Fordgalaxy Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Cool, Calm, and Contentious by Merrill Markoe (long time writer for the David Letterman Show). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) The Targeter; My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House, by Nada Bakos. (CIA analyst and chief targeting officer of Abu Musab al-Zarqwai). Edited October 14, 2019 by pjbear05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Lethal Agent, by Kyle Mays (Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Good new-fashioned book on jinn. :PSeems a fun read. :)Â That's what I was hoping for!The introduction was unfortunately choked with tedious academic puffery, but things seem to have settled down.Nowhere near as colourful as Al-Ashqar's "The World of the Jinn and Devils", where we're told that Satan likes hanging out in bathrooms and hashish dens. :o :smoke:Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Almost done with Lethal Agent; Mitch Rapp, again saving the USA from terrorists, drug cartels, and dumb ass pols. Next (in no particular order):Dottir: My Journey to Become a Two-Time Crossfit Games Champion, by Katrin Davisdottir.Are We There Yet? The American Automobile, Past, Present, and Driverless, by Dan GilbertThe Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, by Garrett M. Graff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceaudity11 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 I really don't have time to read for fun anymore, but I am reading a very heavily annotated Bible (my first experience reading the Bible) for my philosophy/theology class. Oxford Annotated NRSV? Or the Norton NKJV? Oxford Annotated NRSV, sorry I haven't been on here for quite a while! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) Â Next (in no particular order):Â The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, by Garrett M. Graff.Wow, this was a stunner. Utilizing quotes from interviews of eyewitnesses Graff tells a concise account of this entire tragic day. The book moves back and forth between the various venues.The chapters relating to the crash at the Pentagon and aboard Air Force One were particularly moving, imho. Definitely the best 9/11 history I've seen, book or other media. Edited October 27, 2019 by pjbear05 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Something Deeply Hidden - Sean Carroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019  A good example of JDM's work, although not a "Travis McGee" novel. Despite featuring Cher on the cover, Cher did not appear in the book. :( Still Life with Cher and Ashtray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019  Good old-fashioned detective novel.  Very enjoyable old-school detective novel. Well-written, and with some excellent descriptions. Ross Macdonald kicks ass. I'll have to pick up a few more of his books. Looks like there's a good bio out there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Good old-fashioned detective novel.  Very enjoyable old-school detective novel. Well-written, and with some excellent descriptions. Ross Macdonald kicks ass. I'll have to pick up a few more of his books. Looks like there's a good bio out there too. I've read most if not all of Travis McGee series, very enjoyable. If you like Macdonald you might want to check out Lawrence Sanders. His 2 series of Deadly Sin and Commandment books, all based in NYC, make for great old school detective fiction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Good old-fashioned detective novel.  Very enjoyable old-school detective novel. Well-written, and with some excellent descriptions. Ross Macdonald kicks ass. I'll have to pick up a few more of his books. Looks like there's a good bio out there too. I've read most if not all of Travis McGee series, very enjoyable. If you like Macdonald you might want to check out Lawrence Sanders. His 2 series of Deadly Sin and Commandment books, all based in NYC, make for great old school detective fiction. Thanks, pjbear05! I'll check him out. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Thomas Sowell - Controversial Essays 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 A whole bunch of stuff related to math curriculum and the teaching of algebra. Always looking for new ideas... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 A whole bunch of stuff related to math curriculum and the teaching of algebra. Always looking for new ideas... Maybe you could come up with yet another "new" way of teaching basic multiplication and division that parents don't know! :codger: :P Over here on the language side of the ledger: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Elvis in Vegas: How The King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show, by Richard Zoglin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesweetscience Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 A whole bunch of stuff related to math curriculum and the teaching of algebra. Always looking for new ideas...I thought you were retired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 My nerd worlds collide! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Raven Rock: The Story of the U. S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself-While the Rest of Us Die, by Garrett M Graff. Nuclear attacks, presidential succession, continuity of government, and other end times stuff. Got interested after reading Graff's 9/11 book. This one is scary good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 John Maynard Keynes - The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMontanaSKY Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Re-reading "Road Fever" by Tim Cahill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 A whole bunch of stuff related to math curriculum and the teaching of algebra. Always looking for new ideas...Algebra blows! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) Â Â Â Â I will take a Vonnegut break after these :D Edited November 25, 2019 by That One Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 A whole bunch of stuff related to math curriculum and the teaching of algebra. Always looking for new ideas...Algebra blows! :)I love studying the patterns of nature and behavior that surround us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 A whole bunch of stuff related to math curriculum and the teaching of algebra. Always looking for new ideas...I thought you were retired!I was, but a private school recruited me back to work. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now