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Old 03-17-2010, 08:51 PM   #1711
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Old 03-17-2010, 10:34 PM   #1712
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Me too. He is a riot. He totally turns my giggle box alll the way over... on more than on occasion I've found myself laughing and some what spastic to the point I could hardly breath.
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Old 03-17-2010, 10:37 PM   #1713
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Old 03-17-2010, 10:55 PM   #1714
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I have a week and a half.

What should I read? (NO FUCKING SCI_FI!)
read the bible, you shameless harlot!
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Old 03-18-2010, 08:03 AM   #1715
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read the bible, you shameless harlot!
but...which version? which version?!
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Old 03-22-2010, 08:54 PM   #1716
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Done with An Echo and the Bone. I don't know. I've never seen so many cliffhangers in one story before. I'll forgive that overdone-ness on the account of the others in the series.

Then,tried to read, just for lack of reading material, a truly stupid book which makes me want to go against my principles and do one of those heckler blogs and heckle the author. I don't know what to do with this unread book.

On my second attempt to find something different to read at the commercial publication mills which are filled with equally retarded books but more honestly portrayed, I found The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo! wow one good book among a whole rack. Why do grocery stores not sell better books. grr

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Old 03-22-2010, 09:02 PM   #1717
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can't get good food in a library either
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Old 03-22-2010, 09:03 PM   #1718
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You made me chuckle.
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:13 PM   #1719
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can't get good food in a library either
True. But you can get coffee and a danish in almost every bookstore these days.
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Old 03-23-2010, 03:23 PM   #1720
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Freakonomics
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Old 03-23-2010, 06:11 PM   #1721
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Ah, hell. My latest audiobook selection, Elantris, is kind of crap. I had to choose on short notice, so I went with one of the best-sellers. Should have known better. It's a passable plot (though very predictable so far,) but Christ the writing is inane. Stuff like, "'I don't believe you,' she said in disbelief." Not a direct quote, but it might as well be.

Now I have to decide whether I'm going to keep listening to it until I get another credit next month, or shell out money for a different book.
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Old 03-23-2010, 11:11 PM   #1722
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Bri, read Janet Evanovich. Total poppycock, but fun all the way.
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Old 03-26-2010, 03:53 PM   #1723
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The blog The Art of Manliness has some really terrific book lists. I like that the entire pictures are shown--really gives a flavor of perusing the stacks for something to read.

50 best books for boys and men

I sent this one to my avid reader grandson:

50 fictional adventure books

100 must read books: The Essential Man's Library
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Old 03-29-2010, 10:13 AM   #1724
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Mrs. Z and I listened to Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell on the drive to/from STL yesterday. I picked it up from the library based on the blurb on the back. I can't recommend this book highly enough. Bazell is a witty writer with some nice turns of phrase.
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Old 03-29-2010, 02:20 PM   #1725
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I read Beat the Reaper a month or two ago, based on an invitation to do so I got from Goodreads.com. Hilarious book. I look forward to more.

I just finished The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

I found it at work, and will be releasing it back into the wild shortly. It was interesting, but I didn't find it as wonderful as most of the reviewers.
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