What are you reading?
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Glad you got back into it. Not because I need the book back, but because it is a great read.
bigpoppa
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Reading this right now, interesting and good, its basically an MBA for the price of a book, none of it applies to small businesses or mom and pop shops, but very relevant for any bigger companies:
Reading this as well, it is excellent, very very good book, super interesting, and in depth. It basically combines finance, commerce, economics, history and archeology. (heard about it from an interesting bbc podcast "50 things that made the modern economy")
Reading this as well, it is excellent, very very good book, super interesting, and in depth. It basically combines finance, commerce, economics, history and archeology. (heard about it from an interesting bbc podcast "50 things that made the modern economy")
Wasn’t there a movie made off this book?
Chris-CJ
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Just finished reading a fact-novel on the situation in 1939 Palestine, not much has changed in 2023. The actors may have changed, the scenario is the same.
Ditto with the novel "Kursk", the war time strategy then in Ukraine is much the same as it is today, right down to the wrestling over the same city and area.
What is absolutely shocking is the casual disregard for life as described in the book "Operation Jubilee". The Canadian soldiers were sent to their demise in the name of political objective. The invasion of Dieppe had zero military value.
Ditto with the novel "Kursk", the war time strategy then in Ukraine is much the same as it is today, right down to the wrestling over the same city and area.
What is absolutely shocking is the casual disregard for life as described in the book "Operation Jubilee". The Canadian soldiers were sent to their demise in the name of political objective. The invasion of Dieppe had zero military value.
Just finished this. Forget the toys for tots runs these guys are just plain bad.
Someone said earlier that Dieppe was a first draft, and plans were revised and improved, based upon the failures there; I hope they're right.
Chris-CJ
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Glad to see that there is another interest in Military history here, thank you for your valid comment!
That was the "escape" clause used by the organizers of that ill-fated raid.
Military strategists have said that such a rehearsal will have groomed the opposing force on what to expect and to make counter arrangements.
Mountbatten & Co mounted that op to convince the Russians to stay the course (Stalin, brushed that away) and to convince the US to agree that Opeation Torch (invasion of N. Africa) was better than a continental landing (which is what the US was in favor of).
There are other alternatives to achieving those aims rather than sending soldiers (from UK's "province", Canada) to a certain death.
I went and visited the beach and the cliffs. It looked like a terrible place to attack by sea.
Norcorider
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Matthew Perry memoir
Finished this book in 2 days.
Poorly edited, he jumps between timeline often, it's kind of difficult to keep a track. Also some content is repeated often and he contradicts himself in some of the stories.
But he is being honest and the reader can sense his remorse in the way he shares his struggle with addiction and alcoholism. He shares his earlier days growing up in Ottawa before moving to LA, how he had his first drink at 14.
Some of the events he shares were very personal but he doesn't hold back.
Not a typical best seller quality writing but I felt sorry for him once I finished the book.
RIP.
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Finished this book in 2 days.
Poorly edited, he jumps between timeline often, it's kind of difficult to keep a track. Also some content is repeated often and he contradicts himself in some of the stories.
But he is being honest and the reader can sense his remorse in the way he shares his struggle with addiction and alcoholism. He shares his earlier days growing up in Ottawa before moving to LA, how he had his first drink at 14.
Some of the events he shares were very personal but he doesn't hold back.
Not a typical best seller quality writing but I felt sorry for him once I finished the book.
RIP.
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If someone wants a challenge....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_B ... the_Fallen
CAN be read individually but are best taking in the entire story arc which is enormous. The books are generally 6-900 pgs or so.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_B ... the_Fallen
CAN be read individually but are best taking in the entire story arc which is enormous. The books are generally 6-900 pgs or so.
There are some incredibly memorable characters....
if you are up for it. .....
Any other book recommendations? Or just the two above?
