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Postby Kramer » Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:14 am

so let us know what kind of books you like and your favrotite author(s)


Favortie Author:
Thomas Merton - catholic monk, essayist, and mystic

Favorite Book:
The Sign of Jonas (Thomas Merton)

Book Types: Sci-Fi like LOTR, Narnia, etc. and Books on Mysticism (western, eastern, etc.)
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    Postby KaiineTN » Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:08 am

    I like philosophical and think "outside the box" type of writing, along with self-improvement type of stuff, as long as it's not infested with repetitious opinions so much that it comes off as "preachy."

    I just finished reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, and thought it was very good and motivational. I'd recommend it.

    I ordered a few books with gift certificates I got from Christmas too, I'm looking forward to reading them. They are:

    -As a Man Thinketh
    -Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World (I caught this guy on tv the other day and found him rather entertaining)
    -The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
    -Empire of Debt
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    Postby brinstar » Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:16 am

    benjamin hoffman - grendel
    compost the rich
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    Postby Tikker » Sun Jan 01, 2006 1:55 pm

    Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time

    Jack Whyte - A Dream of Eagles (kick ass king arthur series, historical fiction)

    Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game (and the shadow series)

    Tad Williams - Otherland (I don't like his fantasy stuff tho)
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    Postby Jennay » Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:22 pm

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    Postby Dylan » Sun Jan 01, 2006 2:54 pm

    The Complete A**hole's Guide to Handling Chicks
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    Postby Velocity » Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:20 pm

    Margeret Weis & Tracy Hickman

    did the first Dragonlance books & the Death Gate Cycle series
    "something lost in your expression, something significant destroyed"

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    Postby Harrison » Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:22 pm

    R.A. Salvatore

    and I just started Rober Jordan's Wheel of Time...oh yay, only 200000 books left to go.
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    Postby Durothil Skyreaver » Sun Jan 01, 2006 10:05 pm

    Velocity wrote:Margeret Weis & Tracy Hickman

    did the first Dragonlance books & the Death Gate Cycle series


    Death Gate Cycle was awesome, right up until the really lame ending written by their dog.
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    Postby Tikker » Mon Jan 02, 2006 12:15 am

    ".....and the children were rescued by...oh.....let's say Moe"
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    Postby Yamori » Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:39 am

    Never had much call for book learnin'
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    Postby Velocity » Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:49 am

    Durothil Skyreaver wrote:
    Velocity wrote:Margeret Weis & Tracy Hickman

    did the first Dragonlance books & the Death Gate Cycle series


    Death Gate Cycle was awesome, right up until the really lame ending written by their dog.


    its been a while.. enlighten?
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    Postby mappatazee » Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:55 am

    gunter grass
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    Postby Spazz » Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:49 pm

    I kinda like dean koontz myself. I read to escape I dont really want a story bout relife or philosophy or anything like that.
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    Postby Zormito » Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:53 pm

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    Postby Tikker » Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:30 pm

    Velocity wrote:
    Durothil Skyreaver wrote:
    Velocity wrote:Margeret Weis & Tracy Hickman

    did the first Dragonlance books & the Death Gate Cycle series


    Death Gate Cycle was awesome, right up until the really lame ending written by their dog.


    its been a while.. enlighten?

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    Postby Kitao » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:07 pm

    Ayn Rand :
    Atlas Shrugged
    Fountainhead

    Right now, I am reading - The Man who Mistook His Wife For A Hat : And Other Clinical Tales. It is a very interesting read on neurology and psychology.
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    Postby Kramer » Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:14 pm

    i have heard of that book, are you in mental health?

    Has anyone read Eragon and Elder?
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      Postby Tossica » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:12 pm

      The Dune series are the best books ever written.
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      Postby Lyion » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:18 am

      I've been digging Patterson books for the last few years.

      I'm a huge George RR Martin fan, as well, and his Song of Ice and Fire series rocks, even if the last book was a huge letdown for me.

      I'm eclectic with book tastes, and really seem to read such a wide variety of authors, so it's tough to say one is my favorite as it really depends on my mood.
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      Postby Kramer » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:29 am

      I have thought about reading the Dune series, my friend says they are the shiz
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        Postby Minrott » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:24 am

        About Face by David Hackworth. Excellent biography.

        Terry Goodkinds Sword of Truth series makes Jordan's WoT eat shit and die.

        Michael Chrichton is the best novelist out there today, and it's a sad, sad thing whenever hollywood gets ahold of one of his story's. Eaters of the Dead could have been so good :(
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        Postby Lionking » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:52 am

        Authors I love:

        - George R.R. Martin
        - Robert Jordan
        - Michael Crichton
        - R.A. Salvatore
        - Robin Hobb
        - Tad Williams
        - Piers Anthony (in my younger days)
        - Ursula K. LeGuin
        - J.V. Jones (though only read a small amount of her work)
        - Tom Clancy (the early works)

        Authors I can't stand:

        - Terry Goodkind
        - L.E. Modesitt
        - David Eddings
        - Raymond Feist
        - Guy Gavriel Kay
        - Ed Greenwood
        - Dan Brown

        Currently reading 'A Clash of Kings' with 'State of Fear' on deck. After that, who knows! Always looking for suggestions.

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        Postby Zanchief » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:56 am

        LionKing wrote:Authors I love:
        - R.A. Salvatore

        Authors I can't stand:
        - Guy Gavriel Kay


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        Postby Lyion » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:00 am

        Tangent time..

        Am I the only one who thinks R.A. Salvatore books suck complete ass? They read like an AD&D Campaign he decided to put into novel form with nice character development and the most predictable craptastic linear storyline.
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