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Not really reading but listening to Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship. Loving it!

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I bet I'd like Pirate Hunters, Steve. :tu

I finished Hydrogen Sonata, read a few shorts by Hugh Howey, Beacon 23, I believe.
Now I'm reading Death World by BV Larson. It's another sci-fi series that I've enjoyed.
It's not the greatest, but it's an easy read. Larson's vocabulary is about a 2 compared to Banks, if that.
He does write a nice picture, but the series is getting a bit soap-opery with this book.
I hope it straightens out shortly. :tu

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I don't get much time these days to read, so I have really been tearing up the audio books. I think this was one of the best books I've read/listened to in quite a while.

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Just finished "Catching Fire: How Cooking made us Human" by Richard Wrangham.

The book presents the theory that it was cooking, more than speech or tool making, that accounts for the transition from homo habilus and erectus to human. As a corollary it makes hash of the current paleo or raw diet claims and cites evidence that our bodies have in fact evolved in specific ways to reap the benefits of a cooked diet. Generously footnoted if you"re academically minded and a pleasurable read even if you're not. A great book for anyone interested in evolution or anthropolgy.

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Tripwire by Lee Child

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Just finished The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen. :tu :tu

Started The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais

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Stranger in a Strange Land. Kicking myself for not picking this up sooner.

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I read Battle Cruiser and I'm working on Rebellion, both by BV Larson.
I have a mess of books to catch up on this series, so I'll be busy awhile.

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"Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House" written by Steve Stoliar.
He was a student at UCLA and he finagled himself a job as Groucho Marx's secretary. This was near the end of Groucho's life, so most of the anecdotes are bittersweet.

Here is one of my favorites: A newspaper reporter interviewed Groucho on Groucho's 85th birthday. He asked Groucho, "How does 85 feel?" Groucho replied, "69 felt better!"

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The First Commandment by Brad Thor. This is the sixth Scot Harvath novel, I believe. Kinda flying through these books. Great suspense novels.

The most recent in the series is Code of Conduct and it on the NYT Best Sellers list, I believe.

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Fate of the Jedi: Allies by Christie Golden and HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself

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I am rereading A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire

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Started the 7 habits of highly effective people. Looks good so far.

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Welcome to Cigar Asylum.

Most new members start a thread in the New Inmate forum introducing themselves and telling a bit about their cigar interests and/or journey. I encourage you to do the same.

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Plunder and Deceit

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Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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So, I went back to #1 in the Star Force Series.
I read all 12 of them. All good, except maybe 9. It was a bit slow.
For wasting space's sake...
Swarm
Extinction
Rebellion
Conquest
Army of One
Battle Station
Empire
Annihilation
Storm Assault
The Dead Sun
Outcast
Exhile
Demon Star.
And thus ends the series.

I just started Assault Troopers, Extinction Wars Book 1.
New author, I forget his name. So far, not bad.

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Take your time, the third book isn't out yet. So along with ASOIAF that makes two series I'm waiting on books for. :D

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Just finished Sleep Doctor the sequel to The Shining. Just started book 1 of The WoT series.

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The God Stone (Mage Born Series) its a pretty good series!:2

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Finished up Alert by Patterson and Ledwidge. Now on to This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That are Blocking Progress.

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Couldn't get into 11/22/63 ( I liked it, but i'm a slow reader unless it's autobiographies, biographies or true crime)

So, I just started

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...4,203,200_.jpg

And I'm digging it.

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I finally finished all 7 volumes of Proust, much to the gratification of Scott I am sure. :D

So now I've begun lighter fare, from an author more akin to Scott's liking . . . The Rat, by Nobel-winning former Nazi Gunther Grass. :r

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Running Blind by Lee Child

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Echo Burning by Lee Child

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Last Stand: Surviving America's Collapse by William H. Weber.

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The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss, second book in the Kingkiller Chronicles series.

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Without Fail by Lee Child

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Persuader
One Shot
The Hard Way
Bad Luck And Trouble

-- by Lee Child

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The Martian by Andy Weir and This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That are Blocking Progress edited by John Brockman.

Looking forward to seeing the Martian after reading the book. Also if anyone would like to read the Martian I have Weir's copy he distributed. This copy may be legally sent to anyone so send me a PM with your email and I will pass along.

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I really liked the book -- and they did a good job adapting the book to the screen. I saw the movie yesterday and it is pretty good.

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Back to classic Sci fi with 2001: a Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. After reading The Martian, I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.

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Nothing to Lose by Lee Child

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Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child

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So what are you reading, Numbnuts? :sl

A page reference means nothing since users have different number of posts per page. Now a link to a specific post would work.

Me? I'm reading Gathering Prey by John Sandford.

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Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson.

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HAHA was suppose to be a link to Ender's Game as that is what I am reading / read today. It was a good day :tu

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61 Hours by Lee Child

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A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge.

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Worth Dying For by Lee Child

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A Wanted Man by Lee Child

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High Heat a short story by Lee Child

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The Martian

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I'm sensing a trend in CigarNut's reading, I just can't quite put my finger on it...

:D

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:r :r

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To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer