01-26-2006, 03:23 PM | #331 |
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GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL: The Fate of Human Societies
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... is not really in Maui. Weird, huh?
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01-26-2006, 04:55 PM | #333 |
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What Color Is Your Parachute by Richard Nelson Bolles.
Recommended to me by footfootfoot, for which I am indebted. This is not my first time through this collected wisdom. Many years ago I read it like a kid takes medicine, and when the job happened, I forgot the unpleasantness of the bulk of the work of the book. I am now catching up on a considerable backlog of deferred maintenance on my career. Thank you, footfootfoot. Nine chapters down on my first lap. Keep you all posted.
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01-26-2006, 07:37 PM | #334 | |
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01-26-2006, 08:11 PM | #335 |
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The Invasion by Gerald Griffin. Vikings are invading Old Ireland. It is really interesting to read something written by a relative quite removed in time and space. I really understand the conflicted feelings he carried about his people [Irish], religion [Pagans/ Catholics], and government [how to throw out the Brits is the real question]. He's not a bad fantasy/ faux history writer but for me the cool part is to read someone whose thoughts were in part formed by my ancesters thoughts. Bottom line there is some damn good libertarian soliloquy buried in there. There is a difference in hero building compared to modern writers. In modern books heros arise when circumstances demand one. In this one, Elim (our hero) develops himself over time knowing that he's called to greatness. Interesting.
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01-26-2006, 08:38 PM | #336 |
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revisitng the whole Outlander series from Diana Gabaldon - time transport through standing stones into Scottish history. I'm so jealous.
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01-26-2006, 09:34 PM | #337 |
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Just finished the third book in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. I have never before come across an author who so royally screws over every character with an ounce of goodness in them. I like it.
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01-26-2006, 09:43 PM | #338 |
I think this line's mostly filler.
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Absolutely. I reread book 3 last summer, and book 4 is near the top of my to-read stack.
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01-26-2006, 10:17 PM | #339 |
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I'm actually deliberately holding off on book 4 as long as I can, hopefully until there's an official release date set for book 5. There were 5 whole years in between 3 and 4, and the way he likes to end on cliffhangers, I'm not about to use up all my available material and have to wait that long for the next one.
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01-27-2006, 01:41 AM | #340 |
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I've read some of George RR Martin's stand-alone novels and some Short Stories over the years, but never got into the series stuff.
I am about to embark upon The 48 Laws of Power.
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01-27-2006, 02:21 AM | #341 | |
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I've recently finished reading the whole 7 books in The Dark Tower series and loved it. I'm a fantasy freak so anything to do with that sort of thing is great for me. Stephen Donaldson is my favourite author so if there are any other Thomas Covenant fans, I'd love to hear your thoughts! At the moment I'm reading a biography of Mary Shelly (the chick who wrote Frankenstein). |
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01-27-2006, 02:26 AM | #342 |
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I have to read the last three books in the Dark Tower. No spoilers, please!!
I think there was a discussion on Thomas Covenant around here somewhere ...
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01-27-2006, 02:30 AM | #343 |
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Roll back to around page 19 of this very thread (post 271 starts a discussion) and you'll see some talk about The Unbeliever.
It also gets mentions in this thread.
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01-27-2006, 06:57 AM | #344 |
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#1) Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books always got me hot for men in kilts.
#2) How come so very many of you guys read this dastardly Science Fiction stuff? I have never read a Sci-Fi I liked. Too technical--like reading a stereo manual only on another level. I don't need fifty pages discribing how the influx capacitor worked, I am very adept at willing suspension of disbelief. |
01-27-2006, 08:19 AM | #345 |
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Piloting, Seamanship, and Small Boat Handling. Black Wind by Clive Cussler. Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel Examiner Course. I should be reading somthing socelely redeeming but I dont want to.
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