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01-06-2009, 02:12 PM
Joe Gardner

I bought two books at REI this week, and received two books from Amazon.com in the mail.

From REI: Staying alive in avalanche terrain & The chuting gallery.
From Amazon: The Mammals of Costa Rica & Tropical Plans of Costa Rica
01-06-2009, 03:38 PM
Mtnman1830

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Just finished "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoyevski, and started "Tom Sawyer" my Mark Twain.

How was The Brothers Karamazov? I tried reading that book at least 2x, and couldn't get into it. I had read Crime and Punishment years ago, enjoyed it immensely, so figured I'd read his other works.

It sounds like you're working your way through lots of classic literature - good for you! :2thumbs: I've done the same thing several times in the past. I have Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha to read one of these days :nod:, and a few others I can't remember.

-SJ

Brothers Karamazov was extremely tedious. I hope that the others on my list of his aren't as bad.

Yeah, I am on a Classical Literature kick right now. Looking forward to some of the book. One that isn't on the list I want to read is Dante's Divine Comedy.
01-06-2009, 03:45 PM
Don

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the Book of Mormon

Spammer! Quick hide your IP; their homing in on you. :haha:

I just started Slavomir Rawicz's The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
01-06-2009, 08:06 PM
Ride On

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I am about to start Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, but i am lazy so i might listen to it instead.

Thats not lazy! That is multi- tasking. I love books on tape. Last one I listened to was Bourne Identity. I have actually listened to it twice. Clean and listen or drive and listen.

yah but im not doing anything productive wail i listen I am playing video games :user:
02-14-2009, 05:35 AM
Mtnman1830

Just finished Marx's Manifesto
02-14-2009, 02:25 PM
Wasatch Rebel

I'm reading two The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House . American Lion:Andrew Jackson in the White House is a biography of Andrew Jackson by John Meacham.
02-14-2009, 08:28 PM
Cirrus2000

Just finished The Secret Knowledge of Water and The Way Out, both by Greg Childs.

Currently reading Under the Banner of Heaven.

Next up is The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan.
02-15-2009, 10:11 AM
mtn_trsh

curently reading the art of dreaming, by carlos castenada.
02-15-2009, 05:56 PM
Kent K25

Man on Fire - A.J. Quinnell

The rest of the books in this series are out of print and expensive...hoping to track them down slowly over time...
02-17-2009, 09:40 AM
tapehoser

On Killing by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.
02-17-2009, 09:54 AM
Iceaxe

"I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" - Tucker Max
02-17-2009, 10:57 AM
Rev. Coyote

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curently reading the art of dreaming, by carlos castenada.

That guy will make your head spin. Will also make you VERY respectful of moths.
02-17-2009, 11:17 AM
BruteForce

Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn.

Mitch Rapp is the man!
03-09-2009, 10:20 AM
Mtnman1830

Finally finsihed Tom Sawyer - took me long enough.

Just picked up 'The Aeneid' by Virgil
03-10-2009, 09:06 PM
blueeyes

Lolita

I am frustrated by this book. I had no idea what it was about when I started reading it. I like the way the guy writes and uses all kinds of new words and very descriptive. But the topic makes my stomach turn. I don't think I will finish it. Anyone else read this?
03-11-2009, 09:42 AM
tapehoser

Playing for Pizza by Grisham.

It's OK. Little slow to begin with and hasn't picked up yet and I'm 3/4 way through. It's about football....in Italy.
03-11-2009, 09:52 AM
Thomas

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Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn.

Mitch Rapp is the man!

I love Vince Flynn I have all his books on my iPod, and I listen to and from work. I don't have much time to read so I subscribed to www.audible.com they have thousands of books and it nice to be able to "read" books during my commute, while exercising, or doing yard work.

I just finished listening too "The Testament" by John Grisham and it was good.
03-11-2009, 09:24 PM
JP

Getting ready to start "Guilty". Have some computer crap to get out of the way first :haha:
03-12-2009, 10:47 AM
Deathcricket

"The Pirate King" by R.A. Salvatore

It's been out for 4 months, can't believe I'm such a slacker and didn't see it see it sooner. I have to say a little disappointed... But only due to the length. It's 350 pages but it's the big "harry potter type" font where there is 4 words per line and you get a cramp from turning pages so often. Then lots of skipped pages for chapter breaks and such. Got 3/4 of the way through it on a 5 hour flight. But even after having a series 25 books long, I'm still entertained so I can't complain much.
03-12-2009, 11:22 AM
Ih8grvty

Dead Watch, by John Sanford.
I love the Prey Novels, and the Kidd novels he wrote, so this was a next logical step.
not actually reading it at the moment, but I did just buy it today, and I will start reading it either in the bathroom sometime today, or in bed tonight. Depends on what one of the two opportunities strike me first.

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