Francis Tapon
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Although I had modest expectations for this 88-page love letter, it barely met them. The layout is clean and minimalist. No illustrations. The text is a bit too cliché. It's a thoughtful, albeit a bit generic, gift. ...more |
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Dive into "Running Deep" by Tom Clavin and prepare for an underwater joyride that torpedoes boredom right out of the water! Did you know that more than one out of five submariners died in action? That's the highest fatality rate among all the branches ...more |
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I don't know how anyone could give this beautiful book anything other than 5 stars! It's well-illustrated and written. If you ever wondered what’s under your skin besides the stuff that turns red when you’re embarrassed, this book's got you covered, ...more |
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This book is proof that death isn’t just a one-way ticket to The Big Sleep! David Casarett, part doctor, part existential travel agent, guides us as if we’re backpacking across the border between “living” and “mostly dead,” comparison-shopping for me ...more |
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While the author bombards you with advice at every turn, unfortunately, most of it sounds like a direct transcript from Captain Obvious's personal diary. Gems like “Set up a website!” or “Use social media!” will have you nodding in agreement—because, ...more |
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Get the 2025 edition. It’s waving an extra-long Preface and a bonus chapter in your face (“What We Missed”) where our favorite economists admit they might have, oops, skipped a few things last time. Banerjee and Duflo are like the Batman and Robin of ...more |
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Wow. If you want the most comprehensive study of George Mallory's 3rd and final climb up Mt. Everest, read this book! The book Mallory, Irvine, and Everest: The Last Step But One by Dr. Robert Edwards explores the mystery surrounding George Mallory an ...more |
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It's the greatest whodunit. Whoever created Bitcoin became the world's richest person, yet we don't know who he is. In fact, we don't even know if it's one person. There have been other cases where identities have been hidden for a while: - Mysterious ...more |
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D. B. Cooper and Flight 305: WanderLearn Part 3/3
"On the WanderLearn channel, D. B. Cooper and Flight 305, Part 3/3, is now live with Francis Tapon and myself, at https://youtube.com/watch?v=UFNQ-i6xCPM
Image credit: Francis Tapon / WanderLearn.
In this episode, we consider what the hijacker'..."
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“The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence. . . sort of like the Post Office with tanks. — Emo Philips, joking about the USSR”
― The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us
― The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us
“Hungarian doesn’t seem European, but instead has a distinctly Martian flavor: igen (yes), nem (no), kérem (please), köszönöm (thank you), elnézést (excuse me), a nevem . . . (my name is . . .), hol van . . . ? (where is . . . ?), mennyi? (how much?), szeretlek (I love you).”
― The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us
― The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. . . . Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime. — Mark Twain To”
― The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us
― The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us
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