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Postby araby » Mon May 08, 2006 6:47 pm

I just finished Sellevision by Augusten Burroughs, and now I'm reading Possible Side Affects (by him) and according to him I'm reading My Friend Leonard by milli vanilli. (haw) both books are great, but I find myself reading more James Frey, even though he lies. I love to read what he writes, it's really good. Burroughs is really funny, not as heavy or emotional though so it's easy to put down. now I'm thinking I should do what most people are doing and refresh on the Da Vinci Code I think I've heard that eight times today! damnation...my mom has it.
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Postby 10sun » Tue May 09, 2006 8:25 am

Current: The Measure of All Things
Next: Jack Welch and the GE Way
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Postby lareau » Tue May 09, 2006 10:44 am

I've recently read the postman by David Brin

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/055327 ... e&n=283155

If you like Fallout the game, you should enjoy this book.

*Note I don't think this has any relation to the postman movie by Kevin Costner (but since i've never seen it. I can't confirm.
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Postby Martrae » Tue May 09, 2006 11:00 am

I'm currently wading my way thru the Harry Potter books again. It's potato chip for the mind time. :)
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Postby Harrison » Tue May 09, 2006 11:45 am

lareau wrote:I've recently read the postman by David Brin

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/055327 ... e&n=283155

If you like Fallout the game, you should enjoy this book.

*Note I don't think this has any relation to the postman movie by Kevin Costner (but since i've never seen it. I can't confirm.


The movie was based off this book, yes.

The book is great and it's the only book I've read more than once.
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Postby lareau » Wed May 10, 2006 5:30 am

Harrison wrote:
lareau wrote:I've recently read the postman by David Brin

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/055327 ... e&n=283155

If you like Fallout the game, you should enjoy this book.

*Note I don't think this has any relation to the postman movie by Kevin Costner (but since i've never seen it. I can't confirm.


The movie was based off this book, yes.

The book is great and it's the only book I've read more than once.


I'll pretend like I never heard that and that Mr. Costner never soiled this great book.
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Postby horhay boosh » Wed May 10, 2006 11:58 am

so are you saying that the book is POSSIBLY better than Kevin Costner's rendition?????????


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Hey.. come on... I mean. It's not like it's ROCKET SURGERY....

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Postby Gaazy » Wed May 10, 2006 5:40 pm

will check them out phleg thx sir
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Postby Mop » Wed May 10, 2006 6:06 pm

Christopher Moore has a new book out for those that are into a sick sense of humor
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Postby 10sun » Thu May 11, 2006 7:31 am

Oh btw, I was mistaken. Its "At Any Cost" The Story of Jack Welch and How He Changed GE or something.
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Postby horhay boosh » Thu May 11, 2006 9:00 am

OMFG have you guys ever heard of this guy James Frey?????

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for real... I love reading anything by Kurt Vonnegut

- Slaughterhouse 5

- Tales from the Monkey House
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Postby Arlos » Mon May 15, 2006 9:52 pm

Came up in a different thread:

Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/055338 ... oding=UTF8

Can't recommend it highly enough.

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Postby 10sun » Tue May 16, 2006 8:35 am

Neal Stephenson's book The Cryptonomicon is also pretty damn good.
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