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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent01 View Post
    If you're looking for a book that helps explain the current "financial crisis" (as though it's any different than any of the recent -- or distant -- past "financial crises") pick up Milton Friedman's Money Mischief, Episodes in Monetary History.

    I was familiar with some of the information he covers, but as to the source for our current problems, dating back to the so-called "Crime of 1873" which details the Coinage Act of 1873 that allowed the bi-metallic monetary system to die in America, it adds an interesting perspective on how we got to the current stage in our monetary history. It details how the "money changers" took over the temple.

    This is one certainly not for the timid or the "head in the sand" crowd.
    Welcome to the board. Do you smoke cigars when you read?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ashauler View Post
    Welcome to the board. Do you smoke cigars when you read?
    Thanks for the welcome.

    In answer to your question, no, actually, I don't.
    Listen to that small voice within.

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    Now reading Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman; some funny stories, and his fascinating thinking process documented.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent01 View Post
    Thanks for the welcome.

    In answer to your question, no, actually, I don't.
    LMAO

    Quote Originally Posted by imnotpete View Post
    Now reading Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman; some funny stories, and his fascinating thinking process documented.
    I love Feynman! I'm currently re-reading Six Easy Pieces.

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    The Rum Diary by Hunter S Thompson

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    Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh - quick read.
    Still working on The Walking Dead - just finished Volume 11 TP.


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    The Old Man and The Sea ~ Ernest Hemingway

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    Quote Originally Posted by WinstonSpencer View Post
    LMAO



    I love Feynman! I'm currently re-reading Six Easy Pieces.
    Feynman's "Six Easy Pieces" is actually next on my list to read. I bought the book, just waiting to finish "The Elegant Universe" first.

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