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Old 09-02-2010, 03:38 PM   #1861
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bleh. did not like Stardust at all.

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Old 09-02-2010, 03:48 PM   #1862
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Baroque Cycle. ....

But I do like the exploration of the beginnings of science and modern finance.
I actually learned a fair amount of history from those books. Put stuff into a perspective I had never had before. For example, I never knew much about the Barbary pirates before.
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Old 09-02-2010, 04:02 PM   #1863
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Just finished Louis L'Amour's "Kiowa Trail". Just started Louis L'Amour's "Passin' Through". Apparently, that's the main character's name, Passin' Through.
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Old 09-02-2010, 04:44 PM   #1864
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Those two bring back some good memories Digr - Cloud ... blech.
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Old 09-02-2010, 08:31 PM   #1865
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indeed, but must be done
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Old 09-03-2010, 02:50 PM   #1866
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Those two bring back some good memories Digr - Cloud ... blech.
Printed the entire Louis L'Amour catalog (titles) the other day, gonna do 'em all.
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Old 09-03-2010, 03:08 PM   #1867
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I think I still have them all in my basement ... somewhere. Actually I know I do.
Did you read the Sackett series yet? Start with this one - "The Sackett Brand"
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Old 09-03-2010, 03:35 PM   #1868
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Baroque Cycle. Excellent, though some of the swashbuckling sometimes feels a bit farfetched.

The swashbuckling bits feel very Hollywood; and might inspire very good movie scenes. Unfortunately, as the series is so long and complicated, they would probably result in very good scenes in a mess of a movie.

But I do like the exploration of the beginnings of science and modern finance.
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I actually learned a fair amount of history from those books. Put stuff into a perspective I had never had before. For example, I never knew much about the Barbary pirates before.
I agree with both of you. I'd like to see lots of those scenes on the screen, I enjoyed them immensely in my head.

I've only completed Quicksilver, not the last six (two? I get confuzeld). It is a lot of reading.
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Old 09-03-2010, 05:11 PM   #1869
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The Ethical Slut.
A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships & Other Adventures
2nd Edition updated and expanded.

A very entertaining and informative read so far (55! pages of reviews here). (not really 55 factorial, come on. 55 wow, ok?) I'm only partway through the second section and I've already gained a lot. One particular paragraph seemed to crystallize my experience:

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We believe, on the other hand, that friendship is an excellent reason to have sex and that sex is an excellent way to maintain a friendship.

But monogamy-centrist culture affects us all. in single life, we can observe the Land of One-Night stands, in which you go home with each other and share some hot sex, then the next morning you look at each other and decide if the relationship has life-partner potential. If not, you leave, with much embarrassment, and the unspoken rule is that you will never be comfortable with that weighed-in-the-balance-and-found-wanting person again. Sex as audition is detrimental to people and to relationships. It happens because most people have no script for sexual intimacy in the midrange between complete stranger and total commitment.
Emphasis mine.

I married in haste and repented (and repented and repented) at leisure. I married in haste, because, well, although there weren't any shotguns in attendance, it *was* the next step. I need more steps. I hope to find some ways to identify them in the pages of this book.
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Old 09-04-2010, 04:30 PM   #1870
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V, the question is "After reading this book, will you be a better slut?"
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Old 09-05-2010, 12:11 AM   #1871
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I'm already a better, and more ethical slut.

Some of this change is due to what I've read in the book, but more of it is due to the other changes in my life that also led to my introduction to this book.
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Old 09-05-2010, 02:35 AM   #1872
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The world needs more better sluts.
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Old 09-05-2010, 01:31 PM   #1873
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The word you're searching for is gooder, Gravdigr. Put that edjumacation to work now!
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Old 09-05-2010, 05:13 PM   #1874
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I said 'more better', what do you people want from me?!
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Old 09-05-2010, 05:34 PM   #1875
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Wait!

I think you meant "more, better sluts". Better sluts and more of them. I couldn't agree more better.
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