What book are you reading now?

[funkykarma]

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Cormac Mc Carthy-Child of God....some very dark shit

[nick007]

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Just finished a couple:

Whitethorn - Bryce Courtenay (awesome book about an orpan growing up in Apartheid South Africa)

The Persimmon tree - Bryce Courenay - Story of a butterfly catcher and his first love caught up during the second world war

Until a dead horse kicks you - Robert Crack - true story of australian Alec Griffiths who was born on new years day 1900 and served in both world wars - excellent read

[onique]

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Graham Greene The Quiet American

[AndyH]

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Just finished Harry Potter 3 and fucking loved it

[feather]

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• Dorsai! (alternate title: The Genetic General) (1959)
• Necromancer (1962) (vt No Room for Man)
• Soldier, Ask Not (1967)
• Tactics of Mistake (1971)
• The Final Encyclopedia (1984)
• The Chantry Guild (198

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsai

Odd, I didn't know there was a book after Final Encyclopedia. Each novel is quite short, I think less than 300 pages with the exception of Final Encyclopedia, so they're easy reads.

[Localizer]

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Growing up, I was a big Asimov fan. If you're reading the Foundation series, do yourself a favour and read a few of the R. Daneel series as well. I was quite blown away when Foundation ended and reached a convergence with the rest of the titles in the same universe.

Another series very much like Asimov's Foundation, but a lot more martial and gritty, is Dickson's Dorsai series. If you like Foundation I highly recommend the Dorsai books, and if you get into that, you must read Final Encyclopedia.

Nice, right on man, i'll have to add those to my wish list. Is it just two for the Dorsai series? Did any of you guys read Brasyl or River of Gods from Ian McDonald? I'm trying to see if I should keep those on my wish list.

[feather]

Re: What book are you reading now?

Growing up, I was a big Asimov fan. If you're reading the Foundation series, do yourself a favour and read a few of the R. Daneel series as well. I was quite blown away when Foundation ended and reached a convergence with the rest of the titles in the same universe.

Another series very much like Asimov's Foundation, but a lot more martial and gritty, is Dickson's Dorsai series. If you like Foundation I highly recommend the Dorsai books, and if you get into that, you must read Final Encyclopedia.

[Localizer]

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Man I loved the First Foundation!

Don't you plan on reading the sequels as well?

Ya, although i heard the last one was a let down. The first one has me hooked in big time. It's a brilliant novel. I'm hoping to delve into his other works outside of the Foundation series as well.

[herogee]

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Man I loved the First Foundation!

Don't you plan on reading the sequels as well?

[Localizer]

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lol i have toilet reading too. I usually keep my fact based books for toilet. Toilet reading is Elements of Murder: A History of Murder. Regular reading before bed are usually novels. I'm finishing up the 1st Foundation from Asimov. Next I think will be 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' from Phillip Dick.

I'm also interested in books on past generals, commanders, etc... from around the world throughout history, so if anyone has recommendations on a book that has a compilation rather than individual biographies, that would be gnarley.

[herogee]

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Ian Ayres - Super Crunchers

[Shpira]

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I just finished Coma - by Garland...it was my toilet reading
Now its replaced by a book on Russian Foreign policy ...fun, fun, fun

[Shpira]

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Like 15 books at once on US foreign policy LOL Terrible I know...to answer the question here are some anyway

Noam Chomsky, “Hegemony or Survival; America’s Quest for Global Dominance”,
Fraser Cameron, “US foreign policy after the Cold War”
Robert J. Art and Kenneth N. Waltz, “The Use of Force; Military Power and International Politics”
B Jentelson, American Foreign Policy 3rd edn
Stephen Burman, "The State of the American Empire: How the US Shapes the World "
Warren I. Cohen, "America's Failing Empire: U.S. Foreign Relations Since the Cold War "
Charles W. Kegley, Eugene R. Wittkopf & James M. Scott, "American Foreign Policy: Pattern and Process 6th edn. "

My life is so much fun right now...thats why I am up at 6 o'clock in the morning typing shit

[nick007]

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The Brethren - John Grisham - first book I am reading of his.

[hambino21]

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The Shack. by W.M Paul Young

Very spiritual book. If one wants a real perspective on faith and life then this is a must. It explains the way faith is supposed to be accomplished, not by what some church has demanded.
It makes sense to me. It explains how much the human race has destroyed the life which we have have and why, and it also explains how much humans have twisted the entire purpose of faith to meet their needs.

It was given to me just as a read. I wasn't aware of its premise whatsoever, and when I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. Read it subjectively as a story or for inspiration.

I realize there is people from all walks of life on this board and I totally respect that. I also realize that people of any faith have quite a questionable stigma nowadays due to the highjacking of religions for the purpose of man. This book is an insight to how things were probably meant before the corruption , at least for the christian faith. Once again, I am not here to start religious arguments or to convert or whatever, trust me. I just know that this book has definitely allowed me to look at things a lot differently, and I appreciate the opportunity to view things from a more positive perspective.

I highly recommend it!