Books Ok for the high brow crowd what books you are reading - Page 10

big nasty kcnut · 03-11-2006, 09:37 PM

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

Fish · 06-14-2006, 11:38 PM

Want a really trippy read along the lines of Neil Gaiman?

In Silent Graves by Gary A. Braunbeck.

It's a horror thriller that I happened upon and was completely unable to put down. The visual imagery is very unique and the writer's imagination is spellbinding. Really grabs you.

Read some of the reviews in the link to get a better idea..... they are obviously better at reviewing a book than I am.

Anyway, check it out.... It's a one of a kind book....

BigOlChiefsfan · 06-15-2006, 05:54 AM

I really liked Cormac McCarthy's "No Country For Old Men". If you haven't read any of his stuff before, this is a good one to start with.

BucEyedPea · 06-15-2006, 05:57 AM

History of Dead Languages
written in Sanskrit and Latin

Military Blunders of the British Empire

4th and Long · 06-15-2006, 06:16 AM

BucEyedPea · 06-15-2006, 06:17 AM

What are you tellin' us 4th....that you can't read so only do videos?
The thread is about reading.
That's a video.

4th and Long · 06-15-2006, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

What are you tellin' us 4th....that you can't read so only do videos?
The thread is about reading.
That's a video.

Damnit! No wonder I can't get the pages to turn!

Inspector · 06-15-2006, 06:24 AM

Not very high brow, but I'm currently reading "Velocity" by Koontz.

I've have finished every Grisham I can find...

Raiderhader · 06-15-2006, 08:15 AM

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow.

**Rain Man** · 06-15-2006, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 4th and Long

Are you at the part yet where the French accuse him of doping?

**Rain Man** · 06-15-2006, 08:28 AM

I've got an unusual situation of having two books going now, which breaks a longstanding Rain Man rule.

At the gym, when I'm on the exercise machines, I'm reading "The Know-It-All", a light non-fiction book about a guy who is trying to read the Encyclopedia Brittanica.

At home, I'm reading "Lost in Tibet", a non-fiction book about a U.S. transport plane crew that got off course and crashed in Tibet during WWII. The book includes stories of the crew, but also discusses the political implications of their arrival in Tibet on Sino-Anglo-Tibetan relations.

**frazod** · 06-15-2006, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by raiderhader

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow.

Cool. You'll love it.

4th and Long · 06-15-2006, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Are you at the part yet where the French accuse him of doping?

Yeah I got past that part and I'm now to the part where the French Drug Testing Agency was actually altering the test results.

Sam Hall · 06-15-2006, 08:55 AM

"The Secret Man" by Bob Woodward

I'm curious about that stuff since I'm a journalism major. I just finished "All the President's Men". I've learned a lot about what it takes to be a good reporter than those books. The scope of Watergate was huge, and Woodward and Bernstein had to be persistent.

**frazod** · 06-15-2006, 09:09 AM

I think I'll go looking for Gates of Fire at lunch.

PunkinDrublic · 06-15-2006, 09:13 AM

I'm re-reading "The Game, penetrating the secret society of pickup artists" by Neil Strauss. Without a doubt the most fascinating book I've ever read.

"The Rantings of a Single Male, Losing patience with feminism, political correctness and basically everything" by Thomas Ellis. Hilarious anti-feminism book.

03-11-2006, 09:37 PM
big nasty kcnut Hey wanna fight! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: wichita kansas u.s.a. Casino cash: $1021015	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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06-14-2006, 11:38 PM	#136
Fish Missing Dick Curl Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2087014	Want a really trippy read along the lines of Neil Gaiman? In Silent Graves by Gary A. Braunbeck. It's a horror thriller that I happened upon and was completely unable to put down. The visual imagery is very unique and the writer's imagination is spellbinding. Really grabs you. Read some of the reviews in the link to get a better idea..... they are obviously better at reviewing a book than I am. Anyway, check it out.... It's a one of a kind book.... __________________ Last edited by Fish; 06-15-2006 at 12:19 AM..
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06-15-2006, 05:54 AM	#137
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06-15-2006, 05:57 AM	#138
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06-15-2006, 06:16 AM	#139
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06-15-2006, 06:17 AM	#140
BucEyedPea Frazod Loves Hammy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: None of your business Casino cash: $48588	What are you tellin' us 4th....that you can't read so only do videos? The thread is about reading. That's a video. __________________ "In government, the scum rises to the top."~ Hayek
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06-15-2006, 06:24 AM	#142
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06-15-2006, 08:28 AM	#145
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06-15-2006, 08:55 AM	#148
Sam Hall UNSTOPPABLE Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KC area Casino cash: $17592	"The Secret Man" by Bob Woodward I'm curious about that stuff since I'm a journalism major. I just finished "All the President's Men". I've learned a lot about what it takes to be a good reporter than those books. The scope of Watergate was huge, and Woodward and Bernstein had to be persistent.
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06-15-2006, 09:09 AM	#149
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06-15-2006, 09:13 AM	#150
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