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I came across this book from Nassim Taleb on a favorite forum of mine.I find myself drawn to this irreverent gentlemen and his ideas - having now purchased 3 of his books and listened to several of his talks online. Have you read it? if so...I'm interested to see what you took from it? For...

This thread inspired me to pull my copy down of the top shelf of my bookcase, and dig in!

I'd thoroughly recommend all of Cornelius Ryan's books on WWII: The Longest Day - covers the events of D-Day. A Bridge Too Far - the ambitious yet failed airborne assault into the Netherlands The Last Battle - the battle for Berlin I was gripped by each of these books, Ryan writes in an...

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A good question sir, I'm not sure I've figured that one out yet! Firstly, I am no fan of rain - so my native land wasn't much help there either, I won't claim to have acclimatized to -40 Celsius yet when it happens, I'm not sure I believe anyone can even achieve such a thing... For the most...

To me, Philosophy is a subject that you should gently ease yourself into, rather than a full-blown jump into the deep end. My personal favorite school is Stoicism, and some of the most prominent writers here are also some of the most readable in my opinion. Thoroughly recommended titles (with...

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt - by Edmund Morris. This is a pretty fascinating account of someone who, to me - was one of the most interesting people in history. Morris won the Pulitzer Prize for this which of course gives a fairly clear idea of the quality of this title. Incisive, lucid...

I bought a Kindle Paperwhite not too long ago; it is quite a useful little thing. I bought it to tackle severe storage issues I was facing with normal books. I find it is fairly pleasurable to read on, but for me it does not bring the same fulfillment I get with a physical book. As such, I...

Good Day to you! I've been quietly labouring away against the unrelenting tidal wave of books I seem to accumulate, all the while unaware of what appears to be a lively forum where I might converse with others perhaps experiencing something similar! I'm a native Britisher now living in Western...