Author Topic: What are you reading? (Read 752430 times)

CalvinH · « **Reply #351 on:** July 18, 2012, 09:33:44 AM »

''A Blaze of Glory"-Jeff Shaara

Grape Ape · « **Reply #352 on:** July 18, 2012, 10:12:55 AM »

Just finished Ready Player One.

If you have any ties to the 80s at all, especially the video games/movie/music culture, you will love this. Easy read, but the nostalgia factor is huge.

Danjo · « **Reply #353 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:15:41 PM »

''The Real Team''-Richard Marcinko

Mr Nobody · « **Reply #354 on:** July 18, 2012, 03:20:20 PM »

A delivery menu.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #355 on:** July 19, 2012, 07:43:45 AM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on July 18, 2012, 10:12:55 AM

Just finished Ready Player One.

If you have any ties to the 80s at all, especially the video games/movie/music culture, you will love this. Easy read, but the nostalgia factor is huge.

Oh hey, that book turned up on everybody's 'Best-of' lists last year. I'll have to find myself a copy. Sounds fun.

hrspwr · « **Reply #356 on:** July 19, 2012, 08:49:28 AM »

Vince Flynn, The Third Option. I like the Mitch Rapp character, easy reading.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #357 on:** July 19, 2012, 11:05:56 AM »

Quote from: dr.chimps on July 19, 2012, 07:43:45 AM

Oh hey, that book turned up on everybody's 'Best-of' lists last year. I'll have to find myself a copy. Sounds fun.

Shows what I know - I stumbled on it by accident.

Like I said, nothing groundbreaking, but I sure had fun reading it. Some of the references, while not totally popular, were the ones I keyed on as a kid.

Before that, I read Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Those who I know who saw the movie, said the movie was horible, despite the screenplay being written by the author. The book is not so much Abe being a super hero type character, but more on just how the sheer existence of vampires shaped history.

Deadpool · « **Reply #358 on:** July 20, 2012, 06:06:12 PM »

nothing, now...well, I was re-reading a good book, but I cannot talk about it. And, I cannot talk about it...

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #359 on:** July 20, 2012, 06:13:07 PM »

Quote from: Medford on July 20, 2012, 06:06:12 PM

nothing, now...well, I was re-reading a good book, but I cannot talk about it. And, I cannot talk about it...

Oh wait, guess the sexe

Deadpool · « **Reply #360 on:** July 20, 2012, 06:14:04 PM »

and the third rule is...

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #361 on:** July 20, 2012, 06:19:15 PM »

if someone says stop or goes limp..

garebear · « **Reply #362 on:** July 20, 2012, 07:55:08 PM »

Back in the US for a couple of weeks. I can't quit buying books. Already spent about a hundred bucks.

What's the best e-reader? I'm tempted to buy one but I have no idea what to get. Really don't want to spend over two hundred.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #363 on:** July 21, 2012, 04:22:02 AM »

Quote from: garebear on July 20, 2012, 07:55:08 PM

Back in the US for a couple of weeks. I can't quit buying books. Already spent about a hundred bucks.

What's the best e-reader? I'm tempted to buy one but I have no idea what to get. Really don't want to spend over two hundred.

The kindle is awesome.

JBGRAY · « **Reply #364 on:** July 21, 2012, 05:48:33 AM »

I have Kindle on an IPad...fuckin' addicted. I'd think there can def. be a lot of conclusions made on a person's reading material list as to what kind of person they are....for me, thats not a good thing.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #365 on:** July 21, 2012, 12:25:49 PM »

Quote from: garebear on July 20, 2012, 07:55:08 PM

Back in the US for a couple of weeks. I can't quit buying books. Already spent about a hundred bucks.

What's the best e-reader? I'm tempted to buy one but I have no idea what to get. Really don't want to spend over two hundred.

First hit: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400310,00.asp

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #366 on:** July 21, 2012, 01:02:54 PM »

Quote from: D-Ware on July 20, 2012, 08:08:22 PM

Ipad

Fuck Apple

Mr. Magoo · « **Reply #367 on:** July 21, 2012, 01:57:46 PM »

Thinking, Fast and Slow- Daniel Kahneman

_bruce_ · « **Reply #368 on:** July 22, 2012, 01:41:16 AM »

Quote from: DroppingPlates on July 21, 2012, 01:02:54 PM

Fuck Apple

x2

Benny B · « **Reply #369 on:** July 30, 2012, 06:35:11 PM »

DroppingPlates · « **Reply #370 on:** July 31, 2012, 06:08:11 AM »

Quote from: D-Ware on July 31, 2012, 05:56:56 AM

Why?

Because they dictate you exactly how to use their devices. There's nothing 'open' about this arrogant company since they don't believe in users' freedom.

Option D · « **Reply #371 on:** July 31, 2012, 09:55:13 AM »

Option D · « **Reply #372 on:** July 31, 2012, 09:57:51 AM »

Quote from: pillowtalk on September 08, 2011, 03:03:18 AM

Inter-dimensional physics.

PT

Hey bro... how you been... what you been up to?

King Shizzo · « **Reply #373 on:** July 31, 2012, 04:23:51 PM »

Give me some Ideas on ancient history.

Tapeworm · « **Reply #374 on:** July 31, 2012, 09:35:24 PM »

Quote from: shizzo81 on July 31, 2012, 04:23:51 PM

Give me some Ideas on ancient history.

Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Never read it myself but they say it's the one if you have several spare weeks and horrific insomnia.

The Teaching Company has tons of stuff on audio and video which can be purchased from them or obtained through other more swashbuckling means. Yale U's Intro to Ancient Greek History was a good survey and can hopefully still be DL free and legal from their site.