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Winslow
Age : 62
Joined : 11 Apr 2008
Posts : 324
Location : Roselle, IL 60172
|  Subject: Re: What Are You Reading?  Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:40 pm | |
| I've just finished "The Day of Battle" by Rick Atkinson,the war in Sicily and Italy
1943-44.Excellent writing,holds your interest.
I'm recovering from a hernia surgery for the next few weeks and now I can get to a lot of books.How I love reading while smoking a churchwarden pipe!I let it rest on my chest as I enjoy bowl after tasty bowl.
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PipeBrew
Age : 21
Joined : 22 Dec 2007
Posts : 294
Location : Knoxville, TN
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:37 pm | |
| | Death on a Friday Afternoon by Richard John Neuhaus |
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vaperfavour
Age : 35
Joined : 16 Mar 2008
Posts : 143
Location : tampa, florida
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:10 pm | |
| Heretics of dune by Frank herbert. this series makes you smarterer!  the long view, yes the long view.the TPSE book 2. wow! i have had it for a month and i see this taking me a year or more! such info, such camaraderie, such pipe lore! someone should scan this in to the puter for all to read and enjoy. also finishing Studies in ancient germanic philology, 1899. intersting for those of us who monitor the old agument of where the ancient germanic tribes came up with runic script. Become a better you by Joel Osteen a gift from a lady friend ( she tryin to tell me somethin' ? ) A History of the Dvorak keyboard by r. craigs, the instruction manual to my new phone, an htc touch phone, the owners manual to my sony vaio, my faithful copy of The Federalist Papers,  the latest bio of Der Maestro Ldwig Van Beethoven, ummm i think thats it for now!!!!! READING leads to THOUGHT, THOUGHT leads to ACTION< ACTION leads to EXPERIENCE, and EXPERIENCE leads the LUCKY to WISDOM. |
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vaperfavour
Age : 35
Joined : 16 Mar 2008
Posts : 143
Location : tampa, florida
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:20 pm | |
| | Forgot one: Fundamentals of Spectroscopy textbook. did you know that modern science can tell the Exact chemical composition of a thing just by the light reflected off of it? |
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hazmat
Age : 34
Joined : 11 Dec 2007
Posts : 209
Location : Harrisburg, PA
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:26 am | |
| The Bloody Ground by Bernard Cornwell. It's a work of Civil War historical fiction. Cornwell's one of the best in the biz when it comes to this genre. No messing about, just page-turning goodness.
Also, working on a few by Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn and Gun, With Occassional Music. |
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gospelman
Age : 54
Joined : 20 Dec 2007
Posts : 93
Location : Knoxville
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:52 am | |
| William Manchester's "One Brief Shining Moment."
Mike
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Winslow
Age : 62
Joined : 11 Apr 2008
Posts : 324
Location : Roselle, IL 60172
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:07 pm | |
| Nemisis by Max Hastings,1944-1945 final year of war with Japan.Great read,
specially for me as father served in Pacific with Halsey.
Winslow |
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Tony Ferrill
The Enlightened One
Age : 48
Joined : 15 Dec 2007
Posts : 167
Location : Indianapolis,IN
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Sat May 03, 2008 7:09 pm | |
| "The Root of QiGong"a textbook on growing more integrated and vital through cultivation of Qi(chi).
Respectfully,Tony |
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CaptainYoohman
Joined : 14 May 2008
Posts : 14
Location : Canada
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Sun May 18, 2008 10:50 am | |
| | lewtang wrote: | | I'm almost half way through Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. For me it seems like this book is fascinating for a bit then turns incredibly boring for a bit. . |
Totally agree! She could have said what she wanted to say in 400 pages less...
I am now reading The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan, who sings a lot of praise to Ayn Rand calling her one of the people who influenced him the most... |
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jhuggett
BoB's Pioneer & Founding Father
Age : 36
Joined : 09 Dec 2007
Posts : 1018
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Thu May 22, 2008 7:07 pm | |
| Daemon by Leinad Zeraus (Check his name backwards)
I'm only a quarter into this book at it is awesome. It does get somewhat technical but if you understand it at all it's quite thought provoking. I haven't read anything yet that couldn't be done if someone was inclined. It puts techno thrillers like Swordfish to shame with it's realism and yet still remains quite fantastic.
http://thedaemon.com/
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Jason
Support Washington Initiative 1016 that eases restrictions on smoking. |
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puros_bran
Nightrider
Joined : 10 Dec 2007
Posts : 1045
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:00 am | |
| 'John Adams'. David McCullough.
A supposed history of Mr Adams from the Revolution to ??the end of his Presidency? Death? I have just started on it, I don't know at what point it ends.
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ZuluCollector
Joined : 12 Dec 2007
Posts : 144
Location : Arlington, VA USA
| | Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:33 am | |
| Queen Victoria's Little Wars by Byron Farwell.
An intel professional friend of mine gave me this book to read. It provides fascinating insight into the psychology of "empire" and into the Victorian British mindset, as well. There are some hilarious characters and tragic fools who have somehow gained command of armies and peoples. Thank God we're beyond that today.....
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