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05-23-2007, 08:59 AM
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I just finished reading Five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom and it was good.
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05-23-2007, 09:05 AM
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| | Ancient Arachnid
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I got turned on to Lee Child last summer and just finished another of his "Jack Reacher" books. They're just escapist adventure novels, but well written and fun to read.
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05-23-2007, 09:11 AM
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| | Redshirt
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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
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05-23-2007, 11:04 AM
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The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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The Road, by Cormac McCarthy |
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05-23-2007, 11:35 AM
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| | AA
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The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Flop, since you have interest in The Black Swan, you might consider Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...16172324&itm=1 |
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05-23-2007, 04:22 PM
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| | World Champ
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Thanks for the recommendation. I've read The Tipping Point, but haven't yet gotten to Blink.
Gladwell has a website here: http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/ if you are interested. He hasn't posted in a few months though, maybe he is writing another book? |
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05-23-2007, 04:57 PM
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| | Olympic Champ
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I just finished reading Five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom
I'm about to start reading The 17 Traditions, by Ralph Nader. An ode to conservatism it seems. |
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05-24-2007, 03:23 PM
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| | Olympic Champ
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Ron Paul's reading list for Rudy Guliani: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/...litics_paul_dc
It's a shame the writer couldn't be bothered to mention the authors of the books--only titles. I guess that's a subtle way of diminishing Paul's candidacy.
p.s. I do not support Paul although I may have voted for him one time.
p.p.s. I did not intend to turn this thread political, but now that I did, I'm not taking it back.
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05-24-2007, 08:39 PM
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| | Round of 12
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Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen and Ancient Greek Athletics by, Stephen J. Miller. Sheen never disappoints while Miller's book is a nice surprise. Some very cool pictures (fig 97 will wake you up) and info, Greeks did't wrestle of the ground, that was Pankration, wrestling was collar and elbow style. |
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05-24-2007, 10:27 PM
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| | The Molecular Man
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Apollo 13 (formerly Lost Moon) by Jim Lovell was great. Very in-depth from the guy who was actually there.
Scar Tissue By Anthony Kiedis - By all accounts he should have died at least 5 times. Lots of ups and downs. Plus them being my fave band doesn't hurt.
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