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[PrtLng Lion]

Talks about assembly theory. She's been on Lex Fridman podcast with her colleague, Lee Cronin. Fascinating attempt to define life, determine how to detect it, and theorize about how it could be created from a "soup" of organic molecules.

 

[J Glick]

Not so much on golf instruction. All 3 books are more on courses the author played over a short period of time and the people he played with. A Course Called America gave me some ideas as for courses my wife and I should try and others we should probably avoid. Since our retirements, we decided to try to play golf in all 50 states plus the DC ... so far we have 40 ... only 11 more to go ... so this book gave us a couple of courses we should look into.

The interesting thing I learned in A Course Called Scotland is that there are a very few "private" courses in Scotland. Private clubs yes, but the courses they call home usually are public courses that anyone can play. Example The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is a private club, but their home courses St Andrews (Old, New, Jubilee, etc) are all accessible to the public.

Definitely agree that this effort was not as successful as the first two. Loved 'Ireland' and 'Scotland'. Not so much this one.

 

[Nitt1300]

 

[PSU87]

JFK The Last Dissenting Witness by Bill Sloan and Jean Hill

Make sure you take it with a grain of salt. There are plenty of valid, credible contradictions to the official version. Hers ain't one of them....

 

[Tri-Power65]

My last two reads. Both highly recommended.

 

[J Glick]

Just started reading “The Road”

One of my favorite books. Brilliant writing. Hope you enjoyed it.

 

[J Glick]

Not so much on golf instruction. All 3 books are more on courses the author played over a short period of time and the people he played with. A Course Called America gave me some ideas as for courses my wife and I should try and others we should probably avoid. Since our retirements, we decided to try to play golf in all 50 states plus the DC ... so far we have 40 ... only 11 more to go ... so this book gave us a couple of courses we should look into.

The interesting thing I learned in A Course Called Scotland is that there are a very few "private" courses in Scotland. Private clubs yes, but the courses they call home usually are public courses that anyone can play. Example The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is a private club, but their home courses St Andrews (Old, New, Jubilee, etc) are all accessible to the public.

Definitely agree that America wasn't as good as the first two. Really enjoyed both 'Ireland' and 'Scotland'. Not so much this one. I do like that Coyne is a local (Philly) guy.

 

[troutrus]

The details are in the Devil. He wins some and loses some.

 

[Midnighter]

My last two reads. Both highly recommended.

Devil in the White City is the best airport bookstore purchase I ever made; could not put it down. There was supposed to be a movie made off the book with Scorsese and DiCaprio headlining - still a go as of August 2024.

 

[Woodpecker]

Updated (ok, set in the 70s) retelling of the classic story. I think it's well done and am enjoying it

 

[troutrus]

“All reality is iconoclastic." - C S Lewis

 

[troutrus]

“ancient Catholic notion of Refrigerium – that the damned are given occasional repose from the torments of Hell by being granted "days off" in other places." -cslewis.org

(sort of like getting to go to a ball game on the weekend after struggling at work all week.)

 

[Mr. Potter]

Biography of Herbert Hoover

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

this is so nuts I can’t put it down

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

 

[LionJim]

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this is so nuts I can’t put it down

Nuts is right.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Have you read it? I race to bed to get an extra 30 mins

 

[LionJim]

Have you read it? I race to bed to get an extra 30 mins

Yeah, I have every McCarthy novel in my library. Plus it’s about a mathematician.

Moving forward, try All the Pretty Horses. If you want a true-to-life western that is stark raving crazy, try Blood Meridian. (Many consider this to be an American classic.) If you want deeply disturbing try Child of God, about a necrophiliac hillbilly serial killer. The guy could write.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

I’m getting hunter s vibes, who I’ve always loved

 

[Tgar]

Going to throw out a repeat recommendation and a new one.
Currently reading “ The World Beneath Their Feet “ by Scott Ellsworth. He details the race by mountaineers from across the globe to be the first to conquer Everest And rhe summit of the Himalayas. Riveting.

now for a revisit recommend given what happened with Hurricane Helene, what is happening in the Amazon and other crazy events around the world. “ The Ministry for the Future “ Riveting.

 

[slwlion01]

Armageddon 2419 AD. Not in the order of the aforementioned books, but light years ahead of it's time. Read it as a child and still read my old copy. Btw it's set in PA. lol

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Going to throw out a repeat recommendation and a new one.
Currently reading “ The World Beneath Their Feet “ by Scott Ellsworth. He details the race by mountaineers from across the globe to be the first to conquer Everest And rhe summit of the Himalayas. Riveting.

now for a revisit recommend given what happened with Hurricane Helene, what is happening in the Amazon and other crazy events around the world. “ The Ministry for the Future “ Riveting.

Coming from a world traveler, recommendation is worthwhile

 

[bbrown]

Yeah, I have every McCarthy novel in my library. Plus it’s about a mathematician.

Moving forward, try All the Pretty Horses. If you want a true-to-life western that is stark raving crazy, try Blood Meridian. (Many consider this to be an American classic.) If you want deeply disturbing try Child of God, about a necrophiliac hillbilly serial killer. The guy could write.

Child of god is one messed up book.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

I’m reading all his stuff after passenger start to finish

 

[LionJim]

I’m reading all his stuff after passenger start to finish

McCarthy’s early stuff is very difficult to get through and can be a chore to read. Take my advice and read All the Pretty Horses, it’s beautifully written and the protagonist is someone you can really root for. I’m confident you’d love it. It was my own introduction to McCarthy. Be careful to not read McCarthy too fast, take your time and let his poetry carry you away.

 

[manatree]

McCarthy is one of those authors that I have to take in small doses. Like Bukowski & Poe, he writes about misery so beautifully that I’m afraid I’ll develop a literary or literal heroin addiction.

 

[MacNit]

Devil in the White City is the best airport bookstore purchase I ever made; could not put it down. There was supposed to be a movie made off the book with Scorsese and DiCaprio headlining - still a go as of August 2024.

Larson is a genius.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

McCarthy is one of those authors that I have to take in small doses. Like Bukowski & Poe, he writes about misery so beautifully that I’m afraid I’ll develop literary or literal heroin addiction.

I’m no literary genius, I just enjoy reading. But I haven’t felt this engaged with a book since I read crime and punishment in hs

 

[LionJim]

I’m no literary genius, I just enjoy reading. But I haven’t felt this engaged with a book since I read crime and punishment in hs

Well, good for you, great to hear.

 

[Leo Ridens]

Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. Based on many war game exercises, the book goes through a scenario in which North Korea launches an ICBM and destroys Washington. It gives a minute-by-minute (even second-by-second) outline how such a scenario could play out. The upshot is that every nuclear war game ever conducted by the US invariably ends in global nuclear war.

Nuclear War: A Scenario

 

[troutrus]

“Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” C.S. Lewis

 

[Nits1989]

Rereading The Firm before starting The Exchange: After the Firm.