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PostPosted: Jan 10, 2013 11:39 am    Post subject: Books!!!! Reply with quote

Reading anything now?

Any recommendations?


I just got back in to reading thanks to my new(ish) tablet and forgot how much I liked it. I make sure to read at least 30 min(usually more) before I fall asleep. I'm becoming a big science/space nerd so I've been leaning towards that stuff since I started reading again.


I'm currently about 3/4 of the way through "Space Chronicles" by Neil deGrasse Tyson. It's an awesome look at space exploration and filled with cool little facts and inspires me to learn more about it all, I never want to put it down. I've got another one of his books (Death by Black Hole) to go to next. He's really great at inspiring and getting you excited about space and using great examples to bring bigger concepts to they layperson.


I also suggest/have recently read:
-Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglass Adams; really wacky, but hilarious. Have read the series a couple of times through.
-A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson; Super fun read about a broad history of science.
-Ready Player One - Ernest Cline; A huge 80's nostalgia trip set in the future. Pretty fun but overall I wasn't a big fan. Good for a light read if you're a nerd but the writing is kinda meh.
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PostPosted: Jan 10, 2013 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I loved A Short History of Nearly Everything. Bill Bryson has another book (I'm blowing it on the name) about hiking the Appalachian Trail that's really awesome too.

I finally read the Lord of the Rings this past summer while I was working in Maine, and it's a hefty read but definitely well worth it. Amazing books.

The Pillars of the Earth followed with World Without End by Ken Follett is my favorite book series by far. Very basically it's the story of a town's attempt at building a cathedral, but the depth gone into politics and religious aspects of the construction make it an extremely captivating read.
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PostPosted: Jan 10, 2013 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm reading The Great Gatsby. enough said.
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PostPosted: Jan 11, 2013 1:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I highly recommend Ender's Game if you are into space/scifi ish stuff. It's really a great read even if you are not into that stuff.

Some older books that I dig:
1984
The Count of Monte Cristo

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PostPosted: Jan 11, 2013 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I read quite a bit..... This is a really cool book. http://www.amazon.com/Breath-Novel-Tim-Winton/dp/0312428391

I would also recommend olsteeds book : crazy for the storm. Both good reads dealing with surfing, sex, drugs and women....... Anything by a.c weisbecker is solid as well for the same reasons....

My all time favorite human condition, live a better life, spirituality ect... Book is called a million miles in a thousand years, by Donald miller.... Very good book!

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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2013 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seeing nick's harry potter photo makes me want to be a jokester and post 50 shades of grey.
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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2013 10:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wish that I could get into nonfiction, but it just never holds my attention.



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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2013 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nick, I'm actually reading a brief history of time right now..... Very cool/fun book..... You can keep your chomskynthough..... Ignorance is bliss. Laughing
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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2013 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2013 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PIRATE, Yeah, the Chomsky book confirmed most of my worries about the way everything has been for the last 60 or 80 years... Very objectively interesting, eye-opening, & a huge bummer at the same time.

electricsnow, I wasn't joking at all! The entire Harry Potter series is amazing... I've read it straight through several times.




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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2013 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. World war Z
2.Inheritance Cycle: Eragon, Eldest, Brisngr, inheritance
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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2013 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anything by Howard Zinn
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PostPosted: Jan 12, 2013 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ill second the Harry potter series and the Inheritance Cycle for anyone into fiction.

While I wouldn't call this a complete guide, it is a nice read and offers some great ideas and tips for zombie survival along with just general survival.
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (Paperback)


Some non fiction books in my collection.

Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Sacred Geometry: Philosophy & Practice


This was part of a college English class I took.
12 Days on the Road with The Sex Pistols


Ill go through my boxes or books tonight and see what else I have. When my grandfather passed I aquired about 60 books of his that I've slowly been reading and its a shame because they are on subjects I enjoy and never knew he was into. He has pencil marks on the pages where we would write questions, thoughts and other stuff.

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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2013 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nick, harry potter just seemed like a hilarious conclusion to your list. Laughing

Nice meme lollar! Laughing

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PostPosted: Jan 15, 2013 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On The Road - Jack Kerouac
Anthem - Ayn Rand

frankycouplepuphs, Enders Game! Yes, awesome book. Pumped for the movie this fall.
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PostPosted: Jan 15, 2013 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jake S, Me too........However, I fear that Harrison Ford is going to wreck it. Am I the only one who thinks Harrison Ford sucks nowadays. I used to love him in everything.
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PostPosted: Jan 15, 2013 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

frankycouplepuphs, I know what you mean. I can't remember much about Graff's relationship with Ender. I also really loved Enders Shadow, so I remember Bean and Ender the most from the story.
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PostPosted: Jan 16, 2013 10:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are a few more.


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