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    • pechelmanP
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      Let me know what you think @Giles

      Some of the stuff they did back then to just make things happen was crazy.

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      • GilesG
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        Will do

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • GraemeEG
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          Got some mail today from @mclaincausey (via @SKT via @Jett129 )

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          • JordJ
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            I love reading, of course there's a reading thread on here...
            I mostly read on kindle though, I just finished South of The Border, West of The Sun by Murakami ... good read, but weird.

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            • JordJ
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              @tody You'll enjoy "Never Flinch" if you enjoyed Holly, the "Bill Hodges" series is what got me into reading, I read them all in like a month during summer 2023.

              Holly Gibney gets a lot of hate as a character, but I enjoy her.

              Also King is my favourite author so maybe I'm biased 😃

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              • SKTS
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                @GraemeE nice…looking forward to your thoughts.

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                  I’m new here, and I’ve searched through and I can’t see anything mentioning my favourite author.

                  Christopher Brookner writes in the genre of “tartan noire”. Which basically means Scottish darkly comic crime novels. He is funny and writes some of it in Scots which is interesting for an Englishman. But they’re brilliant, sometimes absurd.

                  More recently they’ve been less funny and more crime focussed, but very well written. Be My Enemy is my favourite.

                  It’s about a corporate getaway in the highlands where they are under siege by pay to play murderers, one of which manages to cut his own head off with garden shears whilst slipping on snooker balls.

                  Broken old houses, boring Scottish whisky, weird Japanese denim, all French wine, sad American music, wool socks in summer.

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                  • mclaincauseyM
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                    It’s taking me a lot of time to find time to read but working on “This Isn’t Happening” from @GraemeE witb Skunk Works hot on its heels by way of @pechelman ’s suggestion. I listened to a podcast (Acquired’s Lockheed episode) that probably was largely informed by Skunk Works and am itching to learn more about that operation.

                    I have a PDF about the SR71 (Sled Driver) after that.

                    Think it, be it.

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                    • steelworkerS
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                      Hell, yes.

                      Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                      Well, I have others.

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                      • todyT
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                        @steelworker that sounds pretty grim and bleak. put it on my wishlist!

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                        • seawolfS
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                          Does anyone have any book recommendations for someone that needs a book that's hard to put down?

                          To give you an idea of what I'm into, here are a few things that I like:

                          Sci-fi:

                          • Star Trek: The Strange New Worlds series is one of my favorites, and of course DS9.

                          • I enjoy Star Wars to a lesser degree overall—it's fine in general—but the Andor series was exceptionally well done.

                          • Dune

                          Fantasy:

                          • Lord of the Rings

                          • The Wheel of Time series

                          • etc.

                          I'm sitting here trying to think of other genres I like, and I guess I've never tried to verbalize it before, so it's making that difficult! Mystery could be cool I guess. And I like a good heist.

                          I appreicate any and all recommendations. Thank you!

                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                          @zeebeeleather

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                          • SKTS
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                            @steelworker added to my list

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                            • SKTS
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                              @seawolf I can recommend the “Dragonriders of Pern” series by Anne McCaffrey. I read the series when I was a kid and recently reread…they still hold up and she does a nice job of world building. I’ll try to come up with some more

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                              • Tago MagoT
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                                @seawolf Dark Tower series by Stephen King?

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                                • Tago MagoT
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                                  @seawolf if you’re ok with a slightly more lighthearted and comedic series how about Terry Pratchett?

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                                  • steelworkerS
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                                    Ursula LeGuin "The Left Hand of Darkness "

                                    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                    Well, I have others.

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                                    • seawolfS
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                                      @Tago-Mago I’ve read about half of it but I put it down years ago.

                                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                      @zeebeeleather

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                                      • seawolfS
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                                        @Tago-Mago thank you! I’m up for light hearted for sure.

                                        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                        @zeebeeleather

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                                        • seawolfS
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                                          @steelworker thank you! I’ll check it out.

                                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                          @zeebeeleather

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                                          • steelworkerS
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                                            @seawolf said in Books:

                                            @steelworker thank you! I’ll check it out.

                                            Seriously a helluva writer.

                                            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                            Well, I have others.

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