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krepitch said:Washington, by Meg Greenfield.
Got it for 50 cents at the VNSA booksale.
BIM would be so proud!
What are you reading now?
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BIM would be so proud!
thirty-two said:
I've got a long commute now, so I'm listening to audio books.
Currently, I'm listening to "Life of Pi." It's damned good. and the voice talent is really good, too.
Currently, I'm listening to "Life of Pi." It's damned good. and the voice talent is really good, too.
Just finished State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration.
Bush, Rice, Rumsfeld, Tenet do not come out so well in this.
Bush, Rice, Rumsfeld, Tenet do not come out so well in this.
I really, really, REALLY recommend Life of Pi. Great book.
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1. Philosophy Classics
2. Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes
3. The Face of Atheism
Book #1 is a high level overview of the major philosophers from Plato thru Jean-Paul Sarte. Book #2 is on the topic of Information Theory - which is absolutely fascinating. Book #3 is a philosophical work on the topic of Atheism. Last night I just completed a little book titled Being Logical - which was awesome. That is going to be carried with me everywhere - it's a new staple in my reading.
shawn
2. Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes
3. The Face of Atheism
Book #1 is a high level overview of the major philosophers from Plato thru Jean-Paul Sarte. Book #2 is on the topic of Information Theory - which is absolutely fascinating. Book #3 is a philosophical work on the topic of Atheism. Last night I just completed a little book titled Being Logical - which was awesome. That is going to be carried with me everywhere - it's a new staple in my reading.
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Wizards First Rule - by Terry Goodkind
(1st Book in Sword of Truth Series)
(1st Book in Sword of Truth Series)
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"Note from Underground" by Fyoder Dosoevsky
"The Doctine of Fascism" by Benito Mussolini
-I have to say that Mr. Mussolini is a good writer too bad he had to use it in the way he did.
I watch this guy's show and he must be on cocain..
"The Doctine of Fascism" by Benito Mussolini
-I have to say that Mr. Mussolini is a good writer too bad he had to use it in the way he did.
abomb said:
I watch this guy's show and he must be on cocain..
I just finished "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World," by Haruki Murakami. It was a little odd, but very good.
I was a little leery of a translated novel (Murakami is a very, very popular Japanese author), but this one was good. The other "modern" transalted novels Ive read have been a little clunky.
Next up: either "The Blonde on the Street Corner" or "Of Tender Sin," both by David Goodis (of "Who Shot the Piano Player" fame).
I also have "Hoot" by Carl Haissan (sp?)
I'm on vacation, so I hope to get through them all this week. It's tough with kids though--if it were just me and the woman (or just me) I'd have brought 6 or 7 instead of 4.
I was a little leery of a translated novel (Murakami is a very, very popular Japanese author), but this one was good. The other "modern" transalted novels Ive read have been a little clunky.
Next up: either "The Blonde on the Street Corner" or "Of Tender Sin," both by David Goodis (of "Who Shot the Piano Player" fame).
I also have "Hoot" by Carl Haissan (sp?)
I'm on vacation, so I hope to get through them all this week. It's tough with kids though--if it were just me and the woman (or just me) I'd have brought 6 or 7 instead of 4.
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arthurracoon said:
Whoa, me too...second time around for me.
Kafka on the Shore
Is that Murakami? I'll probably pick up more by him...let me know how it is.jkf296 said:
Yes it is him. Just started it. It flows very well and so far I like it better than Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
Pariah said:
Okay, a little embarrassing...Pariah said:
I like "Hoot" quite a bit, but ended up reading really, really fast...suspiciously fast. I read it on the plane home.
Turns out, as I'm reading the author's bio...this is his first forray in the "books for young readers" genre.
D'oh!
(still, it was good.)
SECTION 11 said:
I am about ¼ into this book. My 9 year-old decided to read it, and since somehow I managed to never encounter it growing up, I decided to read it too. He is way ahead of me now, so I’ll be catching up soon. It’s really good so far.
I finished this recently. Wow, how sad. Especially since I own two yellow labs. The older one is a big dumb loyal male dog that is very easy to train. The younger one is a female that was the runt, but is very smart. My son was in tears when he finished the book. I shed a few myself.
Chaplin
Better off silent
I just started A Tale of Two Cities yesterday.
arthurracoon
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Chaplin said:
I suggest either cliffnotes or bookrags.
I couldnt make it past 50 pages of that book.
Chaplin
Better off silent
arthurracoon said:
I suggest either cliffnotes or bookrags.
I couldnt make it past 50 pages of that book.
Now why would I use Cliffnotes if I'm reading it for fun?
It was either that or Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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I can't imagine a person named Assface reading a book.
