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2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
I just finished "The World Without Us" by Allan Wiseman. It is a about what would happen to planet earth if all humans suddenly vanished. It is fascinating thought experiment that has kept me day dreaming ever since I finished it. I now look at the world in a completly different way. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!
I have now just started "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan. His last book, "The Botany of Desire", was excellent and so far this new one has been just as good.
Other books that I have recently read and would recommend:
"The Yiddish Policeman's Union" by Michael Chabon
"The Looming Tower-Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11" by Lawrence Wright
"Consider the Lobster" by David Foster Wallace
"A Death in Belmont" by Sebastan Junger
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
"The Assault on Reason" by Al Gore
"The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics" by C.S. Lewis
"Fiasco-The American Military Adventure in Iraq" by Tomas Ricks
"My Lead Dog Was a Lesbian" by Brian Patrick O'Donoghue
"The Year 1000-What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millenium" By Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger
"1491-New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus"-By Charles Mann
I'm just re-reading World War Z by Max Brooks.
It's a collection of first hand accounts, memories and narratives of the Zombie Apocalypse. It tells the story of how the deadly Z virus rampaged across the globe and reduced humanity to a mere shell of its former exsistence.
To be read in conjunction with A Zombie Survival Guide by the same author.
A manual of how to survive the Zombie War should it come to your neck of the woods. Complete with tips on the best places to hide and a comprehensive list of the most effective weapons to use against the hordes its an essential purchase for any family.
I'm reading 5 against 1 by Kim Neely... good read (not as good as 'None Too Fragile' IMO - read that about 7 times now ) however, it could be better, a little biased IMO but i'll reach my own final conclusions when i've finished it in the next few days
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
I'm reading 5 against 1 by Kim Neely... good read (not as good as 'None Too Fragile' IMO - read that about 7 times now ) however, it could be better, a little biased IMO but i'll reach my own final conclusions when i've finished it in the next few days
i feel the need to disagree with you on this. ive read both books and i found none too fragile to be shithouse in the first degree.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
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lie beside me
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i have finally gotten around to Special Topics In Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessi. (Meredith if you tell me you are reading this I will die. )
I was snagged by it when I read that the main character is a cross between Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn. 2 of my faves, though alot of you knew the first one.
And then they went on to talk about how it was reminiscent of Nabakov's Lolita...another fave.
So far-amazing
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
i have finally gotten around to Special Topics In Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessi. (Meredith if you tell me you are reading this I will die. )
I was snagged by it when I read that the main character is a cross between Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn. 2 of my faves, though alot of you knew the first one.
And then they went on to talk about how it was reminiscent of Nabakov's Lolita...another fave.
So far-amazing
Is that Marisha a talent or what? I've finished the book, and must say i loved it......
I've almost finished Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis, not a bad book, nowhere as sick or twisted as American Psycho, and my next book that I got today is Into the Wild
I've almost finished Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis, not a bad book, nowhere as sick or twisted as American Psycho, and my next book that I got today is Into the Wild
how are you handling the main character being named bret easton ellis? not to mention the whole stephen king kick it went on. not his usual fare.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Not to mention very beautiful.
What are you reading now? Or am I being lazy..did you say what you are reading now?
No, you are not lazy, i've finished Marisha's novell. Now i am reading "Tirza" written by Arnon Grunberg, a young dutch writer who live and work in NY (with a elderly women, so ive heard)
Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley. I would recommend anything by W. Mosley #X.
"The Poet is a madman lost in adventure."
-Paul Verlaine-
"With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion."
-Edgar Poe-
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*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Still reading Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi. It's non-fiction, interesting, and not choppy, it has a nice flow. Still the last two books I've read (Unless and Dirt Music) were more engaging.
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
Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley. I would recommend anything by W. Mosley #X.
Did he write Devil in a Blue Dress? I was at Barnes and Noble last night and there was a 3 for 2 mystery table and that was one of the books I was trying to decide on. I settled on "The Big Sleep", "The Maltese Falcon", and another book I can't remember the name of.
Currently reading The Silence of the Lambs - can't believe I haven't read it before now.
It's great. I just read Hannibal Rising and it is horrible. He needs to retire the character. Plus his books are not written very well. Red Dragon and Silence are great stories so I overlooked the subpar writing. Not possible in Hannibal Rising.
Anybody ever read any Bill Bryson? I read an extract out of The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and it had me in stitches. Whats his writing like?
I can't wait to read that one!
The first Bryson book that I read was "In a Sunburned Country" about his travels in Australia and he had me laughing out loud. And "A Walk in the Woods", chronicling his attempt to walk the whole Appalachian Trail with his buddy was pretty hilarious, too.
I'm just finishing "The Know-It-All" by A.J. Jacobs. It's about his attempt to read the Encyclopedia Brittanica from A-Z. His sense of humor is reminding me of Bill Bryson.
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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
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
I have now just started "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan. His last book, "The Botany of Desire", was excellent and so far this new one has been just as good.
Other books that I have recently read and would recommend:
"The Yiddish Policeman's Union" by Michael Chabon
"The Looming Tower-Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11" by Lawrence Wright
"Consider the Lobster" by David Foster Wallace
"A Death in Belmont" by Sebastan Junger
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
"The Assault on Reason" by Al Gore
"The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics" by C.S. Lewis
"Fiasco-The American Military Adventure in Iraq" by Tomas Ricks
"My Lead Dog Was a Lesbian" by Brian Patrick O'Donoghue
"The Year 1000-What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millenium" By Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger
"1491-New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus"-By Charles Mann
It's a collection of first hand accounts, memories and narratives of the Zombie Apocalypse. It tells the story of how the deadly Z virus rampaged across the globe and reduced humanity to a mere shell of its former exsistence.
To be read in conjunction with A Zombie Survival Guide by the same author.
A manual of how to survive the Zombie War should it come to your neck of the woods. Complete with tips on the best places to hide and a comprehensive list of the most effective weapons to use against the hordes its an essential purchase for any family.
Fans of 28 days/weeks later will love it!
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... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
i feel the need to disagree with you on this. ive read both books and i found none too fragile to be shithouse in the first degree.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
I was snagged by it when I read that the main character is a cross between Holden Caulfield
And then they went on to talk about how it was reminiscent of Nabakov's Lolita...another fave.
So far-amazing
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Is that Marisha a talent or what? I've finished the book, and must say i loved it......
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how are you handling the main character being named bret easton ellis? not to mention the whole stephen king kick it went on. not his usual fare.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Not to mention very beautiful.
What are you reading now? Or am I being lazy..did you say what you are reading now?
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
No, you are not lazy, i've finished Marisha's novell. Now i am reading "Tirza" written by Arnon Grunberg, a young dutch writer who live and work in NY (with a elderly women, so ive heard)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnon_Gr%C3%BCnberg
interesting... the reviews i've read seem to say it's a bit self-indulgent.
i'm going to start reading 'fourth bear' by jasper fforde in the evenings. other than that, just legal texts.
Yes, the characters in the book are bit self-indulgent...but a fun read, really
P.S. I should add that Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer) is my favorite book.
-Paul Verlaine-
"With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion."
-Edgar Poe-
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
have you read red dragon by thomas harris? if not i recommend you do so.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Did he write Devil in a Blue Dress? I was at Barnes and Noble last night and there was a 3 for 2 mystery table and that was one of the books I was trying to decide on. I settled on "The Big Sleep", "The Maltese Falcon", and another book I can't remember the name of.
It's great. I just read Hannibal Rising and it is horrible. He needs to retire the character. Plus his books are not written very well. Red Dragon and Silence are great stories so I overlooked the subpar writing. Not possible in Hannibal Rising.
Sounds depressing this time of year...any good?
I read The Dante Club, I think that was the name of the book by the same author. Matthew Pearl, I think? It was good, but not as good as I expected.
I can't wait to read that one!
The first Bryson book that I read was "In a Sunburned Country" about his travels in Australia and he had me laughing out loud. And "A Walk in the Woods", chronicling his attempt to walk the whole Appalachian Trail with his buddy was pretty hilarious, too.
power to the peaceful
power to the peaceful