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Busy with the Wizard's Crown by Michael G Manning.
Thank you very much. Amazon only allows $0 markdowns every 90 days so it will be a while before I can do a giveaway again. Appreciate the support.Now $2.99 but willing to give a fellow brewer a try!
Thanks for the recommendations! It's hard to find good writer, and I'll definitely read thisMan I LOVED Nelson DeMille's John Corey books. Start with Plum Island and Lion's Game. They are all gread!
If you like those, maybe try his John Sutter books (The Gold Coast was one of my favorite reads ever!)
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Do you mix audibles and written books? Simultaneously?So I made my 100 book goal for 2022, and I have to say I will never do anything like that again. I'm not even really the kind of person that makes New Year's resolutions.
This year I want to spend more time playing the piano, learning Spanish and maybe learn a new programming language, but these aren't serious resolutions.
Here is the list of books I read. Hope everyone had a great New Year.
"The Goodness of Guinness: A Loving History of the Brewery, Its People, and the City of Dublin",Tony Corcoran
Law School for Everyone,"The Great Courses, Edward K. Cheng, Joseph L. Hoffmann, Molly Bishop Shadel, Peter J. Smith"
This History of Rum,"By: John Donoghue , The Great Courses"
Decoding Cats: Inside the Feline Mind,"Kristyn Vitale , The Great Courses"
Congo,Michael Crichton
The Art of War,Sun Tzu
Tales from the St. Louis Cardinals Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Cardinals Stories Ever Told,"Bob Forsh , Tom Wheatley"
"Doing Time: Time Police, Book 1",Jodi Taylor
The Art of Negotiating the Best Deal," Seth Freeman , The Great Courses"
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think," Hans Rosling , Anna Rosling Rönnlund , Ola Rosling"
How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In, Jim Collins
Critical Business Skills for Success,": The Great Courses , Clinton O. Longenecker , Eric Sussman , Michael A. Roberto , Ryan Hamilton"
Understanding Russia: A Cultural History," Janet Fletcher , The Great Courses"
Cultured: A World History of Cheese,"Janet Fletcher , The Great Courses"
Law School for Everyone: Contracts," David Horton , The Great Courses"
All Quiet on the Western Front,Erich Maria Remarque
The Cold Dish: A Walt Longmire Mystery,Craig Johnson
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,Carol S. Dweck PhD
The Hike,: Drew Magary
Introduction to Psychology,"Catherine A. Sanderson , The Great Courses"
A Baker's Life,Paul Hollywood
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life,Martin E. P. Seligman Ph.D.
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World,Cal Newport
The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees,Douglas W. Tallamy
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket,Benjamin Lorr
Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime,"Bruce Markusen , The Great Courses"
Kitchen Confidential,Anthony Bourdain
The Five People You Meet in Heaven,Mitch Albom
Project Hail Mary,Andy Weir
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea,"Masaji Ishikawa , Risa Kobayashi - translator , Martin Brown - translator"
Human Anatomy: Medical School Crash Course,AudioLearn Medical Content Team
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam," Harold G. Moore , Joseph L. Galloway"
The Drug Hunters: The Improbable Quest to Discover New Medicines,"Donald R. Kirsch PhD , Ogi Ogas PhD"
The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History,Andy Greene
"Simply the Best: Interviews with Video Game Designers, Composers and Scofflaws",Mat Bradley-Tschirgi
A Wrinkle in Time,Madeleine L'Engle
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, Daniel Wallace
Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer: The Memoirs of Norman Harris,"Norman Harris , David Yorkin - contributor , Richard Sambora - foreword , Joe Bonamassa - preface"
Spoonbenders: A Novel,Daryl Gregory
Workin' Our Way Home: The Incredible True Story of a Homeless Ex-Con and a Grieving Millionaire Thrown Together to Save Each Other,Ron Hall
"Hell Divers: The Hell Divers Series, Book 1", Nicholas Sansbury Smith
"The Maze Runner: Maze Runner, Book 1", James Dashner
Off Menu: The Secret Science of Food and Dining,Nell McShane Wulfhart
History of Brooklyn," Brian Purnell , The Great Courses"
Solitary: Unbroken by four decades in solitary confinement. My story of transformation and hope.,Albert Woodfox
Canada,Mike Myers
Hard Country: A Novel,Michael McGarrity
"Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey",Fred Minnick
Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo,Reggie Fils-Aimé
Changing Body Composition Through Diet and Exercise,"Michael Ormsbee , The Great Courses"
"Fitness, Weight Lifting, and Good Nutrition: An Insightful Guide: Fitness, Weight Lighting, and Good Nutrition, Book 1", Dr Marvin Brown Jr. EdD CFT CNS
The Psychology of Online Behavior,"Nicola Fox Hamilton , The Great Courses"
The Myths of Nutrition and Fitness,"Dr. Anthony A. Goodman , The Great Courses"
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship,Robert C. Martin
How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference,"Allison Friederichs Atkison , The Great Courses"
American Survivor,AJ Newman
Descent into Darkness,AJ Newman
Reign of Darkness,AJ Newman
Rising from the Darkness,AJ Newman
Zero Day, Bobby Adair
Infected, Bobby Adair
Destroyer, Bobby Adair
Dead Fire, Bobby Adair
Torrent, Bobby Adair
Bleed, Bobby Adair
City of Stin, Bobby Adair
Grind, Bobby Adair
Sanctum, Bobby Adair
Irish Fairy Tales,James Stephens - editor
The Red Badge of Courage,Stephen Crane
Tobacco Road,Erskine Caldwell
The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis
Heart of Darkness: A Signature Performance by Kenneth Branagh, Joseph Conrad
How the Stock Market Works," Ramon P. DeGennaro , The Great Courses"
The Art of Investing: Lessons from History's Greatest Traders," John M. Longo , The Great Courses"
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving
The Scarlet Letter,Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rich Dad's Who Took My Money?, Robert T. Kiyosaki
"Accounting: The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Principles, Financial Accounting and Management Accounting", Greg Shields
The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller
Rich Dad Poor Dad: 20th Anniversary Edition: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!,Robert T. Kiyosaki
Technical Analysis for Beginners: Take $1K to $10K Using Charting and Stock Trends of the Financial Markets with Zero Trading Experience Required,A.Z Penn
Advanced Investments,"Steve L. Slezak , The Great Courses"
The-Entrepreneurs-of-Silicon-Valley,"By: John McLaughlin, The Great Courses"
How to Negotiate at Work: From Job Offers to Raises,"By: Rachel Campagna, The Great Courses"
Understanding Investments,"By: Connel Fullenkamp, The Great Courses"
The Terminal List,By: Jack Carr
Break Shot: My First 21 Years,James Taylor
Hell Divers II: Ghosts,Nicholas Sansbury Smith
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4",: J.K. Rowling
"Home Cheese Making, 4th Edition: From Fresh and Soft to Firm, Blue, Goat’s Milk, and More; Recipes for 100 Favorite Cheeses",Ricki Carroll
Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases,"By: Roy Benaroch , The Great Courses"
Personality Tests and What They Can Tell Us,"Jaime Kurtz , The Great Courses"
Great Classic Stories III: 22 Unabridged Classics,"By: Herman Melville , Kate Chopin , Willa Cather , Mark Twain , Anton Chekhov , Ambrose Bierce , Bret Harte , Jack London"
Gather ‘Round the Sound,Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
Winnie-the-Pooh,"A.A. Milne's Pooh Classics, Volume 1"
Artisan Cheese Making at Home: Techniques & Recipes for Mastering World-Class Cheeses, Mary Karlin
Feeding the Dragon,Sharon Washington
Tartine Bread, Chad Robertson and Eric Wolfinger
Practical Guide to Learn Algorithms for Beginners ,Andy Vickler
Never the same book, but yes. I read some on audible, and some on my kindle. I save the more technical books for the Kindle usually. I keep 1 audio going, and 1-2 on the Kindle. I don't read physical books anymore, my vision is not so good and I hate trying to hunt down hard backs.Do you mix audibles and written books? Simultaneously?
I see you found the hidden sequel for 14, I've been wanting to read that for a while.Here are my top 20 favorite books that I read in 2022.
I've included a link at the bottom to all 58 of my books from 2022 on goodreads.com if anybody is interested.
Many of these books I have re-read several times. Usually when a new book in a series comes out,
if it has been a few years since the last, I will re-read the series from the beginning before reading the new book.
Major’s Year in Books - 2022
My goodreads.com profile page.
I'm almost identical. I use audibles for driving/biking/walking time, and kindle in house. I do occasionally read a paper copy if given one, but rarely buy them. Technical books that I need to highlight and refer to often are paper.Never the same book, but yes. I read some on audible, and some on my kindle. I save the more technical books for the Kindle usually. I keep 1 audio going, and 1-2 on the Kindle. I don't read physical books anymore, my vision is not so good and I hate trying to hunt down hard backs.
I see you found the hidden sequel for 14, I've been wanting to read that for a while.
Just finished this one. I've read lots of post-apocalypse books and this one was very good. It really went into the daily survival details that many of them don't. Salt! And wasn't as dark and awful as some (The Road, which I loved haha).
I liked this book. Read it probably 10 years ago.
I really, really liked The Road. Relentlessly bleak.
Yes. Well, I read the second one anyway and liked it. Third, no idea.@passedpawn
The first one, yes. I have the other 2 but haven't read them yet. I liked it.
Are the sequels worth reading?
Stop now. It sucks.Currently about 50 pages into War & Peace
Currently about 50 pages into War & Peace
Otherwise you're gonna be 600 pages in, hating it but feeling like you have to finish it out else you're admitting defeat. And so you'll finish it and realize it never actually got better or had a payoff.
I'm currently reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ,by Ken Kasey (of Merry Pranksters fame), for our village's banned book club.
I read that (maybe twice haha). GREAT! Of course, the whole time you'll picture Jack as the main character.
IIRC, you'll find that religion also plays a big part in your new book choice. Formation of society was dependent on it.Having finally finished a comparison between the Book of Genesis as presented in the Bible vs a mush older version written in cuneiform by the Assyrians, I'm reading something a little lighter now: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Book by Yuval Noah Harari
I honestly think that War & Peace is just a cruel joke played by sadistic English professors, and their students think that if a prof is assigning a 1000+ page tome of Russian Literature that there just MUST be something profound in there if only they try harder to understand it.
When it actuality it's just a fatalistic diary encompassing the mundane happenings of Russian aristocracy during wartime.
I went through this internal struggle with Atlas Shrugged. I made it to the end, and no one gave me a trophy. I often wonder how these books got so damn popular in the first place. Do people just "pretend" to get it because they didn't get it? I'm not sure length is a factor either, The Great Gatsby has basically no point at all, and very little plot or action.
And it could very well be be responsible for the destruction of society.IIRC, you'll find that religion also plays a big part in your new book choice. Formation of society was dependent on it.
I went through this internal struggle with Atlas Shrugged. I made it to the end, and no one gave me a trophy. I often wonder how these books got so damn popular in the first place. Do people just "pretend" to get it because they didn't get it?
I started that one years ago. I believe I abandoned it early - too depressing.As for my own reading, I read this on a suggestion from a coworker, and really enjoyed it.
Spot on. It's a book written for idealogues I guess. I really liked all the characters in Atlas. Dagney was a bit weird, but I'm sure Rand patterned her after her own heroic image of herself. I loved the mystery of the $ cigarettes, disappearing barons of industry, the attack on the looters of the world, the "invention", and the finale.I consider Atlas Shrugged to be in an entirely different category.
It's not particularly well written. The characters are wooden caricatures of ideologies. There's a ~60 page (!) monologue. It's a philosophical treatise dressed up as a novel. It could be half the length and still MORE than effectively get the points across.
However, Atlas has a plot, and it has a point. There is a central conflict in the book. It builds to that conflict and a resolution.
Was forced to first read this in (catholic) high school. Turns out I loved it. I used to read a lot of long, rambling books back when the world seemed a lot slower. Read it a second time after seeing the broadway show (which is my favorite!). I might have skipped some of the essays in my second reading!Les Miserables. In the unabridged translation I read, you meet Valjean on p106 after having read all about the priest's home economics. You know, the priest that gives Valjean the candlesticks in the first 2m of the musical. Then there's the long essay on slang before you get to the introduction of Gavroche. Also, the very lengthy narrative of the Battle of Waterloo that introduces Thenardier.
19th century novelists weren't too concerned with getting right to the point. Especially when they were published serially, like W&P.
And it could very well be be responsible for the destruction of society.
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