GhostGirl Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I'm currently reading Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, and Lord of the Flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn Me On Dead Man Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Oct 21 2008, 03:36 PM) QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Oct 21 2008, 01:37 PM) QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Oct 21 2008, 05:23 AM) Stephen King - On Writing That's a great book...let us know what you think. I was very pleasantly surprised by it. I've read it a couple times myself. Great book. AMAZING book. It should be included in an English teacher's curriculum (unsure of the spelling.) Anyway, I'm currently re-reading John Green's An Abundance of Katherines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredtamasrule Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Oct 21 2008, 01:38 PM) QUOTE (theredtamasrule @ Oct 21 2008, 11:32 AM) http://lh6.ggpht.com/marklee2005/R0ZBimEdR2I/AAAAAAAABlw/TFHkUkTdJR8/7210179.jpg Great, great book. Very long but keeps you turning the pages, wonderful characters and what a plot. Highly recommended. I can't see the image - from your description it sure sounds good. Oops: Cryptonomicon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchithurts Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 QUOTE (ouchithurts @ Oct 17 2008, 01:36 PM) Boone: A Biography By Robert Morgan http://epayment.ndus.nodak.edu/C22800_ustores/web/images/store_14/booneFull.jpg http://www.andersonsbookshop.com/boone.jpg Sorry to be quoting myself, but this book is a fantastic read! I am a history buff and the best history books are those that teach you something you never knew. I knew next to nothing about Daniel Boone and have absorbed so much reading this. What I have enjoyed most is the way the author paints life on the fronteir of the late 18th century. I highly recommend this book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Limelight* Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Oct 21 2008, 01:38 PM) I'm currently reading Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, and Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies is a great book. When i read this in english last year, we had the best student teacher who went so in depth about EVERYTHING and made it so much more enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MK0XX9BPL._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_AA219_PIsitb-sticker-dp-arrow,TopRight,-24,-23_SH20_OU01_.jpg Classic Crimes, an anthology of the true crime writing of William Roughead. A must for any crime library. The "true crime" genre gets short shrift by "serious" writers, but Roughead could be considered true crime's Henry James. Between 1889 and 1949, he attended every murder trial in Edinburgh, and wrote about many of them. This is very "literary" compared to most of the genre's populist stuff. Twelve crime stories from Roughead's previously published (and now mostly out-of-print) books. He's the Godfather of the true crime genre; I'm glad I was steered towards his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Oct 21 2008, 06:37 PM) QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Oct 21 2008, 05:23 AM) Stephen King - On Writing That's a great book...let us know what you think. I was very pleasantly surprised by it. Loving it! My wife bought it for me, she's not a fan, she read it first and loved it. She's on Lisey's Story now. I would have been a big fan of his, but I feel he's been treading water a lot since Rose Madder, some good, some bloody awful. This though, is a beautifully written book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Oct 22 2008, 11:41 AM) QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Oct 21 2008, 06:37 PM) QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Oct 21 2008, 05:23 AM) Stephen King - On Writing That's a great book...let us know what you think. I was very pleasantly surprised by it. Loving it! My wife bought it for me, she's not a fan, she read it first and loved it. She's on Lisey's Story now. I would have been a big fan of his, but I feel he's been treading water a lot since Rose Madder, some good, some bloody awful. This though, is a beautifully written book. My thoughts exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtothesky Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Just finished "A Pirate Looks at 50" by Jimmy Buffet. I know. I know. Trust me - he is a much better author than he is a songwriter. IMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Oct 22 2008, 11:53 PM) Just finished "A Pirate Looks at 50" by Jimmy Buffet. I know. I know. Trust me - he is a much better author than he is a songwriter. IMO! I never could "get" him. My wife and her old college friends all love him. I think he sucks, and is living proof that musicians who use drugs are NOT more creative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoddess Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 if you haven't read Stephen Kings Dark tower books you should, i'm on the 3rd one and even if you don't like his horror these books are totally different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huck Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 QUOTE (*Limelight* @ Oct 22 2008, 04:43 AM)QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Oct 21 2008, 01:38 PM) I'm currently reading Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, and Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies is a great book. When i read this in english last year, we had the best student teacher who went so in depth about EVERYTHING and made it so much more enjoyable. I read that at school as part of English literature, so i know exactly what you mean, it's a great book, and great to study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn Me On Dead Man Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Thomas Harris' Red Dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huck Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 QUOTE (rushgoddess @ Oct 24 2008, 04:46 PM)if you haven't read Stephen Kings Dark tower books you should, i'm on the 3rd one and even if you don't like his horror these books are totally different I completed the series last year, great books and very interesting as he writes himself in there too (sorry, I won't give any more away) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Did Lee Squat? Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Mossflower by Brian Jacques. I really forgot just how great these books are.....Jacques is a truly amazing storyteller....absolute genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchithurts Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/files/jackets/hot_flat_and_crowded.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenzin Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 QUOTE (ouchithurts @ Oct 25 2008, 05:55 PM) Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/files/jackets/hot_flat_and_crowded.jpg Ouch, review that one when you are done, if you would please. It looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt2112 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Breakfast of Champions - Kurt Vonnegut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthemic Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Kingdom of Fear by Hunter S Thompson the erosion of civil liberties in america as seen through the eyes of an intelligent and yet drug addled refugee from the 60s. it's realy good but only if you don't mind getting depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Presto* Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Duma Key by Stephen King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchithurts Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan by Jill Lepore http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/14820000/14827157.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/spirit3trails/home_book.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt2112 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Microserfs - Douglas Coupland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammeh Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Until the Final Hour - Hitler's Last Secretary by Traudl Junge (who was actually Hitler's secretary from 1942 until his death April 30 1945). It's fascinating stuff and was recently made into a movie called The Downfall (excellent movie too, btw). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udanax Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Hamlet....... fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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