What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
Just started reading the first three chapters of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to the kids. Believe it or not, my wife has never read it!
Making good progress on this book.
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@scottalanmiller How did she go to school and never encounter that?
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@jmoore I never read it either, but I've heard about it a number of times.
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@NerdyDad Ok I guess it isnt that unusual then. It was either read to me in early years or required reading at least twice if I remember.
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@NerdyDad said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@jmoore I never read it either, but I've heard about it a number of times.
It's a decent book. I always enjoyed Twain as a writer. Although that's like saying I like water. Twain is a phenomenal writer I don't think that's ever been disputed.
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@coliver Yeah I agree with that
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@jmoore said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@scottalanmiller How did she go to school and never encounter that?
Seriously, no idea! And she went to a liberal arts college as well! She was salutatorian of her class in high school.
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@NerdyDad said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@jmoore I never read it either, but I've heard about it a number of times.
Really? If there is one book you expect every American high schooler to have to read...
Well that's "To Kill a Mockingbird", but if there is a second one!
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@jmoore said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@NerdyDad Ok I guess it isnt that unusual then. It was either read to me in early years or required reading at least twice if I remember.
At most it was required once for me, technically I only remember having to read the sequel, which at the time I remember thinking how clueless they all were to have us start on the second book rather than the first, which made the second not nearly as good.
But still, one of the two at least.
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@coliver said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@NerdyDad said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
@jmoore I never read it either, but I've heard about it a number of times.
It's a decent book. I always enjoyed Twain as a writer. Although that's like saying I like water. Twain is a phenomenal writer I don't think that's ever been disputed.
Yeah, seriously. He writes some great stuff.
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Let my brother-in-law borrow Norwegian Wood and Predictably Irrational
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Finished Dr. Sleep a bit back... so so good... I've got a few things downloaded from my Kindle Library but I just haven't been able to get into anything lately. I've been a huge fan of Dale Brown thrillers for years, but each time I've tried to read the last few books... just haven't felt it. I've go a few fantasy series downloaded but again... just not appealing... and I haven't read any pure sci fi in YEARS... I find myself missing the old days of Asimov, Niven, etc... just showing my age I guess.
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Was given "Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption" by R.H. Stephen J. Harper one of our former Prime Ministers.
Awesome book and gives some good history and perspectives on the populist movements around the world but especially in the US and to some extent EU.
Definitely worth the read. I'm about half way through it.
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Just finished two Jane Harper novels: "The Dry" and "Force of Nature."
Starting Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson -
Going to start on "The power of Habit" - @Tech1 suggested it.
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Just finished 1Q84, segue into 1984 then to Brave New World. Seems depressing. Maybe.
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@scotth said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
Just finished 1Q84, segue into 1984 then to Brave New World. Seems depressing. Maybe.
That's a depressing line up, yes.
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@CCWTech said in What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech:
Going to start on "The power of Habit" - @Tech1 suggested it.
I prefer a Habit of Power
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Started reading A Wrinkle in Time to the kids today. Through the first chapter now, "Mrs. Whatsit".
