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Books I have enjoyed.....
Flying Flying South by Barbara Cushman Rowell. Great fun read (#1 selection for 04) Backcountry Pilot Flying Adventures by Thomas Bowen - Adventures flying in Northern Mexico and more Flyboys by James Bradley - History of WWII in the Pacific and how the US airpower won the war Tracks in the Sea - Maththew Maury and the Mapping of the Oceans by Chester Hearn - Fun read. Loved it Stranger to the Ground by Richard Bach. A Gift of Wings by Richard Bach. Instrument Procedures Handbook (FAA-H-8261-1). For an FAA book very interesting IFR Principles and Practice by Avram Goldstein The Flyer's Recreation Guide (NW & SW) by Reed White. Excellent resource.
Business The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman (#1 selection for 05) Most Excellent!!! The Chip by T. R. Reid The Story of how the microchip was discovered by Jack Kilby of TI and Robert Noyce of Intel. A must read for anyone in the high tech world. Should be a required read of all Intel Employees. iCON Steve Jobs The greatest 2nd act in the history of business by Jeffrey Young A fun read. Glad I didn't have to work for this guy. Unconventional Success - A Fundamental approach to personal Investment by David Swensen - A must read for anyone managing their own investments. The Only Sustainable Edge by John Hagel and John Seely Brown Good follow to the above book The New Normal by David McNamee Amazonia by James Marcus Fun read Microsoft REBotted by Robert Slater The Machine that changed the world by James Womack The Transparent Leader by Herb Baum The first 90 Days by Michael Watkins Good read for someone moving into a new organization/ company The Perfect Store - Inside Ebay by Adam Cohen Getting it Right the First Time by John Katsaros and Peter Christy
Health Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley & Henry Lodge Serious Training for endurance Athletes by Rob Sleamaker Long Distance by Bill McKibben fun read Eat, Drink and Be Healthy by Walter Willett Successful Aging by John Rowe and Robert Kahn
Fun The Unknown Story MAO by Jung Chang & Jon Halliday The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman 109 East Palace - Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos by Jennet Conant The Flying Circus of Physics by Jearl Walker Fun read if you like understanding how things work The Wrong Stuff? by Phill Scott Edison - A Biography by Matthew Josephson Best biography of Edison I have read The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments in Science - The Prism and the Pendulum by Robert Crease Transatlantic by Stephen Fox. #1 selection for 2004
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