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Re: OT: Book recommendations- need help findng a good book 

Post#81 » by KingOf NY » Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:13 pm

Has anybody read 48 laws of power and if, how was it? heard it was nice.
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Post#82 » by Perdido/BR » Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:34 pm

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FlashFlood wrote:Ender's Game. BEST BOOK OF ALL TIME. Everybody I've passed it to has read it in one shot without consideration for eat sleep or rest.


It is pretty epic, but for me, the best book of all time is Cats Cradle. How are the enders game sequels?


The sequels detailing the fallout of Ender's victory honestly aren't anything like ender's game. The writer starts inserting alot of philosophy into the story. It's still good mind you, but not anywhere near as exciting as ender's game.

Perdido/BR wrote:To all of you praising Ender's Game: GO READ ENDER'S SHADOW!!!!!!! It's the same story, but from Bean's perspective. And Bean is a way more interesting character than Ender, who is all powerful, and never fails. And, you get to see the same events from the first, but from a completely different angle, including stuff that Ender never figured out on his own.


Cool man, I'll definitely have to go find a copy. Sounds like a great way to relive the book I loved so much.


Speaker for the Dead is a hot pile of ish. Turned me off of Xenocide.

Ender´s Shadow, though, is really good. You get all the other characters too, like Petra, Peter, Hot Soup, etc. The whole shadow saga is really interesting, in that it touches the fallout of the bug war. There is no more reason for all the world´s nation to remain united (no common enemy), and there are all these amazing kids, each from a different country, trained for only one thing: warfare. What do you think would happen? And Bean and Peter steal the book, for me.

Also, go read Game of Thrones, it´s just that good.
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Re: OT: Book recommendations- need help findng a good book 

Post#83 » by NoStatsGuy » Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:49 pm

read the books of hunter s thompson e.g. gonzo generation, rum diaries ,etc.. i loved them, very entertaining and some serious topics
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Post#84 » by thebuzzardman » Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:54 pm

If you want a fast fun send up of Fantasy books and Sci Fi (mostly fantasy) then this is a must:

http://www.goodreads.com/series/40650-discworld

Like, the first 5. There are a lot, but I read the first 5 and liked them all.
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Re: OT: Book recommendations- need help findng a good book 

Post#85 » by j4remi » Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:10 pm

KingOf NY wrote:Has anybody read 48 laws of power and if, how was it? heard it was nice.


Loved it, it's pretty easy reading but very informative at the same time. I actually took a lot out of my reading of that along with a few other non-fiction books, but this and The Power of Habit were by far the easiest reads.
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Post#86 » by Starks1994 » Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:19 pm

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Background on the history of our regional differences between states...
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Post#87 » by PornDoc » Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:16 pm

Rasho Brezec wrote:Anyone read Benioff's City of Thieves? I'm trying to find an ebook but no luck.


I have it on my other computer. I'll post it in a couple hours. Excellent book.
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Post#88 » by Iamphilhughes » Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:27 pm

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Rasho Brezec wrote:Anyone read Benioff's City of Thieves? I'm trying to find an ebook but no luck.


I have it on my other computer. I'll post it in a couple hours. Excellent book.


Thank you!! I've been looking on torrents but to no avail. This book looks excellent.

Whats everyones opinion on Hemingway? Trying to get into him...going to read my first Hemingway with The Sun Also Rises.
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Post#89 » by gavran » Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:35 pm

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Iamphilhughes wrote:What do you guys think of Bukowski and which of his novels would you recommend? Heard a lot of great things about him.


First of all, he's not a great writer. He's good for comedy purposes, and that's it. If you want to laugh, and just laugh like crazy, then you read Buki. But he's not a great, nor a good writer.

With that being said, if you want something abstract (so to speak), read South of No North, Tales of Ordinary Madness, The Captain Is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship, or if you want something that looks more like a true novel, Women, which is probably his best work.

Yes he is. He's not an artistic kind of writer, but he is definitely good. I loved Hot Water Music.
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Post#90 » by PornDoc » Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:47 pm

Iamphilhughes wrote:
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Rasho Brezec wrote:Anyone read Benioff's City of Thieves? I'm trying to find an ebook but no luck.


I have it on my other computer. I'll post it in a couple hours. Excellent book.


Thank you!! I've been looking on torrents but to no avail. This book looks excellent.

Whats everyones opinion on Hemingway? Trying to get into him...going to read my first Hemingway with The Sun Also Rises.


Here it is in a couple different formats. You'll enjoy it.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5uucjcpnawjde72

I've read a couple Hemmingway novels. One of them being The Sun. He uses a lot of symbolism within a pretty simple story. If you've read the Rum Diary, it's actually quite similar.
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Post#91 » by Iamphilhughes » Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:51 pm

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Here it is in a couple different formats. You'll enjoy it.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5uucjcpnawjde72

I've read a couple Hemmingway novels. One of them being The Sun. He uses a lot of symbolism within a pretty simple story. If you've read the Rum Diary, it's actually quite similar.


Thanks again! I've heard Hemmingway is big on symbolism.
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Re: OT: Book recommendations- need help findng a good book 

Post#92 » by Rasho Brezec » Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:35 pm

Iamphilhughes wrote:
PornDoc wrote:
Rasho Brezec wrote:Anyone read Benioff's City of Thieves? I'm trying to find an ebook but no luck.


I have it on my other computer. I'll post it in a couple hours. Excellent book.


Thank you!! I've been looking on torrents but to no avail. This book looks excellent.

Whats everyones opinion on Hemingway? Trying to get into him...going to read my first Hemingway with The Sun Also Rises.

I'm reading For Whom the Bell Tolls right now and going from Russian authors to Hemingway it feels like I'm reading a picture book.
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Re: OT: Book recommendations- need help findng a good book 

Post#93 » by Rasho Brezec » Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:37 pm

PornDoc wrote:Here it is in a couple different formats. You'll enjoy it.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5uucjcpnawjde72

I've read a couple Hemmingway novels. One of them being The Sun. He uses a lot of symbolism within a pretty simple story. If you've read the Rum Diary, it's actually quite similar.

You're awesome, thanks.
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Re: OT: Book recommendations- need help findng a good book 

Post#94 » by Iamphilhughes » Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:16 pm

Rasho Brezec wrote:I'm reading For Whom the Bell Tolls right now and going from Russian authors to Hemingway it feels like I'm reading a picture book.


How do you like so far? Was torn between that and The Sun Also Rises
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Post#95 » by Iamphilhughes » Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:37 pm

I tried reading my first Hemingway and I couldnt...The writing was really simplistic and it felt really old. Didn't age well at all.
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Post#96 » by Rasho Brezec » Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:51 pm

I'm not a fan of his writing style. The pace is too fast and the sentences are so drawn out I get the feeling like I forget to breathe in between paragraphs.
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Post#97 » by NBA Fan 1234 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:10 am

now that finals are over (well, they will be in a few hours), i've decided to start reading non-school required books again. LOVED dan brown's angels and demons, da vinci code, and the lost symbol...soooo i decided to start reading deception point. started it yesterday but it's already really good. i can tell i'm going to enjoy this one.
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Re: OT: Book recommendations- need help findng a good book 

Post#98 » by HixNixKnicksTix » Sat Dec 15, 2012 2:59 pm

Proof of Heaven. It's a short, easy read. A fun, mind-opening and informative book for those looking to get away from fiction novels for a bit. If you're at all interested in near death experiences, I highly recommend this one. (Also, it's not preachy or Christian or trying to affiliate itself with any religion.)

Synopsis:
Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, but are simply fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress.

Then, Dr. Alexander’s own brain was attacked by a rare illness. The part of the brain that controls thought and emotion—and in essence makes us human—shut down completely. For seven days he lay in a coma. Then, as his doctors considered stopping treatment, Alexander’s eyes popped open. He had come back.

Alexander’s recovery is a medical miracle. But the real miracle of his story lies elsewhere. While his body lay in coma, Alexander journeyed beyond this world and encountered an angelic being who guided him into the deepest realms of super-physical existence. There he met, and spoke with, the Divine source of the universe itself.

Alexander’s story is not a fantasy. Before he underwent his journey, he could not reconcile his knowledge of neuroscience with any belief in heaven, God, or the soul. Today Alexander is a doctor who believes that true health can be achieved only when we realize that God and the soul are real and that death is not the end of personal existence but only a transition.

This story would be remarkable no matter who it happened to. That it happened to Dr. Alexander makes it revolutionary. No scientist or person of faith will be able to ignore it. Reading it will change your life.
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