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bitter79	What books are you currently reading?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 26 04/05/06 12:22:32 Totally Clueless	Tags : None Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan It's escapist sci-fi I know, but even escapist sci-fi gives you interesting ideas to think about. It's basically a detective story set in the 23rd century. The main twist is that human consciousness is now stored in a cortical 'stack' in the base of the skull, allowing your consciousness to be 'resleeved' into another body should you ever meet an unfortunate demise . One can only imagine the moral & philosophical issues that would arise... It's a winner of the Philip K. Dick award, & seeing as how I love his work, it was a no-brainer. It's pretty good, I just haven't had a lot of time to read lately. I've got some other lighter reads lined up for the summer(Child of Fortune, Fountains of Paradise), but I do find myself missing a meatier read from time to time. I plan on reading 'Taiko' by Eji Yoshinaka come fall, but I don't know if I'll be able to wait that long Anyone else? "But Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near-war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of the central government." - Aldous Huxley
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misterpessimistic	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#1	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 4113 04/05/06 12:31:26 Indisputable BookTalk Master	Enders Game and End of Faith. On the shelf and next on the list, any of the following: 1) The Scientists - by John Gribbin. History of the major players in science. 2) After Many a Summer...- by Huxley 3) Ogre, Ogre - Piers Anthony (Xanth is my escape reading!) 4) Breaking the Spell - Daniel Dennett. I try to lay out a few books ahead of time and tend to read about 3-4 at a time lately. Next? Mr. P. The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P. Once you perceive the irrevocable truth, you can no longer justify the irrational denial. - Mr. P. The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets" I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper
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MadArchitect	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3169 04/05/06 16:04:44 Indisputable BookTalk Master	I've got way too many concurrent books going at the moment. I need to pare it down to about four. And fortunately I've finished a few up in the last several days. These are the one's I'm most active with at the moment. 1. "The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century", Roland H Bainton 2. "Theories of Primitive Religion", E. E. Evans-Pritchard 3. "Fifth Business", Robertson Davies 4. "Mookraker", Ian Fleming 5. "Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism", Robert Jay Lipton 6. "The Vampire: His Kith and Kin", Montague Summers In the meantime, I'm stalled somewhere near the middle of a few other books: 7. "Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation", Laura Silber and Allan Little 8. "The Changelings", old Japanese novel 9. "Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong", J. L. Mackie
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riverc0il	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 447 04/05/06 17:32:26 Witty&Wise	"End of Faith" by Harris "Rise of American Democracy" by Wilentz Just finished Ender's Game by Card and will begin reading the sequel "Speaker of the Dead" as soon as I am done with Harris. I had three concurrent books going earlier this week which is very rare for me. I usually like to stick to one at a time.
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MadArchitect	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3169 04/05/06 18:10:44 Indisputable BookTalk Master	You may want to put a little time between "Ender's Game" and "Speaker for the Dead", river. They're very different books, and the transition from one to another can be jarring.
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riverc0il	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 447 04/05/06 19:35:05 Witty&Wise	No worries, I know that stylistically they are extremely different and I am ready for the change over. It was interesting reading "Ender's Game," because the only other Card I have read was "Hart's Hope." Suffice to say, the writing style differences between these two books was HUGE! My expectations are leveled accordingly.
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bitter79	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 26 04/14/06 13:17:17 Totally Clueless	Island by Huxley "But Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near-war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of the central government." - Aldous Huxley
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the hive queen	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 61 04/14/06 17:20:18 Totally Clueless	Shadow of a Giant by Orson Scott Card. This is the final sequel to the "ender's game" series. I'm not far enough yet to have an opinion. I just finished "Shogun" by James Clavell. I highly recommend this one. It's a fictional story based in historically acurate Japan in the 1600's. It may have taken first place in my list of favorite books. "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching." -- Keller Williams
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bitter79	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 26 04/16/06 22:32:25 Totally Clueless	Shogun is a fantastic book! I read that last year & have been wanting to read some more historical fiction about Japan. I currently have lined up: Taiko & Musashi By Eiji Yoshikawa & the Shike series by Robert Shea. "But Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near-war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of the central government." - Aldous Huxley
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missmejane	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 4 04/17/06 01:27:55 Brand Spankin' New	right now ive just started reading the neverending story and the picture of dorian gray. im half way through endurece. a book im reading for school. i just finished reading princess bride and spindles end. im in such a fairy tale mood.
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tarav	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1052 05/03/06 14:45:33 Moderator	I am reading End of Faith. Just an hour ago I finished Marley & Me. The book was a gift from one dog lover to another. I had it sitting around for a few months. Then, a refrigerator repairman discussed reading it with me last week while fixing my refrigerator. Yes, I talk to everyone about books! LOL His comments made me want to read it. It was a cute little story. I cried at the end though.
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riverc0il	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 447 05/03/06 15:12:14 Witty&Wise	*Quote:* right now ive just started reading the neverending story and the picture of dorian gray. picture of dorian gray is a great read! i love oscar wilde. his descriptions can be a bit long winded and rambling but the diologue and characters are awesome which is why i enjoy his plays more than reading his books.
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Ilexia	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12 05/03/06 18:57:20 Brand Spankin' New	I'm re-reading the Foundation Trilogy by Asimov. I've also picked up a couple nonfiction books. One is The Templars by Read, which didn't get good reviews on amazon, but it was a gift. The other is Secret Agencies by Johnson which got excellent reviews from Amazon and I got from the library. I'm also looking for books about children's folklore.
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misterpessimistic	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#13	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 4113 05/04/06 08:33:47 Indisputable BookTalk Master	Hey I read the whole Foundation (Except for Forward the Foundation) last year. Loved it. Love Asimov. Mr. P. The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P. Once you perceive the irrevocable truth, you can no longer justify the irrational denial. - Mr. P. The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets" I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper
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bitter79	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 26 05/04/06 11:35:57 Totally Clueless	Quote:Hey I read the whole Foundation (Except for Forward the Foundation) last year. Loved it. Love Asimov. What is the proper order for the series? "But Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near-war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of the central government." - Aldous Huxley
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misterpessimistic	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#15	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 4113 05/04/06 12:56:24 Indisputable BookTalk Master	There is a list somewhere....lemme see if I can find it now. I think it is Forward, Prelude, Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Foundation and Earth. Asimov also tied in the early robot novels as well as the Galactic Empire novels. So you could start with "Caves of Steel" and work your way up to Foundation. Mr. P. The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P. Once you perceive the irrevocable truth, you can no longer justify the irrational denial. - Mr. P. The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets" I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper
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tomiichi(d)	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 138 05/15/06 17:37:51	I am currently reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I actually started it in January but had to set it aside during the school semester, but now that the semester is over I will be picking it up again.
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Sudsy Bubblebath	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#17	[url]	[-]
Contemplative Posts: 54 06/16/06 14:58:36 A certified regular!	I'm reading "Orbit" by John J. Nance ...
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misterpessimistic	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#18	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 4113 06/16/06 15:40:06 Indisputable BookTalk Master	Old Tyme Punishments....I am not sure by whom. I saw it at the library. Schizsmatrix - Stirling Huck Finn - Twain Salt - A World History - Mark Kurlansky Old issue of Asimov's Sci Fi Magazine (for Orson Scott Card shorts). Mr. P. The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P. Once you perceive the irrevocable truth, you can no longer justify the irrational denial. - Mr. P. The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets" I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper
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Chris OConnor	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#19	[url]	[-]
Indisputable BookTalk Master Posts: 9504 06/17/06 10:34:19 BookTalk Owner	As an aviation enthusiast I'm a big fan of Richard Bach. His A Gift of Wings is my lastest read. Today, while doing an Open House, I plan on reading a few dozen pages.
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Loricat	Re: What books are you currently reading?	#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 600 06/21/06 14:02:55 OMG I'm Awesome!	Ah...Salt by Mark Kurlansky was definitely interesting -- It's like buying a car...suddenly you see the car you're shopping for everywhere. Salt is everywhere. Have you ever read any Margaret Visser? I'm reading: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion (someone linked to a section of her essay on morality...I was intrigued, went out to buy it) And I'm waiting for my non-fiction discussion books in the mail... My in-progress books, usually pilled up next to my bed, are in storage. (7 more days until they are freed!!) At the moment, I don't remember which they are. "All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds." Loricat's Book Nook Celebrating the Absurd
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