RockChucker
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They all have the same tone for sure but I found them interesting. I liked the data driven analysis that was free of hyperbole and election promises.
What books are you reading (or listening to?)
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DesertRam
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After finishing "The End of the World is Just the Beginning," I found some fiction that takes us down a different path. 2034: A Novel of the Next World War shows us what conflict with China could look like and how it could humble us both.
Tonkaman
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Nice, that’s in my wishlist. Are you planning to listen to 2054 next?
Tonkaman
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Recently I re-listened to Permanent Record by Edward Snowden. This book hits even harder now that the curtain of secrecy is pulled back even further than it was when this story broke.
I love that it takes the time one to explain what type of person Edward is and why he decided to make his decisions. It really focuses on his inner turmoil and hope that something would prohibit him from having to be the whistle blower.
I love that it takes the time one to explain what type of person Edward is and why he decided to make his decisions. It really focuses on his inner turmoil and hope that something would prohibit him from having to be the whistle blower.
DesertRam
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Maybe not next, because I feel the need to get back to Skippy and the ExForce, but it's certainly on my list for the near future.
RockChucker
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Monkeys….😬
I finished "Never". I had hope that she wouldn't use the nukes. She did. ~sigh~
Not sure whats up next. After my wife told me reading my books to my youngest while he was trying to fall asleep wasn't appropriate I downloaded Jungle Book. He fell asleep pretty quick. I don't know if thats a good thing or not.
Not sure whats up next. After my wife told me reading my books to my youngest while he was trying to fall asleep wasn't appropriate I downloaded Jungle Book. He fell asleep pretty quick. I don't know if thats a good thing or not.
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I'm finally getting around to reading Wendell Willkie's One World. I've read about this book for years, I've even referenced it in college essays, but I've never actually sat down and read the whole thing. So far, pretty interesting.
For those unfamiliar, Willkie was the 1940 GOP nominee for President. The 1940 election was the closest one for FDR, though he still won handily. FDR saw that Willkie would make for a useful domestic ally in the coming war, so he frequently met with and discussed policy in the hope that Willkie would influence other Republican politicians, which he did.
In 1943, FDR asked Willkie if he'd be willing to travel around the globe to meet with allies and other prominent people as his envoy. Willkie agreed and One World is his account of those travels. In it he also outlines his ideas for what he believed the United Nations (which at this time referenced the allied powers) should evolve into after the war. There was even talk that FDR wanted him to be the first General Secretary of what would become the United Nations we know today, but alas Willkie died in 1944.
For those unfamiliar, Willkie was the 1940 GOP nominee for President. The 1940 election was the closest one for FDR, though he still won handily. FDR saw that Willkie would make for a useful domestic ally in the coming war, so he frequently met with and discussed policy in the hope that Willkie would influence other Republican politicians, which he did.
In 1943, FDR asked Willkie if he'd be willing to travel around the globe to meet with allies and other prominent people as his envoy. Willkie agreed and One World is his account of those travels. In it he also outlines his ideas for what he believed the United Nations (which at this time referenced the allied powers) should evolve into after the war. There was even talk that FDR wanted him to be the first General Secretary of what would become the United Nations we know today, but alas Willkie died in 1944.
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Finished "Thieves of Heaven" by Richard Doetch the other night.
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Tonkaman
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What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew
This was a better book than I expected. It had helpful insights to little personality nuances I never realized were associated with ADHD. The author uses hundreds of direct quotes from people with ADHD throughout the book and that helped put a personality behind it.
This was a better book than I expected. It had helpful insights to little personality nuances I never realized were associated with ADHD. The author uses hundreds of direct quotes from people with ADHD throughout the book and that helped put a personality behind it.
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Downloaded this on audible to listen to when I am driving. It is about Alfred Packer. My great grandfather, Preston Nutter was a central figure in the cannibalism trial and they talk about him in this book quite a bit.
glockman
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Posted in the mental health thread but I'll double post it here.
Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier. Lots of info around Gen Z and why they are the least resilient generation to date. If you are alive in the world and have to raise gen Z kids, work with them or interact with them, this is a good book. It dovetails with "The Coddling of the American mind" if you've read that.
Bad Therapy by Abigail Shrier. Lots of info around Gen Z and why they are the least resilient generation to date. If you are alive in the world and have to raise gen Z kids, work with them or interact with them, this is a good book. It dovetails with "The Coddling of the American mind" if you've read that.
Is this worth reading? I'm currently deep down a different rabbit hole. Here's a book I was recently reading. (Among many others) This is a special interest topic of mine and has been for decades for personal reasons but I think to even get into that story or about the topic alone it'd be better in its own thread.
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