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In all honesty, though, I haven't read Sinclair in ages. I should probably revisit him.
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01-18-2012, 09:16 PM | #1833 |
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Now when you talk East of Eden, you're talking my language. My thesis was on Steinbeck.
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History and Future of the Roman Liturgy by Crouan Comfortably Numb: Inside Story of Pink Floyd by Blake Seeds of Contemplation by Merton Elements of Philosophy by Wallace Cognition: Epistemological Inquiry by Owens |
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01-18-2012, 09:23 PM | #1835 |
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If you're in your 40's and love a good romp full of 80's pop culture, grap a copy of "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. I'm about 2/3 of the way through it, and it is fantastic.
Just finished a good short techno-thriller series, Daemon and Freedom by Daniel Suarez.
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01-18-2012, 09:36 PM | #1836 |
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Pink Floyd and Catholicism. Nice.
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Did you ever read "When SysAdmins Ruled the Earth" by Doctorow? If not, you can read in html here: http://craphound.com/overclocked/Cor...the_Earth.html Can also be dl'd free in a variety of formats here: http://craphound.com/overclocked/download/ You'll really like it.
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I've been reading The Republic of Pirates: Being the True And Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates And the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard.
Pretty interesting. I did not realize just how closely many of the pirates were affiliated with one another.
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Never wrote a thesis (never been to college) but if I had to write one I'd pick Mark Twain or Steinbeck. I like Mark Twain a little more but no one creats a character like Steinbeck. I feel like I know the Cannery Row characters better than I know a lot of the flesh and blood people in my life. |
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Got assigned Moby Dick and Invisible Man for my last serious college class as an undergrad. I have to sign up for a Mark Twain class because school cancelled Philip Roth and Jewish Literature at the last second, but the Mark Twain class is online so I don't think it's going to be too strenuous.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is my favorite Twain book.
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