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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    Ms. Haiku said:
    First book of the Guido Brunetti series by Donna Leon - Death at La Fenice 
    I finished the second volume in the series. Pretty intense at the end. I don't have #3, but I started #4.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy. About 3/4 of the way done with it & it's been a good read so far.
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  • Glorified KCGlorified KC Posts: 2,672

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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    Yay, book form!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • markymark550markymark550 Posts: 5,154


    Free on Amazon Prime.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    mfc2006 said:
    The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy. About 3/4 of the way done with it & it's been a good read so far.
    Finished this on Tuesday & read Election by Tom Perotta right after. Both great. 

    I started Jon Krakauer's "Missoula" last night.
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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,250
    el asesinato de pitagoras marcos chicot
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,027
    Ms. Haiku said:
    Yay, book form!
    Brave soul, reading all that!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,027
    edited May 2019
    Tom Petty fans, this one is a must.  Only have had time for a few chapters but loving it already:


    And here is what could be considered Zane's postscript or  last chapter for that book:


    Post edited by brianlux on
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • MalrothMalroth Posts: 2,524

    The idea is....eating meat is not inherently wrong, but the way we treat the animals we raise for food is horrible.
    I eat meat, but am working it out of my diet. 
    Meat eaters should read even if it doesn't change your mind.



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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    The Fifth Risk
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    a book on the knights templar 
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,523

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    I just finished reading Kim Gordon's Girl In a Band and Danny Goldberg's Serving the Servant. Both great reads.

    Has anyone read any Philip K. Dick or Nietzsche? I am interested in giving books by these authors a go.
    I found a copy of The Antichrist by Nietzsche on a university website and will give that a go. I read the wikipedia page about it and it interests me. 
    I've been listening to Sister by Sonic Youth and read that the album was based loosely on the works of Philip K. Dick.
    He has so many titles I don't know what I'd like. Counter-clock world seems interesting. 
    Any recommendations? 
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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,250
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I just finished reading Kim Gordon's Girl In a Band and Danny Goldberg's Serving the Servant. Both great reads.

    Has anyone read any Philip K. Dick or Nietzsche? I am interested in giving books by these authors a go.
    I found a copy of The Antichrist by Nietzsche on a university website and will give that a go. I read the wikipedia page about it and it interests me. 
    I've been listening to Sister by Sonic Youth and read that the album was based loosely on the works of Philip K. Dick.
    He has so many titles I don't know what I'd like. Counter-clock world seems interesting. 
    Any recommendations? 
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VALIS_trilogy
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Thanks
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  • MissPennyLaneMissPennyLane Posts: 687
    Sean and David's Long Drive.

    I would say it's like that movie Sideways.

    Hands down funniest book. Sean Condon use to write books and he's such a smart ass and has a very good sense of humor. Hes Australian but lives in Amsterdam now with his wife and daughter. I would say a mix between Larry David and Anthony bourdain sense of humor.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,027
    I rarely re-read books ("so many books, so little time"), but this one is proving to be WELL worth the second go-around!  One of my favorites from Henry:


    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    I saw a pop up book store today selling all books for $5.
    I bought these four titles, not sure I will even have time to read one seeing I am back to studying next week.
    Has anyone read any of these? I am glad I found a Philip K. Dick and a Nietzsche book. These are the only books of theirs on shelf.


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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    brianlux said:
    I rarely re-read books ("so many books, so little time"), but this one is proving to be WELL worth the second go-around!  One of my favorites from Henry:


    Ha! I'm always re-reading books! 

    Presently, I'm re-reading a new-to-me translation of this one.



    Great translation so far. I must check out some of their other Dostoevsky translations.
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  • riotgrlriotgrl Posts: 1,895
    Enkidu said:
    Two great books.  
    How is Midnight in Chernobyl?  It's on my to-read list but after watching the Chernobyl series on HBO I wasn't ready to dive into a book quite yet.
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

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  • riotgrlriotgrl Posts: 1,895

    Probably the most important book I've read in a long while.  Great look at how baked into our society racism really is and how it's not just the banks and realtors that denied people of color opportunities but the US government's role as well.  He also discusses how current segregation patterns are linked to these original abuses and the role of the 2008 housing crisis in the lives of people of color.  Very eye-opening, and in today's climate, a very necessary look at systemic racism.
    Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?

    Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...

    I AM MINE
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Posts: 36,976
    Russell Brand Mentor. Meh. 
    new album "Cigarettes" out Spring 2025!

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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Posts: 20,273
    Howard Stern Comes Again

    great book...transcripts of interviews with some commentary
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165

    Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues (8th ed.)



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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,799
    Recently been slamming through Winston Graham's Poldark novels.  Love the PBS series, now reading the books, I can't get enough.  Going to miss the series when it's over this year.  
  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    Just finished Fight Club.
  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    The Stranger, Albert Camus. Translated by Matthew Ward (1989).
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