03-25-2009, 12:50 AM
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Rock 'n Roll Babylon - This book recounts the seedy side of Rock history and to my dismay being a bus rider, there's a fair bit of nudity in it.
I'm also looking for a recommendation for a general Rock history book if anyone knows of one...
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03-25-2009, 12:27 PM
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#102
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Currently reading:
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
On the shelf to read is:
Naked Lunch - William S Borroughs
The Blind Watchmaker - Richard Dawkins
The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway
SHAM: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless - Steve Salerno
Dune - Frank Herbert
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
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03-25-2009, 01:36 PM
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#103
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Originally Posted by Burninator
Currently reading:
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
On the shelf to read is:
Naked Lunch - William S Borroughs
The Blind Watchmaker - Richard Dawkins
The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway
SHAM: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless - Steve Salerno
Dune - Frank Herbert
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
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Haha, your shelf is pretty close to mine. I've got Cannery Row and Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck and Burroughs and Hemingway bringing up the rest.
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03-25-2009, 01:41 PM
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#104
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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I'm currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas. I gotta tell ya, that is some tough going for the most part.
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03-25-2009, 02:32 PM
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#105
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Originally Posted by Locke
I'm currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas. I gotta tell ya, that is some tough going for the most part.
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You should save yourself some time and just watch the Simpson's parody.
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03-25-2009, 03:25 PM
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#106
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Flamesguy_SJ
I'm reading Future Greats and Heartbreaks by Gare Joyce. It's a look inside the lives of NHL scouts and follows a few different junior/amateur players over the cource of a season. I'm really enjoying it so far.
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Great book. I recommend it to any self-proclaimed hardcore hockey fan.
If you can look past the handful of errors in it you will really love the insight the book provides.
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03-25-2009, 03:30 PM
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#107
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Originally Posted by Kybosh
You should save yourself some time and just watch the Simpson's parody.
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I've seen it, its not bad.
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This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
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03-25-2009, 04:08 PM
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#108
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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I just read The Bourne Identity, Jurassic Park, V The Second Generation and Star Wars: Tatooine Ghost. All were good except for V which was only good enough to me because it was based on a show I used to love watching.
I was floored at how different The Bourne Identity was from the movie. I knew it was supposed to be different but there was basically only one scene that was the same between the movie and the book. A few thinks were the same such as Bourne being a spy/assassin and not remembering anything and him meeting a girl named Marie. Just about everything else plays out much differently. Both the movie and the book are both awesome stories. I expect to read the next two Bourne books by Robert Ludlum but haven't decided on the others by Eric Van Lustbader.
Currently I am reading Star Wars: The Joiner King, The first in a trilogy taking place some 25 years or so after Return of The Jedi.
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03-25-2009, 04:10 PM
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#109
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Originally Posted by united
Great book. I recommend it to any self-proclaimed hardcore hockey fan.
If you can look past the handful of errors in it you will really love the insight the book provides.
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I had a hard time reading this book. I don't think I was in the mood to read it when I did and therefore couldn't get past the errors. I didn't finish, but I expect to try again some time. I heard that it gets more interesting after the pre-draft stuff.
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03-25-2009, 04:17 PM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Space Sector 2814
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A Song of Ice and Fire by George Martin. I am just getting into Game of Thrones, about 100 pages, and I can't believe how good his writing is. It really makes Jordan's Wheel of Time, which I am waiting on book 12 for, seem like childrens writing.
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03-25-2009, 05:04 PM
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#111
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by Buff
I just read The Bourne Identity, Jurassic Park, V The Second Generation and Star Wars: Tatooine Ghost. All were good except for V which was only good enough to me because it was based on a show I used to love watching.
I was floored at how different The Bourne Identity was from the movie. I knew it was supposed to be different but there was basically only one scene that was the same between the movie and the book. A few thinks were the same such as Bourne being a spy/assassin and not remembering anything and him meeting a girl named Marie. Just about everything else plays out much differently. Both the movie and the book are both awesome stories. I expect to read the next two Bourne books by Robert Ludlum but haven't decided on the others by Eric Van Lustbader.
Currently I am reading Star Wars: The Joiner King, The first in a trilogy taking place some 25 years or so after Return of The Jedi.
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Thats actually a really good series that sets up some more interesting stories further down the road.
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This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a Fire Exit. - Mitch Hedberg
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03-25-2009, 05:09 PM
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#112
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Originally Posted by RW99
Rock 'n Roll Babylon - This book recounts the seedy side of Rock history and to my dismay being a bus rider, there's a fair bit of nudity in it.
I'm also looking for a recommendation for a general Rock history book if anyone knows of one...
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If you're interested in punk/postpunk 70-80s underground music Rip It Up and Start Again by Simon Reynolds is fascinating. Also the DVD The Filth and the Fury : A Sex Pistols Film directed by Julien Temple. Excellent overview of that time, narrated by Johnny Rotten himself. It made me wish he could run for President 
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03-25-2009, 05:41 PM
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#113
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Currently reading I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (and other shorts) by Harlan Ellison. The guy can envision anything in the sci-fi realm and make it work. But he has real problems injecting heart into most of his characters. Except for the titular story that is, which works almost perfectly.
I'm also reading a ton of Bernard Cornwells' historical fiction. I've read everything he's done in the Alfred/Vikings saga and I'm currently reading his 100 years war trilogy. He's a little hit and miss stylistically, but I'm willing to put up with that for his quality research. Still, he doesn't have anything except accessibility over Colleen McCoullugh in the historical fiction department.
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03-25-2009, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by simonsays
Currently reading I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (and other shorts) by Harlan Ellison. The guy can envision anything in the sci-fi realm and make it work. But he has real problems injecting heart into most of his characters. Except for the titular story that is, which works almost perfectly.
I'm also reading a ton of Bernard Cornwells' historical fiction. I've read everything he's done in the Alfred/Vikings saga and I'm currently reading his 100 years war trilogy. He's a little hit and miss stylistically, but I'm willing to put up with that for his quality research. Still, he doesn't have anything except accessibility over Colleen McCoullugh in the historical fiction department.
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Bernard Cornwell is my number one choice in the easy reading department. Great, fun books.
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03-25-2009, 06:10 PM
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#115
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by Locke
Thats actually a really good series that sets up some more interesting stories further down the road.
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They just released the first book of the next 9 point series this month as well.
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03-25-2009, 06:40 PM
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#116
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Hey peter12, do you have any recommendations in the historical fiction genre? I'm always looking for something that's quality in this section, and rarely find it.
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03-25-2009, 06:46 PM
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#117
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Anyone read Bukowski, everybody's favorite postal worker?
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03-25-2009, 06:59 PM
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#118
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simonsays
Hey peter12, do you have any recommendations in the historical fiction genre? I'm always looking for something that's quality in this section, and rarely find it.
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I'd read the Viking series by Bernard Cornwell, if you haven't already. I think a reviewer would some cliche along the lines of "rollicking good yarn" or something similar. Fun reads.
Also, Julian by Gore Vidal if you are into something a bit heavier.
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03-25-2009, 07:02 PM
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#119
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Originally Posted by missdpuck
Anyone read Bukowski, everybody's favorite postal worker?
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I've basically read everything Bukowski published (also posthumously).  He's one of my favourite authors.
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03-25-2009, 07:09 PM
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#120
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Have you seen Born Into This, a really cool documentary about him? I had no idea how long he actually worked at the PO...far longer than he had to! He's one of my heroes, as is that former failure as a Postmaster, William Faulkner.
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