OFFICIAL Misc 2020 52 books in 52 weeks thread - All Kinds of Brain Gainz

[Intelligencemax]

I am currently reading History of WW1 by Liddel Hart

[TravelinJhwkFan]

There are some in the series that make Killing Floor look mediocre, IMO. Money well spent getting the series.

..., but I've read every book in that series so like jreacher said: money well spent!

23 books for <$75, I'm not going to complain, even if half are a bust.

I do buy most of the books I read though, so I'm going to start needing new shelves soon. I guess that's a new project I can take on during the quarantine.

[Zavil]

Spoiler!

1. The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1) by Graeme Simsion - 5/5
2. Eerste Wacht (Varen en Vechten #1) by K. Norel - 4/5
3. Hondenwacht (Varen en Vechten #2) by K. Norel - 4/5
4. Dagwacht (Varen en Vechten #3) by K. Norel - 3/5
5. Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead by Laszlo Bock - 4/5
6. How to Master Your Time by Brian Tracy - 4/5
7. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - 3/5
8. The Perfect Prey by Jeroen Smit - 4/5
9. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki - 2/5
10. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - 1/5
11. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 4/5
12. Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard #1) by Locke Lamora

13. The So What Strategy by Davina Stanley - 5/5

A small booked packed with valuable insights and material that you can use right away. If you have a job that requires you to convince people on a regular basis, this is a must read.

14. The Zahir by Paulo Coelho - 2/5

The second book of Paulo Coelho I've read. The Alchemist was the first one and I had a blast reading it. Unfortuntaly, he wasn't able to captive me like he did in The Alchemist. Not in the slightest. There were some amusing segments, but in general it was too abstract and vague for me.

[Payton1221]

Spoiler!

1 The First Commandment (Scot Harvath #6) by Brad Thor (7.5/10)
2 Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (8/10)
3 The One Man by Andrew Gross (8/10)
4 The Last Patriot (Scot Harvath #7) by Brad Thor (6/10)
5 Invisible by James Patterson (5/10)
6 The Apostle (Scot Harvath #8) by Brad Thor (9/10)
7 The Second Life Of Nick Mason (Nick Mason #1) by Steve Hamilton (6/10)
8 The Strenuous Life by Ryan Swanson (5/10)
9 The Institute by Stephen King (8/10)
10 Walk of Ages by Jim Reisler (4/10)
11 Wild at Heart by John Eldridge (9/10)
12 The Book Thief by Markus Zusack (6/10)
13 The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim (6/10)
14 Into The Fire (Orphan X #5) by Gregg Hurwitz (8/10)

15 Around The World In Eighty Days by Jules Verne (9/10)
16 The Runaway Jury by John Grisham (9/10)
17 Unlocked: A Journey From Prison To Proust by Louis Ferrante (6/10)**

** I heard Louis interviewed on an Art of Manliness podcast and then bought one of his books off eBay. There's no real "flow" to the book per se. It's primarily a bunch of stories organized before incarceration, during incarceration, and then after incarceration. He's an interesting guy who made the most of his time in prison. Most everyone ITT has a love of reading, but it took the loneliness of prison to prompt him to read his first book since school.

[sl_17b]

You almost certainly can download ebooks or audiobooks from your library using Overdrive or Hoopla. Works best if you have an ebook reader but look into it!

20 Storm Front
21 Fool Moon
22 Highfire

Anyone read the Dresden Files? First two books were okay, but I heard it gets a lot better in book three which I'm currently reading.

The series gets better as it goes along. Like a lot of authors, he improves his writing skill as time passes. That series has a great build up to book 12 "Changes" and that is great culmination. Book 13 dropped off in quality as he tried to go down a different road but it improved again as the story built. He did not publish anything for a few years book 15, but he has two new books coming out this year.

Here is a quote about how he wrote the first book just to piss off a teacher.

When I finally got tired of arguing with her and decided to write a novel as if I [were] some kind of formulaic, genre-writing drone, just to prove to her how awful it would be, I wrote the first book of the Dresden Files.

— Jim Butcher in "A Conversation with Jim Butcher", 2004[5]

[sl_17b]

1. Greig Beck – Hammer of God 3.5/5
2. Michael Sullivan – Legends of the First Empire #1 4/5
3. Michael Sullivan – Legends of the First Empire #2 4/5
4. Michael Sullivan – Legends of the First Empire #3 4/5
5. Craig Alanson – Expeditionary Force – Valkyrie 3.5/5
6. Fox & Cole – Through the Nether 4/5
7. Handley & Cole – The Reservist 3/5
8. Nick Cole – The Old Man and the Wasteland 5/5
9. Nick Cole – The Savage Boy 5/5
10. Nick Cole – The Road is a River 5/5
11. Bryce O’Connor – Child of Daystar 3.75/5
12. Jamie McFarlane – Junkyard Pirate 3.75/5
13. Jasper T Scott – Rogue Star Book 1 3.75/5
14. David Wong – John Dies at the End 2/5
15. J.N. Chaney – Renegade Star 4/5
16. J.N. Chaney – Renegade Atlas 3.5/5
17. J.N. Chaney – Renegade Moon 4/5
18. Anspach & Cole – Savage Wars 1 4.5/5
19. Anspach & Cole Savage Wars 2 3.5/5
20.

[StoliFun]

90% of my way through Gideon the Ninth. This book is hysterical.

[TheBodfather94]

Spoiler!

1.Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault - 7/10
2.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - 6.5/10
3. Fascinating Footnotes from History by Giles Milton - 8/10
4. All American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez by Patterson, Abramovich & Harvey - 7/10
5. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Edited by Otto Frank and Mirjam Pressler) - 7/10
6. The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life by Andy Miller - 6/10
7. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari - 10/10
8. Presumed Innocent (Kindle County Legal Thriller #1) by Scott Turow - 9.25/10
9. The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Dr Oliver Sacks - 8/10
10. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - 8/10
11. Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality - 8.5/10
12. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane - 9/10
13. The Kings of Cool by Don Winslow - 8.25/10
14. Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell - 7/10
15. David and Goliath:Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell - 8/10
16. Savages (Savages #2) by Don Winslow - 7/10
17. The Body by Bill Bryson - 10/10
18. The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler - 9/10
19. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - 10/10
20. The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli - 8/10
21. QI: The Sound of General Ignorance by John Lloyd - 6/10
22. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - 8.5/10
23. The Big Short by Michael Lewis - 8.5/10
24. Billion Dollar Whale by Wright and Hope - 7.5/10
25. A Bit of a Stretch: The Diaries of a Prisoner by Chris Atkins - 8/10

26. County Lines by Jason Farrell

Written by the Sky News Home Editor, this is a solid book on gang/drug related crime in the UK with a focus on "County Lines" drug trafficking (I.E the practice of trafficking drugs into smaller towns/rural areas, away from the bigger cities). County lines have taken off in recent years due to saturation in the big city markets, and this has had profound effects at all levels. Farrell sheds light on this underground world via extensive research and a range of interviews with those involved, from dealers and mules to addicts who have had their place of residence "cuckooed" (forcibly turned into a traphouse).

27. Thirteen (Eddie Flynn #4) by Steve Cavanagh:

Brilliant legal thriller centred on a high-profile murder trial and its unexpected connections. The story gets underway when the protagonist (Eddie Flynn) accepts an offer to represent the defendant (Robert Solomon), a Hollywood star accused of murdering his wife and chief of security. As the trial progresses, the atmsophere of the case reaches a level of intensity that no-one could have foreseen. This one is hard to review without spoiling so I'll leave it at that.

If you're into legal thrillers, I highly recommend this (you don't need to read the series in any particular order; this was my first of the bunch).

[Payton1221]

27. Thirteen (Eddie Flynn #4) by Steve Cavanagh:

Brilliant legal thriller centred on a high-profile murder trial and its unexpected connections. The story gets underway when the protagonist (Eddie Flynn) accepts an offer to represent the defendant (Robert Solomon), a Hollywood star accused of murdering his wife and chief of security. As the trial progresses, the atmsophere of the case reaches a level of intensity that no-one could have foreseen. This one is hard to review without spoiling so I'll leave it at that.

If you're into legal thrillers, I highly recommend this (you don't need to read the series in any particular order; this was my first of the bunch).

Agreed. My library only has Eddie Flynn 1, 2, and 4. The one you read was my favorite, but the other two are still good. Cavanagh has created a very interesting character in Eddie Flynn!

[TravelinJhwkFan]

9. Along Came A Spider by James Patterson

Pretty good book and second Alex Cross book I've read. I'll read some more, but in the mean time, my J Reacher books arrived today, so I'll be putting some time into that series


Next

10. Die Trying by Lee Child

[TravelinJhwkFan]

10. Die Trying by Lee Child

Sucked me in, again. I can say this is one of the first books that gave me an anxious feeling. When he crawled through that cave, I had to control my own breathing...


11. Tripwire by Lee Child

[TheBodfather94]

28. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Set in the early 90s, this is a unique novel centred on the suicide of a teenager. Before taking her life, Hannah Baker compiled a set of casette tapes outlining the people/events she deemed culpable for her plight. She then arranged for the casettes to be circulated between the named & blamed thirteen (with the threat that a copy of the tapes would be released if the tapes didn't circulate as intended. One of her few friends helped to enforce her wishes). The novel starts off a couple of weeks after Hannah's death, when the narrator Clay Jensen (one of the thirteen) receives the tapes in the mail.

Interesting idea for sure, but despite it's macabre theme, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone over the age of 18-19

29. Bruce Lee: A Life by Matthew Poly

Very comprehensive book on Bruce Lee's life, controversial death and legacy. Interesting, worthwhile read for me, and potentially gold for those who grew up in/around his era.

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Currently reading Anna Karenina and The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors

Agreed. My library only has Eddie Flynn 1, 2, and 4. The one you read was my favorite, but the other two are still good. Cavanagh has created a very interesting character in Eddie Flynn!

Indeed!

There's a good chance I'll read at least one more Flynn book in the coming months (#3 sounds JUICY btw)

[Samraiwise]

Year 2020:

Spoiler!

1. "Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow" (2005) by David Gemmell(Kindle)
2. "Devil's Waltz" (1993) - Alex Delaware #7 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Tunnel Vision" (1994) - V.I. Warshawski book VIII by Sara Paretsky(Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "Bad Love" (1994)) - Alex Delaware #8 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
5. "Hard Time" (1999) - V.I. Warshawski book IV by Sara Paretsky(Audiobook) *Mystery*
6. "Total Recall" (2001) - V.I. Warshawski book V by Sara Paretsky(Audiobook) *Mystery*
7. "Self-Defense" (1995) - Alex Delaware #9 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
8. "Blacklist" (2003)) - V.I. Warshawski book V by Sara Paretsky(Audiobook) *Mystery*
9. "Archmage" (2015) - Dark Elf - Homecoming Book I by R. A. Salvatore *Fantasy*
10. "You Wanna Build a Tesseract?: A Collection of Stories" by Jeremy David Stevens *Sci-fi*
11. "The Web" (1996) - Alex Delaware #10 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
12. "The Puppet Masters" (1951) by Robert A. Heinlein (Audiobook) *Sci-fi*

13. "Survival of the Fittest" (1997) - Alex Delaware #11 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*

I don't have a habit of reading at home because I watch movies whenever I stay home and have free time. Always I read kindle during commute and listen to audiobooks during jogging. So this WFH thing slow my reading down.

This sounds strange but the more time I stay at home, the less time I have for reading books.

So until this COVID-19 crisis is over, I only have 6 hours a week for listening audio books.

Currently Reading:

"The Martian Chronicles" (1950) by Ray Bradbury (Audiobook) *Sci-fi*

"Swan Song" (1987) by Robert R. McCammon (Kindle) *Sci-fi*
I had to stop this one half way.

[Legz422]

Just finished the final book in the Jane Hawk series.

Spoiler!

1. The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz
2. Dark Witch (Cousin O'Dwyer Trilogy book #1) by Nora Roberts
3. Twisted 26 (Stephanie Plum series) by Janet Evanovitch
4. Under Currents by Nora Roberts
5. Shadow Spell (Cousin O'Dwyer Trilogy book #2) by Nora Roberts
6. Blood Magick (Cousin O'Dywer Trilogy book #3) by Nora Roberts
6. Indulgence in Death (In Death series book 31) by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts)
7. Treachery in Death (In Death Series book 32) by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts)
8. New York to Dallas (In Death Series book 33) by J.D. Robb " "
9. Chaos in Death short story (In Death Series book 33.5) J.D. Robb
10. Possession in Death short story (In Death Series book 31.5) J.D. Robb
11. The Night Window (Jane Hawk series book# 5) Dean Koontz- finally came avail so stopped reading book #12 to read it
12. Celebrity in Death (In Death book 34) J.D. Robb- Stopped to read book #11 and now this has a wait. :/

[DishinSauce]

6. Upstream: How to Solve Problems Before They Happen - [5]

Really, really enjoyed this book. So much so, I stopped rotating between others. Good perspective on focusing on the prevention of problems vs. just reacting to the symptoms.



1. An Economist Walks into A Brothel - [4.5]
2. The Algebra of Happiness - [5]
3. Beyond the Prototype - [4]
4. Introduction to Empirical Bayes - [5]
5. Talking to Humans - [5]
6. Upstream: How to Solve Problems Before They Happen - [5]

In progress pool:

-- Chief Customer Officer 2.0
-- The Art of Strategy
-- Mastering 'Metrics
-- Statistical Rethinking
-- Testing with Humans
-- The Hard Things About the Hard Things
-- Production Data Science
-- Designing Data Intensive Systems
-- Testing with Humans
-- Building Machine Learning Powered Applications
-- Lost and Founder
-- The Book of Why
-- Cannabis Pharmacy

[TravelinJhwkFan]

11. Tripwire by Lee Child

Not the same as the other Reacher books, but good nonetheless. Onto the next.

12. Running Blind by Lee Child

[StoliFun]

I want to start reading HP Lovecraft. Where do you recommend I start?

[Samraiwise]

I want to start reading HP Lovecraft. Where do you recommend I start?

Maybe like this?

1. The Call of Cthulhu
2. At the Mountains of Madness
3. The Dunwich Horror (find a book including this short story)

I read "The Dunwich Horror" first, which was in a horror anthology unknowingly I bought. I had a friend crazy about the Cthulhu Mythos. Actually it was his craziness he showed when he was talking about Cthulhu inspired me LOL.

[jreacher]

I finished the most recent Orphan X book (author Gregg Hurwitz), Into the Fire, last night. Holy hnggggg. I can't believe this book has less than 1000 reviews on Amazon.

An easy 5/5 rating.

This book solidifies in my mind that this is my favorite thriller series. Better action, smarter writing, and better characterization than Jack Reacher, which I still love.

Actual semi spoiler:

Spoiler!

If you think back to the other books, you might come up with a similar theory that I did regarding the phone call at the end of the book. I sincerely hope there will be another book in the series.

[DishinSauce]

13. The So What Strategy by Davina Stanley - 5/5

A small booked packed with valuable insights and material that you can use right away. If you have a job that requires you to convince people on a regular basis, this is a must read.

Super solid recommendation here. Only 10 pages through and it looks like a complete game-changer for organizing thoughts and communicating them to business stakeholders. Definitely will help me at work as well as writing papers for b-school.

[MrBourbon]

I want to start reading HP Lovecraft. Where do you recommend I start?

Call of Cthulu, easily. It's his best known story for a reason. Remember that Lovecraft stories are about the IDEAS - his characterization and dialogue are hilariously wooden, since he didn't care about such things.

I finished the most recent Orphan X book (author Gregg Hurwitz), Into the Fire, last night. Holy hnggggg. I can't believe this book has less than 1000 reviews on Amazon.

An easy 5/5 rating.

This book solidifies in my mind that this is my favorite thriller series. Better action, smarter writing, and better characterization than Jack Reacher, which I still love.

Actual semi spoiler:

Spoiler!

If you think back to the other books, you might come up with a similar theory that I did regarding the phone call at the end of the book. I sincerely hope there will be another book in the series.

Really enjoyed it too. I knew he would have to lower the stakes after book 4 since to keep ramping up the odds after

Spoiler!

LITERALLY killing the goddamn president of the United States

would make the books become ridiculous and unrealistic, this was a nice direction to take it.

PM me your theory dude.

Super solid recommendation here. Only 10 pages through and it looks like a complete game-changer for organizing thoughts and communicating them to business stakeholders. Definitely will help me at work as well as writing papers for b-school.

Moved this book up my list since it gets so much love itt.

Dishin do you work with R at all? Looking to expand beyond Python and Jupyter and interested in what your thoughts are.

[DishinSauce]

Dishin do you work with R at all? Looking to expand beyond Python and Jupyter and interested in what your thoughts are.

R is actually my preferred language for pure data analysis and stats (as well as Shiny Apps). Love it, RStudio, and Rmarkdown. But work a lot in Python due to my teammates and some of its more general strengths.

Tons I can recommend depending on what your interests are. Happy to answer any questions, but the best starting point book-wise imo is R for Data Science: https://r4ds.had.co.nz/

Lots of other free R books here as well: https://bookdown.org/

[Pav01]

I'm getting more into books recently, more so fantasy. I just finished the Wheel of Time series at the end of last year which was a awesome binge!

So far this year:

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter - 3.75/5 - Good book enjoyed it. Just a bit monotonous regarding his training for battle.

Awaken the Giant Within - 3.75/5 - Good quick read. Nothing really you don't know just good for refocusing your mind.

Theft of Swords by Michael Sullivan- 4/5 - Loved it. The relationship between the two main characters is what makes this book.

Current - Rise of Empire by Michael Sullivan - Second book in the series - Awesome so far!

Got a massive list of books to go through this year.

Alright from this point I have covered:


Heir of Novron by Michael J. Sullivan 4.5/5 - somehow didn't see the end coming. Enjoyed it very much.

The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett - Book 1 - Good book but there are some kinda hardcore stuff ****/incest stuff. If you get past that you're all good.

The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2) by Peter V. Brett

The Daylight War (Demon Cycle, #3) by Peter V. Brett

The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle, #4) by Peter V. Brett

The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5) by Peter V. Brett - Rate the series solid 3.8/5. It was just a fun journey to spend my time on.

Worm (Parahumans, #1) 4.6/5 - Holy s***! This was massive... Loved the concept of the story of superheros. It's got a similar concept to boku no hero acadamia where superpowers are weird and very varied. e.g. one dude can make knifes come out of surfaces, another can reshape bones, anothers body can mix chemicals. Not all superpowers are good some are crap. Story overall was really enjoyable, loads of battles. Not the typical good and bad guys. Be warned this book is 1.7mil words.

The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1) 3.8/5 - Light reading compared to the last book. More of a YA book but still enjoyable. The banter from the demon is funny. This series is my chill out one before the next big one.

[RedRusty]

30. 14th Deadly Sin - James Patterson
31. F is for Fugitive - Sue Grafton
32. The Whispering Room - Dean Koontz
33. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher
34. The Chamber - John Grisham
35. The Harlequin - Laurell K. Hamilton
36. First Ladies of Running: 22 Inspiring Profiles of the Rebels, Rule Breakers, and Visionaries Who Changed the Sport Forever - Amby Burfoot
37. Rain - V.C. Andrews
38. Kings of the Road: How Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar Made Running Go Boom - Cameron Stracher
39. The Hunting Party - Lucy Foley
40. 15th Affair - James Patterson
41. G is for Gumshoe - Sue Grafton
42. Lightning Strikes - V.C. Andrews
43. Blood Noir - Laurell K. Hamilton
44. The Crooked Staircase - Dean Koontz
45. Marathon Quest - Martin Parnell
46. The Rainmaker - John Grisham
47. Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
48. Broken Wings - V.C. Andrews
49. 16th Seduction - James Patterson
50. Skin Trade - Laurell K. Hamilton
51. The Forbidden Door - Dean Koontz
52. The Fastest Man Alive: The True Story of Usain Bolt - Usain Bolt
53. The Runaway Jury - John Grisham

Currently reading the next book in the Dresden files series.

[Samraiwise]

Year 2020:

Spoiler!

1. "Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow" (2005) by David Gemmell(Kindle)
2. "Devil's Waltz" (1993) - Alex Delaware #7 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
3. "Tunnel Vision" (1994) - V.I. Warshawski book VIII by Sara Paretsky(Audiobook) *Mystery*
4. "Bad Love" (1994)) - Alex Delaware #8 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
5. "Hard Time" (1999) - V.I. Warshawski book IV by Sara Paretsky(Audiobook) *Mystery*
6. "Total Recall" (2001) - V.I. Warshawski book V by Sara Paretsky(Audiobook) *Mystery*
7. "Self-Defense" (1995) - Alex Delaware #9 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
8. "Blacklist" (2003)) - V.I. Warshawski book V by Sara Paretsky(Audiobook) *Mystery*
9. "Archmage" (2015) - Dark Elf - Homecoming Book I by R. A. Salvatore *Fantasy*
10. "You Wanna Build a Tesseract?: A Collection of Stories" by Jeremy David Stevens *Sci-fi*
11. "The Web" (1996) - Alex Delaware #10 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*
12. "The Puppet Masters" (1951) by Robert A. Heinlein (Audiobook) *Sci-fi*
13. "Survival of the Fittest" (1997) - Alex Delaware #11 - by Jonathan Kellerman (Audiobook) *Mystery*

14. "The Martian Chronicles" (1950) by Ray Bradbury (Audiobook) *Sci-fi*

Currently Reading:
"The Illustrated Man" (1951) a collection of 18 short stories by Ray Bradbury (Audiobook) *Sci-fi*

"Swan Song" (1987) by Robert R. McCammon (Kindle) *Sci-fi*
I had to stop this one half way.



BTW, has anybody seen Avalanche3319 recently? A bit worried.

13. K2: Life and Death on the Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain - Ed Viesturs. Viesturs is one of the worlds most accomplished high altitude mountaineers. He was the first American in history to summit all 14 of the worlds 8k+ meter peaks. In this book he details his own harrowing expedition up K2, and chronicles the history of the attempts on the mountain. At times it is very interesting, particularly his own experiences, and at times it’s a bit of a slog through dates, names, and locations that are hard to keep straight. Would definitely recommend to people interested in mountaineering, but his previous book “No Shortcuts to the Top” is definitely better. 7/10

14. Living With a Seal - Jesse Itzler. Successful businessman Itzler convinces a former navy seal (David Goggins) to live with him and train him for a month. This is a fun, short, easy read, but doesn’t have a lot of substance. It’s mostly a log of “SEAL” making Itzler perform extreme workouts day after day. There’s quite a bit of humor, but in the end I didn’t feel “SEAL” was very fleshed out, and the sections where Itzler discusses (or brags about) his business successes were dreadfully boring. If you’re looking for inspiration or motivation, Goggins’ own book “Can’t Hurt Me” is a much better choice. 7/10

15. Earthcore - Scott Sigler. Honestly, I had trouble finishing this one. It takes forever to get going, and when it finally does, it’s still pretty mediocre. None of the characters are particularly relatable or sympathetic, and the writing is just so-so. There are some cool action scenes, but that’s about all that is redeeming, imo. 4/10.

Currently reading: “Six of Crows” by Leigh Bardugo and “The Black Swan” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Spoiler!

1. The Force - Don Winslow 9/10
2. Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis 9/10
3. The Silver Liinings Playbook - Matthew Quick 4/10
4. Factfulness - Hans Rosling 9/10
5. A Little History of Philosophy - Nigel Warburton 8/10
6. The Worry Trick - David A. Carbonell 8/10
7. This House of Sky - Ivan Doig 7/10
8. The Magicians Nephew - C.S. Lewis 6/10
9. Into The Fire - Gregg Hurwitz - 8/10
10. The Institute - Stephen King - 8/10
11. Can’t Hurt Me - David Goggins 10/10
12, In Harm’s Way - Doug Stanton 9/10
12. Mystic River - Dennis Lehane 8/10

[TravelinJhwkFan]

12. Running Blind by Lee Child

Pretty good. Solid twist. Onto the next.

13. Echo Burning by Lee Child

[Avalanche3319]

BTW, has anybody seen Avalanche3319 recently? A bit worried.

Appreciate the concern mane! All is well, just been in the process of moving across the state and starting a new job. Lots of work and little-to-no internet access. Also got to misc at work before, not so much at the new place. Been trying to keep up with the reading though! Will do a proper update later, but:

16. The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 8/10
17. The Things they Carried - Tim O'Brien 5/10
18. Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 8/10

Diving right into the next Six of Crows book, also currently reading "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ****."

[Samraiwise]

Appreciate the concern mane! All is well, just been in the process of moving across the state and starting a new job. Lots of work and little-to-no internet access. Also got to misc at work before, not so much at the new place. Been trying to keep up with the reading though! Will do a proper update later, but:

16. The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 8/10
17. The Things they Carried - Tim O'Brien 5/10
18. Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo 8/10

Diving right into the next Six of Crows book, also currently reading "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ****."

Really happy to know you are alright, my old friend! If the corona has to get one of us it should be me, haha.

We could meet people around the world through social media for that the internet is great. However sometimes we lose contact with friends suddenly and never be able to see them again. I hope everyone who stopped posting are doing well but we'd never know.

It's been over six months since I got my new job myself so I know how hectic the life could be for you.

BB.com will never be the same without you. Stay safe, healthy, happy and strong with your family, my dear friend.

[NVious]

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13. Echo Burning by Lee Child

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14. Without Fail by Lee Child

It's kind of funny to read these and see technology introduced and described in them. Echo Burning was the first one that started mentioning cell phones and Reacher also had to describe what computer modeling was to Jodie. Things we take for granted these days, as something normal. Onto Without Fail.