Malcador Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 Shame the ending was a bit cliche. But it was better than Cryptonomicon at least Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Fiach Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 Shame the ending was a bit cliche. But it was better than Cryptonomicon at least I liked Cryptonomicon tbh, Seveneves though....that was one of the worst books I ever read. Thanks for shopping Pawn-O-Matic!
Malcador Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 Well didn't way Crypto was bad. Ending sucked and his characters were flat and there was that painful letter to Penthouse. Was going to read Seveneves next actually. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Fiach Posted September 27, 2017 Posted September 27, 2017 Well didn't way Crypto was bad. Ending sucked and his characters were flat and there was that painful letter to Penthouse. Was going to read Seveneves next actually. Cool! Looking forward to what your thoughts are on it! Thanks for shopping Pawn-O-Matic!
Guard Dog Posted October 2, 2017 Posted October 2, 2017 No reading this: It's about the volunteer 14th Air Force who flew for the Chinese against Japan staring in 1939 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Just bought this on my Kindle. I'll start reading it at lunch today. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Malcador Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 And he ended up killed by hunters, if I recall. Heh, big surprise. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Guard Dog Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 And he ended up killed by hunters, if I recall. Heh, big surprise. 3 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Malcador Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Well was a lot of articles about him. Is a nice story even if humans have to **** it up as usual Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Guard Dog Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Well he lived over seven years apparently. He certainly beat the curve for a wild wolf. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Gromnir Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 typical our reading is continuing education/professional plus a few select works o' fiction we reread 'til the bindings fall apart. for example, got eight copies each o' dubliners and as i lay dying. maybe throw in a highly recommended novel every couple o' years. even so, am rereading mcmaster's book. read it back in 2000ish. seems like a good time to review. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
Guard Dog Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Hmmm... I need to add that one to my list. My Viet Nam reading list has been short I'm afraid. I have at home and have read Neil Sheehan's A Bright and Shining Lie, James Rowe's Five Years to Freedom, Marine Sniper and Goodnight Saigon by the same guy whose name I can't remember. At least my non-fiction list is short. I've read a few novels but only one stands out is James Webb's Fields of Fire. Edit: Charles Henderson wrote the last two. That was the name I couldn't remember. Edited October 3, 2017 by Guard Dog "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Malcador Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Dispatches by Herr is a good read as well Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Fiach Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Loved Fields of fire and Dispatches , looking forward to checking out the others, cheers! Thanks for shopping Pawn-O-Matic!
Fiach Posted October 5, 2017 Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) Free Book, Aim True my Brother's, decent thriller, middle East terrorist plots to kill US president. You will need Book Funnel, you will get a code number, enter it into Book Funnel and choose your ereader type, it will download to your Kindle or whatever you choose. https://books.bookfunnel.com/spiesandterrorists?utm_source=Instafreebie+List&utm_campaign=a1643fb5f5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8e1609f340-a1643fb5f5-72309181 Most of the books listed are novellas, but Aim True is a full novel. Edited October 5, 2017 by Fiach 1 Thanks for shopping Pawn-O-Matic!
Guard Dog Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 No reading this: It's the story of the 1925 Serum run from Seward to Nome to combat a diphtheria outbreak. Today the Iditarod sled dog race is run every year to commemorate this event (partially). "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
ShadySands Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 https://www.tor.com/2017/08/15/brandon-sanderson-oathbringer-serialization-announcement/ Free games updated 3/4/21
Guard Dog Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 https://www.tor.com/2017/08/15/brandon-sanderson-oathbringer-serialization-announcement/ I believe Sanderson has written all three of those books in the time SINCE George RR Martin finished A Dance With Dragons. In fact he finished the last three WoT books, two of his other projects AND all three of this series in the time we've been waiting for Rothfuss to finish his next book Doors of Stone. We need to find out what coffee Sanderson is drinking and send it to Martin & Rothfuss. 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 The Cruelest Miles was outstanding. I highly recommend. Now reading this: It's a collection of stories about the relief and clean up efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Also reading this: I'm half way through. I've already read two things I'm almost positive are not true. So I'm not too sure about this one. It's a good read, don't get me wrong. But I was actually in the Naval Service during the Cold War and some things I remember differently. Granted I was in a different branch, never even saw a submarine, and my experience with naval vessels was as cargo rather than operations. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Fiach Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 It's a collection of stories about the relief and clean up efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. . You might find these interesting https://www.amazon.com/Zeitoun-Dave-Eggers-ebook/dp/B004TRQAMC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1508255512&sr=1-1&keywords=Zeitoun https://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worlds-Powerful-Mercenary-ebook/dp/B00505SX36/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1508255644&sr=1-3&keywords=blackwater+book Thanks for shopping Pawn-O-Matic!
Tale Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 https://www.amazon.com/Life-3-0-Being-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1101946598 Life 3.0 It tries to place itself as an introduction to the most important topic of our time, the challenges we'll be facing with the advent of artificial intelligence. I can't say that it's wrong. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Guard Dog Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 It's a collection of stories about the relief and clean up efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. . You might find these interesting https://www.amazon.com/Zeitoun-Dave-Eggers-ebook/dp/B004TRQAMC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1508255512&sr=1-1&keywords=Zeitoun https://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worlds-Powerful-Mercenary-ebook/dp/B00505SX36/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1508255644&sr=1-3&keywords=blackwater+book I've read Zeitoun! It's a great story. The other does look interesting. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Fiach Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 It's a collection of stories about the relief and clean up efforts in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. . You might find these interestinghttps://www.amazon.com/Zeitoun-Dave-Eggers-ebook/dp/B004TRQAMC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1508255512&sr=1-1&keywords=Zeitounhttps://www.amazon.com/Blackwater-Rise-Worlds-Powerful-Mercenary-ebook/dp/B00505SX36/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1508255644&sr=1-3&keywords=blackwater+book I've read Zeitoun! It's a great story. The other does look interesting. Yeah apparently BW were the first paramilitary organisation to enter NO to "help" after Katrina, but 8ts a very interesting read. Thanks for shopping Pawn-O-Matic!
Gfted1 Posted October 18, 2017 Posted October 18, 2017 This Special Edition of Fahrenheit 451 Can Only Be Read When It's Heated. 2 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Orogun01 Posted October 18, 2017 Posted October 18, 2017 This Special Edition of Fahrenheit 451 Can Only Be Read When It's Heated. So? I live in Florida, pretty sure that if I go outside I can read it. 1 I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
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