It was published posthumously. It's ostensibly about the goings-on at the IRS, so there's a lot of finance- and economics-related insights and musings. Some of it is quite technical, and someone without in-depth knowledge in these fields will not get it. Yet, the book is accessible to just about anyone. The IRS, to Wallace, is an example of the bureaucratic mode of being. Of jobs that don't require pure concentration but are sapping and prone to inducing extreme boredom. In fact, the manuscript (the book was put together from a bunch of manuscripts after his death) is more about modern/post-modern life and boredom. Boredom, in fact, is the condition of modern life, per Wallace. At the same time, it's about the ends we go to simply to avoid a quiet yet highly discomforting moment. I really appreciate the book, but I'm sure I'd appreciate it more if I knew more about finance/economics.
My second suggestion is really an extension of the first. When I found myself looking for accessible introductory accounts of contemporary financial practices and critical economic forces while reading Wallace, I landed on this one. Reading The Pale King was more rewarding with a little side help. Wallace did not want to make his manuscript dense, but he wanted his readers to work hard. If one doesn't mind the effort, reading Wallace is not all that bad. It's enriching, in fact. I do consider Wallace quite conceited, though
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The Book Thief
The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.
If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents.
My absolute favorite book of all time is "The Road", by Cormac McCarthy. It's pretty short too, you can probably finish it in a day.
Although be warned it is very dark and depressing. After I finished it I basically stayed in bed all day processing what I read.
Stephen hawking
brief answers to the big questions
skullduggery pleasant
Big nate
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Love this book!
The 5th Wave
Percy Jackson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Heroes of Olympus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
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A Yellow Watermelon. It's a good length but not too long (my copy is 239 pages) and tells a good story with good life lessons along the way.
Watch out for the crabocalypse. Some say the day will never come. But it will.
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If you'd like to talk with me about other games, here are a few I play.
Team Fortress 2
Borderlands series (Borderlands 2 is my favorite game, ever. TPS combat is a lot of fun and makes up for the lower-quality story, in my opinion)
Elder Scrolls series
Warframe (IGN is something like That_One_Flesh_Atronach)
Pokémon series (HGSS forever)
Rocket League
Fallout series
Left 4 Dead 2 (Boomer files always corrupt though)
SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT is the most innovative shooter I've played in years!)
Dead Rising series (Dead Rising 2 is one of my favorite games, and the 3rd was a lot of fun. 1st has poor survivor AI and the 4th is bad)
Just Cause series
Come to think of it, I mainly play fighting-based games.
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Curse PremiumWhat kind of books do you like?
I realize you want just one recommendation, but here's two
1. The Pale King by David F. Wallace.
It was published posthumously. It's ostensibly about the goings-on at the IRS, so there's a lot of finance- and economics-related insights and musings. Some of it is quite technical, and someone without in-depth knowledge in these fields will not get it. Yet, the book is accessible to just about anyone. The IRS, to Wallace, is an example of the bureaucratic mode of being. Of jobs that don't require pure concentration but are sapping and prone to inducing extreme boredom. In fact, the manuscript (the book was put together from a bunch of manuscripts after his death) is more about modern/post-modern life and boredom. Boredom, in fact, is the condition of modern life, per Wallace. At the same time, it's about the ends we go to simply to avoid a quiet yet highly discomforting moment. I really appreciate the book, but I'm sure I'd appreciate it more if I knew more about finance/economics.
2. Principles of Macroeconomics by Gregory Mankiw
My second suggestion is really an extension of the first. When I found myself looking for accessible introductory accounts of contemporary financial practices and critical economic forces while reading Wallace, I landed on this one. Reading The Pale King was more rewarding with a little side help. Wallace did not want to make his manuscript dense, but he wanted his readers to work hard. If one doesn't mind the effort, reading Wallace is not all that bad. It's enriching, in fact. I do consider Wallace quite conceited, though
Does anyone know of a good science fiction book?
2001: A space Odyssey
Harry Potter
The Maze Runner series
and tons more I can't remember right now!
Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is very good.
Old but good.
I recommend reading at least some pages.
Well written.
Music is Passion
J. K. Rowling "Casual Vacancy" best
The school for good and evil. I really like it.
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Retired StaffI quite like Ender's Game, the book was a lot better than the movie.
perdido street station (2000) by china mieville
libra (1988) by don delillo
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Do Andriods Dream of Electric sheep
i love philip k. d ick
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must read: gone author Michael Grant.
ooh man the heroes of Olympus really good series.
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