________________ "Nature scares me" a quote by my friend Bob after a rough day at sea. | |||
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I have, but haven't yet read, Stephen Hawking's Universe. Can you compare them? Thanks. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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Finished 13 Hours, and it was very interesting. The movie covered it pretty well, but there was definitely some dramatic license taken in the movie. For example, there was a Team Leader on site for the GRS guys that wasn't even mentioned in the movie. I haven't read Sarah Adams' book on the subject yet. Anyway, I started Ember, the latest book in the Tier One book series. I REALLY didn't like the previous book, Dempsey, but this one is starting out much better. There are a lot of threads spinning up, a lot of characters in the mix, at least one of whom was thought dead. It will be interesting to see how things weave together. I have a separate thread on the series.
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Christian Slaves, Moslem Masters may be of interest. I am starting Anger is An Energy by John Lydon. I found a signed paperback at Goodwill. The inscription is "Have fucking patience". "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre. | |||
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The Sniper. I always thought Carlos Hathcock was the best sniper in Vietnam. It was Chuck Mawhinney. He never wanted the notoriety, but somebody outed him and he finally relented and let Jim Lindsay write a book about him. That's a true hero. | |||
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Read A Court of Thorns and Roses at the request of my wife. Not bad, but don't see myself reading it again. Re-reading Faster now. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Currently reading "A Handful of Hard Men", about the Rhodesian SAS.  | |||
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Washing machine whisperer |
Just ordered this on inter library loan. Thanks for the suggestion __________________________ Writing the next chapter that I've been looking forward to. | |||
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Excellent book You should also check out The elite: The story of the Rhodesian Special Air Service __________________________ Writing the next chapter that I've been looking forward to. | |||
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Ender's Game (for probably the 27th time) followed by the Shadow series then the rest of the Ender series [need to replace Children of the Mind which has disappeared along with 2 copies of Ender's Game, which I luckily have on Kindle]. Also learned that there is a prequel series covering the Formic Wars. Will probably add those to the library as well. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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