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post 1665593703 08-05-2022, 09:39 AM
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As far as interesting content, this is right up there:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...mmortality-key
A million miles away - I don't.. feel.... anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXGZu4yxjW0
post 1665597943 08-05-2022, 11:00 AM
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Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield

Great book for wanting to be a spartan.
He who rises early owns the sun - African Proverb
post 1665604983 08-05-2022, 01:05 PM
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Here is my list of top 10 books of all time in no particular order
1. Robert Heinlein - Starship Troopers
2. Richard Bach - Jonathan Livingston Seagull
3. William Gibson – Neuromancer
4. Anthony Burgess – A Clockwork Orange
5. Albert Camus – The Stranger
6. George Orwell – 1984
7. Franz Kafka – The Metamorphosis
8. Jack Kerouac – On the Road
9. J. R. R. Tolkien – The Lord of the Rings
10. Ayn Rand – The Fountainhead
Yeah, I'm old, been here for years before posting. Son posts as well.
My "Doggies in the Snow" thread:
http://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showthread.php?t=159284441
52 books/52 weeks
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post 1665606383 08-05-2022, 01:29 PM
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The collected works of George Orwell was next to a desk I studied in in college. I would read during breaks.

It stays with me more than a lot of books.

Apparently, the author using this name did not even earn higher education. He did some prep school and could not afford it, I think.
post 1665607183 08-05-2022, 01:43 PM
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Sapiens by Yuval Harari - I cannot recommend it enough
post 1665607763 08-05-2022, 01:54 PM
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The Stand (uncut version), Stephen King
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1. The Art of the Deal - Donald Trump
2. Swim with the Sharks - Harvey Mackay
3. Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt - Harvey Mackay
4. Bogle on Mutual Funds - John Bogle
5. Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
6. The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need - Andrew Tobias
7. Die Broke - Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine
8. The Millionaire Next Door - Thomas Stanley
9. Den of Thieves - James B. Stewart
10. Monkey Business - John Rolfe and Peter Troob
11. Inside Out - Dennis Levine
12. Confessions of a Street Trader - Jim Cramer
13. Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis
14. King Icahn - Mark Stevens
15. Bringing Down the House - Ben Mezrich
16. The Zeroes - Randall Lane
17. The Predators' Ball - Connie Bruck
18. Only the Paranoid Survive - Andy Grove
19. F.I.A.S.C.O. : The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader - Frank Partnoy
20. Who Moved My Cheese? - Spencer Johnson and Ken Blanchard
21. How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
22. The Art of War - Sun Tzu
23. The Prince - Machiavelli
24. The Metrosexual Guide to Style - Michael Flocker
25. The Dirt - Motley Crue
26. You Can Negotiate Anything - Herb Cohen
27. Private Parts - Howard Stern
28. Miss America - Howard Stern
29. The Way Things Ought To Be - Rush Limbaugh
30. See I Told You So - Rush Limbaugh
31. Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
32. On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple - Gil Amelio
33. The Road Ahead - Bill Gates
34. Trading With The Enemy - Nicholas Maier
35. The Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a People - The Jewish Phenomenon - Steven Silbiger
36. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
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