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Old 03-20-2020 | 05:56 AM
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Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins. Written three years after Apollo 11 (with 40th and 50th Anniversary introductions).

Very entertaining read. Collins is a gifted writer and who doesn't like a great Apollo program book, written at the time?
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Old 03-20-2020 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by at6d
Ive been wanting to read Gulag Archipelago. I think we may share a common thread.
Finally listened to it on audiobooks. It’s fantastic.
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Old 03-20-2020 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Dorn
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if you want to truly understand what hard life is.
I thought that was an instruction manual.

We can make it work this time though, I know we can!
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Old 03-20-2020 | 07:30 AM
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"I'm a Stranger Here Myself" - also by Bill Bryson. Use caution with this one. When I read it, I was literally laughing out loud. Can't read it in public without getting some strange looks!
I've definitely LOL'd to many of his books, such a great writer!
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Old 03-20-2020 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Cogf16
I'm a history guy and an Ambrose guy also, but I found this one to be a tough read. Kinda slow and lots of early 19th century manuscripts and narrative
Thanks for the heads up, planning to do some SILs might be a good hammock book when it warms up.
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Old 03-20-2020 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Herkflyr
Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins. Written three years after Apollo 11 (with 40th and 50th Anniversary introductions).

Very entertaining read. Collins is a gifted writer and who doesn't like a great Apollo program book, written at the time?
Added this to my list. Thanks

A book I highly recommend not reading unless you do so for morbid curiosity is “Three Feet to the Left”. About a United Captain’s recent “upgrade journey growth experience.” Supposed to be a business planning motivational type book. Throws all the United furloughees under the bus while chalking up his upgrade to superior planning and decision making. Absolutely tone-deaf garbage book, that was embarrassingly bad to read.
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Old 04-16-2020 | 09:26 PM
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Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
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Old 04-16-2020 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by gliderguider
Added this to my list. Thanks

A book I highly recommend not reading unless you do so for morbid curiosity is “Three Feet to the Left”. About a United Captain’s recent “upgrade journey growth experience.” Supposed to be a business planning motivational type book. Throws all the United furloughees under the bus while chalking up his upgrade to superior planning and decision making. Absolutely tone-deaf garbage book, that was embarrassingly bad to read.
I agree, I'm 4 chapters in and he won't shut up about the flirtatious banter he and his wife enjoy
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Old 04-16-2020 | 09:34 PM
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Bully of Asia: Why China's Dream Is the New Threat to World Order
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Old 04-17-2020 | 03:26 AM
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I know it's been mentioned but just finished a re-read of

Fate is the Hunter,

those old airline guys really stuck their necks out.
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