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latest copy of Home Shop Machinist. Good article on making fuel tanks for small engines. Note: no bladders.

 

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Black Wind by Clive and Dirk Cussler

 

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Same here, Black Wind. All the Cussler books are great.

 

The Local Politics of Global Sustainability by Thomas Prugh, Robert Costanza, and Herman Daly.

 

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After reading last months issue of National Geographic while waiting for an appointment (great article on the physiological effects of becoming bipedal) I picked up the "Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins" by Carl Zimmer. I'm only just starting, but it's supposed to cover the 'hobbits' they found on that island in Indonesia. Will edit should it turn out to be spectacular or terrible =)

 

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I am currently reading a book I would recommend for one and all - The Case for Democracy by Natan Sharansky.

SUPERB book

 

#18 of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series. And I am getting bummed that I only have two to go after this...

rpm

 

The Omnivores Dilimma by Michael Pollen

if you care about what goes into your body and how it gets there, this is a must read.

one of the most common sources for the ingridients for processed foods is corn, including high fructose corn syrup which is about as bad for you as you can possibly get. the amount of corn the average person eats (either directly or indirectly) is detectable, measurable and alarming.

 

"What the Bleep Do We Know" by Arntz, Chasse and Vicente

 

This morning - The Funny Times
Ongoing - A Sideways Look at Time by Jay Griffiths

 

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He's not bad but he's not his dad: "The Killer Angels" is a true literary tour de force. But I agree that Jeff's work furnishes historic context for the US civil war not easily obtained elsewhere.

 

Nothing better than Robert Fisk's "The Great War For Civilization" to get a comprehensive (if bitter) understanding of all the chaos in the middle east. Not a book for those who are fond of flag or of their illusions.

 

"Jinx" by Brian Michael Bendis

 

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I'm intrigued. I am currently reading Tom Friedman's book, The Road from Beirut to Jerusalem. He tells stories aboout the time he spent as a newspaper correspondent in Beirut and Jurusalem, with a fair amount of history of the Middle East and some really interesting perceptions.

Peace --

 

Just finished the Eleven book by Janet Evanovich. working on something autobiographical by Bob Dylan for a while now...

does the prius owner's manual count???????????/

 

Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium

3-4 page stories of people talking about their jobs. Be careful of what you buy via UPS. The driver admits to opening, checking out, and resealing packages....

 

"The Spearweilders Tale" by R.A. Salvatore (trilogy) Read that.
"Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown (audio book)

Currently:
"Remote Control" by Andy McNab (audio book)

I read a lot of books. One of the perils of working for a publisher. Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Patricia Cornwell, Nora Roberts, and others. Got a box of books under my desk that I've read.

 

new york times

 

The history of Beaver Island, Vol. II, by the Beaver Island historical society.

Note that Beaver Island is pictured in my avatar.

Tom