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post 1647307173 09-18-2021, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted By Samraiwise
The first year I joined this book challenge thread with the invitation from our good brother Jreacher, I read (actually listened) 89 books. All were written by D. Koontz.

The most of his books are abouta good team consists of a man and woman with kids and a dog, fighting against or running from evil cults/monsters/organizations.

The best combination of comradery, never tired of his story, because of that.

I missed his stories and I'll do it again, before I die, definitely.



I missed you here, though we check each other's posts almost every day in our music thread.

This Book 52 thread is special to me, my life would be never the same without it and you, my friend. *bow*
Wow that's pretty incredible to listen to that many books of his! Up to about maybe 2012 I had read all or almost all of his books. Fell off with reading books for a while and now back at it. I've got a lot of catching up to do.
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57 This is Your Mind on Plants

The new book from Michael Pollan. His "In Defense of Food" was terrific but most of his books since have been a cash in in my opinion. This book was just okay. The chapter on caffeine was interesting but the rest was too self indulgent/auto biographical to be very interesting.

58 Hexed
59 Hammered
60 Tricked
61 Trapped
62 Hunted
63 Shattered
64 Staked
65 Scourged

Books 2-9 of the 9 book "Iron Druid Chronicles" series. My brother in law loaned me this series in audio. They books are a pretty brisk 8 hours apiece, so I was able to rip thru these in about 2 per week pace.
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1 Naked In Death (Eve Dallas #1) by JD Robb (8/10)
2 The Force by Don Winslow (10/10)
3 The Law Of Innocence (Mickey Haller #7) by Michael Connelly (7/10)
4 Argo by Mendez & Baglio (8/10)
5 The Sentinel (Jack Reacher #25) by Lee & Andrew Child (6/10)
6 61 hours (Jack Reacher #14) by Lee Child (9.5/10)
7 The Martian by Andy Weir (9.5/10)
8 The Affair (Jack Reacher #16) by Lee Child (8.5/10)
9 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (10/10)
10 The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (10/10)
11 Prime Witness (Paul Madriani #2) by Steve Martini (6/10)
12 Gunmetal Gray (Gray Man #6) by Mark Greaney (10/10)
13 The Crossing (Harry Bosch #18) by Michael Connelly (10/10)
14 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (5/10)
15 The Survivor (Mitch Rapp #14) by Kyle Mills (8/10)
16 9 Dragons (Harry Bosch #14) by Michael Connelly (8/10)
17 The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson (8/10)
18 Angels Flight (Harry Bosch #6) by Michael Connelly (10/10)
19 For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (10/10)
20 The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (Harry Bosch #19) by Michael Connelly (9.5/10)
21 One Rough Man (Pike Logan #1) by Brad Taylor (9/10)
22 Echo Park (Harry Bosch #12) by Michael Connelly (9.5/10)
23 All Necessary Force (Pike Logan #2) by Brad Taylor (9/10)
24 The Narrows (Harry Bosch #10) by Michael Connelly (9/10)
25 Enemy of Mine (Pike Logan #3) by Brad Taylor (6/10)
26 The Revenant by Michael Punke (10/10)
27 Order to Kill (Mitch Rapp #15) by Kyle Mills (9/10)
28 The Overlook (Harry Bosch #13) by Michael Connelly (9/10)
29 Enemy of the State (Mitch Rapp #16) by Kyle Mills (8/10)
30 Arctic Drift (Dirk Pitt #20) by Clive Cussler (8/10)
31 You are Never Alone by Max Lucado (10/10)
32 The Long Walk by Stephen King (6/10)
33 Prodigal Son (Orphan X #6) by Gregg Hurwitz (6/10)
34 The Running Man by Stephen King (10/10)
35 Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1) by Lee Child (9/10)
36 Absolute Power by David Baldacci (9.5/10)
37 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (8/10)
38 The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn (9/10)
39 The Silent Man (John Wells #3) by Alex Berenson (8/10)
40 The Death And Life of Bobby Z by Don Winslow (8.5/10)
41 The Treasure Of The Sierre Madre by B. Traven (6/10)
42 No Wonder They Call Him Savior by Max Lucado (8/10)
43 Hail Mary by Andy Weir (8/10)
44 The Survivor (Mitch Rapp #14) by Kyle Mills (7/10)
45 Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (7/10)
46 Falling by TJ Newman (6/10)
47 Billy Summers by Stephen King (9/10)
48 The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe (8.5/10)
49 The President's Daughter by Patterson & Clinton (8.5/10)

50 Walk In My Combat Boots by James Patterson (8.5/10)**

**Patterson's book isn't fiction. It's a compilation of firsthand accounts from our servicemen and women in various branches of the military and even included a the account from a military dentist who was responsible for the dental care of Saddam Hussein just prior to his execution
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Deep Black (Nick Stone #7) by Andy McNab

It was all right. Compared to the previous books there is more character development, which is a welcome change. A fun read, but nothing special. But when I'm real busy at work, it's a good book to relax without needing too much brain capacity. 3/5

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[1] Bird Box by Josh Malerman - 4/5
[2] On the Shortness of Life by Seneca - 3/5
[3] The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch - 5/5
[4] Doing Digital by Chris Skinner - 5/5
[5] The Body: A Guide for Occupants - 4/5
[6] De rat van Amsterdam by Pieter Waterdrinker - 4/5
[7] Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson - 5/5
[8] The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 3/5
[9] Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 4/5
[10] Talking to strangers by Malcolm Gladwell - 2/5
[11] Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 4/5
[12] The Rosie Result (Don Tillman, #3) by Graeme Simsion - 4/5
[13] Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey - 4/5
[14] The Time of Contempt (The Witcher, #2) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 5/5
[15] The Wide Lens by Ron Adner - 5/5
[16] What The Dog Saw And Other Adventures - 1/5
[17] On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - 2/5
[18] Baptism of Fire (The Witcher #3) by Andrzej Sapkowski - 2/5
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The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10

Vivian (Viv) Delaney has been missing since November 1982. She was working at the seedy Sun Down Motel in Fell, Ny and disappeared around 3am and hasn't been seen since. It's now 2017 and Viv's 20 year old niece, Carly, wants to figure out happened to her. She decides to follow in her footsteps and work at the same hotel her aunt worked in. Carly and Viv run parallel lives which go back in forth in time from 1982 to 2017. It works fairly well but it's a little slow at times. Still, I liked it and thought it was interesting enough, but nothing really groundbreaking here.

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1. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
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46. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 9/10
47. On Target - Mark Greaney 7/10
48. A Child Called It - Dave Pelzer 2/10
49. Algorithms to Live By - Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths 8/10
50. Helmet For My Pillow - Robert Leckie 8/10
51. In the Heart of The Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick 9/10

Almost there! Will soon finish "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett to cross the 52 mark.


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1. Atomic Habits - James Clear 9/10
2. The Power of the Dog - Don Winslow (re-read) 9/10
3. Foundation - Isaac Asimov 7/10
4. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald 8/10
5. Those Who Wish Me Dead - Michael Koryta 8/10
6. The Cartel - Don Winslow (re-read) 8/10
7. Prodigal Son - Gregg Hurwitz 8/10
8. Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman. 8/10
9. Winterkill - C.J. Box. 8/10
10. Life of Pi - Yann Martel. 10/10
11. Beyond Order - Jordan Peterson. 7/10
12. The Grey Man - Mark Greaney. 7/10
13. Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy. 6/10
14. Ready Player Two - Ernest Cline. 3/10
15. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 5/10
16. The Black Echo - Michael Connelly 8/10
17. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain 7/10
18. The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion 8/10
19. Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey 6/10
20. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne 5/10
21. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness 7/10
22. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain 7/10
23. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman 9/10
24. The Day of the Jackel - Frederick Forsyth 6/10
25. A Little Hatred - Joe Abercrombie 8/10
26. No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy 9/10
27. Seal Team Six - Howard Wasden 7/10
28. Songs of Innocence and Experience - William Blake 6/10
29. Travels With Charley - John Steinbeck 8/10
30. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak 7/10
31. What Doesn't Kill Us - Scott Carney 8/10
32. Ghost Road Blues - Jonathan Maberry 7/10
33. Where the Red Fern Grows (re-read)- Wilson Rawls 9/10
34. Inside of a Dog - Alexandra Horowitz 5/10
35. Presumed Innocent - Scott Turow 8/10
36. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie 9/10
37. Dead Man's Song - Jonathan Maberry 6/10
38. Lives of the Stoics - Ryan Holiday 7/10
39. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad 5/10
40. Lord of the Flies - William Golding 8/10
41. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir 9/10
42. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 8/10
43. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown 7/10
44. Do No Harm - Henry Marsh 8/10
45. The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett 8/10
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Originally Posted By Avalanche3319
Almost there!
Good job, man!
Will soon finish "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett to cross the 52 mark.
Unless...


Spoiler!

^^ just kidding. Keep up the good work. This many months before the end of the year is impressive.
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26. Blood's Revolution - Angus Donald

26+ (I'm sure I have not logged them all) books down with 1/4 of the year left
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Originally Posted By Legz422
Wow that's pretty incredible to listen to that many books of his! Up to about maybe 2012 I had read all or almost all of his books. Fell off with reading books for a while and now back at it. I've got a lot of catching up to do.
Koontz loves us, his readers and we can't help but love him back. Like you m'lady.

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Spoiler!
Year 2021:

1. "Flesh and Blood" (2001) - Alex Delaware #15 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
2. "A Cold Heart" (2003) - Alex Delaware #17 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Therapy" (2004) - Alex Delaware #18 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "On Basilisk Station" (1993) - Honor Harrington #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
5. "The Honor of the Queen" (1993) - Honor Harrington #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
6. "The Short Victorious War" (1994) - Honor Harrington #3 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
7. "Field of Dishonor" (1994) - Honor Harrington #4 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
8. "Flag in Exile" (1995) - Honor Harrington #5 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
9. "Honor Among Enemies" (1996) - Honor Harrington #6 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
10. "In Enemy Hands" (1997) - Honor Harrington #7 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
11. "Echoes of Honor" (1998) - Honor Harrington #8 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
12. "Ashes of Victory" (2000) - Honor Harrington #9 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
13. "War of Honor" (2002) - Honor Harrington #10 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
14. "At All Costs" (2005) - Honor Harrington #11 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
15. "Mission of Honor" (2010)- Honor Harrington #12 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
16. "A Rising Thunder" (2012)- Honor Harrington #13 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
17. "More Than Honor" (1998)- Honorverse anthologies #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
18. "Uncompromising Honor" (2018)- Honor Harrington #14 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
19. "Changer of Worlds" (2001)- Honorverse anthologies #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
20. "Monster Hunter International" (2007)- MH #1 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
21. "Monster Hunter Vendetta" (2010)- MH #2 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
22. "Monster Hunter Alpha" (2011)- MH #3 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
23. "Monster Hunter Legion" (2012)- MH #4 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
24. "Monster Hunter Nemesis" (2014)- MH #5 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
25. "Monster Hunter Siege" (2017)- MH #6 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
26. "Monster Hunter Guardian" (2019)- MH #7 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
27. "The Monster Hunter Files" (2017)- MH Anthologies - by Larry Correia with Sarah A. Hoyt (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
28. "The Service of the Sword" (2003)- Honorverse anthologies #04 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
29. "In Fire Forged" (2011)- Honorverse anthologies #05 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*



30. "The Shadow of Saganami" (2011)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*

Currently Reading:

31 "Shadow of Freedom" (2013)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
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The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10

Finally got around to reading this, as I know some of you probably have read already a while ago.

So this begins, at a fast pace, with an accident that leaves Mark Watney (an astronaut) stranded on Mars. The rest of the crew assumes that he's dead and leave him to return to Earth. Mark is all alone and has lost contact with everyone, but he continues to log in daily entries to explain how he will survive his time on Mars. Survival depends on overcoming a multitude of near impossible obstacles, but Mark's a smart guy who specializes in both botany and engineering.

Funny in some parts, smartly written, and complex but for me this is where problem lies. My only real complaint is that it's a little too smart to follow easily (too much math and science is involved). This technical formality kind of bogs down the reading experience for me a little. My lesser complaint(s) would be that this was also a little too fast paced right from the beginning and the ending was a little abrupt as well. Minor complaints, I know. Otherwise, it's a fantastic book, read it (if you haven't done so already).

Spoiler!
1. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
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Spoiler!
1 Naked In Death (Eve Dallas #1) by JD Robb (8/10)
2 The Force by Don Winslow (10/10)
3 The Law Of Innocence (Mickey Haller #7) by Michael Connelly (7/10)
4 Argo by Mendez & Baglio (8/10)
5 The Sentinel (Jack Reacher #25) by Lee & Andrew Child (6/10)
6 61 hours (Jack Reacher #14) by Lee Child (9.5/10)
7 The Martian by Andy Weir (9.5/10)
8 The Affair (Jack Reacher #16) by Lee Child (8.5/10)
9 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (10/10)
10 The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (10/10)
11 Prime Witness (Paul Madriani #2) by Steve Martini (6/10)
12 Gunmetal Gray (Gray Man #6) by Mark Greaney (10/10)
13 The Crossing (Harry Bosch #18) by Michael Connelly (10/10)
14 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (5/10)
15 The Survivor (Mitch Rapp #14) by Kyle Mills (8/10)
16 9 Dragons (Harry Bosch #14) by Michael Connelly (8/10)
17 The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson (8/10)
18 Angels Flight (Harry Bosch #6) by Michael Connelly (10/10)
19 For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway (10/10)
20 The Wrong Side Of Goodbye (Harry Bosch #19) by Michael Connelly (9.5/10)
21 One Rough Man (Pike Logan #1) by Brad Taylor (9/10)
22 Echo Park (Harry Bosch #12) by Michael Connelly (9.5/10)
23 All Necessary Force (Pike Logan #2) by Brad Taylor (9/10)
24 The Narrows (Harry Bosch #10) by Michael Connelly (9/10)
25 Enemy of Mine (Pike Logan #3) by Brad Taylor (6/10)
26 The Revenant by Michael Punke (10/10)
27 Order to Kill (Mitch Rapp #15) by Kyle Mills (9/10)
28 The Overlook (Harry Bosch #13) by Michael Connelly (9/10)
29 Enemy of the State (Mitch Rapp #16) by Kyle Mills (8/10)
30 Arctic Drift (Dirk Pitt #20) by Clive Cussler (8/10)
31 You are Never Alone by Max Lucado (10/10)
32 The Long Walk by Stephen King (6/10)
33 Prodigal Son (Orphan X #6) by Gregg Hurwitz (6/10)
34 The Running Man by Stephen King (10/10)
35 Killing Floor (Jack Reacher #1) by Lee Child (9/10)
36 Absolute Power by David Baldacci (9.5/10)
37 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (8/10)
38 The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn (9/10)
39 The Silent Man (John Wells #3) by Alex Berenson (8/10)
40 The Death And Life of Bobby Z by Don Winslow (8.5/10)
41 The Treasure Of The Sierre Madre by B. Traven (6/10)
42 No Wonder They Call Him Savior by Max Lucado (8/10)
43 Hail Mary by Andy Weir (8/10)
44 The Survivor (Mitch Rapp #14) by Kyle Mills (7/10)
45 Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (7/10)
46 Falling by TJ Newman (6/10)
47 Billy Summers by Stephen King (9/10)
48 The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe (8.5/10)
49 The President's Daughter by Patterson & Clinton (8.5/10)
50 Walk In My Combat Boots by James Patterson (8.5/10)

51 The Turquoise Lament (Travis McGee #15) by John MacDonald (7/10)

This was my first Travis McGee book. I might try another one in the future, but this one was just so-so IMO.
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Originally Posted By CougarP01
Hell yeah. Also happy you enjoyed The 5am Club.

I got Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss and Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg. Great value.

Haven't been able to keep up with my reading pace because I'm studying for a few CompTIA certs (Those books will be added as books read when I pass), but I should have Meltdown by James Alderton done this week.

I finished Unknown Market Wizards by Jack D Schwager and its definitely an enlightening book for people interested in doing their own trading. No better way to learn than getting others perspectives and mindsets 8/10

I finished Atomic Habits by James Clear and I might need to listen to that one again. I kind of droned off for the first half as I only listen to audiobooks when running, but I found the last half absolutely insightful. 6/10 but the last half was 9/10.

I re-listened to Running with the Kenyans again. Listened to that while getting my running habit fully down. Amazing read, and something I would love to do. 8.5/10

Listening to Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty, and so far I'm not too impressed. Nothing too enlightenin. Seems like he knows what hes talking about, but after reading a bunch of Thich Nhat Hahn books and Wherever you go there you are, it seems pretty recited information. To someone who hasn't read any books on the subject, its probably a great read. Still have about 70% of the audiobook to go though.

Spoiler!
1. Shoe Dog - Phil Knight 9.5/10
2. Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain 9.5/10
3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck - Mark Manson 7/10
4. How I Built This - Guy Raz 8/10
5. Rewire Your Mindset - Brian Keane 7.5/10

Currently Reading
French Wine - A History by Rod Phillips (Pg. 230/280)
CompTIA Security+ Guide - Darril Gibson
Meltdown - James Alderton

Audiobooks

1. Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki 7.5/10
2. The War of Art - Steven Pressfield 8/10
3. The 10X Rule - Grant Cardone 7.5/10
4. Trading In The Zone - Mark Douglas (Re-Read) 8.5/10
5. The 5AM Club - Robin Sharma 8.5/10
6. Unknown Market Wizards - Jack D. Schwager 8/10
7. Running With The Kenyans - Adharanand Finn 8.5/10
8. Atomic Habits - James Clear 6/10

On Deck
1. Think Like A Monk - Jay Shetty
2. Tribe Of Mentors - Tim Ferriss
3. Smarter Faster Better - Charles Duhigg
Sup Bishes. This is my new account. Lost the pw to Cougar and no access to that email anymore.

Anyways...my list is about the same. I stopped reading actual books because I ended studying for and passing my CCNA.

new list

1. Shoe Dog - Phil Knight 9.5/10
2. Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain 9.5/10
3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck - Mark Manson 7/10
4. How I Built This - Guy Raz 8/10
5. Rewire Your Mindset - Brian Keane 7.5/10
6. CompTIA Security+ Guide - Darril Gibson 9/10
7. Meltdown - James Alderton 7/10
8. French Wine - A History by Rod Phillips 3.5/10
9. The Fitness Mindset - Brian Keane 8/10

Audiobooks

1. Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki 7.5/10
2. The War of Art - Steven Pressfield 8/10
3. The 10X Rule - Grant Cardone 7.5/10
4. Trading In The Zone - Mark Douglas (Re-Read) 8.5/10
5. The 5AM Club - Robin Sharma 8.5/10
6. Unknown Market Wizards - Jack D. Schwager 8/10
7. Running With The Kenyans - Adharanand Finn 8.5/10
8. Atomic Habits - James Clear 8/10
9. Think Like A Monk - Jay Shetty - 7.5/10
10.Tribe Of Mentors - Tim Ferriss 8/10
11. Smarter Faster Better - Charles Duhigg - 7.5/10
12. High Performance Habits - Brendan Burchard - 8.5/10
13. Wherever You Go There You Are - Jon Kabat-Zinn - 8/10
14. Being Peace (Re-Read 2020) - Thich Nhat Hanh - 8/10

Currently Reading
The 1% Rule - Tommy Baker - So far about 50% through and its about a 8/10
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[b]The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10[/b]

Finally got around to reading this, as I know some of you probably have read already a while ago.

So this begins, at a fast pace, with an accident that leaves Mark Watney (an astronaut) stranded on Mars. The rest of the crew assumes that he's dead and leave him to return to Earth. Mark is all alone and has lost contact with everyone, but he continues to log in daily entries to explain how he will survive his time on Mars. Survival depends on overcoming a multitude of near impossible obstacles, but Mark's a smart guy who specializes in both botany and engineering.

Funny in some parts, smartly written, and complex but for me this is where problem lies. My only real complaint is that it's a little too smart to follow easily (too much math and science is involved). This technical formality kind of bogs down the reading experience for me a little. My lesser complaint(s) would be that this was also a little too fast paced right from the beginning and the ending was a little abrupt as well. Minor complaints, I know. Otherwise, it's a fantastic book, read it (if you haven't done so already).

[b]Spoiler![/b][SPOILER]1. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Dow[/SPOILER][/QUOTE]If you liked The Martian and don't read Project Hail Mary you're a dope srs. You're gonna love it!
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Originally Posted By MrBourbon
If you liked The Martian and don't read Project Hail Mary you're a dope srs. You're gonna love it!
Can confirm. Bonus points for doing the audio version as the narration is fantastic.
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Originally Posted By MrBourbon
If you liked The Martian and don't read Project Hail Mary you're a dope srs. You're gonna love it!
On my list for the beginning of next year to start the 2022 dope-free and anti-vaxx
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I think I'm going to recheck out an author I read years ago, Tom Wood (wrote under Tom Hinschelwood early on). This guy is really good from what I remember.

I was looking back over some of my old reading logs and I read the first three books in his main series, and I wanted to mention him because you guys will probably like him if you like Lee child and Gregg Hurwitz. Hurwitz has actually written some blurbs for his recent works.

https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Victor...dp/B003GWX8GC/

I also have Beartown queued up to read. I've had some killer months at work due to people getting fired or quitting. I've hit some 72-hour weeks and I haven't read much for a while.
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Originally Posted By jreacher
I also have Beartown queued up to read.
Jesus i keep seeing this. I may have to just throw this on the list
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Spoiler!
Year 2021:

1. "Flesh and Blood" (2001) - Alex Delaware #15 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
2. "A Cold Heart" (2003) - Alex Delaware #17 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Therapy" (2004) - Alex Delaware #18 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "On Basilisk Station" (1993) - Honor Harrington #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
5. "The Honor of the Queen" (1993) - Honor Harrington #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
6. "The Short Victorious War" (1994) - Honor Harrington #3 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
7. "Field of Dishonor" (1994) - Honor Harrington #4 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
8. "Flag in Exile" (1995) - Honor Harrington #5 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
9. "Honor Among Enemies" (1996) - Honor Harrington #6 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
10. "In Enemy Hands" (1997) - Honor Harrington #7 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
11. "Echoes of Honor" (1998) - Honor Harrington #8 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
12. "Ashes of Victory" (2000) - Honor Harrington #9 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
13. "War of Honor" (2002) - Honor Harrington #10 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
14. "At All Costs" (2005) - Honor Harrington #11 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
15. "Mission of Honor" (2010)- Honor Harrington #12 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
16. "A Rising Thunder" (2012)- Honor Harrington #13 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
17. "More Than Honor" (1998)- Honorverse anthologies #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
18. "Uncompromising Honor" (2018)- Honor Harrington #14 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
19. "Changer of Worlds" (2001)- Honorverse anthologies #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
20. "Monster Hunter International" (2007)- MH #1 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
21. "Monster Hunter Vendetta" (2010)- MH #2 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
22. "Monster Hunter Alpha" (2011)- MH #3 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
23. "Monster Hunter Legion" (2012)- MH #4 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
24. "Monster Hunter Nemesis" (2014)- MH #5 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
25. "Monster Hunter Siege" (2017)- MH #6 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
26. "Monster Hunter Guardian" (2019)- MH #7 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
27. "The Monster Hunter Files" (2017)- MH Anthologies - by Larry Correia with Sarah A. Hoyt (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
28. "The Service of the Sword" (2003)- Honorverse anthologies #04 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
29. "In Fire Forged" (2011)- Honorverse anthologies #05 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
30. "The Shadow of Saganami" (2011)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*


31 "Shadow of Freedom" (2013)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*

Currently Reading:

"A Beautiful Friendship" (2011)- Honorverse Stand Alone - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
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27. The History of the SAS - Chris Ryan

An interesting and informative account of the Special Air Services, as told by one of it's former members. It does not focus on it's creation in 1940s North Africa, but focuses more on post war to present day. A highly interesting read.

It dedicates a whole chapter to the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege which really put the group on the map (whether they liked it or not).

Cook the man some eggs!
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Originally Posted By jreacher
I think I'm going to recheck out an author I read years ago, Tom Wood (wrote under Tom Hinschelwood early on). This guy is really good from what I remember.

I was looking back over some of my old reading logs and I read the first three books in his main series, and I wanted to mention him because you guys will probably like him if you like Lee child and Gregg Hurwitz. Hurwitz has actually written some blurbs for his recent works.
I started The Killer today. I like it a lot so far
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Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10

Not really big on self help/inspiration books but this was better than I expected it to be.

David Goggins wasn't given a good hand or a silver spoon but instead a pretty sh!t upbringing. His father was an abusive a$$hole that beat his wife and kid, cheated with prostitutes, and only cared about money. At this point I thought I knew where this was going and overall it's nothing new or exciting... I was wrong. David turned his life around and pushed himself further and further to achieve his own personal goals. What did he accomplish was simply astounding and unheard of in both military feats and physical feats of endurance.

However I do think that the author did push himself too far, and maybe that's not the best message to be sending to the readers. His body was breaking down to the point of near death, which is a bit too much even though his never give up attitude is very impressive. I think you should know your limits before you do something that is irreversible. Still, the determination here is inspiring and that I can commend.

Spoiler!
1. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
44. Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10
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Anyone read the power of now?? Any good??
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Originally Posted By Rooney15
Anyone read the power of now?? Any good??
I have started it and just getting my feet wet.
It's supposed to be one of the GOATs.
Queen > Beatles crew
Megadeth > Metallica crew
How the heck is King's X not considered one of the GOATs?!?!??!?!?!
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Spoiler!
Year 2021:

1. "Flesh and Blood" (2001) - Alex Delaware #15 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
2. "A Cold Heart" (2003) - Alex Delaware #17 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Therapy" (2004) - Alex Delaware #18 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "On Basilisk Station" (1993) - Honor Harrington #1 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
5. "The Honor of the Queen" (1993) - Honor Harrington #2 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
6. "The Short Victorious War" (1994) - Honor Harrington #3 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
7. "Field of Dishonor" (1994) - Honor Harrington #4 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
8. "Flag in Exile" (1995) - Honor Harrington #5 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
9. "Honor Among Enemies" (1996) - Honor Harrington #6 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
10. "In Enemy Hands" (1997) - Honor Harrington #7 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
11. "Echoes of Honor" (1998) - Honor Harrington #8 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
12. "Ashes of Victory" (2000) - Honor Harrington #9 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
13. "War of Honor" (2002) - Honor Harrington #10 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
14. "At All Costs" (2005) - Honor Harrington #11 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
15. "Mission of Honor" (2010)- Honor Harrington #12 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
16. "A Rising Thunder" (2012)- Honor Harrington #13 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
17. "More Than Honor" (1998)- Honorverse anthologies #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
18. "Uncompromising Honor" (2018)- Honor Harrington #14 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
19. "Changer of Worlds" (2001)- Honorverse anthologies #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
20. "Monster Hunter International" (2007)- MH #1 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
21. "Monster Hunter Vendetta" (2010)- MH #2 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
22. "Monster Hunter Alpha" (2011)- MH #3 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
23. "Monster Hunter Legion" (2012)- MH #4 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
24. "Monster Hunter Nemesis" (2014)- MH #5 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
25. "Monster Hunter Siege" (2017)- MH #6 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
26. "Monster Hunter Guardian" (2019)- MH #7 - by Larry Correia (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
27. "The Monster Hunter Files" (2017)- MH Anthologies - by Larry Correia with Sarah A. Hoyt (Audiobook) *Monster Action*
28. "The Service of the Sword" (2003)- Honorverse anthologies #04 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
29. "In Fire Forged" (2011)- Honorverse anthologies #05 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
30. "The Shadow of Saganami" (2011)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #01 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*
31 "Shadow of Freedom" (2013)- Honorverse Saganami sub-series #03 - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*


32 "A Beautiful Friendship" (2011)- Honorverse Stand Alone - by David Weber (Audiobook) *Military Sci-fi*

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Please listen to me on this one...

I read a lot of books, but "One man's view of the world" is a top-5 book for me and I'm only like 33% of the way into it so far.

The author - Lee Kuan Yew - was the leader of Singapore and transformed that country into the economic POWER HOUSE it is today. He is an actual proven genius with the track record to show for it. Singapore has a higher per capita GDP than the USA, but before Lee Kuan Yew it was literally a 3rd world country.

In this book, he basically recorded his opinions of different countries (China, USA, Europe), and what the future looked like for each region based on the culture, economy, languages, etc.

If you want a basic cultural synopsis of the entire planet as it stands today, this is the book to read.

I'm obsessed with this man now (RIP), and will continue to read more content about him because my mind is absolutely blown to pieces by this book so far.

11/10, will frame the book and hang it on my wall, read it to my great great grand children, etc.

not even exaggerating.

go read it.

EDIT: his chapter on the USA makes me feel so happy lol, it'll make you want to cry if you're an ameribrah. He obv loves the USA, and explains exactly why we are the GOAT.
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1. NYPD Red (NYPD Red series) by James Patterson
2. NYPD Red 2 (NYPD Red series) by James Patterson
3. Delusion in Death (In Death series book #35) by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts)
4. Private #1 Suspect (2nd in Private series) by James Patterson
5. NYPD Red 3 (NYPD Red series) by James Patterson
6. The Awakening (book 1) by Nora Roberts
7. Private games (3rd in Private series) by James Patterson
8. Private London (4th in Private series) by James Patterson
9. Private Berlin (5th in Private series) by James Patterson
10. Private L.A. (6th in Private series) by James Patterson
11. Private Down Under (7th in Private series) by James Patterson
12. Private India (8th in Private series) by James Patterson
13. Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber
14. Private Vegas (9th in Private series) by James Patterson
15. Win by Harlan Coben
16. A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber
17. Private Paris (10th in Private series) by James Patterson
18. The games (11th in Private series) by James Patterson
19. Missing (12th in Private series) by James Patterson
20. Private The Royals (12.5 in Private series) by James Patterson
21. Private gold (13.5 in Private series) by James Patterson
22. Count to 10 (13 in Private series) by James Patterson
23. Princess (14 in Private series) by James Patterson Last book in series as of 2018. guess it's not going to continue.


24. Brat by Andrew McCarthy
25. Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah
26. True Love (Nantucket Brides Trilogy book 1) by Jude Deveraux
27. The Awakening (book 1) by Nora Roberts
28. Fortune and Glory-Tantalizing Twenty Seven by Janet Evanovich
29. Wilderness by Dean Koontz- Novella/prequel to Innocence
30. Innocence by Dean Koontz
31. For All Time (Nantucket Brides book 2) by Jude Deveraux
32. Ever After (Nantucket Brides book 3) by Jude Deveraux
33. Elsewhere by Dean Koontz
34. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky- started last night
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Please listen to me on this one...

I read a lot of books, but "One man's view of the world" is a top-5 book for me and I'm only like 33% of the way into it so far.
Ok, finished this^ yesterday

11/10.

I've read some BANGERS this year, but this one has been the best. Definitely an eye-opener; LKY will enlighten you on so many things you never even considered.

He maintains a firm position on his opinions, and is smart AF.

He did this book at age 89, so his perspective uses life-long experience as a leader.

I just ordered 'From Third World to First' to get more out of this guy.
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The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman – 6/10

Earlier I read The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, which I really liked, this not so much. Now I understand Gaiman likes to immerse his stories in a dark mysticism, which I like as well. Mystic stories can alter reality with things like magic or spirits makes sense and is intriguing for most readers, but the parameters of such need to be clear. With Ocean at the End of the Lane it made sense, sort of, but here not really. This was kind of a jumbled mess and a lot of which seemed side-tracked from the plot. Also this felt like English folklore for young adults. I'm not really a fan of young adult books (though I might have to read at least one Harry Potter book sometime) and there are some interesting parts, but this is mostly a rubbish story.

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1. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo - 8/10
2. The Importance of Being Ernest - Oscar Wilde - 7.5/10
3. The Paragon Hotel - Lyndsay Faye - 5/10
4. When You Are Engulfed in Flames - David Sedaris - 8/10
5. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street - Susan Jane Gilman - 9/10
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle - 6/10
7. 11/22/63 - Stephen King – 9/10
8. No Longer Human – Osamu Dazai - 3/10
9. A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – 7/10
10. Bear Town – Fredrik Backman – 10/10
11. Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens – 10/10
12. Pachinko – Min Jin Lee – 9.5/10
13. Fault in Our Stars – John Green – 7.5/10
14. Red Metal – Mark Greaney - 7/10
15. The Girl With Seven Names - Hyeonseo Lee – 9.5/10
16. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah – 9/10
17. My Dark Vanessa – Kate Elizabeth Russell – 6/10
18. Us Against You - Fredrik Backman - 8/10
19. Circe - Madeline Miller - 7/10
20. Piranesi - Susanna Clarke - 9/10
21. The Stranger – Albert Camus - 5/10
22. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury - 5/10
23. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch - 9.5/10
24. When These Mountains Burn - David Joy - 10/10
25. Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway - 7.5/10
26. Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck - 8.5/10
27. Nothing To See Here - Kevin Wilson - 9/10
28. American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins - 8/10
29. Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami - 9/10
30. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis - 8/10
31. A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L'Engle – 7/10
32. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman - 9/10
33. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn – 8/10
34. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami – 7.5/10
35. The Fox Hunt - Mohammed Al Samawi – 8.5/10
36. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams – 7/10
37. We Begin At The End - Chris Whitaker – 8/10
38. They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera – 9/10
39. A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman – 8.5/10
40. Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann – 10/10
41. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah – 8/10
42. The Sun Down Motel - Simone St. James – 7.5/10
43. The Martian - Andy Weir – 8.5/10
44. Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins – 8/10
45. The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman – 6/10
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I'm almost done with John Shirley's collection of short horror stories Living Shadows. It's been okay to very good depending on the story. His prose isn't brilliant but he is very effective, at least for me, at relating the specific anxieties and emotions and social criticisms to the reader. This guy has definitely been through a lot of **** personally, and it shows in his writing. He's not some dilettante writing about things he's only seen on television, you know? You feel the emotions viscerally when you read these stories.

I am happy I picked up this book. I put it on my list a while ago because John Shirley just kept popping up everywhere I went. William Gibson credits Shirley's novel City Come A Walkin' for inspiring key parts of Neuromancer. I rewatched the animated Spawn series on HBO a couple years ago and saw John Shirley credited as a writer. A few years back I read a Hellblazer (the name of the DC comic about John Constantine) novelization and only recentlly remembered it was by Shirley. I was wondering what ever became of some of the people involved in the first The Crow movie, and when I looked it up on imdb I saw that the screenplay was adapted for the screen by John Shirley. Etc.
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