Good Books.... Well, there are a few.

[2LaneCruzer]

I also read that, although it may have been the Reader’s Digest condensed version. Good suggestion though. About all that I remember is that when he sat down at his usual spot to get his shoes shined and the guy noticed the color of the hairs on his arm, he had to remember to shave them every day throughout his experiment.

Amazing! I remember that one little bit specifically also! The book really opened my eyes as to how difficult every day life was. Even an overnight trip was a big deal; just finding somewhere you could eat and sleep.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Amazing! I remember that one little bit specifically also! The book really opened my eyes as to how difficult every day life was. Even an overnight trip was a big deal; just finding somewhere you could eat and sleep.

sundown towns

 

[Frankenkubota]

I'm finishing a book called **** Deus. Same guy that wrote Sapiens. I loved Sapiens, this one is ok. In Sapiens he talked about how we got here, in **** Deus he talks about where we are going.

In a nut shell he talks about our species evolution in the future now that we are making gods out of ourselves.

With AI, automation, robotics, genetic engineering and the like, we will have achieved god like status. Problem is, you get more people, live much longer, and for other than a small group of elites, nothing to do.

Brave New World, coming to a theater near you.

 

[MoKelly]

Brave New World, coming to a theater near you.

Maybe not-

MoKelly

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I'm finishing a book called **** Deus. Same guy that wrote Sapiens. I loved Sapiens, this one is ok. In Sapiens he talked about how we got here, in **** Deus he talks about where we are going.

In a nut shell he talks about our species evolution in the future now that we are making gods out of ourselves.

With AI, automation, robotics, genetic engineering and the like, we will have achieved god like status. Problem is, you get more people, live much longer, and for other than a small group of elites, nothing to do.

Brave New World, coming to a theater near you.

Have you read "The Naked Ape"? It an older book on the evolution of mankind, and why our bodies, families and ****** appetites are like they are.

 

[Rowdy Redneck]

Reading the James Reece books by Jack Carr now. Just finished the third and love them.

 

[Fuddy1952]

1491 (Americas before Columbus)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
The Jungle
The Thurber Carnival
Men Who Stare at Goats
Ghost Hunter (Hans Holzer)
The Secret Life of Plants
Zen and the Art of Happiness
Ten Arguments for the Elimination of Television
The Theory of Everything
A Brief History of Time
An Introduction to Parapsychology
Call of the Wild
Of Mice and Men
Alice in Wonderland
All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten
One Up on Wall Street

 

[MoKelly]

You guys are much more learned than me.

My favorites are:

- Harry Bosch

- Jack Reacher

- Lucas Davenport

Notice a theme?

MoKelly

 

[Jstpssng]

You guys are much more learned than me.

My favorites are:

- Harry Bosch

- Jack Reacher

- Lucas Davenport

Notice a theme?

MoKelly

I read the same.
Have you ever read any of the Charlie Parker series by John Connolly? Or any of James Lee Burke's writing? I was down at my mother's house today but never thought to look; if the version of "Black like Me" was the RD condensed version she probably still has it.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Have you read "The Naked Ape"? It an older book on the evolution of mankind, and why our bodies, families and ****** appetites are like they are.

yup

been reading that stuff for 50 years. I originally went to school or that. that's why i continue to say.......people are people.

 

[Frankenkubota]

1491 (Americas before Columbus)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
The Jungle
The Thurber Carnival
Men Who Stare at Goats
Ghost Hunter (Hans Holzer)
The Secret Life of Plants
Zen and the Art of Happiness
Ten Arguments for the Elimination of Television
The Theory of Everything
A Brief History of Time
An Introduction to Parapsychology
Call of the Wild
Of Mice and Men
Alice in Wonderland
All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten
One Up on Wall Street

I've read maybe 75%. A brief history of time will twist your brain!

good list

Huckleberry Finn might should be on that list.

 

[MoKelly]

I read the same.
Have you ever read any of the Charlie Parker series by John Connolly? Or any of James Lee Burke's writing? I was down at my mother's house today but never thought to look; if the version of "Black like Me" was the RD condensed version she probably still has it.

I’ve read Charlie Parker but not any of Burke’s. I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the recommendation.

I’m on the Gabriel Allon series. The first book was tough to get thru but it got better fast.

MoKelly

 

[Wasmeneh]

The Allon series is the best. Supposed to be a new book out this summer.
Most all of David Balduchi (sp?)is good stuff.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

yup

been reading that stuff for 50 years. I originally went to school or that. that's why i continue to say.......people are people.

Interesting...me too...plus a year of Anthropology. One of the most interesting subjects I ever studied. Thought of making it a major, but employment prospects were pretty grim for a country boy.

 

[MoKelly]

The Allon series is the best. Supposed to be a new book out this summer.
Most all of David Balduchi (sp?)is good stuff.

I like the series a lot.

SPOILER ALERT!!! Don’t read further if you want to read the books.

I only wish he would stop getting caught, beat senseless and is about to be killed - but magically get some amazing break and escape.

Then - after 400 pages where the bad guy can’t be touched, he miraculously sneaks in, kills the guy, escapes and no one is the wiser.

MoKelly

 

[Frankenkubota]

Interesting...me too...plus a year of Anthropology. One of the most interesting subjects I ever studied. Thought of making it a major, but employment prospects were pretty grim for a country boy.

1976?, first year of grad school, met with proff, chit chat. At the time i was working full time 2nd shift in a union shop with unlimited overtime.

Turns out I was making more than the prof at the time. Lucky we all got laid off and "retrained" by uncle sam. In my case it worked, I paid a lot more taxes than most profs!

I read that a tenured prof is the most stress free job in the USA!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

1976?, first year of grad school, met with proff, chit chat. At the time i was working full time 2nd shift in a union shop with unlimited overtime.

Turns out I was making more than the prof at the time. Lucky we all got laid off and "retrained" by uncle sam. In my case it worked, I paid a lot more taxes than most profs!

I read that a tenured prof is the most stress free job in the USA!

Late 1950's; Univ. of N.M. I was working in a Grocery store; $68 per week. 1976; was in law school.

 

[Fuddy1952]

A few more good ones:

The Seven Mysteries of Life, by Guy Murchie
What the Bleep Do We Know
Excuse My Dust, by Bellamy Partridge
Brave New World
Farenheit 451
A Clockwork Orange
The Grapes of Wrath
The Old Man and the Sea
My Inventions, by Nikola Tesla

 

[/pine]

I found a book titled 'How to Solve Half your problems'....I bought two copies...!

On a serious note...
...Those familiar with Harlan Coben's "Myron Bolitar" series...there is a new series featuring Myron's oft "backup" 'Win' Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III Book 1)...the first novel was recently #1 on the NYT best seller's list...

Also Andy Weir (who wrote 'The Martian' has a new novel out...'Hail Mary'...

 

[sandman2234]

I found a book titled 'How to Solve Half your problems'....I bought two copies...!

On a serious note...
...Those familiar with Harlan Coben's "Myron Bolitar" series...there is a new series featuring Myron's oft "backup" 'Win' Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III Book 1)...the first novel was recently #1 on the NYT best seller's list...

Also Andy Weir (who wrote 'The Martian' has a new novel out...'Hail Mary'...

Problem with that, is the first book solves half your problems, and the second book solves half of what's left...(Down to 3/4 now, and the problem is, you will never get rid of all of your problems!!
David from jax