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you'll find my favorite books, movies and tv shows!
Favorite Movies: (Rated on an 11 point scale)
- The Usual Suspects (1995) (Spacey) 10.30
- American Beauty (1999) (Spacey) 9.98
- The Matrix (1999) 9.96
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (Harrison) 9.93
- Garden State (2004) (Portman) 9.90
- The Fugitive (1993) (Harrison) 9.86
- The Great Escape (1963) 9.84
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Harrison) 9.82
- The Ring (2002) 9.80
- Diabolique (1954) 9.78
- Back to the Future III 9.76
- Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) 9.75
- What Lies Beneath (Harrison) 9.73
- The Princess Bride 9.71
- Minority Report 9.70
- The Magnificent Seven 9.68
- Out of Sight (Lopez) 9.66
- The Others (Kidman) 9.64
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 9.60
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 9.57
- Mission Impossible 9.55
- North by Northwest 9.53
- Ocean's 11 (Everyone) 9.50
- Entrapment (Connery) 9.47
- Rent (Movie) 9.45
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 9.43
- Closer (Portman / Roberts 2004) 9.40
- Juno (2007) 9.38
- The Fifth Element 9.35
- The Devil's Advocate 9.30
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993) 9.25
- Interview with the Vampire 9.20
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 9.19
- Men in Black 9.17
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 9.16
- A Beautiful Mind 9.15
- The Firm 9.13
- Angel Eyes (Lopez) 9.10
- Dr. Strangelove 9.07
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 9.05
- Jerry Maguire 9.03
- Being John Malkovich 9.00
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off 8.95
- The Descent 8.93
- Enemy at the Gates 8.90
- Mystic Pizza 8.85
- Pretty Woman (Roberts) 8.80
- The Italian Job 8.75
- What Women Want 8.70
- Office Space 8.65
- No Man's Land 8.60
- Paper Moon 8.55
- Risky Business 8.50
- Batman Begins 8.47
- The Impossible Years 8.45
- Clue 8.40
- Don't Say a Word 8.35
- Amelie 8.33
- The Aristocrats 8.30
- Star Wars: Episode I - Phantom Menace 8.27
- Wedding Crashers 8.25
- Identity 8.23
- Knocked Up 8.21
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005) 8.20
- The Professional 8.18
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) 8.16
- Never Been Kissed 8.15
- Crash 8.14
- The 40 Year Old Virgin 8.135
- Metropolitan (1990) 8.13
- Analyze This 8.12
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) 8.11
- Casino Royale (2006) 8.10
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 8.095
- Little Miss Sunshine 8.09
- Seabiscuit 8.08
- The Sting (1973) 8.07
- Hitched 8.06
- Catch Me if You Can 8.05
- Just Cause 8.03
- Pleasantville (1998) 8.02
- The Panic Room 8.00
Favorite Books (Color =
Spectacular; Chronological Order)
- The
48 Laws of Power -- Robert Greene
- How
to Win Friends and Influence People -- Dale Carnegie
- Influence:
The Psychology of Persuasion
-- Robert B. Cialdini
- The
Art of Mingling: Easy, Fun, and Proven.... -- Jeanne Martinet
- Instant
Rapport -- Michael Brooks
- Sun-Tzu:
The Art of War -- Ralph D. Sawyer
- The
Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations -- Charles Harrington
- Put
Your Best Foot Forward: Make a Great Impression.... -- Jo-Ellan,
Ph.D
- Owner's
Manual for the Brain: Everyday Applications.... -- Pierce
J. Howard.
- Winning
Through Intimidation -- Robert J. Ringer
- People
Skills
-- Robert Bolton
-
The Psychology of Judgment and Decision
Making -- Scott Plous
-
Teach Yourself Body Language -- Gordon Wainwright
-
Reading People: How to Understand People and Predict.... -- Jo-Ellan Dimitrius
- How
the Mind Works
-- Steven Pinker
-
How to Argue and Win Every Time -- Gerry L. Spence
-
The Tipping Point: How Little Things
Can Make a Big Difference --
Malcolm Gladwell
- Why
Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes -- Gary Belsky, Thomas
Gilovich
- How
We Know What Isn't So -- Thomas Gilovich
-
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -- Robert M.
Pirsig
-
Time Tactics of Very Successful People -- B. Eugene Griessman,
Eugene B. Griessman
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The Elements of Style -- William Strunk Jr
- The
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook -- Joshua Piven and
David Borgenicht
- The
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel -- Joshua
Piven and David Borgenicht
- Chimpanzee
Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
-- Frans de Waal
- How
to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life --
Alan Lakein
- How
to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You
-- Leil Lowndes
- The
Art of Seduction --
Robert Greene
- Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire -- Richard B. Frank
- The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb -- Gar Alperovitz
- Fighting to a Finish -- Leon V. Sigal
- Grinding
It Out: The Making of McDonald's
-- Ray Kroc
- The
O'Reilly Factor by Bill O'Reilly
- The
100 Simple Secrets of Happy People
-- David Niven
- The
Selfish Gene
-- Richard Dawkins
- The
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating -- Joshua
Piven and David Borgenicht
- Bias:
A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News
-- Bernard Goldberg
- The
No Spin Zone -- Bill O'Reilly
- Why
We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine --
Randolph
M. Nesse
- The
Winner's Curse -- Richard H. Thaler
- Slander:
Liberal Lies About The American Right -- Ann Coulter
- Attacks
--
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Thinking
Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics...
-- Avinash K. Dixit
- What
if: The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine What...
-- Robert Cowley
- The
Rommel Papers
-- Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Of
Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order
-- Robert Kagan
- The
Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature -- Steven
Pinker
- Roosevelt's
Secret War: FDR & World War II Espionage -- Joseph
E. Persico
- A
Short History of Nearly Everything -- Bill Bryson
- The
Theory of Poker -- David Sklansky
- Winning
Low Limit Hold'em --
Lee Jones
- When
Genius Failed --
Roger Lowenstein
- Thursday
Night Poker -- Peter Steiner
- Hold'em
Poker: For Advanced Players
-- David Sklansky & Mason Malmuth
- Sources
of Power: How People Make Decisions -- Gary Klein
- How
to Say It with Your Voice
-- Jeffrey Jacobi
- The
Gathering Storm: The Second World War Volume I
-- Winston S. Churchill
- Their
Finest Hour: The Second World War Volume II -- Winston
S. Churchill
- The
Story Factor -- Annette Simmons
- The
Death of Common Sense
-- Philip K. Howard
- Panati's
Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things -- Charles
Panati
- The
Complete Book of Hold 'Em Poker
-- Gary Carson
- The
Grand Alliance: The Second World War Volume III
-- Winston S. Churchill
- Undercover
Tales of World War II
-- William B. Breuer
- Labyrinths
of Reason: Paradox, Puzzle and the Frailty of Knowledge
-- William Poundstone
- Bush
at War
-- Bob Woodward
- Middle Limit Holdem Poker -- Bob Ciaffonde and Jim brier
- The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy -- Simon Singh
- Set Your Voice Free -- Roger Love
- The Hinge of Fate: The Second World War Volume IV -- Winston S. Churchill
- Looking Out for Number One -- Robert J. Ringer
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In -- Roger Fisher
- Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War -- Leo Marks
- How To Be Funny -- Jon Macks
- Mathematics and Sex -- Clio Cresswell
- Judgment in Managerial Decision Making -- Max Bazerman
- The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by... -- Richard Koch
- The Naked Ape: the controversial classic of man's origins -- Desmond Morris
- Guided Meditations: For Calmness, Awareness, and Love (Audio CD) -- Bodhipaksa
- Your Seventh Sense: How to Think Like a Comedian -- Karyn White & Jay Arthur
- All About Index Funds -- Richard A. Ferri
- SeinLanguage -- Jerry Seinfeld
- The Photoshop CS2 book for Digital Photographers -- Scott Kelby
- A People's History of the Supreme Court -- Peter Irons
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side... -- Steven D. Levitt
- Guns, Germs, and Steel -- Jared Diamond
- All About Asset Allocation -- Richard A. Ferri
- The Wisdom of Crowds -- James Surowiecki
- The 33 Strategies of War -- Robert Greene
- Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking -- Malcolm Gladwell
- Woe is I -- Patricia T. O'Conner
- Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book: A Primer For Adults Only -- Shel Silverstein
- Living The 80/20 Way: Work Less... -- Richard Koch
- The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup -- Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey
- Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? -- Mark Leyner & Billy Goldberg
- 1776 -- David McCullough
- Culture Warrior -- Bill O'Reilly
- Words That Work -- Dr. Frank Luntz
- Confessions of a Tax Collector -- Richard Yancey
- Covert Persuasion - Kevin Hogan & James Speakman
- Getting to Maybe -- Richard Fischl & Jeremy Paul
- The Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life -- Steven E. Landsburg
- The Definitive Book of Body Language -- Allan & Barbara Pease
- Scalia Dissents -- Kevin A. Ring
- How To Be Funny On Purpose - Edgar E. Willis
- Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance -- Atul Gawande
- The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Never Shower in a Thunderstorm -- Anahad O'Connor
- Never Eat Alone -- Keith Ferrazzi
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weight Training -- Deidre Johnson-Cane, Joe Glickman
- The Amateur's Mind -- Jeremy Silman
- The Undercover Economist -- Tim Harford
- Wine Bible -- Karen MacNeil
- Bo's Lasting Lessons -- Bo Schembechler
- Cartoon History of the United States -- Larry Gonick
- Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-On-One -- Deke McClelland
Favorite
TV Shows
-
Seinfeld
- 24
- Grey's Anatomy
- The Office
- Malcolm in the Middle
- Becker
- Gilmore Girls
- Desperate Housewives
- Alias
- Bill
Cosby
- Olympic
Coverage
- The
Practice
- Fawlty
Towers (BBC)
- Frasier
- Just
Shoot Me
- Spin
City
- Are
You Being Served? (BBC)
- South
Park
- World
Series of Poker
- World Poker Tour
- Mad About You
- That
70's Show
- Family Guy
- Tour de France
- Inside the Actors Studio
Favorite
Musicals & Music
- Rent
- Wicked
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Man of La Mancha
- Ballads - John Coltrane Quartet
- Ti Adoro - Luciano Pavarotti
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