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First! Hey, I think this is my first, first too! :)
GA wrote: "My goal once again this year will be to finish 12 books, because the publishing industry considers someone who buys 12 books a year to be an "avid reader."You will note that the publishing indust..."
No wonder so many people think they're smarter than they actually are. They just have to buy the books! ;)
Nyssa wrote: "First! Hey, I think this is my first, first too! :)"
There's pretty stiff competition around here. Well done. :)
Thank you GA, and may your 2015 Reading Challenge be more phenomenal than you can imagine! :)
damn. I'm not first, lol.
GA wrote: "You will note that the publishing industry doesn't care whether the "avid reader" reads any books, just so long as he buys them. "That...is so sad.
Throughout last year, I purchased many Kindle books because they were free or very inexpensive. I now find that many of them should not be considered books, but rather very lengthy magazine articles.The short items I will list with an alphabet letter, and the genuine books with a number.
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a...1/01...The Top 99 Items - David Dye
b...1/02...The Minimalist - TK Oliver
c...1/06...Bug Out Bag Basics - Robert Paine
d...1/08...How Wars End - AJP Taylor
e...1/13...7 Bad Habits of Unsuccessful People - Sydney Finkelstein
f...1/20...History of Jazz 101 - Dr. Vook
g...1/21...Jazz: A Brief History - Charles River
h...1/21...Mad Magazine #1 - Harvey Kurtzman
i...1/27...The Minimalist Budget - Simeon Lindstrom
1...2/19...Crash of the Titans - William J. Ryczek
2...2/22...Organize for a Fresh Start - Susan Fay West
3...3/04...Seven Lies About Catholic History - Diane Moczar
4...3/24...The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
I enjoyed it very much. The ending was so complicated, I feel the need to re-read the beginning to figure it out!
j...3/29...Why We Do It - Iam Funnee"Iam Funnee." Get it?
6...5/10...Turning the Black Sox White - Tim Hornbaker7...5/24...The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
The Kondo book is currently #2 on the Wall St. Journal's hardback non-fiction best sellers list. I'm confident that this is the first time in the 21st Century that I have purchased and read a current hardback bestseller.
8...6/28...The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries - Otto Penzler, ed.
Lots of catching up to do!k...7/27...21 Reasons to Become a Prepper - Robert T. Gasperson
l...7/28...Survival Cache Secrets for Beginners! - Steve Johnson
m...8/8...Raymond Chandler: Writing The Big Sleep - Tom Williams
n...8/10...Miles Davis: The Playboy Interview - Playboy Magazine Editors
o...8/13...Dutch on Dutch - TV LoCicero
p...8/16...City Preppers - Penelope Hoyt
10...8/16...Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons - Bill Watterson
q...8/19...Toiletrivia: 1980's - Jeremy Klaff
r...8/27...Sacco and Vanzetti - Charles River Editors
11...8/31...How Wars Begin - AJP Taylors...9/03...Toiletrivia - Sports - Jeremy Klaff
t...9/05...Ten Moments that Shook the Sports World - 1972 Munich Olympics - Stan Isaacs
12...9/10...Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat - Bill Watterson
13...9/12...Rocket 88: Classic Singles - Rob Dimery
14...9/28...Toiletrivia - This Date in History - Jeremy Klaff
u...9/29...The Prepper's Guide to Firearms - Robert Paine
v...9/29...Yo Mamma! Yo Mamma! - The Moma Factory
15...9/30...The Dashiell Hammett Megapack - Dashiell Hammett
w...9/30...Constitution of the CSA
16...10/09...The Last Gunfight - Jeff Guinn
17...10/25...Mickey Thompson - Erik Arneson
18...11/06...Prince Valiant, vol. 8 - Hal Foster19...11/07...Prince Valiant, vol. 9 - Hal Foster
Tell me about these prepping books you're reading, please? My husband and I have a rather basic BOB but we've been lackadaisical about it since we moved to the suburbs.
Hi Mrs. J! I think of prepping as most likely going without electricity for two weeks. So you and Mr. J might want to look at books about camping.Stocking up is a fundamental concept. That means food, water and batteries!
Whenever I see a prepping kindle book for free or 99 cents I get it. It can't hurt, even though they all pretty much say the same thing.
Usually each book has one new (to me) idea. The book I finished last night said that if you choose to buy a gun, you must routinely practice with it. And if you can't afford the ammo, you can't afford the gun.
I cannot recommend a specific book, but I suggest you search on Amazon for "prepping," "camping" and "homesteading." Those books will give you plenty of ideas!
By the way, I see that Ted Koppel now has a new book out called Lights Out which supports the idea of prepping. I guess better late than never!http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553...
GA wrote: "Hi Mrs. J! I think of prepping as most likely going without electricity for two weeks. So you and Mr. J might want to look at books about camping.Stocking up is a fundamental concept. That means ..."
I think I'll look into grabbing a couple. We've been talking about updating our bag.
Most of the details/products, etc we actually get from a YouTuber who also reviews products. He has multiple BOB versions and they all look pretty fabulous. But expensive!!!
I'll take a look at YouTube. That hadn't occurred to me. Thanks!
GA wrote: "I'll take a look at YouTube. That hadn't occurred to me. Thanks!"NP!
My favorite guy is NutNFancy. https://www.youtube.com/user/nutnfanc...
I haven't watched any videos lately (well, he made me feel guilty cause we know we haven't been on the ball with our prep) but a lot of the stuff he gives advice and reviews for look amazing.
x...11/16...The Urban Prepping Handbook: Survival & Prepping in Urban Environments - Robert Duncan20...11/17...Can America be Saved from Stupid People? - Dave Duffy
21...12/10...The Joy of Hate - Greg Gutfeld22...12/21...The Hunter and Other Stories - Dashiell Hammett
y...12/26...The Night Before Christmas - Anonymous
You will note that the publishing industry doesn't care whether the "avid reader" reads any books, just so long as he buys them.