Adrianople AD378 from the Osprey Campaign series.

Detailing the battle of Adrianople which the Romans lost to the Goths in the 4th century AD.

Blood in the Cage by L. Jon Wertheim. It's a history of the UFC and of Pat Miletich in particular. For an MMA book it is actually quite well-written.

A woman in Berlin.

End of World War II from a different point of view.

Its very good.

Vitruvius Brittanicus, but there is no text in the book:

Leon Uris - The Haj
Nice story, easy to read. I like his books.

Noam Chomsky - 9/11
Interesting, gives some insight in American reactions.

Philip Short - Pol Pot (The History of a Nightmare)
Biography of Pol Pot. I just started. Interesting, because the trial in Cambodia is slowly starting to move forward.

Just finished "Of Human Bondage" and started "For Whom the Bell Tolls".

I decided to go back and read all the assigned reading I blew off and cheated on when I was younger. I don't think I would have appreciated them the same as a teenager anyway. I think most good literature assigned to High School (and even most college) students can't really be appreciated or even understood at that age. I remember wanting to stick hot needles in my eyes rather than read another page of "Of Human Bondage" when I was in high school. I hated it at the time. I just finished reading it recently, and thought it was great (except the happy ending was a bit of a sell-out).

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I wanna go Tommy Hearns on Coke (aka Pipino)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS_AQK2idU8

^ Looks good, best boxing book I've ever read is Stephen Brunt's Facing Ali.

Right now I'm trying to decide what to read next: either Blue Movie by Terry Southern or Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber.

Salman Rushdie - The Enchantress of Florence.

Also Reengineering the Corporation. My boss is stuck in 90s management fads and is making me read it.

Henrik Ibsen's -The Hunger Artist

He starved himself as part of a circus act, and eventually they'd forget about him. One day they found him nearly dead, collapsed in his cart/bed, and asked why he didn't just eat.

"I'd gladly have eaten," he said, "if only I had found something I liked."

Catcher in the Rye (again), It's been years and saw it and picked it up.
Does anyone still go to the library to rent out books? I like the library and I enjoy renting them, something about the smell, the plastic cover and the fact that so many others have read the same book.
WIERD???

I'll check out a book through the library if I can't find it or I'm unsure if it's any good. If I like a book I eventually end up picking it up even if I read a library copy.

Right now I'm reading Flannery O'Connor's Wiseblood. Great stuff.

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I think there should be a porno series called Catch 'er In the Eye...

Getting ready for the warm weather vacation planning...

Great stories, some of them are believed to be true. The good part is when the young man, Jesus, tried to start a populist movement to get the Romans out of Palestine. They caught him in a Godfather-like betrayal and killed him. Then he came back from the dead and really charged everyone up, kind of like Obiwan on Star Wars. So much that the Roman Empire eventually fell into ruin. This would make a great movie. Good plots and subplots.

Ya think ??????

Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo



Dambisa is a Harvard trained economist economist from Zambia, whose career has included working at Goldman Sachs and the World Bank. In "Dead Aid" she analyzes the reasons behind prevailing extreme poverty in her native Africa despite the billions of dollars flowing to the continent from the Western world.

Her answer is simple: Africans don't need left-leaning elitist snobs like Geoffrey Sachs or Bill Clinton to come up with all kinds of solutions their problems. They are not incompetent fools that will all die of hunger the very moment the international aid stops flowing. On the contrary without the international aid, the African governments will be forced to launch reforms that will enable economic growth and fight the corruption in order to raise tax revenues to compensate for the loss of international aid money. The businessmen will be forced to start caring about their customers instead of focusing on strengthening political connections.

She is also very critical of self proclaimed celebrity saviors and spokesmen of Africa like Bono and Bob Geldof. According to her, Live Aid has turned the discourse about Africa into a discotheque. "How would Americans feel if Amy Winehouse started to give the US government advice about the credit crunch? And was listened to?” she asks.

Dead Aid is an interesting book written by a successful black woman who succeeded on her own merits without profiting from the white guilt. Also, she's not that bad looking and would make an interesting addition to the "Ghetto Gaggers" series.

i am a cat, soseki natsume

In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan.

Just finished:

Biography of Pol Pot by Philip Short - Not the best biography ever, but certainly worth my time. Lots of background on Khmer history and culture.

The Haj by Leon Uris - What can I say? Read it, great stuff.


Reading now:

Dead Souls - Gogol
Autobiography by Lemmy (Motörhead)

Presently reading "FETISH; Fashion, Sex, & Power" by Valerie Steele.

It was gift from the wife.

Starting William Gibson's Pattern Recognition (2003) this weekend.

A couple of days ago I received a rather long memo/transcript about a story titled The Bali 9. It's a very long and very messy story and it's had me engrossed for about a week.

Predictably Irrational -Dan Arilly

It explains people's buying decisions. My fave is the Asymmetric Dominance Effect.

Jefferson vs Hamilton Confontations That Shaped a Nation

A good collection of letters and articles written by the two.

The Omnivore's Dilemma, another one by Michael Pollan

I have three going at once. "I Hate Your Guts" by Jimmy Norton going in the bathroom, A Harry Turtledove novel about medieval wizards and glaciers going up in my shop and another book (the title/author escapes me) in the living room. I'll read anything from a product label to a dictionary looking for good writing.

Tom Clancy´s Powerplays - Cutting Edge

It sucks. The guy who wrote this, Jerome Preisler, should start writing for his highschool paper. Worst in the Powerplays series so far.


Jozef Musiol - Man and Crime
About the investigation and trial of Nazi war crimes (especially medical experiments) in Poland. Written by Polish prosecutor/judge. Interesting, also nauseating.


Recommended:
Dead Souls by Gogol
Great book, very entertaining and detailed description of Russian country life in mid-19th century. Full of humor and absurdity. Book ends in the middle, as Gogol burned the second part just before it was scheduled to be published. Only a few chapters remain of that part.

Took some books today at the library:

Alex you are not going to get rich by inventing a deep fried soap with 18 secret herbs and spices.

Concentrating on making soap may help Panzer move away from the enema/fecal fixations of the recent past. I foresee a synthesis of his several interests: Photographing soapmaking trannies from a moving Soviet era APC (armored personnel carrier) with an enema-bottle pinhole camera while using scent essentials as developer AND fixer.

American Gods - Neil Gaiman. Looks promising.

I have a couple of ideas for soaps and body lotions.

The Book of Samuel.

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue

Why do we have this thread. What's the point? Are we recommending what to read to one another?

Kushiels Dart (by Jacqueline Carey).. again... because I am getting ready to read the next in the series,Kushiel's Chosen and I want to refresh!!

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Good question. I use this thread to show off what great books I'm reading and how literate I am. If one of the other posters picks up one or two of the titles I've written about, I've achieved more than I hoped for.

Lately, the following:

Tom Clancy's Powerplays - Zero Hour
I expected another shyte episode after 'Cutting Edge', but was very pleasantly surprised by this one.

Tom Clancy's Netforce - Changing of the guard
Good. The whole Netforce series is ok, I think.

Leon Uris - Armageddon
Another good book by Uris. He writes well, has good plots and character building. Is it amazing literature? No. Is it nice to read? Yes.

Dostoyevski - The Gambler
Second book I read from him. It's kind of autobiographical and has (as all 19th century Russian writers) great descriptions of both people and surroundings. It's not too difficult or complicated; a good way to start with Dostoyevski.

Book on the Auschwitz Trials in 1963-1965
It's about the trial on Mulka and 19 other men/women. Written by two left-wing journalists, it's more interesting as an insight to how the Dutch society looked at Germany and WWII during the sixties, then as document on a trial on warcrimes.

Léon Poliakov - The Aryan Myth
Difficult to read, but worth it. It describes the development of the concept of the aryan 'race' as superior. Poliakov is an expert in this field and gives a lot of information on the antropological roots of it and traces it back to the Early Middle Ages. Via the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, it ends in the early 20th century when 'aryanism' becomes part of the NS ideology in Hitler Germany.

Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point
The point where an idea or trend spreads like wildfire and what gets people attached to certain shows, ads, or fashion. Another words, what makes these things 'sticky.'

Derrida and Madlibs.

Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women by Jayne Ann Krentz.

Panzer asked for a list of books I have. And as I'm shifting most of my books from one book case to another, I took some time to make some sort of list. This is part one. Listed are mostly paperbacks. This is what I read before I go to sleep; it ain't literature or very interesting. Purely entertainment.

Marc Andries En Morgen Is Het Revolutie
Baigent, Leigh & Lincoln The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail
Balsamo & Carpozi Jr. The Maffia – The First 100 Years
Tom Clancy Red Storm Rising
Tom Clancy Patriot Games
Tom Clancy The Cardinal Of The Kremlin
Tom Clancy Clear And Present Danger
Tom Clancy The Sum Of All Fears
Tom Clancy The Bear And The Dragon
Tom Clancy Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy Executive Orders
Tom Clancy Red Rabbit
Tom Clancy The Teeth Of The Tiger
Tom Clancy Without Remorse
Tom Clancy Debt Of Honour
Tom Clancy's Net Force NetForce
Tom Clancy's Net Force Hidden Agendas
Tom Clancy's Net Force Night Moves
Tom Clancy's Net Force Breaking Point
Tom Clancy's Net Force Point Of Impact
Tom Clancy's Net Force Cybernation
Tom Clancy's Net Force State Of War
Tom Clancy's Net Force Changing Of The Guard
Tom Clancy's Power Plays Cutting Edge
Tom Clancy's Power Plays Zero Hour
Tom Clancy's Power Plays Wild Card
Tom Clancy's Power Plays Cold War
Tom Clancy's Power Plays Bio-Strike
Tom Clancy's Power Plays Shadow Watch
Tom Clancy's Power Plays ruthless.com
Tom Clancy's Power Plays Politika
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Op-Centre
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Mirror Image
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Games Of State
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Acts Of War
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Balance Of Power
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre State Of Siege
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Divide And Conquer
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Line Of Control
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Mission Of Honor
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Sea Of Fire
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre Call To Treason
Tom Clancy's Op-Centre War Of Eagles
James Clavell Shogun
James Clavell Tai-Pan
James Clavell Gai-Jin
James Clavell King Rat
James Clavell Noble House
James Clavell Whirlwind
Max Ehrlich The Cult
Kinky Friedman Elvis, Jesus And Coca-Cola
John Hands Perestroika Christi
Josjikawa Musashi
Jonathan Kellerman The Clinic
Frank King Night Vision
Stephen King Bag Of Bones
Ira Levin The Boys From Brazil
Robert Littel The Company
Robert Littel The Sisters
Robert Littel An Agent In Place
Robert Littel The Once And Future Spy
Robert Littel The Revolutionist
Eric Lustbader The Ninja
Eric Lustbader The Miko
Eric Lustbader White Ninja
Eric Lustbader Second Skin
Eric Lustbader Jian
Eric Lustbader Shan
Eric Lustbader Black Blade
Eric Lustbader Angel Eyes
Eric Lustbader French Kiss
Eric Lustbader Sirens
Eric Lustbader Zero
Eric Lustbader Black Heart
Eric Lustbader Pale Saint
Eric Lustbader Dark Homecoming
Eric Lustbader Shallows Of Night
Eric Lustbader Dai-San
Eric Lustbader Beneath An Opal Moon
Henning Mankell Moordenaar Zonder Gezicht
Takashi Matsuoka Cloud Of Sparrows
Middelburg & Vugts De Endstra-tapes
Jan Mulder De Vrouw Als Karretje
Steve Pieczenik Pax Pacifica
Steve Pieczenik State Of Emergency
Philip Roth The Plot Against America
Leon Uris Armageddon
Leon Uris Topaz
Leon Uris QB VII
Leon Uris The Haj
Leon Uris Mitla Pass
Leon Uris Redemption
James Wilson Het Duistere Spoor (The Dark Clue)

Titles and/or names you can't read or that don't make sense are in Dutch. Over 90% is in English.

"i want that"
its about consumerism
and its realllllllllllllly boring

Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales

I'm finding it incredibly fascinating.