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  • einhander
    R3VLimited
    • Apr 2004
    • 2024

    #226
    Just finished Duty by the Former Sec Defense Robert Gates.

    Excellent insight into Washington dysfunction - check it out. It's a quick one.
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    • bikerbill2021
      E30 Modder
      • Mar 2008
      • 933

      #227
      Originally posted by Farbin Kaiber
      ^Excellent book.

      I suggest this one next then.

      Originally posted by keine30
      This is what I'm reading right now

      just ordered these two, as well as this one, glen heggstad is one of my fav authors, an old hells angel rider, does a lot of solo riding across all sorts of countries. i read his blog for his other book "one more day everywhere" before he printed it, and it was very enticing.

      this one is about his journey through south america, with all the hardships and joys involved, including his capture by a rebel army, bad ass

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      • emerson.
        E30 Addict
        • Jun 2012
        • 485

        #228
        Reread this. Much better than when I was forced to read in in high school


        The girlfriend bought me these that I haven't started yet


        Because I'm attempting the lotr hurdle again


        Originally posted by LowR3V'in
        It's in the name e30tech not e30offtopic

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        • bades2001
          Wrencher
          • Jan 2005
          • 209

          #229


          Just finished reading 'A higher call' Well worth the read!

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          • mrsleeve
            I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
            • Mar 2005
            • 16385

            #230
            ^
            Very worth the read I got though it in 3 days last summer
            Originally posted by Fusion
            If a car is the epitome of freedom, than an electric car is house arrest with your wife titty fucking your next door neighbor.
            The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. -Alexis de Tocqueville


            The Desire to Save Humanity is Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule it- H. L. Mencken

            Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants.
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            • ajhostetter
              E30 Fanatic
              • Apr 2013
              • 1218

              #231
              "The Bravest Man" The Story of Dick O'Kane and the USS Tang. Fascinating account.

              Just finished "Life" by Keith Richards.

              Probably the two best books I read this past year.
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              • Keith M
                R3VLimited
                • Nov 2006
                • 2338

                #232
                Just read several of the early Tom Clancy books. I grew up in the 80's and it was interesting to read about the former Soviet Union and all the spy games we played with them.
                Next up is James Clevell followed by Ken Follett and I still have to read the whole Robert Jordan series.
                Ah, life without tv.

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                • acolella76
                  R3VLimited
                  • Apr 2010
                  • 2950

                  #233


                  and




                  and of course books like Brave New World, Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies, etc. I've reread since graduating high school. Definitely better the second time around.
                  -Alex

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                  • Andy.B
                    E30 Mastermind
                    • Sep 2011
                    • 1650

                    #234
                    Some of the recent books I've read:

                    World War Z

                    Superfreakonomics

                    The art of racing in the rain

                    Modern operating systems


                    My father passed away from cancer this past year. The books Sum and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance made a big impact on me while dealing with the loss.

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                    • LuckyHenriksen
                      R3V Elite
                      • Jun 2010
                      • 4244

                      #235
                      My all time favorite book is Atlas Shrugged, glad to see someone else mention it here


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                      • Ray Smoodiver
                        Moderator
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 8809

                        #236
                        [QUOTE=mrsleeve;3961126]existing thread on this kinda thing



                        Yusss thread merge worked!

                        In my current pile of books by the bed:
















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                        • einhander
                          R3VLimited
                          • Apr 2004
                          • 2024

                          #237
                          Just started this:


                          Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trash Trade - really good read.
                          2011 1M Alpine white/black
                          1996 Civic white/black
                          1988 M3 lachs/black

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                          • ST1G
                            R3V OG
                            • Oct 2012
                            • 6689

                            #238
                            Originally posted by LuckyHenriksen
                            My all time favorite book is Atlas Shrugged, glad to see someone else mention it here
                            It's a great book.

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                            • anabolice30
                              E30 Modder
                              • Jul 2013
                              • 946

                              #239
                              I was reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography. First fifty pages were pretty interested, but god can he ramble. I'll probably just read the journal he made at sea and pick up something else.

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                              • ParsedOut
                                E30 Fanatic
                                • Sep 2005
                                • 1437

                                #240
                                Finished A Song of Ice and Fire series about 6 months ago...kind of wish I had waited until after watching the TV series cause it's kind of ruining my watching pleasure. "They didn't do that in the book!" or "The skipped a huge story line here!". Oh well, guess I should count my blessings that they are doing a massive series instead of trying to fit it into a 2 hour movie.

                                Anyway, then I read Lone Survivor in a weekend. I enjoyed it, not as much as the hype led me to believe. Finally watched the movie and they did it relative justice however wasn't a fan of the real Marcus Lutrell in the movie, kind of takes away from the person he portrays himself to be (humble, not looking for fame, telling the story for political awareness, etc).

                                Now I am several chapters into Assassin's Apprentice. If you like historical fiction with a bit of fantasy, this is really good so far.

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