Your current reading list

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Re: Your current reading list

Postby vagabond » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:05 pm

diamondcutter13 wrote:Image
Just finished this.
Good book that gives a sneaky lesson on globalization. Its hard to find a good local these days.


True.

It's especially good to look at the global reach of the 'Irish pub' in context of globalization. Especially when you could order your own: http://www.irishpubcompany.com/
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby Kurt » Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:59 pm

The Monster At the End of this Book, By Grover of Sesame Street.

I watched my neighbor's two year old while she sold empanadas for a few hours. It was riveting. But my voice is not as Grover tuned as it once was.

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Sesame-St ... 0375805613
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby flipflop » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:55 am

diamondcutter13 wrote:Image
Just finished this.
Good book that gives a sneaky lesson on globalization. Its hard to find a good local these days.


It's on the wishlist, good call

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Re: Your current reading list

Postby The Turd Polisher » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:34 pm

picked this up last week for a train ride from DC to NYC and enjoying the light read so far

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Re: Your current reading list

Postby Hitoru » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:33 am

Not so light reading.

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Re: Your current reading list

Postby ktrout » Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:30 am

I've been trying to remember the name of a novel about a man who is put in jail falsely convicted of a crime then escapes from jail to get revenge on the conspirators. I thought it might be Papillon, but I'm not sure.
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby vagabond » Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:52 am

ktrout wrote:I've been trying to remember the name of a novel about a man who is put in jail falsely convicted of a crime then escapes from jail to get revenge on the conspirators. I thought it might be Papillon, but I'm not sure.


The Count of Monte Cristo?
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby ktrout » Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:37 am

vagabond wrote:
ktrout wrote:I've been trying to remember the name of a novel about a man who is put in jail falsely convicted of a crime then escapes from jail to get revenge on the conspirators. I thought it might be Papillon, but I'm not sure.


The Count of Monte Cristo?

Thanks, that could very well be it.
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby Royal » Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:04 pm

Cry Havoc by Simon Mann.

Have the book, waiting to start it.
Wondering how much of what he's written I can trust to be the truth.......he was a huge "Chancer," I kinda like that.

If he was a politician I probably wouldn't even bother.
It's hard to believe that some politicians actually do sometimes speak the truth.
Law of averages & all that?
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby Michael » Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:21 am

The Theory of Economic Development by Joseph Schumpeter.
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby michelle in alaska » Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:35 am

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it's a book on the bookshelf.
and it's cold out. and i don't like to knit. this is more fun and functional. :)
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby Royal » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:46 pm

Just finished........

Dark Mission.
The secret History of NASA
By Richard C.Hoagland & Mike Bara.


Ruins on mars, Freemasons etc.
It names names.
States the facts & images.

Egyptologist guiding the photographic targets for NASA.
WHY?

Heavy stuff.
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby nowonmai » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:58 pm

Did they land on the moon or what?
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby cjpurcell » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:09 pm

Just finished John Fante - Ask The Dust & Frederick Exley - A Fan's Notes - both brilliant.
About to start A Passage Through Nuristan...
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Re: Your current reading list

Postby Royal » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:09 pm

nowonmai wrote:Did they land on the moon or what?

That's neither here nor there in the grand scheme of things.

Dark Mission.
The secret History of NASA
By Richard C.Hoagland & Mike Bara
.
Ruins on mars, Freemasons etc.
It names names.
States the facts & images.
Egyptologist guiding the photographic targets for NASA.
WHY?
Heavy stuff.

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