Books Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading - Page 64

big nasty kcnut · 03-11-2006, 10:37 PM

I'm reading The New American Revolution by tammy bruce. She is a great thinker and funny.

NewChief · 08-28-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CosmicPal

That was about the point I stopped reading it. I thought it was way over-rated. A nice thing he did, but not what I'd consider a great read.

Currently on my night stand. I'm about 60 pages in, and I'm about to abandon it. It's just not..... my cup of tea.

Heh, seriously, I don't know why it's not capturing my attention, but it's not. Great story, but there's something about the writing that I dislike.

JohninGpt · 08-28-2009, 01:03 PM

I'm reading "The Negro President: Thomas Jefferson and the Slave Power"
It kind of gives you a view of some of our founding fathers that you didn't learn about in high school.

**CosmicPal** · 08-28-2009, 01:29 PM

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It's just not..... my cup of tea.

I hear you. I was expecting a Jon Krakauer meets Buddha or something. But it just seems like it's nothing more than a lot of useless babbling. He takes 100 pages just to tell the reader he's crossing a river or something. Unless your story is very captivating, I've got better things to do.

**Lzen** · 08-28-2009, 02:46 PM

Recent books that I've read:

23 Minutes In Hell - Bill Weisse
Bias - Bernard Goldberg
Arrogance - Bernard Goldberg
A Slobbering Affair - Bernard Goldberg
Fleeced - Dick Morris

PunkinDrublic · 08-28-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

Recent books that I've read:

23 Minutes In Hell - Bill Weisse
Bias - Bernard Goldberg
Arrogance - Bernard Goldberg
A Slobbering Affair - Bernard Goldberg
Fleeced - Dick Morris

A big fiction fan eh

blaise · 08-28-2009, 02:55 PM

I'm reading Brave Companians by David McCullough. It's a series of essays about lesser know historical events or people, or maybe just a story about a famous person you may not know. For instance, one is about the building of a railroad across Panama before the Panama Canal was built. Another deals with Teddy Roosevelt's three years as a North Dakota rancher. It's good stuff.

Jenson71 · 08-28-2009, 03:26 PM

I hear it was pretty cold.

**Lzen** · 08-28-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

A big fiction fan eh

I'm sure your mainstream media tells you to say things like that.

The only thing I hear coming from your mouth is "baaa aaa".

blaise · 08-28-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

I hear it was pretty cold.

Yes, that proved to be the problem.

BigOlChiefsfan · 08-28-2009, 05:36 PM

Reading a trilogy about Troy by David Gemmell. "Lord of the Silver Bow", "Thunder Shield" and "Death of Kings". Well done.

**CosmicPal** · 08-30-2009, 09:27 AM

Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

P. J. O'Rourke

**luv** · 08-30-2009, 10:34 AM

Dead Until Dark series.

**Reaper16** · 09-05-2009, 01:07 PM

The Brewmaster's Table by Garrett Oliver (Brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery). Its a deep look at how to effectively pair beer with food & why beer is a better pair with food than wine is for nearly every conceivable dish. It also goes deeply into the history of the various beer styles.

Its a great book for learning about beer and it will improve your culinary life dramatically.

keg in kc · 09-05-2009, 01:09 PM

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I've recently started reading (well, listening to) the Vampire Earth series by EE Knight. It's sort of a mishmash of vampire horror and post-apocalyptic military sci-fi. Only about halfway through the first novel, but it's been good.

I'm about to start the 7th novel, Fall With Honor. I've really enjoyed the series. There's one more after this one.

ChiefsFanatic · 09-08-2009, 06:05 PM

I just finished reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

There were some very minor problems with it, like some lighthanded editing and a main character with few flaws, but I really enjoyed it. I will say it is only the start of a trilogy, so the ending isn't really an ending.

I pictured Oblivion as I was reading it.

03-11-2006, 10:37 PM
big nasty kcnut The pizza king of kansas Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Somewhere in the u.s.a. Casino cash: $1610900	Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading I'm reading The New American Revolution by tammy bruce. She is a great thinker and funny.
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JohninGpt Dammit Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Busted Stick, IT Casino cash: $5368304	I'm reading "The Negro President: Thomas Jefferson and the Slave Power" It kind of gives you a view of some of our founding fathers that you didn't learn about in high school.
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Lzen Supporter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Jan Quadrant Vincent 16 Casino cash: $2220692	Recent books that I've read: 23 Minutes In Hell - Bill Weisse Bias - Bernard Goldberg Arrogance - Bernard Goldberg A Slobbering Affair - Bernard Goldberg Fleeced - Dick Morris __________________ If at first you don't succeed ...skydiving is not for you.
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blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	I'm reading Brave Companians by David McCullough. It's a series of essays about lesser know historical events or people, or maybe just a story about a famous person you may not know. For instance, one is about the building of a railroad across Panama before the Panama Canal was built. Another deals with Teddy Roosevelt's three years as a North Dakota rancher. It's good stuff.
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BigOlChiefsfan Certified Bourbon taster Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Shawnee KS Casino cash: $7240157	Reading a trilogy about Troy by David Gemmell. "Lord of the Silver Bow", "Thunder Shield" and "Death of Kings". Well done. __________________ A man can never own too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition. -- R. Kipling
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CosmicPal Learn it. Know it. Live it. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Casino cash: $10004900	Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. P. J. O'Rourke __________________ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - Four blessings upon my fellow planeteers: Older whiskey, younger women, faster horses, and more money.
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ChiefsFanatic DeadPunisher Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Blue Springs, MO. 64014 Casino cash: $3239205	I just finished reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. There were some very minor problems with it, like some lighthanded editing and a main character with few flaws, but I really enjoyed it. I will say it is only the start of a trilogy, so the ending isn't really an ending. I pictured Oblivion as I was reading it.
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