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squeeeb · 09-12-2007, 05:32 PM

"life is meals" by jay salter is 365 food essays, short, quick and easy and really interesting, non fiction.

i really loved "time: its origin, and history by alexander waugh. not dry at all, damn interesting, non fiction.

all the conan books by robert e howard are pretty awesome, and i consider conan more classic than harry pothead, and you can buy them in a collection.

other than that, you can't go wrong with all the books everyone's mentioned so far.

la petite moi · 09-12-2007, 07:30 PM

I adore the book "Wasted" by Marya Hornbacher- she is real, raw, and utterly open about her life.

Lasereth · 09-12-2007, 08:03 PM

I gotta come in here and suggest Harry Potter. You want a book that is considered light reading, is entertaining, and is easy to read at work. It's pretty much perfect for you. Amazing series.

spindles · 09-12-2007, 08:55 PM

The other author I would like to add is RA Salvatore. Good action fantasy, and nice and easy to read.

Redlemon · 09-13-2007, 05:31 AM

One specific comment on Harry Potter - if you are reading it in public, there's a better chance than any other book that someone will come up to you to talk about it. Given your work location, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing - you know your customers, you have to make that decision.

Ger.Man · 09-14-2007, 04:13 AM

You may want to give The Unbearable Lightness of Being a try. I haven't read it yet but it's said to be very good (philisophic, just as you like it).
I have to give a lecture on it at school.

bluepolaski · 09-14-2007, 10:00 PM

Thanks very much for all the sugesstions! I am writing them all down and will browse through the titled when I can. I just thought of a more specific kind of book, I wonder if anyone may have sugguestions on the style of Anarchist Novels?

I cannot count how many non-fiction books I have read regarding the philosophy of anarchy, I would find it very interesting to see such principles applied to a fictional story. Anyone read anarchist-influenced literature lately?

Sensei · 09-16-2007, 04:21 PM

No one has mentioned Al Gore's The Assault on Reason yet, it's a great read. The United States and possibly the world would be a better place if a few votes would have went the other way in Florida.

09-12-2007, 05:32 PM	#41 (permalink)
squeeeb part of the problem Location: hic et ubique	"life is meals" by jay salter is 365 food essays, short, quick and easy and really interesting, non fiction. i really loved "time: its origin, and history by alexander waugh. not dry at all, damn interesting, non fiction. all the conan books by robert e howard are pretty awesome, and i consider conan more classic than harry pothead, and you can buy them in a collection. other than that, you can't go wrong with all the books everyone's mentioned so far. __________________ onward to mayhem!

09-12-2007, 08:55 PM	#44 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	The other author I would like to add is RA Salvatore. Good action fantasy, and nice and easy to read. __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

09-13-2007, 05:31 AM	#45 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	One specific comment on Harry Potter - if you are reading it in public, there's a better chance than any other book that someone will come up to you to talk about it. Given your work location, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing - you know your customers, you have to make that decision. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

09-14-2007, 10:00 PM	#47 (permalink)
bluepolaski Upright Location: Boston, MA	Thanks very much for all the sugesstions! I am writing them all down and will browse through the titled when I can. I just thought of a more specific kind of book, I wonder if anyone may have sugguestions on the style of Anarchist Novels? I cannot count how many non-fiction books I have read regarding the philosophy of anarchy, I would find it very interesting to see such principles applied to a fictional story. Anyone read anarchist-influenced literature lately? __________________ "I never stopped to think of it before, but you know - a policeman will jest stand there an' let a banker rob a farmer, or a finance man rob a workin' man. But if a farmer robs the banker - you'd have a whole darn army of cops out a-shootin' at him. Robbery is a chapter in etiquette." - Woody Guthrie

09-16-2007, 04:21 PM	#48 (permalink)
Sensei Black Belt in Slacking Off Location: Portland Or-ah-gun	No one has mentioned Al Gore's The Assault on Reason yet, it's a great read. The United States and possibly the world would be a better place if a few votes would have went the other way in Florida. __________________ Slacking off with style since 1981.

09-12-2007, 07:30 PM	#42 (permalink)
la petite moi Filling the Void. Location: California	I adore the book "Wasted" by Marya Hornbacher- she is real, raw, and utterly open about her life.

09-12-2007, 08:03 PM	#43 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	I gotta come in here and suggest Harry Potter. You want a book that is considered light reading, is entertaining, and is easy to read at work. It's pretty much perfect for you. Amazing series.

09-14-2007, 04:13 AM	#46 (permalink)
Ger.Man Upright	You may want to give The Unbearable Lightness of Being a try. I haven't read it yet but it's said to be very good (philisophic, just as you like it). I have to give a lecture on it at school.