Not a beach read but the Shannara series by Terry Brooks was very good too. Never ever thought I would like something like that.
OT: Read any good books lately?
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Being Retired I'm in a book group and have read some excellent books.
Top suggestions:
Sapiens , Yuval Harari--fascinating and stimulating non-fiction book ; highly recommend
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving --great read , excellent writing , interesting characters . Loved the book.
Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein--terrific summer reading , heart warming tale especially if dog lover
Splendid and Vile , Erik Larson--Larson is excellent story teller, , If you're into Churchill you'll really enjoy it
Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance--very fine autobiography of someone who overcame enormous odds to become successful lawyer. He recently announced a run for the US Senate from Ohio
Top suggestions:
Sapiens , Yuval Harari--fascinating and stimulating non-fiction book ; highly recommend
A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving --great read , excellent writing , interesting characters . Loved the book.
Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein--terrific summer reading , heart warming tale especially if dog lover
Splendid and Vile , Erik Larson--Larson is excellent story teller, , If you're into Churchill you'll really enjoy it
Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance--very fine autobiography of someone who overcame enormous odds to become successful lawyer. He recently announced a run for the US Senate from Ohio
I've become a recent un-fan of JD Vance. He was a guy who spoke so eloquently for forgotten poor folks in rural Appalachia. Now he's just another Trumpster politician. Suggest this instead:
Boyd was a great book. Interesting guy.
If you like things that are a outside the box, check out Eat the Apple, by Matt Young. Written by an enlisted guy in Irag after 3 tours. Unorthodox writing style and brutally honest. Might not be for everyone but I enjoyed it. Gave it to a friends father who is a big history buff and was in Vietnam and he told me he couldn't finish it. Hit too close to home.
Just finished "The Black Swan" two weeks ago, and it is a brilliant account of the nature of uncertainty, confirmation bias, and weak logic. It is in the top five books I've ever read.
This was an excellent book that will resonate with you for a long time. I read a book that Taleb recommended called the Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati. Originally written in Italian it is considered a classic by many, but not well known by English speakers. The English translation is beautifully written and I would agree it is a classic.
If you want to stay in the finance/economics category check out The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek. Unfortunately we have not heeded Hayek's warnings and appear to be traveling full speed on the freeway to serfdom.
Just saw an interesting presentation on CSpan 3 by author Gary Ecelbarger on General John “Black Jack” Logan. Thinking of picking up a copy. Civil War buffs might be interested. Briefly he was a political general for the Union who prior to the war was a staunch anti abolitionist. Supported Illinois law that made it illegal for free blacks to move into Illinois, campaigned for Douglas and against Lincoln in 1860. Post war became strong advocate for rights of blacks. If anyone has read book I would be interested in their thoughts on it.
@RUDead In an unintended irony, Taleb’s work confirmed many of my views on various aspects of life and living, though he provided more articulate and circumspect enumerations for those views. His vignettes and examples, as well as his arguments against “blueprinting heaven” (my phrase) and dropping those formulae onto reality in order to make sense of reality, was music to the soul, akin to Terrapin Station.
I'd recommend starting DeMille other than Charm School....the General's Daughter. The Lion is a sequel. Also, Plum Island, which was the first John Corey novel.
I'd like to read that. Nancy Isenberg is an RU grad. Class of '80.I've become a recent un-fan of JD Vance. He was a guy who spoke so eloquently for forgotten poor folks in rural Appalachia. Now he's just another Trumpster politician. Suggest this instead:
Been slowly working my way through Barbarian Days, A Surfing life. About surfing of course, but also world travel, some growing up going on in there too.
Been enjoyable thus far for sure.
Been enjoyable thus far for sure.
Read that about a year ago and enjoyed it. Just finished The Appalachian Trail by Philip D'Anieri, good book.
Loved that book. I followed it up with “The Wave” by Susan Casey, which combined surfing with fluid dynamics, mathematical modeling, and weather prediction. Loved it.
Sons and Soldiers. A true story about the Ritchie Boys, European immigrants, mostly Jews, trained in interrogation techniques at Camp Ritchie in Maryland and how they literally helped win the war in Europe and save thousands of Allied lives.
Congratulations. You did it. Some of you guys just can't help yourselves. Everything is colored by TDS.I've become a recent un-fan of JD Vance. He was a guy who spoke so eloquently for forgotten poor folks in rural Appalachia. Now he's just another Trumpster politician. Suggest this instead:
All I need to hear is someone saying TDS and I realize I'm dealing with a dunderhead.
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