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What Are You Reading Now? - My Quarterly Inquiry
1/08/08 | MplsSteve

Posted on 01/08/2008 7:59:25 AM PST by MplsSteve

It's time again for my quarterly "What Are You Reading Now?" inquiry.

I'm always curious as to what Freepers are reading and what they're recommending to others.

It can be anything...a classic novel, a scientific journal, a magazine, a cheap pulp novel...anything.

Do not deface this thread with a smart-ass answer like "I'm Reading this Thread". It became very un-original a long time ago.

I'll start. I'm reading "The Great Deluge: Hurrican Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast" by Douglas Brinkley.

This is a full account of Katrina striking the Gulf Coast. The book starts 48 hours before landfall and finishes one week after landfall. It a very good book.

Trust me, no one comes out of this looking good. Ray Nagin doesn't. FEMA doesn't, etc.

Well, what are YOU reading now?


TOPICS: Books/Literature
KEYWORDS: books; literature; magazines; reading
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To: MplsSteve
Princes of Ireland [Rutherford], several old classic cars/historic cars volumes given to me by a friend, the manual for my new digital camera (that's he tough one).
Planning to reread The Last Lion [Manchester], and out to buy Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism...but I'm pining for Disk World so might delay Winston for awhile longer.
81 posted on 01/08/2008 8:31:22 AM PST by norton (deep down inside you know that Fred is your second choice - and there isn't a third choice)
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To: Riverman94610

http://www.amazon.com/Absolutely-MAD-Magazine-50%2B-Years/dp/B000HKMQ64/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1199809888&sr=8-2

It’s pretty cheap and very cool.


82 posted on 01/08/2008 8:31:50 AM PST by ravensandricks (Jesus rides beside me. He never buys any smokes.)
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To: MplsSteve

Power to the People, Laura Ingraham


83 posted on 01/08/2008 8:31:51 AM PST by FightforFreedomCA (Fred Storm Rising - Thompson in '08)
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To: MplsSteve

“Consent to Kill” by Vince Flynn

http://www.amazon.com/Consent-Kill-Thriller-Mitch-Novels/dp/1416505016/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199809746&sr=1-7


84 posted on 01/08/2008 8:31:55 AM PST by rwrcpa1 (April 15. Let's make it just another day.)
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To: MplsSteve
Just finished: "My Grandfather's Son" by Clarence Thomas.

Currently reading: "El Cid: God's Own Champion" by James Fitzhenry.
85 posted on 01/08/2008 8:31:58 AM PST by Antoninus (If you want the national GOP to look more like the Massachusetts GOP, vote for Flip Romney)
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To: MplsSteve

Now: Chronicles of Narnia - Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Darkest book in the series. Series may be children’s literature, but with grown-up sensibilites presented in a way to prepare kids to become adults.
(I re-read the series every 5-10 years.)

Recent: A Scanner Darkly
Slightly futuristic tale depicting the life, times and decline of a drug nark/junkie. The intriguing conspiracy plot pales in comparison to the depiction of self-destruction. A warning from one too close to the drug world.
(Prompted by movie of the same name.)

Recent: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Sci-fi classic overshadowed and contradicted by movie-version Blade Runner. Explores the notion of what constitutes life, sentience, and reality.
(Prompted by release of Blade Runner: The Final Cut.)

Soon: Supertoys Last All Summer Long!
Inspiration for the Kubric/Spielberg movie A.I.

Soon: Empire
Veiled depiction of a future socialistic USA.

Soon: Matchstick Men
Tale of con men at work. Inspired movie of same name.


86 posted on 01/08/2008 8:32:25 AM PST by ctdonath2
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To: stayathomemom

Why would anyone put themselves through the agony of a Mount Everest climb?
Because its THERE?
Seriously,we all need challenges in our lives.Some enlist in the Marines,some strive to a millionaire by age 30,some quest to find God and some climb Mount Everest!


87 posted on 01/08/2008 8:32:36 AM PST by Riverman94610
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To: MplsSteve
Now They Call Me Infidel, Nonie Darwish
88 posted on 01/08/2008 8:32:58 AM PST by TChris ("if somebody agrees with me 70% of the time, rather than 100%, that doesn’t make him my enemy." -RR)
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To: Philistone
Right now I’m reading “What are you reading right now?” on FreeRepublic...

There's always ONE!
(There are usually Several, but there's always One!)

89 posted on 01/08/2008 8:33:26 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (wee fish ewe a mare egrets moose panda hippo gnu deer)
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To: 7thson

Reading presently: Nelson Biography-Dream of Glory
Just finished: Dean Koontz “Darkest Evening of the Year”- Good read, bought it when my Golden was sick.
Recently read: Ken Follet “World without End” great sequel to “Pillars of the Earth”


90 posted on 01/08/2008 8:33:56 AM PST by orlop9
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To: ravensandricks

Thanks,raven.


91 posted on 01/08/2008 8:33:57 AM PST by Riverman94610
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To: MplsSteve

I’m hlf way through the Baroque Trilogy by Neal Stephenson. it’s quite interesting and very well written(and hugh!)


92 posted on 01/08/2008 8:34:19 AM PST by Pietro
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To: ConservativeDude

Brothers K is wonderful. Read it years ago. Enjoy!


93 posted on 01/08/2008 8:34:47 AM PST by bonfire
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To: HossB86
What Calvin Says: An Introduction to the Theology of John Calvin by W. Gary Crampton. Man -- very good book! Next up: The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

I got excited for a second -- I thought it was going to be about Calvin ... and Hobbes.... (man, I miss that tiger...)

94 posted on 01/08/2008 8:35:15 AM PST by Tanniker Smith (wee fish ewe a mare egrets moose panda hippo gnu deer)
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To: cajungirl

My husband got me a Reader last month. My daughter had to go in hospital for a week, and the only thing that kept her happy was an endlessly repeating DVD of Ducktales. I swear, having a mini-library with me was the only thing that kept me sane. I’ve been like a pig in muck ever since :)


95 posted on 01/08/2008 8:35:15 AM PST by Eepsy (The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
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To: MplsSteve
I'm reading the most important book of this year, or any other year since the 1950s:

"Blacklisted by History, the Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies" by M. Stanton Evans.

This is an absolute "must" for all Freepers' bookshelves.

96 posted on 01/08/2008 8:35:18 AM PST by Bernard Marx
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To: Sicon
Killing Pablo

Be sure to watch the documentary video.

97 posted on 01/08/2008 8:35:19 AM PST by ctdonath2
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To: Riverman94610

“I also was very impressed with the book Into the Wilds and the movie and,unlike lots of conservatives,do not condemn this young man for his quest,misguided as it often was.He did WORK for much of his money and wasn’t out there grubbing off of society.He saw something intrinsically wrong with modern society and it resonated very much with tied down with bills and responsiblities me.
Its also very well written.”

Actually, I would say Chris McCandless was very conservative in many ways. I read this book in two days and just started the reread last night. I think several of us Freepers should meet up in Alaska this summer.


98 posted on 01/08/2008 8:36:04 AM PST by Neoliberalnot ((Hallmarks of Liberalism: Ingratitude and Envy))
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To: HossB86
"Next up: The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin"

You are in for a treat. When it comes to writing ability no one comes close to Calvin in the area of theology. Institutes is a surprisingly easy read considering the depth and complexity of his subject matter. There is definately a poetic quality to his prose. Your biggest shock will be to find out you are in Vol. 2, 900 pages into the work and you haven't read a thing yet about predestination or any other of the allegedly essential elements of "5 point Calvinism". What most people think of as "Calvinism" makes up a tiny part of "Institutes".

99 posted on 01/08/2008 8:36:16 AM PST by joebuck
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To: MplsSteve

CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH - JOHN GILL


100 posted on 01/08/2008 8:36:24 AM PST by alpha-8-25-02 ("SAVED BY GRACE AND GRACE ALONE")
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