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Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language

by Professor Robin Dunbar.

 

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Did mankind evolve unusually large brains simply in order to gossip?

Primates differ from other animals by the intensity of their social relationships, by the amount of time they spend grooming one another.

Not just a matter of hygiene, grooming is all about cementing bonds, making friends and influencing your fellow ape.

Early humans, in their characteristic large groups of 150 or so, would have had to spend almost half their time in mutual grooming.

Instead, Professor Robin Dunbar argues, they evolved a more efficient mechanism: language.

It seems there is nothing idle about idle chatter, having a good gossip ensures that a dynamic group, of hunter gatherers, soldiers, workmates, remains cohesive.

[Daveo]

Being Freddie: My Story So Far, by Andrew Flintoff.

 

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Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff is one of the most exciting cricketers in the world, and has gained more and more notoriety through the last few years.

This book marks his story so far in his own words, taking us up to and including the summer of 2005.

Freddie highlights the moments and matches in his career that helped him dramatically on his way forward, and reveals what it is like to play for one of the most successful England cricket teams in recent times.

(exciting and Cricket in the same sentence....hmmmm)

[Daveo]

Blessed: The Autobiography, by George Best

 

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George Best was blessed with an extraordinary gift; he brought beauty and grace to soccer never before seen.

But he was unable to cope with the success and fame his genius brought and his life story is littered with tales of women, sex and, of course, drink.

George Best here tells his own dramatic and inspiring story.

Edited April 10, 2018 by Daveo

[Daveo]

Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities

by Jeffrey S. Rosenthal.

 

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From terrorist attacks to big money jackpots, Struck by Lightning deconstructs the odds and oddities of chance, examining both the relevant and irreverent role of randomness in our everyday lives.

Human beings have long been both fascinated and appalled by randomness.

On the one hand, we love the thrill of a surprise party, the unpredictability of a budding romance, or the freedom of not knowing what tomorrow will bring.

We are inexplicably delighted by strange coincidences and striking similarities.

But we also hate uncertainty's dark side.

[Daveo]

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The Requiem Shark by Nicholas Griffin

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William Williams is forced into an apprenticeship with ex-slaver turned pirate Bartholomew Roberts. 
Set in the 18th century, the novel follows the captain and crew and their quest for treasure whilst evading the British Royal Navy.

[Daveo]

The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks

 

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As the old gods awaken, the Chromeria is in a race to find its lost Prism, the only man who may be able to stop catastrophe, Gavin Guile.

But Gavin's enslaved on a galley, and when he finally escapes, he finds himself in less than friendly hands.

Without the ability to draft which has defined him . . .

 

[The Sly Fox]

On 5/1/2017 at 03:01, Daveo said:

My Secret Life 1 (Classic Erotica) by Henry Spencer Ashbee.

 

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Authorship of the book is mysterious.

Henry Spencer Ashbee, a book collector, writer & bibliographer notable for his particular focus on sexuality is suspected by some to be "Walter".

He is very likely the compiler of the book's index, the provider of some editorial assistance & the person who saw the text into print.

Gershon Legman was 1st to link "Walter" & Ashbee in Legman's introduction to the 1962 reprints of Ashbee's bibliographies.

The 1966 Grove Press edition of My Secret Life included an expanded version of that essay.

More recently, however, Ian Gibson's The Erotomaniac: The Secret Life of Henry Spencer Ashbee (2001, ISBN 0-571-19619-5) provides a detailed review of circumstantial evidence arguing that Ashbee wrote My Secret Life, presumably weaving fantasy & anecdotes from friends in with his own real-life experiences. Just prior to this, in May 2000, Channel 4 UK broadcast a documentary, Walter-The Secret Life of a Victorian Pornographer, which also claimed that Ashbee was Walter.

Absolutely remarkable book. I have a copy and have read it a couple of times. Walter would have made a wonderful PA member, and would have made wonderful posts telling us all about the gals he banged last night.

[Daveo]

Jim Tully by Anthony Aikman..

 

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Jim Tully is a misfit who belongs to an earlier era.

The causes he believes in, like the world he wants to live in, are already doomed.

The narrator first meets him during a student riot in Paris and finds him again more than twenty years later in Thailand.

In between Tully has drifted around the world, tossed from one noble cause to another, even being imprisoned by the Khmer Rouge.

In Bangkok, writing a book his friends fear reveals too many Secrets, he is persuaded to work for an American movie mogul.

To Tully's disgust his screenplay about a new Genesis is cut and manipulated into a nature romp in the Jungle, when a sequel called Genocide is planned, Tully quits.

Soon after, the tycoon is found murdered.

Tully vanishes, only to become involved in the search in Cambodia for MiA's-American prisoners of war who have been missing since the end of the Vietnam War.

When this venture is exposed as a scam, Tully retreats into the Jungle, subsequently finding a new cause helping the Karen in their fight for independence from the tyrannical Burmese government.

He finally reappears in Bangkok during the bloody democracy riots in 1992, only to be among the many listed as missing.

In fact he has returned to Cambodia, where the United Nations peacekeeping mission assign him to an outpost far up the Mekong River and to an uncertain welcome from his old adversaries, the Khmer Rouge.

[Daveo]

The Age of Doubt by Andrea Camilleri.

 

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From the author of The Potter's Field, winner of the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger Award and longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize.

 

With their dark sophistication and dry humor, Andrea Camilleri's hugely popular Sicilian crime novels continue to win more and more fans in America.

The day after a storm, Inspector Montalbano encounters a strange woman who expresses interest in a certain yacht scheduled to dock that afternoon.

[Daveo]

Black Mass by Dick Lehr, Gerard O'Neill

 

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John Connoly and James "Whitey" Bulger grew up together on the streets of South Boston.

Decades later, in the mid 1970's, they would meet again.

By then, Connolly was a major figure in the FBI's Boston office and Whitey had become godfather of the Irish Mob.

What happened next, a dirty deal to being down the Italian mob in exchange for protection for Bulger, would spiral out of control, leading to murders, drug dealing, racketeering indictments, and, ultimately, the biggest informant scandal in the history of the FBI.

[Daveo]

Firefox by Craig Thomas

 

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THE MACHINE:

The Soviet Mig-31, codenamed Firefox.

A thought controlled, terrifyingly lethal warplane capable of ruling the Western skies.

THE MAN:

His name is Gant, an obsessed renegade American pilot.

His Control: Kenneth Aubrey of Great Britain.

His plan: infiltrate the shadowy worldwide KGB network and make his way into the Soviet Union.

His job: steal Firefox.

[Daveo]

The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring

by Sugar Ray Leonard,

 

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In this unflinching and inspiring autobiography, the boxing legend faces his single greatest competitor: himself.

 

Sugar Ray Leonard's brutally honest and uplifting memoir reveals in intimate detail for the first time the complex man behind the boxer.

The Olympic hero, multi-championship winner, and beloved athlete waged his own personal battle with depression, rage, addiction, and greed.

[Daveo]

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

By Dr Joseph Murphy.

 

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One of the pioneering voices of affirmative thinking, Dr Joseph Murphy will unlock the truly staggering powers of your subconscious mind.

 

In this remarkable book, Dr Murphy combines spiritual wisdom and cutting edge scientific research to explain how the subconscious mind influences every single aspect in your life. By understanding and harnessing its powers, you can control and improve the quality of your daily life.

[Daveo]

Serial Killers by Brian Innes

 

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Organized chronologically, here are the stories of 50 murderers in American and world history.

Each chapter provides a biography of one killer, describing the formative experiences that turned them into monsters, their hidden lives and gruesome crimes.

It explains how each was caught, including descriptions of psychological profiles and crime investigation procedures, and their ultimate fate.

Timelines and victim panels detail their atrocities and horrific death tolls.

Dramatic black and white photography shows each killer at their sinister worst.

[Daveo]

Chasing the Dead (David Raker #1) by Tim Weaver

 

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It starts out as a sad but hopeless case of mistaken identity.

A year after the death of her son Alex, Mary Towne is convinced she's seen him alive and wants missing persons investigator David Raker to find him.

Reluctant at first, but haunted by a loss of his own, Raker eventually agrees.

[Daveo]

A Guide to Healthy Living in Thailand and Southeast Asia by the Doctors from the Thai Red Cross Society.

 

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For expats and travellers, the one stop health guide with everything you need to know.

[Daveo]

Siege (Scope #1) by Simon Kernick.

 

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London is under attack.

People are dead.

Many more lives hang in the balance as a group of highly trained gunmen storm the historic Stanhope hotel on Park Lane.

 

The gunmen have given the government just five hours to meet their demands before they blow up the building.

 

Shots ring out.

Some guests panic, others text their loved ones, still more try to escape, all are united by one thing, fear for their lives.

All, except one man who has information so dangerous that it must be kept safe, at any price.

 

Darkness falls, the gunmen become increasingly violent, one question is in everybody's minds.

[Daveo]

Ayurveda; The Gentle Health System.

 

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Ayurveda, the renowned health system of India and the ancient world, has kept people well naturally for centuries. Now it has been rediscovered by Western health practitioners, and it is revolutionizing our thinking about nutrition and disease prevention.

 

Here at last is an easy to read, lavishly illustrated book that shows how it works.

Rather than relying on medication to cure ailments, as Western medicine does, Ayurveda emphasizes daily nutrition habits and physical routines for maintaining health so that you don't get sick in the first place.

You will find out how to tell which physical type you are (there are basically three) and then get full information on the practical regiments that are right for you.

 

You'll find ways to diagnose and treat many conditions yourself that might otherwise eventually require medical attention.

And specific treatments are given for a variety of illnesses, with suggestions for daily living, including nutrition, relief of stress, and detoxifying environmental pollutants.

[Daveo]

Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill

 

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A Tale of Laos....

[Daveo]

The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman

 

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With this major new volume, Paul Krugman, today's most widely read economist, studies the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age to the unraveling of that achievement and the reemergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s.

Seeking to understand both what happened to middle class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has created his finest book to date, a work that weaves together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis.

[Daveo]

A Tap on the Window by Linwood Barclay

 

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When Cal Weaver stops at a red light on a rainy night while driving home, he ignores the bedraggled looking teenage girl trying to hitch a ride, even when she starts tapping on his window.

But as soon as he realises she's one of his son's classmates, he knows he can't really leave her, alone, on the street.

[Daveo]

Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith.

 

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What if overcoming the legacy of American slavery meant bringing back that very institution?

A young black attorney is thrown headlong into controversial issues of race and power in this provocative novel.

 

Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men in America.

He’s dazzled by what they’ve accomplished, and they seem to think he has the potential to be as successful as they are. They invite him for a weekend away from it all, no wives, no cell phones, no talk of business.

But far from home and cut off from everyone he loves, he discovers a disturbing secret that challenges some of his deepest convictions…

[Daveo]

Destination: Asia: Coming to Thailand & Asian adventures

by Carleton Cole.

 

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Influenced and intrigued as he was by all things Asian, and desperate to escape the monotony of America's first planned community, when Carleton Cole's path took him to Thailand, it came as no surprise to him.

For years he had been fascinated by Thailand, reading everything he could about the country and even taking a menial job in a local Thai restaurant to rub shoulders with Thais exiled in the American Midwest.

Confronted by the seriously limited employment options open to the holder of a liberal arts Bachelor's degree, he set about transplanting himself to what would soon become his adopted home, and a base for exploring the rest of Asia.

An atypically quiet American who never really fit into US society, Carleton Cole has found his place in the Land of Smiles, and has developed and maintained a passion for things Thai and Asian.

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