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 Do you read?
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06/13/18 03:27 PM
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swalker9513
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790518
06/13/18 03:31 PM
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I'm The Dude
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Currently reading "The Prize" by Daniel Yergin
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790575
06/13/18 04:54 PM
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DCmac
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Project Gutenberg (Australia and Canada as well as Great Old USA) among my most-visited and -used websites. 
Fishing, a man knows a serenity of soul and peace of mind that he finds in doing nothing else, and it makes no difference whether or not he catches anything. The mind of a true fisherman is not on petty subjects.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790578
06/13/18 04:55 PM
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SgtDag
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Wife reads on average 2-3 books a week. Me...Im illiterate
"If you're going through hell keep going." Winston Churchill I open mouth kiss my sisters
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Re: Do you read?
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06/13/18 05:00 PM
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UGLYSHCTICK
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Wife reads on average 2-3 books a week. Me...Im illiterate my wife too, I read 2-3 books a life
Just want to make folks smile, and spit coffee on their keyboard.
If you put beans in your chili, you don't know beans about chili.
God doesn't create temporary people, you will spend eternity somewhere. Choose wisely.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790601
06/13/18 05:10 PM
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Hard Rain
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These days mostly John Sandford or Ken Follet books. Go a bit burned out on James Patterson books.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790638
06/13/18 05:38 PM
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retdbasser
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Just downloaded Kindle app to android tablet to get off books. Like to read Westerns, Bios, fiction and non-fiction and read about 4 per week. Love books based on real events. Favorite author is W.E.B. Griffin's war stories.
Prepare for the future-it will be here tomorrow.
Personal Best Large Mouth Bass 9 lbs. 12 oz 5/13/19.
Herb Stein, who famously reminded us that “if something can’t go on forever, it will stop.”
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790657
06/13/18 05:54 PM
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The Panther
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There are usually at least 6 books on my nightstand all in various stages of completion. Which one I pick up depends on the mood I'm in. Listen to tons of audio books and podcasts too. Mostly non-fiction.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790662
06/13/18 05:58 PM
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Kattelyn
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I have my physical library for reference materials and a few old favorites. One room of the house is nothing but bookshelves pretty much, and the paperbacks are double stacked. Kindle is for my "mind candy" fiction... the stuff I'll finish in a day or two at most. Audible is kind of a mix of both but I don't tend to listen to a bunch of fiction.
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Re: Do you read?
[Re: swalker9513]
#12790696
06/13/18 06:27 PM
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I just finished "The Subtle Art of not giving a F***" by Mark Manson. Very interesting read
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790704
06/13/18 06:34 PM
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Floon Swenson
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I'm not certain that anybody in the OT actually fishes, but for those that do, and read, pick up something by John Gierach if you've never given him a go. He's the next best thing to being on the water.
His books (and there are many) all read quick and are just about impossible to put down.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790766
06/13/18 07:27 PM
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RATZ
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does listening to books on Audible count? I go through about one a month on it.
In college is when I started to read some and Kinky Friedman has some funny stuff. Now days it's almost all non-fiction.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790781
06/13/18 07:41 PM
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Bass Bug
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i read Satan is Real the biography of The Louvin Brothers
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790798
06/13/18 08:01 PM
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Jpurdue
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At any given time I have a good half dozen going. Currently sitting on my night stand:
1. Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink
2. Why we sleep - Matthew Walker
3. The subtle art of not giving a F* Mark Manson
4. Enlightenment now - Steven Pinker
5. Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet -Jesse Itzler
6. We Learn Nothing - Tim Kreider
Depending on my mood I pick up one every night for about an hour before bed. I finish a couple per month.
My favorite book of all time is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. It's the most incredible survival story I've ever read. If you read it two things happen. 1. You can't complain for a good month. 2. You come to the realization the generations before us had so much grit as compared to today they almost seem like a different species.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Do you read?
[Re: Jpurdue]
#12790804
06/13/18 08:04 PM
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CrankAddict
The Panther
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At any given time I have a good half dozen going. Currently sitting on my night stand:
1. Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink
2. Why we sleep - Matthew Walker
3. The subtle art of not giving a F* Mark Manson
4. Enlightenment now - Steven Pinker
5. Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet -Jesse Itzler
6. We Learn Nothing - Tim Kreider
Depending on my mood I pick up one every night for about an hour before bed. I finish a couple per month.
My favorite book of all time is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. It's the most incredible survival story I've ever read. If you read it two things happen. 1. You can't complain for a good month. 2. You come to the realization the generations before us had so much grit as compared to today they almost seem like a different species. I've just started Extreme Ownership. Common sense stuff when you think about it, but really makes you think and immediately helpful. His podcast is awesome if you haven't checked it out yet. #3 was really great too. Check out Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss. It's absolutely inspirational. https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Mentors-Sho...rds=tim+ferriss
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Re: Do you read?
[Re: swalker9513]
#12790810
06/13/18 08:09 PM
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Notaguide
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I just saw him at the majestic not to long ago. Never heard of him before. Interesting guy.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790830
06/13/18 08:27 PM
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CrankAddict
The Panther
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So jealous! It sold out before I could get tickets. How was it?
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790843
06/13/18 08:36 PM
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Notaguide
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Very interesting. He and I have very similar thoughts on life. Ive watched quite a few of his YouTube videos since then
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790848
06/13/18 08:39 PM
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Jpurdue
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At any given time I have a good half dozen going. Currently sitting on my night stand:
1. Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink
2. Why we sleep - Matthew Walker
3. The subtle art of not giving a F* Mark Manson
4. Enlightenment now - Steven Pinker
5. Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet -Jesse Itzler
6. We Learn Nothing - Tim Kreider
Depending on my mood I pick up one every night for about an hour before bed. I finish a couple per month.
My favorite book of all time is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. It's the most incredible survival story I've ever read. If you read it two things happen. 1. You can't complain for a good month. 2. You come to the realization the generations before us had so much grit as compared to today they almost seem like a different species. I've just started Extreme Ownership. Common sense stuff when you think about it, but really makes you think and immediately helpful. His podcast is awesome if you haven't checked it out yet. #3 was really great too. Check out Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss. It's absolutely inspirational. https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Mentors-Sho...rds=tim+ferrissI've read tribe of mentors, I would rate it like 3 stars... I actually thought his prior book on the subject Tools of Titans was much much better. I'd rate that one 4.5 stars. Check it out for sure if you haven't.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790853
06/13/18 08:41 PM
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texasbass1
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I read
Bassmaster
FLW Magazine
BASS Times
and a few shooting magazines.
Other than that I'll wait for the movie
Pat Leach
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24 Mercury 150 Pro XS 4 Stroke
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Re: Do you read?
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#12790900
06/13/18 09:12 PM
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CrankAddict
The Panther
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At any given time I have a good half dozen going. Currently sitting on my night stand:
1. Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink
2. Why we sleep - Matthew Walker
3. The subtle art of not giving a F* Mark Manson
4. Enlightenment now - Steven Pinker
5. Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet -Jesse Itzler
6. We Learn Nothing - Tim Kreider
Depending on my mood I pick up one every night for about an hour before bed. I finish a couple per month.
My favorite book of all time is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. It's the most incredible survival story I've ever read. If you read it two things happen. 1. You can't complain for a good month. 2. You come to the realization the generations before us had so much grit as compared to today they almost seem like a different species. I've just started Extreme Ownership. Common sense stuff when you think about it, but really makes you think and immediately helpful. His podcast is awesome if you haven't checked it out yet. #3 was really great too. Check out Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss. It's absolutely inspirational. https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Mentors-Sho...rds=tim+ferrissI've read tribe of mentors, I would rate it like 3 stars... I actually thought his prior book on the subject Tools of Titans was much much better. I'd rate that one 4.5 stars. Check it out for sure if you haven't. I've heard him talk about it and it's on my list. Got a little out of control on Amazon. When you listen to his podcast he recommends so many books that I just order them all. I've grounded myself until I get through at least half of them.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12791228
06/14/18 02:03 AM
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Oldrabbit
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You left off technical code books and procedures. What a pleasure it was to read ASME section 5, 8, & 9 and all of the other code books for the API exams. And to make it even worse is there were open book and closed book exams so you had to memorize lots of it.
Ready to be retired and read for pleasure soon.
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Re: Do you read?
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06/14/18 03:45 AM
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Wife reads on average 2-3 books a week. Me...Im illiterate I do also. Habit from being on the road so many years
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Re: Do you read?
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06/14/18 04:44 AM
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Duck_Hunter
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Just downloaded Kindle app to android tablet to get off books. Like to read Westerns, Bios, fiction and non-fiction and read about 4 per week. Love books based on real events. Favorite author is W.E.B. Griffin's war stories. Longmire and Joe Pickett series are both really good. Ive started listening to podcasts, as someone mentioned above. There are some very interesting historical podcasts, as well as episodic story podcasts out there. Plus, there are a few sports and comedy podcasts I like. Not reading, but offer some things to think about.
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Re: Do you read?
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06/14/18 03:25 PM
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John175☮
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I have 116 audio books and add one every month. Does that count?
“Do not pray for easier lives. Pray to be stronger men.” -JFK
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Re: Do you read?
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06/14/18 03:29 PM
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TexDawg
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No, never have been a big reader. Ive only read about 5 novels cover to cover in my life.
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Re: Do you read?
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#12791782
06/14/18 03:44 PM
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I read 3 newspapers every day sometimes 4 they are usually the Amarillo Globe news, Daily Oklahoman, and or Dallas Morning News or the Houston Chronicle.
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Re: Do you read?
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06/14/18 04:07 PM
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Gourdbuster
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I have 116 audio books and add one every month. Does that count? Audio books really upped my reading habits after I started working and didn't have as much time to read, now I can listen in the car or while doing busy work at my desk. BUT there is something special about the smell of a printed hardcover in your hands, especially when you get about halfway through and it just sort of lays open naturally.
“You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake.
You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else.
We're all part of the same compost heap.
We're the all singing, all dancing [censored] of the world.”
-Chuck Palahniuk
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Re: Do you read?
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06/14/18 04:10 PM
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John175☮
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I have 116 audio books and add one every month. Does that count? Audio books really upped my reading habits after I started working and didn't have as much time to read, now I can listen in the car or while doing busy work at my desk. BUT there is something special about the smell of a printed hardcover in your hands, especially when you get about halfway through and it just sort of lays open naturally. I listen to audio books while fishing. No time to set aside reading a traditional book although I have tons. I do take traditional books on "phone-free" vacations. Nothing like sitting in the shade on a cool afternoon reading a good book. One book I like is "The Truth Machine" by James Halperin "The Truth Machine (1996) is a science fiction novel by James L. Halperin about a genius who invents an infallible lie detector. Soon, every citizen must pass a thorough test under a Truth Machine to get a job or receive any sort of license. Eventually, people begin wearing them all the time, thus eliminating dishonesty in all parts of human interaction, and eliminating crime, terrorism and a great deal of general social problems" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truth_Machine
“Do not pray for easier lives. Pray to be stronger men.” -JFK
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Re: Do you read?
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#12791828
06/14/18 04:16 PM
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Ted Martin
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My favorite book of all time is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing.
fantastic book. unbelievable what they overcame and survived - those were some smart, hard, mentally/physically tough dudes.
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06/14/18 04:44 PM
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Gourdbuster
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My favorite book of all time is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing.
fantastic book. unbelievable what they overcame and survived - those were some smart, hard, mentally/physically tough dudes. Spoiler alert!!!!!
“You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake.
You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else.
We're all part of the same compost heap.
We're the all singing, all dancing [censored] of the world.”
-Chuck Palahniuk
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