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08-10-2009, 09:34 AM | #916 |
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Egil's saga, The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie, Emma by Jane Austen and Plutarch's Lives.
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08-10-2009, 11:25 AM | #919 |
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That's cool. I try to leave whatever happens in a thread in that thread once I leave it (I try, I'm not always successful). Too hard to find people that appreciate great literature to let political or social differences get in the way.
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08-10-2009, 12:21 PM | #920 |
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I love the Booker winners as well, and I try to read them all. Midnight's Children is definitely awesome.
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08-10-2009, 12:39 PM | #922 |
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08-10-2009, 12:49 PM | #923 |
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Brecht is not obscure, neither are Moliere and Chekov. They are certainly not in the mainstream consciousness much, though.
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08-10-2009, 09:02 PM | #924 |
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08-10-2009, 09:49 PM | #925 | |
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Also, they have another one coming out. Aptly titled: Super Freakonomics.
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08-10-2009, 10:13 PM | #926 |
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Has anyone read this book, Thin Blue Smoke, by Doug Worgul? It's been getting some rave reviews and I've got it on my wish list now.
Here's the Amazon product description: LaVerne Williams is a reformed felon, ex-ballplayer, and owner of Kansas City's best barbecue joint. Ferguson Glen is an Episcopal priest and faded literary star, lover of God, women and liquor (but not necessarily in that order). Their lives intersect at LaVerne's diner - 'Smoke Meat', as the regulars call it. There they are joined by a cast of remarkable characters, including LaVerne's devoted right-hand man, A.B. Clayton; blues legend 'Mother' Mary Weaver; and Sammy Merzeti, a young man with a bloody past - and a bloodier future. "Thin Blue Smoke" is an epic redemption tale, the story of two men coming to terms with their pasts. It is also a novel about faith, race, storytelling, bourbon, the language of rabbits, and the finer points of barbecue technique. Heartrending and bitterly funny, it marks the arrival of a vital new voice in American fiction.
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08-25-2009, 09:42 AM | #927 | |
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I've recently started reading (well, listening to) the Vampire Earth series by EE Knight.
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08-25-2009, 09:45 AM | #928 |
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I finished it a few weeks ago and was very disappointed.
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08-25-2009, 09:56 AM | #929 |
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I just finished Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. Interesting read about how the World Bank and the IMF are involved in getting 3rd world countries deeply into debt. He contends that this leads to a lot of the problems related with terrorism and general ill-will to the US.
Not sure how much I believe his conclusions but it is still a thought provoking book.
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