What Book Are You Reading? Issue.8
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Executive orders, part 2 - Tom clancy
I've just started The Main Enemy.
It's a look inside the CIA and KGB during the last years of the Soviet Union. Can't really tell yet whether it will be good or not.
It's a look inside the CIA and KGB during the last years of the Soviet Union. Can't really tell yet whether it will be good or not.
Civfan333
full metal alchemist
The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios......it's pretty interesting
Bigfoot3814
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Into the Wild. It's about this kid who decides, "ya know what? . .. .. .. . it." And just goes to live in Alaska. Then he dies. (Not a spoiler, it's written on the front cover). I don't like transcendentalism, so I bet I won't like this book either.
I have one "The Science of Superheroes", by Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg, but it's mostly silly. Hope yours is better than mine.
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Civfan333
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yeah, I borrowed that one too from the library........I returned the science, I still have the physics..
I have one "The Science of Superheroes", by Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg, but it's mostly silly. Hope yours is better than mine.
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I thought up my own science of superheroes. never read the books or wrote my theory down though
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I just started "The Rising Tide" by Jeff Shaara. WWII Africa and Mediterranean campaigns. So far it's great, and the introduction alone is incredibly informative and historical.
Kan' Sharuminar
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I gots 'The Complete Calvin and Hobbes' by Bill Watterson, and am having a fantastic time reading them all again 
Ooh, Robert Ballard stuff always sticks out to me. Is this any good?
Ooh, Robert Ballard stuff always sticks out to me. Is this any good?
I gots 'The Complete Calvin and Hobbes' by Bill Watterson, and am having a fantastic time reading them all again
Ooh, Robert Ballard stuff always sticks out to me. Is this any good?
It's pretty good. It's not that in depth a description of the battle. But it catches the highlights pretty well, and adds in a number of personal touches by men that were there.
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Can't you hear it?
Recently finished The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and The Armchair Economist by Steven Landsburg.
My current project is Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. After that I'll return to Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments.
My current project is Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. After that I'll return to Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments.
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Integral
Can't you hear it?
Thanks! I'll post my thoughts when I've had more time to think through it.
This is the only one that suprised me. Why give Hofstadter the seal of disapproval?
If I'm going to eventually read the Wealth of Nations, I might as well start with Moral Sentiments.
Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Effective Writing for Newspapers, Magazines and Specialized Publications- The Missouri Group
Best Newspaper Writing, 2007-2008 Edition The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
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Best Newspaper Writing, 2007-2008 Edition The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Edit: How to Not Double Post Fifty Q. Fiftyson
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1. The theory of consciousness he expounds is crappy.
2. He isn't even close to being a good enough writer to pull off the cutesy style he is going for.
3. He tries to do explore too many subjects, and ends up doing a poor job at all of them.
4. The entire giant book could be distilled into about 15 pages.
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"Millennium around Caspian Sea" by Lev Nikolayevich Gumilyov.
"History of Mankind - Continental Asia and Siberia" by Heinrich Schurze (don't know the proper spelling).
"The New A to Z Horoscope Maker and Delineator" by Llewellyn George (hehe).
"Game Architecture and Design" by Andrew Rollings and Dave Morris.
"Windows Server 2003 Inside Out" by William Stanek.
"History of Mankind - Continental Asia and Siberia" by Heinrich Schurze (don't know the proper spelling).
"The New A to Z Horoscope Maker and Delineator" by Llewellyn George (hehe
)."Game Architecture and Design" by Andrew Rollings and Dave Morris.
"Windows Server 2003 Inside Out" by William Stanek.
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