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SomeCreep · 10-20-2003, 05:45 PM

Hyperspace by Michio Kaku

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Raven · 10-20-2003, 05:47 PM

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Originally posted by DarkJedi
i read anything exept for politic and horro/vampire books.

Planning to check out Tom Clancy's stuff.
Wonder how much of it he pulled outa his ass.

Try Andrew Vachs....

Burke Novels..it's a series....and Burke is this sociopathic kind of New York guy..who lives under the radar....

K-Rock · 10-20-2003, 06:18 PM

I read a book a while back called "Deep Cover"
It was one the best books I ever read.

SIG357 · 10-20-2003, 08:42 PM

A Treatise on Cosmic Fire - interesting interpretation of our place in the universe. "Lawrence Conner" may be familiar with it.

Cosmic Fire

Ian · 10-20-2003, 08:57 PM

Ask the librarian.

SpaceAce · 10-21-2003, 08:13 AM

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Originally posted by SomeCreep
Hyperspace by Michio Kaku

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I used to love listening to Dr. Kaku on Coast To Coast AM with Art Bell. He has a lot of energy and a decent sense of humor. I've never read any of his books, though.

SpaceAce

gornyhuy · 10-21-2003, 08:17 AM

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Originally posted by SpaceAce

Also, you don't want to miss The Wheel of Time. Books 1-6 are some of the most amazing fantasy books I have ever read. The world and the societies Robert Jordan has created are epic beyond almost anything else in print. Books 7-9 are good but he seems to be having trouble balancing all the seperate stories he has going on at once. I haven't read book 10, yet, but I will get around to it shortly. (The first two novels in the series are The Eye of the World and The Great Hunt in case you can't find them under the name The Wheel of Time).

SpaceAce

I am/was a rabid Robert Jordan fan, I've reread the whole series (so far) several times because he takes like 2 years between books now, HOWEVER:

Book 10 may as well not even have been written... nothing fucking happens. I honestly think that Jordan is just strrrreeeeetching them out to make more money. its fucking annoying.

LadyMischief · 10-21-2003, 08:18 AM

Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon. Older book but kicks ass.. I'm re-reading it again.

Or the Redemption of Althalus, by David Eddings, if you like fantasy.

swedguy · 10-21-2003, 08:22 AM

The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

If you like the movie, you will love the book.
It's by far the best book I have ever read

SpaceAce · 10-21-2003, 08:28 AM

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Originally posted by gornyhuy

I am/was a rabid Robert Jordan fan, I've reread the whole series (so far) several times because he takes like 2 years between books now, HOWEVER:

Book 10 may as well not even have been written... nothing fucking happens. I honestly think that Jordan is just strrrreeeeetching them out to make more money. its fucking annoying.

I've read 1-9 many times, I burn through books at a tremendous pace. I read number one then I waited several years to read number two so I had to read number one, again, first. Then when number three came out, I read number one and number two, again, etc. I never get sick of the first six books but around book seven, the series started to bog down. Books seven eight and nine are still good books but not nearly as good as the early ones. That's why I haven't bothered to read number ten, yet.

I am not so sure that he's stretching it out for the money. I think it's a simple matter of having too many stories to tell. Think of how many main characters there are: Lan, Egwene, Nynaeve, Elayne, Rand, Perrin, Mat, Tom, Loial, all of the Forsaken and Elaida just to name a few. Then, factor in all the minor and supporting characters like a dozen of the Aiel, Juilan Sanders, a handful of false dragons, the Asha'man and so on and you end up with a lot of words that need writing.

SpaceAce

jimmyf · 10-21-2003, 08:28 AM

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SpaceAce · 10-21-2003, 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by swedguy
The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

If you like the movie, you will love the book.
It's by far the best book I have ever read

I just re-read The Godfather a few months ago. That book kicks ass. The movie is great, too, but the book is a fantastic read.

You could also check out Omerta by mario Puzo. Not as good as The Godfather but worth reading.

SpaceAce

Mateo1721 · 10-21-2003, 08:32 AM

I just finished a book called paperback original by Will Rhode. It was a very interesting book set in India about a man who's father dies and will leave him a lot of money only if he becomes a writer.
He then gets himself involved in the Indian Mafia selling drugs in order to have something to write about.
Very good book, had me hooked somewhere in the middle of the book and I couldn't put it down.

GTS Mark · 10-21-2003, 08:38 AM

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

DH

Honeyslut · 10-21-2003, 08:39 AM

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

Lucky you by Carl Hiaasen

You will be laughing your ass off through the whole book! You have to like mystery with dark comedy! Get Shortie kinda shit !

It is about a chick winning the lottery and the funny characters that she runs into !

Peacemaker · 10-21-2003, 08:43 AM

if you like "Murder Mystery" then all Agatha Christie`s books with her character Hercule Poirot

DarkJedi · 10-21-2003, 09:26 AM

thanks everyone, gonna check them out.

HeadPimp · 10-21-2003, 09:40 AM

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Originally posted by DrinkingHard
Rich Dad, Poor Dad

DH

Amen! I also recommend eMyth. It is all about building good business systems. Of course First Things First was excellent as well.

gornyhuy · 10-21-2003, 10:24 AM

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Originally posted by SpaceAce

I've read 1-9 many times, I burn through books at a tremendous pace. I read number one then I waited several years to read number two so I had to read number one, again, first. Then when number three came out, I read number one and number two, again, etc. I never get sick of the first six books but around book seven, the series started to bog down. Books seven eight and nine are still good books but not nearly as good as the early ones. That's why I haven't bothered to read number ten, yet.

I am not so sure that he's stretching it out for the money. I think it's a simple matter of having too many stories to tell. Think of how many main characters there are: Lan, Egwene, Nynaeve, Elayne, Rand, Perrin, Mat, Tom, Loial, all of the Forsaken and Elaida just to name a few. Then, factor in all the minor and supporting characters like a dozen of the Aiel, Juilan Sanders, a handful of false dragons, the Asha'man and so on and you end up with a lot of words that need writing.

SpaceAce

Sounds like exactly my approach to it.

I agree with you that he has a lot of balls in the air with all these characters and subplots, but if that is the case it should be PACKED with action jumping from one set of characters to the next with every word used efficiently. I think just the opposite is happening in book 10, and he keeps adding more characters and subplots. No way he can wrap it up in 2 or 3 more books.

gornyhuy · 10-21-2003, 10:27 AM

By the way, you guys should check out Book-A-Minute:
http://rinkworks.com/bookaminute/sff.shtml

Funny shit condensing entire books/series into a couple of sentences.

Phoenix · 10-21-2003, 10:33 AM

any book by george R.R martin. or Kurt vonegut..two totally different writerws..but good.

im currently reading..."Rich dad poor dad" and "when a mathematician plays the stock market"

EZRhino · 10-21-2003, 10:34 AM

Letters home ......... A snipers Vietnam

harvey · 10-21-2003, 12:24 PM

In no particular order:

A Conspiracy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien
Foundation saga - Isaac Asimov
Almost any Vonnegut book (my personal recommendations: "Cat's craddle" and "The sirens of Titan")
Vertigo or The house of the moon - Paul Auster
100 years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Fictions or The Aleph - Jorge Luis Borges

There you have!

Maru · 12-03-2003, 09:34 PM

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Originally posted by SpaceAce

I have always suspected that Crime and Punishment may suffer from translation problems.

Hey, man.

There's help right here:

http://lib.ru/LITRA/DOSTOEWSKIJ/prestup.txt

Alway go back to the source.

Lane · 12-03-2003, 09:58 PM

if you are into computer books, O'reilly books are great

jollyperv · 12-03-2003, 10:00 PM

Carl Sagan, "Cosmos".

Theo · 12-03-2003, 10:08 PM

The LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
by Nikos Kazantzakis

bhutocracy · 12-03-2003, 10:13 PM

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Originally posted by SpaceAce

Oh, Lord, if you know what's good for you, you will stay away from this book. This is the only book on the entire planet that has completely resisted my efforts to wade through it (although Atlas Shrugged gave it the old college try). Crime and Punishment is as dense as four-day-old cheese.

I have always suspected that Crime and Punishment may suffer from translation problems but since I only read English, I may never know for sure.

SpaceAce

ha.. I just bought atlas shrugged.. trying to catch up on the classics, haven't even opened it yet though - been getting through a bunch of other stuff including "lies and the lying liars".

slapass · 12-03-2003, 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by toodamnfli
Artemis Fowl series

Good stuff. Harry Potter meets the godfather.

TheEnforcer · 12-03-2003, 10:58 PM

Terry Gookind's Sword of Truth Series - Damn good fantasy that has a distinctly adult tone.

Terry Brooks different series (in order) -

The Original Shanarra series

The Heritage of Shanarra Series (btw) the fifth book listed there is actually seperate from the 1st 4 listed there and is actually a prequel to the 1st series.

Voyage of the Jerle Shanarra

Piers Anthony

Incarnations of Immortality - A great mix of fantasy and sci-fi.

TheEnforcer · 12-03-2003, 11:00 PM

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Originally posted by Plan9
If you like Fantasy Check out the "Fire and Ice" Trilogy by George R.R. Martin. First book is called 'A Game of Thrones'

Heard great things about that book and have it somewhere in all these boxes from moving. Just haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

LadyMischief · 12-03-2003, 11:01 PM

The Redemption of Althalus, by David and Leigh Eddings

chodadog · 12-03-2003, 11:07 PM

Have you ever seen the British sci-fi comedy, Red Dwarf?

I just started reading the book myself. Even more hilarious than the show.

nofx · 12-03-2003, 11:12 PM

Walden by Henry David Thoreau

maxdaname · 12-03-2003, 11:15 PM

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Originally posted by swedguy
The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

If you like the movie, you will love the book.
It's by far the best book I have ever read

yap!it's waaay better than the movie

and the movie is #1 on the top 250 of all time on imdb.com

Grapesoda · 12-03-2003, 11:18 PM

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Originally posted by $tandaman
Napoleon Hill's "Think and grow rich"

Thank me later!

good advice

Mogulman · 12-03-2003, 11:37 PM

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman

Funny as hell.

Mogulman · 12-03-2003, 11:38 PM

Oh and another good one:

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

TurboAngel · 12-04-2003, 12:00 AM

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS ONE

Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby.

Best $40 I have ever spent!

GingerJolie · 12-04-2003, 12:17 AM

The Clockwork Orange - my all time favorite
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
True at First Light - Hemingway

Maru · 12-04-2003, 01:17 AM

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Originally posted by GingerJolie

Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut

I was surprised at how good it was - and funny too.

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