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« Reply #45 on: September 22, 2007, 12:40:29 AM »
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.  Amazing story of kids surviving a sometimes charming but ultimately dysfunctional family.
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« Reply #46 on: September 22, 2007, 05:04:22 AM »
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« Reply #47 on: September 22, 2007, 08:53:14 AM »
The 13th Valley by John M. Del Vecchio. Possibly the best book I have ever read as far as immersion goes.
Anything written by Peter Hathaway Capstick. I have read everyone that I can get my hands on.
I recently read Unintended Consequences by John Ross. The book was suggested here on the BBS by Laz. Great book and hard to put down.
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« Reply #48 on: September 22, 2007, 09:37:36 AM »
Someone recently recommended The Prize by Daniel Yergin and I thought I'd pick it up today. Anyone read it?
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« Reply #49 on: September 22, 2007, 10:22:53 AM »
Currently rereading "The Hacker Crackdown" by Bruce Sterling. I've just started "Enemy at the Gates" by William Craig. Also, I just got "Crossing the Rubicon" by Michael Ruppert, and will be starting that shortly.

I was half way through "Use of Weapons" by Ian Banks, but found it poorly written and boring.  It may be time to reread the Rama or Ringworld series.
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« Reply #50 on: September 22, 2007, 01:19:24 PM »
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Hmmmm... The Fremen, then? The spice?

I do agree that Herbert's son absolutely butchered the series. He should be ashamed.

Much like Peter Jackson butchered Tolkien for no logical reason. :)



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« Reply #51 on: September 23, 2007, 10:31:53 AM »
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Oh the wit.  You're an FDB, so your reading requires what, you to wear a clean "pull up" and a book involving a man with a yellow hat?  :p


Aaaahhhh, I'm being insulted by a man chooses his 'literature' from Oprah's book club, builds an R2 in his basement and looses bladder control when talking to strippers on a BBS.

Peer critique, I think not.
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« Reply #52 on: September 25, 2007, 02:10:35 AM »
I constantly read the 1632 set by Eric Flint et al.... mostly because I write in that universe. My wife and I write as a team, our first short story came out in Grantville Gazette 13 (shamless plug) (for sale from Baen books webscriptions) so far we have sold them about 60,000 word this year with the first 18,000 already in publication and the rest scheduled.
  Sooo I am not reading but writing, currently half finished are 3 more short stories and 5 "fact" articles for the Gazette, the first two chapters of a novel, and a short about a dragon powered steam engine. (techno fantasy) The pay is good, .06 cents a word, one cent more than pro rate....

Other than that I read anything by Baen, they have the Electronic Advance Reader Copies available (EARCs) and I am 8 months ahead on many authors.....

last one was David Drakes "When the Tide Rises" scheduled publication date March 2008
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« Reply #53 on: September 25, 2007, 02:35:29 AM »
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"so far we have sold them about 60,000 word this year..."

"The pay is good, .06 cents a word..."
Kevin


That's $36. Don't you mean 6 cents per word? :O
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« Reply #54 on: September 25, 2007, 03:17:50 AM »
Great Physicists - From Galileo to Hawking - W. Cropper
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« Reply #55 on: September 25, 2007, 04:47:30 AM »
Ach! ya got me, 6 cents a word it is.
We average about 250.00 an article/story, not nearly as much as I make at work, but it pays for our convention schedule. BTW the next Con we are going to is "losCon 34" in LA Thanksgiving weekend. We are going by train, it costs less round trip then it would cost to drive one way.
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« Reply #56 on: September 25, 2007, 05:54:48 AM »
A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War
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« Reply #57 on: September 25, 2007, 06:29:53 AM »
what's a book? :confused:
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« Reply #58 on: September 25, 2007, 07:34:14 AM »
Well, Drunky, I guess everyone else has opted to partake in the discussion.

Shouldnt you be back at the FDB BBS bragging about the wedgies you got in high school?

Thanks for trying to participate.  Swing and miss.

As for the Oprah list, didnt know it was there.  Just knew the Dr had been featured on the show a few times.  Pity you are so afraid to educate yourself.
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