Women by Charles Bukowski. A very affirming account of what it means to be male. His narrator is dogmatic (in that Mike Mentzer kind of way) about nailing every chick he deals with, which is fascinating because he describes himself as completely unattractive, yet he pulls wool constantly. This is my first Bukowski novel and its a revelation.
Moore’s Clinical Anatomy
Lippencotts Biochem Review
Bates guide to physical examination
Harrison’s Manual of Medicine
Bern and Levy’s Physiology
All for class.
[quote]Chef Lisa Marie wrote:
Catch-22… again!
by Joseph Heller
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I just finished that. Again.
I am listening to The Universe in a Nutshell by Hawking in the car and reading Hey Rube by HST.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
I am listening to The Universe in a Nutshell by Hawking in the car and reading Hey Rube by HST.[/quote]
I finished the universe in a nutshell the last road trip I took. For fall break I have “The history of Science” on cd. I’m also debating listening to Focaults “The culture of self”. Just have to see how long I can listen to that with the passengers I will have.
[quote]Tmmmey wrote:
I’m reading “The fellowship of the Ring” currently, I’ve already read it in Norwegian, and I thought that reading it in English would be rather fun. Which it has already proven to be.[/quote]
You know, and I’m sure I’m in the minority on this, but I’m currently reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I just can’t get into it. (I haven’t seen any of the movies.)
I’m reading it because I am trying to finish this list by the end of 2008: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html
However, since I’m not really enjoying it, instead of reading the trilogy straight through, I’m going to read a book or two in between the three books.
“Murder in the Model City. The Black Panthers, Yale, and the Redemption of a Killer”
by Douglas W. Rae and Paul Bass
True political drama from 1970 right here in New Haven.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
You know, and I’m sure I’m in the minority on this, but I’m currently reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I just can’t get into it. (I haven’t seen any of the movies.)
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They’re better if you listen to Led Zeppelin and/or RUSH while reading them.
“On Killing” Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
Very interesting
For those interested in evolutionary psychology check out “The Moral Animal” by Robert Wright. It’s a bit dated (1994) but I liked the use of Darwin’s personal life as a case study to present the theories involved.
Counter Hack Reloaded
Networking Essentials
Database Design For Mere Mortals
Introductory Algebra
(School)
“Lifeguard” By James Patterson
(leisure)
“The Universe in an Single Atom” By The Dali Lama
The Essential Dali Lama
(Investigating Buddhism)
BiggJames
“The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan. This is a great read and almost makes a philosophy of praxis of food culture. I recommend this book to anyone who is a sophist at heart …and loves food!
Edit: have to add “The Hungry Years” by William Leith to this post. Just finished reading it and think that basically anyone who reads this board and has an interest in fad diets, food psychology and human behaviour (writ large) would appreciate it. So funny, so fictional and yet so factual on so many levels. Well researched and charmingly delivered.
I’m a nonfiction buff…I just finished The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, by William J. Helmer. I’m now on The Tao of Jeet Kun Do, by Bruce Lee…
Just started (again) one of the best reads I ever had.
It may not be classically phylosophical but it rocks nonetheless.
The Testosterone Principles.
by TC
[quote]Renton wrote:
Just started (again) one of the best reads I ever had.
It may not be classically phylosophical but it rocks nonetheless.
The Testosterone Principles.
by TC[/quote]
Isn’t that one mandatory?
Life of Pi
[quote]Chef Lisa Marie wrote:
Catch-22… again!
by Joseph Heller
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I read Catch-22 for the first time last year, and have now read it three times…fantastic, amazing book and one of the most enjoyable reads I’ve ever had.
I’m currently working on The Right Stuff - Tom Wolfe. I know this won’t be any new information for those of you who have already had the pleasure of reading this book, but it’s phenomonal. Just a great account of one of the most important times of the United States’ history as well as a superbly written book.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
You know, and I’m sure I’m in the minority on this, but I’m currently reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I just can’t get into it. (I haven’t seen any of the movies.)
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Just to let you know, it took me forever to get through ‘The Fellowship’, especially the first 200 or so pages. But give Tolkien some time, he’s setting everything up, developing the characters, their relationships to each other and establishing the cultures and traditions of each race. I agree that The Fellowship takes some serious dedication to read front-to-back, but once you get through it you’ll finish the Two Towers and Return of the King by the end of the month. I think I read the Return of the King in 5 days.
Oh, and if you want some REALLY slow, out-there reading, try getting through The Silmarillion (also by Tolkien). This is the prequel to the prequel (which was The Hobbit) to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I’ll save you some time: it starts out establishing the creation of the Universe and, later, Middle Earth, by a number of varied–and warring–forces. I fell asleep more trying to finish that book than everything else I’ve ever read combined.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
I’m reading it because I am trying to finish this list by the end of 2008: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html
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That’s funny, because earlier this year I stumbled upon that same list and it inspired me to start grabbing some of the classics. I don’t know if I’ll end up reading everything on that list (just scanned through, I’m at 15 right now), but a lot of my all-time favorites (Slaughterhouse-Five, Catch-22, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, A Clockwork Orange, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and To Kill a Mockingbird) are on there.
[quote]Hambone1818 wrote:
malonetd wrote:
I’m reading it because I am trying to finish this list by the end of 2008: http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html
That’s funny, because earlier this year I stumbled upon that same list and it inspired me to start grabbing some of the classics. I don’t know if I’ll end up reading everything on that list (just scanned through, I’m at 15 right now), but a lot of my all-time favorites (Slaughterhouse-Five, Catch-22, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, A Clockwork Orange, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and To Kill a Mockingbird) are on there.
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Yeah, when I found the list, the only ones I had already read were Catch-22, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. (I didn’t do much of the “required” reading in high school.)
I’ve read a few of them now and liked most of them. I guess that’s what makes Fellowship so hard right now. I had a string of three or four books that I really, really enjoyed.
I’ll take your word that LotR will get better. When I was a kid I read the first DragonLance Chronicles trilogy, and remember really liking that, so I thought, this being a similar fantasy-style genre, I would read a few pages and not want to put the book down. I guess I’m just disappointed that I didn’t immediately fall in love with it.
Just finished False Impression by Jeffrey Archer last night. I really wasn’t impressed by it, the story line is so so predictable and the only real reason I even finished it is because I hate to leave a book half read.
I’m juggling a few books at the moment, re-reading Tread Softly On My Dreams by Gretta Curran Browne, quite possibly the best book I have ever read. It’s all about Robert Emmet, one of Irelands most famous rebels. Its basically his life story and tells of the idealism and patriotism that paved the way to the failed 1803 Revolution and ultimately to his death.