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Eleven 05-12-2010 07:50 AM

Re: What are you reading?
 
Finally found 2 books I read as a kid. Been looking for them for years but they were out of print, finally found them on Ebay (of course!)

Genesis and Revelation by W.A. Harbinson.

Don Fernando 05-12-2010 07:55 AM

Re: What are you reading?
 
Ian Rankin's The black book, a detective

hotreds 05-12-2010 08:01 AM

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Passionate Conviction: Contemporary Discourses on Christian Apologetics by Paul Copan, William Lane Craig, N. T. Wright, and Norman Geisler

ABNMP619 05-12-2010 08:08 AM

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Halfway through this book No Angel by Jay Dobyns. It is about an undercover DEA agent who infiltrates the Hells Angels. Pretty good read. :2-(P

pnoon 05-12-2010 08:10 AM

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The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles. :tu :tu

CigarNut 05-12-2010 08:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by forgop (Post 856313)
I'm reading Sh*t my dad Says...funny stuff.

You should check out the Twitter account shitmydadsays... Pretty funny stuff :)

leasingthisspace 05-12-2010 09:49 AM

Re: What are you reading?
 
I just read a bit about this....
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14697685?source=most_viewed
Really sad stuff.

Walt 05-12-2010 12:30 PM

Re: What are you reading?
 
Thanks for all the info on The Wheel of Time. I've got a pretty hefty stack of books to read as it is but I think I'm going to add the first Box Set of WoT to it for future reading. I checked the Wikipedia page to get some story (and not spoilers) and the premise seems interesting.

I think my book buying has gotten almost as bad as my cigar buying..... lol

forgop 05-12-2010 12:57 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CigarNut (Post 856346)
You should check out the Twitter account shitmydadsays... Pretty funny stuff :)

I know, that's how I found out about it. The book has some much funnier detailed stories.

Emjaysmash 05-28-2010 05:37 PM

Re: What are you reading?
 
The Path of the Just by Rav. Luzzato
At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft

after Lovecraft, I might start The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

Walt 06-01-2010 04:15 AM

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Started in on the Tawny Man trilogy with "Fools Errand" by Robin Hobb.

forgop 06-01-2010 06:08 AM

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Last night, I just started Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends by Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron, 2 of the guys featured in Band of Brothers. So far it appears to be on its way of being a very good read.

s0leful0ne 06-01-2010 07:05 AM

Re: What are you reading?
 
Just started Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (sp?). Lately have been reading everything from him.

Starscream 06-02-2010 08:43 AM

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Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock

Mr.Maduro 06-05-2010 09:49 AM

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The Connoisseur's Book of the Cigar by Zino Davidoff
First Edition
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...356def97-1.jpg
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jledou 06-11-2010 06:52 AM

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Finished the Eye of the World and then headed into a little summer reading with Jimmy Buffett's books: Tales from Margaritaville, A Salty Piece of Land and Where is Joe Merchant. All we a nice relaxing summer time read.
Reading A Pirate Looks at 50 right now to finish it off.

CigarNut 06-11-2010 07:41 AM

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Just started Raymond Feist's Daughter of the Empire -- the paperback, as this three book series is not available on my Kindle

massphatness 06-11-2010 06:23 PM

Re: What are you reading?
 
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

a nice, light read
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G G 06-11-2010 06:49 PM

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The Music Lesson by Victor Wooten.

qwerty1500 06-12-2010 03:24 AM

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The Lion by Nelson DeMille

Walt 06-14-2010 07:38 AM

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Finished Fool's Errand in little time and am already half-way through Golden Fool (Book 2 of the Tawny Man Trilogy)

hockeymaniac 06-16-2010 06:23 AM

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I'm reading Fever Dream by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Latest installment of the Pendergast novels.

Walt 06-21-2010 07:32 AM

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Wrapped up Golden Fool and have moved into Fools Fate. Started the book expecting to read a chapter or two before putting it down. Wound up getting sucked in and had to pry myself away after 150 pages.

Walt 07-07-2010 04:50 AM

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Stepping away from Robin Hobb for a little while and started The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. First book is entitled The Blade Itself.

I think when I finish up this series I'll check out Robin Hobb's Rain Wild Chronicles.

Neuromancer 07-07-2010 07:47 AM

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The Savage Sword of Conan Vol. 1

MedicCook 07-07-2010 07:57 AM

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Joe Hill's 20th Century Ghost.

CigarNut 07-07-2010 07:59 AM

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Just finished Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg and Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?: More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg M.D. and just started Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern.

waffle 07-07-2010 08:03 AM

Re: What are you reading?
 
Consent to Kill, Vince Flynn ... I know its not enlightening but its like a tv show for my brain to create! ;) And yes I'm in the 7th book of what is roughly the same story, and yes I love every page!

Virginia_Ghost 07-07-2010 08:04 AM

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The Tipping point...

Powers 07-07-2010 08:17 AM

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Reading James McPherson's Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction. Going off to Graduate school in History at Clemson and Ordeal by Fire is one of the preeminent Civil War works of the century so I figured I better read it :tu

kydsid 07-07-2010 08:20 AM

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No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels by Jay Dobyns ex ATF UC Officer


Good story. A little over the top maybe even if partially true but good read for a biography about UC work.

timj219 07-07-2010 10:27 AM

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Just finished "Parasite Rex" by Carl Zimmer. Fantastic book if a little creepy at times. Zimmer is an excellent science writer and this book about parasites (who apparently make up the majority of species) is written for the layman. The author has a blog I like and one of my favorite features is this. He asked one day in his blog if anyone had a science tattoo and the pictures started coming in so he set up a space for them and adds a new one every Friday.

Now I'm on to "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Pretty dark as you'd expect from him.

gettysburgfreak 07-07-2010 12:41 PM

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Picked up a book from the Alamo called 13 Days to Glory. So far its a pretty good read.

gettysburgfreak 07-07-2010 12:44 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by UFPowersmoker320 (Post 909278)
Reading James McPherson's Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction. Going off to Graduate school in History at Clemson and Ordeal by Fire is one of the preeminent Civil War works of the century so I figured I better read it :tu


Awesome book! I had the pleasure of meeting McPherson a few times and hes a really interesting guy to talk to.

Azaelius 07-07-2010 12:46 PM

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Courage and Honor, an Ultramarines novel by Graham Mcneill. Amazing writing, though a bit quiet compared to Storm of Iron, the last one I read, which was basically BATTLEBATTLEBATTLEBATTLEBATTLE the whole way through. The 40K universe makes for some good reading.

qwerty1500 07-07-2010 06:56 PM

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The Great Bridge by David McCullough. I wrote a term paper about the Brooklyn Bridge during a college urban history class. Now, I understand why the professor didn't seem all that impressed.

Volcodom 07-07-2010 10:53 PM

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Right now I'm reading some of Edgar Allen Poe and a little H.P. Lovecraft. I also read lots of fan fiction, but honestly some of that barely gets past the third grade level, but it's an addiction

Emjaysmash 07-07-2010 11:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Volcodom (Post 910121)
Right now I'm reading some of Edgar Allen Poe and a little H.P. Lovecraft. I also read lots of fan fiction, but honestly some of that barely gets past the third grade level, but it's an addiction

I'm a fan of H.P. Lovecraft!

You play any of the RPG games?

Volcodom 07-07-2010 11:39 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash (Post 910146)
I'm a fan of H.P. Lovecraft!

You play any of the RPG games?

You mean any of the tabletop games for Lovecraft? I've seen a few, but I have never had the pleasure though I'm sure anything with shogoth in it would be a welcome change from D&D

White97Jimmy 07-08-2010 11:06 AM

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Currently reading "Never Tell Our Business To Strangers" by Jennifer Mascia.

Beginning was decent, but it's starting to drag out. Should be able to finish it off tonight though.

bsmokin 07-08-2010 11:38 AM

Re: What are you reading?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by timj219 (Post 909384)
Just finished "Parasite Rex" by Carl Zimmer. Fantastic book if a little creepy at times. Zimmer is an excellent science writer and this book about parasites (who apparently make up the majority of species) is written for the layman. The author has a blog I like and one of my favorite features is this. He asked one day in his blog if anyone had a science tattoo and the pictures started coming in so he set up a space for them and adds a new one every Friday.

Now I'm on to "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Pretty dark as you'd expect from him.

The Road is a good one... Read that a little while ago. A little slow, but I liked it. Never did see the movie...

bsmokin 07-08-2010 11:40 AM

Re: What are you reading?
 
I'm reading Magician: Apprentice (Riftwar Saga) by Raymond Feist

I do most of my reading while smoking cigars on the back deck. Doesn't get much better than that!

bsmokin 07-08-2010 11:41 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bjones (Post 910502)
I'm reading Magician: Apprentice (Riftwar Saga) by Raymond Feist

I do most of my reading while smoking cigars on the back deck. Doesn't get much better than that!


I guess I should have mentioned that I like the book so far. I'm one who's been searching for something comparable to Tolkien for some time. This book tries... we'll see...

Starscream 07-08-2010 02:06 PM

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Rising Stars (Volumes I and II)

waffle 07-08-2010 02:25 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Volcodom (Post 910148)
You mean any of the tabletop games for Lovecraft? I've seen a few, but I have never had the pleasure though I'm sure anything with shogoth in it would be a welcome change from D&D

:tpd: However, now that I'm not doing ANY tabletop games, I'm missing them quite a bit...

holli4pirating 07-08-2010 06:25 PM

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I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo. Incidentally, I tend to have a cigar while I'm reading.

Mugen910 07-08-2010 06:30 PM

Re: What are you reading?
 
Just finished Malcom Gladwell's Blink, Outliers, and Tipping Point.

Also The art of driving in the rain. :tu my fav so far.

Now it is The girl with the dragon tattoo.
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Rabidsquirrel 07-09-2010 07:32 PM

Re: What are you reading?
 
The Runelord series.

BeerAdvocate 07-11-2010 07:33 PM

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Black by Ted Dekker

M1903A1 07-11-2010 08:01 PM

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"Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History" by Simon Winder. It has lots of lore and ancient history about Germany that I never knew before, and now some aspects of German culture (and certain events between the late 1800s and 1945) are beginning to fall into place.


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