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AngryLizard Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:01 PM
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Hey, what are you guys reading now?
I just started "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke. So far, so good, and I found it in my local library, which was even better.

What are you guy's reading? Huh? Huh?
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LSdemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:02 PM
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1. My Life, by Bill Clinton
Although its taking me a while since I don't have much free time as a first-year law student.
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:04 PM
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5. Great book
It took me 4 1/2 months to read. Lucky you. I may take a course next year on criminal law. Just thinking about it. Then for the heck of it Political science course
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:10 PM
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8. I'm working on that one too.
I received it for my birthday back in June, and I've just been reading a few pages here and there.
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eoberhauser Donating Member (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:24 PM
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20. I'm still working on that one as well
I love it though - so in depth. My boyfriend just downloaded the Clinton audio version from ITunes. He's been listening to it all day. I think I will do that after I finish the book. I can see it meaning even more hearing it from the horses mouth. I am also reading America by Jon Stewart. If you have not gotten this yet, do your self a favor and run to the bookstore. His sarcasm is right up my alley. Hilarious.

Erin
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:25 PM
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32. Agreed!
My husband and I haved shared many laughs together while reading through "America."
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:03 PM
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2. I finished John Edwards 4 trials
It was very good!! Now I am reading Black Notice by Patricia Cromwell
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AngryLizard Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:06 PM
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6. GREAT book
What I loved is it read like Edwards was actually talking to you. And the last "trial" is just heart-wrenching.
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:10 PM
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9. Oh yes it is and yes it was
didn't you just feel like crying through parts of it. Edwards will some day make a GREAT President
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:03 PM
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3. "Feminist Frontiers"
Required for my Feminism class....
Last book I read for fun was The Handmaid's Tale and Life of Pi.... *sigh*
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:03 PM
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4. "Dumbth" by Steve Allen
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Brundle_Fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:07 PM
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7. The Lies of George W. Bush
America the Book (in the bathroom)
Imperial Hubris
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:12 PM
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10. I don't know if I'll read that one since I'm living that one
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Brundle_Fly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:44 AM
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54. it's a tough slog thru
but you have no idea how many there are....its like nothing is ever true....
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welshTerrier2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:12 PM
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11. waiting for "No Logo" by Naomi Klein ...
did anyone read this ??? any good ?? i really like her columns so i thought i'd give the book a try ...

my library is trying to locate a copy for me ... it should take a few more days ...
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McKenzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:13 PM
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12. switching between The Scottish Chateau
which was written by one of my friends (he sent me a signed copy when I was ill) and John Gierach's "Another Lousy Day in Paradise".
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Neoma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:14 PM
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13. The Foundation (1,2 & 3 in 1 book) by Isaac Asimov
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frank frankly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 12:15 AM
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41. those are so damn awesome
i LOVE those books. some of my all-time favorites!
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:14 PM
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14. DU Lounge Threads
enlightening stuff :P
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Ready4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:15 PM
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15. The Three Mustekeers.
Second time I've read it, and it's remarkably fresh and entertaining.

I highly recommend it, and not just because it's a classic.
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JimmyJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:36 PM
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24. That is one of my favorite books of ALL TIME - It's fantastic
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:17 PM
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16. "A Conspiracy of Paper," by David Liss
Murder mystery, which I don't normally read. But it's a historical mystery, so it holds a bit more interest for me.
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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:17 PM
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17. Hatfield's Fortunate Son --
I put pretty much all my reading on hold for the election. It's good to be reading again... it was pretty much the only good thing to happen after Nov. 2.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:20 PM
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18. "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden
I know, it's been around awhile, but so far so good! And a guy wrote it!
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:21 PM
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19. Homegrown Democrat.
I'm reading it aloud to my son. We don't get much time to read, so it's taking weeks, but he likes it.

:)
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 11:37 PM
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36. Please tell me about the book
is it worth the read?
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another5bdem Donating Member (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 12:55 AM
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44. It's Prairie Home Companion written out longhand
only with a slightly more sarcastic political message. I liked it in small doses but couldn't finish the whole thing. That guy does go on and on and on.

I agreed with his points though, and he had some good nuggets in there.

So if you like him on the radio... this is probably a good read for you.
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 08:41 AM
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60. I realy like it so far.
It's a lot about his life and how he grew up. It gets very angry in parts, which is sattisfying. It's told in stand-alone chapters, but has a good flow. If you like Garrison Keillor, you'll like it.

:hi:
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Thurston Howell IV Donating Member (436 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:24 PM
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21. Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think
by George Lakoff. I had started reading "Metaphors We Live By" a few months ago (he wrote in the early '80's). Although it was very interesting from a high-level, academic standpoint, I wanted something more directly related to politics, so I switched to "Moral Politics." Very worthwhile, but so far, slow going. Lakoff has several introductory articles and videos that are more easily digested.

I recommend "Moral Politics" if one is oriented toward theory, otherwise his articles are a better introduction.
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:29 PM
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22. Is that different than the book on "framing" my best buddy works in
media training for non- profits ... and she just raves about it.
i love his articles too.
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Thurston Howell IV Donating Member (436 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:53 PM
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26. That's probably the "Don't Think of an Elephant" book
Edited on Mon Nov-29-04 09:57 PM by Thurston Howell IV
But the "Moral Values" book discusses framing as well. I think we have a lot of learn about how to frame issues and present our values to a wider audience. I believe the reason we're upset with Bush is not because of policy disagreements, but because we feel he is acting immorally. Which, if you dig a little deeper, means we view our positions from a moral framework, not just a rational policy viewpoint.

Here are a couple of Lakoff links of interest -- especially the first, which leads to a video of his in which he gives a good overview of his ideas as they relate to politics:

http://bushmisunderestimated.blogspot.com/2004/11/how-to-continue-fight-how-progressives.html

http://bushmisunderestimated.blogspot.com/2004/11/frame-wars.html
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:14 PM
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28. oh wow thank you thurston! full disclosure: my dad used to
be your wife Lovee's doorman on Park Avenue in the 70's. After you all got off the Island, of course! Small world, huh?
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Thurston Howell IV Donating Member (436 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:22 PM
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30. It was my mother's doorman
Dad was the famous one (Thurston Howell III -- I'm the fourth, and my son is the fifth!). I had moved away by that time -- didn't live with my parents after I was 13 -- boarding school and all that!
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Carla in Ca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:34 PM
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23. I've decided a little science fiction was needed
so I'm reading one of my all-time favorites, The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:24 PM
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31. Yeah, I fibbed, I'm reading both Dumbth and Time Storm
by Gordon Dickson
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alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 09:44 PM
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25. A pirate of exquisite Mind
Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: the Life of William Dampier
By Diana and Michael Prescott.

Cahrles Darwin carried his books aboard the Beagle. Jonathan Swift and Daniel Defoe used his experiences in their writing. Dampier was the first guy to establish that currents were caused primarily by wind. One of the first popular travel writers, he introduced the words barbeque and kumquat into the English language. Quite an interesting fellow.
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flordehinojos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:11 PM
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27. jeffrey eugenides' novel MIDDLESEX.
It is a book that I find hard to put down every time I pick it up.
He is an engaging author.
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:16 PM
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29. I'm halfway through the phone book "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich".
1,400 pages.
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smbolisnch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:30 PM
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33. 1984 George Orwell :) nt
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:32 PM
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34. "Blackboy" - Richard Wright
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 10:39 PM
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35. "The Metamorphosis" - Kafka
I dont know what I'll read next though, maybe I'll finish "The Complete Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy." :shrug:
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solinvictus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 11:39 PM
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37. "The Goetia; or Lesser Key of Solomon" n/t
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ChoralScholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-29-04 11:42 PM
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38. 10th Anniversary Edition of the Bathroom Reader
and
A book called "The Fifties" by an author I can't remember
and
"How To Overthrow the Government" by Ariana Huffington.

in addition to being subscribed to every magazine in the free world - bought with about 7,000 frequent flier miles.
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 12:14 AM
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39. just finished American Pastoral by Philip Roth
I just started two books at once, "Will They Ever Trust Us Again" by Michael Moore and 'What's the Matter With Kansas" by Thomas Franks.
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Kire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 12:15 AM
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40. "Notes From Underground" - Dostoevsky
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prole_for_peace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 12:17 AM
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42. "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" by Mary Roach
Not as grotesque as you would think. She puts a lot of humor into her writing.

But as I am recovering from some stomach ailment, I had to skip some parts, like embalming. Didn't think I could take it right now.
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Dorian Gray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 12:36 AM
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43. I just bought that book!
I'm looking forward to starting it soon.

I just finished The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night-time.

I am in the middle of The Virgin's Lover by Phillipa Gregory. (I love historical fiction, and her books are fun/soapy type books that are easy to read with the added benefit of SOME historical research that is interesting.)
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 12:59 AM
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45. I'm 80% done with War & Peace.
Edited on Tue Nov-30-04 01:00 AM by brainshrub
I've been reading it since February. I should be done before the end of the year 'tho.

War & Peace may have taken me 10 months, but Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" took a year-and-a-half.

For 2005: The Illiad first, then The Odyssey.

I love dense, classic literature. I'm funny that way.
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Dorian Gray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:05 AM
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46. I haven't read War and Peace yet...
But I read Anna Karenina last year. (It only took me a week, though!) I also love dense literature, but I read too much! It was one of my favorite books of all time, and I keep playing with the notion of finally hitting War and Peace. I started it once, but the names really confused me. (Anna Karenina seems to have fewer characters, so it's a bit easier.)
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:12 AM
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48. War & Peace ROCKS!
One of the best novels I've ever read. I get a bit bord when he talks about the petty relationship intrigues, but there is something for everyone.
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another5bdem Donating Member (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:10 AM
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47. Kim Stanley Robinson
Just finishing the Mars Trilogy and also just read The Years of Rice and Salt. Fascinating. He is really a political writer who uses scifi as a platform to talk about how we govern ourselves. Rice and Salt is a great read... Premise is that the black plague killed 99.9% of europe instead of 20%. It is the history of the world since then without "the west". Different superpowers, different path of history, Christianity just a footnote. I'm a Christian but still found it fascinating and I have reread it twice since the first time. HIGHLY RECOMMEDED!
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NAO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:12 AM
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49. Crossing the Rubicon, by Michael Ruppert
Highly recommended.
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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:23 AM
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50. The Letters of Pliny at lunchtime,
Haroun and the Sea of Stores to my child before bedtime; and the Silmarillion for pleasure. Plus, this time of year at work I read (well, OK scan for a proofread) around 150 pages of History and Poli Sci textbooks.
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another5bdem Donating Member (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:25 AM
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51. Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder
One of my favorite nonfiction authors. This is about Paul Farmer, a brilliant infectious disease specialist who is working on eliminating TB in the third world. (With the financial help of George Soros, but you wouldn't have heard about THAT.)

It's so interesting and inspirational. Check out Kidder's other books, too, but I think this is his best.

:toast:
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:32 AM
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52. "Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity"...
by David Foster Wallace. Discusses the development of the mathematical concept of infinity from the ancient Greeks through the Arab algebraists, Newton, Leibniz, et al up through Georg Cantor. Very interesting read.
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jdots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:41 AM
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53. readins for them libruls
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ydya Donating Member (215 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:47 AM
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55. The Botany of Desire. Great read. eom.
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 01:53 AM
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56. 1000 Years for Revenge by Peter Lance
Very interesting and informative report on how the FBI missed stopping the 1993 WTC bombing and how 9/11 was planned and financed.

The subtitle of the book is "International Terrorism and the FBI:The Untold Story".
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:26 AM
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57. "The Beautiful Room is Empty" by Edmund White.
I've been shamefully neglecting this classic semi-autobiographical novel for years now. I finally bought it from insightoutbooks.com a while back and am very much enjoying it.
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Seabiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:28 AM
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58. John Dean's "Worse Than Watergate"
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:45 AM
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59. Reading 2 different ones
Seymour Hersch's "Chain of Command" and George Carlin's "When will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops". One for heavy thinking, the other for light entertainment but still some heavy thoughts there.
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