Reading linear algebra. With applications!
By Bernard Kolman/David R. Hill.
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Reading linear algebra. With applications!
By Bernard Kolman/David R. Hill.
"If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips"
Life, Love, Truth, 3 gems
Started late last night reading my first edition copy of --Visit India with Me, by Dhan Gopal Mukerji, E.P. Dutton and Co. New York 1929. First three chapters are great. I expect the entire book will be the same. If interested in India and its past I recommend this book. I bought in I believe back around 1989 browsed thru it a bit and never got back to it until now , some great pictures in it as well.. Too many books and not enough time. --Tyr
18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
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Just finished The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today. I like reading military history and trying to understand the whys and wherefors of events. Certainly the key figures involved (and the decisions they make) have an impact on our attitudes and perceptions. Very good overview and comments here:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Generals-A.../dp/1594204047
My favorite quote from the book (from a colonel in command reflecting on the Iraq war): “As matters stand now, a private who loses a rifle suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war.”
This book should be required reading for not only senior military leadership but our civilian leadership as well.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
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Re-reading "The First World War" by John Keegan. This is one of the 'authoritative' works on WWI. It has the passage of time in its favor, not published until 1998, yet his father and other family members served. The language is great and the connections between the two wars is made in ways that earlier pieces just failed to do to the same degree.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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Thanks for mentioning that book,. I have been meaning to re-read it as well.Originally Posted by Kathianne
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
Life, Love, Truth, 3 gems
Thanks, I will look to get that book my next bookstore trip. I simply have to pick up a dozen or so new undiscovered books. Preferably from some of my old bookstore haunts but will attempt to acquire that from new bookstore.-Tyr
18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
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Despite the title, it is a balanced and often positive look at the inner workings of this ancient and rather secretive institution, written by a reporter assigned there for years. I find it fascinating.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Looking for a hero
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If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
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"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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