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What are you reading now?

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  • K kluurs
    20 Apr 2020, 15:51

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    Recommended - very interesting book that even as a former sleep laboratory technician I learned a lot.

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    George K
    wrote on 30 Apr 2020, 22:49 last edited by
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    @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

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    Recommended - very interesting book that even as a former sleep laboratory technician I learned a lot.

    Up next. Really looking forward to it. Thanks for the recommendation.

    "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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    • J jon-nyc
      20 Apr 2020, 16:42

      Ever notice you can scroll through this thread and just look at the cover images and usually know who posted it?

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      Horace
      wrote on 1 May 2020, 00:29 last edited by
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      @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

      Ever notice you can scroll through this thread and just look at the cover images and usually know who posted it?

      Yes, all the books I never post about are the ones I'm not reading.

      Education is extremely important.

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        George K
        wrote on 1 May 2020, 15:10 last edited by
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        Just started "Why We Sleep" this morning.

        One of the most fascinating books I've read in a long time. I'm only about 1/6 of the way through it, but it's a great read. Very accessible to the non-scientist too.

        "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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        • Q QuantumIvory
          23 Apr 2020, 21:03

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          Covers Churchill's first year as prime minister. Wow...what a page turner. Impossible to put down.

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          taiwan_girl
          wrote on 3 May 2020, 14:47 last edited by
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          @QuantumIvory

          I am reading Dead Wake by the same writer. Good book so far.

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          • T taiwan_girl
            3 May 2020, 14:47

            @QuantumIvory

            I am reading Dead Wake by the same writer. Good book so far.

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            George K
            wrote on 3 May 2020, 16:49 last edited by
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            @taiwan_girl said in What are you reading now?:

            @QuantumIvory

            I am reading Dead Wake by the same writer. Good book so far.

            I love Larson's books. I got hooked on them with "Devil in the White City."

            "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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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 12 May 2020, 12:28 last edited by
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              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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                George K
                wrote on 15 May 2020, 16:09 last edited by
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                Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.

                Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:

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                "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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                  Jolly
                  wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:10 last edited by
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                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:13 last edited by
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                    Just finished a good popcorn read:

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                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      A Former User
                      wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:23 last edited by A Former User
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                        15 May 2020, 17:23

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                        A Former User
                        wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:23 last edited by
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                        guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

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                          kluurs
                          wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:43 last edited by
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                            kluurs
                            wrote on 15 May 2020, 17:44 last edited by
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                            George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well. Wish we were about 20 years younger. ce43d8ce-2963-40fb-86bc-6995e82bb89a-image.png

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                              Horace
                              wrote on 15 May 2020, 18:11 last edited by
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                              Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • ? A Former User
                                15 May 2020, 17:23

                                guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 15 May 2020, 18:49 last edited by
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                                @nobodyssock said in What are you reading now?:

                                guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

                                Click on the picture icon (fourth from the right), and copy the url of the picture you share. Paste into that command:

                                ![alt text]( image url)

                                So it will look like this:

                                ![alt text](http://ww w.dreadcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/e86891c7fd444d6ada8d0327f6a26b94.jpg)

                                I inserted a couple of spaces so that it would look sort of what you should see.

                                Result? This:

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                                "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
                                  15 May 2020, 18:49

                                  @nobodyssock said in What are you reading now?:

                                  guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

                                  Click on the picture icon (fourth from the right), and copy the url of the picture you share. Paste into that command:

                                  ![alt text]( image url)

                                  So it will look like this:

                                  ![alt text](http://ww w.dreadcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/e86891c7fd444d6ada8d0327f6a26b94.jpg)

                                  I inserted a couple of spaces so that it would look sort of what you should see.

                                  Result? This:

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                                  A Former User
                                  wrote on 16 May 2020, 16:04 last edited by
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                                  thanks George. I thought I did just that.

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                                  • kluursK kluurs
                                    15 May 2020, 17:44

                                    George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well. Wish we were about 20 years younger. ce43d8ce-2963-40fb-86bc-6995e82bb89a-image.png

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 16 May 2020, 18:05 last edited by
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                                    @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

                                    George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well.

                                    Thanks for the tip. I'll seek it out and queue it up after my current thriller.

                                    "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
                                      15 May 2020, 16:09

                                      Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.

                                      Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 21 May 2020, 20:39 last edited by
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                                      @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                                      Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.

                                      Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:

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                                      Yeah. Popcorn indeed. And just as satisfying.

                                      Has all the marks of a really good thriller - confusing crime, missing person, lots of misdirection.

                                      But, popcorn ain't a good meal. The ending was rushed, confusing, and though satisfying, like popcorn, wasn't really fulfilling. 3/5 stars.

                                      Up next, based on Kluurs recommendation:

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                                      Looking forward to it.

                                      "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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                                        taiwan_girl
                                        wrote on 22 May 2020, 09:41 last edited by
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                                        Finished this. Really good book! Very interesting.

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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 22 May 2020, 10:16 last edited by
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                                          I read that a couple years back. Very good

                                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                          -Cormac McCarthy

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