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- Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
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- Sgt. Jack Coughlin
- Why the conventional military recognize the truly impressive and unconventional weapon that is the master sniper is beyond me. Coughlin's insights on effectively working within those confines and still coming out on top make this a must-read. You don't have to wield the long gun to have the sniper's mentality. Although it helps when you can shoot people out of Banshees.
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- Running with Scissors: A Memoir
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- Augusten Burroughs
- I don't know if this was supposed to be made into a movie just yet, but it definitely strikes a chord. My favorite self-deprecating homosexual author ever.
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- Unleash the Warrior Within: Develop the Focus, Discipline, Confidence and Courage You Need to Achieve Unlimited Goals
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- Richard J. Machowicz
- Motivational and real.
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- Stalk and Kill: The Thrill and Danger of the Sniper Experience
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- Adrian Gilbert
- If your only idea of sniping is from first-person shooting games, then you don't know fuck-all. Roughly 80 percent of the fieldcraft is preparation, preparation, and more preparation. I have nothing but respect for the masters who stalk their prey for days, even weeks on end, for that one perfect shot. Without any haXz0rz or glitching.
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on Feb 21, 2007 | 1 user.
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- Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Architectures and Protocols
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- C. Siva Ram Murthy
- A step above those "Ad Hoc Networking Protocols For Dummies" books they made us read as kids, this is an excellent primer on the reason why 90% of all businesses still have hardwired systems.
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- The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib
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- Yep, the U.S. makes a big deal about torture. Because we're supposed to be the "good guys" who don't shoot until shat upon.
And look where that got us.
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- Your Career Is An Extreme Sport: Focus, Drive, Excel
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- Eileen P. Gunn
- Scored this while waiting for the traffic to die down while I was at Burbank IKEA. *shudder* Once again, ended up staying at the Starbucks for 3 hours reading and ingesting. Interesting concept of how to get ahead in the hustle without burning out prematurely.
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- What Color Is Your Parachute? 2007: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
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- Richard N. Bolles
- Are you positioning yourself for a job or a career? Sometimes it's not so clear. Now you can pay a bit of money, put a book on your table, and pretend like you're actually doing something worthwhile with your life. Slacker.
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- Red Storm Rising
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- Tom Clancy
- I originally got this from my dad, a Tom Clancy and military espionage buff. Though I find some of the Cold War interludes a bit overwrought in this day and age, I can see why Clancy would utilize the threats and power play as a central plot device. Not as propulsive as "Patriot Games," probably why it wasn't considered for the big screen.
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- Black Light
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- Stephen Hunter
- Hunter's always been one of my favorite authors primarily because of how his otherwise standoffish characters (In this case, Bob "The Nailer" Swagger) become instantly identifiable in spite of their failings at life. His attention to detail and obvious research into the tradecraft of sniping and gunplay are very much on display in this one.
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