Book recommendations
04-29-2022, 10:59 AM
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Illuminatus! trilogy, by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
Anything by Kurt Vonnegut, but go back to his earlier works such as "Player Piano" and "The Sirens of Titan". These are downright prophetic.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Dune by Frank Herbert.
Fear and Loathing: On the campaign Trail 1972 by Hunter S. Thompson. Plus anything else by HST.
Seven Days in May by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II.
Anything by Kurt Vonnegut, but go back to his earlier works such as "Player Piano" and "The Sirens of Titan". These are downright prophetic.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Dune by Frank Herbert.
Fear and Loathing: On the campaign Trail 1972 by Hunter S. Thompson. Plus anything else by HST.
Seven Days in May by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II.
05-04-2022, 09:15 AM
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If anyone wants a fascinating 50,000’ view of the history of civilization in under 6 hours, Will and Ariel Durant’s The Lessons of History is a good (free) audiobook on Audible. It is simultaneously dated and timeless, revealing some interesting trends in human nature. Plenty to chew on.
05-04-2022, 03:33 PM
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"19 minutes to live" by Lew Jennings- his personal memoir of his time in Vietnam as a cobra pilot, including some stories from his colleagues. Fascinating read, and a really interesting perspective to hear about for people with no military background like myself.
05-05-2022, 11:25 AM
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King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild is another truly depressing account of man's inhumanity to man during the rubber trade ravage of the Congo.
05-06-2022, 11:24 AM
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05-15-2022, 10:01 AM
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To go along with the 5 year Outlook and BTC threads, I highly recommend Money Mischief by Milton Freidman (in his younger years). A great historical recap of what is money and currency, and their use throughout history; and how governments have used and abused them along the way.
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05-18-2022, 09:56 AM
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"The World of Yesterday: Memories of a European" - Stefan Zweig
A beautiful lookback at the dying days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire under the Hapsburgs, through WWI, and ending as clouds are gathering because of Hitler and WWII (author passed away in 1942)
A beautiful lookback at the dying days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire under the Hapsburgs, through WWI, and ending as clouds are gathering because of Hitler and WWII (author passed away in 1942)
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