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Wed, Dec 1, 2010 11:59 PM Dec 1, 2010 11:59 PM

redfalcon;584569 wrote:Just finished A complete History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

How was that? I have that book, just haven't been motivated to read it as of yet. I've liked the other books of his that I've read.

Dec 1, 2010 11:59pm

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Thu, Dec 2, 2010 12:42 AM Dec 2, 2010 12:42 AM

I am currently reading "Stones to Schools" by Greg Mortensen which is his follow-up to "Three Cups of Tea". Good series about someone making a difference in this world- his organization is building schools in remote parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan...Great read

Dec 2, 2010 12:42am

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Thu, Dec 2, 2010 12:46 AM Dec 2, 2010 12:46 AM

They are actually pretty cheap cameras for what they are. RED EPIC cameras are $58,000 a piece. To get that quality from someone like say Sony you'd spend into the 100s of thousands.

Here's a sample shot on one last year.

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Dec 2, 2010 12:46am

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Thu, Dec 2, 2010 1:57 AM Dec 2, 2010 1:57 AM

Finished reading A Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Great read, will read again.

Now reading Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. 80 pages in, so far not a huge fan.

Dec 2, 2010 1:57am

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Thu, Dec 2, 2010 1:59 AM Dec 2, 2010 1:59 AM

It gets better. I love that book. The end is fantastic, or at least I thought it was.

Dec 2, 2010 1:59am

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Thu, Dec 2, 2010 2:13 AM Dec 2, 2010 2:13 AM

Reading:

The Ultimate Guide to Google Adwords, 2nd Edition by Perry Marshall and Bryan Todd

If anyone is interested, it's here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599183609/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1599180308&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=17NQ8BCZK3G6DBMVXS2J

Dec 2, 2010 2:13am

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Thu, Dec 2, 2010 6:36 AM Dec 2, 2010 6:36 AM

Karl Rove's autobiography

Dec 2, 2010 6:36am

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Thu, Dec 2, 2010 11:44 PM Dec 2, 2010 11:44 PM

Penthouse Forum may 2009 edition,
I can't seem to get past page 6 where the little blonde midget turns the lights on and finds her husband and his girlfriend naked and passed out drunk and then she decides to find out what is so special about his girlfriend and climbs into bed naked and starts ********** the girlfriend.

Dec 2, 2010 11:44pm

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Fri, Dec 3, 2010 8:00 AM Dec 3, 2010 8:00 AM

they call me baba-booey

Dec 3, 2010 8:00am

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Fri, Dec 3, 2010 8:18 AM Dec 3, 2010 8:18 AM

reading The MockingJay....Last book in The Hunger Games Trilogy

Dec 3, 2010 8:18am

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Sat, Dec 4, 2010 7:13 PM Dec 4, 2010 7:13 PM

I Wear Pants;584641 wrote:It gets better. I love that book. The end is fantastic, or at least I thought it was.

I do see where the book is going now that Bernard is making his way to New Mexico. Hopefully there is some intrigue involved in the escape. I do wonder what will become of Lenina.

Dec 4, 2010 7:13pm

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 1:08 PM Jan 5, 2011 1:08 PM

Just finished "The Last True Story I will Ever Tell" about a tour in Iraq. The guy was in teh 101st and never got deployed, joined the Fla National Guard and went to FSU. Was a few credits from graduating then called called to iraq for a 15 month stint.
Very good book

Jan 5, 2011 1:08pm

End of Line

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 1:19 PM Jan 5, 2011 1:19 PM

Just picked up The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

Jan 5, 2011 1:19pm

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hasbeen

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 1:29 PM Jan 5, 2011 1:29 PM

The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde

I'm going to be picking up Asshole's Finish First - Tucker Max before I go back to school. And I'll probably re-read The Outsiders and The Contender when I get back to school because I do every year.

Jan 5, 2011 1:29pm

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 1:36 PM Jan 5, 2011 1:36 PM

The_Crosby_Show;626798 wrote:Just picked up The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.

My girlfriend just finished that. She loved it.

I just finish a book on the Waterloo Wonders and just started "War as They Knew It" about the 10 year war between Woody and Bo.

Jan 5, 2011 1:36pm

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 1:50 PM Jan 5, 2011 1:50 PM

Seal of Honor - the story of Navy Seal Michael Murphy / Medal of Honor recipient.

Jan 5, 2011 1:50pm

Belly35

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 1:54 PM Jan 5, 2011 1:54 PM

Reading two:
Outwitting Squirrels By Bill Adler, Jr
Saah Palin America by Heart

Jan 5, 2011 1:54pm

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 2:06 PM Jan 5, 2011 2:06 PM

Tiernan;626835 wrote:Seal of Honor - the story of Navy Seal Michael Murphy / Medal of Honor recipient.

Got that book in the spring/summer when it was released. Bro in law read it and did not really like it much. We both read The Lone Survivor (great book) and that details the one guy who survived the whole ordeal and details what Mr Murphy did to earn is MOH.

Jan 5, 2011 2:06pm

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 2:28 PM Jan 5, 2011 2:28 PM

Lone Survivor is a great book no doubt about it. But Seal of Honor gives some insight on what the Navy Code - Honor, Courage and Commitment really mean.

Jan 5, 2011 2:28pm

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Wed, Jan 5, 2011 2:32 PM Jan 5, 2011 2:32 PM

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

Jan 5, 2011 2:32pm

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Thu, Jan 6, 2011 9:43 AM Jan 6, 2011 9:43 AM

Tiernan;626899 wrote:Lone Survivor is a great book no doubt about it. But Seal of Honor gives some insight on what the Navy Code - Honor, Courage and Commitment really mean.

Yeah, I figured that is what it would be. I think I will delay in starting that one though. My brother just finished a stint in the Teams and I have dont extensive reading and studying and hearing about it from him and his Team guy so I will lay off that subject for awhile and wait until I need some inspiration.

Mr Murphy's story is an incredible one that is for sure.

I started to FINALLLY read Knight last night. I have had this signed copy of Bobby Knight's book for years now! So far, very interesting. Robert Montgomery Knight is one of the most interesting and intriguqing people of our time.

Jan 6, 2011 9:43am

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Thu, Jan 6, 2011 9:50 AM Jan 6, 2011 9:50 AM

Just getting ready to start I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max.

Jan 6, 2011 9:50am

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Thu, Jan 6, 2011 10:17 AM Jan 6, 2011 10:17 AM

Just started reading the collective bargaining agreement for the NBA.

Jan 6, 2011 10:17am

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Thu, Jan 6, 2011 10:29 AM Jan 6, 2011 10:29 AM

Sports from Hell: My search for the worlds dumbest competition by Rick Reilly

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Jan 6, 2011 10:29am

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Thu, Jan 6, 2011 10:43 AM Jan 6, 2011 10:43 AM

Just picked up:
"Fallout: The True Story of the CIA's Secret War on Nuclear Trafficking"
By Catherine Collins and Douglas Frantz

Focuses on the CIA efforts to stop the AQ Khan network.


And just finishing a great book on his capture and escape from the Haqqani network in Pakistan as well as his wife's account of the whole ordeal:
"A Rope and a Prayer: A Kidnapping from Two Sides"
David Rohde, Kristen Mulvihill
http://www.amazon.com/Rope-Prayer-Kidnapping-Two-Sides/dp/0670022233%3FSubscriptionId%3D0EP44N4Z8Y93MBZ1ZC82%26tag%3Ddianerehm-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0670022233

Jan 6, 2011 10:43am