What are you reading now? - Page 8

burnt_hiphophead · 09-18-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Canuck Wisdom

Holding the Bully's Coat

By Linda McQuaig

Canadian-American relations in terms of the new American Empire.

I read All You Can Eat by her a couple years ago. Really good stuff. As for what I'm reading now, nothing for pleasure for the next, oh, eight months or so. But I did just finish the summons by John Grisham, one of his better books IMO.

Jake_Armstrong · 09-18-2007, 04:38 PM

Curious George Rides a Bus

Doctor Gonzo · 09-21-2007, 03:12 PM

World War Z by Max Brooks and Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs.

kamikazi89 · 10-27-2007, 10:53 AM

god is not Great~ How religion poisons everything-christopher hitchens
seven women: great painters-winthrop&frances neilson
odilon redon-richard hobbs

bailey · 11-09-2007, 11:33 AM

pills a go go - jim hogshire

old but good book....if you eat pills, this is the best bathroom reading...it even contains an article written by our friend PhreeX at bluelight called 'breaking into a pharmacy'...reminds me of old skool adc

divergent series - g h hardy

the famous mathematician niels abel once said: “Divergent series are the invention of the devil, and it is shameful to base on them any demonstration whatsoever.”

Terry · 11-09-2007, 11:46 AM

Old Twentieth-Joe Halderman

B. · 11-09-2007, 11:54 AM

Light reading at the mo'

Stephen King - 'Salems Lot

Found it the other day when helping a mate clear out his old house!

[Edit] Terry, your location reminds me of one of my favourite books, A River Runs through It by Norman Maclean.

"The world is full of bastards, the number increasing rapidly the further one gets from Missoula, Montana."

Terry · 11-09-2007, 12:06 PM

its the facts.

Never read the book though. I'm more of a scifi/mystery type o dude.

Porcelain · 11-09-2007, 10:13 PM

Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews

B. · 11-10-2007, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry

its the facts.

Never read the book though. I'm more of a scifi/mystery type o dude.

I must be a right bastard then, i live miles away!!

The book is good, only short but quite deep and philosophical... not much sci-fi tho!

kamikazi89 · 11-11-2007, 05:58 AM

new york dada ~ arturo schwarz (an oldie but a goodie)
dAmned an illustrated history of the devil by robert muchembled
women artists 1550-1950 -ann sutherland harris and linda nochlin(the library has precious little but it's a huge improvement over the previous entry

CowMan · 11-11-2007, 11:00 PM

"Heaven & Hell" - Aldous Huxley

OldMan&TheWeed · 11-11-2007, 11:41 PM

The World Without Us

Burner of trees · 11-12-2007, 01:03 AM

I AM AMERICA
(AND SO CAN YOU!)

-stephen colbert

before this i read catcher in the rye for the 100th time

PaintballAds · 11-12-2007, 12:35 PM

High Performance MySQL

by Jeremy D. Zawodny and Derek J. Balling

Patrick Rue · 11-12-2007, 11:40 PM

The Jungle - Upton Sinclair

Silverleaf · 11-17-2007, 02:04 AM

I was just reading an article in Mother Jones magazine about The Jungle. Sinclair was one interesting motherfucker.

Currently working at the Nichomachean Ethics and "A Constitution of Liberty" by Hayek.

Mclennison · 11-17-2007, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Burner of trees

state of fear by michael crichton

pretty good so far.

i read this

what is really interesting is when hte professor talks about hte state of college campuses, do you believe what he is saying is accurate...if so we should start to do someting proactive, try to harness the vestiges of the beatnick and hippie movement for peace and creativity that floats out in the ethereal love in the soundwaves hopefull comming out of yo pc right now

i carrried a sign that said "give peace a chance. end the war in iraq" all day at my college...basicly got 99.9% amazing responses

Mclennison · 11-17-2007, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Waves

Rolling Stone Magazine

on the shelf are

Undaunted Courage, Ambrose

The Gunslinger Series, King

A bob dylan bio

Fear and Loathing on the campaign trail '77, Thompson

I gave my dylan chronicles to a girl in my class, im pretty sure she is going to love me for that

Mclennison · 11-17-2007, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Flamingnun

A clockwork orange - anthony burgess

make sure you finish it, the ending is left out of the movie...and the older american version leaves out the last chapter...make sure you have the uncensored british or recently uncensored american version

the 21st chapter was added to american versions in '86

i allude to it in this essay:

paper for my english class, about freedom

send me your opinions after you finish it por favor, the novel and my essay for my english class

11-09-2007, 11:46 AM	#146 (permalink)
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B. Drexciyan Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 715 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	Light reading at the mo' Stephen King - 'Salems Lot Found it the other day when helping a mate clear out his old house! [Edit] Terry, your location reminds me of one of my favourite books, A River Runs through It by Norman Maclean. "The world is full of bastards, the number increasing rapidly the further one gets from Missoula, Montana." __________________ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire Photographs Music Sweet Music Last edited by B.; 11-09-2007 at 11:58 AM.

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Terry Illuminated One Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Missoula, Montana Posts: 2,722 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 65 Posts	its the facts. Never read the book though. I'm more of a scifi/mystery type o dude. __________________ The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. -Omar Bradley

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bailey YaHookan Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	pills a go go - jim hogshire old but good book....if you eat pills, this is the best bathroom reading...it even contains an article written by our friend PhreeX at bluelight called 'breaking into a pharmacy'...reminds me of old skool adc divergent series - g h hardy the famous mathematician niels abel once said: “Divergent series are the invention of the devil, and it is shameful to base on them any demonstration whatsoever.”

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