Dr.Amber Trichome
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Just finishing….it’s alright. It wasn’t that good.
Books... What are you reading? And what do you recommend?
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Offmymeds
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I never knew of Cormac McCarthy until he passed away a few weeks ago. Now I'm hooked,
"The Passenger". Intriguing book. His scenic descriptions are poetic. You can smell and feel the scenes he describes. Fortunately for fans the 2nd part of the series, "Stella Maris" was released this year before he passed. I'm on that now. I will probably go on to his Pulitzer-prize winning "The Road" after this.
"The Passenger". Intriguing book. His scenic descriptions are poetic. You can smell and feel the scenes he describes. Fortunately for fans the 2nd part of the series, "Stella Maris" was released this year before he passed. I'm on that now. I will probably go on to his Pulitzer-prize winning "The Road" after this.
shnkrmn
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I have been reading Cormac McCarthy since the 70s. He is a poetic genius. I suggest you jump in feet first and read Blood Meridian. It's truly a masterpiece. Brutal, brooding,surreal, majestic, mesmerising. I read Suttree first, then went backward to read his earliest works. Then forward again.
Offmymeds
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I will. Thank you.
TCH
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I was just talking to a friend's daughter last night and she recommended Blood Meridian. It's on my list as well.
BarnBuster
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Encouraging folks to "Hang". Well done Patience and Fortitude!
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Turning New York’s Stately Public Library Into a Place ‘to Hang Out In’ (Published 2023)
Behind the stone lions on Fifth Avenue, the New York Public Library’s imposing Fifth Avenue branch has added a new visitor center and an expanded gift shop and cafe.
cherrybobeddie
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Shakespeare, by Michael Wood. Details Williams childhood, family, etc.
StonedGardener
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I'm reading " Lust For Life " by Irving Stone . Its an older biographical novel about
Vincent VanGogh and Impressionism . Many other things have come to the surface since Stone's account. Still , its a great read .
Vincent VanGogh and Impressionism . Many other things have come to the surface since Stone's account. Still , its a great read .
BarnBuster
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Next three are eye opening and helpful if you have any medical billing, copay, etc problems or questions.
An American sickness : how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back / Elisabeth Rosenthal.
Get what's yours for healthcare : how to get the best care at the right price / Philip Moeller.
Never pay the first bill : and other ways to fight the health care system and win / Marshall Allen.
Metabolical : the lure and the lies of processed food, nutrition, and modern medicine / Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL.
Glucose revolution : the life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar / Jessie Inchauspé.
The best life guide to managing diabetes and pre-diabetes / Bob Greene, John Merendino, Janis Jibrin.
An American sickness : how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back / Elisabeth Rosenthal.
Get what's yours for healthcare : how to get the best care at the right price / Philip Moeller.
Never pay the first bill : and other ways to fight the health care system and win / Marshall Allen.
Metabolical : the lure and the lies of processed food, nutrition, and modern medicine / Robert H. Lustig, MD, MSL.
Glucose revolution : the life-changing power of balancing your blood sugar / Jessie Inchauspé.
The best life guide to managing diabetes and pre-diabetes / Bob Greene, John Merendino, Janis Jibrin.
big bud man 413
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When your girlfriend bangs a black dude. By Danny mullen.
BarnBuster
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continuing in the same vein as above albeit with a grain of salt! in some of them and focusing specifically on Big Pharm 
Pharma : greed, lies, and the poisoning of America / Gerald Posner.
Sickening : how big pharma broke American health care and how we can repair it / John Abramson.
Bad pharma : how drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients / Ben Goldacre.
Never split the difference : negotiating as if your life depended on it / Chris Voss with Tahl Raz.
The truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it / Marcia Angell.
Big pharma : the money behind the pills / [edited by] The New York Times editorial staff.
Big pharma and drug pricing / Pete Schauer
Confessions of a medical heretic / Robert S. Mendelsohn
Big pharma : exposing the global healthcare agenda / Jacky Law.
The gift of fear : survival signals that protect us from violence / Gavin de Becker.
Pharma : greed, lies, and the poisoning of America / Gerald Posner.
Sickening : how big pharma broke American health care and how we can repair it / John Abramson.
Bad pharma : how drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients / Ben Goldacre.
Never split the difference : negotiating as if your life depended on it / Chris Voss with Tahl Raz.
The truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it / Marcia Angell.
Big pharma : the money behind the pills / [edited by] The New York Times editorial staff.
Big pharma and drug pricing / Pete Schauer
Confessions of a medical heretic / Robert S. Mendelsohn
Big pharma : exposing the global healthcare agenda / Jacky Law.
The gift of fear : survival signals that protect us from violence / Gavin de Becker.
TCH
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Hands down, one of the best books I've ever read/listened to.
vefunnossupo
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I haven't read an interesting book in a long time, but the book, George Samuel Clayson's "The Richest Man in Babylon" won me over. I have always had difficulties with how to properly manage my personal finances, and this book is just a treasure trove of advice.
Charles U Farley
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injinji
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One of the non Sting Police put out his memoir, Stewart Copeland's Police Diaries this week. He was on Que a couple three nights ago. Lots of early Police stuff I didn't know about.
Not Que, but still relevant, only shorter.
Not Que, but still relevant, only shorter.
Charles U Farley
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Been waiting for this book. Stewart Copeland, along with Mitch Mitchell and Ginger Baker, are probably the most three powerful, muscular drummers in rock and roll. Sting joined _his_ group and then they got Andy Summers to join 'em.
Stewart has led quite an extraordinary life and he's a brutally honest individual.
