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Is your avatar Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday?
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Yep. Love that Movie. Audrey Hepburn left this world way to soon!
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Is your avatar Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday?
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Just finished, The Most Powerful Idea in the World: The Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention, by William Rosen. It closes with a quote from Abraham Lincoln that is the kernel of the book: "The patent system added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius." The author makes a good case that the ideas of Lock and Coke holding that individual intellectual property is property worth protecting led to an environment in Britain and America that was essential for the blossoming of the industrial age. Whether you find his thesis compelling or not the story is fascinating. I didn't remember (if I ever learned) that the original steam engines driving the revolution relied on atmospheric pressure pushing pistons down (after low pressure steam was condensed). My image of steam power was always the familiar high pressure push in locomotives and electric plants. The characters in this story are colorful and fascinating -- good read.
+1 I agree completely. Mickey Mouse getting more time - gimme a break.I buy the importance of the patent system and how it inspired innovation. In contrast, the copyright system which gives many more years of protection ranging from 70 to 120 years, stifles invocation and is simply the product of strong lobbies.
So there.
I buy the importance of the patent system and how it inspired innovation. In contrast, the copyright system which gives many more years of protection ranging from 70 to 120 years, stifles invocation and is simply the product of strong lobbies.
So there.
I've completed about 18% of Les Miserables according to my Kindle. I kept a few of my late husband's books and started reading a 1940ish edition but the print was so small I had to order it for my Kindle so I could enlarge the font.
Get out the tissues!! That book is SO SAD. I started it last spring (loved it half a century ago and wanted to re-read it from my present viewpoint). Unfortunately I had to take a break before I finished it because it really got to me. It is so sad! It is still on my Kindle, waiting for me, though.
I've been on a Lisa Scottoline kick . I read "Daddy's girl " & "Legal tender " . She has been described as a female Grishman . They are good ,fast reads that you keep you hooked .
I just finished Look Again by Lisa Scottoline - really enjoyed it and really made you think!
I am considering buying a Kindle as I have waaaay too many books! So I have downloaded Kindle for PC on my computer, partly to see if I like to read for pleasure on a screen (I know I know, it's not the same), and partly to see whether the Amazon library would keep me interested. To start with, I've downloaded ten free books. I'm currently 29% of the way into Honore de Balzac's The Country Doctor (translated from the French). I'm quite enjoying it!
I am a huge Randy Wayne White fan (something else we have in common). He's fantastic. Other faves in the Florida genre are Tim Dorsey and SV Date. I began my immersion into Florida fiction with the beloved late John D. MacDonald and I think RWW is truly his heir-apparent. I have every single one of JDM's books, all of Dorsey's, and all of RWW.
Have you read Ted Bell's work--very similar in concept and truly awesome. Start with Hawke.
Also a surprise find was Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton. A real page turner and way different than his other work.
I was a huge John D fan and as I am getting perilously close to ER (spouse is going in a few months, and is starting to make noises about wanting company sooner rather that later), I need to get back to reading fiction...watching less fox news and dealing with bullies on other forums!
Bell and Crichton were unknown to me. Any other names in this genre you can name would be appreciated
She also writes a column for the Philadelphia enquirer that has been made into the book " Why my third husband will be a dog ".
I am reading Spend 'til The End, by Larry Kotlikoff and Scott Burns. A very well written book that deviates widely from the usual retirement saving and investing book.
The theoretical framwork for their approach is consumption smoothing. This is my second time through this book, the prior time about 2 years ago. I like it, but it takes awhile to be sure I am getting their points, because they are different from what you usually come across.
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