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Old 03-11-2006, 10:37 PM  
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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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Old 01-12-2014, 12:47 PM   #2161
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A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn~
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Old 01-12-2014, 02:28 PM   #2162
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"Ghost Story" by Jim Butcher, 13th book in the Dresden Files series.
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Old 02-14-2014, 06:46 PM   #2163
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Old 02-14-2014, 07:46 PM   #2164
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Old 02-15-2014, 01:08 AM   #2165
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Old 02-15-2014, 01:33 AM   #2166
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Right now... The Evolution of Weapons and Warfare: Col, T.N. Dupuy.

Its not just a bunch of war stories, but the men and ideas behind the major scientific, strategic and technological developments that brought us to where we are.

From Alexander, to Genghis Khan, Caesar, Napoleon, Wellington and beyond... this book breaks each achievement and victory or loss down into basic, easily understood blocks of learning.

Betcha didn't know Swiss halbeard/pikemen were the scourge of Europe for a while, didja?

Or maybe how the Japanese DOMINATED the Russians in the early 20th century thanks to better tactics A, and better equipment B.

Its the kind of stuff military officers read in school, awesome, if you're interested in that sort of thing.
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Old 02-15-2014, 01:45 AM   #2167
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Just finished King's Joyland pulp novel. Breezy nostalgic read.

Midway through McGuire's Son of a Witch, book two in The Wicked Years.

Just started King's Dr. Sleep, the followup to The Shining.
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Old 02-15-2014, 01:46 AM   #2168
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Right now... The Evolution of Weapons and Warfare: Col, T.N. Dupuy.

Its not just a bunch of war stories, but the men and ideas behind the major scientific, strategic and technological developments that brought us to where we are.

From Alexander, to Genghis Khan, Caesar, Napoleon, Wellington and beyond... this book breaks each achievement and victory or loss down into basic, easily understood blocks of learning.

Betcha didn't know Swiss halbeard/pikemen were the scourge of Europe for a while, didja?

Or maybe how the Japanese DOMINATED the Russians in the early 20th century thanks to better tactics A, and better equipment B.

Its the kind of stuff military officers read in school, awesome, if you're interested in that sort of thing.
Worst scourge uniforms, ever.

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Old 02-15-2014, 01:52 AM   #2169
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"The Sound of the Mountain" by Yasunari Kawabata (1949)
- Beautiful, subtle introspection and individualization of an aging Japanese businessman, Ogata Shingo, and how he sees and interacts with his family where his own memories begin to take on increased materialization in his daily life and thoughts. Longing, passion, desire, acceptance and resignation flow delicately throughout the book, which comes to life through Kawabata's intricate, but nuanced characterizations.

"The Guide" by R.K. Nayaran (1958)
- Nayaran creates a wonderful protagonist in "Railway" Raju, who quickly goes from an innocent but clever student and son of a loquacious shopkeeper to a savvy travel guide to a self-deceptive, head-over-heels in-love talent manager to a resigned but fully satisfied prison inmate to a reluctant but willing prophet. While originally written in 1958, the story, characters and scenarios are fresh and relevant.

"Lenny Bruce is Dead" by Jonathan Goldstein (2006)
- Goldstein's Freudian poetic manifesto of shticky loneristic hipness. Burgers, Rebbe's Love Lotion and a constant stream of jerking it off give an initial mirthful debasement to what is, in actuality, an introspective look into love and desire for family, friends and one's self.

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"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz (2007)
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Old 03-02-2014, 07:51 PM   #2171
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Books I've finished the last month or so:

"The Sound of the Mountain" by Yasunari Kawabata (1949)
- Beautiful, subtle introspection and individualization of an aging Japanese businessman, Ogata Shingo, and how he sees and interacts with his family where his own memories begin to take on increased materialization in his daily life and thoughts. Longing, passion, desire, acceptance and resignation flow delicately throughout the book, which comes to life through Kawabata's intricate, but nuanced characterizations.

"The Guide" by R.K. Nayaran (1958)
- Nayaran creates a wonderful protagonist in "Railway" Raju, who quickly goes from an innocent but clever student and son of a loquacious shopkeeper to a savvy travel guide to a self-deceptive, head-over-heels in-love talent manager to a resigned but fully satisfied prison inmate to a reluctant but willing prophet. While originally written in 1958, the story, characters and scenarios are fresh and relevant.

"Lenny Bruce is Dead" by Jonathan Goldstein (2006)
- Goldstein's Freudian poetic manifesto of shticky loneristic hipness. Burgers, Rebbe's Love Lotion and a constant stream of jerking it off give an initial mirthful debasement to what is, in actuality, an introspective look into love and desire for family, friends and one's self.

Currently reading:

"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz (2007)
Oscar Wao is ****ing excellent.
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Old 03-02-2014, 08:10 PM   #2172
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It's been almost two years since I graduated college and I haven't picked up a book since.

I'm thinking my first might be In Cold Blood. Thoughts?
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Old 03-02-2014, 08:35 PM   #2173
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[QUOTE=Saccopoo;10463335]Books I've finished the last month or so:


"The Guide" by R.K. Nayaran (1958)
- Nayaran creates a wonderful protagonist in "Railway" Raju, who quickly goes from an innocent but clever student and son of a loquacious shopkeeper to a savvy travel guide to a self-deceptive, head-over-heels in-love talent manager to a resigned but fully satisfied prison inmate to a reluctant but willing prophet. While originally written in 1958, the story, characters and scenarios are fresh and relevant.

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In. I just finished The Ramayana last week, and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Good to hear his other books are well written.
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Currently reading Soldiers Alive by Ishikawa Tatsuzo. It's a fictionalized account of Japan's second war in China as observed at the front by the author. Just started, but highly recommended to me by a friend.
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Oscar Wao is ****ing excellent.
I don't know man...

There is something forced about it that's really bugging me. I'm only on page 100 or something, but it seems that Diaz is really trying way too hard with his characterizations.

As of right now, it's coming off as a combination of a poor man's John Kennedy Toole's "Confederacy of Dunces" and a mid-level Elmore Leonard novel.

I have enjoyed the copius interpretive historical footnotes in the book however.

I'm hoping it gets better.
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