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  1. stig42

    stig42 New Member

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    stig42, Jan 20, 2013
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  2. ThirdTerm

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    For a New Liberty by Murray Rothbard.

    The Mises Institute has made available a free audiobook copy on iTunes U. Great for the morning and evening commutes. I'd recommend it to anyone.
     
    Steady Pie, Jan 20, 2013
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    Currently reading For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway and Dreamsongs Volume II, by George RR Martin.
     
    marleyfin, Jan 22, 2013
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    A book on the other famous Armstrong...
    Neil Armstrong

    First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

    The first dozen or so chapters, have been somewhat dry and overly technical. Unless a person has a serious interest in aviation, the reading may be off-putting...
    but about 3/4ths of the way through, a fascinating read on a true American icon. In this dearth of celebrity gone bad, Neil Armstrong shunned the limelight and instead chose to lead a fairly normal life. An ordinary man, who did an extraordinary thing.

    The Charles Lindbergh of my generation.
     
    Herkdriver, Jan 22, 2013
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    World War Z.

    Nothing like an oral history of the Zombie war.
     
    Lil Mike, Jan 22, 2013
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    Its a fairly good book, one of the best of the genre. I have never read a zombie book that hasn't left me wanting more ... competent composition, ingenuity, depth.

    They are in the process of making this book into film, I believe they aim to release it this year.
     
    marleyfin, Jan 22, 2013
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    I just finished the book, "The Dressmaker" by Kate Alcott. It's a historical fiction based around the Titanic tragedy. Outstanding writing and I could hardly put it down. I highly recommend it.

    JP5
     
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    Well im not reading anything as of now. will you give me some titles of good reads? Thank you for your help!
     
    joyfulbunny, Jan 23, 2013
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    I just finished the book 1984 by George Orwell. I only just got around reading it for the first time. I can't figure out WTF happened in the ending.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Anything by HG Wells; he's my all time favorite author. They are quick and easy reads which is good for me because it takes me ages to finish a book.. The Time Machine is the best.
     
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    If you like classics, my other favorite is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Another quick easy read. Do NOT read Grapes of Wrath by the same author; it is (*)(*)(*)(*).

    And STAY AWAY from Death in Venice by Thomas Mann.

    The book and its entire storyline is about a gay pedo.

    I read it for an independent reading course back in high school.. But you only learn what it's about by like halfway through, and by then it was too late for me to switch!! It absolutely sucked.
     
    happy fun dude, Jan 23, 2013
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    'I Claudius' and a Welsh-language novel you won't have heard of.
     
    Iolo, Jan 23, 2013
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    A couple that I'm working on now:

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    Durandal, Jan 23, 2013
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    Death in Venice is a masterpiece.
    I'm rereading "The Brothers Karamazov" and it is outstanding.
     
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    The second of The Hunger Games series, 'Catching Fire'
     
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    "A Dream in Polar Fog" by Yuri Rytkheu.
     
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    Wife: Proper Feeding and Care of Husbands.

    Me: Proper Feeding and Care of Marriages.
     
    Gemini_Fyre, Jan 25, 2013
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    Re-reading "A Storm of Swords" by George RR Martin to get ready for Game of Thrones season 3.
     
    Ernie_McCracken, Jan 25, 2013
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    I'm on the 2nd Volume of the History of the Cryptic Rite (1936). It's a 2-volume set on the history of one of the branches of Freemasonry.
     
    KSigMason, Jan 26, 2013
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    Ender's Game Saga
     
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    Hey...another Salvatore fan! :D
     
    Jarlaxle, Feb 2, 2013
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    Indeed. I commented on your name once, in fact, but you must not have seen that post. It was before the site changed to start notifying us of quoted posts :D
     
    Durandal, Feb 3, 2013
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    Diuretic, Feb 3, 2013
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    The Frontiersmen: A Narrative, by Allan W. Eckert

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Frontiersmen-Narrative-Allan-Eckert/dp/0945084919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360717138&sr=8-1&keywords=frontiersmen

    This is one of the best books I've read in a long time.
     
    Ernie_McCracken, Feb 12, 2013
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