Re: Recommend a book thread
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 4:48 pm
There are naval chaplains too.
One of the guys in the video did seem like he might sometimes wear a dog collar, I suppose.DoomYoshi wrote:There are naval chaplains too.
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One of the guys in the video did seem like he might sometimes wear a dog collar, I suppose.DoomYoshi wrote:There are naval chaplains too.
You seem pretty sane and grounded. Are you sure this is the right forum for you?jusplay4fun wrote:I like non-fiction books that get one to think about things in a different and interesing way, a new way to "connect the dots" to better offer insights into the world.
1) Anything by Malcolm Gladwell is worth reading, IMO. I recently read Outliers, giving examples of how certain individuals achieved great things and what they needed,, other than JUS luck or intelligence. There is a confluence of many factors. The case study of Bill Gates is a great example. Most think that he became a billionaire due to his brains and LUCK....BUT WAIT, there is MORE....
2) Freakonomics (and its follow-up, Super Freakonomics) by Levitt and Dubner are similar books. There is a great story in there of the power of regression analysis (yes, can be full of ZZZZZZ's, but the style make it actually interesting....IMO, HUMBLE. as it is....) to "tease" conclusions and insights out of a mass of data. That section deals with parenting and its impact on student success in school, a topic a teacher, like me, would find helpful.
If you like his stuff, I highly recommend Atul Gawande- he does what Gladwel does for economics, but in the field of medicine.jusplay4fun wrote:I like non-fiction books that get one to think about things in a different and interesing way, a new way to "connect the dots" to better offer insights into the world.
1) Anything by Malcolm Gladwell is worth reading, IMO. I recently read Outliers, giving examples of how certain individuals achieved great things and what they needed,, other than JUS luck or intelligence. There is a confluence of many factors. The case study of Bill Gates is a great example. Most think that he became a billionaire due to his brains and LUCK....BUT WAIT, there is MORE....
2) Freakonomics (and its follow-up, Super Freakonomics) by Levitt and Dubner are similar books. There is a great story in there of the power of regression analysis (yes, can be full of ZZZZZZ's, but the style make it actually interesting....IMO, HUMBLE. as it is....) to "tease" conclusions and insights out of a mass of data. That section deals with parenting and its impact on student success in school, a topic a teacher, like me, would find helpful.
DoomYoshi wrote:You seem pretty sane and grounded. Are you sure this is the right forum for you?jusplay4fun wrote:I like non-fiction books that get one to think about things in a different and interesing way, a new way to "connect the dots" to better offer insights into the world.
1) Anything by Malcolm Gladwell is worth reading, IMO. I recently read Outliers, giving examples of how certain individuals achieved great things and what they needed,, other than JUS luck or intelligence. There is a confluence of many factors. The case study of Bill Gates is a great example. Most think that he became a billionaire due to his brains and LUCK....BUT WAIT, there is MORE....
2) Freakonomics (and its follow-up, Super Freakonomics) by Levitt and Dubner are similar books. There is a great story in there of the power of regression analysis (yes, can be full of ZZZZZZ's, but the style make it actually interesting....IMO, HUMBLE. as it is....) to "tease" conclusions and insights out of a mass of data. That section deals with parenting and its impact on student success in school, a topic a teacher, like me, would find helpful.
The Freakonomics blog used to be really good too.
DoomYoshi wrote:You seem pretty sane and grounded. Are you sure this is the right forum for you?jusplay4fun wrote:I like non-fiction books that get one to think about things in a different and interesing way, a new way to "connect the dots" to better offer insights into the world.
1) Anything by Malcolm Gladwell is worth reading, IMO. I recently read Outliers, giving examples of how certain individuals achieved great things and what they needed,, other than JUS luck or intelligence. There is a confluence of many factors. The case study of Bill Gates is a great example. Most think that he became a billionaire due to his brains and LUCK....BUT WAIT, there is MORE....
2) Freakonomics (and its follow-up, Super Freakonomics) by Levitt and Dubner are similar books. There is a great story in there of the power of regression analysis (yes, can be full of ZZZZZZ's, but the style make it actually interesting....IMO, HUMBLE. as it is....) to "tease" conclusions and insights out of a mass of data. That section deals with parenting and its impact on student success in school, a topic a teacher, like me, would find helpful.
The Freakonomics blog used to be really good too.
I'm a bit sceptical of the post-Conan-Doyle Sherlock Holmes genre. To be fair, I think some of the CD era stories were pretty silly. I shall await your elucidation.jonesthecurl wrote:I'll say more about "why" later, but I was totally blown away by Laurie King's "The Murder of Mary Russell".
Symmetry wrote:I'm a bit sceptical of the post-Conan-Doyle Sherlock Holmes genre. To be fair, I think some of the CD era stories were pretty silly. I shall await your elucidation.jonesthecurl wrote:I'll say more about "why" later, but I was totally blown away by Laurie King's "The Murder of Mary Russell".
For Sci-fi lovers, I just found a copy of Richard Morgan's "Altered Carbon" in a second hand book store. All previous copies owned by me having been lent out. Great book if you're a fan of Blade Runner, but don't bother with the sequels.
Hmm- I'll give it a grudging go.jonesthecurl wrote:Symmetry wrote:I'm a bit sceptical of the post-Conan-Doyle Sherlock Holmes genre. To be fair, I think some of the CD era stories were pretty silly. I shall await your elucidation.jonesthecurl wrote:I'll say more about "why" later, but I was totally blown away by Laurie King's "The Murder of Mary Russell".
For Sci-fi lovers, I just found a copy of Richard Morgan's "Altered Carbon" in a second hand book store. All previous copies owned by me having been lent out. Great book if you're a fan of Blade Runner, but don't bother with the sequels.
I am I have to dmit a fan of non-ACD Holmes. Laurie King is he best there is I think, but in this one she excels herself. You don't need to have read the others (this is about no 14), you just need to know that (a) Holmes didn't "retire" when he went to live in the country and (b0 he is now married to Mary Russell, a much younger person.
This book is for the most part the story of Mrs Hudson and her surprisingly past, and would be a great read if Holmes and Russell never even appeared.
Nah, kid.warmonger1981 wrote:Playboy or Hustlers. Are those books?
Symmetry wrote:Nah, kid.warmonger1981 wrote:Playboy or Hustlers. Are those books?
they're not even porn dude.warmonger1981 wrote:Symmetry wrote:Nah, kid.warmonger1981 wrote:Playboy or Hustlers. Are those books?
Ahhh horseshit.
If you're reading them for the articles, you're kinda proving his point, no?warmonger1981 wrote:Porn?? I was talking about the articles. Have some class.
It is definitely a struggle. Did you find anyone to help you? Are there any good online resources you would recommend?Qista wrote:I really like reading books, I also have my own blog where I write reviews about this or that book. Although if you recall how hard it was for me to write reviews about the book at the beginning ... - I had to ask writers for help