schollianmj 08:08 PM 01-20-2012
wheel of time series. again. and Im reading the Percey jackson series with one of my sons, and the Ranger apprentice series with my other son.
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"Lonigan" by Louis L'Amour. Excellent book of short stories.
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shilala 08:32 AM 01-23-2012
I just finished "The Poisoner's Handbook" by Deborah Blum. I loved it. I knocked it out in two days, I hated to sit it down.
It's all true story stuff and very science-y, all about forensic pathology. I read some stuff on alcohols that I'd never thought of before and left me with some really great mad scientist ideas. I even had to stop and make notes.
:-)
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RevSmoke 10:23 AM 01-23-2012
Clancy's - Locked On
John Kleinig - Grace Upon Grace
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BeerAdvocate 11:42 AM 01-23-2012
As soon as I get some free time I am going to start reading the
Autobiography of Billy Graham
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elderboy02 12:26 PM 01-23-2012
I finished Regis Philbin: How I got this way last night. It was pretty good
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Finished one L'Amour and into another, "Law of the Desert Born." More short stories. In the intro, he mentions a collection of mysteries he was putting together, "The Hills of Homicide," gonna look for it
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Apoco 01:26 PM 01-26-2012
Originally Posted by blugill:
Ready Player One is a fantastic and fun read!
The story is geared towards anyone who grew up around the pop culture of video games, arcades, the 80's, and geekdom!
It revolves around The Oasis, a MMORPG that has evolved more into a way of life. The real world is harsh, cold, and brutal in the future. The Oasis is the escape. You can go to public school through it, attend church, run a business, anything. The inventor dies one day and leaves a Easter Egg embedded in the game that contains his entire fortune and few clues.
That's the story and it's just a very engaging book that made me wish for another thousand pages in this universe!
I picked this up yesterday. About halfway through it now - pretty fantastic. As a former WoW player, former Everquest player, and current D&D player it is fantastic in its geekdom.
Also - it reminds me quite a bit of Charles Platt's "The Silicon Man"
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hotreds 08:24 PM 01-26-2012
Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America by Mark Levin
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Originally Posted by hotreds:
Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America by Mark Levin
LOVE Mark Levin's work.
Just started "Last of the Breed" by Louis L'Amour
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x man 10:05 PM 01-26-2012
The World is Flat
Tom Friedman
Not too shabby.
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Opusfxd 10:37 PM 01-27-2012
Originally Posted by BSB:
Just started "Last of the Breed" by Louis L'Amour
Liked that one.
Life - Keith Richards
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Finished "Breed," what a GREAT book. Also finished "Hamlet," now into "MacBeth" by William Shakespear.
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rebelknight 06:57 AM 02-02-2012
Beat the reaper. I never heard of this one until i got it for christmas and it's been one of those really good surprises
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massphatness 07:36 AM 02-02-2012
Okay, enough Shakespear. "Storm Front" by Jim Butcher.
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CigarNut 09:22 AM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by BSB:
Okay, enough Shakespear. "Storm Front" by Jim Butcher.
I love
The Dresden Files novels by Jim Butcher -- quick, fun reads!
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Originally Posted by CigarNut:
I love The Dresden Files novels by Jim Butcher -- quick, fun reads!
Yeah, this is my second time thru. Been about a year and a half. Really enjoy him.
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CigarNut 10:25 AM 02-02-2012
Originally Posted by BSB:
Yeah, this is my second time thru. Been about a year and a half. Really enjoy him.
Have you checked out
The Nightside series by Simon R. Green? I discovered it in an anthology put together by Jim Butcher. It's also pretty good.
In the same anthology I also discovered Kat Richardson's
Greywalker series. It's not humorous like the others but it's good and takes place in the Seattle area (so I recognize some of the references).
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Moose6026 10:44 AM 02-02-2012
The Girl Who Played With Fire.
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