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Yes."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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I finished The Officers' Club Not a bad pot boiler - not great, but readable. Peters tells the story in flashback. The book opens with a CID agent (think NCIS, but this is the Army) coming to the main characters apt and asking him about a murder victim and his where abouts the night before.
The story then flashes back and traces the relationships between a group of officers and how that leads to the murder.
One thing - the book needs a glossary. If you don't know military/army jargon one could get a little lost.
Also there is a lot of sex in the book, but nothing too explicit
Currently reading
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Vikings-History-Robert-Ferguson/dp/0143118013/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300389949&sr=1-3"]Amazon.com: The Vikings: A History (9780143118015): Robert Ferguson: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51m3EXfbrDL.@@AMEPARAM@@51m3EXfbrDL[/ame]Last edited by happyone; 03-17-2011, 01:34 PM.
I may be small, but I'm slow.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."Comment
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I've heard of it, but I haven't read it.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
I have read some of his other stuff and he is a good authorLast edited by happyone; 03-17-2011, 12:50 PM.
I may be small, but I'm slow.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."Comment
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Finished The Vikings - not bad. It covers the period from the Viking raid on Lindifaire Abbey in 793 and ends with the final conversion of the Vikings to Christianity in about 1100.
Some interesting facts
- the author spent 20 pages explaining how hard it was to write a history of the Vikings pre 793 due to the dearth of written records
- the book is a good overview of the Viking era everything from the exploration and colonization of Iceland/Greenland to the foundation and exploitation of Russia. Some really good chapters on the Viking conquest and colonization of England - I recognized some of the names from Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Shores series
- the Viking conversion to Christianity was halting at best and in many respects only on the surface
currently reading Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World that LA Ute mentioned.Last edited by happyone; 03-24-2011, 01:50 PM.
I may be small, but I'm slow.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."Comment
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Recently started reading a series by Tana French, and Irish author. They are a series of crime/ murder mysteries, but what I really enjoy is that the main character of each book changes. The main character in the second book, The Likeness, was a secondary character in the first, In the Woods. The third book is from the point of view of someone mentioned in maybe 2 paragraphs in the first book, and then a visible but still fairly minor roll in the second book. The 4th book that comes out this fall, is from the point of view of someone that must be in the 3rd book, because I don't recognize the name.
Can't wait for the 3rd book to show up in 2 weeks.
http://www.tanafrench.com/pagesus/books.htmComment
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Read ~ 2 years ago. Good, not great.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostI intend to live forever.
So far, so good.
--Steven WrightComment
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I'm working my way through some classics. So far I have read:
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" Oscar Wilde
"Wuthering Heights" Emily Bronte
"Jane Eyree" Charlotte Bronte
And I am currently reading "The Count of Monte Cristo".
What other classics would you recommend?Comment
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I've always liked Kipling - Kim, The Jungle Books, The Just So Stories all three could be considered childrens books, but I like them just the same, and his The Irish Guards in the Great War - written as a tribute to his son who was killed serving with that regiment.Originally posted by SuperGabers View Post
If you liked the Bronte sisters, there are the Jane Austen novels. I've got a soft spot for Dickens, esp A Tale of Two Cities and Oliver Twist.Last edited by happyone; 03-25-2011, 07:18 AM.
I may be small, but I'm slow.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."Comment
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if you havent read crime and punishment that is must read. I would also suggest atlas shrugged. Another good one was Zora Neal Hurston "their eyes were watching God". Also the short stories of Edgar allen poe.Originally posted by SuperGabers View Post"Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum
"And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam CarollaComment
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I'm reading Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives.
I heard the authors being interviewed on NPR. They were so interesting that I ordered the book. It's a superb, well-researched read.We all trust our own unorthodoxies.Comment
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I echo the Edgar Allen Poe recommendation. Also if you are feeling ambitious, Victor Hugo's Les Miserables.Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
I may be small, but I'm slow.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."Comment
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atlas shrugged in the same paragraph as poe and dostoevsky?Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.Comment
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I finished Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World Interesting read. Not very long only 230 pages or so. The book is not so much a biography of Jane Austen as a overview of how she became famous posthumously.
Interesting facts
Austen was only moderately successful during her lifetime - she died in 1817
Mark Twain hated Austen with a passion, but appearently kept reading her.
Kipling was an Austen fan.
The British troops in the trenches during WW I read alot of Austen.
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[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Fire-East-Book-Warrior-Rome/dp/1590202465/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301358078&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: Fire in the East: Book One of Warrior of Rome (9781590202463): Harry Sidebottom: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51y-Kt5ZkiL.@@AMEPARAM@@51y-Kt5ZkiL[/ame]
The author is an Oxford professor of ancient history - so this should be a fairly accurate portrayal of the Roman Army.
I may be small, but I'm slow.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to, "The United States of America ", for an amount of "up to and including my life - it's an honor."Comment
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Thanks guys.Comment
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Yes. Les Miserables, in the unabridged form. A MUST read.Originally posted by happyone View PostPLesa excuse the tpyos.Comment
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