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Old 08-20-2003, 09:45 AM   #241 (permalink)
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Just picked up 'Naked Empire' by Terry Goodkind, latest in the Sword of Truth series. I normally stay away from fantasy, but this is a pretty good series.
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Old 08-20-2003, 01:55 PM   #242 (permalink)
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Finishing Eye to Eye by Ken Wilber tonight, starting One Taste by Ken Wilber tommorow. Finishing up some other smaller readings too. Hopefully will be done with all the books I have started by the time I go back to school.
 
Old 08-20-2003, 02:08 PM   #243 (permalink)
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The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka

next:
probably a chemistry text book to help things move along for next semester.
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Old 08-20-2003, 09:38 PM   #244 (permalink)
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Just picked up 'Naked Empire' by Terry Goodkind, latest in the Sword of Truth series. I normally stay away from fantasy, but this is a pretty good series.
How do you like it? I really liked the other books in the series, but I really thought he got waaay too preachy in this last one. I don't know, that might have just been me, though.
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Old 08-20-2003, 10:36 PM   #245 (permalink)
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I've moved on to _The Naked Detective_ by Laurence Shames. It's seriously funny. It also has solid characterization and a native's feel for an "exotic" setting, Key West.
I've given up on _Bandits_ by Elmore Leonard. Has he written anything that made you laugh?

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Old 08-22-2003, 06:51 PM   #246 (permalink)
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How do you like it? I really liked the other books in the series, but I really thought he got waaay too preachy in this last one. I don't know, that might have just been me, though.
Indeed.. The dialogue is quite preachy and long winded, but it's still alot better than 'Pillars of Creation'. That one was too political.
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Old 08-22-2003, 10:08 PM   #247 (permalink)
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The Life of Pi
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Old 08-23-2003, 04:55 AM   #248 (permalink)
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Earth's children - the plains of pasage
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Old 08-23-2003, 01:55 PM   #249 (permalink)
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im reading a book called to love a scottish lord by karen ranney, its just a trashy romance novel cuz im waiting for my other books i ordered from amazon by mercedes lackey.
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Old 08-24-2003, 10:18 AM   #250 (permalink)
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I just ordered that new Dave Eggers book, under the pseudonym "Lucy Thomas" ... if anyone read those McSweeney's posts, they were great, and now complied into the book. Only $8....
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Old 08-24-2003, 10:20 AM   #251 (permalink)
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me, im in the middle of a few... "the trojan women"- Euripides
"made in america, an informal history of the english language in the united states"-Bill Bryson "teach yourself linguistics"- Jean Aitchinson <--(the last two are not even required reading, i am such a geek)
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Old 08-24-2003, 02:03 PM   #252 (permalink)
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Just finished 'Stiff'. now I am starting on 'The Client' by John Grisham.
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Old 08-24-2003, 02:11 PM   #253 (permalink)
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Memnoch the Devil - Anne Rice
The Gospel of Matthew - The Bible
Elements of Qabalism - William Parfitt
The Knights Templar - Stephen Howarth
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Chaos and Order: Complex Dynamics in Literature and Science - Various Essayists
The Shroud of Turin - Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas
The Hiram Key - Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas
Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler
Essays and Lectures on Dream Interpretation - Freud
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Old 08-24-2003, 02:14 PM   #254 (permalink)
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Old 08-27-2003, 04:57 PM   #255 (permalink)
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Reading The Human Stain by Philip Roth for an English class, which has interrupted, for the time being, my completing One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Old 08-27-2003, 05:32 PM   #256 (permalink)
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The bible...heard it was good from a friend
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Old 08-27-2003, 05:45 PM   #257 (permalink)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay --Michael Chabon

Halfway though "Who the hell is Hey Zeus" --Jesus Christ
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Old 08-27-2003, 06:33 PM   #258 (permalink)
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Into the Wild,- John Krakauer , a re-read,

Just finished Seabiscuit, before that Timeline, By Crighton, not to shabby.
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Old 08-27-2003, 07:23 PM   #259 (permalink)
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just finished " All Quiet on the Western Front" for the 3rd time
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Old 08-27-2003, 07:59 PM   #260 (permalink)
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What am I reading right now? That last sentance I just typed. What did I just finish reading? kwill's post.
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Old 08-28-2003, 08:47 AM   #261 (permalink)
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Over the weekend I read Tom Clancy's "Red Storm Rising" and "The Cardinal of the Kremlin". I really enjoy his books. Lots of good dialog, fun plot twists and exciting action. I'll have to hit a used book store or goodwill some time later this week to get the rest of his stuff.
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Old 08-28-2003, 09:06 AM   #262 (permalink)
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A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge. Sprawling and incredibly imaginative sci-fi. A Deepness in the Sky, which came out recently, is a prequel and I plan to dig into that next.
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Old 08-28-2003, 09:25 AM   #263 (permalink)
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I'm reading Farhenheit 451, and I'm amazed that 50 years ago he wrote about things that are happening today. Scary.
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Old 08-28-2003, 10:00 AM   #264 (permalink)
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Now reading "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin.

My desire to finish this book has taken corporeal form and forces me to read daily. I am literally getting NOTHING else done.
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Old 09-01-2003, 10:09 AM   #265 (permalink)
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Two books on Country Music by Ralph Emery:

"The View from Nashville" and "50 Years Down a Country Road."
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Old 09-01-2003, 10:51 AM   #266 (permalink)
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Just finished 'The Client' by John Grisham and am now starting on 'Reign of the Dead' by Len Barnhart.
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Old 09-01-2003, 10:57 AM   #267 (permalink)
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Last (non-academic) book I read was "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson. Excellent, excellent novel. I think I read it cover-to-cover several times before I managed to understand most of it.

I'm thinking about picking up a copy of "Snow Crash". Sci-fi rules!
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Old 09-01-2003, 04:10 PM   #268 (permalink)
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"The Matrix and Philosophy" Edited by William Irwin
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Old 09-01-2003, 04:37 PM   #269 (permalink)
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Just finished reading The Company by Richard Littell, it's a spy novel.

Reading Hawaii by James A. Michener now.
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Old 09-01-2003, 04:57 PM   #270 (permalink)
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The Mole People by Jennifer Toth

An account of the people living in the tunnels beneath NYC
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Old 09-01-2003, 05:15 PM   #271 (permalink)
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I'm reading Farhenheit 451, and I'm amazed that 50 years ago he wrote about things that are happening today. Scary.
A very good book indeed.
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Old 09-01-2003, 05:23 PM   #272 (permalink)
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The Modern Mind by Peter Watson
The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury
Sundog by Jim Harrison
Renaissance by Andrew Graham-Dixon
All of which are pretty captivating.
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Old 09-01-2003, 05:28 PM   #273 (permalink)
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Just finished Uther by Jack Whyte

Starting A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

I've also been trying to get my hand on: Red Mars, Blue Mars, Green Mars... has anybody read them?
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Old 09-01-2003, 11:48 PM   #274 (permalink)
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Indeed.. The dialogue is quite preachy and long winded, but it's still alot better than 'Pillars of Creation'. That one was too political.
Weird, I LOVED Pillars of Creation because it was political.

Just picked up "Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett; I'm a huge fan of the Vimes/Watch cast so I wanted to try out one of the side stories
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Old 09-05-2003, 01:03 PM   #275 (permalink)
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The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker. Very long, but thought provoking non-fiction.
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Old 09-05-2003, 01:28 PM   #276 (permalink)
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I saw some one was reading - To Green Angel Tower, Part 1" by Tad Williams - great book..

I'm currently rereading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.. excellent series.. on par with Tolkien... Currently on book 5 of 10.. about 7000ish pages in the series so far.
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Old 09-13-2003, 05:24 PM   #277 (permalink)
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Just finished "The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes," by Willie Nelson.

It's a day's read - a breeze through on the beach for me.
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Old 09-13-2003, 05:25 PM   #278 (permalink)
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1984, first time too.
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Old 09-14-2003, 04:54 AM   #279 (permalink)
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Tuxedo Park.......very good non-fiction about a group of scientists that helped with the development of RADAR in the early WWII days.
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Old 09-14-2003, 05:35 AM   #280 (permalink)
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