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07-10-2004, 02:53 AM
Well, today i went over to the bookshop, and picked up a book "The Warrior Elite" By Dick Couch, its about Training of the Navy SEALs. Its really intresting, all though im just a chapter in. Its quite amazing what these SEALs have to do in training.
What books are you guys reading, or books you would recomend?
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07-10-2004, 02:58 AM
tv guide oOo:
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07-10-2004, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Fireal
Well, today i went over to the bookshop, and picked up a book "The Warrior Elite" By Dick Couch, its about Training of the Navy SEALs. Its really intresting, all though im just a chapter in. Its quite amazing what these SEALs have to do in training.
What books are you guys reading, or books you would recomend?
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ive read that book, its very good. right now im reading "the killer angels" by michael shaara its required summer reading at the citadel and its about the events leading up to gettysburg, the battle, and its aftermath. so far its a real good book and you don't have to be into the civil war to enjoy this because the lessons in leadership and honor demonstrated throughout the book are timeless and transcend the ages.
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07-10-2004, 03:33 AM
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What books are you guys reading, or books you would recomend?
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Finished reading "Objectivism: the philosophy of Ayn Rand" and now I'm
starting "Reason and Responsibility: readings in some basic problems of
Philosophy".
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07-10-2004, 06:41 AM
Just begun reading "Kaisho" by Eric Lustbader.
Think im like 6 chapters in or something, and its pretty good so far.
Also, ive read a bit off "The Battle of Kursk" by Anders Frankson/Niklas Zetterling.
Its got heaps of raw information about the battle of Kursk, all from fairly new documents released from the ex-soviet archives, but i just couldnt be arsed to finish it.
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07-10-2004, 06:55 AM
I'm re-reading my favorite book Brave New World By Aldous Huxley. I dont' like books that are written verbatim, i like ones with meaning and you can learn something from them.
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07-10-2004, 07:09 AM
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"The Warrior Elite" By Dick Couch
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Is it just me or does "Dick Couch" sound like an insult Tripper would come up with?
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07-10-2004, 07:37 AM
One of my favorites is "The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity have changed History" by Eric Durschmeid. I just got into "The Complete Works of H.G. Wells" but haven't gotten that far.
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07-10-2004, 08:31 AM
just cstarted stupid white men,.
Best book of all time without a doubt is Fifth Buisness. ive read it3 times over 
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07-10-2004, 08:49 AM
War of the Spider Queen series...waiting on book 4 now...
Chronicles of Conan Vol. 1
-REH stories with notes/drafts etc. Im a huge Conan geek (not the movies oOo: )
-The Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft hellfire: -Comic anthology with wicthes as the center piece of each story. Includes a great story from Clark Ashton Smith (contemporary and penpal of REH and HP Lovecraft) called Mother of Toads...
Waiting on my Sgt Rock Hardcovers.....
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07-10-2004, 09:00 AM
Speaking of series's of books, im waiting till i get money so i can buy pt. 17 and 18 of "Dragon Reborn" by Robert Jordan.
By far one of the best fantasy series's ive ever read.
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07-10-2004, 09:07 AM
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Speaking of series's of books, im waiting till i get money so i can buy pt. 17 and 18 of "Dragon Reborn" by Robert Jordan.
By far one of the best fantasy series's ive ever read.
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yeesh...cant get into him...
George RR Martin>all where are you Feast of Crows mwah:
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07-10-2004, 09:17 AM
Never read that one.
I did like Tad Williams series "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" a lot, and ive only read two books of it. biggrin:
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07-10-2004, 09:21 AM
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Never read that one.
I did like Tad Williams series "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" a lot, and ive only read two books of it. biggrin:
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youve never read George Martin? Holy shit! ed: 2 things you need to do ...go buy:
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
#2 PM me saying how delighted you are that I recommended these books. He has simply redefined the face of fantasy and his stuff kicks the shit out of all the hacks out there (goodkind/jordan etc)...
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07-10-2004, 09:26 AM
rightnow: "...and a hard rain fell"
it's very interesting, even though not very far in it. if you can, go pick it up. it's about a guy who gets drafted into vietnam.
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