what was it?
mine is still Trinity by Leon Uris.
i should get another one by him.
last great book you read?
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rhythmicstorm
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i've been reading T.C Boyle's stuff lately. Excellent, if not a little doomsy/doomsish! Drop City is the first one I read, about a commune in north cali that moves to alaska. so so good. i couldn't put it down. right now the one i'm about to finish is Tortilla Soup i think. also, the Inner Circle is a fictional tale set around dr kinsey the sex researcher. he has a few great short story collections out as well.
all of his books have the theme of showing very clearly both sides of every situation- no sugar-coating. real honest personal consequences, feelings, perspective, etc.
a couple of others:
music of chance by paul auster
bel canto by ann patchett
happy reading!
all of his books have the theme of showing very clearly both sides of every situation- no sugar-coating. real honest personal consequences, feelings, perspective, etc.
a couple of others:
music of chance by paul auster
bel canto by ann patchett
happy reading!
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Recently finished The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
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ScS
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i finished vonnegut's "slaughterhouse five" a few weeks back.
loved it.
loved it.
scs
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"democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"-hl mencken
"on the run from johnny law...ain't no trip to cleveland"-dignan
"a flute without holes is not a flute. a donut without a hole is a danish."-ty webb
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"democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"-hl mencken
"on the run from johnny law...ain't no trip to cleveland"-dignan
"a flute without holes is not a flute. a donut without a hole is a danish."-ty webb
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Jason Booth
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Emergence, by Steven Johnson.
It's a great book covering emergent behavior in many different systems, from ant colonies and slime molds, to modern cityscapes. If you've never heard of emergent behavior, it's basically the idea that hundreds of agents with simple behaviors interacting (like, say, ants) can produce seemingly complex and intelligent systems without a central control system. This book does a good job of not only covering the subject matter, but relating it to everyday things in life.
I'm also about halfway through another Steven Johnson book on Neuroscience, which is a little dry but still very interesting.
It's a great book covering emergent behavior in many different systems, from ant colonies and slime molds, to modern cityscapes. If you've never heard of emergent behavior, it's basically the idea that hundreds of agents with simple behaviors interacting (like, say, ants) can produce seemingly complex and intelligent systems without a central control system. This book does a good job of not only covering the subject matter, but relating it to everyday things in life.
I'm also about halfway through another Steven Johnson book on Neuroscience, which is a little dry but still very interesting.
Jason Booth
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Ishmael is one of my favorite books ever.
Just read Steinbeck's Cannery Row and I'm working on Killing Hope by William Blum. He's good stuff.
"If I were the president, I could stop terrorist attacks against the United States in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize -- very publicly and very sincerely -- to all the widows and the orphans, the impoverished and the tortured, and all the many millions of other victims of American imperialism. I would then announce that America’s global interventions -- including the awful bombings -- have come to an end. And I would inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st state of the union but -– oddly enough -– a foreign country. I would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the savings to pay reparations to the victims and repair the damage from the many American bombings and invasions. There would be more than enough money. Do you know what one year of the US military budget is equal to? One year. It’s equal to more than $20,000 per hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born.
That’s what I’d do on my first three days in the White House. On the fourth day, I’d be assassinated."
-William Blum
Just read Steinbeck's Cannery Row and I'm working on Killing Hope by William Blum. He's good stuff.
"If I were the president, I could stop terrorist attacks against the United States in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize -- very publicly and very sincerely -- to all the widows and the orphans, the impoverished and the tortured, and all the many millions of other victims of American imperialism. I would then announce that America’s global interventions -- including the awful bombings -- have come to an end. And I would inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st state of the union but -– oddly enough -– a foreign country. I would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the savings to pay reparations to the victims and repair the damage from the many American bombings and invasions. There would be more than enough money. Do you know what one year of the US military budget is equal to? One year. It’s equal to more than $20,000 per hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born.
That’s what I’d do on my first three days in the White House. On the fourth day, I’d be assassinated."
-William Blum
