What Are You Reading?

shootist51 · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:38 am

Winslow wrote:

I've seen the movie years ago,believe it was in German.Quite hilarious
in a strange way.I used to go to German language movies 50 years ago,
never anything controversial in the least was permitted.I asked why no
war movies and the German-Americans told me they were too sensitive
a subject in the early sixties.

Winslow sunny

I guess it's not as entertaining to watch a movie when you know you lose in the end lol!

Centurian 803 · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:52 am

The Lions of Iwo Jima by Haynes and Warren. Fascinating story of Combat Team 28 USMC and their fight to take Mount Suribachi.

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Benjamin Button · Number of posts: 253 Age: 29 Registration date: 2008-10-10

Just started Rant by Chuck Palaniuk.

So far so good...

Also starting The Catcher in the Rye. Can't believe I've never read it.

HistoryMajor · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:51 pm

Mostly working through school texts at the moment, but I'm reading:

Republic - Plato
Better Than Sex: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream: Hunter S. Thompson
...and a whole whack of books on the legal system, political theory, history, etc.

Recently finished:

Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's - Hunter S. Thompson
The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins

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kilted1 · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:05 pm

Just finished The Candlemass Road by George MacDonald Fraser (is that name Scots enough?) about to start on Our Man in Havana By Graham Greene ... so many books, so little time!

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Irene Adler · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:57 pm

All in the Timing: Fourteen Plays by David Ives.

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Doc Manhattan · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:04 pm

Irene Adler wrote:

All in the Timing: Fourteen Plays by David Ives.

Great collection of short plays! My little sister played the waitress in "The Philadelphia" for her drama class, and I picked up a copy after I saw it.

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Aaron · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:45 am

Right now I'm reading "The Secret Teachings of All Ages" by Manly P. Hall. Fascinating stuff my friends.

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Justpipes · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:46 pm

Recently I have read "The Shack" by William P. Young - Incredible fiction!

"Reality The Hope of Glory" by Arthur Katz - Awesome!

I am currently reading "The Myth Of A Christian Religion (Losing Your Religion For The Beauty Of A Revolution)" by Gregory A. Boyd - Just and incredible journey into the true deciplship of following Christ!

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paddy-boy · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:11 pm

Common Sense- Thomas Paine
The Federalist Papers
and
John Adams- David McCullough

mrlindeman · Subject: For the second time... Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:35 am

I am currently on Joe Hills "Heart Shaped Box". He is Steven Kings son. Pretty creepy book. Good for winter time reading.

hunter1127 · Subject: Re: What Are You Reading? Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:30 pm

The Devils Company by David Liss; historical thriller. Have read 4 of his other works; highly recommended.