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A great book.

I'm working on Volume 3 of Shelby Foote's "The Civil War". I've been at this read off and on for years. Will likely finish next winter.

Just finished up "The Night Inspector" by Frederick Busch. On GoodReads I gave it 5 stars, which is also what I gave "Team of Rivals".

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The past few years I have read so many books, many for research for my novels. At present I am working on Aeron Rowan Teague: Art Crime Detective. A homicide cop who happens to be a bona fide artist whose works sell at high end galleries. He is transferred to head up the AC Unit and once in awhile goes undercover for Interpol.

Some forum members might be interested in the synopsis for Barbarians, a Mongol love and war story, when women were warriors and commanders, too.

http://onwardjames.blogspot.com/2009...ry-agents.html

I love to smoke a decent cigar when I read or write.

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In the mood for a good fiction read. These caught my eye:

The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larson

American Gods Neil Gaiman

Heart-Shaped Box Joe Hill

Any recommendations?

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I am currently 1/2 way through The Girl Who Played With Fire and while maybe a little slower start to than The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, it is a good book so far IMO.

The others I have not read.

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Think I'm gonna start rereading A Confederacy of Dunces....

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A Dog In A Hat - Joe Parkin

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Last week I finished re-reading The Great Gatsby and just started The Eye of the World, the first book in the Wheel of Time series.

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'The Greatest Show On Earth' by Richard Dawkins... An extremely digestible (and accessible) book on evolution.

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Les Fleurs Du Mal by Charles Baudelaire

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American Conspiricies by Jesse Ventura.

Very interesting.....very interesting!
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i love dawkins! saw him give a lecture and i got him to sign the god delusion.
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Yeah, I too am a fan. God Delusion was great, but a bit dense at times... this book is far easier to process.

Had a chance to go see him at ASU for the Origins Symposium, and I was like a 12 year old girl with Jonas Brothers tickets... but something came up and I couldn't attend. Brutal.

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I began rereading the whole Wheel of Time collection back in January, starting with New Spring. I'm on book 8 at the moment. I've picked up a number of nuances I missed reading them as they were originally published.

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I have moved onto Stephen King's 'Just After Sunset'.

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Finally got the contract from the publisher for my book. Should be out within the next few months.

Currently reading the book: The Story of the Confederacy by Robert Henry

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The Bomber Boys: Heroes Who Flew the B-17s in World War II by Travis Ayres

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Finished Lords of Finance and will start 1776 soon.

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The Final Frontiersman non fiction!

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Anyone have any recommendations on some good epic fantasy to read? I honestly havent reead a book for pleasure in like 2 years, and I need something to pull me back in...

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I just started the Wheel of Time series. Currently reading The Eye of the World. Great book!

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Yesterday I read "Dress Your Children in Corduroy and Denim" by David Sedaris - absolutely HYSTERICAL!

Other than that...just scholarly stuff. I don't get much time to read things other than for my research, so Sedaris was a nice treat. I would highly recommend it!

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I like Sedaris for occasional quality silliness. Right now I'm reading:


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Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

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Just finished the AA Big Book Monday...

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Tale of the Heike (McCullough translation)
Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman

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Necroscope:Invasion by Brian Lumley

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Just finished "To Hell and Back" by Audie Murphy. Good read and a great account of the war from a participant's perspective.

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Just started Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. I am about half-way through it and it is very good. An "epic" story -- the kind of book (series) that I really like, something that I can sink my teeth into. Perfect for my trans-atlantic cruise!

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Journey by Michener
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_%28novel%29

A very small book for a Michener work

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Finished The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larson. I think I liked this one better than his first.

After ripping through this bit of literary popcorn, I was ready for something with a little more meat. Just started The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn. This is a 1969 Pulitzer Prize winner for history. It's an academic piece but I'm already a hundred pages into it. All I can say is WOW. This should be required reading for anyone with an interest in current political discussion.

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End Time Delusions by Steve Wohlberg. Very interesting!

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The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond. Im a big fan of all of his stuff.

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Finished the Mistborn trilogy (Brandon Sanderson) about 10 days ago followed by the Farseer trilogy (Robin Hobb) yesterday. Now I need to find something else to read :D

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I went from Farseer right into Liveship Traders (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship, and Ship of Destiny). The series is written by Robin Hobb and takes place within the same world just a different location. I'm about to start on book three shortly and I am enjoying the series very much.

If you are a fan of the Fitz character from Farseer, there is also the Tawny Man Trilogy (think it takes place 15 years after Farseer). I've got all three books and plan on getting into them when i wrap up Liveship.

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Just finished Day by Day Armageddon

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Thanks for the tip!

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I read this awhile back and I just bought his new book, Jesus Interrupted. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Currently reading The Great Hunt. The second book in the Wheel of Time Series. I'm also reading Puppies for Dummies because I just got a puppy and was a little lost for a bit there.

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Just finished Blood Meridian and No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. Blood Meridian is a tough read, with overflowing violence, but well written regardless. No Country is the best told story I've ever read.

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Got into the way back machine and re-read for the nth time "Tarzan". I love that book.

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Union 1812 by A.J. Langguth.

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I'm curious what you think of The Wheel of Time so far? I've been considering reading it but I'm a little worried about getting started. Some say the latter books get very dull up until Brandon Sanderson took it over after Jordan's death. Others say that the series is fantastic and well worth the read of 10+ books.

The only other series I have invested that much time in was The Sword of Truth at 11 books. At times it seemed to drone on and on but overall I was glad that I read it.

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Depends upon what kind of stories you like.

I like epic fantasy. By epic I mean, big, complex plot, lots of story lines, lots of characters and depth, many books. I think Wheel of Time is one of the best if not the best in that category.

If you start now, you might finish with book twelve by the time books 13 and 14 are out :)

(Sanderson has stated that books 13 (Towers of Midnight) and 14 (A Memory of Light) will be out much faster than Jordan typically released his books -- 2 years. Right now 13 is due out in October)

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Super FreakaNomics - by Levitt and Dubner

The stats and economics behind human motivations basically. Wickedly funny satire even though that is not the intention.

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Sounds interesting. I've picked up the first 4 books of the series based on your recommendation. I look forward to checking these out!

Jordan's writing is very immersive. Sometimes that means reading a page or six about the latest fashions in Ebou Dar. Also, as the series went on, it picked up sub-plots involving dozens of minor characters from the various factions. Sanderson (working partially from Jordan's notes) has started to wrap some of these
up in The Gathering Storm.
I got as far as Faith Of The Fallen in SoT. Someday I'll have to reread the series. Lots of interesting parallels: Rand as The Dragon Reborn/Richard as a war wizard, Moiraine/Kahlan, Aes Sedai/Sisters of the Light, Seanchan/Jagad, the Stone of Tear/Stone of Tears.
Supposedly, the last two books are due in 2010 and 2011. Hopefully the dates don't slip. :tu
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Just a little light reading for me now: Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis. Hoping to pick up a few pointers. :r

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So far it's great. I was looking for a series that had a lot of content and would take awhile to complete. I like to immerse myself in the author's world and so far I can't complain. I wish I had more time to read so I could get through the books faster! I also love the way Jordan writes. I'd recommend giving it a try:tu

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Just finished Day By Day Armageddon by JL Bourne. Great journal-style zombie book. Very engaging.

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I'm reading Sh*t my dad Says...funny stuff.