07-28-2011, 13:41
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Missouri
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Surviving Hell: A POW's Journey by Leo Thorsness
A very inspiring account of an Air Force Major who was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967. His book is short---only 127 pages---but I found it very inspiring. This book made me chuckle more than once which is ironic given the subject matter. He focuses a lot on the banter between him and his cell mates, as well as the little things which kept them sane while in captivity. It's amazing how they kept their sense of humor intact over all those years of torture. It really solidifies the importance of humor in the face of apparent hopelessness/danger.
For those who have read this book or will read this book, my favorite chapter is chapter fifteen. I won't saying anything more. 
EDIT: I should also mention that he received the Medal of Honor for a mission he flew just days before he was shot down.
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07-28-2011, 17:38
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Georgetown, SC
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A Purple Place for Dying- #3 in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. I've got them all, and am reading them in order. They take me back!
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08-03-2011, 21:22
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#798
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Area Commander
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Clay House Stuttgart, Germany
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"Flying Tigers" by Daniel Ford.
The truth isn't quite up there with the legend but what they were really was a group of hard drinking, hard fighting, good 'ol Americans.
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08-03-2011, 21:54
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Ohio
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What I am currently reading...
Greetings everyone,
truthfully, I am reading articles, threads, and posts on this site during certain times in the day to gain knowledge that I know will help me in everyday life. What better way to gain insight and advice than to visit the threads posted by the great individuals who run this site. I've also been reading "Six Ways In And Twelve Ways Out." For those of you interested in bush-raft and survival training, I recommend this booklet to you. If you have any questions regarding this booklet or any others like it, feel free to message me.
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It is best to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."
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08-30-2011, 10:11
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Portland oregon
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Finished in the last six months or so
-The Three Meter Zone
-Horse Soldiers
-The Only Thing Worth Dying For
-Chosen Soldier
-Lone Survivor
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08-30-2011, 10:18
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NorCal
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Against All Enemies (Clancy), Mouse Guard (Petersen), Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut).
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“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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08-30-2011, 11:58
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#802
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Guerrilla Chief
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Georgia
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Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green - Johnny Rico
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08-30-2011, 15:49
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Georgetown, SC
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Reading "Go to the Widow-Maker" by James Jones.
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08-30-2011, 15:57
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Guerrilla Chief
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Near Water
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Popol Vuh
Translated by Dennis Tedlock
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Keep a forward momentum.
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08-30-2011, 16:07
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Jack Dale,
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Originally Posted by Jack Dale
Dozier, I agree with you and want to make two points:
One, maybe the thread should be, "what are you reading now that you don't have to read and that's blowing your hair back?"
Two, if people are impressed by what I tell 'em I'm reading, maybe I should meet them in person to sell them waterfront property in Nevada.
That being said, a book called (sorry about the title) "Ethical Wisdom," by Mark Matousek is blowing my hair back right now because it's giving me some clues to some pretty troublesome human behavior. I started reading it because I leafed through it in a bookstore and got intrigued. It's much better than I had any right to expect and analyzes why people behave the way they do and believe the things they do. It ain't what you think. If any one wants to be impressed, OK, but I was a little embarrassed to be reading it until I wasn't.
Of course, I'm also reading "Cycle Sluts of Yosemite," but then I've always loved the classics.
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That was about 97,000 posts ago on this thread. 
That's funny. (I think that was the first time TS called me an a$$hole).
good times
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09-01-2011, 14:45
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Missouri
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Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes
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"Where the eye is focused, there the imagination finds its raw material. The right focus must be won at immense cost and discipline. Train the eye to see the good, and the imagination will follow suit."---Ravi Zacharias
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09-02-2011, 09:20
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#807
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Auxiliary
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Frederick Forsyth
My favorite authors new book: Cobra
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09-02-2011, 09:34
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#808
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The Story of Man: An Introduction to 150,000 years of Human History, by Cyril Aydon
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09-08-2011, 16:01
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Guerrilla Chief
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: NYC Area
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Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks by Michal Zalewski
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"Crime is an extension of business through illegal means, politics is an extension of crime through *legal* means."
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09-08-2011, 18:10
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Join Date: May 2005
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The Treaty of Westphalia.
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