We haven’t had a thread about books for a while - Yes E, [I]The Serpent’s Coil, [/I] read it a long time ago, don’t recall the details, maybe time to read it again. It might still be here in the house somewhere.

[image] GLMASailor: I just finished the “Matthews Men” last week. Hard to put down and finished it really quick. Amazing the shear amount of sailors and merchant tonnage lost due to the German U-boats and the guys kept going back out to sea. I’m about half-way through it now and also recommen…

[image] Kennebec_Captain: The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds. Anyone interested in the Kahneman and Tversky’s work on human decison making this is a very readable story. Same writer, Lewis that wrote Money Ball. Just finished the Undoing Project and also recommend it. …

[image] KPChief: This is the sort of thing that needs to be in resource management courses. Need to figure out what’s ahead: Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction I was put off by the title but this book covers a lot of ground, including the Biases of Kahneman and Taversky’ b…

Just finished the Dark Tower series by Stephen King? Not nautical or self help-ish but a great read, if a bit grim. Keeps your brain occupied and active har har har

Yes, I have read that one and really enjoyed it, and “Chaos” as well by the same author. You must read like I do. I don’t recall the chapter on the Wikipedia entry, I’ll have to reread it. When I checked the entry I noticed it had changed a great deal.

[image] Kennebec_Captain: “Chaos” as well by the same author. You must read like I do. His biography of Richard Feynman is another gem (almost as good as Feynman’s Autobiography which is a definate must read). And yes, I do read a lot. Often multiple books at a time (usually one print, one k…

Why the West Rules–for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future. Immoderate Greatness: Why Civilizations Fail Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud Philosophy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Reader Capital in…

A universe from nothing - Lawrence M. Krauss

Unsinkable Sailors: The fall and rise of the last crew of the Frank E. Evans American Boys: The true story of the Lost 74 of the Viet Nam War. Originally I thought that they did not deserve to be on THE WALL. Because, in fact, they were outside the combat zone. However, upon reading these two bo…

What books are you reading or have finished lately

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john January 24, 2018, 1:06pm 67

James Gleick’s book titled “Information” discusses the word, the connotations and devotes a chapter to the evolution of that very Wikipedia entry. It’s a solid read.

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What books are you reading or have finished lately

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