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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.

Frazod · 06-07-2010, 07:30 PM

After watching The Pacific on HBO, I decided to read the stories of the three main characters. I started with With The Old Breed on Peleliu and Okinawa by Sledge, and I'm currently about a third of the way through Leckie's A Helmet for My Pillow. Both are excellent. Sledge writes in a conversational style, bluntly sparing no details. Parts of his book are truly cringe-inducing. Leckie is a much more polished writer and his accounts are much more dramatic. It's interesting to pick up the personality differences of these very different men going through much the same thing.

I guess after this I'll read up on Basilone.

chiefs1111 · 07-21-2010, 06:29 PM

20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

**Reaper16** · 07-21-2010, 06:32 PM

Just finished The Wire: Urban Decay and American Television, a book of media studies, criticism and scholarship about the best TV drama of all time.

About to start up Sloane Crosley's new collection of essays, How Did You Get This Number.

irishjayhawk · 07-21-2010, 07:14 PM

A really long time ago, I finished the Maze Runner. It's a YA in the vein of Hunger Games, which I love. It took a while to get into but I ended up liking it enough to pick up the next one in November. I'm half skeptical of where it's going and half intrigued. Giving it a benefit of the doubt.

Long ago, I finished The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest. Sadly, it wasn't as good as the previous two. In fact, it felt like it was finished by another author. They claim not so but the style seemed to fade. As did the spunk and previous character arcs. It basically Hollywoodized itself.

Recently, I just finished Moneyball. Absolutely fantastic yet depressing because Dayton Moore was hired in a post-Moneyball era and yet consistently denies the concepts (which have always made sense to me) in the book.

Delano · 07-21-2010, 08:12 PM

Today's Amazon box contained the book and movie form of "Less Than Zero," and "Imperial Bedrooms."

Another Ellis kick. So delicious.
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patteeu · 07-26-2010, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

I ended up abandoning the Art of Racing in the Rain. I was actually really enjoying it, then I got distracted and started a bunch of professional reading.

Then I picked up my latest book, which I finished in two days. Completely love it. So good.

City of Thieves by David Benioff. I think you've read it, but I really loved this book.

Me too. Fast paced. Easy to read. Good story. I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

**DaKCMan AP** · 07-26-2010, 11:54 AM

Picking up today:

The purpose-driven live: what on earth am I here for? by Richard Warren
The snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life by Alice Schroeder

BIG_DADDY · 07-26-2010, 11:57 AM

Psycho-Cybernetics

CanadianChief · 07-26-2010, 11:59 AM

I just finished reading the Zombie survival guide. It was pretty funny and I needed something to pass the time on the bus.

BIG_DADDY · 07-26-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Picking up today:

The purpose-driven live: what on earth am I here for? by Richard Warren
The snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life by Alice Schroeder

Let me know what you think of the first book.

blaise · 07-26-2010, 12:07 PM

I just read First Love by Turgenev. I also recently read The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Both were very good.

siberian khatru · 07-26-2010, 12:13 PM

After spending a couple or three years reading mostly history and politics, I'm back in a novel groove. Just polished off "The Road" and "Wonder Boys" the last 2 weeks.

I just started "Infinite Jest." Wish me luck.

NewChief · 07-26-2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by siberian khatru

After spending a couple or three years reading mostly history and politics, I'm back in a novel groove. Just polished off "The Road" and "Wonder Boys" the last 2 weeks.

I just started "Infinite Jest." Wish me luck.

Good luck! I love that book.

JohninGpt · 07-26-2010, 03:38 PM

I'm about 1/3 finished with Dewey Lambdins "Alan Lewrie" series. Kind of like Horatio Hornblower with prostitutes.

**DaKCMan AP** · 07-26-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

Let me know what you think of the first book.

After reading the inside cover, looking through the TOC, and realizing what it was about, I left it. Instead I got The Authenticity Hoax: How We Get Lost Finding Ourselves by Andrew Potter.

03-11-2006, 10:37 PM
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06-07-2010, 07:30 PM	#1366
Frazod Did you hear what I said? Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-686615	After watching The Pacific on HBO, I decided to read the stories of the three main characters. I started with With The Old Breed on Peleliu and Okinawa by Sledge, and I'm currently about a third of the way through Leckie's A Helmet for My Pillow. Both are excellent. Sledge writes in a conversational style, bluntly sparing no details. Parts of his book are truly cringe-inducing. Leckie is a much more polished writer and his accounts are much more dramatic. It's interesting to pick up the personality differences of these very different men going through much the same thing. I guess after this I'll read up on Basilone.
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07-21-2010, 06:29 PM	#1367
chiefs1111 In Search of a Life Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $-2246834	20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
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07-21-2010, 07:14 PM	#1369
irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	A really long time ago, I finished the Maze Runner. It's a YA in the vein of Hunger Games, which I love. It took a while to get into but I ended up liking it enough to pick up the next one in November. I'm half skeptical of where it's going and half intrigued. Giving it a benefit of the doubt. Long ago, I finished The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest. Sadly, it wasn't as good as the previous two. In fact, it felt like it was finished by another author. They claim not so but the style seemed to fade. As did the spunk and previous character arcs. It basically Hollywoodized itself. Recently, I just finished Moneyball. Absolutely fantastic yet depressing because Dayton Moore was hired in a post-Moneyball era and yet consistently denies the concepts (which have always made sense to me) in the book. __________________ "Think about how stupid the average person is. Then remember that half the people in the world are stupider than that." --George Carlin
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07-21-2010, 08:12 PM	#1370
Delano [b]Supporter[/b] Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A Hypnagogic Landscape Casino cash: $7705015	Today's Amazon box contained the book and movie form of "Less Than Zero," and "Imperial Bedrooms." Another Ellis kick. So delicious. Posted via Mobile Device
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07-26-2010, 11:54 AM	#1372
DaKCMan AP Beloved & Awesome CP Celebrity Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Florida Casino cash: $5604952	Picking up today: The purpose-driven live: what on earth am I here for? by Richard Warren The snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life by Alice Schroeder __________________
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07-26-2010, 11:57 AM	#1373
BIG_DADDY THE RED MENACE Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas Casino cash: $2558410	Psycho-Cybernetics __________________ The diabolical genius of Marxism-Socialism is that it provides the emotional and intellectual road map for autocrats to persuade millions of people to support their own enslavement to government. ~Mark Levin April 15, 2019
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07-26-2010, 11:59 AM	#1374
CanadianChief Liquor and Whores Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A Trailer Park Near You! Casino cash: $-796505	I just finished reading the Zombie survival guide. It was pretty funny and I needed something to pass the time on the bus.
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07-26-2010, 12:07 PM	#1376
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9989900	I just read First Love by Turgenev. I also recently read The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Both were very good.
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07-26-2010, 12:13 PM	#1377
siberian khatru 21st Century Schizoid Fan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Gates of Delirium Casino cash: $-1265050	After spending a couple or three years reading mostly history and politics, I'm back in a novel groove. Just polished off "The Road" and "Wonder Boys" the last 2 weeks. I just started "Infinite Jest." Wish me luck.
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07-26-2010, 03:38 PM	#1379
JohninGpt Dammit Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Busted Stick, IT Casino cash: $4238304	I'm about 1/3 finished with Dewey Lambdins "Alan Lewrie" series. Kind of like Horatio Hornblower with prostitutes.
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