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New from me, part 1 of a 3 part deep dive into the end of open gambling in El Paso, 1930s to 50s, link in reply.
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Don M. Patterson
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Don M. Patterson
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El Paso, TX Entrou em Ocak 2017
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@ShippersUnbound Just finished Berlin Game last night, what timing. Starting Mexico Set immediately. What a legend
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Very sad to learn of the death of Len Deighton, who was one of the two greatest spy thriller writers of all time and in some regards was Le Carre’s superior.
Anyone who has not read Deighton should try Funeral in Berlin, Bomber or SSGB. Most of all they should seek out Berlin Game, the start of an epic 10 book Cold War series focused on Bernard Samson.
Deighton’s writing was sharp, satirical, gripping and often amusing. His office infighting in the intelligence services was delicious and his characters are beautifully drawn.
The Samson cycle starts with a meticulously plotted run of five books (Berlin Game, Mexico Set, London Match, Spy Hook and Spy Line) which all stand alone but tell one big story from the jaded but dedicated perspective Bernard a brilliant field operative. Len’s genius idea was to use the sixth, Spy Sinker, to retell the whole cycle from the perspective of everyone else, exposing what Bernard didn’t know and misunderstood.
There is then an origin story about Bernard’s dad during the war, Winter, and then a concluding trilogy of Faith, Hope and Charity, which is not as high quality but deals with the fallout from the events of books 1-5.
It’s an epic achievement and the greatest long series in spy fiction, accepting that the Smiley series is the greatest short series.
Do yourself a favour, give it a try
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Crazy timing, just finished Berlin Game last night, highly recommend. RIP to a legend
BBC News (UK)@BBCNews
Len Deighton obituary: How a cookery cartoonist became a master spy writer bbc.in/4sJEKzb
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The Cowboys re-worked the contract for WR Jonathan Mingo, removing the $812k workout bonus he had from his deal that was signed when he was drafted by Carolina in the second round. He is on the books for $1.145 million for 2026.
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Italy's biggest upset since the Second Punic War #WBC
Talkin' Baseball@TalkinBaseball_
ITALY HAS UPSET TEAM USA
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Yomiuri dropped the San Francisco style font after it conincided 6 seasons where the club failed to win the Japan Series, their longest drought up to that point.
As soon as they went back to the New York font in 1981, they won the Japan Series.
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Not really
The Yomiuri Giants and San Francisco Giants may use the same name and colours (because duh, one is named after the other), but Yomiuri uses the old "New York" era font
The one time the Tokyo Giants used the San Francsico font (late 70s) the SF Giants weren't using it
Mark E.@tinyurltweets
@GaijinBaseball Wow. And meanwhile, there's a literal GIANTS team with everything being an exact copy with the only difference being the city/hat SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO & SF/YG
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Whoa! Didn't see this coming! I'll have to get my "publisher" @OGMDInd to do something about it.
GlobalComix@globalcomix
Today's #DynamicDuo post features comics from @DarkHorseComics and @OGMDInd. Find links to read in the 🧵below!
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@DarkHorseComics @OGMDInd Freddy Reno Went Missing published by @OGMDInd
Read now here:
globalcomix.com/read/fdae5e7f-…
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