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  • brainofme
    brainofme Posts: 231
    doris lessing - the diary of a good neighbour
    Vienna, Austria 2006
    Munich, Germany 2007
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    'Beyond Chutzpah - On The Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse Of History' - Norman Finkelstein
  • Tone
    Tone Posts: 1,206
    Byrnzie wrote:
    'Beyond Chutzpah - On The Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse Of History' - Norman Finkelstein

    Oh! I want to read that!

    Fiction: Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen

    Non-Fiction: Israel/Palestine - Tanya Reinhart
    Glaciers melting in the dead of night and the superstars sucked into the supermassive.
  • Trailer
    Trailer Posts: 1,431
    The Devil's Teeth- by Susan Casey

    A gnarly book on the Great Whites of the Farallon Islands
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Trailer wrote:
    The Devil's Teeth- by Susan Casey

    A gnarly book on the Great Whites of the Farallon Islands

    It was pointed out to me by a friend in Philly that only we Californians say "gnarly"..I happen to love that word!

    Oh and I'm reading Ishmael.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • Trailer
    Trailer Posts: 1,431
    AmentsChick wrote:
    It was pointed out to me by a friend in Philly that only we Californians say "gnarly"..I happen to love that word!

    Oh and I'm reading Ishmael.

    Yeah I couldn't imagine someone with an East coast accent saying it! haha
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Trailer wrote:
    Yeah I couldn't imagine someone with an East coast accent saying it! haha

    I LOVE the East Coast accents...especially NY!
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • manipulatedliving
    manipulatedliving Posts: 508
    Into the Wild :D
    "I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, 1977
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    manipulatedliving wrote:
    Into the Wild :D

    Never heard of it. ;):p
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    Trailer wrote:
    The Devil's Teeth- by Susan Casey

    A gnarly book on the Great Whites of the Farallon Islands

    I read that a couple of years ago. I really enjoyed it!
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • manipulatedliving
    manipulatedliving Posts: 508
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Never heard of it. ;):p
    It's really good..gives you a much better idea of what Chris was about rather than just the movie ;)
    "I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, 1977
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    manipulatedliving wrote:
    It's really good..gives you a much better idea of what Chris was about rather than just the movie ;)

    LOL! Yeah, I know. I read it years ago. :p Krakauer is my all-time favorite author. Under the Banner of Heaven is my favoritest book...and began my fascination with polygamy.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • Gold 26
    Gold 26 Posts: 676
    Steven King - Duma Key
    All my favourite singers have stolen all of my best lines.
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    AmentsChick wrote:
    LOL! Yeah, I know. I read it years ago. :p Krakauer is my all-time favorite author. Under the Banner of Heaven is my favoritest book...and began my fascination with polygamy.

    He has a new book coming out in the fall called "The Hero" about Pat Tillman.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    rrivers wrote:
    He has a new book coming out in the fall called "The Hero" about Pat Tillman.

    Oh really? I knew he had a book coming out (he talked about it on Iconoclasts)...but didn't realize it was about Pat Tillman!! Very cool. Thanks for the headsup!
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    rrivers wrote:
    He has a new book coming out in the fall called "The Hero" about Pat Tillman.

    that is very cool indeed
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  • DonJon
    DonJon Posts: 5,089
    Lone Survivor - Marcus Luttrel

    Indecent Disclosure
    Frank Clarke University of Newcastle, New South Wales
    Graeme Dean University of Sydney
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Oh really? I knew he had a book coming out (he talked about it on Iconoclasts)...but didn't realize it was about Pat Tillman!! Very cool. Thanks for the headsup!

    Here's a little info about it from wikipedia:

    "It has since been announced that Krakauer's new book, The Hero, will be released by publisher Doubleday on October 14, 2008. The Hero will be about former NFL football player Pat Tillman, who enlisted in the US Army after 9/11 to become an Army Ranger and was eventually killed in action under suspicious circumstances in Afghanistan. In addition to performing research in Afghanistan, Krakauer was able to interview members of Tillman's family and read Tillman's diaries and letters, to prepare for writing the book. Doubleday's David Drake says Krakauer's interest in Tillman reflects "the fascination he has with extreme people, who push themselves to the very limits of their capabilities"."
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Blood Canticle - Anne Rice
    R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
    R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
    R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
  • Inhiding230
    Inhiding230 Posts: 362
    A Thousand Splendid Suns - I'm almost done with it and I am really loving it. Not normally the kind of book I would read but am really enjoying this author.

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