What are you reading? What was the last book you enjoyed?
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Nazgul
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Half-way through Guns, Germs and Steel. About damn time I read it...
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No One
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Golf is not a game of perfect, by Dr. Bob Rotella.
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Iron Duke
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Actually reading Diamond Age right now by Stephenson.
Just finished the Sprawl Trilogy by Gibson:
Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive. All I can say is they are the very best in literature I have read in a long time.
Kings Provisional
Bar room hero
I have read a number of books since my last post. And I am also somewhat behind on my reading due to my second daughter being born.
But one that I just finished that was pretty good.........
"Among The Thugs" by Bill Buford. Buford is an American living in England who became interested in soccer hooligans and became part of their world.
One I just started....
"The Hunter, The Hammer, and Heaven: Journeys to Three Worlds Gone Mad" by Robert Pelton Young.
Pelton is the author of the book "The World's most Dangerous Places" and the "star" of the cable show of the same name. This guy goes to places normal people flee from. He will enter war zones, and "ride along" with troops on patrol, visit and interview rebel forces ect ect. He sort of like an Indiana Jones type of guy.
I am reading the "Hunter" part of the book which is his visit to Sierra Leone after "peace" broke out. Sierra Leone was hell on earth in the late '90s with a vicious civil war: rebel forces would kidnap children and force them to fight, often high on drugs, chop off the hands of civilians, light people on fire, rape , murder ect ect. Government troops were often inept, countries like Nigeria sent in forces to keep the peace but Nigerian troops were often more interested in drugs and selling diamonds then fighting rebels. It was not until South African mercenaries were hired to deal with the rebels that order was restored. Young traveled the war torn country and wrote about his experiences with the like of mercs, UN officials, diamond smugglers, mystical tribal fighters and other odd folks. A pretty good read.
But one that I just finished that was pretty good.........
"Among The Thugs" by Bill Buford. Buford is an American living in England who became interested in soccer hooligans and became part of their world.
One I just started....
"The Hunter, The Hammer, and Heaven: Journeys to Three Worlds Gone Mad" by Robert Pelton Young.
Pelton is the author of the book "The World's most Dangerous Places" and the "star" of the cable show of the same name. This guy goes to places normal people flee from. He will enter war zones, and "ride along" with troops on patrol, visit and interview rebel forces ect ect. He sort of like an Indiana Jones type of guy.
I am reading the "Hunter" part of the book which is his visit to Sierra Leone after "peace" broke out. Sierra Leone was hell on earth in the late '90s with a vicious civil war: rebel forces would kidnap children and force them to fight, often high on drugs, chop off the hands of civilians, light people on fire, rape , murder ect ect. Government troops were often inept, countries like Nigeria sent in forces to keep the peace but Nigerian troops were often more interested in drugs and selling diamonds then fighting rebels. It was not until South African mercenaries were hired to deal with the rebels that order was restored. Young traveled the war torn country and wrote about his experiences with the like of mercs, UN officials, diamond smugglers, mystical tribal fighters and other odd folks. A pretty good read.
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puppy805
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The End of Education - Neil Postman .... If you are an educator or interested in a great social commentary on the purpose of education.. college students take note.
and as for fiction
The Ruins by Scott Smith... ugh ugh ugh.... barely got through it. His book a Simple Plan was excellent had good character development.
and as for fiction
The Ruins by Scott Smith... ugh ugh ugh.... barely got through it. His book a Simple Plan was excellent had good character development.
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SystemOfACrown
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Anyone know of any books to read on Hockey scouting and evaluating talent? Can't find those type of books anywhere? Your help is appreciated...
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irisher
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With the 4th of July passing, I figured I was due for a more in-depth look at the political, philosophical, or military aspects of the American Revolution. This book: 700 pages long and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Just started it today.
When Kurt Vonnegut died, I read in one of his obits that he had referred to this novel as "The Great Gatsby of my generation." I figured, good enough for Vonnegut, good enough for me. Sure enough, great book--one of the best novels I've ever read.
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Wolverine@HeArT
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I'm not gonna lie... I'm a nerd, I'm re-reading all the Harry Potter books since the seventh one comes out in a week...
yeah i'm such a nerd
yeah i'm such a nerd
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chaingunsofdoom
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Reading the sixth Harry Potter book right now.
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Hoya
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One for work, one for bedside.
orpheus
The Dolphin Cares!
Here are some of the few books that I have finished recently.
Stanger In A Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
Un Lun Dun by China Mievillle
I Robot by Isaac Asimov
The Thing at the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories by H.P Lovecraft
The Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortrazar
Daughter of Hounds by Caitlin R. Kiernan
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I am currently reading The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O?Connor.
I am semi convinced that I am reading too much. :nanana:
Stanger In A Strange Land by Robert Heinlein
Un Lun Dun by China Mievillle
I Robot by Isaac Asimov
The Thing at the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories by H.P Lovecraft
The Blow-Up and Other Stories by Julio Cortrazar
Daughter of Hounds by Caitlin R. Kiernan
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I am currently reading The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O?Connor.
I am semi convinced that I am reading too much. :nanana:
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Hoya
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I became a reader after college. I guess I missed the mental stimulation.orpheus said:
orpheus
The Dolphin Cares!
I think that am reading more now that when I was in college. Lol! It?s hard to read a lot in college with all of that drinking. manybeers:
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Hoya
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Read that one cover to cover last night. Intense.
Fooferah
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I've become such a slow reader since getting out of college. It was all that intense reading, and always looking to get every last drop out of the material, and being analytical. I can't just read through something without going over everything a bunch of times to make sure I really got it. Kind of a pain in the ass, but it's ingrained now.
