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Default 07-10-2004, 08:30 AM

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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.
Man, im tired of books about war.
Go read some Colin Forbes instead, thats much better.



  
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Default 07-10-2004, 09:58 AM

Just finished reading Nelson, The Man & The Legend. Terry Coleman

I highly recommend Eames or anyone else interested in military command & stuff to read this as honour & glory & leadership= Nelson. "Glory is my object & that alone."
I think you chaps might like this guy because, basically, he was a nutcase... He actually broke his ship off from his Commanders line of battle formation & attacked an enemy fleet all by himself. oOo: The difference is though, he won ed:

I'm also reading a book about the Crusades but brought another huge book about the entire Middle Ages & now I'm reading that.
  
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Default 07-10-2004, 10:11 AM

Im writing a book now. It kind of like Catcher in the Rye except the kid isnt so whiny. The main character is insane and his best friend is imaginary which he of course doesnt know, but he knows hes not right in the head. He hates his mother because shes crazy and she doesnt know it, so he decides to find his father with his imaginary friend. Its somewhat based on my life.
  
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Default Re: Books - 07-10-2004, 02:16 PM

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"The Warrior Elite" By Dick Couch
Is it just me or does "Dick Couch" sound like an insult Tripper would come up with?

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Default 07-10-2004, 03:55 PM

Ivanhoe

The epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft--but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's throne, but two of the most popular heroes in all of English literature, Richard-the-Lion-Hearted and the well-loved famous outlaw, Robin Hood, team up to defeat the Normans and reagain the castle. The success of this novel lies with Scott's skillful blend of historic reality, chivalric romance, and high adventure.
  
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Default Re: Books - 07-10-2004, 04:40 PM

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"The Warrior Elite" By Dick Couch
Is it just me or does "Dick Couch" sound like an insult Tripper would come up with?

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Default 07-10-2004, 05:38 PM

[quote="Fluffy_Bunny":35ba8]Just finished reading Nelson, The Man & The Legend. Terry Coleman

I highly recommend Eames or anyone else interested in military command & stuff to read this as honour & glory & leadership= Nelson. "Glory is my object & that alone."
I think you chaps might like this guy because, basically, he was a nutcase... He actually broke his ship off from his Commanders line of battle formation & attacked an enemy fleet all by himself. oOo: The difference is though, he won ed:

I'm also reading a book about the Crusades but brought another huge book about the entire Middle Ages & now I'm reading that.[/quote:35ba8]

i might pick that up, ive always been fascinated by nelson but i havent read many books on him. the crusades are always awesome to read about, i recomend "the crescent and the cross" i forget who wrote it i read a few years back and it was awesome.
  
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Default 07-10-2004, 05:42 PM

the rum diary - hst.


  
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Default 07-10-2004, 05:55 PM

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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.
leet book man...im re-reading 1984
  
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Default 07-10-2004, 07:35 PM

[quote="Bean 2":f6499]Im writing a book now. It kind of like Catcher in the Rye except the kid isnt so whiny. The main character is insane and his best friend is imaginary which he of course doesnt know, but he knows hes not right in the head. He hates his mother because shes crazy and she doesnt know it, so he decides to find his father with his imaginary friend. Its somewhat based on my life.[/quote:f6499]

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Default Re: Books - 07-10-2004, 07:48 PM

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What books are you guys reading, or books you would recomend?
Finished reading "Objectivism: the philosophy of Ayn Rand" and now I'm
starting "Reason and Responsibility: readings in some basic problems of
Philosophy".
how was that. I read one of her pieces in philosophy class and, It was interesting although not the most interesting piece Ive read.
  
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Default 07-10-2004, 09:58 PM

Right now im reading 'My Life' by Bill Clinton. Its been about 2 or 3 weeks since I bought it and im only on chapter 5. I waited in line for hours to buy this book and so far its so boring.....
  
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Default 07-10-2004, 10:01 PM

Steppenwolf
  
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Default 07-10-2004, 10:03 PM

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A Swiftly Tilting Planet


It's a companion to the book: A Wrinkle in Time

So is: A Wind in the Door


All written by Madelene L'eangle (sp).

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Default 07-10-2004, 10:28 PM

Anyone read the Gormenghast books by Mervyn Peake?, brilliant imo.

Just been reading
Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East(Michael Oren)

The Lions Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan (Jon Lee Anderson , Thomas Dworzak)

…now reading The Da Vinci Code for some light relief.
  
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