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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982©) Stephen King Two Towers “Give-It-A-Pass” to Moderate
David And Goliath (2013©) Malcolm Gladwell Inverted U Curve Moderate to Strong
Delay, Don’t Deny (2017©) Gin Stephens Eating Later Very Highly
Disraeli: A Picture of the Victorian Age (1936© reprinted in 1980) André Maurois Twice Moved Very Highly
Don’t Know Much About The Bible (1998©) Kenneth C. Davis Still Learning Highly
The Doors Of Perception (1954©) Aldous Huxley Things Known And Unknown Highly
The Dresden Files #12: Changes (2010©) Jim Butcher Movies and Book Highly
The Dresden Files #13: Ghost Story (2011©) Jim Butcher A Baker’s Dozen Highly
The Dresden Files #14: Cold Days (2012©) Jim Butcher Chicago Magic Highly
The Dresden Files #15: Skin Game (2014©) Jim Butcher Game And Legend Highly
Eat To Live (2011©) Dr. Joel Fuhrman Live Long And Thinner Highly
Ender’s Game  (1985©) Orson Scott Card All A Game Highly
The Essential Knuth (2013©) Donald E. Knuth, Edgar G. Daylight, Kurt De Grave (editor) Talking Knuth Moderate to Strong
Everton Strange But Blue   (2010©) Gavin Buckland Mostly Strange, Always Blue Moderate (Quirky & Nerdy) unless you are a “Blues” fan, in which case Highly
The Faiths Of Our Fathers  (2003©) Alf J. Mapp, Jr. Faiths And Sorcery Interesting, but only a passing recommendation
Fallen Son: The Death Of Captain America  (2007©) Jeph Loeb Weekend Update Moderate
The First 90 Days (2003©) Michael Watkins A Job Well Started Is A Job Half Done Highly
The Flash: Omnibus (2011©) Geoff Johns The Flash: Omnibus Weak recommendation
Flash: Rebirth (2010©) Geoff Johns Flash: Rebirth Weak recommendation
The Four-Minute Mile (1955©, 2004©) Roger Bannister Another Running Book… Excellent
The Fourth Star (2009©) Greg Jaffe and David Cloud Happy New Year – 2010 Interesting study in the “new” career military, but mostly self-serving.
Galloway’s Book On Running (1984©) Jeff Galloway Home Ill… A “Classic” in the field / A shelf-reference
Genius – The Life and Science of Richard Feynman (1992©) James Gleick A Life Of Science Highly
The Genius (2008©) David Harris Super Bowl Prep Highly
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934©) James Hilton Iterum Vale Tres* Very Highly
The Great Gatsby (1925©) F. Scott Fitzgerald Two Books, Two Movies A “classic”, but only moderate
Green Lantern Legacy: The Last Will & Testament Of Hal Jordan (2002©) Joe Kelly, Brent Eric Anderson, Bill Sienkiewicz Comic Books I wasn’t sold on the character, but I enjoyed to book anyway

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