Aaron Sorkin’s first shot at directing was for the movie Molly’s Game, starring Jessica Chastain as athlete and card game runner Molly Bloom. It is an interesting true story line, with many hidden gems. Like, Graham Greene playing the judge, and the fact that the actual real life prosecutor was Preet Bharara. Importantly, Sorkin wrote the screen play (Oscar nominated). The opening sequence in the movie, which addresses the question of what to say when someone claims that coming in fourth in the Olympics is the worst thing that can happen to an athlete. Also, as you probably already understand, Sorkin has a strong interest in sports and poker, so it all makes so much sense…. Continue reading Molly’s Game (like the Sorkin movie) and Forensic Geology: Cheap books
is the first in a series of books, the first several of which are must-read. The common theme is the aforementioned missing governor, and his former body guard. The protagonist and antagonist change from book to book, but the former is usually a former journalist or a former cop or something along those lines, and the antagonist is an evil real estate developer, theme park owner, organized crime leader, Russian mobster, or something along those lines. It is possible I’ve got some of these details wrong since it has been years since I read them. But, I assure you, once you’ve read 
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, you’ll probably do what I did. Grab used copies of any of those books you come across, to give to other people to read. Easier to do that than to explain the books.
by Steven Moffat for two bucks. 
by H. G. Wells is now free or cheap, depending on your relationship to Amazon, at Amazon, in Kindle form.
by Dawkins, and not a big favorite of mine but other people like it, 
by Bryson. Enjoy.
by Jared Diamond, now is the chance to pick it up for two bucks in Kindle format.
by him. Cheap now on Kindle. 
. I mention this here simply because it was a book that influenced me as a kid. Made me realize that starvation was a thing.
, read it. Fun book. This is where science fiction is enhanced significantly but science and math geekiness. Destine to become a classic.
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, in which life imitates art.
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. Also in Kindle form, for a buck.
by Douglas Adams is now cheap in Kindle Form. It might be $0.42. But more likely, it is $2.99.
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