Posted by gil on August 15, 2009
Here are ten of the most influential and entertaining books I have read. some will teach you thinks, others will make you laugh. You might hate one or two. A couple might change your life. None will leave you indifferent. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. This is probably the most important book I have ever [...]
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Posted by gil on January 8, 2009
Reading William Gibson’s novel, “Spook Country,” I first thought of his mention of Systema as unrelated to the Russian Martial art I practice. In the novel, the protagonists are Cuban spies working with the Russians in the United States. They live by a protocol of secrecy they call Systema. I thought of it as tradecraft, [...]
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