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I'm in the middle of "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden. The movie was made because of this book, and the movie was pretty ... well, pretty stunning. One of hte best military movies I've ever seen. That said, the book is better, so far. About 1/2 way through.
I just finished Pirate's Coast too...
That was fantastic.... told a whole lot about what kind of people started this country, Jefferson, and the awesome, blunt, always unpopular yet always RIGHT William Eaton. He was a total dick to stupid people, and that got him in trouble a lot. He's my hero. 
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Brave New World, thought I would pick it up again.
Very good.
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Im reading a collection of short stories by Graham Greene, he's an excellent writer, and short stories appeal to me much more because I can read them all the way thru in one sitting, that way I dont lose interest or forget whats happening.
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Tim Flannery's book on global climate change, which has been recommended to me several times now. I bought it yesterday: 45 pages in, and it's quite good thus far.
I also bought Fareed Zakaria's The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad
which I shall probably get around to reading in the next month or so, depending how my LSAT studying is going (which is not looking good thus far).
I'm also casually reading History of the Canadian Peoples: 1867 to the Present by Margaret Conrad and Alvin Finkel. I'm gonna be doing an advanced class on post-1945 Candian history this fall so I figured I'd better brush up on my knowledge.
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Mankind's only chance is to harness the power of stupid.
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Was good. Quite different from his previous work imho.
Starting this one now:
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I'm in a Harlan Coben rut right now.
Just finished Promise Me. Now I'm reading the other Myron Bolitar books.
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Textbooks! 
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Critical Mass by Philip Ball.
Just finished Why most things fail by Paul Ormerod, then found him credited in the book above, too.
Some kind econophysics and complexity thing for me this summer, it seems.
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Confessions of a Mask by Misihima Yukio.
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. It's a really interesting book about a family of freaks who travel around in a carnival. How the freaks came to be freaks is pretty disturbing and their relationships to each other are totally bizarre.
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I know, before you all rip me apart... I don't really DO heavy reading... I'm not reading it to "wrangle me a man" i've got one, it's just fun reading
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Originally Posted by MrsLarry
Trying to figure out how you landed a guy? 
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Originally Posted by MindFad
Chapter 2. January 1, 1599. 8:30 AM.
Having set his 1000 monkeys at typewriters (which he invented but never told anyone about) working on MacBeth II: Return of the King, Bill takes the latest draft with him to the chamber pot.
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Originally Posted by davesimondotcom
Chapter 2. January 1, 1599. 8:30 AM.
Having set his 1000 monkeys at typewriters (which he invented but never told anyone about) working on MacBeth II: Return of the King, Bill takes the latest draft with him to the chamber pot.
Hahaha, not quite. 
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Thrilling stuff.
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"Century Rain" by Alastair Reynolds. Great read.
Just finished "War Dog" by Al Venter - a must read for anyone - seriously. Shows just how f***ed up Africa really is.
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"Microsoft is a cross between the Borg and the Ferengi. Unfortunately, they use Borg to do their marketing and Ferengi to do their programming." Simon Slavin
Me on Flickr.
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My favourite author
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we don't have time to stop for gas
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I read a year in the life of Shakespeare, like it a lot. It lasted me 3 days. I am reading the last of a triology on Julius Caesar, I should finish it tomorrow. Then I am leaving for a vacation and I have a thousand page book I will be able to read on the plane called Les Enfants de la Terre.
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Originally Posted by ism
"Based on approved 1994 World Standards!"
Buy me two copies!
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Originally Posted by ism
Thrilling stuff.
World-wide standards and customary inch? Huh? 
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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Originally Posted by OreoCookie
World-wide standards and customary inch? Huh?
Well, I'm all metric, but Y14.5 and ISO GD&T standards are very similar so this book is still one of the best references.
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Just started it. It has a lovely opening sentence: "The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness."
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Originally Posted by cszar2001
"Century Rain" by Alastair Reynolds. Great read.
Ha! That's what I'm reading right now too. I love Alastair Reynolds.
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Originally Posted by nonhuman
Ha! That's what I'm reading right now too. I love Alastair Reynolds.
I just read Chasm City. Great book even if the author likes to run off in different directions.
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Originally Posted by Spliff
Just started it. It has a lovely opening sentence: "The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness."
What a cheerful thought!
Ever read Invitation to a Beheading? I think that's my favorite by him.
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Originally Posted by Zeeb
What a cheerful thought!
Ever read Invitation to a Beheading? I think that's my favorite by him.
No, I haven't. I'll check it out. So far, I've read Pnin, Transparent Things, and Lolita.
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one post closer to five stars
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