Cousins Ryan, Mak and Nainoa reunite in Las Vegas for a birthday party.  

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Book Tribe Podcast presents The 79ers turn 40 (Part 2)

(**SHOW NOTE: We are still meeting as a book club but haven't been able to record our recent gatherings.  We plan to resume recording for our next book which should be posted next month.) Cousins Ryan, Mak and Nainoa travel to Seattle to celebrate the year in which they all turn 40. Field recordings of their trip plus their rendition of "Come As You Are" by Nirvana.

Book Tribe Podcast presents The 79ers Turn 40 (Part 1)

***Note: This episode is actually not related to a book.  We were all in town for Thanksgiving and wanted to sit down to record a podcast for posterity. :)

Book Tribe Podcast presents: The 79ers on Life, Family, and Turning 40

Combat, the most intense and dynamic environment imaginable, teaches the toughest leadership lessons, with absolutely everything at stake. Jocko Willink and Leif Babin learned this reality first-hand on the most violent and dangerous battlefield in Iraq. As leaders of SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser, their mission was one many thought impossible: help US forces secure Ramadi, a violent, insurgent-held city deemed “all but lost.” In gripping, firsthand accounts of heroism, tragic loss, and hard-won victories, they learned that leadership - at every level - is the most important factor in whether a team succeeds or fails. 

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

It begins outside a burning plantation hut in Louisiana... and an East Texas honky-tonk... and, without a doubt, inside the heart of God. It unfolds at a Hollywood hacienda... an upscale New York gallery... a downtown dumpster... a Texas ranch. 

Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent

On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded was the result of a character that had been forged by life experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because hepossessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. This capacity enabled President Lincoln to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to preserve the Union and win the war.

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.  

The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story by Hyeonseo Lee

Chester Nez, the only surviving member of the original 29 Navajo code talkers, shares the fascinating inside story of his life and service during World War II.

Code Talker by Chester Nez

Based on recently declassified material, exclusive personal interviews, and extensive research into the French Resistance, The Lost Airman tells the tense and riveting story of Arthur's trying months in Toulouse - masquerading as a deaf mute and working with a downed British pilot to evade the Nazis - and of his hair-raising journey to freedom involving a perilous trek over the Pyrenees and a voyage aboard a fishing boat with U-boats lurking below and Luftwaffe fighters looming above.

The Lost Airman by Seth Meyerowitz

In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world.

Endurance - Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice - from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

The emotional heart of the story lies with one rower, Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not for glory, but to regain his shattered self-regard and to find a place he can call home. This is our first episode for what we anticipate to be a monthly podcast on books.  Thanks for joining us!

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

Welcome to our tribe as we discuss books in a monthly book club. Recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada. Music by Ryan Kalama.

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