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10-05-2020, 02:04 PM
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10-05-2020, 02:09 PM
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I’m almost through The Woman in White. If you like mysteries, Collins was their granddaddy. This Modern Library copy belonged to my great aunt.
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10-16-2020, 05:05 AM
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I just finished the autobiographical audiobook, Eminent Hipsters, by Donald Fagen (half of Steely Dan) who narrates the book himself, which I wish more authors did. And I'm not sure how I feel about it.
His knowledge of jazz is reverent, passionate and encyclopedic. I was fascinated to hear how that inspired his development into a talented and cerebral musician/songwriter. But his cynicism, while understandable (helping to explain the quirkiness of so many of his songs), came out, to me anyhow, as condescending distain for people in general, including even his cultishly loyal, cash paying fans. So from a life-long amateur musician's perspective, it's a fun, informative read. But still, I suspect the acerbic author would roll his eyes and berate me for even claiming that I actually "get it." Last edited by tinnitus; 10-16-2020 at 05:29 AM. |
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10-16-2020, 07:15 AM
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10-20-2020, 11:25 AM
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The Little Book of Talent
52 Tips for Improving Your Skills Daniel Coyle As a former air traffic control instructor and lifelong guitarist, I find each of these 1-2 page tips easy to digest and put into practice. Link takes you to the whole book online in .pdf format. #18 is profound and priceless. https://www.gameintelligence.nl/wp-c...our-Skills.pdf Last edited by tinnitus; 10-20-2020 at 11:40 AM. |
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10-30-2020, 10:28 AM
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Both books are stuffed full of very well-written snippets of life and how the respective authors ended up where they are today. But (of course) what completely different outlooks on their philosophies of life, spirituality and their loyal fans! While both books are informative, entertaining and fascinating, I enjoyed this one more because of Willie and Bobbie's humble appreciation for people in general. Last edited by tinnitus; 10-30-2020 at 10:16 PM. |
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10-30-2020, 03:05 PM
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12-07-2020, 02:07 PM
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Highly recommended! You may have seen his hilarious clips on the internet. From the inside flap...“When sporting events effectively drew to a close in March 2020, commentator Andrew Cotter was out of work. He turned to his Labrador Retrievers, Olive and Mabel for inspiration...”
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12-07-2020, 04:45 PM
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I am re-reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. It truly is an amazing book. It should be required reading for anyone interested in how humans think and behave. In fact, I just had an experience that could have dropped directly out of Kahneman's examples of how people can be intensely irrational and lazy at the same time. I may start a thread about it.
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12-07-2020, 06:42 PM
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12-07-2020, 07:40 PM
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I'm reading the Guy Clark biography "Without Getting Killed Or Caught" by Tamara Saviano...
It's very well written from an insider's view, and I wasn't aware of how far back some of Guy's connections and friendships, personal and professional went... I'm a Guy Clark fan from a long way back, and I'm truly enjoying this book...
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12-07-2020, 11:29 PM
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I'm currently reading "Sinister Forces" by Peter Levenda. It is a trilogy and I am on book two. It's a lot to take in as it is historical and every page can leave you shaking your head. I would recommend this author as the facts are well documented and it is eye opening.
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12-08-2020, 08:46 AM
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The World of Captain John Smith, by Foster.
So far a really interesting read about a fascinating life and man. Also, Concrete Blonde, by Connelly (Bosch series) Always good! scott |
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12-08-2020, 10:29 AM
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Finishing up Condominium by John D MacDonald, author of the Travis McGee series.
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