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What are you reading now?

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  • George KG George K

    @Aqua-Letifer no, I haven't. I might pick up a Ballard book just to see how it dovetails with the Bosch books.

    Still plowing through Interview with the Vampire - getting boring, I might add.

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    @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

    @Aqua-Letifer no, I haven't. I might pick up a Ballard book just to see how it dovetails with the Bosch books.

    If they're anything like these, they're 50/50 with every other chapter written from Bosch or Ballard's perspective. Other than that, pretty much more of the same so if you like the other books, these are good, too.

    Please love yourself.

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      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        Also

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        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          I just bought this. New writer for me.

          Amazon: "In 1954, at the start of the Cold War, the Soviet military offered four political prisoners their freedom if they participated in an experiment requiring them to remain awake for fourteen days while under the influence of a powerful stimulant gas. The prisoners ultimately reverted to murder, self-mutilation, and madness.

          None survived.

          In 2018, Dr. Roy Wallis, an esteemed psychology professor at UC Berkeley, is attempting to recreate the same experiment during the summer break in a soon-to-be demolished building on campus. He and two student assistants share an eight-hour rotational schedule to observe their young Australian test subjects around the clock.

          What begins innocently enough, however, morphs into a nightmare beyond description that no one could have imagined—with, perhaps, the exception of Dr. Roy Wallis himself."

          When it comes to horror I love slow gradual escalation peppered with small shivery surprises, a la King.

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          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            I just bought this. New writer for me.

            Amazon: "In 1954, at the start of the Cold War, the Soviet military offered four political prisoners their freedom if they participated in an experiment requiring them to remain awake for fourteen days while under the influence of a powerful stimulant gas. The prisoners ultimately reverted to murder, self-mutilation, and madness.

            None survived.

            In 2018, Dr. Roy Wallis, an esteemed psychology professor at UC Berkeley, is attempting to recreate the same experiment during the summer break in a soon-to-be demolished building on campus. He and two student assistants share an eight-hour rotational schedule to observe their young Australian test subjects around the clock.

            What begins innocently enough, however, morphs into a nightmare beyond description that no one could have imagined—with, perhaps, the exception of Dr. Roy Wallis himself."

            When it comes to horror I love slow gradual escalation peppered with small shivery surprises, a la King.

            6be42a59-e260-4ed5-88b6-adba5a769167-image.png

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            @Catseye3 ooh. that looks like fun.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              @Mik how was the Dave Grohl book?

              I was only joking

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              • George KG George K

                @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

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                I haven't finished this one - but it is excellent. I'll have to read his lates book Cell next.

                @bachophile recommended "The Emperor of All Maladies" to me a long time ago.

                Still haven't gotten around to it.

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                @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                @bachophile recommended "The Emperor of All Maladies" to me a long time ago.

                Still haven't gotten around to it.

                I’m actually re-listening to it now. You’ll love it. Great history. Not just of the medicine but public policy.

                Only non-witches get due process.

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                  The story of the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. One of the biggest volunteers to the project was actually a US guy in a English criminal insane asylum. (He was there for murder)

                  Actually, it was quite an interesting book. Really enjoyed it and did not know the history behind the writing of the book.

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                    The story of the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. One of the biggest volunteers to the project was actually a US guy in a English criminal insane asylum. (He was there for murder)

                    Actually, it was quite an interesting book. Really enjoyed it and did not know the history behind the writing of the book.

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                    @taiwan_girl said in What are you reading now?:

                    Actually, it was quite an interesting book.

                    The movie was out a few years ago

                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Professor_and_the_Madman_(film)

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                      @taiwan_girl said in What are you reading now?:

                      Actually, it was quite an interesting book.

                      The movie was out a few years ago

                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Professor_and_the_Madman_(film)

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                      @Copper Hmm. Did not know that. Will have see if I can watch it.

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                        Astonishingly, not a kook book.

                        When medieval Vikings used their words for "elf," they didn't mean slender, thin people with pointy ears. And "dwarf" didn't mean stout, beer-drinking short people with braided beards. They weren't races at all. This book basically explains what they meant when they used those words.

                        He uses the word paranormal to try to help modern readers get into the mindset of medieval cultures. We hear "paranormal" and think "X-Files," which is a modern example of what it looks like when people believe in superstition.

                        Please love yourself.

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                          Finished The Gene today.

                          I’ll start this at the gym tomorrow:

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                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

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                            I haven't finished this one - but it is excellent. I'll have to read his lates book Cell next.

                            @bachophile recommended "The Emperor of All Maladies" to me a long time ago.

                            Still haven't gotten around to it.

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                            @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                            @bachophile recommended "The Emperor of All Maladies" to me a long time ago.

                            Still haven't gotten around to it.

                            Started it today. Great read so far.

                            So. Much. History.

                            As an aside, when I started training, the typical Halsted radical mastectomy was still being performed, although infrequently. I might have seen one or two.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  Finished The Gene today.

                                  I’ll start this at the gym tomorrow:

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                                  @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

                                  Finished The Gene today.

                                  I’ll start this at the gym tomorrow:

                                  65342548-94AD-476B-82FC-CA0437B93C67.jpeg

                                  Loved the gene. Let us know your thoughts on this one.

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                                    @mark Ha!

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      @mark that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                                      What a schlub.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        @mark that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                                        What a schlub.

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                                        @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                                        that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                                        But look at his crisp shirt cuffs.

                                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                          @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                                          that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                                          But look at his crisp shirt cuffs.

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                                          @Catseye3 said in What are you reading now?:

                                          @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                                          that guy could have at least worn a necktie.

                                          But look at his crisp shirt cuffs.

                                          Yeah, though "stiff" might be a better word, much like Jon, I'd say.

                                          I'm disappointed they're not French cuffs, but considering the lack of neckwear, I'm not surprised.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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