Sign in with Facebook
110 books
—
207 voters
Jim
https://www.goodreads.com/takchess
read
(1224)
currently-reading (24)
to-read (3128)
to-read-tier-2 (1202)
books-i-own-to-read (138)
to-read-tier-3 (128)
unfinished (82)
long-term-reading (8)
books-for-mom (7)
magazines-currently-reading (0)
magazines-read (0)
magazines-to-read (0)
currently-reading (24)
to-read (3128)
to-read-tier-2 (1202)
books-i-own-to-read (138)
to-read-tier-3 (128)
unfinished (82)
long-term-reading (8)
books-for-mom (7)
magazines-currently-reading (0)
magazines-read (0)
magazines-to-read (0)
no-intention-of-reading
(0)
at-npl (595)
fiction (265)
audiobooks-read (213)
audiobook (197)
bill-gates-book-club (167)
get-for-family (160)
bric-japan (155)
science (127)
engineering-building-makers (117)
food-cooking (116)
war (115)
at-npl (595)
fiction (265)
audiobooks-read (213)
audiobook (197)
bill-gates-book-club (167)
get-for-family (160)
bric-japan (155)
science (127)
engineering-building-makers (117)
food-cooking (116)
war (115)
Jim
is currently reading
Reading for the 2nd time
read in March, 2020
progress:
(page 46 of 383)
"A very solid book . Nice curation of positions with a 400 position test at the end. One could easily spend 6 months to years working on this book to improve one's tactical insight." — Mar 19, 2020 10:09AM
"A very solid book . Nice curation of positions with a 400 position test at the end. One could easily spend 6 months to years working on this book to improve one's tactical insight." — Mar 19, 2020 10:09AM
Jim said:
"
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/p...Noesner FBI Negotiator recommends this book in this podcast which is worth listening to. ...more "
“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
― Alarms and Discursions
― Alarms and Discursions
“Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
―
―
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
― As You Like It
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
―
―
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
random links
(Select)
1 chapters
—
updated Jan 20, 2019 11:08AM
Description:
https://www.bookbub.com/blog/2018/08/01/books-like-malcolm-gladwell?popupdelay=0&source=pinterest_internaldesign
Random Observations and Links for myself/others
(Select)
5 chapters
—
updated Jul 15, 2015 07:14AM
Description:
as the title implies.....
Market Basket fight ends
(Select)
More of Jim’s writing…
1 chapters
—
updated Aug 28, 2014 03:26AM
Description:
New England news
100+ Books in 2020
— 1741 members
— last activity 36 minutes ago
Up for a serious challenge? Then come join us! Our goal is to read 100 or more books in one year. GO AHEAD AND START YOUR 2020 LIST!! Just star ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 113648 members
— last activity 0 minutes ago
A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to ...more
What's the Name of That Book???
— 63309 members
— last activity 43 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our UNSOLVED message board ...more
Audiobooks
— 9992 members
— last activity 6 hours, 29 min ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more
ebook economics
— 24 members
— last activity Aug 08, 2010 06:02AM
A discussion related to the economics of ebooks and how the Kindle and other ebook readers may change the marketplace and how they will/may affect the ...more
Jim’s 2019 Year in Books
Take a look at Jim’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
1,470 books
|
2,583 friends
1,709 books
|
3,033 friends
846 books
|
71 friends
785 books
|
2,586 friends
237 books
|
1,371 friends
2,300 books
|
4,990 friends
3,798 books
|
5,001 friends
5,891 books
|
419 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Jim
Lists liked by Jim
