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Sword & Laser: Interview with Daniel Suarez

I finished “Kill Decision” by Daniel Suarez last weekend. I’ll follow up with a more in depth review, but here’s an interview Suarez did with Sword & Laser.

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On Disk 17 of Reamde

I’m into Part 2 now, but it’s still difficult to keep track since I don’t have a page number to reference.  The descriptions of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest are making me want to visit there! There is a profound difference between the vocabulary…

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Finished Fahrenheit 451

I finished this book on Saturday.  The third part (Burning Bright) is definitely the best part of the book.  Amanda had assured me it started to pickup. Amanda and I had a great time talking over the book, its themes, and the uncanny ability of sci-fi authors…

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On Page 110 of Fahrenheit 451

Well now the pace has quickened.  I finished the second section (The Sieve and the Sand) and it ended on a cliffhanger.  Two poignant conversations occurred in this last part that show the genius of the book. [There be spoilers below] The book was written in 1953,…

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On page 88 of ‘The Monk and the Merchant’

I am still enjoying this book very much.  The principles of the book are shared through a grandfather recounting to his grandson his tri-annual meeting with his business mentor as the grandfather goes through success and failure of running his business. Some of the principles…

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I Believe That Leaders Are Readers

One of my written goals for 2012 is to read two books per month, with at least one of them being non-fiction. For the past four years I’ve made “read one non-fiction book per month” a yearly goal in the hope that in the future…

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Books for February 2012

This month Daniel will be reading: “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline I heard about Ready Player One on a TWIT episode referencing the Sword and Laser podcast so I added it to my To Read bookshelf.  Then Amanda grabbed it from the library for…

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New Books Page and Christmas Books

Daniel and I love to read books. So I thought we should list them as we go along and share our thoughts. I have been inspired by my friend Dawn and her reading list. She is on her way to read 52 books this year….

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