I'm about halfway through George R.R. Martin's "A Storm of Swords" Read the previous one in a couple days and am now flying through this one. After I finish the whole series, I plan on reading "The First Confessor" by Terry Goodkind. Huge fan of the Sword of Truth series, so I'm really excited to read this book. Also got to throw in "My Cross to Bear" by Greg Allman.
Dance of Days. Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital by Mark Andersen & Mark Jenkins
The nation's capital gave birth to the most influential punk underground of the '80s and '90s. Dance of Days recounts the rise of trailblazing artists such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Minor Threat, Rites of Spring, Fugazi, and Bikini Kill.
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I'm about halfway through George R.R. Martin's "A Storm of Swords" Read the previous one in a couple days and am now flying through this one. After I finish the whole series, I plan on reading "The First Confessor" by Terry Goodkind. Huge fan of the Sword of Truth series, so I'm really excited to read this book. Also got to throw in "My Cross to Bear" by Greg Allman.
OOOOH!!!!! :thumbup: Storm of Swords - best book ever!!! Enjoy!
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I'm about halfway through George R.R. Martin's "A Storm of Swords" Read the previous one in a couple days and am now flying through this one. After I finish the whole series, I plan on reading "The First Confessor" by Terry Goodkind. Huge fan of the Sword of Truth series, so I'm really excited to read this book. Also got to throw in "My Cross to Bear" by Greg Allman.
OOOOH!!!!! :thumbup: Storm of Swords - best book ever!!! Enjoy!
I am jealous as well as I loved SoS so much.
I'm reading Carey's Kushiel's Dart.
I gave it a shot because it has a lot of court intruige like the Song of Ice and fire series. So far its pretty good. I'm not used to reading a book with a female protagonist but so far its been interesting.
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Canada’s legendary ambassador to the United States reveals his personal diaries from his time in Washington, from 1981 to 1989.
Allan Gotlieb was ambassador to the United States during a high point in U.S.-Canada relations, the Reagan and Mulroney eras. One of our country’s most effective diplomats, he was renowned for forging inside connections to the capital’s key decision-makers, and as he has said, “In Washington, gossip is not gossip — gossip is intelligence.”
Gotlieb kept a diary almost daily during his time in Washington, and its entries are filled with anecdotes about meetings and parties with the capital’s social, media, and political elite. Katharine Graham, Jesse Helms, and Sandra Day O’Connor are just a few who appear in its pages, as are such Canadian visitors as Jean Chrétien, Joe Clark, and even Wayne Gretzky.
With frankness and self-deprecating wit, Gotlieb recounts the absurdities and pretensions of life in Washington and his fight to make Canada’s voice heard. His diaries chronicle not only the major international issues of the time — such as the forging of the Free Trade Agreement — but also his own growth from Washington outsider to sophisticated power-broker.
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Du Fu (712–770) is one of the undisputed geniuses of Chinese poetry—still universally admired and read thirteen centuries after his death. Now David Young, author of Black Lab, and well known as a translator of Chinese poets, gives us a sparkling new translation of Du Fu’s verse, arranged to give us a tour of the life, each “chapter” of poems preceded by an introductory paragraph that situates us in place, time, and circumstance. What emerges is a portrait of a modest yet great artist, an ordinary man moving and adjusting as he must in troubled times, while creating a startling, timeless body of work.
Been busy so I haven't been reading as much as I would like to, but I read a bunch tonight in "Storm of Swords" and am about 3/4 through it....holy crap! I can see why people are saying it's hands down the best book in the series. I can't wait to finish and get all caught up.
Finally finished ADWD so back to finishing up King's 11/22/63.
Just started 11/22/63, after finishing Under The Dome this weekend. About 200 pages in...and LOVE being back in Derry, seeing Richie and Bev again, and the references to Pennywise.
Very good so far.
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Finished Kushiels Dart which was pretty interesting and read Ayn Rand's Anthem over the weekend.
The Ayn Rand was okay. really not complex at all. Its like she had an idea and just wanted to make a statement not really tell a story. Still i'll have to listen to rush's 2112 again after reading it to see if i can catch the similarties.
I'm about to go full sci fi military space reading now
first up is Starship Troopers
Probably going to read Old Man's War and Forever war after that and i might read Armor too. By then i should be done with my sci fi fix for a while
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Finished Kushiels Dart which was pretty interesting and read Ayn Rand's Anthem over the weekend.
The Ayn Rand was okay. really not complex at all. Its like she had an idea and just wanted to make a statement not really tell a story. Still i'll have to listen to rush's 2112 again after reading it to see if i can catch the similarties.
I'm about to go full sci fi military space reading now
first up is Starship Troopers
Probably going to read Old Man's War and Forever war after that and i might read Armor too. By then i should be done with my sci fi fix for a while
Have you read Ender's Game and the countless surrounding books?
Troopers is pretty cool.
Have you read any other Rand? I loved Atlas Shrugged on my first reading (22 yrs old) and re-read it every few years. One of my favorite all time books.
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Dance of Days. Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital by Mark Andersen & Mark Jenkins
The nation's capital gave birth to the most influential punk underground of the '80s and '90s. Dance of Days recounts the rise of trailblazing artists such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Minor Threat, Rites of Spring, Fugazi, and Bikini Kill.
ooh i read this one a few years ago. i cant get enough reading about music(music i like that is). may i recommend sober living for the revolution:hardcore punk, straight edge and radical politics edited by gabriel kuhn.
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take a good look
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hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Been busy so I haven't been reading as much as I would like to, but I read a bunch tonight in "Storm of Swords" and am about 3/4 through it....holy crap! I can see why people are saying it's hands down the best book in the series. I can't wait to finish and get all caught up.
getting caught up is a double edged sword... cause when you have you gotta wait for whats next. :(
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Dance of Days. Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital by Mark Andersen & Mark Jenkins
The nation's capital gave birth to the most influential punk underground of the '80s and '90s. Dance of Days recounts the rise of trailblazing artists such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Minor Threat, Rites of Spring, Fugazi, and Bikini Kill.
ooh i read this one a few years ago. i cant get enough reading about music(music i like that is). may i recommend sober living for the revolution:hardcore punk, straight edge and radical politics edited by gabriel kuhn.
Yes, you definitely may recommend Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't been making progress with my reading these last couple of weeks. And there is still another stack waiting to be read. But by all means, I value your suggestion, especially since I am mostly into hardcore or punk music
"...bring it back someway bring it back, back, back... to the clean form, to the pure form..."
Finished "A Storm of Swords" yesterday, and read about 1/4 of "A Feast for Crows" while on guard last night/this morning.
SoS was pretty awesome.
I felt the story starts to fall off a little after that but i still enjoyed a feast for crows. you get to learn a lot about dorne and their point of view which is cool
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Just started 'Life', Keith Richards. Huge book, will take awhile.
good book, love that first story about the early 70's tour...
surprised so little stuff on wyman and taylor.
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The nation's capital gave birth to the most influential punk underground of the '80s and '90s. Dance of Days recounts the rise of trailblazing artists such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Minor Threat, Rites of Spring, Fugazi, and Bikini Kill.
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
OOOOH!!!!! :thumbup: Storm of Swords - best book ever!!! Enjoy!
I'm reading Carey's Kushiel's Dart.
I gave it a shot because it has a lot of court intruige like the Song of Ice and fire series. So far its pretty good. I'm not used to reading a book with a female protagonist but so far its been interesting.
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Canada’s legendary ambassador to the United States reveals his personal diaries from his time in Washington, from 1981 to 1989.
Allan Gotlieb was ambassador to the United States during a high point in U.S.-Canada relations, the Reagan and Mulroney eras. One of our country’s most effective diplomats, he was renowned for forging inside connections to the capital’s key decision-makers, and as he has said, “In Washington, gossip is not gossip — gossip is intelligence.”
Gotlieb kept a diary almost daily during his time in Washington, and its entries are filled with anecdotes about meetings and parties with the capital’s social, media, and political elite. Katharine Graham, Jesse Helms, and Sandra Day O’Connor are just a few who appear in its pages, as are such Canadian visitors as Jean Chrétien, Joe Clark, and even Wayne Gretzky.
With frankness and self-deprecating wit, Gotlieb recounts the absurdities and pretensions of life in Washington and his fight to make Canada’s voice heard. His diaries chronicle not only the major international issues of the time — such as the forging of the Free Trade Agreement — but also his own growth from Washington outsider to sophisticated power-broker.
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Du Fu (712–770) is one of the undisputed geniuses of Chinese poetry—still universally admired and read thirteen centuries after his death. Now David Young, author of Black Lab, and well known as a translator of Chinese poets, gives us a sparkling new translation of Du Fu’s verse, arranged to give us a tour of the life, each “chapter” of poems preceded by an introductory paragraph that situates us in place, time, and circumstance. What emerges is a portrait of a modest yet great artist, an ordinary man moving and adjusting as he must in troubled times, while creating a startling, timeless body of work.
Or you can come to terms and realize
You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
Just started 11/22/63, after finishing Under The Dome this weekend. About 200 pages in...and LOVE being back in Derry, seeing Richie and Bev again, and the references to Pennywise.
Very good so far.
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The Ayn Rand was okay. really not complex at all. Its like she had an idea and just wanted to make a statement not really tell a story. Still i'll have to listen to rush's 2112 again after reading it to see if i can catch the similarties.
I'm about to go full sci fi military space reading now
first up is Starship Troopers
Probably going to read Old Man's War and Forever war after that and i might read Armor too. By then i should be done with my sci fi fix for a while
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It is a bummer to finish ADWD and know that you have to wait again, huh?
I actually just picked up 11/22/63 after taking a few year King break. I really like it and it is like an old friend tapping me on the shoulder...
Have you read Ender's Game and the countless surrounding books?
Troopers is pretty cool.
Have you read any other Rand? I loved Atlas Shrugged on my first reading (22 yrs old) and re-read it every few years. One of my favorite all time books.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
ooh i read this one a few years ago. i cant get enough reading about music(music i like that is). may i recommend sober living for the revolution:hardcore punk, straight edge and radical politics edited by gabriel kuhn.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
getting caught up is a double edged sword... cause when you have you gotta wait for whats next. :(
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
The King book was slow for me at first but now Im totally into it, cant really go wrong with his books.
Yes, you definitely may recommend
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I felt the story starts to fall off a little after that but i still enjoyed a feast for crows. you get to learn a lot about dorne and their point of view which is cool
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Or you can come to terms and realize
You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
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I finished starship troopers last night :?
I was not very impressed with it.
I'm going to take a week off and give space military another go with Old Man's War next week
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good book, love that first story about the early 70's tour...
surprised so little stuff on wyman and taylor.
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