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Old 05-23-2008, 03:43 PM   #1
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The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck.
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Old 05-23-2008, 03:04 PM   #2
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I can't read.
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Old 05-23-2008, 05:09 PM   #3
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Amazon: 1421 - The Year China Discovered America

Only halfway through it, but the author presents some really unique research. His premise may be faulty, but it's an intriguing read nonetheless.
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Old 05-23-2008, 06:01 PM   #4
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I just finished with the graphic novel Supreme Power.
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Old 05-23-2008, 07:23 PM   #5
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Manhunt, about the search for JW Booth, is very good as well.
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Old 05-23-2008, 08:34 PM   #6
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has no one read Where the Red Fern Grows
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Old 05-23-2008, 08:41 PM   #7
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has no one read Where the Red Fern Grows
Of course, like 20+ years ago. I think in 5th grade maybe?

My favorite book from back then was definitely The Toothpaste Millionaire
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Old 05-23-2008, 10:54 PM   #8
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Of course, like 20+ years ago. I think in 5th grade maybe?

My favorite book from back then was definitely The Toothpaste Millionaire

yeah i first read it in 4th grade, man you are getting old smooty
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Old 05-24-2008, 01:59 AM   #9
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has no one read Where the Red Fern Grows
It's a fine story Quake. Dan and Anne if I remember correctly. And the part where he chops down a huge tree. 70Chip III enjoyed it not too long ago.
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The Caves of Perigord by Martin Walker. I was at the library right before closing, grabbed the coolest looking book (I judged a book by its cover) and had to run out -- been pretty happy with it.
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Old 05-23-2008, 09:33 PM   #11
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The last book I read was the Nikki Sixx Heroin Diaries.

I just purchased Meat Market. It's about college football recruiting.
Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Meat Market, by Bruce Feldman, Hardcover
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I forgot to mention I'm reading Common Wealth and it sucks. Not worth buying.
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Right now im reading "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA" by Tim Weiner. It's a great book if your interested in reading about the complete history of the CIA, their missions, and their utter incompetence.

Also recommended:
"Parallel Worlds" by Michio Kaku, "1984" by George Orwell, "The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine, "Fingerprints of the Gods" by Graham Hancock, "The Cosmic Trigger" by Robert Anton Wilson, "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life" by John Lee Anderson, "I am a Strange Loop" by Douglas Hofstadter, "Undiscovered Self" by Carl Jung, "Sirius Mystery" by Robert Temple, "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx, "The Second World" by Parag Khanna, "Supernatural" by Graham Hancock, "Dinner with a Cannibal" by Carole Travis-Henikoff.
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Right now im reading "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA" by Tim Weiner. It's a great book if your interested in reading about the complete history of the CIA, their missions, and their utter incompetence.

Also recommended:
"Parallel Worlds" by Michio Kaku, "1984" by George Orwell, "The Age of Reason" by Thomas Paine, "Fingerprints of the Gods" by Graham Hancock, "The Cosmic Trigger" by Robert Anton Wilson, "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life" by John Lee Anderson, "I am a Strange Loop" by Douglas Hofstadter, "Undiscovered Self" by Carl Jung, "Sirius Mystery" by Robert Temple, "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx, "The Second World" by Parag Khanna, "Supernatural" by Graham Hancock, "Dinner with a Cannibal" by Carole Travis-Henikoff.
Good grief. That stuff will rot your brain like crack cocaine. (apart from Jung and Orwell- If you want to read a great book by Orwell read "Homage to Catalonia" - easily his best)
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Good grief. That stuff will rot your brain like crack cocaine. (apart from Jung and Orwell- If you want to read a great book by Orwell read "Homage to Catalonia" - easily his best)
Specifically what books are going to "rot my brain", and have you ever read those books? As for "Homage to Catalonia" I have read it and it was very good. The Spanish Civil War is an extremely interesting topic, and Orwell's account of it was fascinating.
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