Reading Clive Cussler
Friday, February 27, 2015
Iceberg: Ismailians and more
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pg 224 "You should have your KGB agents read The Ismailians, Comrade." The Assassins (from Arabic ) were a secret order of N...
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Iceberg: Think tank and more
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pg 222 "Every government has its think tanks." While the term "think tank" with its present sense originated in the...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Iceberg: Recession and more
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pg 220 "If I was to fail financially tomorrow, it would cause a recession that would be felt from one end of the United States to the...
Friday, January 24, 2014
Iceberg: Stock exchange and more
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pg 220 "Hermit Limited is international in scope, but you won't find it on any stock exchange..." A stock exchange is a ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Iceberg: Smoking a cigar
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pg 217 The cigars were carried into the room within a sterling silver case and presented for everyone's selection.... After the lighti...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Iceberg: Rheostat and more
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pg 212 The servant turned a rheostat and dimmed the lights. The most common way to vary the resistance in a circuit is to use a rheostat...
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Iceberg: A ship must have hit an old WWII mie and more
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pg. 208 "You'e probably thinking along the same lines as Admiral Sandecker. A ship might have hit an old WWII mine Hundreds of...
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