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Re: Do you read?
[Re: John175☮]
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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.â€
-Chuck Palahniuk
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Re: Do you read?
[Re: Gourdbuster]
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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?
[Re: Jpurdue]
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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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Re: Do you read?
[Re: Ted Martin]
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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.â€
-Chuck Palahniuk
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