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The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown: A Novel | Martin Caidin
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December 7th, 1980. The United States Naval Carrier Nimitz is the finest warship in the world. She is carrying a nuclear payload that can level a continent. And a fleet of fighter jets that can deliver it. Her crew is a handpicked one -- like Captain Matthew Yelland, who endured the torture of the Viet Cong and did not break. And Warren Lasky, the civilian "think-tank" who designed the warship to weather any battle. But a nightmare journey has brought her to a place where no amount of brains or courage can help. To a battle that no man can win. Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941....--Backcover.
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jenniferw88
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@cassiopia So sorry for your loss. Here's a picture of Jaffa on the sheet music for The Final Countdown! 🤣🤣🤣

@wanderinglynn #bfc stats: 2 walks, 2 fruit juices, 0 books!

knotmagick Such a cutie! Totally deserves belly rubs. 5y
cassareada Oh my heart! So adorable. Thank you. 5y
rretzler 😻 5y
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Velvetfur Oh look at the little pawsies!! I love this puddy 💜 #gingerbrat 5y
wanderinglynn Off to a great #BFC start! And what a cutie! 🧡🐱 5y
jenniferw88 @wanderinglynn forgot the points! Currently on 35! 5y
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ferskner
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So.....y'all like Harry Potter, huh?

Thank everyone for their votes! I'll be doing tiebreakers in the next couple of days for the bottom tiers of books, but my first five of August are set! #makemereadit

LapReader Don‘t waste your time reading Wolf Hall. 6y
ferskner @LapReader Oh no! Why didn't you like it? 6y
LapReader Still trying to finish it years later. 6y
ferskner @LapReader I'm cool to quit books, so we'll see how I feel after 60ish pages. 6y
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bookandcat

Littens. It is day 341 of this year. So far I have 342 books finished for this year's Goodreads challenge. I initially pledged 50 books. Do you think I can keep up the pace to end up with 365 aka a book a day for this entire year? It's the #finalcountdown and I need #encouragement because the pressure is getting to me 😱😱😱

#goodreadschallenge

Jerdencon Wow! That's amazing! You can definitely do it! 🎉 6y
Godmotherx5 No pressure. You‘ve done great already. 6y
sprainedbrain That‘s awesome! You can do it. 😃 6y
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readinginthedark 😯👏🏻 6y
Jas16 You can do to!! 6y
ChasingOm No pressure! I‘m seriously impressed. 😮👌🏼 6y
TricksyTails Yes! You got this! 👏😁 6y
Mdargusch Wow! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
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dariazeoli
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With 3 months to go in 2017, it‘s #TheFinalCountdown for #LitsyReadingChallenge & #LitsyAtoZ!

I‘ve got 5 squares and 2 letters to go. Time to build that #OctoberTBR!

#RockTober

Cinfhen Yay!!! Progress ‼️📚💖Almost there 😃 6y
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cephareads
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Who else is excited?? #24in48

Suelizbeth ME ME!! Less than 1/2 an hour! 😻 7y
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Sarah83
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Das sieht doch schon mal richtig gut aus... 😍 Bin schon ganz stolz auf mich. 😎

This looks pretty good. ... 😍 I'm proud of myself 😎

Bambolina_81 That's awesome!!! 🌟 7y
Sarah83 @Bambolina_81 Thank you. I never read as many books as this year. Thanks Litsy. 😍 7y
Bambolina_81 @Sarah83 Was 60 your goal for the entire year? 7y
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melbeautyandbooks Way to go! 7y
DarcysMom 👏👏🎉🎉👏👏🎉🎉📚📚📚 7y
RealBooks4ever Yaaaay! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
Megabooks 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉📚 7y
Sarah83 @Bambolina_81 Yes it was. Since I have a full time job, I didn't believe I would make any more. 😉 7y
Bambolina_81 That's great! I've never managed that many whether I was working or not, well not since at university a hundred years ago 😂 7y
Sarah83 @Bambolina_81 I have to be honest, there were some tiny books and some graphic novels included. 😉 7y
Bambolina_81 @Sarah83 They all count!! 7y
Sarah83 @Bambolina_81 If you read books to Rose, they will count also. 😄 7y
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Jas16

My stopwatch reset itself but by my calculations I have about another half hour to go to reach #24in48. I have completed 4 books and 1.5 audiobooks. Not bad. Going to start another book for my remaining time and then get to bed early. Thanks for an awesome weekend Littens!

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Eyelit
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One hour for me to go for #24in48... I've been mostly offline all weekend... how's everyone holding up? I'm sure quite a few of you are already done 😃

GlitteryOtters Ahhh, you are so close! You can do it!! I just finished. 7y
Cinfhen Woohoo 🎉😊✨📚 7y
Dragon 👍🐉 7y
Laura317 Great job!! I know you made it!! 7y
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Callemarie
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The "I'm so fucking excited for #24in48 but so fucking tired from dealing with assholes all day" look. #readathon #getready

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MrBook
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*movie preview guy voice* 2 hours and counting. *clock ticks* The phenomenon we have all been waiting for *a low THX sound*. The movement that eclipses all others on social media *echoey monk chorus chanting*. #24in48 will be unleashed upon the planet *"O Fortuna" snippet*. It is.....the final countdown https://youtu.be/9jK-NcRmVcw. My & @BookBabe 's first, & we're looking forward to this. Glad to be participating w/ so many great folks like you!

UwannaPublishme Yay! Glad you'll be joining in. Have fun and happy reading! 😊👌🏻 7y
Read.Em.And.Eat Happy reading to you, @BookBabe and #Coale! I can't wait to start! 🐱🐱 7y
saresmoore Hahaha! Enjoy! 7y
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Varshitha Happy reading!! 📚 7y
mom2bugnbee Standing O for the "O Fortuna" reference. ? ? ? 7y
StephBengtson 😂 Can't wait!! 7y
MrBook @UwannaPublishme Hope you enjoyed it as well 😁👍🏻! @Katianna Hope you had fun as we did 😎👍🏻! @saresmoore Thank you, you too 😊!!! @Varshitha Ditto that 😉👍🏻! @mom2bugnbee *bows* 😉👍🏻! @StephBengtson 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻! 7y
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8little_paws
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My stats are finalized--no more reading the rest of the night (what am I going to do with myself?!). 166 books and over 50,000 pages! It was a great year in books for me.

LeahBergen Wow!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
LauraBeth Nice! 😀🎉👏⭐ 7y
britt_brooke 🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
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LilMamaMastro WooHoo!!!! 👏👏👏 7y
tricours Impressive! 7y
Lynnsoprano Fantastic! 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Wow! Awesome!!! 7y
rachellayown Nice job!!! 7y
Reviewsbylola Wow, that's fantastic! 7y
kspenmoll Congrats!!!!🎉💃🏼 7y
DebinHawaii Congratulations!! 🎉📚🎉 7y
RohitSawant That's terrific! Congrats! 7y
HardcoverHearts Great work!! 👏🏻🎉 7y
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quirkyreader
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It looks like I had a very busy reading year. 🐸🐙

Maike Wow, 252? 😳 that's amazing! 7y
tpixie Incredible!!! Congrats 🎈🎊📚🎉 7y
LauraBeth Wow!! That's amazing 😀🎉👏⭐ 7y
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yayeahyeah Wow, that's incredible!! 7y
Bookscatsandcountry Oh my goodness! 👏👏👏 7y
britt_brooke 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
sprainedbrain Wowza! 👏👏👏👏👏 7y
BookishTrish You're not kidding! Wow! 7y
SharonGoforth 👍👍👏👏👏 7y
The_Old_Astronomer Woah! Congratulations! 7y
melbeautyandbooks Wow! That's amazing! 7y
LeahBergen Wow!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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