What I read in 2016:
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Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Bookshelf 2016
Like many things in life, such as a daily workout, if you don't focus on it, it will get left out. So this post is really for my own accountability to continue to have a list (or pile) of books to read and to actually read them. Personally, when I find a book I want to read, I usually go ahead and get it and add it to my books to read pile, my antilibrary (books in my library that I haven't read). That way I just move to the next one.
What I read in 2016:
What I read in 2016:
Books For A Leadership And Survival Mindset
In addition to outdoors activities and gear, I enjoy reading when I get the chance. One topic I enjoy is biographies of varied leaders in history as well as leadership topics.
Leadership is directly related to Survival in that the most important tool you can have in a survival situation is your mind. The ability to stay focused on the tasks at hand and make decisions is paramount to getting yourself and your loved ones through an emergency. And the best way to learn about leadership is to read about the actions of past leaders in government, military and business through biographies, historical accounts or directly from the leaders themselves.
Leadership is directly related to Survival in that the most important tool you can have in a survival situation is your mind. The ability to stay focused on the tasks at hand and make decisions is paramount to getting yourself and your loved ones through an emergency. And the best way to learn about leadership is to read about the actions of past leaders in government, military and business through biographies, historical accounts or directly from the leaders themselves.
Waypoints January 2016
What I've been reading.
I've been following and reading author and life hacker Tim Ferris' work since The 4-Hour Workweek
came out but just this month got into his podcasts. I just never was interested in listening to podcasts but I highly recommend his shows. You will get something out of almost any episode you listen to. I have to have pen and paper with me while I listen and usually end up with multiple pages of notes by the end.
I've been following and reading author and life hacker Tim Ferris' work since The 4-Hour Workweek
came out but just this month got into his podcasts. I just never was interested in listening to podcasts but I highly recommend his shows. You will get something out of almost any episode you listen to. I have to have pen and paper with me while I listen and usually end up with multiple pages of notes by the end. 
Bookshelf 2015
I enjoy and support reading. Not only as a calming pastime but as a means to further your self education, which in many cases can be more important than your formal one.
Here I have compiled a list of the books I have read through or at least partially this year. I subscribe to the thought that it's ok to skim a book or skip parts if they bore you.
There are no rules to reading. Just read what you like.
Here I have compiled a list of the books I have read through or at least partially this year. I subscribe to the thought that it's ok to skim a book or skip parts if they bore you.
There are no rules to reading. Just read what you like.
Amazon Kindle Fire
Ok, now I'm a fan of the Kindle Fire
. I finally had a chance to play with one of these the other day and I really like them. Of course if you are a fan of Apple and have $500 to spend I think I would still get the iPad just so it matches up with your phone, etc., but if you only want to spend $200 and still get a great looking reader that can go online, this is for you. The picture was great and it is light in your hand with a fast moving touch screen.
Check them out and get yours here:
Kindle Fire ($200 and free shipping from Amazon)
Merry Christmas!!
aMT
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. I finally had a chance to play with one of these the other day and I really like them. Of course if you are a fan of Apple and have $500 to spend I think I would still get the iPad just so it matches up with your phone, etc., but if you only want to spend $200 and still get a great looking reader that can go online, this is for you. The picture was great and it is light in your hand with a fast moving touch screen. 
Check them out and get yours here:
Kindle Fire
($200 and free shipping from Amazon)
Merry Christmas!!
aMT
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Christmas Gifts For The Adventurous Gent 2011
Christmas Gifts for the Adventurous Gent
Gift Guide 2011
I consider myself a Gentleman, Scholar, Athlete and Adventurer, and pick things I would like to get under the tree on Christmas morning.
Be sure to check out last year's post:
Christmas Gifts for the Adventurous Gent 2010.
I hope this list inspires some great ideas or at least a related gift. If so, let us know!
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Gift Guide 2011
I consider myself a Gentleman, Scholar, Athlete and Adventurer, and pick things I would like to get under the tree on Christmas morning.
Be sure to check out last year's post:
Christmas Gifts for the Adventurous Gent 2010.
I hope this list inspires some great ideas or at least a related gift. If so, let us know!
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Brad Thor - Full Black - Christmas Gift Guide 2011
Christmas Gift List 2011
Brad Thor - Full Black
If you haven't read a Brad Thor
book, you are missing a great active author. Hurry and get started reading him before all his books are made into movies. The first will be out in the next year or so.
I recently finished his newest; Full Black: A Thriller (Scot Harvath)
.
All of Thor's books are action packed and based around a special operator named Scot Harvath who defends America from our modern threats and Full Black is no exception.
I highly recommend Full Black for almost anyone on your gift list this year. ($16)
Brad Thor - Full Black
If you haven't read a Brad Thor
book, you are missing a great active author. Hurry and get started reading him before all his books are made into movies. The first will be out in the next year or so.I recently finished his newest; Full Black: A Thriller (Scot Harvath)
.
All of Thor's books are action packed and based around a special operator named Scot Harvath who defends America from our modern threats and Full Black is no exception.
I highly recommend Full Black
for almost anyone on your gift list this year. ($16)
Map head by Ken Jennings - Christmas Gift Guide 2011
Some travelers like to obsess over how many geographic regions or countries they have been to in the world, their "life list". If you are in this group or if you or someone you know if like me and can stare at a map for an hour, I found the book for you.
Ken Jennings won a thousand (estimate) rounds on Jeopardy and now puts his thoughts into the funny things that appear in maps, such as why borders look the way they do, in his new book Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
I didn't know he was a Geography wonk but it makes sense. Learning borders both political and physical is a key to learning why things and cultures are why and where they are.($15)
Ken Jennings won a thousand (estimate) rounds on Jeopardy and now puts his thoughts into the funny things that appear in maps, such as why borders look the way they do, in his new book Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
I didn't know he was a Geography wonk but it makes sense. Learning borders both political and physical is a key to learning why things and cultures are why and where they are.($15)
Travel Author - Paul Theroux
It seems that the list of books I want to read grows weekly. I finally got started on Born To Run
after reading the free preview in Google books. Now I have another one on the list. It seems there is never enough time in the day to read them all.
after reading the free preview in Google books. Now I have another one on the list. It seems there is never enough time in the day to read them all. Father's Day Gift Guide 2011
Father's Day - June 19th 2011
Father's Day is coming up soon. Get a jump on it with this quick gift list of items that I know I would want. Whether your guy is a grill master, traveler, outdoors-man, sports junky or prep, there is something here for him.
Update: Its still not too late to get something for Father's Day and let him pick it out himself. Just print a gift certificate from Amazon
. Just Buy. Select Print at Home. and Stuff in a Card. Done.
KA-BAR Full Size US Marine Corp Fighting Knife, Straight
- reproduction of the knife carried in WWII.
Kershaw Ken Onion Leek Folding Knife with Speed Safe
- slides in your pocket smooth, and opens smooth with the assisted opening action.
Father's Day is coming up soon. Get a jump on it with this quick gift list of items that I know I would want. Whether your guy is a grill master, traveler, outdoors-man, sports junky or prep, there is something here for him.
Update: Its still not too late to get something for Father's Day and let him pick it out himself. Just print a gift certificate from Amazon
. Just Buy. Select Print at Home. and Stuff in a Card. Done. KA-BAR Full Size US Marine Corp Fighting Knife, Straight
- reproduction of the knife carried in WWII.Kershaw Ken Onion Leek Folding Knife with Speed Safe
- slides in your pocket smooth, and opens smooth with the assisted opening action. Adventure Reading - Field Tested Books
Some deep thinking for this Sunday.
The company behind Field Notes, of which you know I'm a fan, has come up with the idea to test the theory that books and place affect one another. Meaning where you read a book has just as much of an affect on your feelings about the book and what you feel while reading the content of the book as the book itself does.
I like that idea and it immediately made me realize that I can picture my surroundings the majority of the time while I read each book I have ever read. Thus, in my mind, proving the theory. Try it yourself, think of one of your favorite books and not only does the content of the book come to mind, but to me the place appears also. This is greatly related to this blog because I am a fan of both travel and books among many other things.
The company behind Field Notes, of which you know I'm a fan, has come up with the idea to test the theory that books and place affect one another. Meaning where you read a book has just as much of an affect on your feelings about the book and what you feel while reading the content of the book as the book itself does.
I like that idea and it immediately made me realize that I can picture my surroundings the majority of the time while I read each book I have ever read. Thus, in my mind, proving the theory. Try it yourself, think of one of your favorite books and not only does the content of the book come to mind, but to me the place appears also. This is greatly related to this blog because I am a fan of both travel and books among many other things.
Inspirations - "The Good Girls Guide to Getting Lost"
My Field Notes Notebooks Customized Dry Transfer ___Edition
Some of the best experiences while traveling can be the ones that weren't planned. Although most people don't take it to the extreme this author did. This self-proclaimed 'good girl' took off after college to a place she had never been, which ended up being a year long adventure spanning multiple continents.
Summer Adventure Reading: New Releases For June 2011
Life List: Australia
Memorial Day 2011. Respect.
Two new books I noticed being released this June would be great adventure reads for your relaxing time at the beach.
"Natural" Running - Travel and Trail Footwear
Every shoe company is getting in on the natural running kick these days. And if you know of one that doesn't have a shoe that fits this category currently, you can probably bet they are working on one.
There was a very interesting article on this topic on The Art of Manliness this week that discusses how we as humans need to exercise to be healthy and that a long list of ailments was unknown to our ancestors who had to do physical work every day just to survive. They mention some of our anatomical features that suggest we were made to run and run fast for a long time. The book Born to Run($10) goes into this deeper and is about a hidden tribe of Indians in Mexico who are said to be the best runners in the world. And judging by the reviews on Amazon it looks great and I'm ordering it.
There was a very interesting article on this topic on The Art of Manliness this week that discusses how we as humans need to exercise to be healthy and that a long list of ailments was unknown to our ancestors who had to do physical work every day just to survive. They mention some of our anatomical features that suggest we were made to run and run fast for a long time. The book Born to Run
($10) goes into this deeper and is about a hidden tribe of Indians in Mexico who are said to be the best runners in the world. And judging by the reviews on Amazon it looks great and I'm ordering it. My FIELD NOTES Collection
Its starting to be an addiction. I have more on the way as I type this.
Start your addiction here.
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John James Audubon's Birthday
If you logged onto Google this week, Tuesday April 26th to be exact, you saw the most recent version of the Google Doodle.
This was to signify the birthday of John James Audubon (1785-1851), who was the first person to attempt to paint and identify all the birds of North America and the inspiration for the founding of the National Audubon Society.
This was to signify the birthday of John James Audubon (1785-1851), who was the first person to attempt to paint and identify all the birds of North America and the inspiration for the founding of the National Audubon Society.
Landscapes As American History
From the time of the early American settlers when they were bringing dandelions to North America as ornamental plants (what were those people thinking?) we have intentionally and unintentionally changed the surrounding landscape.
Books To Travel With
"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
- Mark Twain
Last year I wrote a synopsis of a list of books I was deciding to read next.
Here are some new options:
Colonel Roosevelt
- The last in the biographical trilogy
of Theodore Roosevelt. I have read and enjoyed Theodore Rex
and am looking forward to reading the new installment also.
- Mark Twain
Last year I wrote a synopsis of a list of books I was deciding to read next.
Here are some new options:
Colonel Roosevelt
- The last in the biographical trilogy of Theodore Roosevelt. I have read and enjoyed Theodore Rex and am looking forward to reading the new installment also.Life Lessons, Inspirations and Survival Tips From Bear Grylls
I have to admit, when their respective survival shows first began airing I was anti Bear Grylls (Man vs.Wild) and pro Les Stroud (Survivorman). Due to the fact that Bear used a camera crew and had rescue teams on call all the time. Les Stroud, on the other hand, carried all his own camera equipment and at least seemed to be a lot more isolated during filming than Bear was. But now as I read and learn more about his story and life philosophy I have become a fan of the Bear also.
(Man vs.Wild) and pro Les Stroud (Survivorman). Due to the fact that Bear used a camera crew and had rescue teams on call all the time. Les Stroud, on the other hand, carried all his own camera equipment and at least seemed to be a lot more isolated during filming than Bear was. But now as I read and learn more about his story and life philosophy I have become a fan of the Bear also.
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