KMA-628

Just finished: Dean Koontz, "Identity" - very different, how the lives of perfect strangers become entertwined

Finishing: Stephen King, "From a Buick 8" - Quite different for a King book

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Before you criticize someone, you need to walk a mile in their shoes. That way, if they get angry at you.......you're a mile away.......and they're barefoot.

Keedo

was reading the Keep, and The Bourne Supremecy (the origianal one, not the one based on the movie).

fernweh

Just finished "The Sparrow" by Mary Doria Russell

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f-e-r-n-w-e-h is actually a gross misspelling of the name "gregory"

pinklily

stevenson's The Master of Ballantrae. I found a copy from 1917 in the attic.

repeater

I'm reading TH White's The Once and Future King. It just happens to be about arthur and his legends. I didn't read it because of the movie. So far I really like it though.

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When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
-Raoul Duke

bltzkriegmcanon

Just started up Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (again).

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What do you say to one last showdown?
- Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3

The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha.
- The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

-=shikamaru=-

The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman (Lyra + Will > Harry Potter + Hermoine + Ron)

The Big Sleep by Rayman Chandler

Both assigned reading. Was reading "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" before that. Still need to finish it...

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LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VIO CH'INTRATE'.

Ella

'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People'....to assist me in becoming more, errrm, effective.

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"Afterwards, the universe will explode for your pleasure."

tropple

Ian Douglas's "Heritage Trilogy 3: Europa Strike" (bus)

C. S. Forester, "Midshipman Hornblower" (home)

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Kadath

Feynman's autobiographies are superb. I lost my copy of Joking, but I still have What Do You Care What Other People Think? The man was a genius and hilarious as well.

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The5thCandidate

The World According to Garp by John Irving

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Muthtard?! Don't let'th be thilly. Lemon, now that'th different...

wrestlerdiva

princess in the spotlight by meg cabot
just finished the princess diaries by meg cabot
and before that kurt angles bio

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"To achieve you have to believe." Matt Hardy

StickODynomite

I'm reading -- The Five People You Meet In Heaven. . . and its really interesting. Not all religious, really. It's more about the meaning of a man's life.. and how people close to him or strangers in his life tell him what his life means.. or give him answers/understanding to things he didn't see or know before...

I like it. I want to read The Davinci Code next.

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"The human mind is like a parachute, it works best when open."

Derwood

"Insomnia" by Stephen King. I hear there are a lot of ties to "The Dark Tower" books, so I thought it would be a good title to tie me over until the final "Tower" book comes out this winter.

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"You can't shoot a country until it becomes a democracy." - Willravel

ShaniFaye

Rereading....Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite

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I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!

Averett

I ADORE John Irving. Garp is on my bookshelf waiting to be read....

Currently I'm reading Empire Falls by umm.. Russo? I'm not sure on the authors name. I've been neglecting it though, need to get back to reading and less time watching mindless summer TV.

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Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

roachboy

for myself: fernando pessoa, the book of disqiuet
louis aragon, paris paysan
a book of interviews with contemporary american poets called "conversations with the american avant garde"--cant remember who put it together

for work: manuel castells, cities and social theory

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

kurty[B]

"Something Like An Autobiography", by Akira Kurosawa

Flyguy

My accounting and economics textbooks.

wrongfullyaccuzd

"Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown.

Kadath

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
People love Tom Robbins because they can get all into analyzing him or whatever. I love Tom Robbins because he's funny, intelligent, and I feel good while I'm reading him. That's good enough for me.

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amonkie

Just finished reading The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. Haven't seen the movie yet, but the book was very sad but good.

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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

tropple

John Maxim's, "A Matter of Honor,"

This book was republished as "Bannerman's Promise" to keep the "Bannerman's..." thing going.

John Maxim is a great writer.

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Casus Belli

I'm on page 23.048 of 'my life' by Bill Clinton. And he's almost done in kindergarten.... I can't wait for another 40.000 pages on his college years!

sailor

War and Peace, Tolstoy. Something I have been meaning to read for a long time, and finally decided to do it.

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"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
--Plato

Polyphobic

I aborted my last read. "The years of rice and salt". Bored me to death.
Now I'm reading Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy

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unoaman

Have four in progress but the one getting most of my attention right now is "Swan Song", followed by "Pattern Recognition".

espi

That's a great book. I kept reading it and wondering if anything ever happens, then BAM! It happened, and I couldn't put the book down - I stayed up until 2:00 am finishing it.

Even if it felt like nothing was happening, I loved the book. I thought the character development was great, and the dialog never felt too forced. I hope HBO does a good job on the movie. John C. Reilly would have been perfect for Miles...but Ed Harris is a decent decision.

Anyway...right now I'm re-reading The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and I, Robot. I've read the entire HHGTTG series many times, but it's been about five years, so I decided it was time again.

I first read I, Robot in 10th grade, and I gotta tell you, it doesn't hold up so well to my adult mind. I decided to re-read it because I didn't recognize a damn thing from the book in the movie previews. I'm guessing they just bastardized one of the short stories and lifted the name. I guess I'll find out when it hits DVD or HBO.

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If it weren't for my horse, I never would've spent that year in college.

tropple

S.M. Stirling, "The Ship Avenged" (Home)

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Jadedfox

Mötley Crüe: The Dirt

Fucking hillarious stuff. Highly recommended.

--jaded

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There is no fucking you, there is only me.

ShaniFaye

Drawing Blood-Poppy Z Brite

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I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!

tropple

Stephen Donaldson's Gap Cycle: "The Real Story"

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monkeydriven

Stiff: The Curious Lifes of Human Cadavers

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you think i got my eyes closed but i've been lookin' at you the whole f&ckin' time...
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roachboy

thomas pynchon: the crying of lot 49

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite

Kadath

My gf loves that book(novella, really) roachboy. Really got her excited about post-modern literature.

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amonkie

Thursdays at Eight, by Debbie Macomber.... I've resorted to my mom's bestseller stack until I can get my books out of storage.

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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna

DonnieBoy

I'm reading Stephen Kings "Song of Susanaha" (SP)

can't wait for the last book woots...

After im finished im rereading "Bourne Idenity"

todd

This thread.

Derwood

Just finished "Insomnia" (incredibly fast read for an 800 page novel).

Just started "American Psycho"

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roachboy

kadath--i have to do a class on lot 49 this evening..it is a fine fine thing, the book. pynchon in general. (not vineland so much)

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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear

it make you sick.

-kamau brathwaite