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I just finished Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell and am now reading Collected Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the Good Fight by Ralph Nader.

The Faerie's Oracle. Brian Froud.

I just finished Grass For His Pillow by Lian Hearn, and am about to start A Child's Night Dream by Oliver Stone, yep that's from the same director by that name.

Terry Pratchett's "Strata"

I just finished Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell and am now reading Collected Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the Good Fight by Ralph Nader.

I really want to read that, but i haven't been able to find it anywhere! Is it worth hunting down?

I am reading "10 Days that shook the world" by John Reed, and "Rhinocerous" a play by Ionesco.

lots and lots of textbooks

Henry IV Part 1 by William Shakespeare and A Confederacy of Dunces by Jon Kennedy Toole.

Nothing atm. I need something good to read actually.

A biography of Jim Morrison by the author who wrote <i>Hammer of the Gods</i> and a biography of Douglas Adams.

I just finished <i>Antarctica</i> by Kim Stanley Robinson. That was a pretty good read.

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Oracle Essentials,
and Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett. Just finished Chapterhouse Dune.

Dante's inferno.
YOU'RE ALL GOING TO HELL!

XML: The Definitive Guide. Heh. XML is really interesting. :)

Two books right now:

1. "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" by Al Franken (during the commute to and from work.)

Good read, rather less inflammatory than Michael Moore's books (which I have read all of)

2. "Memnoch the Devil" by Anne Rice (the at-home-before-going-to-bed reading.)

Compared to other Anne Rice books I've read, this one is rather slower to get into...I would recommend "Queen of the Damned" or "The Witching Hour" over this one. "Blackwood Farm" and "Blood Canticle" are also good. (I have not been reading these in any particular order...)

I just finished The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and now I'm reading Chicken Soup for the Teenager's Soul.

Terry Pratchett's "Strata"
Awesome. Not near as good as the Discworld series, IMHO, but good nonetheless.
Me, I sort of shelved Nicholas Nickleby and am now reading Brave New World again.

At this moment, NationStates Forum, but in more general view, "Excession" by Iain M. Banks, "Dragon's Kin" by Todd and Anne McCaffrey and "Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett.

am now reading Brave New World again.
Heh, that's a good book - once in school when we were supposed to do book presentations of some of the classics, one guy did it of this book, without obviously having read it... I fried him with just one question... *evil grin*

At this moment, NationStates Forum, but in more general view, "Excession" by Iain M. Banks, "Dragon's Kin" by Todd and Anne McCaffrey and "Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett.
Wow, I didn't think there were that many Terry Pratchet fans around.

I just read A Tale of Two Cities for school, and now I'm reading The Art of War, by Sun-tzu.

Capital by Karl Marx.

Crossroad of Twilight by Robert Jordan.

Finally finishing up the current books in the WOT series. YAY!!
Now to wait another year for the 11th one......

The Prince by Machievelli. (rereading)

Then the next book on my going to read is

Arsene Lupin by Maurice Leblanc

Crossroad of Twilight by Robert Jordan.

Finally finishing up the current books in the WOT series. YAY!!
Now to wait another year for the 11th one......
Haha. My dad's been waiting for him to finish that series for years now. He's convinced the guy's going to die before the story ends.

Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace

9/11 Commission report

the book about the MIT students making millions by counting cards.... I can't remember the title right now.

Haha. My dad's been waiting for him to finish that series for years now. He's convinced the guy's going to die before the story ends.
I've finished the Last one that he's written... I was hoping for something better, rather than a segue backwards.

Haha. My dad's been waiting for him to finish that series for years now. He's convinced the guy's going to die before the story ends.
Hopefully it ends at 12 books like it's supposed to. He's not too old to finish two more. hehe

At this moment, NationStates Forum, but in more general view, "Excession" by Iain M. Banks, "Dragon's Kin" by Todd and Anne McCaffrey and "Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett.
Excession is a great book :)
Capital by Karl Marx.
Hope you have a lot of time on your hands. Its not exactly your casual read a chapter before bed type material.

at the moment i am reading 'My name is Red' by Orhan Pamuk, a turkish author. Apparently he is a bit of a literary superstar in Turkey but I havent come across him before. Thoroughly good read though.

The Man Who Was Thursday, by GK Chesterton. It feels old (it is old) but it's thoroughly odd in an enjoyable kind of way, it's also got some weird kind of Anarchists in it, strangely.

Dante's inferno.
YOU'RE ALL GOING TO HELL!
THat's Quite funny, but according to Dante, we are. :sniper:
I am currently reading "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara (Gettysburg)
Finally, I am reading 1984 by George Orwell. READ IT. (To know why it matters, see the Country "Ingsoc 1984")
THe Radiohead song 2+2=5 is the same form of social criticism as the book.

"It's the devil's way now.
There's now way out.
You can scream and you can shout.
It's too late now.......
BECAUSE YOU"VE NOT BEEN PAYIN ATTENTION,PAYIN ATTENTION(repeat lots of times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Dude, Radiohead is awesome.

Shaara and Orwell = awsomeness.

Sharra did another book, I can't remember the name. But, it was good.

Atlas Shrugged

I'd tell ya, but I lot of people here would flame the hell out of me.

Hmm... I actually just finished Jennifer Government. Previously, Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, for school.

I'd tell ya, but I lot of people here would flame the hell out of me.
"Unfit for Command" Eh?

"Unfit for Command" Eh?

Nope.

I'm, currently reading "Raise High the Roof Beams Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction" by J.D Salinger. Also I'm reading "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nope.
"Dude where's my Country"?

"Dude where's my Country"?

Nicaragua Betrayed

and now I'm reading Chicken Soup for the Teenager's Soul.Stop before you hurt yourself. :D

Nicaragua Betrayed
From what I've seen, it looks interesting. I never heard about it before now, I'll check it out.

I found the name of the MIT book.

"Bringing Down the House"

I just read Animal Farm. Unfortunately, I'm the only person in my grade that gets the connection.

Bleh, any books that are fantasy/political you know about? How's 1984?

I just read Animal Farm. Unfortunately, I'm the only person in my grade[/b] that gets the connection.

Bleh, any books that are fantasy/political you know about? How's [i]1984?
1984 is freakin' scary. What grade?

1984 is the "Animal Farm" of the real world... I think.

1984 is freakin' scary. What grade?

1984 is the "Animal Farm" of the real world... I think.

10th Grade.

I have officially given up on my generation, now if you can direct to the nearest gun store I can solve my problems...

Fyodor Dostovesky's "Crime and Punishment"

Re-reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series in preparation for the final installment, also Isaac Asimov's Gold

10th Grade.

I have officially given up on my generation, now if you can direct to the nearest gun store I can solve my problems...Hey, you can do it in RAPID FIRE, now!

Hey, you can do it in RAPID FIRE, now!

I'm gonna buy me a G36 Commando then!

I'm gonna buy me a G36 Commando then!AK 47, all the way.

Please tell me that you are joking though, I don't want the FBI to come knocking on my door.

AK 47, all the way.

Please tell me that you are joking though, I don't want the FBI to come knocking on my door.

I've been planning to buy that gun for 6 years so don't worry.

And no I'm not killing anybody =/

Tom Clancy's first novel The Hunt for Red October. I must say that it is much better than the movie (aren't all books though?).

I'm currently reading two books, one is Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America which I'm reading for my honors composition class, and the Koran which I'm reading purely for pleasure.

I just finished The Bookman's Promise by John Dunning and I've also been working on a biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest but it just seems to keep dragging on.

Tom Clancy's first novel The Hunt for Red October. I must say that it is much better than the movie (aren't all books though?).
I actually thought they were about equal--a good adaptation of a good book. You can't really compare the two genres--movies do things books can't do and the reverse is true. I thought the film captured the spirit of the book while removing enough of the detail and subplots contained in the book to make it short enough to enjoy. As long as movie adaptations get the spirit of the book right, I'm willing to forgive the cuts they make.

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Stolen Honor by B. G. Burkett.

I really want to read that, but i haven't been able to find it anywhere! Is it worth hunting down?

I am reading "10 Days that shook the world" by John Reed, and "Rhinocerous" a play by Ionesco.

Which one are you talking about? I'm guessing the Nader book, because the other two should be pretty easy to find.

I got lucky, I was walking past a Barnes and Noble and there was a sign mentioning a Ralph Nader signing session that day. So I bought the book and got it autographed.

Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace

9/11 Commission report

the book about the MIT students making millions by counting cards.... I can't remember the title right now.

Bringing Down the House. One of my teacher assistant for one of my classes was one of the characters in that book

‘Othello’, ‘Anna Karenina’ and soon ‘Emma’.

Of the bedtime-easy-reads variety I have just finished ‘Scarecrow’ by Matthew Reilly and have been catching up on a few months of National Geographic.

Just finished "Darwins Radio" by Greg Bear. It's really good, I would recomend it to anyone

Wow, I didn't think there were that many Terry Pratchet fans around.
Yep. Huge one here. I've got like 25 books written by Ole Pratchett

Re-reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series in preparation for the final installment, also Isaac Asimov's Gold
Dark Tower... what's the last one over there? Last one I've got is Wolves of the Calla...

Gulag by Anne Applebaum

Stop before you hurt yourself. :D

Too late, I only have a few pages left. Anyway, when I finish it I am going to start reading Let's Roll by Lisa Beamer-Life of 9-11 Hero Todd Beamer.

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler. Don't flame, it's got it's boring parts, but is actually pretty damn good. I can see why he had such mass appeal.

Im reading Catch 22, Plato's Republic and the Lexus and the Olive Tree.
The last two are for class though.

Panzer Commander: Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck. I just finished Plato The Republic.

Gone With the Wind, read it. It will really change your veiw on the South, and the Confederacy.

Homage is probobly one of my favorite books ever!

Currently reading Zinn's Peoples History of the US (and I got to see him speak today as well :)

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LMFAO
I don't know why I think this is so funny, maybe because I just read the "crying little girl" thread and now I'm nearly retarded from all the idiocy on it.
Anyway, you rock. I can't stop laughing about it.

Crime and Punishment - very dark, very twisted, very good (would hate to have been the author though).

10th Grade.

I have officially given up on my generation, now if you can direct to the nearest gun store I can solve my problems...

You know, I was talking to Eric Harris in a chat room less than a week before he and his buddy Dylan killed a bunch of people, including themselves, at Columbine High School. As you would suspect, he was a raving lunatic but everything he said to me forshadowed what he was going to do.
So I kind of shudder everytime I see you young person make a post like yours above. Hope you're kidding. If not, get help. NOW!

Neal Stephenson's "The Confusion"
"The fundamentals of molecular evolution"
and "Bright's old English grammar and reader"

‘Othello’, ‘Anna Karenina’ and soon ‘Emma’.

Of the bedtime-easy-reads variety I have just finished ‘Scarecrow’ by Matthew Reilly and have been catching up on a few months of National Geographic.
Hehe. Matt Reilly's awesome. Perfect books for the reader with ADD.
"Gee, nothing's exploded for two pages. What's going on? Oh, here we go."

The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky. He's a pretty good author in my opinion, and I've already read "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov," <<-- a really really good one.

I've been planning to buy that gun for 6 years so don't worry.

And no I'm not killing anybody =/

On the latter: good to know.
On the former: It gives me pause to know that a 10th grader has been planning to buy a specific gun for the past six years. I trust you have your reasons and that they are sound.

Anyway on to my actual reply to the original post:

The Secret Teachings of All Ages

and

The Holy Bible though I really don't trust the hundreds of translations. I fear I'm going to have to learn ancient Hebrew, Greek and Coptic and get my hands on some really old scrolls.

I am reading "Train of Thoughts". It's about the philosophy of desiging Web pages.

The Bible (duh), "The Persuit of God" by A.W. Tozer (very good), and of course my text books (that I just lost sometime yesterday and must find).

Too late, I only have a few pages left. Anyway, when I finish it I am going to start reading Let's Roll by Lisa Beamer-Life of 9-11 Hero Todd Beamer.
No wonder you're suicidal. I'm actually waiting for Amazon to deliver the new Bob Graham book, and until then I'm working on a book titled Cuba Confidential about the history of the relationship between the Cuban exiles and the Castro regime.

The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan and that's not in my american history book by Thoman Ayres. I can never seem to read one book at a time.

The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan and that's not in my american history book by Thoman Ayres. I can never seem to read one book at a time.
Another suggestion - Lies My Teacher Told Me... same type of book, but awsome, all the same.

Another suggestion - Lies My Teacher Told Me... same type of book, but awsome, all the same.
Richard Shenkman's books on history are also really good. My favorite is I Love Paul Revere Whether He Rode or Not.

I'm currently reading "The Wall" by John Hersey and "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown.

This in between the time spent writing my own work - my novel, a collection of short stories and poetry.

A Simple Habana Melody by Oscar Hijuelos and What Liberal Media? The Truth About the Bias and the News by Eric Alterman

nothing, but the last thing i read was 'bless me, ultima' and before that 'oryx and crake'.

I just read Eaters of the Dead:The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan, Relating his Experiences with the Northmen in A.D.922, by Michael Crichton

I just read Eaters of the Dead.

Good book, awesome explanation of how Beowulf came about.