EPTIf you have any poker books, college prep books, or other you'd like to recommend, go ahead. Right now I'm prospecting Hitchhiker's guide to the universe, maybe slaughterhouse 5 becuase I"ve heard a lot about that, but this is where you come in - suggest away -.-
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exalted
United States3612 Posts
If you have any poker books, college prep books, or other you'd like to recommend, go ahead. Right now I'm prospecting Hitchhiker's guide to the universe, maybe slaughterhouse 5 becuase I"ve heard a lot about that, but this is where you come in - suggest away -.- | ||
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Energies
Australia3225 Posts
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JazZ[AutO]
United States558 Posts
A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson | ||
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DarkGhost]Coon[
United States1471 Posts
Dante - Inferno Hemmingway - The Sun Also Rises | ||
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FuDDx
United States5008 Posts
clash of kings michael stackpoole is good | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
1984 Animal Farm Lord of the Flies The Glass Menagerie Farenheit 451 Brave New World The Great Gatsby You've probably read most of them, so here are a couple of new books I'd recommend: Life of Pi The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime (I think that's the title) Bringing Down the House | ||
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Refrain[FriZ]
Canada4337 Posts
1984 brave new world life of pi The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime (really cool book) | ||
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gLyo
United States2410 Posts
Chuck Palahniuk writes some excellent books. If you've seen "Fight Club," he wrote the book which is at least a good as the movie. Another excellent book by him is "Choke." If you liked the movie "Fight Club," you should love his books. Neal Stephenson has very good books also. "Snow Crash" is a gritty, sexalicious cyberpunk thriller set in the near future. "The Diamond Age" is also pretty good book, but not quite as good as "Snow Crash." | ||
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RandomCat
United States62 Posts
HARRY POTTER BRIGRADE TO THE RESCUE! | ||
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cava
United States1035 Posts
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camooT
United States1354 Posts
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DarkGhost]Coon[
United States1471 Posts
On August 16 2005 21:00 RandomCat wrote: harry potter is the best book ull ever read. HARRY POTTER BRIGRADE TO THE RESCUE! Harry Potter captures the essence of humanity and helps us discover ourselves through intense use of Fallacies in Logic and Literary Devices. Right? | ||
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Refrain[FriZ]
Canada4337 Posts
while we were on the subject of harry potter | ||
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camooT
United States1354 Posts
On August 16 2005 21:15 DarkGhost]Coon[ wrote: Harry Potter captures the essence of humanity and helps us discover ourselves through intense use of Fallacies in Logic and Literary Devices. Right? hello member of the literary elite. nobody cares  . | ||
CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
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CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
On August 16 2005 20:35 exalted wrote: My grandfather is sending me to the bookstore every day for a few hours, so I figure over a couple days I"ll be able to finish 2-3 books. I will be reading some of the college prep books as this fall I need to apply as well as some poker books, but I also figure I"ll read 1-2 other books as well. If you have any poker books, college prep books, or other you'd like to recommend, go ahead. Right now I'm prospecting Hitchhiker's guide to the universe, maybe slaughterhouse 5 becuase I"ve heard a lot about that, but this is where you come in - suggest away -.- i don't think hitchhiker's guide is that great a novel. vonnegut (or maybe phillip joseph farmer) wrote a novel under the name kilgore trout, "Venus on the half-shell", that's a lot better. | ||
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Catholic
United States66 Posts
On August 16 2005 21:15 DarkGhost]Coon[ wrote: Harry Potter captures the essence of humanity and helps us discover ourselves through intense use of Fallacies in Logic and Literary Devices. Right? tell that to rowlings bank account rookie | ||
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
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BrutalMenace
United States1237 Posts
The movie is comin out i wanna re-read this book. | ||
Smurg
Australia3818 Posts
1. Wizard's First Rule 2. Stone of Tears 3. Blood of the Fold 4. Temple of the Winds 5. Soul of the Fire 6. Faith of the Fallen 7. The Pillars of Creation 8. Naked Empire 9. Chainfire David and Leigh Eddings - "The Redemption of Althalus (one of the best fantasy books ever). David Eddings himself - Series: The Belgariad, The Malloreon, The Elenium and The Tamuli. The Belgariad * Pawn of Prophecy * Queen of Sorcery * Magician's Gambit * Castle of Wizardry * Enchanters' End Game The Mallorean * Guardians of The West * King of The Murgos * Demon Lord of Karandas * Sorceress of Darshiva * The Seeress of Kell The Prequels * Belgarath The Sorcerer * Polgara the Sorceress * The Rivan Codex The Elenium * The Diamond Throne * The Ruby Knight * The Sapphire Rose The Tamuli * Domes of Fire * The Shining Ones * The Hidden City Terry Pratchett - The Discworld Series: * Colour of Magic * The Light Fantastic * Equal Rites * Mort * Sourcery * Wyrd Sisters * Pyramids * Guards! Guards! * Eric * Moving Pictures * Reaper Man * Witches Abroad * Small Gods * Lords and Ladies * Men At Arms * Soul Music * Interesting Times * Maskerade * Feet of Clay * Hogfather * Jingo * The Last Continent * Carpe Jugulum * The Fifth Elephant * The Truth * The Thief of Time * The Last Hero * The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents * Night Watch * The Wee Free Men * Monstrous Regiment * A Hat Full of Sky * Going Postal No particular order to this series.  Elizabeth Haywood: 1. Rhapsody 2. Prophecy 3. Destiny Dan Brown * Angels and Demons * The Da Vinci Code * Deception Point * Digital Fortress Raymond E. Feist * Magician, two books: o Magician: Apprentice o Magician: Master * Silverthorn * A darkness at Sethanon Riftwar-related books * Prince of the Blood * The King's Buccaneer The Empire Trilogy (With Janny Wurts) * Daughter of the Empire * Servant of the Empire * Mistress of the Empire The Serpentwar Saga * Shadow of a Dark Queen * Rise of a Merchant Prince * Rage of a Demon King * Shards of a broken crown The Krondor books * Krondor: The Betrayal * Krondor: The Assassins * Krondor: Tear of the Gods Oh and the Harry Potter books of course. I love fantasy as you can see...but I don't mind crime/puzzle style stories (Dan Brown etc.) | ||
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LetMeBeWithYou
Canada4254 Posts
On August 16 2005 22:27 Smurg wrote: Terry Goodkind - The Sword of Truth series: 1. Wizard's First Rule 2. Stone of Tears 3. Blood of the Fold 4. Temple of the Winds 5. Soul of the Fire 6. Faith of the Fallen 7. The Pillars of Creation 8. Naked Empire 9. Chainfire HAHAHAAHHA My fat friend reads that shit. I've been calling him a nerd everyday because of that A hero named Richard is just too shitty | ||
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nortydog
Australia3067 Posts
On August 16 2005 20:55 Refrain[FriZ] wrote: The Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime (really cool book) and that and book and is and horrible and | ||
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MaGnIfIcA
Norway2312 Posts
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lil.sis
China4650 Posts
Very thought-provoking and compelling read. If you're into reading intelligently-written material that isn't esoteric bullshit then this would be worth your time it won the pulitzer so you know it doesn't suck edit: also highly recommended Heller's Catch 22 if you havent read it yet The World According to Garp (i forget the author but it is a masterpiece, 100% certain the people at the bookstore could help you find it) edit 2: i hear vonnegut is great but i've never read; keep me posted if you get it | ||
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Powerpill
United States1692 Posts
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StaSiS
United States147 Posts
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BroOd
Austin10831 Posts
On August 17 2005 00:12 lil.sis wrote: The World According to Garp (i forget the author but it is a masterpiece, 100% certain the people at the bookstore could help you find it) John Irving | ||
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DJEtterStyle
United States2766 Posts
Voltaire - Candide F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby Gordon Houghton - Damned If You Do Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse-Five Niccolo Machiavelli - The Prince J.D. Salinger - The Catcher in the Rye Friedrich Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil Adam Smith - The Wealth of Nations Karl Marx - Capital (y'know, to balance out Smith) Edit: Forgot about Nietzsche. | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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useLess
United States4781 Posts
The Fountainhead Battle Royale 1984 All six Harry Potter books. | ||
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Smurg
Australia3818 Posts
On August 16 2005 22:55 LetMeBeWithYou wrote: HAHAHAAHHA My fat friend reads that shit. I've been calling him a nerd everyday because of that A hero named Richard is just too shitty If you base your judgements on such immature things then you're a retard. I also take it you have the same views about Harry Potter? A lead character called Harry is too shitty? Who really cares so much about the names of the characters? It's the other words that count. | ||
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RivetHead
United States842 Posts
.however a great author who only has a few books out so far is Neil Gaimen. You should check American Gods and Neverwhere, both amazing books. he is a fantasy author, but it seems so much more while reading. hes someone i wouldnt mind putting on a pedestal of literary quality. | ||
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ZorAptoR
Switzerland926 Posts
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NoName
United States1558 Posts
If you want a long fantasy series, Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan is good for the first few books. But the series slows down and the plot gets somewhat pointless after book 5 or 6, so if you have better things to do, I recommend you quit reading at that point. | ||
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Smurg
Australia3818 Posts
 But I guess it being a fictional text...it's all good...as long as it doesn't influence the minds of younger readers. | ||
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Chibi[OWNS]
United Kingdom10597 Posts
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MoltkeWarding
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If you ignore every other piece of advice and never read 99% of our recommended books, please read my recommendation Paradise Lost and Inferno might also be worth reading but you have to have a good background on literary and religious history to appreciate it. | ||
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Frits
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mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
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HnR)hT
United States3468 Posts
fiction: Sirius by Olaf Stapledon. A book written in 1930s or 40s about a genetically engineered dog with human intelligence. It's an engaging read if you can put up with thinly veiled Marxist ideology (I think I'm through with Stapledon after this T.T) nonfiction: 6 volume Jefferson biography by Dumas Malone, and a math book with rigorous multivariable calculus and differential forms (it turns out calc 3 doesn't teach you shit) | ||
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0_0
United States2090 Posts
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{ToT}Strafe
Thailand7026 Posts
master and margeritha heart of a dog the sun also rises and If you like fiction stories The song of ice and fire series are the best | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
On August 16 2005 21:10 camooT wrote: HAhahaahha On topic: Bakersville Hound Lord of the flies | ||
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Apathy
United States141 Posts
Black Boy by richard wright, and Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. | ||
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ZaplinG
United States3818 Posts
Enders Game series Enders Shadow series the first book in enders game and enders shadow is about military games by genius kids in the future. the rest of the enders game series follows 'ender' after battleschool. it involves aliens and different planets. The enders shadow series follows another kid who was in battleschool and takes place on earth with all the nations struggling to take control of the world. Its all very intertaining. | ||
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ReTrooper
Germany526 Posts
V.I. Lenin - Materialism and Empirio-Criticism V.I. Lenin - Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism F. Engels - Dialectics of Nature F. Engels - Anti-Dühring Great books! Don't criticize before you read and UNDERSTOOD them! | ||
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Frits
11782 Posts
go preach it elsewhere, this is for real books, not commie propaganda (unless anyone actually enjoys reading boring crap about someone's view on society) | ||
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NoName
United States1558 Posts
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KH1031
United States862 Posts
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camooT
United States1354 Posts
i've been reading much nonfiction lately. "Blink" by malcolm gladwell is a book on the human unconscious (not the freudian type). it's told mostly through anecdotes that describe several phenomenon aspects of human psychology that involve making quick, unconscious decisions rather than drawn out, logical ones. it's really short (200 pages) so very little detail is actually covered. it'll get you thinking, but if you want to go beyond the surface, you'll have to do some research of your own. "A short history of nearly everything" by bill bryson. covers almost every major accomplishment in every major field of science, from physics to chemistry to astronomy to biology to geography to geo-physics, etc. your interest in this book will vary depending on your interest in the topic being discussed. for example, i finished the physics chapter in less than a day, and took 3 days to get through the one on weather. an interesting read nonetheless, will patch up holes in your scientific knowledge. really really long, but it barely scratches the surface of most topics. "the world is flat" by Thomas L. Friedman. haven't read it yet, but my history teacher recommended it. look it up on amazon. honorable mention Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard this book has changed my life, it's all you ever need to know about how the human psych works. | ||
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tHe_HoG
Sweden87 Posts
(Truth be told that only novel I actually have finished yet in this cathegory is Jane Eyre (Loved it though=P), read loads of extracts of the rest though)Among other already mentioned stuff, i really like 1984, brave new world, Enders Game, Dune. | ||
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0_0
United States2090 Posts
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Gorgerwert
United States94 Posts
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Sharkey
668 Posts
On August 17 2005 01:54 DJEtterStyle wrote: Voltaire - Candide Adam Smith - The Wealth of Nations Karl Marx - Capital (y'know, to balance out Smith) Do these books have any substance to them? Because Das Kapital and The Wealth of Nations sound like very boring books. Probably even outdated; but I bet they have an everlasting quality like "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu (?). I know these books are/were (a)n important part of the historical development of Nations' economies and such. But they seem too unrelevant and just over-the-top boring to read. Any clarification you could make would clear up the fog that is my interpretation of these books. Also tell me more about Voltaire's book; never heard of it. I plan on reading "The Prince" though; even though the theme/subject I am morally opposed to. Edit: The books I like! The Bridge Bum by Alan Sontag. A narrative (and finely written) about the life of (dun dun dun) Bridge Bum. Very interesting, even to those who aren't into Bridge. For example I didn't even know what a dummy was until after the book. >.< Lord of the Rings. By J.R.R. Tolkien. Extremely deep and way better than the movies could ever hope to be. However, they do drag in some spots and Tolkien's depth can be boring to some readers (aka his poems/songs/languages). The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan. I have just finished the first one, The Eye of the World, and have enjoyed it. Two friends recommended it to me and one hates the series. It reminded me alot of LotR and that was the only downside. Fantasy book. The Art of War by Sun Tzu. A short 80 page read and has relevance to 'everything' apparently. I didn't really like it and didn't understand it. I guess I don't read to deep. The Old Breed by E.B. Sledge. A first person (Sledge) account of Marine training and war in Pelaliu and Okinawa. Very cool and indepth (for me). Friend called it badely written; but I couldn't put it down. The Wages of Guilt by Ian Burma. Dutch writer writing about how the German and Japanese haved dealt with their shame and/or guilt after the war. Comes from a historical perspective and some-what empiricist; but it was to high-scholar for me. I had a hard time grasping at the meanings of his political terms or his movie/poems/stories allusions. He also seemed like a jerk. But an interesting topic nonetheless. The Bible written by many. Very interesting and boring at the same time. Deut. and (I and II) Chronicles gives genealogy reports which I find rather boring. But has very interesting stories, if you happen to believe that they aren't true (they are still interesting), and has relevenant morale instructions for your daily life - Psalms and Proverbs, among others. | ||
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ubergamer15
United States645 Posts
On August 17 2005 07:18 KH1031 wrote: Prima's Starcraft Strategy Guide Aww, how sad, that was almost funny. Back on topic. Slaughterhouse Five is an incredible book if you're looking for substance and meaning in the same title. | ||
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CastlesInTheSky
United States40 Posts
Bringing down the house The Da Vinci Code Angels& Demons Deception Point Digital Fortress Theory of Poker Super System I&II Small Stakes Holdem Holdem Poker for Advanced Players Tournament Poker " " " 7 Card Stud " " " Harrington on Holdem I&II probably more.. I forget ^^ FPP bitches! | ||
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camooT
United States1354 Posts
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{ToT}Strafe
Thailand7026 Posts
On August 17 2005 18:22 CastlesInTheSky wrote: Books I've read this summer Bringing down the house The Da Vinci Code Angels& Demons Deception Point Digital Fortress Theory of Poker Super System I&II Small Stakes Holdem Holdem Poker for Advanced Players Tournament Poker " " " 7 Card Stud " " " Harrington on Holdem I&II probably more.. I forget ^^ FPP bitches! I also read bringing down the house begin this summer and I loved it. Dont know how I could forget that one;) You should read his book about MIT students too. | ||
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Orestes
United States114 Posts
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tehsnow
Canada296 Posts
I've had a laugh when I read it though. -> My System - Nimzovitch And how the hell nobody talked about "Foundation" from Isaac Asimov? That's some great classic, makes you think alot and very very entertaining. | ||
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1INK
United States630 Posts
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DJEtterStyle
United States2766 Posts
On August 17 2005 18:17 Sharkey wrote: Do these books have any substance to them? Because Das Kapital and The Wealth of Nations sound like very boring books. Probably even outdated; but I bet they have an everlasting quality like "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu (?). I know these books are/were (a)n important part of the historical development of Nations' economies and such. But they seem too unrelevant and just over-the-top boring to read. Any clarification you could make would clear up the fog that is my interpretation of these books. Also tell me more about Voltaire's book; never heard of it. I plan on reading "The Prince" though; even though the theme/subject I am morally opposed to. Candide is a satire of, well, life in general, but it deals most visibly with philosophy. Voltaire tells the story of a young man named Candide and the completely absurd number of horrible events that befall him. It's very short, very pointed, and very good. The other two books are conflicting works of economic theory that, although difficult to understand, are "good." That said, they're definitely not "light reading." If you're not at least moderately interested in economics, you can probably skip them. And if you're only going to read one, I'd recommend Smith over Marx, but that's probably just my biased, capitalist viewpoint talking. ^^ | ||
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Ghin
United States2391 Posts
It's fun to read and it has some literary value, though perhaps it was all accidental. Wheel of Time series is good until about the 4th or 5th book when it becomes talking about killing some forsaken guy for 600 pages. Then the 15 final pages are an action scene that doesn't fit at all with the rest of the book. This scene sets up an event that causes the next book's 600 pages of boring dialog and planning. | ||
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NeO)PhOeNiX
Canada250 Posts
1984 Handmaid's Tale Brave New World The Great Gatsby | ||
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mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
On August 17 2005 18:17 Sharkey wrote: The Art of War by Sun Tzu. A short 80 page read and has relevance to 'everything' apparently. I didn't really like it and didn't understand it. I guess I don't read to deep. check out The Art of War, Special Edition version of the book, if you haven't already. I had Sawyer's version of the book, but the Special Edition filled in all the little details with its commentary section. edit: something in the amazon links seem to make the url parser for these forums go awry edit2: oh. the adwords :| amazon amazon whore whore amazon | ||
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LazySCV
United States2942 Posts
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shmay
United States1091 Posts
bringing down the house - heard it mentioned a few times in this thread, i can also attest that is a good book - it's about MIT students who win millions of dollars by cheating at blackjack in las vegas camoot - lay off dan brown | ||
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Talli-
Norway60 Posts
Da Vinci Code both great books by Dan Brown | ||
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camooT
United States1354 Posts
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EAGER-beaver
Canada2799 Posts
yep, that's what the book is actually called. | ||
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LazySCV
United States2942 Posts
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camooT
United States1354 Posts
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/v#a60 you can also take a look at some of H.G. wells' stuff and see how you like them here: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/w#a30 | ||
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LazySCV
United States2942 Posts
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CTStalker
Canada9720 Posts
On August 21 2005 13:01 camooT wrote: if you like H.G. wells, you will probably like Jules Verne as well. Try 20k leagues under the sea. if you want, you can read them from .txt files here. http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/v#a60 you can also take a look at some of H.G. wells' stuff and see how you like them here: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/w#a30 the mysterious island and vonnegut's player piano are two of my favourite books about engineers. | ||
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sith
United States2474 Posts
seriously it's not the movie i had to read it for school and thought it would suck but it doesn't their's tons of cool stuff | ||
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nvnplatypus
Netherlands1300 Posts
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BC.KoRn
Canada567 Posts
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Echo
United States435 Posts
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camooT
United States1354 Posts
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TS-Rupbar
Sweden1089 Posts
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Ender
United States294 Posts
On August 17 2005 18:36 {ToT}Strafe wrote: I also read bringing down the house begin this summer and I loved it. Dont know how I could forget that one;) You should read his book about MIT students too. Which book is this? | ||
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RaGe
Belgium9947 Posts
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insaneknights
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John Milton - Paradise Lost Mary Shelly - Frankenstein Emily Bronte(or sister) - Jane Eire (sp?) Hawthorne - House of 7 gables. | ||
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Excalibur_Z
United States12235 Posts
I should warn that the reading level required to fully understand this book is quite advanced. | ||
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
the Dragonlance novels the Deathgate series by margret weis and tracy hickman and anything by HP lovecraft =D | ||
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MoltkeWarding
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Passion
Netherlands1486 Posts
read Ulysses by James Joyce, one of the few books in english literature that managed to impress me. so go read it. | ||
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{ToT}Strafe
Thailand7026 Posts
Ugly Americans- Ben Mezrich | ||
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BloodyC0bbler
Canada7875 Posts
Song of Ice and Fire Series By George r.r. Marin The game of thrones the clash of kings the storm of swords The feast of crows(coming november) The Last Herald Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey Magics Pawn Magics Promise Magics Price The Mage Wind Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey Winds of Fate Winds of Change Winds of Fury The Mage Storms Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey Storm Warning Storm Rising Storm Breaking Cormyr by Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb Beyond the Highroad by Troy Denning Death of the Dragon by Ed Greenwood and Troy Denning Novels of Grimhold by John Marco The Eyes of God The Devils Armor The Sword of Angels(coming this fall) Then as others have mentioned, Brave New World Animal Farm Lord of the Flies | ||
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doedrikthe2nd
Sweden981 Posts
best book i've ever read | ||
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Dachau
Poland285 Posts
The Alchemist | ||
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draeger
United States3256 Posts
On August 22 2005 05:09 MoltkeWarding wrote: I haven't read anything by Charlotte Bronte, but her sister's Wuthering Heights is one of the most unpleasant novels I have ever read. Jane Eyre was equally as bad. Also, I was forced to read Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea which is a story about the crazy woman in the attic from Jane Eyre. It's also pretty terrible. | ||
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Argoth.
Germany1961 Posts
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Million
United States559 Posts
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Zoom
1111 Posts
On August 21 2005 16:59 Excalibur_Z wrote: I recently read an excellent book called Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suss? Sess? Something like that. Anyway it was a great read and it really opened my eyes to the world around me. That book guarantees that you will spend a good few days rethinking your lifestyle. The witty political satire and clever social jabs can be quite hilarious, too. Really, it's a book for everyone. I should warn that the reading level required to fully understand this book is quite advanced. My favorite part of that book was when he's like "Would you eat them with a mouse or in a house?" that was touching.. | ||
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