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Been doing a lot of reading lately... started and finished a short story by Brandon Sanderson called Firstborn -- nice little read. I also read Warbreaker and Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. Would like to see some sequels to these books -- I thought they were both very good.

Also read Containment by Christian Cantrell an SF novel about the first colony on Venus. And I read Treason by Orson Scott Card. This was an early work from Card that he touched up a bit before publishing.

Now I am trying to decide whether to read The Great Santini or The Count of Monte Cristo... Tough choice :)

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The Cigar Maker by Mark Carlos McGinty.

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Devil's Knot. It's about the west Memphis 3. Some infuriating displace of abuse of the criminal justice system in there

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Just finished Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Had never read it before and had heard good things about it. Picked up a hard copy for a quarter at a garage sale. Good read.

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I hope they serve beer in hell - Pretty vulgar, but funny as hell!

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Stephen Hunter - Night of Thunder

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Go Go Girls of the Apocalypse

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Day by Day Armageddon

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No Man's Land: Combat and Identity in World War I by Eric J. Leed

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The Little Book that Beats the Market, by Joel Greenblatt.

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Vince Flynn, just released "American Assassin"

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Just got myself a few more Andy NcNab books for my upcoming vacation.

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Just finished The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam Will Shape the Future by Vali Nasar. It gives a good historical perspective about why there is tension between Shias and Sunnis. Lots of insight about Iran's rise as a regional power.

Now, I'm about half way through Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. Really enjoyed his sagas about 12th and 14th century England. This is his first of a three book series that follows several fictional families from just before WWI to the Cold War. So far, it's great read.

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Mediterranean Caper by Clive Cussler

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Any comments on that one? I just picked up a couple Flynn books. Not bad for thriller pop fiction.



Currently I am reading "The Looming Tower" by Lawrence Wright - It is his analysis, based on interviews over many years on the road to 9/11, its justifications and impact.

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I am just starting it, about 1/3 done so far. It ts MItch's early life. So far I like it, but I have liked all of them.

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Just finished 'Consent to Kill' by Vince Flynn. After I finished it I found out it was book #6 in a series of books. Waiting for #1-5 to arrive now.

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That's my favorite and they plan to make a movie based on it! I'm excited!
don't worry about where you start, they all weren't in chronological order anyway I found out.

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Americas Secular Challenge: The Rise of a New National Religion by Herbert London

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"Way to wisdom" by Karl Jaspers, as well as Bram Stoker's "Dracula"(for English class!).

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Hell's Angles Hunter S Thompson

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Medical Textbooks thats all I have time for right now. If any of you are having trouble sleeping try reading a medical textbook you will be out before you get done with the first page.

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Took me forever to get through The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, but I think I'm back in a reading groove. Finished up Amnar: The Execution by IJ Black recently, then moved on to Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie.

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D-Day by Steven Ambrose

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SQL Queries for Mere Mortals®: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL by Michael J. Hernandez, John L. Viescas [Kindle Edition]

and

Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style by Joe Celko's [Kindle Edition]

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"The Family" by Jeff Sharlet when I'm in the bathroom (where most of my serious reading takes place, actually).
"Half Empty" by David Rakoff when I need a break from the above.
"The House of Rothschild: Volume 2" by Niall Ferguson when I'm feeling ambitious.

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C. Vann Woodward's Origins of the New South: 1877-1913. For my Major Problems in Southern History course

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Air Warriors: The Inside Story of the Making of a Navy Pilot by Douglas C. Waller

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The purpose driven life by Rick Warren!

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I'm reading a thread about other people reading books on this very cool cigar chat board.:r

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The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life - by Ben Sherwood.

I have had this book on my Kindle for about 6 months, not a real page turner but I seem to go back to it for a chapter or two every time I finish something else.

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Lutheranism 101
Jeremiah (yes, the book of the Bible)
Grant Comes East (Newt Gingrich 2nd vol. of a fictional revisionist history of the Civil War)

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just started the girl who played with fire

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Just finished The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. A great book. Prompted me to reserve The Girl Who Played with Fire at the library. I also put a hold on Foreign Influence by Brad Thor and American Assassin by Vince Flynn.

Since none of those are currently available, I'm picking up A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane, tomorrow. Thanks Marianne for the Lehane recommendation (from your best of 2009 list :)). Well...I guess thanks, as I haven't read one of his novels yet, but loved The Wire (HBO) for which he wrote a few episodes.

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Let us know how you like A Drink Before the War. Haven't read it but I really enjoyed his Shutter Island and The Given Day.

Just finished Ken Follett's Fall of Giants. Lots of inter-related characters and plots. Always enjoy his books.

Just started George Bush's Decision Points.

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just finished up A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. I will definitely be reading the next three in the series.

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Just finished The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay for the second time. Hadn't read it since High School and enjoyed it greatly. My wife found me a copy for my Birthday and finally got around to rereading it.

Starting The Coming Fury by Bruce Catton, part of a trilogy including Never Call Retreat and Terrible Swift Sword. Hoping to have all three done before Christmas

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Now on the 3rd vol., Never Call Retreat.

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The Watcher's Omnibus by William Meilke

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Anthony Bordain "The Nasty Bits"

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I finished Vince Flynn's 'Seperation of Power' last night. Have now moved onto the next book in the seres, 'Memorial Day'.

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Rangers at Dieppe: The First Combat Action of U.S. Army Rangers in World War II by Jim Defelice

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Rereading "Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan.

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Well...the three books I put on hold all came in rather quickly, and I've already finished them.

The Girl Who Played with Fire was exceptional. I'm anxious to read the final installment.
Foreign Influence and American Assassin were also both very good, but reading them back to back could lead to confusion. Scot Harvath and Mitch Rapp are too similar to keep straight! :r If anyone is the fan of one author, I strongly suggest the other as well.

I now plan to read A Drink Before the War. I don't think I'll have a lot of time to read over the next week though.

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Re-reading (from my teen years) "Riders of the Purple Sage" Zane Grey

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Just finished "Crime and Punishment" (for school), "Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates" and starting "Theaetetus" also by Plato.

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They lose a lot in translation FYI.

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Currently reading Predictably Irrational. Can't wait for my finals to be over so I can get back to actually reading it though. I have a huge list of books that I would like to read but I am always open to suggestions.

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Plato's works? Yeah I remember reading two different translations of the cave I Hated the first disagreed with everything it said, but loved the second. But, I gotta deal with what I've got. Not to mention I can't read or speak or read Greek (which I assume they were originally written in), maybe on of these days. . . :)

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Just started Keynes: Return of the Master.