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FAVORITE GENERAL LINKS

Books, Music, and Video at Very Low Prices!
Deja-News - search for old posts from newsgroups by topic
Ebay - Buy and Sell Classified Auctions
USA Today News
WhoWhere - Search for friends
Yahoo

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GENERAL RECOMMENDED READING AND AUDIO/VIDEO

Books

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Churchill: A Life by Martin Gilbert- Biography of one of the most influential and articulate statesmen of the 20th century

The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business (Economides, Oligney) - Read about the most interesting, and technologically advanced, industry in the world!

Darwin's Black Box by Michael Behe- A challenge to some popular ideas about evolution by a biochemist

Dog Stories by James Herriot- Humorous look a veterinarian's experiences

Faith and Reason by Nash- A book that makes you think about your faith (or lack thereof!)

Knowing God by James Packer- A Christian classic by my favorite theologian

Old Soldiers Never Die by Geoffrey Perret- Biography of Douglas MacArthur who lived one amazing life

Personal Knowledge - A classic reference on the subject of how we learn and "know"

The Prize by Daniel Yergin- Well written history of the oil business

The Second World War by John Keegan- A well-written history of a war everyone should be educated about

Texas by Laurence Parent- Coffee table photo book by an outstanding photographer

They Call Me Coach by John Wooden- Autobiography by perhaps the greatest coach ever (in any sport)

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy- One of my favorite novels

The Weeping Chamber by Sigmund Brouwer- A novel about the last week of Christ life on earth

We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young by H. G. Moore and J. L. Galloway- Very interesting personal look at the early stages of the war in Vietnam

With the Old Breed by E. B. Sledge- Exciting autobiography from one who served in the Pacific War of WWII

Your Father Loves You by James Packer- Insightful day by day insights for living

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Ten All-Time Favorite Movies

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Being There- (Peter Sellers)

Big Jake- (John Wayne)

The Bishop's Wife- My favorite Christmas movie (with Cary Grant and David Niven)

Breaking Away- A movie that reminds me of my youth (comedy/drama)

For Your Eyes Only- The all-time best James Bond movie (with Roger Moore)

Gone with the Wind

It's a Wonderful LifeA Christmas Classic

The Natural- The greatest movie about the greatest game ever invented! (Robert Redford)

The Parent Trap- The original (with Hayley Mills)

The Sound of Music

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Favorite Music

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Listen by Cindy Morgan- A great CD by my favorite singer (Contemporary Christian)

The Loving Kind- Music about the last week of Christ life on earth

Beethoven's Symphonies- Collection of all nine symphonies recorded by the Berlin Philharmonic in 1963 (Karjan conducting)

Tchaikovsky's Symphonies- Collection of all his symphonies recorded by the Oslo Philharmonic (Jansons conducting)

8:30 by Weather Report- (progressive jazz live recording)

Mr. Gone by Weather Report- (progressive jazz)

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PHOTO RETAILERS

Most Recommended

Adorama Both new and used equipment
B&H Photo-Video I buy most of my stuff here. Great prices on new equipment - good service
Calumet Photo great service - good prices (sometimes cheaper than B&H)
Camera World of Oregon Both new and used equipment
Camera World of North Carolina Mostly new equipment
Keh Camera Brokers Excellent inventory of used equipment - good reputation for grading equipment
Ken-Mar Both new and used equipment
Midwest Camera Exchange Good inventory of medium and large format equipment - often have great deals on clearance and sale items
Photo Net Classifieds along with a lot of other interesting information

Others

All Seasons Camera
Badger Graphics Mostly new equipment
BPW Limited
Brooklyn Camera Exchange Used equipment
Cameta's, Bill Camera Used equipment
Camera Collectors.com
Camera Trader New equipment
Cameras Etc
Chamberlain, H.C. All formats
Charlotte Camera Both new and used equipment
Chatterton, Don Leica Specialist
Classic Connection Leica, Hasselblad, Nikon, Contax, Rollei + a few others
Clayton's Classic Cameras Both new and used equipment
Craig Camera
F-Stop Used equipment
Format Camera Mostly 35mm
Glazer's Camera Supply
Goodwin Photo
Hunt's Photo and Video Both new and used equipment
Jack's Camera Shop Used equipment
Kenmore Camera New and used equipment
Koh's Camera Used equipment
McRill's Camera
National Camera Exchange Used equipment
Pacific Rim Camera
Porter's Numerous photo products
Precision Camera
Pro Cam New and used equipment
Roberts Both new and used equipment
Samy's Camera New and used equipment and collectibles
Silvio's Camera Used equipment
Tamarkin Both new and used equipment
Woodmere Camera Bought a used F3HP here once and it was better than advertised