What's Everyone Reading and I got a Kindle Topic
07-24-2009, 12:19 AM
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where's mike he usually has a good book going.
just about done with old man and the sea, might read For Whom the Bell Tolls next haven't decided, not sure I'm ready to dive into Moby Dick just yet, it gets a little dry in the middle.
just about done with old man and the sea, might read For Whom the Bell Tolls next haven't decided, not sure I'm ready to dive into Moby Dick just yet, it gets a little dry in the middle.
07-24-2009, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' post='924671' date='Jul 24 2009, 09:01 AM
'Best Trees for Your Garden' by Allen Patterson
'Deck and Patio Design Guide' by Better Homes and Gardens
$4 each at Winners (TJ Maxx to you Amerikans)
'Deck and Patio Design Guide' by Better Homes and Gardens
$4 each at Winners (TJ Maxx to you Amerikans)
Is that a 3 part series? 3rd one being "how men get laid by other men"?
07-25-2009, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by phinsup' post='924666' date='Jul 24 2009, 01:19 AM
where's mike he usually has a good book going.
just about done with old man and the sea, might read For Whom the Bell Tolls next haven't decided, not sure I'm ready to dive into Moby Dick just yet, it gets a little dry in the middle.
just about done with old man and the sea, might read For Whom the Bell Tolls next haven't decided, not sure I'm ready to dive into Moby Dick just yet, it gets a little dry in the middle.
Arrrr! 'Ow izzit that a nautical tale could possibly be dry in the middle? Seems it'd be literally drippin' wet sloshin' around in the briny!
07-25-2009, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='924724' date='Jul 25 2009, 05:32 PM
Arrrr! 'Ow izzit that a nautical tale could possibly be dry in the middle? Seems it'd be literally drippin' wet sloshin' around in the briny!
wow i hope that came to you easily and you did not toil in its creation.
07-26-2009, 12:02 PM
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we just got back from oregon, first time it was nicer there than here...
anyways, i didnt read anything heavy
i read moonraker, by ian fleming, zero relation to the movie of that title, one of the better bond books
'the treasure of khan' i think, clive cussler, not one of his best, he's at his best when the book is so far over the top that its funny
then i am reading nature girl, carl hiassen; usually he starts with a bang and you're hooked on this madcap adventure, this one is a slow starter so far
the other one i have been reading forever, is down and out in paris and london by george orwell, its good so far, not really as riveting as the 1988 mazda rx7 shop manual though, that is a good read
anyways, i didnt read anything heavy
i read moonraker, by ian fleming, zero relation to the movie of that title, one of the better bond books
'the treasure of khan' i think, clive cussler, not one of his best, he's at his best when the book is so far over the top that its funny
then i am reading nature girl, carl hiassen; usually he starts with a bang and you're hooked on this madcap adventure, this one is a slow starter so far
the other one i have been reading forever, is down and out in paris and london by george orwell, its good so far, not really as riveting as the 1988 mazda rx7 shop manual though, that is a good read
07-26-2009, 09:57 PM
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I like Tim Dorsey a little over Hiassen when it comes to the florida style authors, I don't know why I think just because Dorsey was a newspaper writer and his books have no filler, it's always something. You'd like the Hammer Head Ranch Hotel.
So I read Hammerhead, I read Old Man and The Sea I'm at a bit of a crossroads here as to what to read, I know if I bury myself in a non-fiction I'll be in it nonstop for 3 or 4 days, I can't put the nonfiction stuff down. Sooooo, I may read Jesse Ventura's Don't Start the Revolution without me, 320 pages thats like 3 evenings and I don't think I'll have an issue putting it down
One feature I love of the Kindle is the ability to read a sample, this gives you the first chapter or two, I've found several books I thought would be great, read the first two chapters and said **** it.
So I read Hammerhead, I read Old Man and The Sea I'm at a bit of a crossroads here as to what to read, I know if I bury myself in a non-fiction I'll be in it nonstop for 3 or 4 days, I can't put the nonfiction stuff down. Sooooo, I may read Jesse Ventura's Don't Start the Revolution without me, 320 pages thats like 3 evenings and I don't think I'll have an issue putting it down
One feature I love of the Kindle is the ability to read a sample, this gives you the first chapter or two, I've found several books I thought would be great, read the first two chapters and said **** it.
07-30-2009, 03:54 PM
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I just downloaded "Free: The Future of a Radical Price". I heard an interview with the author a few months ago, and finally got around to downloading the audio version (it's free, of course). Listened to 2 chapters so far, very interesting stuff.