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Bag Of Bones by Stephen King

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Finished up Paradox, The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics by Jim Al-Khalili. Interesting read.

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"Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal"

It's riveting.....


MCS

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I'm reading the Morningstar Trilogy by Z.A. Recht right now. It's a trio of Zombie books. One down, I started the second one last night.
On December 26th the 3rd installment of J.L. Bourne's series of Zombie books, Day by Day Armageddon comes out. I'm excited about that one. I like that series a lot better.

When I'm done with those, I'm going to force myself to read Uncle Tom's Cabin. Then I have another Civil War book waiting. It's about Lincoln and his political adversaries. I'll see how that one goes. :tu

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That looks good. I think I'll give it a shot.

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Finished: Survival 101: The Essential Guide to Saving Your Own Life in a Disaster

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Almost thru with the Bible, doing it in one year.
"The Bookman's Wake" by John Dunning, the 2nd in the Cliff Janeway series. This copy is a 1st edition in pretty decent condition.

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Wish you well by David baldacci

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Gone Tomorrow (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

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Love Lee Child's Reacher series. Heard recently, that Tom Cruise will play Reacher in the upcoming movie, WTF?? here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher_%28film%29

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Heard the same thing; the movie comes out in a little over two weeks.

Cruise does not look anything like Reacher -- which many have complained about -- but I will still see the movie anyway. Cruise is a good action actor and it will be a good mindless flick :)

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What a piss poor job of casting. Did they not read ANY of the books?

I saw the TV trailer for the movie and it looks cheesy. A shame since the books are engaging.

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You are right Peter, and I agree. I think Cruise is the producer and chose the role for himself. He probably sees himself looking like Jack Reacher...

I am sure it's cheesy, but I'm all about some cheesy every now and then... :)

The books are a little too engaging -- find it hard to wait between finishing one and starting the next... :rolleyes:

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Jack Reacher 6' 5"
Tom Cruise 5' 7"
WTF :sh

I've been reading the Prey series by John Sanford. I like that they are mostly set in the Twin Cities since I know the geography of the area. Currently on Broken Prey.

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If you read farther down in my link, you will find that Child is quite pleased with the choice of Cruise for the role. Go figure, but if it's good enough for Lee, it's good enough for me. I will see the movie.
The Prey series was a little too graphic violence for me when I tried it years back. But, like you, I'm from the TC and enjoy knowing the settings. I may have to give it another try. That series would fill my winter of reading, and can be found cheap, second hand :tu

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Does anyone have a recommendation for a mens self help guide? Im looking for a book that touches on aspects of being a man and how one can improve himself and daily life.

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What Peter said. I like Reacher. I like Tom Cruise. (Or his acting, anyway). I just don't think those two go together. We shall see.

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And I just finished "the Racketeer" by John Grisham. Pretty good read. Not life-altering, but it kept my attention.

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Said the same thing about casting Willem Dafoe as John Clark from Clancy's Clear and Present danger. John Clark is this imposing physical presence, 6'3" and big. Dafoe is a great actor, can do the prenatrating stare and such - but he isn't the physically imposing figure that is John Clark.

But hey, which movie ever gets the book or even the comic, right - for that matter - gets even close?

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http://store.artofmanliness.com/prod...the-modern-man

The site is pretty great too.

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I just started the Foundation series, by Isaac Asimov. I already read just the original trilogy, but that was back in my high school days, 40+ years ago. I've been re-reading some of the old sci-fi classics and got a whim to read this. Pretty good so far, It's going to take a while!

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It's a great series. I started with the Elijah Baily books (Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, and Robots of Dawn) follwed by Robots and Empire. These are the prequels to the Foundation series.

They are all excellent books!

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Vince Flynn, Term Limits

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"Valley of the Sun," a book of short stories by Louis L'Amour

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61 Hours (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child

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How is the Jack Reacher series?

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FREAKIN' AWESOME!! Get them from the start and read chronologically. One of my favorite series :tu

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Does the casting of Tom Cruise detract from the stories?
I'm not a Cruise fan. LOL!

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I agree
A bit but not a big deal.

I ignore what Hollywood does to books.

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How to Sharpen Pencils by David Rees...even in this technologically advanced age I'm still a huge fan of pencils. I always have a few on my desk. :D

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Lee Child does not seem to have a problem with it. So, I'm good with it, too. I will see the movie. I will continue to read the books.

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I agree -- you can read the books in the order that they were published or chronologically. I chose to read chronologically which puts two of the later books and two short stories (available on Kindle) ahead of the rest.

I have not been able to put them down...

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"The Burglar Who Thought He Was Borgart," by Lawrence Block. I like this series, fun reads.

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Worth Dying For (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child (one more to go... :))

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Makes me want to start reading them all over again :D

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After checking Amazon, I am not sure about running out and getting the most recent book -- it is $13.99 on Kindle... I hate to spend that much for an e-book... We'll see how long I can wait it out :)

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Books aren't cheap anymore. I buy most of mine at used book stores and more and more at Goodwill...for .50 a paperback and $1.99 hardcover. You can't go in and pick out the titles you want, but can find them in broader categories. I look for L'Amours I don't have or maybe Preston & Child, a new favorite.

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I finished reading the Morningstar (zombie) Trilogy by Z.A. Recht.
I read the third book in two sittings, it wrapped stuff up real well.
The guy died while he was writing the last book and it felt like I could tell when someone jumped in and punched stuff up. They did well, but missed chunks of plot/character development that obviously went missed by the editor.
Anyone reading would have went "wha???"
I'm still excited for December 26th when the 3rd installment of J.L. Bourne's series of Zombie books, "Day by Day Armageddon:Shattered Hourglass" comes out. I've run real thin of zombie books, there's hardly any I haven't read at this point, at least ones that are said to be worth reading.

I still can't force myself to read Uncle Tom's Cabin, and I'm not ready for another Civil War book yet. I have a couple Jared Diamond books I want to finish but I'm too cheap to buy them on Kindle since I have the actual books. I just won't pick up a real book anymore, I'm ruined.

I think I'll look into the Jack Reacher series you guys are talking about. :tu

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Finished the Burglar book last night and started "Listening Woman" an old Tony Hillerman mystery.

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Anthem by Ayn Rand

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Trip up to Wyoming this week so I spent some time inside.

Finished up The 19th Element by John Butcher and Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.

Both good quick reads.

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I am guessing you mean John Betcher?

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Correct ... Betcher now if I could just get my wife to understand what I mean and not what I say ....

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Oh yeah? Well now if I could only make myself listen, when my wife is talking... :r

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Finished that really old Hillerman and went on to a newer one, "The Shape Shifter."

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A Wanted Man (A Jack Reacher novel) by Lee Child (the last one for a while...:) )

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Re-reading the Game of Thrones series while waiting for the last Wheel of Time book.

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Did you read 19th Element because I recommended it? I freaking love that book :tu

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Just finished Bag Of Bones by Stephen King.....meh

Now starting Freaky Deaky by Elmore Leonard