+1 on the Economist, it’s the best periodical published anywhere.
Also for the guy that mentioned Watership Down, Richard Adams wrote another novel called “The Girl in a swing” that was excellent. Damned if they didn’t base “The Ring” horror movies on that one.
On a whim, Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. A book spun off of Jane Eyre; kind of a prequel to another writer’s(Charlotte Bronte) famous novel.
The Crucified Rabbi
Dimiter - This is the guy that wrote and directed The Exorcist. Awesome if you are Catholic, I haven’t read it all so if you aren’t you might not like it, but it is one twisted book.
Indecent Interval by Frank Snepp
Survivor by Chuck Pahlaniuk
White Noise by Don DeLillo
Harlot’s Ghost by Norman Mailer
[quote]theuofh wrote:
The Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea
Its the most schizophrenic book I’ve ever read.
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I have to agree with you, but I loved it nonetheless.
Currently, I am reading the Moral Minority (a look at America’s founding father’s according to their letters and speeches)
Reading list: Atlas Shrugged (its long but worth it)
Some think Rand is a genius, some think Rand is a crazy bitch. Either way its a worthwhile read.
Eurabia, by Bat YeOr - about the huge influx of Muslims into the EU, and how it was orchestrated by EU and Arabs.
One Red Paperclip by Kyle MacDonald - how a guy traded up from one red paperclip to a house.
Pg Wodehouse books
Assorted Harry Potter books - very relaxing.
Nicholas Perricone Program (forgot which one, haven’t closed it since reading!)
Assorted blogs, inc. Tmuscle!
Handmade in Paris - various design/craft/handmade stuff, designers’ studios in Paris.
Just a few of my current reads…
On the list:
The Rape of Palestine (how the British f***** the Jews)
Classic Spanish Cooking
PG Wodehouse books
More Harry Potter for ZZZZZtime reading…
NB - thank you Tmuscle for the edit facility!
born to run- christopher mcdougal
dark summit- nick heil
7seconds or less- jack mccallum
not exactlly literature but all good reads…
In the last six months? Titles and mini-reviews:
-Freakonomics (Absolutely loved it)
-SuperFreakonomics (Even better than the first one. Thoroughly entertaining)
-Private Parts (Howard Stern autobiography. Entertaining at times, but also boring at times. Overall great)
-Miss America (Howard Stern’s continuation of his first book. Better than the first, in my opinion)
-She Comes First (Book on the art of cunnilingus. Informative and entertaining at the same time. Very good)
-How to Make Love Like a Pornstar: A Cautionary Tale (Jenna Jameson Autobiography. I didn’t expect, nor did I want it to be, porn in written form, but this book became kind of boring and lost me in the middle when it turned into sort of an interview. Not a very interesting interview at that. Thought it would be much better)
-The Pickup Artist (By Mystery. Entertaining as fiction, and also good for the information. I learned something by reading it. It goes into the theory of pickup and gives you some actual material to work with. Haven’t used the material, but the theory is sound, I’d say. Maybe Angry Chicken can confirm)
-The Game (Neil Strauss on the then-underground world of pick-up. Very entertaining. There was nothing extraordinary about it, but I couldn’t put it down)
-Rules of the Game (Neil Strauss. The short stories in the end were kind of pointless. Just filler, really. The Style Life Challenge is very interesting, though. I couldn’t afford to do it at the time as I didn’t have a job, so I only did the challenge of walking up to 5 people. I logged my results and was fairly pleased with them. Perhaps I should post them in the “Confession/Question” thread for some advice from Angry Chicken)
-Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Very funny if you like British humor)
-The Body Fat Solution (Tom Venuto diet and workout book. Good, I guess. I don’t really know what I expect when I buy books on health. I’m sure a John Berardi cookbook would be far more handy, tbh)
-Built for Show (Nate Green workout book. What is there to say? I didn’t read the self-help part in the last third yet)
-Animal Farm (Some books are classics for a reason)
-Little Green Men (Seriously hilarious and witty, from the guy who wrote Thank You For Smoking)
-NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training (In the middle of this to pass my NASM. Advocates using tons of bosu ball exercises towards the beginning. Oh well)
-I Am Ozzy (Ozzy Osbourne autobiography. Really great read. His humor really shines through in the book)
In the last couple of months
Right now:
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
An ENquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume
Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Everything by Gene Healy.
in the bullpen:
Barbri books (ugh)
Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty
The Tipping Point
Advise and Invent: The Lawyer As Counselor-Strategist and Other Essays by James C. Freund
Scratch beginnings
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
[quote]SickAbs wrote:
Think like a billionaire- Donald Trump[/quote]
I was gonna crack a joke, but I remember you’re an account or some bank manager, so you have book learning skills in you.[/quote]
shhhh wol, If people on here know I can read, they’ll start thinking im not that huge of a douche-nozzle…then where will I be? At home playing boggle by myself, thats where.
[quote]silverblood wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Had to read the Metamorphosis for English and it took me under an hour as well. Didn’t really like it. I’m currently reading Mein Kampf, and dear Lord it’s a heavy read. I’m always on the lookout for historical or biographical books, so if anyone has any recs let me know. Don’t really dig much fiction, but am open to suggestions.[/quote]
Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa is obviously written from the Japanese viewpoint so sometimes you scratch your head and reread some parts but I think you’ll like it. If I had to list the 10 best books I have ever read I’m not sure what the other 8 would be but this one and 3 Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson are the first one’s that come to mind. If you like this, read his second book, Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
a few others
Storm from the East: From Genghis Khan to Khubilai Khan by Robert Marshall
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Hungry Ghosts: Mao’s Secret Famine by Jasper Becker
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Thanks.
Team of Rivals and a biography on Eleanor of Acquitaine. On the TBR list are The Kite Runner, Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol and a biography of Elizabeth I, and I have to finish Flags of Our Fathers (probably need to start from the beginning again). There are others in my TBR pile but I can’t remember them right now.
I re-read the complete works of Michael Connelly in the order they were written.
I have been reading some of Henri Corbin’s books and will continue to do so for some time…in conjunction with that I am re-reading some of Heidegger.
Thomas Pynchon is a really great writer. This vacation I’ve been reading Against the Day…it’s quite the project. Also, The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao is fantastic. What’s with all the Kafka readers? Is it inspired by TC’s article last week?
Pygmy by Chuck Pahlaniuk
[quote]theuofh wrote:
The Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea
Its the most schizophrenic book I’ve ever read.
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Try reading Schrödinger’s Cat.