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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #45 on: October 03, 2007, 02:46:50 AM »
Quote from: AcdQueen89 on October 03, 2007, 02:40:46 AM
there's a symposium tomorrow about immigration and his book is about 14 men who died trying to get into the states illegally, Urrea himself was born in tiajuana. i hope i spelled that right.

That reminds me... I need to get back to Cesar Millan's The Dog Whisper. The book started ok. He went into his history of dogs and gave a case for him being experienced in dogs. Then he went into this long story of him crossing the border, finding work, being illegal, etc. Interesting story for another time... I want to know more about dogs. At this point, I know more about how to cross the border than I do about training my Devil.

My cute Devil.
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #46 on: October 03, 2007, 03:02:14 AM »
This one's probably been mentioned in an earlier thread, but I'd have to say Max Brooks 'World War Z' is a quality read.

A book about zombies based in real life and researched with more effort than just simply the internet?  Gasp!  Oh, and the Audio Book is worth picking up for the cast alone.
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #47 on: October 04, 2007, 08:37:44 PM »
Quote from: Na_Day on October 03, 2007, 03:02:14 AM
This one's probably been mentioned in an earlier thread, but I'd have to say Max Brooks 'World War Z' is a quality read.

A book about zombies based in real life and researched with more effort than just simply the internet?  Gasp!  Oh, and the Audio Book is worth picking up for the cast alone.

Oh! I've been wanting to read that. =)
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #48 on: October 06, 2007, 04:47:30 AM »
Yo Doom,

I'd recommend "Eat the Rich" by P.J. O'rourke based on your current reading list.  Best treatise on economics I've read in a long time.  And for everyone else definitely Neil Stephenson's "The Big U."  One of the best lesbian gunplay scenes ever in that book.

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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #49 on: October 14, 2007, 06:39:20 AM »
I'll look up Eat the Rich on Amazon. =)

Here's what I'm reading now.

THE DRACO TAVERN

It's 'OK'. It's a collection of short (Very short) stories set in a Tavern for Alien Species.

After that... I'm reading this.

Fired Up!: How the Best of the Best Survived and Thrived After Getting the Boot

No. I haven't been fired. Yet... =)
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #50 on: October 15, 2007, 10:03:09 AM »
i've just finished Richard Dawkin's 'The God Delusion', it was ok but about half way through he starts repeating himself and doesn't end the book well.  i've heard 'the selfish gene' is a better one to read.

now i'm reading 'From Strength to Strength: Shaping a Black Practical Theology for the 21st Century' by Robert London Smith Jr (my brother in law).  i've not gotten far enough through to comment yet but so far it's good thinking material and he's worked out his argument's well. 
Brug: i'd recommend this if you're looking for a practical book since although he draws on his black background, his style of writing makes the theory easy to transfer to other backgrounds. 

i'm running through Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Everything' just now as well cause i've forgotten a lot of it already. 

other than that, i've not had a chance to read anything else cept for the news
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #51 on: October 31, 2007, 04:13:48 PM »
Dalai Lama: Advice on Dying (and how to live a better life)

I'm not dying, nor is anyone else that I know. Seems like a interesting book.
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #52 on: November 07, 2007, 11:58:18 PM »
Reading: Everything I needed to learn... I learned from Star Trek.

It's... interesting. =)

I don't know if I would go: "What would Kirk do?" to solve a problem in my life.

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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #53 on: November 08, 2007, 01:02:26 AM »
"Mr. Spock, the women on your planet are logical. That's the only planet in the galaxy that can make that claim."
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #54 on: November 08, 2007, 03:56:42 PM »
Quote from: Doombot on October 31, 2007, 04:13:48 PM
Dalai Lama: Advice on Dying (and how to live a better life)

I'm not dying, nor is anyone else that I know. Seems like a interesting book.

You mean the Book of the living and dying?  http://www.librarything.com/work/6136/book/1548307
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #55 on: November 08, 2007, 04:26:08 PM »
The Selfish Gene is indeed a brilliant work.  I have not yet read the God Delusion as I really don't need to hear any polemics about the issue.

The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization is a great book that should be read by all.
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #56 on: November 08, 2007, 05:59:25 PM »
Quote from: Sweetpea on October 15, 2007, 10:03:09 AM
i'm running through Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Everything' just now as well cause i've forgotten a lot of it already. 

Not his best. The life and times of the Thunderbolt Kid is a recent book of his that I enjoyed. But I'm not sure how well it plays outside the US.
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #57 on: November 08, 2007, 06:04:29 PM »
Quote from: Starseeker on November 08, 2007, 03:56:42 PM
Quote from: Doombot on October 31, 2007, 04:13:48 PM
Dalai Lama: Advice on Dying (and how to live a better life)

I'm not dying, nor is anyone else that I know. Seems like a interesting book.

You mean the Book of the living and dying?  http://www.librarything.com/work/6136/book/1548307

This book: Advice on Dying: And Living a Better Life

Once again... I'm not dying nor is anyone close to me that I know of. Just seems interesting.
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #58 on: November 08, 2007, 08:27:52 PM »
If one wants advice on dying, Novalis can give quite explicit direction.

Most philosophers wanted to live their philosophies, Novalis wanted to die his philosophy...
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Re: Let's have another book recommendation thread
« Reply #59 on: November 08, 2007, 11:28:07 PM »
Quote from: JC on November 08, 2007, 08:27:52 PM
Novalis wanted to die his philosophy...

Like mauve?  Mauve would be nice.
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