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I read forums :-D, grizzly forum, thumper talk, duramax forum, duramax diesels, snow west, fishin Canada and of course gm trucks. I love reading forums and all the information they can provide. I love reading truck/fishing mags. I always have so many things to maintenance/fix I'm always tinkering at something. Forums have been a god sent sometimes, they have saved me so much money. Alot of knowledge can be found if you read!! :-D

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I drive over an hour daily, sometimes more. So i listen to books. On my Android, I can speed it up. I usually listen to a book at 1.25-1.5 times normal speed. There are some really great readers/narrators out there. One of my favorites is Frank Muller reading the John Grisham novels.

 

I've also discovered some great books that aren't your typical bestseller. Two of my favorites include 1) Trustee from the Toolroom, and 2) Alas, Babylon!

 

To the best of my counting, I have read or listened to about 15 books this year, shattering any previous record by probably 10 or more. So as you can see, I love listening to books. Makes the miles pass quickly.

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Darrell Waltrip's DW: A Lifetime going Around in Circles, and Sundays Will Never be the Same

 

I also enjoy books that can make me laugh like

 

The Alphabet of Manliness

 

How To Archer: The Ultimate Guide to Espionage and Style and Women and Also Cocktails Ever Written

 

The Bro Code

 

The Playbook: Suit up, Score chicks, Be awesome

 

Bro on the go

 

Bro Code for Parents: What to Expect When You're Awesome

 

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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Reading Blood Gospel by James Rollins now. If someone if looking for something to make them laugh, I'd recommend anything by PJ O'Rourke. He is a contributor to Car and Driver but previously was a foreign affairs corespondent for Rolling Stone and got sent to all manner of interesting places in the 80s and 90s.

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not convinced the OP isn't a bot. but its a good thread, so what the heck why not...

 

Favorite book was Ender's Game. They're suppose to be coming out with a movie at the end of the year I think. Should be good.

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Been on a zombie kick lately. I recently finished Zombie Fallout 4, but since the semester started I haven't read anything but school work. I'm gonna get the Zombie Fallout 5, and the 3rd installment of Day by Day Armageddon.

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