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MrJazz99 02-18-2006 03:12 AM

Lord of the rings

Babagirls 02-18-2006 03:22 AM

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/724/ef81xf.jpg

and no im not kidding lol

Wiggles 02-18-2006 05:47 AM

Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged

fedfest 02-18-2006 07:05 AM

"HTML For Dummies" :thumbsup

B40 02-18-2006 07:43 AM

3rd page and still no mention of The Alchemist?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006...089563-9044604

Drake 02-18-2006 07:51 AM

Sam I Am - Dr Suess


Do you eat green eggs and ham?

Hal 02-18-2006 08:47 AM

This is a great thread.

For anybody that wants to improve their memory and train their brain check out:

Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It
Kenneth L. Higbee

This book does not contain sensationalist rubbish but practical techniques backed by scientific research.

Also I really liked Richard Branson's autobiography. Wouldn't say it changed the way I think but it certainly confirmed some ideas and provided plenty of inspiration.

Some of my other favorite reads have already been mentioned.

Pandemos 02-18-2006 09:27 AM

Awaken The Giant Within by Anthony Robbins.

everestcash 02-18-2006 10:38 AM

none, all books are subjective opinions of its authors, don't let them change the way you think, hehe

$5 submissions 02-18-2006 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by everestcash
none, all books are subjective opinions of its authors, don't let them change the way you think, hehe

Interesting opinion. I'm sure someone expressed the same thought before.... in a book :winkwink:

LaoTzu 02-18-2006 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by everestcash
none, all books are subjective opinions of its authors, don't let them change the way you think, hehe

Funny, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Tim Leary yet. Everyone in adult must, at some level, share in his "Think for yourself, question authority" and "in-form yourself" credo. His writing style was very 'ivy-league psych professor trying to maintain credibility,' and hard to wade through at times though.

Great thread, btw. Looking forward to reading some new stuff now.

buraque 02-18-2006 10:02 PM

The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski.

VegasGirl1 02-19-2006 12:44 AM

Battered Women Who Kill - Psychological Self-Defense As Legal Justification by Charles Patrick Ewing

It is an awesome coffee table book, a great conversation piece and doubles as a low cost security feature.

graphicspimp 02-19-2006 03:31 AM

papillon - awesome book

MaDalton 02-19-2006 03:38 AM

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

:winkwink:

Daymare 02-19-2006 08:11 AM

millionaire next door
the wealthy barber

The Duck 02-19-2006 08:16 AM

Just about any book by Noam Chomsky

strobi 02-19-2006 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hal
This is a great thread.

For anybody that wants to improve their memory and train their brain check out:

Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It
Kenneth L. Higbee

This book does not contain sensationalist rubbish but practical techniques backed by scientific research.

Also I really liked Richard Branson's autobiography. Wouldn't say it changed the way I think but it certainly confirmed some ideas and provided plenty of inspiration.

Some of my other favorite reads have already been mentioned.



Never read Richard Branson's autobiography! Picking that one up, thanks for the tip.

$5 submissions 02-19-2006 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDalton
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

:winkwink:

The answer is 42:)

Marshal 05-19-2006 06:31 AM

sorry for bumping old threads, but this could be interesting one!

check out some of Erich von Däniken's books... you wouldn't make a mistake! :thumbsup for him! :)

J. Falcon 05-19-2006 06:47 AM

Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco.

seeric 05-19-2006 06:50 AM

Think And Grow Rich. Napolean Hill

$5 submissions 05-19-2006 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J. Falcon
Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco.

Great mystery novel. The movie failed to capture the depth and intricacy of the book. Very good plotline.

YoGold 05-19-2006 07:04 AM

THE SOVEREIGN INDIVIDUAL: How to Survive and Prosper during the Collapse of the Welfare State

J. Falcon 05-19-2006 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by $5 submissions
Great mystery novel. The movie failed to capture the depth and intricacy of the book. Very good plotline.




Have you read Foucault's Pendulum?

$5 submissions 05-19-2006 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by A1R3K
Think And Grow Rich. Napolean Hill

Classic. Required reading for all people who want to know how to SELL. Someone should write an updated ebook version specifically geared towards online entrepreneurs.

$5 submissions 05-19-2006 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Falcon
Have you read Foucault's Pendulum?

No, but I've read "Discipline and Punish." A lot of the issues he explored resonates now more than ever--the Panopticon, the reliance on statistics as instruments of control and conversion of human habit and behavior to numbers.

J. Falcon 05-19-2006 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions
No, but I've read "Discipline and Punish." A lot of the issues he explored resonates now more than ever--the Panopticon, the reliance on statistics as instruments of control and conversion of human habit and behavior to numbers.



Did a little research on the book. Very interesting.

But the book I was refering to, Foucault's Pendulum, is another book by Umberto Eco, the author of Name of the Rose.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034...lance&n=283155

Student of philology in 1970s Milan, Casaubon is completing a thesis on the Templars, a monastic knighthood disbanded in the 1300s for questionable practices. At Pilades Bar, he meets up with Jacopo Belbo, an editor of obscure texts at Garamond Press. Together with Belbo's colleague Diotallevi, they scrutinize the fantastic theories of a prospective author, Colonel Ardenti, who claims that for seven centuries the Templars have been carrying out a complex scheme of revenge. When Ardenti disappears mysteriously, the three begin using their detailed knowledge of the occult sciences to construct a Plan for the Templars[...] In his compulsively readable new novel, Eco plays with "the notion that everything might be mysteriously related to everything else," suggesting that we ourselves create the connections that make up reality. As in his best-selling The Name of the Rose, he relies on abstruse reasoning without losing the reader, for he knows how to use "the polyphony of ideas" as much for effect as for content. Indeed, with its investigation of the ever-popular occult, this highly entertaining novel should be every bit as successful as its predecessor. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/89. -- Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal"

$5 submissions 05-19-2006 07:27 AM

Ah interesting. I'll check it out. I just saw the name Foucault and memories of reading Michel Foucault for an advanced study History class came to mind. You should check out "Discipline and Punish." Great study on public/private displays of power/brutality and how it works to internalize control.

Quote:

Originally Posted by J. Falcon
Did a little research on the book. Very interesting.

But the book I was refering to, Foucault's Pendulum, is another book by Umberto Eco, the author of Name of the Rose.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034...lance&n=283155

Student of philology in 1970s Milan, Casaubon is completing a thesis on the Templars, a monastic knighthood disbanded in the 1300s for questionable practices. At Pilades Bar, he meets up with Jacopo Belbo, an editor of obscure texts at Garamond Press. Together with Belbo's colleague Diotallevi, they scrutinize the fantastic theories of a prospective author, Colonel Ardenti, who claims that for seven centuries the Templars have been carrying out a complex scheme of revenge. When Ardenti disappears mysteriously, the three begin using their detailed knowledge of the occult sciences to construct a Plan for the Templars[...] In his compulsively readable new novel, Eco plays with "the notion that everything might be mysteriously related to everything else," suggesting that we ourselves create the connections that make up reality. As in his best-selling The Name of the Rose, he relies on abstruse reasoning without losing the reader, for he knows how to use "the polyphony of ideas" as much for effect as for content. Indeed, with its investigation of the ever-popular occult, this highly entertaining novel should be every bit as successful as its predecessor. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/89. -- Barbara Hoffert, "Library Journal"


CyberHustler 05-19-2006 07:27 AM

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn ... This book will change your whole perception of reality

mrthumbs 05-19-2006 08:12 AM

if you want the books "seven habits" and "think and grow rich" in pdf format drop me an email [email protected]

LauraLee 05-19-2006 08:14 AM

Many Lives Many Masters
The Alchemist

KRL 05-19-2006 08:16 AM

Think & Grow Rich by Napolean Hill

:thumbsup

Praguer 05-19-2006 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KRL
Think & Grow Rich by Napolean Hill

:thumbsup

The book !

And the audio book is amazing too. To hear those concepts expressed with such enthusiasm by the man himself is priceless.

Why 05-19-2006 08:47 AM

i just started on 7 habits. and i just finished, 'from good to great' or something like that, which was an interesting read as well.


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