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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #175 on: February 26, 2011, 05:26:30 PM »
Also, FAB FIVE about the Michigan bball team is probably my fave sports book of all time.

As far as sports books go, Aggasi's Open is pretty good.  Guy was super messed up for a while.  Real mumped up childhood.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #176 on: March 05, 2011, 01:41:23 AM »
Just got finished listening to Animal Farm by George Orwell yesterday.  Great book.  And I listened to 1984 a couple of times in the past but forgot to mention it on my list earlier.  Great book as well.  Basically if you like one you will like the other.  Plus if you haven't seen the movie 1984 it is well worth your time. 

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #177 on: March 05, 2011, 07:12:06 AM »
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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #178 on: March 07, 2011, 05:09:23 PM »
Recent reads:

Old School - Tobias Wolff

A River Runs Through It - Norman Maclean (movie didn't stray too far from the source)

Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold - C. S. Lewis





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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #179 on: March 07, 2011, 07:28:20 PM »
Recent reads:

Old School - Tobias Wolff

A River Runs Through It - Norman Maclean (movie didn't stray too far from the source)

Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold - C. S. Lewis


How was the C.S. Lewis book?  When I get a chance I want to read a lot of his works besides the Chronicles of Narnia. 

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #180 on: March 07, 2011, 10:58:43 PM »
Recent reads:

Old School - Tobias Wolff

A River Runs Through It - Norman Maclean (movie didn't stray too far from the source)

Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold - C. S. Lewis


How was the C.S. Lewis book?  When I get a chance I want to read a lot of his works besides the Chronicles of Narnia. 

It's one of the best books I've read. I've loved Narnia since I was like 5, and have read most of his other stuff. And I think it's his best.

You should also give his space trilogy a try, I especially like Perelandra (the 2nd of the 3).
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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #181 on: March 08, 2011, 10:21:28 PM »
Recent reads:

Old School - Tobias Wolff

A River Runs Through It - Norman Maclean (movie didn't stray too far from the source)

Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold - C. S. Lewis


How was the C.S. Lewis book?  When I get a chance I want to read a lot of his works besides the Chronicles of Narnia. 

It's one of the best books I've read. I've loved Narnia since I was like 5, and have read most of his other stuff. And I think it's his best.

You should also give his space trilogy a try, I especially like Perelandra (the 2nd of the 3).

What got me motivated to read more of C.S. Lewis was a 12-lecture university course taught by Louis Markos that I heard on a set of 6 CDs which is titled "The Life and Writings of C.S. Lewis".  He covers all of the major works that Lewis wrote about and does an excellent job of explaining their meaning, etc.  Well worth buying and listening to it.  I checked it out of the public library, but I intend to buy it as well. 

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #182 on: March 09, 2011, 10:51:32 AM »
sys/_fanwife: You ever read "San Manuel bueno, martir"? Re-read it over the weekend. Effing great.
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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #183 on: March 09, 2011, 11:24:47 AM »
sys/_fanwife: You ever read "San Manuel bueno, martir"? Re-read it over the weekend. Effing great.

I remember reading this and really enjoying it.

I usually read non-fiction, but if any of you like Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy) check out Starter for Ten by David Nicholls, it's an easy read and pretty damn funny (IMHO).
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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #184 on: May 01, 2011, 12:38:17 PM »
Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
Big Sur - Jack Kerouac
The Sheltering Sky - Paul Bowles
Short Stories - Paul Bowles
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon (very long and complex)
Anything He's Ever Written - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Post Office - Charles Bukowski
Pulp - Charles Bukowski
Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski

if you feel like venturing outside of America, just give the word. Some real incredible stuff out there in that big bad world.

I LOVED On the Road - my favorite suggestion on this thread so far. I started to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance last summer but didn't finish, so I think I'll pick it up again (as my shitty library had NONE of your other suggestion). Both involve road trips across the American West, which I've really been drawn to lately for some reason.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #185 on: May 01, 2011, 01:35:01 PM »
Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
Big Sur - Jack Kerouac
The Sheltering Sky - Paul Bowles
Short Stories - Paul Bowles
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon (very long and complex)
Anything He's Ever Written - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Post Office - Charles Bukowski
Pulp - Charles Bukowski
Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski

if you feel like venturing outside of America, just give the word. Some real incredible stuff out there in that big bad world.

I LOVED On the Road - my favorite suggestion on this thread so far. I started to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance last summer but didn't finish, so I think I'll pick it up again (as my cacty library had NONE of your other suggestion). Both involve road trips across the American West, which I've really been drawn to lately for some reason.


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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #186 on: May 01, 2011, 02:03:53 PM »
Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
Big Sur - Jack Kerouac
The Sheltering Sky - Paul Bowles
Short Stories - Paul Bowles
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon (very long and complex)
Anything He's Ever Written - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Post Office - Charles Bukowski
Pulp - Charles Bukowski
Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski

if you feel like venturing outside of America, just give the word. Some real incredible stuff out there in that big bad world.

I LOVED On the Road - my favorite suggestion on this thread so far. I started to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance last summer but didn't finish, so I think I'll pick it up again (as my cacty library had NONE of your other suggestion). Both involve road trips across the American West, which I've really been drawn to lately for some reason.


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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #187 on: May 01, 2011, 02:16:55 PM »
I drove out to San Diego a couple yrs ago.  Trip there I went through Denver, on the way back I took a farther south route through Tuscon, etc.   Pretty cool.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #188 on: May 01, 2011, 02:51:53 PM »
Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
Big Sur - Jack Kerouac
The Sheltering Sky - Paul Bowles
Short Stories - Paul Bowles
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon (very long and complex)
Anything He's Ever Written - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Post Office - Charles Bukowski
Pulp - Charles Bukowski
Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski

if you feel like venturing outside of America, just give the word. Some real incredible stuff out there in that big bad world.

I LOVED On the Road - my favorite suggestion on this thread so far. I started to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance last summer but didn't finish, so I think I'll pick it up again (as my cacty library had NONE of your other suggestion). Both involve road trips across the American West, which I've really been drawn to lately for some reason.


You might also like The Motorcycle Diaries by Che. Captures journey and travel fairly well, but completely different style than Kerouac, and with different intentions. If you like On the Road you probably would love Big Sur, wish I had a copy or I'd send it to you.

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« Reply #189 on: May 01, 2011, 05:52:15 PM »
Naked Lunch - William S. Burroughs
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
Big Sur - Jack Kerouac
The Sheltering Sky - Paul Bowles
Short Stories - Paul Bowles
Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller
Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon (very long and complex)
Anything He's Ever Written - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Post Office - Charles Bukowski
Pulp - Charles Bukowski
Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski

if you feel like venturing outside of America, just give the word. Some real incredible stuff out there in that big bad world.

I LOVED On the Road - my favorite suggestion on this thread so far. I started to read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance last summer but didn't finish, so I think I'll pick it up again (as my shitty library had NONE of your other suggestion). Both involve road trips across the American West, which I've really been drawn to lately for some reason.


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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #190 on: July 23, 2011, 08:19:39 AM »
krusty, if you are going to read thompson please read The Rum Diary first. k thx.


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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #191 on: July 23, 2011, 08:38:04 AM »
I don't read.

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« Reply #192 on: July 23, 2011, 09:27:40 AM »
Read one of these two biographies by David McCullough.

John Adams or Truman

He's such a good writer that they read like novels. Real page turners.




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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #193 on: July 23, 2011, 09:54:34 AM »
I haven't read a book for pleasure since the boxcar children/goosebumps series.

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« Reply #194 on: July 23, 2011, 09:55:16 AM »
Which were both great, and i assume if i do pick up reading again, i'd love it.

Do you guys attends book clubs?

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« Reply #195 on: July 23, 2011, 09:17:13 PM »
When March Went Mad - Seth Davis...really excellent sports book that was fascinating if you like college bball (did not like Larry Bird before reading..absolutely love the guy now)

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« Reply #196 on: July 24, 2011, 06:35:24 PM »
I just finished 100 Years of Solitude. It was unbelievably good.

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« Reply #197 on: July 24, 2011, 09:38:34 PM »
Tears Of A Tiger.. simply amazing. Best book i've ever read
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« Reply #198 on: July 24, 2011, 10:11:13 PM »
FFF, if you want to get back into reading for fun, try anything by these co-authors:

http://www.prestonchild.com/

I suggest starting with Relic, and read the Pendergast novels ( :woot:).  Pretty fun books.

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Re: book recommendations
« Reply #199 on: July 25, 2011, 11:49:19 AM »
Has anyone read Mike Leach's new book? Heard he calls Craig James a bitch.

Also, just got done reading A Dog's Purpose. Was both funny and sad. Would recommend for any dog lovers.