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Dink Dink
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Post by Dink Dink »

Kite Runner's all right. Thought the main character whined too much. I liked a widow for one year better by irving, siddhartha was great, but again, I thought the kid in "catcher" was annoying. Life of Pi, that was pretty damned good though. Forgot who wrote it, some canuck, I think. You know what was an exceptional book and I am disappointed I waited so long to read it? Tale of Two Cities. It's a little hard to get through some of it, but damn, it was worth it.
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Post by skibum »

7 years behind... The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay... Michael Chabon
brillant, funny, historic, epic, beautifully crafted novel. Pulitzer Prize winner 2001. Top 5 all time reads.
Wes
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Post by Wes »

The big switch - very cool read, and I would very, very much recommend it for technology workers as a something to ponder when thinking about your future career.

http://www.nicholasgcarr.com/bigswitch/

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Post by Christian »

"1001 books you must read before you die"
this book helped me rediscover the novel.
I try to be a good man but all that comes
of trying is I feel more guilty.
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Post by Christian »

Fiasco(Iraq)
A Legacy of Ashes(CIA history)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (maybe one of the best novels I have ever read)
I try to be a good man but all that comes
of trying is I feel more guilty.
Ikkyu
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Post by Christian »

"Contemplative Science" B. Alan Wallace
I try to be a good man but all that comes
of trying is I feel more guilty.
Ikkyu
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Post by dipsi »

Christian wrote:Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (maybe one of the best novels I have ever read)
Oh yes!
What I love about running is you can meditate while running. It's a peaceful place.

Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, Runs marathons to raise money and awareness about children orphaned by AIDS
Wes
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Post by Wes »

Wired

http://www.wired.com/

The website is OK, but the mag is worth reading for sure. About Tech, but not just servers and windows stuff. Always some good reading.
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Post by ahab »

maxclimb11 wrote:Lolita- Vladimir Nabakov
A Prayer For Owen Meany-John Irving
Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger
Siddartha- Herman Hesse
deep! planning an assasination are we?

100 Years of Solitude
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RRO
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Post by RRO »

The Mountain the Miner and the Lord, then more Caudill books.
http://www.redriveroutdoors.com

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