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What are you reading now?

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  • G George K
    6 Jul 2021, 02:09

    @jon-nyc

    I LOVED Bonfire of The Vanities.

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 6 Jul 2021, 10:27 last edited by
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    @george-k said in What are you reading now?:

    @jon-nyc

    I LOVED Bonfire of The Vanities.

    Me too! I heard a discussion of it recently that talked about how relevant it all still is decades later. Made me want to read it again. I’m pretty sure I’ve read it twice already.

    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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      30 Jun 2021, 16:04

      The best full body cycling workout is when you "plank":

      Link to video

      Doing it downhill is one thing, but the best plankers do it uphill.

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      Klaus
      wrote on 6 Jul 2021, 13:42 last edited by
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      @horace said in What are you reading now?:

      The best full body cycling workout is when you "plank":

      Link to video

      Doing it downhill is one thing, but the best plankers do it uphill.

      Carbon aero wheels on a fixie? Silly.

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      • J jon-nyc
        6 Jul 2021, 10:27

        @george-k said in What are you reading now?:

        @jon-nyc

        I LOVED Bonfire of The Vanities.

        Me too! I heard a discussion of it recently that talked about how relevant it all still is decades later. Made me want to read it again. I’m pretty sure I’ve read it twice already.

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        kluurs
        wrote on 6 Jul 2021, 18:20 last edited by
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        @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

        @george-k said in What are you reading now?:

        @jon-nyc

        I LOVED Bonfire of The Vanities.

        Me too! I heard a discussion of it recently that talked about how relevant it all still is decades later. Made me want to read it again. I’m pretty sure I’ve read it twice already.

        Sounds like the TNCR Book Club's choice for July is Bonfire of the Vanities. 😉

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          bachophile
          wrote on 11 Jul 2021, 14:22 last edited by
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          Project Hail Mary.
          Andy Weir

          If you liked The Martian you should really like this.

          Loving it. Great summer vacation read.

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          • B bachophile
            11 Jul 2021, 14:22

            Project Hail Mary.
            Andy Weir

            If you liked The Martian you should really like this.

            Loving it. Great summer vacation read.

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            Catseye3
            wrote on 11 Jul 2021, 14:31 last edited by
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            @bachophile Thanks, Bach. I've not redd The Martian; it's been on my semi-enthused reading list . . . the Look Inside looks great for this one. Love his lively style.

            20,038 ratings, 4.5 average stars.

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

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              kluurs
              wrote on 18 Jul 2021, 20:13 last edited by
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              Finished
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              Kind of uneven - plot is good, detail that is interspersed is good, but I thought the lead character was particularly not credible - but it was an engaging morality play.

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              • K kluurs
                18 Jul 2021, 20:13

                Finished
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                Kind of uneven - plot is good, detail that is interspersed is good, but I thought the lead character was particularly not credible - but it was an engaging morality play.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 19 Jul 2021, 01:57 last edited by jon-nyc
                #318

                @kluurs

                I’m 560 pages in. With Wolfe the plot is just the substrate on which he paints his insights on culture and psychology. You definitely read him for those insights.

                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 19 Jul 2021, 01:57 last edited by
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                  Are there any dirty bits?

                  I was only joking

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes
                    19 Jul 2021, 01:57

                    Are there any dirty bits?

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                    George K
                    wrote on 19 Jul 2021, 11:47 last edited by
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                    @doctor-phibes said in What are you reading now?:

                    Are there any dirty bits?

                    You mean, "Does it have the 'Right Stuff'?"

                    "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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                    • G George K
                      19 Jul 2021, 11:47

                      @doctor-phibes said in What are you reading now?:

                      Are there any dirty bits?

                      You mean, "Does it have the 'Right Stuff'?"

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                      kluurs
                      wrote on 19 Jul 2021, 14:06 last edited by
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                      @george-k said in What are you reading now?:

                      @doctor-phibes said in What are you reading now?:

                      Are there any dirty bits?

                      You mean, "Does it have the 'Right Stuff'?"

                      For Phibes, I think he's referencing the Right Stiff.

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                        kluurs
                        wrote on 23 Jul 2021, 18:55 last edited by
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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 23 Jul 2021, 22:45 last edited by
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                          Let me know what you think about that Ken. I respected his writing during the Iraq war years ago.

                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                          • J jon-nyc
                            23 Jul 2021, 22:45

                            Let me know what you think about that Ken. I respected his writing during the Iraq war years ago.

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                            kluurs
                            wrote on 23 Jul 2021, 23:20 last edited by
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                            @jon-nyc I just finished it. I heard Packer discussing this book on a podcast which is why I thought about reading this book.

                            He divides the country into 4 major categories Smart America (the meritocracy), Just America (social justice youth), Free America (libertarian types) and Real America (traditionalists - ala Sarah Palin). He does a decent analysis of how these groups developed - goes back prior to the Civil War.

                            One of his major premises for why we are where we are is that the happy days of post WWII where we were the shining city on the hill with economic opportunity for all is not quite as true in the front half of the twenty-first century.

                            He talks about the the politicization of Covid, not pleased with what DJT did with that and goes into some detail.

                            He does also has some brief bios of Frances Perkins, Andrew Greeley, and A Philip Randolph.

                            There's a lot of territory covered. He's a leftist but with plenty of abuse of wokeness and idiocy for the Smart America group. If you like Sam Harris, this would be on the same shelf. I think this is easily as good as his last book.

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                            • K kluurs
                              23 Jul 2021, 23:20

                              @jon-nyc I just finished it. I heard Packer discussing this book on a podcast which is why I thought about reading this book.

                              He divides the country into 4 major categories Smart America (the meritocracy), Just America (social justice youth), Free America (libertarian types) and Real America (traditionalists - ala Sarah Palin). He does a decent analysis of how these groups developed - goes back prior to the Civil War.

                              One of his major premises for why we are where we are is that the happy days of post WWII where we were the shining city on the hill with economic opportunity for all is not quite as true in the front half of the twenty-first century.

                              He talks about the the politicization of Covid, not pleased with what DJT did with that and goes into some detail.

                              He does also has some brief bios of Frances Perkins, Andrew Greeley, and A Philip Randolph.

                              There's a lot of territory covered. He's a leftist but with plenty of abuse of wokeness and idiocy for the Smart America group. If you like Sam Harris, this would be on the same shelf. I think this is easily as good as his last book.

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                              Catseye3
                              wrote on 23 Jul 2021, 23:25 last edited by
                              #325

                              @kluurs This sounds really good. I'd like to read it someday. But even if I don't, I applaud you on a very well-written review.

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

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 24 Jul 2021, 00:11 last edited by
                                #326

                                Thanks @kluurs

                                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                • K kluurs
                                  30 Jun 2021, 14:22

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                                  Horace
                                  wrote on 26 Jul 2021, 02:17 last edited by Horace
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                                  @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

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                                  I couldn't abide this one. She writes as if she assumes her readers are imbeciles. Or maybe 10 years old.
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                                  This one I loved. Also it has better practical knowledge. It's interesting that the "scientific consensus", and in particular the officially supported one from the governmental authorities, is still so wrong about weight loss. (Says a lot about "scientific consensus" in general.) There shouldn't be any reasonable doubt anymore that low carb diets are the best general approach. I was amused how Taubes, near the end of the book, gave a middle finger to diet books in general when he begrudgingly gave some simple diet advice: tape up on your refrigerator a one-page dietary outline given in a 1951 endocrinology textbook. It basically says to avoid carbs.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • H Horace
                                    26 Jul 2021, 02:17

                                    @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

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                                    I couldn't abide this one. She writes as if she assumes her readers are imbeciles. Or maybe 10 years old.
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                                    This one I loved. Also it has better practical knowledge. It's interesting that the "scientific consensus", and in particular the officially supported one from the governmental authorities, is still so wrong about weight loss. (Says a lot about "scientific consensus" in general.) There shouldn't be any reasonable doubt anymore that low carb diets are the best general approach. I was amused how Taubes, near the end of the book, gave a middle finger to diet books in general when he begrudgingly gave some simple diet advice: tape up on your refrigerator a one-page dietary outline given in a 1951 endocrinology textbook. It basically says to avoid carbs.

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                                    kluurs
                                    wrote on 26 Jul 2021, 03:05 last edited by
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                                    Knocking off another book I didn't read in school.

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                                      Horace
                                      wrote on 26 Jul 2021, 15:01 last edited by
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                                      I am amused by the disclaimer. "This book is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult a medical provider to determine the appropriateness of this information."

                                      Then the book goes on to explain how most medical professionals are completely wrong and cannot be trusted on this subject.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • H Horace
                                        26 Jul 2021, 15:01

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                                        I am amused by the disclaimer. "This book is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult a medical provider to determine the appropriateness of this information."

                                        Then the book goes on to explain how most medical professionals are completely wrong and cannot be trusted on this subject.

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                                        kluurs
                                        wrote on 26 Jul 2021, 19:07 last edited by
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                                        @horace I just started reading this one. I prefer Dr. Fung's take on things to the Fast Feast Repeat book written by the teacher/educator. The thing I dislike about this latest book is the heavy handed promotion of Mr. Moore's other books. That seems a trend in a few of these books - hawking other books, supplements, products, etc.

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                                          Catseye3
                                          wrote on 30 Jul 2021, 14:31 last edited by
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                                          I haven't redd this book, but as there are a number of Le Carre fans here, I'm posting it because of what Kirkus Review said about it: “An absorbing, superbly written novel likely to stand as one of the best spy novels of the year”

                                          https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Intelligence-Oliver-Harris-ebook/dp/B07T3J2GJD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+shadow+intelligence&qid=1627655453&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

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

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