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Offline Sgt Mac

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What book(s) are you reading right now?
« on: January 14, 2013, 02:40:49 PM »
Since there's a 'What are you listening to right now?' thread, how about a 'What book(s) are you reading' thread. Might give me some leads on good books.

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2013, 03:24:28 PM »
Just finished Executive Power - Vince Flynn

Good read - I'd give it an 8/10 in the Thriller category.

Good idea on the thread  :thumbs:  I am always looking for good books, even more so now with my new Kindle.

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2013, 03:53:02 PM »
Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash.  Prior to this another Neal Stephenson - Cryptonomicon.  Both excellent reads.
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2013, 07:11:46 PM »
I don't do fiction ???

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2013, 07:46:13 PM »
This NetBook
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2013, 08:14:47 PM »
FAR/AIM, KLMO METAR, FA, DEN TAC.
Dry as a popcorn fart for some people.

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2013, 09:15:18 PM »
I'm all for the FAR/AIM.  Just renewed my CFI/CFII/MEI in December.
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2013, 09:51:22 PM »
Does the service manual count? Gonna do some PM work over the winter as well as farkling. :)
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2013, 12:28:04 AM »
I'm all for the FAR/AIM.  Just renewed my CFI/CFII/MEI in December.

Wished I'd known, and we were closer.... Currently 30% though the SEL book, I 'read' 3-4 times a week.

And have read several Burt Rutan and Nat Puffer books, currently 80% finished with Puffer's latest.

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2013, 03:56:24 AM »
Does the service manual count? Gonna do some PM work over the winter as well as farkling. :)

Yes.

And I'm reading anything in the Dresden Files series...
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2013, 07:21:42 AM »
Harry Harrison - Planet of the Damned

Enumclaw, if ya like Neal Stephenson try his 2nd novel "Zodiac: An Eco-Thriller".
Quite different from his current style but excellent fun and full of action.
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2013, 07:52:03 AM »
"Lost Light"-by a guy named Connelly, crime drama about a retired LA detective, starts slow but gets good.
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2013, 08:16:20 AM »
Silmarillion by Tolkien. 3rd attempt

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2013, 09:17:01 AM »
The Girl Who Played With Fire. Sequel to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2013, 10:06:48 AM »
Pepsi, tried watching the movie and stopped after about 10 minutes, dumb, too Euro weird. Book though I found really good, but then the books are always better. OK, back to books.
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2013, 10:47:12 AM »
SB, I really enjoyed the american version of GWADT, well other than the motorcycle chase scene.
So far the book is good. I look forward to the movie made here.
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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2013, 07:51:03 PM »
Wished I'd known, and we were closer.... Currently 30% though the SEL book, I 'read' 3-4 times a week.

And have read several Burt Rutan and Nat Puffer books, currently 80% finished with Puffer's latest.

Rick

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2013, 08:30:30 PM »
205Vne, 8gph @ 75% @ 8k and 150kt, four seats, 1200+ range @ 65%, ceiling FL180+ ... You get real cautious at building when you know your a$$ will be in the right seat. I'll come visit, maybe this year if I'm lucky.

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2013, 08:39:51 PM »
205Vne, 8gph @ 75% @ 8k and 150kt, four seats, 1200+ range @ 65%, ceiling FL180+ ... You get real cautious at building when you know your a$$ will be in the right seat. I'll come visit, maybe this year if I'm lucky.

Erps, reading e6b instructions. It's dry as a popcorn fart too :-/

Rick

Yeah, good numbers for the fuel used.  I'm looking at 300+ kts and pressurized.  Known icing cert too.  But then, I'm a dreamer.  If I ever hit the lotto daddy's gettin a King Air.  One of the sweetest planes I've ever flown.

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Re: What book(s) are you reading right now?
« Reply #19 on: January 16, 2013, 06:32:16 AM »
Currently nothing. I actually have to find new material to read as I have read all of my favs, or almost all. I have read all of Lee Child, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, David Baldacci.