This year is the 50th anniversary of the trip. How awesome would it be to take a 200 series on a similar voyage?
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This year is the 50th anniversary of the trip. How awesome would it be to take a 200 series on a similar voyage?
I think there are some countries that they went through that a U.S. citizen would be crazy to venture into now. But it would be super cool to try to do most of the route. Not sure about the 200 series -- seems like there is too much stuff to break. I'd go for a FJ-62.
Fishy
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Some exciting things coming in the next Toyota Trails about this book...... Stay Tuned.
Recently:
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
Somewhere in here read Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley. Highly recommended reading about the battle of Iwo Jima and the iconic photo of the raising of the flag. Super super good stuff.
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
The 6th Extinction: A Sigma Force novel by James Rollins. I was trying to get a hold of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert but was led astray. Anybody else read a Sigma Force novel? I guess it was interesting.
It turned me onto this:
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Same writer as the Sherlock Holmes series. Good stuff.
Also just finished this one:
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead by Jerry Weintraub.
Fascinating and humorous story of the concert promoter for Elvis, John Denver, Led Zeppelin, Frank Sinatra, and movie producer for The Karate Kid and the Ocean's trilogy. He grew up as a kid in the Bronx but ended up becoming a successful businessman and befriending some of the most famous people in the world including actors and presidents.
A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Very fascinating breakdown of science and the discovery of the inner workings of the universe up to the present time.
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
Somewhere in here read Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley. Highly recommended reading about the battle of Iwo Jima and the iconic photo of the raising of the flag. Super super good stuff.
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
The 6th Extinction: A Sigma Force novel by James Rollins. I was trying to get a hold of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert but was led astray. Anybody else read a Sigma Force novel? I guess it was interesting.
It turned me onto this:
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Same writer as the Sherlock Holmes series. Good stuff.
Also just finished this one:
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead by Jerry Weintraub.
Fascinating and humorous story of the concert promoter for Elvis, John Denver, Led Zeppelin, Frank Sinatra, and movie producer for The Karate Kid and the Ocean's trilogy. He grew up as a kid in the Bronx but ended up becoming a successful businessman and befriending some of the most famous people in the world including actors and presidents.
A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Very fascinating breakdown of science and the discovery of the inner workings of the universe up to the present time.
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PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
On Writing - by Stephen King
If you like to write, this is good.
If you like to write, this is good.
PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
I would like to get Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic, by Rob Siegel.
I found him in the BMW club magazine Roundel. He is a good writer, and it sounds like his projects are amazingly similar to mine!
I found him in the BMW club magazine Roundel. He is a good writer, and it sounds like his projects are amazingly similar to mine!
PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic
I have to say, the Roundel magazine for the BMW club is a really solid club mag.
PabloCruise
Hard Core 4+
Also, just finished a brilliant book on how to talk to women.
Best ever.
It is called, "And Then What Happened?"
I guess it was more of a pamphlet...
Best ever.
It is called, "And Then What Happened?"
I guess it was more of a pamphlet...
Haha, this is great.
I've been reading How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams (Creator of Dilbert) -- pretty cool book on how to try lots of things, assess your strategy, and have some of them succeed.
Finished
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell. The Tipping Point is on my reading list, as are Blink and Outliers.
Almost finished
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
Almost makes me want to be a runner - and a barefoot one at that! Will have to learn more about that.
This book is getting passed around my office right now, so I finished it in Glenwood Hot Springs pool yesterday
The Martian by Andy Weir
Really fun novel, definitely recommended
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Haven't been a BMWCCA member in at least 10 years but loved his column. I think I need to pick that one up, thanks for the tip!
I just enjoyed "Flight of Passage" by Rinker Buck. A transcontinental flight by teen brothers in a Piper Cub in 1966. Fast read but really enjoyed it, lots of parallels to land cruising.
http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Passag...=1443567422&sr=1-1&keywords=flight+of+passage
Been hankering to re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig. Anyone have a copy?
Read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni last week. This is a fast-reading leadership fable that boils down to a pyramid of values upon which to build a successful team. I definitely have some work to do implementing this at home and at work.
Finished Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace - One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson. There is some controversy surrounding this story so the jury is out until I read more I guess. I noticed Perry mentioned the sequel - Stones Into Schools, earlier in this thread.
Read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni last week. This is a fast-reading leadership fable that boils down to a pyramid of values upon which to build a successful team. I definitely have some work to do implementing this at home and at work.
Finished Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace - One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson. There is some controversy surrounding this story so the jury is out until I read more I guess. I noticed Perry mentioned the sequel - Stones Into Schools, earlier in this thread.
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Cheeseman
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Just finished reading the autobiography on Elon Musk. Very intelligent man and motivated to do things where there isn't even a box to think outside of. Incredible for one person to create or be on the leading edge of 4 companies that have been successful.
I see >5 Elon Musk bios on Amazon. Which one did you read? I am interested.
ToyodaTocco
Hard Core 4+
I have a copy you can borrow.
smslavin
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I do.
My 'to-read' stack never seems to grow shorter. Currently reading 3 books...
Several short sentences about writing - Verlyn Klinkenborg
This is beyond brilliant. Do you write? Thinking about writing? It's a must read.
Photography After Frank - Philip Gefter
Series of essays on the work of Robert Frank and those he inspired. His seminal work was The Americans.
Guerrilla Marketing - Jay Conrad Levinson
Reading everything I can to build the business.
The rest of the stack contains:
Bird by Bird: Some instructions on writing and life - Anne Lamott
Dark Star Safari - Paul Theroux
Solitude: Seeking wisdom in extremes - Robert Kull
The $100 Startup - Chris Guilllebeau
The Personal MBA - Josh Kaufman
Word of Mouth Marketing - Andy Sernovitz
Then there's a whole stack of cinematography related stuff. Those are ongoing.
SteveH
Hard Core 4+
Yesterday finished Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace - One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson. I read that there is some controversy surrounding this story but nevertheless this is one of my top recommended books to read.
Your next read - by Jon Krakauer:
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-De...45368144&sr=8-1&keywords=three+cups+of+deceit
Your next read - by Jon Krakauer:
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-De...45368144&sr=8-1&keywords=three+cups+of+deceit
I heard there was a 60 Minutes expose, but didn't know there was a book. I will definitely read it. Thanks
A few of these are on my list, based on a recommendation from Tai Lopez.
He also has Chicken Tractor by Andy Lee & Pat Foreman, Why Grassfed is Best by Jo Robinson and Quality Pasture by Allan Nation.
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DouglasVB
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On a series of Southwest Airlines flights over the last couple days (conferences and symposiums galore!), I re-read the first third of The Martian until the free in-flight digital copy ended. Now I'm going to have to finish re-reading the book when I get home.
I just picked up a copy of The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny which I am excited to read. One of the authors is my old boss from when I lived/worked in Tunisia a decade ago.
Another one that I'll be reading in the next month or so is Robopocalypse. One of my grad students highly recommended it to me. I think it's a series of books and this is the first in line?
I just picked up a copy of The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny which I am excited to read. One of the authors is my old boss from when I lived/worked in Tunisia a decade ago.
Another one that I'll be reading in the next month or so is Robopocalypse. One of my grad students highly recommended it to me. I think it's a series of books and this is the first in line?