What are you reading now?
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Finished The Gene today.
I’ll start this at the gym tomorrow:
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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.
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@mark Ha!
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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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Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka
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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.
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@George-K said in What are you reading now?:
@mark that guy could have at least worn a necktie.
What a schlub.
He’s clearly a man of the people.
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I call bullshit on the backdrop.
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You lose. We were at a hotel in Coral Gables for a multi-day conference, they pulled me out at some point for a photo shoot.
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There were several (these are raw).
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@jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:
You lose. We were at a hotel in Coral Gables for a multi-day conference, they pulled me out at some point for a photo shoot.
Do I really lose if the backdrop itself is bullshit?
Nice ones!
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Just finished this book.. (Actually listened to the audio book)
Really good and really good researched. About a Dutch ship in 1628 that shipwrecked off the coast of Australia and almost a "Lord of the Flies" result for the people stranded on some small islands.
Quite interesting was the discussion of the ship and what it was like to travel on a ship like that, even for the best passengers! I dont think I will complain if I fly economy!! 555
Also, the lead mutiny guy was executed, and his punishment was to have both hands cut off and then hanged!! For his lead officers, their punishment was to have only one hand cut off then hanged!! :eek
They built a re-creation of the ship. Some interesting videos of what it really was like.
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@taiwan_girl thanks TG, that kind of thing is perfect for me, i love maritime tales.
added to my amazon shopping list
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Finished "The Emperor of All Maladies" this afternoon.
What a fantastic dive into our understanding, and lack thereof, of cancer in its various forms.
As someone who lost contact with the world of oncology in the late 1970s, I found it a fascinating journey that research and care has undergone since then. "Back in my day" we used to joke that all oncologists need to wear black coats, because the results of their care were so dismal.
We weren't wrong.
But now it's all different.
Highly recommended.
"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.
