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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #750 on: March 20, 2014, 12:52:42 PM »

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #751 on: March 25, 2014, 02:23:51 PM »
I tried to read this:

http://www.amazon.com/On-Looking-Eleven-Walks-Expert-ebook/product-reviews/B008J4N5ZQ/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

And oh my god I hated the way she wrote. She does this thing where for the intro every chapter she quotes herself in italics. I definitely quit early.

Also, 2666 is SO GOOD. Thanks again, chings.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #752 on: March 25, 2014, 02:26:51 PM »
Does the fact that I don't generally like reading books written by women reflect poorly on me?

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« Reply #753 on: March 25, 2014, 02:43:56 PM »
Does the fact that I don't generally like reading books written by women reflect poorly on me?

Do you not like books written by women or just books written from a female's POV?

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #754 on: March 25, 2014, 02:49:28 PM »
Does the fact that I don't generally like reading books written by women reflect poorly on me?

Do you not like books written by women or just books written from a female's POV?

It should be noted I generally don't read fiction, so it's difficult to draw the distinction.

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« Reply #755 on: March 26, 2014, 05:03:08 AM »
Read The Meat Racket recently. Pretty good non-fiction running through the history of Tyson and the way the protein industry operates in America. Has a bit of a left lean but he doesn't get as political or attacking as some of the articles I read about it before reading.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #756 on: March 26, 2014, 07:12:02 AM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #757 on: March 26, 2014, 08:58:06 AM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #758 on: March 26, 2014, 09:42:41 AM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

borderline racist imo

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« Reply #759 on: March 26, 2014, 10:13:38 AM »
The Assassination of Julius Caesar is really good.  It is a revisionist history of the late Roman republic, why Julius Caesar was assassinated and why the Republic failed.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #760 on: March 26, 2014, 02:54:28 PM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

borderline racist imo

Yeah, I can see that.  More Bears, tho  :love:

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« Reply #761 on: March 26, 2014, 03:36:16 PM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

borderline racist imo
I wanted to murder the author of the Junie B. Jones books when my kid couldn't get enough them and then she actually died  :frown:

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #762 on: March 26, 2014, 03:46:45 PM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

borderline racist imo
I wanted to murder the author of the Junie B. Jones books when my kid couldn't get enough them and then she actually died  :frown:

How do you feel about oscar?

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #763 on: March 27, 2014, 09:46:30 AM »
The Assassination of Julius Caesar is really good.  It is a revisionist history of the late Roman republic, why Julius Caesar was assassinated and why the Republic failed.

Verdict?

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #764 on: March 27, 2014, 09:51:01 AM »
I stayed up last night past 3 finishing Lone Survivor.  Which is pretty late for me, normally a 1030 or 11pm kinda guy.  Anyway it was a good read and I would recommend to people who like military works.  These guys are/were tougher than crap.  Tough to really imagine, and I'm somewhat left wondering how much is exaggerated or flat out false, because he was the only one who lived to tell about it.  I do wish it had more in the way of maps, photographs, etc, but I'm sure it wasn't really supposed to be a book like that.  I read it on Kindle, so I'm surprised there wasn't an Afterword II that told of Lutrell's murder. 

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« Reply #765 on: March 27, 2014, 09:58:52 AM »
Just finished Daemon and Freedom TM from Daniel Suarez.

If you're into video games, this two book series is for you.  Think of an evil John Carmack trying to take over the world, from beyond the grave, through World of Warcraft.  On top of that, the books make it very believable.  You can see this type of incident happening and the book will take you on an emotional free fall.

The characters are a little flat, not much to really grow with and care about, but the story itself grabs you through that aforementioned emotion.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #766 on: March 27, 2014, 10:17:23 AM »

The Assassination of Julius Caesar is really good.  It is a revisionist history of the late Roman republic, why Julius Caesar was assassinated and why the Republic failed.

Verdict?

Basically says the oligarchs of the senate were threatened by Caesars ability to appeal to the masses and foster real reforms (land, tax, property, expansion of citizens rights) that would upset the power structure of the elites.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #767 on: March 27, 2014, 10:20:08 AM »
I meant more why did the republic fail...Ceasar was dead long before the republic failed so I see them as unrelated.

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« Reply #768 on: March 27, 2014, 10:29:20 AM »
I meant more why did the republic fail...Ceasar was dead long before the republic failed so I see them as unrelated.

Rome wasn't a republic when it fell, so that may be what is causing the confusion.

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« Reply #769 on: March 27, 2014, 11:05:27 AM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

borderline racist imo
I wanted to murder the author of the Junie B. Jones books when my kid couldn't get enough them and then she actually died  :frown:

How do you feel about oscar?
He is very lucky Foster is a total badass

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #770 on: March 27, 2014, 11:30:48 AM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

borderline racist imo
I wanted to murder the author of the Junie B. Jones books when my kid couldn't get enough them and then she actually died  :frown:

How do you feel about oscar?
He is very lucky Foster is a total badass

Truth.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #771 on: March 27, 2014, 11:34:41 AM »
Wait, Junie B. Jones dies? :sdeek:

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #772 on: March 27, 2014, 11:47:44 AM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

borderline racist imo

i would maybe even take out the borderline. put that aside and i still think sjj books are garbage. not a fan.

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« Reply #773 on: March 27, 2014, 12:15:32 PM »

I meant more why did the republic fail...Ceasar was dead long before the republic failed so I see them as unrelated.

Rome wasn't a republic when it fell, so that may be what is causing the confusion.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #774 on: March 27, 2014, 01:45:38 PM »
I read More Bears w my son last night.   Just fantastic.

skippyjon is where its at.

borderline racist imo

i would maybe even take out the borderline. put that aside and i still think sjj books are garbage. not a fan.

I like that they are imaginative and fun to read aloud...didn't really think about the "racist" aspect...
Maybe I can redeem myself (or my son) with frequent readings of Curious George?