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What are you reading?
Me | 12/21/05 | Darkwolf377

Posted on 12/20/2005 11:08:46 PM PST by Darkwolf377

Anyone reading anything good?


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To: Darkwolf377
Yes, I love these community type things we can all share, and the diversity is amazing.

We seem to have a lot of fantasy and Sci-Fi fans here, and I don't know why, but I always thought of those folks as leftists.

Lots of good history too, which I did expect.

261 posted on 12/22/2005 10:21:10 PM PST by lawnguy (Give me some of your tots!!!)
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To: lawnguy

Agree on the f and sf. I'm a sf/f/h short story writer and I feel so alone out there in the wilderness... I wish I could find a discussion group for f and sf somewhere that wasn't all PC boneheads.


262 posted on 12/22/2005 10:25:20 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Warning: Adult language, but great Christmas message: http://foamy.libertech.net/noxmas.swf)
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To: Darkwolf377
Wormwood and Focult's Pendulum and Catechism of the Catholic Church... I'm spinning out of control... must stop reading so much.

By the way... don't start Eco's Pendulum unless you're not into putting your head through sheet rock to ease pain.

263 posted on 12/22/2005 10:39:51 PM PST by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: Trajan88
LOL

I make a point of avoiding both Eco AND Foucault, whose weirdness is just too silly for me, though it's taken very seriously by some.

I'm really starting to think we should start a Yahoo Group-- "FReaders" or something...

264 posted on 12/22/2005 10:46:33 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Warning: Adult language, but great Christmas message: http://foamy.libertech.net/noxmas.swf)
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To: Darkwolf377

Apparently you have no sense of humor whatsoever so I do feel sorry for you. The other poster gave a tongue 'n cheek remark and you felt the need to respond by being rude and insulting. And now I'm the idiot?

I found the information on this thread, "what are you reading" to be quite enjoyable and interesting until I read your nasty remark. Maybe you should read children's books for a change. Perhaps a book that teaches children how to play nice?




265 posted on 12/22/2005 10:54:44 PM PST by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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To: Darkwolf377

It has been a great read so far.

266 posted on 12/22/2005 10:58:32 PM PST by Plutarch
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To: Chena
Apparently you have no sense of humor

Awright, awright, enough already. I've got a nice thread going, would you just knock it off and go away and pout somewhere else? Man!

267 posted on 12/22/2005 11:00:13 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Warning: Adult language, but great Christmas message: http://foamy.libertech.net/noxmas.swf)
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To: Chesterbelloc
The last one is fun to read in conjunction with Plutarch's Fall.

Fall? I wasn't aware of any Fall!

268 posted on 12/22/2005 11:01:37 PM PST by Plutarch
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To: Darkwolf377

Fascinating book detailng some amazing sacrifices made by our World War II soldiers. However, I am giving it a break for Christmas :)


269 posted on 12/22/2005 11:02:04 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Defeatism may have its partisan uses but it is not justified by the facts.")
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To: Colonel_Flagg
It's truly amazing to me how many history books are pouring out. Nonfiction accounts for something like 80% of the books published now, so I shouldn't be surprised, but I am fascinated at all the "untold" history that's constantly coming out.

If one person dedicated himself to reading one book a day, it would take something like 100k-250k days to read the nonfiction books published in just ONE year.

270 posted on 12/22/2005 11:04:35 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Warning: Adult language, but great Christmas message: http://foamy.libertech.net/noxmas.swf)
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To: Darkwolf377

Sorry, darkwolf377, I don't do pouting. Woman! LOL

Seriesly though, this is a nice thread, and as an avid reader, I have enjoyed it. Thanks for that. :)


271 posted on 12/22/2005 11:07:37 PM PST by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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To: Darkwolf377
If one person dedicated himself to reading one book a day, it would take something like 100k-250k days to read the nonfiction books published in just ONE year.

That's depressing. LOL

I wonder if there are books in heaven? Assuming I'm going there, it looks like I will have some catching up to do.

272 posted on 12/22/2005 11:08:28 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Defeatism may have its partisan uses but it is not justified by the facts.")
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To: Plutarch

I hadn't heard of that book yet, Plutarch. I'll have to try and find it. I know my father would be interested as well. His brother, a marine, died on Iwo Jima during WWII and our son, his first born grandson, served in Iraq.


273 posted on 12/22/2005 11:09:57 PM PST by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg
I think someone's going to make a million by working out a truly effective "Amazon filter" that will update you on the books you'd be interested in each month. There was a site I found years ago that asked you to pick which of 500 books you liked, then made suggestions based on the results. Not bad, but not perfect.

When Amazon controls all book sales (!) (or whatever), this "filter" would note the books you would be interested in with greater accuracy than the Amazon suggestions, which are based on purchases, not on favorites.

Until then, you'd better hope for Jorge Luis Borges' idea of Heaven--an endless library.

274 posted on 12/22/2005 11:18:56 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (Warning: Adult language, but great Christmas message: http://foamy.libertech.net/noxmas.swf)
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To: Plutarch
Fall? I wasn't aware of any Fall!

You hit your head - that's why you don't remember. ;^)

275 posted on 12/22/2005 11:49:56 PM PST by Chesterbelloc
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To: Darkwolf377

Yesterday I just discovered something called grease monkey that works with firefox. It allows scripts to run that enhance sites that you visit on the web.

I modified a script so that now when I am looking at a book on Amazon it will put a link right below the title on Amazon that will tell if that book is available in my local library system and allow me to reserve it for checkout. The are currently scripts for around 40 different library systems around the country.


276 posted on 12/22/2005 11:59:50 PM PST by Chesterbelloc
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To: Chesterbelloc

Most cool. Too bad I'm not that good with the computer--I still have a hard time putting in the gasoline.


277 posted on 12/23/2005 12:06:01 AM PST by Darkwolf377 (Warning: Adult language, but great Christmas message: http://foamy.libertech.net/noxmas.swf)
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To: Darkwolf377

I have just about finished " The War on Christmas"


278 posted on 12/23/2005 12:17:22 AM PST by Texas Mom (When they kill enough of us will we finally start profiling??)
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To: lawnguy

I bought the companion books and music too.


279 posted on 12/23/2005 3:33:42 PM PST by razorback-bert
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To: Mainiac1

"Killer" McCoy bump.


I put your selection of Weapons on my wish list.


280 posted on 12/23/2005 3:37:03 PM PST by razorback-bert
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