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What are you reading - book recommendations for the new year.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 7:41 am
Posted on 12/13/16 at 7:41 am
I just started The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**K, and this seems like one that would be enjoyed by the OT crew. I have already realized that when it comes to LSU athletics, I give way too many f**ks. LINK
best quote in chapter1: Just like the road not take, it was the F**k not given that has made all the difference.
Publishers summary:
best quote in chapter1: Just like the road not take, it was the F**k not given that has made all the difference.
Publishers summary:
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For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shite is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
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Manson makes the argument, backed by both academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade but on learning to stomach lemons better.
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There are only so many things we can give a f*ck about, so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear.
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Posted on 12/13/16 at 7:43 am to ithad2bme
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book recommendations for the new year.
Do you think I give a f*ck?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 7:43 am to ithad2bme
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I just started The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**K, and this seems like one that would be enjoyed by the OT crew.
I already give so few fricks as it is. If I give any less I'd have to take up a life of celibacy.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 7:45 am to ithad2bme
I'm reading Plato at the Googleplex. Good stuff.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 7:53 am to ithad2bme
Ready Player One was good. Easy read and they are making it into a movie next year. Just started Seveneves. Kinda ehh so far. Flashman is an board favorite. I enjoyed What If. Lots o' science, but pretty funny.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:00 am to ithad2bme
Amazing book... highly recommend it.
Favorite series
One of my Top 5 all time reads.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:01 am to ithad2bme
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:03 am to ithad2bme
"City of Thieves" by Jack Benioff
Easy read with a good amount of humour and tension.
Historical fiction based off of WWII
Easy read with a good amount of humour and tension.
Historical fiction based off of WWII
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:05 am to BlackCoffeeKid
Just picked this up, it's book 6 in The Expanse series
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:17 am to mylsuhat
Steven Rinella is awesome. Do you watch his show? I'll have to check out the book
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:21 am to ithad2bme
The best books I’ve read over the past few months have been:
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
I would recommend any of them.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
I would recommend any of them.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:23 am to The Seaward
Christine - Steven King
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:31 am to Paul Allen
Ramona the Pest
or
Henry and Beezus
or
Henry and Beezus
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:33 am to ithad2bme
The Frackers. Gregory Zuckerman
Started out a little rough but is getting better. Could be its written by someone with little knowledge of the industry and I am in it. Not near as well written as other similar books I have read but its getting better so we will see.
Wrote a book about the Big Short guys that I may check out.
If you like history and curious about oil and gas I highly suggest The Prize and The Big Rich.
If there is any M&A guys in here I highky suggest The Taking if Getty Oil.
Started out a little rough but is getting better. Could be its written by someone with little knowledge of the industry and I am in it. Not near as well written as other similar books I have read but its getting better so we will see.
Wrote a book about the Big Short guys that I may check out.
If you like history and curious about oil and gas I highly suggest The Prize and The Big Rich.
If there is any M&A guys in here I highky suggest The Taking if Getty Oil.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:37 am to mikelbr
Papillon by Henri Charriere
The Last Train To Paradise by Les Standiford. This was an interesting book that talked about the train line they built to Key West. It also talks a lot about the development of Miami and the area of S Florida.
The Last Train To Paradise by Les Standiford. This was an interesting book that talked about the train line they built to Key West. It also talks a lot about the development of Miami and the area of S Florida.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:42 am to Loubacca
Barbarians at the Gate: the fall of RJR Nabisco
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:42 am to ithad2bme
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Just like the road not take, it was the F**k not given that has made all the difference.
Your enlightened author missed the point of that poem. I'd reconsider any epiphanies that came from reading this book.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:56 am to LucasP
Upvote for Ready Player One, especially if you were a child of the 80's. Lots of 80's references and a pretty interesting story as well. I've got about 100 pages left...
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:04 am to frankenfish
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Ready Player One
I'm about 100 pages in. I can't hardly put the book down, great read.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 9:06 am to LSUaFOOL
The Blade Itself.
About 1/2 the way through and it is fantastic.
About 1/2 the way through and it is fantastic.
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