March 18th, 2006, 05:57 AM
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Beer me a post...
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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
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March 18th, 2006, 04:55 PM
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Banned
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Lullaby--Chuck Palahniuk
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March 22nd, 2006, 09:55 AM
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Wizards First Rule - by Terry Goodkind
(1st Book in Sword of Truth Series)
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March 22nd, 2006, 01:36 PM
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July 4th, 2006, 11:33 AM
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Don't Stop Believin'
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Originally Posted by minercon
You sure are right on that account. I am 3/4 the way through The Da Vinci Code and it is one of the best books I have ever read. It is a mystery thriller that knocks a lot of what we are taught (indoctinated) about Christ and the Bible to be false. As a matter of fact I took a breather to hit my e-mails and a few boards I am on and will continue reading it until I finish later today. This is a must read and I have heard others talk about this book and how terrific it is.
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I just finished it. Very good book. Best I've read since Stephen King's The Stand. |
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July 4th, 2006, 12:41 PM
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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.
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I watch this guy's show and he must be on cocain..
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Ronnie: Shhhh Shhhh Shhh. You shut your mouth... First I glue this to your head, then I make love to your face.
Xander: Which is not what I call making love. I would call it... the shame spear... of hurt.
Mr. Ford: Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm *****, and a place to take a **** that's got a door on it... I mean, you don't want the dog lookin' atcha.
Xander: What does the name on the side of the building say? Does it say Stan, the big fat jerk who tried to steal my company? No! Building's not tall enough!
Xander: How can they just dump me for Hooper like that?
Ronnie: Uh those guys follow anybody... like ship.
Xander: How is that like a ship.
Ronnie: No, sheep... baaaaa. The little slut of the barnyard.
Wendell: Worked for Steven Segal... and he works for Osama bin Laden. That's why the Taliban is so deadly and effective.. Hapkido training. Where'd they learn that? From Steven Segal's fat ass.
Mr. Ford: Hey Vernon, let's go burn one down.
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July 4th, 2006, 02:24 PM
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H.S.
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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.
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July 11th, 2006, 11:05 AM
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The Cardinal Smiles
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The World is Flat
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July 11th, 2006, 11:08 AM
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The World is Flat
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Whoa, me too...second time around for me.  |
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July 17th, 2006, 09:08 AM
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Kafka on the Shore
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July 17th, 2006, 09:25 AM
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H.S.
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Is that Murakami? I'll probably pick up more by him...let me know how it is. |
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July 17th, 2006, 09:31 AM
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Yes it is him. Just started it. It flows very well and so far I like it better than Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
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Originally Posted by Pariah
Is that Murakami? I'll probably pick up more by him...let me know how it is.
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July 21st, 2006, 05:08 PM
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H.S.
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Originally Posted by Pariah
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I also have "Hoot" by Carl Haissan (sp?)
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Okay, a little embarrassing...
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!
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August 7th, 2006, 12:14 PM
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Don't Stop Believin'
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Originally Posted by SECTION 11
I got Birdie "Where the Red Fern Grows" for her birthday.
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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. |
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September 5th, 2006, 12:17 PM
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Don't Stop Believin'
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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.
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