coach24
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Post by coach24 on Aug 18, 2008 16:34:53 GMT -5
owners manual- wireless router
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Tookie
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Post by Tookie on Aug 19, 2008 18:42:06 GMT -5
Death's Half Acre - Margaret Maron
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RuneDeer
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Post by RuneDeer on Aug 23, 2008 17:58:06 GMT -5
Duma Key - Stephen King. Very atmospheric - reminds me of the John Huston films, all featuring the ceiling fan, slowly revolving...
Much better than Lisey's Story.
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Thorne
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God of Thunder
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Post by Thorne on Oct 5, 2008 13:44:47 GMT -5
The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB by Milton Bearden (former CIA agent and S/E (Soviet/East European) Division Chief during the collapse of the USSR) and New York Times report James Risen.
Absolutely fascinating account of the final years of the USSR, starting in 1985 when the CIA lost several agents in the USSR (thanks to Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen). Not at all self-serving (Bearden constantly relates how badly things were handled across the board) and a confirmation that CNN actually did break the story of... well, everything that happened (up to and including the fall of the Berlin Wall).
Definitely not a political story (outside of the contributions of several members of Congress), along with some engrossing history of the CIA and several key players. Highly recommended to anyone who has an interest in history and government.
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Post by spastikcomma on Oct 6, 2008 7:47:48 GMT -5
Sorry, I misread something.
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Copperhead
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Post by Copperhead on Oct 9, 2008 14:13:44 GMT -5
I just finished Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen. I'm trying to finish up A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited By Obama And Why He Can't Win.
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RuneDeer
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Post by RuneDeer on Oct 10, 2008 17:26:14 GMT -5
20th Century Ghosts - short story collection by Joe Hill, whose dad is some writer fella named Stephen King.
Very good stuff, especially "Pop Art" and "The Cape."
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Post by Gary on Nov 9, 2008 8:21:17 GMT -5
Finished up several books on the past month, and felt like revisiting an old friend - "Job: A Comedy Of Justice" by Robert A. Heinlein.
Fascinating look at religion from someone who knew the Bible extremely well yet was not blinded by theological inconsistencies and instead met them head on.
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Post by spastikcomma on Nov 10, 2008 8:36:32 GMT -5
"Sarum" by Edward Rutherford; good story but horribly written.
I read Rutherford's "London" last year and thought my nephew would like it. I ended up not being able to find "London" and got him "Sarum", which I hadn't read. He refused to loan it to me and now that I have my own copy I know why. It's full of sex. Not amazingly graphic, sexy-sex; but a lot more than his mom would approve of. He was 14 when I got it for him. Now I know why I'm his favorite aunt.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Nov 10, 2008 13:15:15 GMT -5
I'm finishing up "Ghosts of Ireland's Homes"---a freebie from McKay's.
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Post by tinkerbellybutton on Nov 11, 2008 14:40:08 GMT -5
I'm reading "Dreams From My Father" by Barack Obama. Interesting read.
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Copperhead
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Post by Copperhead on Nov 11, 2008 14:43:53 GMT -5
This week I'm reading "Work Hard. Be Nice." by Jay Mathews
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Dana
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Post by Dana on Nov 11, 2008 16:35:13 GMT -5
Just finished the first book, "Once Upon a Time in the East" in the "Diego" time travel series by Lionel Fenn - aka Charles Grant...will start the second tonight. Funny and light reading...makes me miss Charlie all the more...
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Tookie
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Post by Tookie on Nov 11, 2008 23:31:28 GMT -5
Tropical Freeze by James W. Hall
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Post by spastikcomma on Nov 12, 2008 8:35:56 GMT -5
I enjoyed "Dreams of My Father." I got the book because I liked Obama and put it down impressed and confident he was the person we needed.
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Post by tinkerbellybutton on Nov 13, 2008 10:26:07 GMT -5
I feel a little voyeuristic reading it somehow, spastikcomma. It's so personal. But I like him even better for it, too.
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Post by mightejoe on Nov 14, 2008 15:46:07 GMT -5
Working on Underworld by Don DeLillo. Anyone take a crack at this?
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Post by Dreamwebber on Nov 17, 2008 22:22:51 GMT -5
Went a little nuts at McKay's (hadn't been there since they moved to its current location). I guess you can tell I am a reader Debating on which one to read first. "Royal Blood" Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes by Bertram Fields or "Serpent and the Moon" Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent which is the love story of King Henri II of France to Diane de Poitiers. I love Historical romance so, will probably go for the second one first.
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Tookie
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Post by Tookie on Nov 24, 2008 14:58:50 GMT -5
I'm rereading all the Perry Mason mysteries by Erle Stanley Gardner. I started with the first book and am now on the ninth.
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Post by spastikcomma on Nov 24, 2008 15:14:11 GMT -5
"The Graveyard Book." Neil Gaimon's new kid book. Bought it for my son, read it over the weekend. Really good.
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Babs
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Post by Babs on Nov 27, 2008 21:59:22 GMT -5
Just finished The Well and the Mine. One of the best books I have ever read! Reading the Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. Very good!
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Post by spastikcomma on Dec 1, 2008 9:45:04 GMT -5
I'll have to look into "The Well and the Mine." After reading "Water for Elephants" I've decided to always go with Babs recommendations. I read "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wau." If you're fluent in Spanish and Sci-Fi, this is probably the perfect book. I'm familiar with only a smattering of both, so I missed a lot of references.
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Post by el Gusano on Dec 11, 2008 22:36:06 GMT -5
The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
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Post by spastikcomma on Dec 12, 2008 7:58:39 GMT -5
Again?
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Post by el Gusano on Dec 12, 2008 9:14:44 GMT -5
It's a classic.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Dec 12, 2008 16:41:25 GMT -5
I finished "The Art of War" a few weeks back. Am now working on a collection of Edgar Allen Poe works.
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Post by daworm on Dec 23, 2008 9:14:15 GMT -5
Just finished Fallen Angels. While a bit dated, it still raises serious questions about global warming versus cooling, and is also a somewhat irreverent yet not wholly incorrect look into fandom. Forgot to mention, if you follow the link you can read it for free, either online or offline in your favorite ebook reader.
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Post by SKB on Dec 23, 2008 10:08:38 GMT -5
Hmn...might have to check it out.
Currently reading Duma Key-I like the characters so far much more than the ones in Lisey's Story however I believe some of the visuals that King managed to imprint in my head from Lisey's Story are stronger /shrug We shall see how it turns out in the end though I'm not even halfway through it yet.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Dec 30, 2008 10:59:59 GMT -5
"The Bell Witch of Tennessee" by Charles Bailey Bell (A Descendant)
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Post by thb on Jan 2, 2009 15:23:05 GMT -5
I finished two Carly Phillips books, The Bachelor and The Playboy. I also finished Free Fall by Fern Michaels and want to move on to Hide and Seek.
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