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The Selected Poetry... 12/10/08 Doug gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke (Paperback)
by Rainer Maria Rilke
bookshelves: currently-reading
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Colossus: The Rise a... 02/01/09 Doug gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire (Paperback)
by Niall Ferguson
bookshelves: couldnt-finish, currently-reading
read in November, 2008
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Doug Doug said: "I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot, but ran out of steam with the US foreign policy topic. I will pick this up again in the future. "
Making Sense of Suic... 06/02/08 Doug gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Making Sense of Suicide Missions (Paperback)
by Diego Gambetta
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
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Doug Doug said: "Pretty interesting. I'm still working my way through this book.

The first section, covering the Japanese suicide missions during WWII is well written and captivating.

The second section, Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers, is inter...more
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Threat Modeling Doug gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Threat Modeling (Microsoft Professional)
by Frank Swiderski
read in October, 2008
my rating:
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Doug Doug said: "By Window Snyder and Frank Swiderski.

The biggest problem this book has is a lack of a basic and effective "Here is what this book is about" section. Multiple intelligent people I know have picked up this book, flipped through t...more
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Security Engineering... Doug gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems (Paperback)
by Ross J. Anderson
read in January, 2010
my rating:
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Tocqueville: Democra... Doug gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Tocqueville: Democracy in America (Library of America)
by Alexis de Tocqueville
recommended for: Americans, Frenchies
read in January, 2008
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Doug Doug said: "A recommendation from Walter Underwood, and boy was he right. Toqueville's observations from 1840 seem startlingly applicable to America today.

So far I've only cherry picked a couple essays on the plane. This is quickly becoming my favo...more
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Consider Phlebas Doug gave 5 of 5 stars to:
Consider Phlebas (Paperback)
by Iain M. Banks
read in June, 2009
my rating:
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November 28, 2009
The First Directorat... Doug marked as to-read:
The First Directorate: My 32 Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West (Hardcover)
by Oleg Kalugin
bookshelves: to-read
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Doug Doug said: "a recommendation from Mom "
June 16, 2009
The Tipping Point Doug marked as to-read:
The Tipping Point (Paperback)
by Malcolm Gladwell
bookshelves: to-read
my rating:
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April 18, 2009
Fifty Dead Men Walki... Doug marked as to-read:
Fifty Dead Men Walking (Paperback)
by Martin McGartland
bookshelves: to-read
my rating:
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February 13, 2009
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February 01, 2009
Vibes Doug gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Vibes (Hardcover)
by Amy Kathleen Ryan (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: couldnt-finish
read in January, 2009
my rating:
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Doug Doug said: "A recommendation from Amy Ryan.

I bought book this because I like the author. I read the first five or ten pages, and the writing style is light, clever and hilarious. I laughed on every page but had to admit I don't find a lot of intere...more
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