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 ====== To Read ====== ====== To Read ======
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 +Send this to Virg:
 +Gerard K. O'Neill to build colonies in space
 +The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space
 +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Frontier:_Human_Colonies_in_Space
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 +Earth should be preserved as a natural park. (national park) (which nation?)
 +
  
 ^Title  ^Author  ^Date Added^How did you learn about this book?  ^ ^Title  ^Author  ^Date Added^How did you learn about this book?  ^
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 |The Syringa Tree  |Pamela Gien  |2006/07/20  |Diane Rehm again.  I think mom would really like this one  | |The Syringa Tree  |Pamela Gien  |2006/07/20  |Diane Rehm again.  I think mom would really like this one  |
 |Science of Fear : Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't - and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger|Daniel Gardner  |2008/08/05  | Diane Rehm again| |Science of Fear : Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't - and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger|Daniel Gardner  |2008/08/05  | Diane Rehm again|
 +|Devil take the hindmost : a history of financial speculation| Chancellor, Edward |2008/09/07  |CNN Money Article, suggested reading for those interested in why you should weather the storm of the bear market| 
 +
 +===== Elon Musk's Top 8 =====
 +
 +  - "Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down" by J.E. Gordon 
 +  - "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" by Walter Isaacson
 +  - "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson
 +  - "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies" by Nick Bostrom
 +  - "Merchants of Doubt" by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes 
 +  - "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
 +  - "Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future" by Peter Thiel
 +  - The "Foundation" trilogy by Isaac Asimov
 +===== Lucy Suggestions =====
 +
 +This list was for Mike (our neighbor) who spends a lot of time down time at the fire house:
 +
 +  * Charles Frazer
 +    * Cold Mountain, Civil War.
 +    * Thirteen Moons, Pre-Civil and Civil War
 +  * Dan Fesperman
 +    * Lie in the Dark, contemporary detective in Sarajevo
 +    * Small Boat of Many Sorrows, same as above
 +  * Matthew Kneale
 +    * English Passengers, Tasmania 1770-1800
 +  * Barbara Kingsolver
 +    * Poisonwood Bible, Missionary in Africa during the 1950's
 +  * Mary Doria Russell
 +    * Children of God, Aliens and the Jesuits
 +  * Susan King
 +    * Lady MacBeth, Scotland and MacBeth
 +  * Gary Jennings
 +    * Journeyer, Marco Polo
 +  * Margaret Atwood
 +    * The Handmaid's Tale, Science Fiction
 +  * Martin Cruz Smith
 +    * Gorky Park, Russia during the 50-60's
 +  * Sharon Kay Pennman
 +    * All of hers... stories of England and Wales durin the 1100-1400's
 +
  
 ====== Read ====== ====== Read ======
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