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08-08-07 | 10:30 PM

#476

paulwwalters

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CS Lewis: Mere Christianity
Robert Ludlum: The Prometheus Deception

and...
The Complete Book of Card Games.

08-09-07 | 12:29 AM

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VAwitt

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on the genealogy of morals
nietzsche

08-09-07 | 01:19 AM

#478

ryanlovesyou

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the brothers karamazov
dostoevsky

which i was inspired to read by "the brothers k" by david james duncan. its an amazing book.

08-09-07 | 06:52 AM

#479

Aves

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanlovesyou

the brothers karamazov
dostoevsky

Just picked this up the other day. Going to finish Crime & Punishment first then probably move on to that.

08-09-07 | 06:57 AM

#480

leloy

lazy

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Lewis Carroll's Through the looking glass
and Franz Kafka's The Process

08-09-07 | 07:15 AM

#481

napalmandroses

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i just finished this

i am not sure what i am going to start next...going to the bookstore later today probably.

08-09-07 | 07:36 AM

#482

BoSoxYacht

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From: take your time, enjoy the scenery, it will be there when you get to it

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Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

08-09-07 | 07:48 AM

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Bohh

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The Dark Tower - the last book of the series.

08-09-07 | 07:59 AM

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SaltyDog

Brewmaster

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From: Boston

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The Brothers Karamatzov is one of my favorite books.

Right now I'm about to finish:
The Return of the King (Tolkien, not Elvis, he is dead)

08-09-07 | 08:31 AM

#485

9Rings

Boston did not sob

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The Bible RSV

Pretty amazing book.

Dostoyevsky novels are all great.

Life of Pi was really good too

08-09-07 | 09:46 AM

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Re-Cycle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by stickyfoot

Already Dead by Denis Johnson

Oh god thats such a dam good book. Jesus' Son got me hooked on him Already Dead made me fall in love. Angel is next.

08-09-07 | 09:48 AM

#487

Re-Cycle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by el twe

Hope I don't get totally flamed, but...I really don't like Tim O'Brien. He's too full of himself.

Anyway, I'm currently reading Asphalt Nation for my hatred of cars and Huck Finn for American Lit.

'The Things They Carried' is one of my fav books [by him]

Unrelated but I didn't notice anyone mention jonathan safran. His books Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close are not to be missed

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08-09-07 | 10:02 AM

#488

mustang1

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The World without Us

08-09-07 | 01:06 PM

#489

themanmachine

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The Things they carried as read by Tay Zonday.

08-09-07 | 01:15 PM

#490

kemmer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by themanmachine

The Things they carried as read by Tay Zonday.

How is that anyway? It's next on my list of "serious books". (At any given time I'm generally reading one serious book and one fiction.)

Right now I'm reading Neuromancer by Willian Gibson and Wisdom of Our Fathers by Tim Russert. Wisdom of Our Fathers makes me tear up a little so it's taking a little longer to get through. Plus, Neuromancer is so damn good I can't put it down.

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08-09-07 | 01:22 PM

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hiredgoons

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From: Drinkin' Island

You should consider reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson if you haven't already.

edit: actually, The Diamond Age is a much better book.

08-09-07 | 05:40 PM

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Aves

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bohh

The Dark Tower - the last book of the series.

I was just thinking that I want to read this series. I've read the Gunslinger when I was younger but never moved on to the rest.

08-09-07 | 05:42 PM

#493

Offhoff

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Its better then I ever thought it could be.

08-09-07 | 06:44 PM

#494

2wheelsgood

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Kafka On The Shore

-Haruki Murakami

08-09-07 | 07:46 PM

#495

crbrown

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From: Sacramento, CA

Derrick Jensen
Endgame: The Problem of Civilization, Volume II

08-09-07 | 08:24 PM

#496

dookie

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bill buford's 'heat'...mario batalli documentary, basically. brow-beat the help 'cause their braising just ain't right.

his previous book, 'among the the thugs' is stellar...soccer hooligan documentary, basically. beat down the opposing fans after fish/chips/40pt lager 'cause they're opposing fans.

08-10-07 | 08:54 AM

#497

Gordiep

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Bicycle: The History-- David Herlihy...amazingly thorough history of the bicycle, with really outstanding photos and plates. Awesome book.

The Idea of Decline in Western History-- Arthur Herman...pretty interesting survey of the idea of decline in various Western philosophical movements.

Ulysses-- James Joyce...I try to read it every year, starting on Bloomsday, but I was doing summer classes this year, and got a late start.

I've also been pecking away at Plato's "Apology of Socrates" in the original, but it's slow going. Pretty interesting, though, and neat to see the choices various translators have made interpreting it.

08-10-07 | 09:13 AM

#498

xylophonecks

i can has tarck?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 2wheelsgood

Kafka On The Shore

-Haruki Murakami

08-10-07 | 09:30 AM

#499

Re-Cycle

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Just finished two wonderful reads:

08-10-07 | 11:21 AM

#500

IchbinJay

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[QUOTE=Gordiep;5041574]Ulysses-- James Joyce...I try to read it every year, starting on Bloomsday, but I was doing summer classes this year, and got a late start[QUOTE]

Stately plump Buck Mulligan...

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