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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:07 PM Original message |
What Book Are You Currently Reading And Would You Recommend It? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt -- two thumbs up! |
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CarpeDiebold (652 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. Darkly Dreaming Dexter |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm (re)reading some classic sci-fi paperbacks right now. |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Open Heart, Open Mind by Thomas Keating |
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hickman1937 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. My son just finished The Princes of Ireland |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. "Robert Kennedy and His Times," by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Zafon |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 11:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. My take on Koontz overall |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 11:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. what have you read of his? |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 11:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Its been awhile, but |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 11:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Midnight, The Bad Place, and Watchers |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:12 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Well... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. All those Russians |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:41 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Hesse's Steppenwolf is awesome |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Born to be wild, eh? |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. haven't read all those... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. "Cod", and yes, I recommend it! |
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hibbing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. single topic books |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
49. "Salt" is next on my list of food books. I also loved "Nutmeg" |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. "The Intelligent Asset Allocator" by William Bernstein |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. Not as serious as most: "The City of Falling Angels." |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. Killing Dragons: the conquest of the Alps |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
23. I am currently reading your thread. |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:30 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. You're weird |
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2bfree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
24. The China Report and Willa Cather's O Pioneer. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
26. Best of penthouse forum 3 |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:10 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Did you get to the one by Name and Address withheld? |
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6000eliot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
27. War of the Worlds |
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auntAgonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
28. Death of Innocents: Sister Helen Prejean. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
29. "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell." |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 03:29 AM Response to Original message |
30. public enemies: |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:12 AM Response to Original message |
32. The Princess Bride-- for someone you love to watch laugh. |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:13 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Let My People Go Surfing -- For the Business/Outdoor types |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:15 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. The Soul of the White Ant-- for the Scientist/Existentialists |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:17 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Anything by David Sedaris -- for people who understand your sick humor |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:20 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Doris Salcedo or Anselm Kieffer -- for the contemporary artists |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:21 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Velazquez -- for those who love painters |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:24 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Country of My Skull -- for the politcal/historians/poets |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:28 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Get Your War On -- For the person who loves politcal cartoons |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:31 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. God of Small Things. Arundhati Roy. For the poet/romantic |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:33 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. BTW, I'm not being a snob. I'm just trying to get to 400 POSTS |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:35 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Ben Hogan's 5 Fundementals of Golf... For the Golfer. |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:40 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Winnie the Pooh... the Original Box Set - for reading to your kids. |
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slybacon9 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:41 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. 1000 Album Covers -- great gift. For the age old rocker. |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:42 AM Response to Original message |
45. "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:47 AM Response to Original message |
46. Gai-Jin... ***** |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
47. Skeloton Man by Tony Hillerman. Eh, not his best |
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auburngrad82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
48. A Life in A Year by James R Ebert |
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RubyDuby in GA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
50. Our Endangered Values by Jimmy Carter |
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Monkey see Monkey Do (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
51. "The Power House" by Susan Trento |
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MN ChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
52. "To Serve Them All My Days" |
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ucmike (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
53. "Untied" - it was on the DU homepage for a few days |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
54. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
55. The Dog Listener, and yes I highly recommend it. n/t |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
56. "The Twenties" by Edmund Wilson |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
57. "The Areas of My Expertise" by John Hodgman. |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
58. Just started "Ex Libris" by Ross King, |
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