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Old 07-25-2008, 04:07 PM   #221 (permalink)
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Rand is classic. I devoured this stuff when I was younger.
The Fountainhead was excellent.
My favorite is still, Atlas Shrugged. Check it out, if you have not already.
I need to reread her works. Maybe the book club will force it on me.
I loved both works as well. Unfortunately such idealism doesn't work too well in real life (I was naive enough to try for a while).

Also, while I like Rand's simple writing style, it's often rather redudant -- numerous incidents illustrating the same moral principle.
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I've taken a bunch of securities tests, which are not nearly as hard as the cpa, and those were mind numbing. It's for money, though, so it's worth it.
I've taken the 6 and life insurance exam and those are nothing compared to what I'm going through right now.
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Series 7, 66, 24. The 7 was a lot of info but not that hard. I passed the 66 by 2 points without studying. The 24 was a bitch and I failed it once, but passed the second time.
nice. i took my life and health, 6 and 63. hopefully i will have the 7 nailed down in the next year. how much prep time did u give the 7?
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I've taken a bunch of securities tests, which are not nearly as hard as the cpa, and those were mind numbing. It's for money, though, so it's worth it.
No need to bring up the CPA exam. Sherdog is supposed to be a happy place, and I'll be eligible to take that exam in a few weeks. I'm not looking forward to it.
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Now I'm just starting John Sandford's new Prey novel Phantom Prey. My all-time favorite series. I like the early Lincoln Child books from Jeffrey Deaver as well as Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, but Lucas Davenport is the shit and John Sandford is a masterful storyteller. The majority of his novels have a very light-hearted feel to the crime drama, but when he wants to, Sandford can quicken the suspense in an instant.
I just picked up Rules of Prey and tore through it like steak. Thanks for the recommendation.
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prehospital emergency care. Its like 1200 pages long and I have to read about 200+ pages before the semester starts and Im like 80 in
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