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[Milky Lemon]

For my first book, I'd like to recommend One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Has anyone else read this fine novel by Ken Kesey? It was written in 1962, but it's amazing how its theme still is relevant to this modern era. Even in smaller stages such as this forum can the themes be observed.

Thoughts?

[na_rsx]

History of Violence

[Mapex]

Sphere is a great book. 10000000000x better than the movie. Loved it. it's old though

[Lloyd Christmas]

to kill a mockingbird

[Jay_]

For my first book, I'd like to recommend One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Has anyone else read this fine novel by Ken Kesey? It was written in 1962, but it's amazing how its theme still is relevant to this modern era. Even in smaller stages such as this forum can the themes be observed.

Thoughts?

I saw the movie years ago.

[Jadis]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

And if youre into sci-fi like me:
The rest of the Ender Saga :)

[Milky Lemon]

Really? Is the movie similar to the book?

In the book, there is a Nurse who pretends to exist for the good of the patients, but really she is just a psychotic control freak and in the end causes one of the patients to end up in a deceased state. She then tries to hide the whole incident and sweep it under the rug. A lot of censorship too.

I think it can apply directly to this forum. What do you think?

[Smalls]

Really? Is the movie similar to the book?

In the book, there is a Nurse who pretends to exist for the good of the patients, but really she is just a psychotic control freak and in the end causes one of the patients to end up in a deceased state. She then tries to hide the whole incident and sweep it under the rug. A lot of censorship too.

I think it can apply directly to this forum. What do you think?

i think you need to stop trying to cause problems....:shakehead



as for books...just finished harry potter #5, moving onto #6.

i read #5, all 870 pages in under 2 days last week on vacation....lol

[*El Ocho Uno*]

Desperation - Stephen King
Ghost Stroy - Peter Straub

[Milky Lemon]

i think you need to stop trying to cause problems....:shakehead


a long-time member of prominence gets banned and you throw a tantrum because people are asking and wondering what happened to him? did you really expect no one to wonder????

and then you delete threads instead of locking them and giving a reason why. yeah, good stuff.

[wheebz]

Swiss Family Robinson-Favorite book of all time

Where the Wild Things Are-Second favorite book of all time

[Mr. Crowley]

http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/zombiesurvivalguide/

LOL

[*El Ocho Uno*]

Hustler Letters Vol. 15

[Smalls]

a long-time member of prominence gets banned and you throw a tantrum because people are asking and wondering what happened to him? did you really expect no one to wonder????

and then you delete threads instead of locking them and giving a reason why. yeah, good stuff.

i gave you a reason. and i haven't turned away anyone who's pm'd me asking why. I've given them the truth.

but, no other time have we allowed members to create threads in memorandum to banned members. and you really need to figure out why he was banned? it's so obvious its painful.

as for your "hints" towards the forums censorship....don't like it here, :wavey:
this is a privately owned forum, members are to follow the rules of the owners.

[abowersrsx]

a long-time member of prominence gets banned and you throw a tantrum because people are asking and wondering what happened to him? did you really expect no one to wonder????

and then you delete threads instead of locking them and giving a reason why. yeah, good stuff.

^^ Ibsmallsw/banhammer.

Books....

umm. Im big tom clancy fan...although i havent read a book in so long.

Some verse i had to read for British Lit at University was "The Dream of the Rood"

[Milky Lemon]

i gave you a reason.

no other time have we allowed members to create threads in memorandum to banned members. and you really need to figure out why he was banned? it's so obvious its painful.

as for your "hints" towards the forums censorship....don't like it here, :wavey:
this is a privately owned forum, members are to follow the rules of the owners.

you gave me a reason? where? give me a link or STFU.

as for forum censorship and ownership... wow you think you're an owner now?

it's interesting to see how you go from MsFB's personal asskisser and no-life "repost" policeman to a mod going on a powertrip. just like what happens when you give the wrong guy a badge and a gun.

[Smalls]

you gave me a reason? where? give me a link or STFU.

as for forum censorship and ownership... wow you think you're an owner now?

it's interesting to see how you go from MsFB's personal asskisser and no-life "repost" policeman to a mod going on a powertrip. just like what happens when you give the wrong guy a badge and a gun.

i waited till you created a new thread to delete the old one, thinking you had seen the locked reason.

i'm not an owner, but i respect their decisions and moderator according to their wishes.

as i said, don't like it here, http://forums.clubrsx.com/login.php?do=logout

now move on please

[*El Ocho Uno*]

a long-time member of prominence gets banned and you throw a tantrum because people are asking and wondering what happened to him? did you really expect no one to wonder????

and then you delete threads instead of locking them and giving a reason why. yeah, good stuff.

i gave you a reason. and i haven't turned away anyone who's pm'd me asking why. I've given them the truth.

but, no other time have we allowed members to create threads in memorandum to banned members. and you really need to figure out why he was banned? it's so obvious its painful.

as for your "hints" towards the forums censorship....don't like it here, :wavey:
this is a privately owned forum, members are to follow the rules of the owners.

you gave me a reason? where? give me a link or STFU.

as for forum censorship and ownership... wow you think you're an owner now?

it's interesting to see how you go from MsFB's personal asskisser and no-life "repost" policeman to a mod going on a powertrip. just like what happens when you give the wrong guy a badge and a gun.




this is great reading right here :thumbsup:

[abowersrsx]

you gave me a reason? where? give me a link or STFU.

as for forum censorship and ownership... wow you think you're an owner now?

it's interesting to see how you go from MsFB's personal asskisser and no-life "repost" policeman to a mod going on a powertrip. just like what happens when you give the wrong guy a badge and a gun.

Smalls isnt on a power trip. Hes one of the more level headed mods/admins on the board...and he puts up with a ton of stuff in the lounge.


The things that he has allowed that are "questionable" far outweigh the things he hasnt.

[Caje]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

And if youre into sci-fi like me:
The rest of the Ender Saga :)

Enderg's Game is awesome. I love the bean series also.

[Smalls]

:crying: about it milky lemon, i still dont care.

[Mr. Crowley]

ibmilkylemongetsthe
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j202/twiztidklownztx/banhammer.jpg


on topic: anything by Steven King, or Dean Koontz


whom got banned btw?

[Milky Lemon]

:crying: about it milky lemon, i still dont care.

and yet you had to post in this thread and address me specifically and still continue to reply. your mouth says you don't care but your ego and actions say otherwise.

[abowersrsx]

and yet you had to post in this thread and address me specifically and still continue to reply. your mouth says you don't care but your ego and actions say otherwise.

You are doing the same thing.

[*El Ocho Uno*]

on topic: anything by Steven King, or Dean Koontz


whom got banned btw?



:iamwiths: Yeah, basically anything by any of those to authors. Cant go wrong :thumbsup:






















Who did get banned ???

[wheebz]

Twisted of course you say stephen king, you got a fucking clown for your avy




a scary one at that

[abowersrsx]

lolz at getting worked up over the internet.

[Airbomb]

The Horus Heresy series

Fucking FANNNNNNTASTIC science fiction

http://www.puolenkuunpelit.com/kauppa/images/horusrising.jpg http://www.puolenkuunpelit.com/kauppa/images/false-gods.jpg
http://www.puolenkuunpelit.com/kauppa/images/gw_bl_galaxy-flames.jpg http://www.puolenkuunpelit.com/kauppa/images/flight-eisenstein.jpg

[Milky Lemon]

lolz at getting worked up over the internet.


lol yeah. check this out to see someone getting worked up over nothing:

http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=465550&page=17

[wheebz]

Ive never even heard of it

[bags]

lmao @ first few recommendations ...

straight outta middle school and shit.

[bags]

i see lockage in the near future due to douchebagness

[wheebz]

Dude where the wild things are was elementary school man

[hurleyguys]

lol me too ^^
on topic
the wheel of time series by Robert Jordan. if ur into fantasy or any of the Mario Puzo books (he is the one who worte the godfather)

[Eagle]

Smalls isnt on a power trip. Hes one of the more level headed mods/admins on the board...and he puts up with a ton of stuff in the lounge.


The things that he has allowed that are "questionable" far outweigh the things he hasnt.

Thank you, and we all agree on this.

[Mr. Crowley]

LOL I called it on teh ban stick


on topic again: Actually surprised nobody else said it yet...
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy books

[*El Ocho Uno*]

LOL I called it on teh ban stick


on topic again: Actually surprised nobody else said it yet...
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy books

Never really liked those too much :dontknow:

thay were interesting, but just werent my style

[ProjectR]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

And if youre into sci-fi like me:
The rest of the Ender Saga :)
+1 awesome book, moving coming in 2008

1984 is my fav book

[*El Ocho Uno*]

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Read the DaVinci code not that long ago: Pretty good


I just started reading "Mr. X" by Peter Straub. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

[Mr. Crowley]

Never really liked those too much :dontknow:

thay were interesting, but just werent my style



LOL they were just a decent change of pace from my normal reading material

[gordykeefers]

i think i'll just stick to the thread topic on this one....

I just finished The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut (of Slaughterhouse 5) and it's really good! I recommend it for light science fiction reading.

[Mr. Crowley]

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Read the DaVinci code not that long ago: Pretty good


I just started reading "Mr. X" by Peter Straub. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

I can't seem to get into Peter Straub. Even the ones he wrote with Stephen King I had to force myself to finish them. Black House was decent I guess, but I didn't really care for The Talisman at all...

[gordykeefers]

and by the way, in case anybody actually has read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, it's totally ridiculous to compare the panoptic ward and the Big Nurse to anything on this forum. As if this forum ever drove a guy to killing himself.

[wheebz]

As if this forum ever drove a guy to killing himself.


I bet some members have gotten preatty damn close

[Mr. Crowley]

i think i'll just stick to the thread topic on this one....

I just finished The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut (of Slaughterhouse 5) and it's really good! I recommend it for light science fiction reading.

LOL I remember trying to read on of Vonnegut's books when I was a kid. Something about dude thinking everyone else in the world was a robot or something? Never did finish it. I'll have to give him another chance one of these days...

[suhailtheboss]

into the wild was pretty good

[02Dawg]

I'm almost finished with The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan

This book is a literary achievement. The author traces the lives of a Palestinian man whose family was expelled from his home in 1948 and the Israeli settler from Bulgaria whose family settled there. A young Jewish girl grows up in the house believing that the Palestinians left their home willingly until a young Palestinian man comes knocking at her door, asking if he can see the inside of the house his grandfather built. The two remain in touch throughout their lives and come to a nuanced understanding about their respective ordeals. Throughout this personal narrative the author seamlessly integrates a broader historical perspective. You simultaneously get a micro and macro look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

[wheebz]

Sorry I only read on an 8th grade level

[Smalls]

well now that that's done (:shakehead)

my favorite book is endymion by dan simmons
http://www.amazon.com/Endymion-Dan-Simmons/dp/0553572946

there's also
Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Hyperion by Dan Simmons


which all make a great series

[wheebz]

Someone likes Dan Simmons

[Smalls]

Someone likes Dan Simmons

i got them like 10 years ago and red the series....i've always wanted to read them again.

it's just a good story (2 actually) that have always stuck out in my mind.

[drumminbass]

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand :thumbsup:

[Smalls]

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand :thumbsup:

heh, as an architect i've been told i should read this book. never have though.

[drumminbass]

heh, as an architect i've been told i should read this book. never have though.

yep, it's a good read, just timeless.

anyone who faces the dilemma of career professional vs. amateur can easily relate to it (y'know, the things that you have to do for office politics reasons and that you're getting paid to do it vs. what should be done b/c it's common sense, best practices, etc.).

[crazyeddy]

For my first book, I'd like to recommend One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Has anyone else read this fine novel by Ken Kesey? It was written in 1962, but it's amazing how its theme still is relevant to this modern era. Even in smaller stages such as this forum can the themes be observed.

Thoughts?

i just read that in english about a month ago. (im in 11th grade) good stuff.
my fav. part was when billy lost his studder after teh sex.


Read the DaVinci code not that long ago: Pretty good

yeah that was a great book. i liked angels and demons as well. more fast paced and intense. great author. i love how its always cliffhangers and anticipating to read.



but my all time favorite is the giving tree, and the outsiders.

[dontevencare]

Chuck Palahniuk. Look him up. I've read all of this books.

[*El Ocho Uno*]

I can't seem to get into Peter Straub. Even the ones he wrote with Stephen King I had to force myself to finish them. Black House was decent I guess, but I didn't really care for The Talisman at all...

He's the one that got me back into reading. I went through that "reading isnt cool" phase when I was a kid. So one day I see a paper back in my uncles van & just to make conversation I asked him about it. He told me to keep it, so I did & I read it. That book was KOKO by Straub & it was pretty good.

The book I like the best from him is Ghost Story, one of the only books to actually scare me a little. KOKO, Ghost Story & Shadowland are the only really good books.

I've read others by him, but they werent nearly as good. I just started Mr. X, so lets see how that goes. It's Straubs last chance.

[SilverRSXJezus]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

And if youre into sci-fi like me:
The rest of the Ender Saga :)

:thumbsup:


good stuff.




And....harry potta :noes:

[*El Ocho Uno*]

harry pothead & the magic weed

[TwoFingerSneak]

Gods and Generals, The Killer Angels, The Last Full Measure...by Shaara.

The Greatest Game Ever Played...by Mark Frost.

The Right Stuff...by Tom Wolfe

[26.2]

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote--an awesome fiction novel.

[05BLACKTYPES]

enders game was prolly my favorite book, i liked airframe by michael crighton thats a good aviation book, other than that harry potter and such, idk im not much of a reader

[CaliAtenza]

I hope they serve beer in hell-Tucker Max
A Corpse in the Koryo-James Church
State of the Union-Brad Thor

...hmmn "The Lemon Tree" sounds interesting

[CaliAtenza]

enders game was prolly my favorite book, i liked airframe by michael crighton thats a good aviation book, other than that harry potter and such, idk im not much of a reader

oh yeah Airframe was good...

[blingtegra]

* for Dummies

[Sprint2k]

goosebumps are the shizzle

[TegginIt]

I read ender's game so long ago, badass book though

i read alot of dummies books haha for work and shit, im a dummy


harry potter is good

now i just read books on how to make money and get rich and stuff like that, cuz im bored

[Turk]

last book i read was "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. highly recommended! very easy reading and hard to put down. i hear there is a series to these books, but havent found the time to read them.

[Turk]

enders game was prolly my favorite book, i liked airframe by michael crighton thats a good aviation book, other than that harry potter and such, idk im not much of a reader

I read ender's game so long ago, badass book though

i read alot of dummies books haha for work and shit, im a dummy


harry potter is good

now i just read books on how to make money and get rich and stuff like that, cuz im bored

shit i didnt read the whole thread, just posted instantly.

[Zissou]

Great Expectations

[tz29]

as for books...just finished harry potter #5, moving onto #6.

i read #5, all 870 pages in under 2 days last week on vacation....lol

Those are amazing books .. i am patiently waiting for the final book to come out in july :wait:

I just wish i can find a similar book that i can really get into .. i just finished frankenstien for school and i didn't it really enjoy it becuase of how mary shelly writes and now i can go back to Da Vinici's Code since that was on the backburner ..hopefully it gets exciting soon ...

[crazyeddy]

Great Expectations

ehh. it was alright.

pip pip old chap.

[lenny7898]

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote--an awesome fiction novel.

read its, its good but not fiction.....:rolleyes:

[lenny7898]

i tend to read non-fiction...

recently i read the devil in the white city by erik larson... and the tipping point by malcolm gladwell, both of which are very good

[lance]

Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston --> Awesome books

Lee Child also

[FWD HERO]

A Clockwork Orange was really good, 1984 is my favorite book, and anything by Palahniuk (i have read all of his books, his new one will be out may 1st)

[crazyeddy]

The Kite Runner. good book.

[Mr. Crowley]

i think i'll just stick to the thread topic on this one....

I just finished The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut (of Slaughterhouse 5) and it's really good! I recommend it for light science fiction reading.

interesting, look what I just found about Vonnegut...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/ap_on_re_us/obit_vonnegut

R.I.P.

[Mr_Miyagi]

Essential Writtings of Ralph Waldo Emmerson, * For dummies, * Idiots guide, Your Mind On Music, 4 agreements, Monk Who Sold his ferrari, The Alchemist, Stumbling on happiness, The tipping point, Wind and the willows, and more too lazy to name.

[Dripto]

The Kite Runner. good book.

UNFUCKINBELIEAVBLE man. i think it's the best book i have ever read. well written but the story is gripping. read the book in less than 3 days (after work). dont think the movie will do justice.

[McRage]

Hello God, It's me Margaret by Judy Blume

:laughing:


Actually, I finished Digital Fortress by Dan Brown....I enjoyed it.

[SaCH]

UNFUCKINBELIEAVBLE man. i think it's the best book i have ever read. well written but the story is gripping. read the book in less than 3 days (after work). dont think the movie will do justice.

yeah, the kite runner hit hard to home because i'm iranian and I speak farsi which was the predominant language in afghanistan.

I thought it was an awesome book.

[SaCH]

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

The Beach by Alex Garland.

[flyin_gnome]

I mostly read that fantasy shit long ass novels...

Good ones being

A Game of Thrones (and the rest of the Song of Fire and Ice series) by George R. R Martin

Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)

and

Terry Goodkind's Wizards First Rule (and series)

[AzianK]

readin gates of fire rite now and just finish the last legion. both pretty good

[dmb]

Ender's Game
The DaVinci Code
Anything Nicholas Sparks

[Aoladari]

Laurell K. Hamilton's, Anita Blake Vampire Hunter books (15 or 16 now), and her fairy porn series.
Jacqueline Carey's, Kushiels series.
Joanne Bertin, The Last Dragonlord, Dragon and Phoenix
Elizabeth Haydon's, Rhapsody series... just wow.
I loved the Harry Potter books and I'm re-reading #7 now.

[KrazyKarl]

I mostly read that fantasy shit long ass novels...

Good ones being

A Game of Thrones (and the rest of the Song of Fire and Ice series) by George R. R Martin

Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)

and

Terry Goodkind's Wizards First Rule (and series)

Read parts of all three of those series. I'm still anticipating the next book in a Song of Ice and Fire, but I gave up on the latter two. At this point Robert Jordan and Terry Goodkind are just stringing their stories along for more money. There is no reason a single story should take 10+ books to complete.

Simon Green's Deathstalker series was one of my favorite sci-fi ones, and Tad Williams' Memory, Sorrow and Thorn is a good fantasy trilogy.

[rest]

Laurell K. Hamilton's, Anita Blake Vampire Hunter books (15 or 16 now), and her fairy porn series.
Jacqueline Carey's, Kushiels series.
Joanne Bertin, The Last Dragonlord, Dragon and Phoenix
Elizabeth Haydon's, Rhapsody series... just wow.
I loved the Harry Potter books and I'm re-reading #7 now.

Is she ever going to write the last book for that? I hate when I get all into a trilogy or a series and it dies out on me. :jigglemad

Anyway.. these last 2 weeks I have read:

Interview with the Vampire - Anne Rice
The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice
Queen of the Damned - Anne Rice
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling
The Rule of Four - Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason
Ship of Magic - Robin Hobb
Mad Ship - Robin Hobb
Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb
The Divide - Nicholas Evans
The Loop - Nicholas Evans
The Last Templar - Raymond Khoury

and I just started in on The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice.

I want to pick up Only Revolutions by Mark Z Danielewski. House of Leaves was a fucking amazing book.

Only Revolutions looks like a tough read :nervous: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_Revolutions

[Aoladari]

Is she ever going to write the last book for that? I hate when I get all into a trilogy or a series and it dies out on me. :jigglemad



Tell me about it. I've been waiting for almost 10 years on Melanie Rawn's third book in the Mageborn Traitor series. It's rumored that she has finally started writing it, but it could be another 5 years till we see anything in print.

[Str8edgeRSX]

My recent books Consist of a Pile:

5 - Mathematics GMAT study Books (Manhattan GMAT)
3 - Verbal GMAT study Books (Manhattan GMAT)
3 - Review GMAT Books (Manhattan GMAT)
1 - Kaplan GMAT Review

I need to get into a b-school so i will be reading these over the next 46 days before the GMAT...how fun

[Charisma]

The Kite Runner. good book.

Definitely. I'm about to finish the last 50 pages or so tonight. :thumbsup:

[Dripto]

^^^ it'll be over soon. enjoy!

[Charisma]

UNFUCKINBELIEAVBLE man. i think it's the best book i have ever read. well written but the story is gripping. read the book in less than 3 days (after work). dont think the movie will do justice.

Couldn't agree more! It really is a moving story.

[rest]

Tell me about it. I've been waiting for almost 10 years on Melanie Rawn's third book in the Mageborn Traitor series. It's rumored that she has finally started writing it, but it could be another 5 years till we see anything in print.

I'm hoping Robert Jordan finishes the Wheel of Time series before he freakin dies on us.

And a few years back I bought a couple books written by Michael Scott and Morgan Llewellyn that were part of a trilogy of books. Well they only wrote the first two and then decided not to write the third one. Ever. I should have guessed since the books were only a buck apiece for hard cover. I was so mad when I found out there was no conclusion. :jigglemad

[NoControl]

I would suggest "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey...
There is a whole lot of speculation suggesting that the stuff in the book is fake (it deals with addiction to drugs and alcohol)... but I still found the book to be a really really good read. Even if you don't do drugs, as i don't, you still get attached to it.

I'd also suggest Fight Club, it's alot better than the movie in my opinion. :thumbsup:

[DarkDc5]

Yeup, I used to do all that in High School and whatnot and I just found that I don't have time to read a book. I'm always caught up in college studies and haven't been able to pick up a good book in a while. So with that said, I'm wondering who here on CRSX reads? haha. I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a good book to read. I have an interest in things that involves suspense, thriller, mystery, war, fiction related stories and sex. Anything goes other than autobiographies. Give me some input.


much appreciated:thumbsup:

[Sweetnessinfall]

harry potter

[PrivateDonut]

Dune is a good book if youre into books that will make you think a little.

I'm currently reading Tales from the 1001 Nights

[wheebz]

there is a CRSX book club....

its like 10 threads down

[ajnast4r]

HAPPIER by tal ben-shahar

[DJCarbine]

Read lord of the rings and try to understand half of what that long winded author had to say about every main characters 4th cousins uncles godmother who lived in some random city.


Good books, its always interesting to see how the movies differ

[Caje]

Dune (5 stars)
Enders game (and the Shadow series that spins off of it)

[?uestion]

fair tax

[aznstealthsnake]

rich dad poor dad

[AzianK]

gates of fire, its the story on the 300 spartan, but from a slave point of view.

[nocDturnaL]

"Soldier X"

[Dripto]

kite runner. trust me you won't be disappointed.

btw i highly doubt there were only 300 spartans. i bet there were a lot more and nowhere near "hundreds of thousands" of persians. i got nothing against the greeks and i am far from being persian but i have read enough to believe otherwise.

[rockatanski]

catcher in the rye...

stephen king's "dark tower" series (some of my faves)

anything by richard marcinko (started seal team 6) (the autobiography is actually a really entertaining read, i suggest reading it first. the novels imho become a bit repetitive after the first 4 or so though...)

[onthesc]

maxim and espn. done.

[Sweetnessinfall]

catcher in the rye...

stephen king's "dark tower" series (some of my faves)

anything by richard marcinko (started seal team 6) (the autobiography is actually a really entertaining read, i suggest reading it first. the novels imho become a bit repetitive after the first 4 or so though...)

i've always been intrigued by the dark towers series. what are they about?

[rest]

catcher in the rye...

stephen king's "dark tower" series (some of my faves)

anything by richard marcinko (started seal team 6) (the autobiography is actually a really entertaining read, i suggest reading it first. the novels imho become a bit repetitive after the first 4 or so though...)

I have been (slowly) getting the dark tower books. I only need one more so I have the whole series so i can start reading.

i usually only grab em at the goodwill store since they're 50 cents to a dollar as opposed to the used bookstore which has gone up from an average of ~$2.50 a book to $4+

rising prices FTL.

[Sweetnessinfall]

you haven't read any yet?

[rest]

i have read Eyes of the Dragon, but that's not really part of the Dark Tower story arc. As far as I know, the only thing that they share is the character Flagg.

[1gloomyDAY]

I'm reading The Alchemist in Spanish.

Not a very good book....

[ajnast4r]

HAPPIER by tal ben-shahar

self quote. everyone needs to read this book

[Xqzrt]

we could read this book (http://dormitem.com/blog/193)...

[quevaj]

i heard harry potter was really good.

[*El Ocho Uno*]

Started reading the Bourne Identity while on vacay.

Pretty good, different than the movie, he gets all fucked up. I'm only half way & he's already been shot like 6 times !!

[*El Ocho Uno*]

i've always been intrigued by the dark towers series. what are they about?

I read the first one (the Gunslinger) & it's pretty wierd.

Basically it's a battle between good & evil & it seems like there is an alternative universe/dimension where all this takes place.

King references back to the dark tower in many of his books, like Insomnia & Black House (with Peter Straub), plus a few more which I cant remember now.

[15thchamber]

I'm reading The Alchemist in Spanish.

Not a very good book....

I just finished the english translation and thought the book was excellant. I'm currently looking in to Paulo Coelho's other works as a result of The Alchemist.

[dc5tunerx]

playboy:dontknow:

[15thchamber]

I read the first one (the Gunslinger) & it's pretty wierd.

Basically it's a battle between good & evil & it seems like there is an alternative universe/dimension where all this takes place.

King references back to the dark tower in many of his books, like Insomnia & Black House (with Peter Straub), plus a few more which I cant remember now.

Gunslinger/Dark Tower series was amazing. The best is the 4th book, Wizard and Glass. Marvel Comics have started publishing a graphic novel set based on the series with the help of Stephen King, awesome so far :thumbsup: . The Dark Tower is basically set in a fallen futuristic earth keeping reading and King will explain.

[Sweetnessinfall]

any more info on the dark towers series?

[*El Ocho Uno*]

Gunslinger/Dark Tower series was amazing. The best is the 4th book, Wizard and Glass. Marvel Comics have started publishing a graphic novel set based on the series with the help of Stephen King, awesome so far :thumbsup: . The Dark Tower is basically set in a fallen futuristic earth keeping reading and King will explain.

I sort of thought that too, but then the way it blends with The Talisman & Black House led me to believe it was an alternate dimension.

I figured that it would become clearer as I read more of the series, but I am waiting to find the second in good condition at the used book store :laughing:

[SpanishDC5]

Gulliver's Travels!!!

[Charisma]

OK, this just in.... I finished reading The Kite Runner; holy shit! Was a damn suprise at the end, it was so suspensful when he found out where the kid was, specifically when he found out who was behind all the public stonings! I knew what was going to happen, but I never expected the kid to help!

Best book evAr!

[15thchamber]

I sort of thought that too, but then the way it blends with The Talisman & Black House led me to believe it was an alternate dimension.

I figured that it would become clearer as I read more of the series, but I am waiting to find the second in good condition at the used book store :laughing:

Without giving away too much basically every book King has written was a tune up for the Dark Tower series, which he considers to be his life's work. Roland is a character and adventure that King took over 20+ years to develop. Roland and his world are intertwined with every world and every "when." Roland encounters characters from all across the Stephen King literary landscape throughout his travels. It'll start to make sense in the next few books, starting with the "Drawing of the Three."

[*El Ocho Uno*]

yeah, I'm a big King fan & have read most of his books & have noticed his references to Roland in many of them

[Aoladari]

I'm gonna have to say I'm liking The DaVinci Code. Not finished with it yet, but it looks to be developing nicely.

[rest]

I'm gonna have to say I'm liking The DaVinci Code. Not finished with it yet, but it looks to be developing nicely.

I liked it. Angels & Demons was pretty good too. Digital Fortress was kinda meh.

I just haven't had time to sit down and read lately. I got about 75 pages into The Tale of the Body Thief and that's it. Sucks.

[*El Ocho Uno*]

DaVinci Code was real good. I love the super short chapters, since I only can read for 15-20 minutes a day. Thats why it takes me so long to finish a book.

[SithisType-S]

btw i highly doubt there were only 300 spartans. i bet there were a lot more and nowhere near "hundreds of thousands" of persians. i got nothing against the greeks and i am far from being persian but i have read enough to believe otherwise.

not that this really matters, but it was 9,000 greeks led by 300 spartans, and the persians were estimated at 150,000, a little different than the movie...

[rest]

I liked it. Angels & Demons was pretty good too. Digital Fortress was kinda meh.

I just haven't had time to sit down and read lately. I got about 75 pages into The Tale of the Body Thief and that's it. Sucks.

Finished Memnoch the Devil and started The Vampire Armand. Holy fuck I could hardly stand Memnoch. That was when Anne Rice started going off the deep end with religion... and it REALLY showed in that book.

[*El Ocho Uno*]

I'm finishing off the Bourne Identity now :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Bad ass & nothing like the movie.

[yeah]

just ordered the tipping point. sounds interesting

[?uestion]

any one bought

The world without us.

[rsxmacktypeS]

My Fav Classics:

All Paulo Coelho! Anyone else down?
Michael Newton, Destiny of Souls...
Killing Pablo... by Mark Bowden

and also a great read, just read...

Marching Powder: Rusty Young
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Marching-Powder-True-Story-Friendship-Rusty-Young/9780312330347-item.html?ref=Books%3a+Search+Top+Sellers

I love non fiction.. War books, etc.. too many, I have a library of books.

[yeah]

^^ lol i hardly ever read...just once in a while in the bathroom whenever nature calls

[Aoladari]

Who else was pissed about Robert Jordan kicking off before finishing book 12 in the Wheel of Time series?

[rest]

Who else was pissed about Robert Jordan kicking off before finishing book 12 in the Wheel of Time series?

WHAAAAAAAT??!

[Aoladari]

Obituaries
Author Robert Jordan (b.1948) died on September 16. Jordan, which is a pseudonym for James Rigney, Jr., was best known for his Wheel of Time series. He was working on the massive twelfth and final volume at the time of his death. Jordan also wrote several Conan novels and the Fallon series of historical novels, the latter under the name Reagan O'Neal. In 2006, Jordan announced he was suffering from amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

http://www.sfsite.com/columns/news01.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jordan

It has been stated by sources that in his final days he narrated his basic outline for the ending of the book (he was about 75% done) and the family and publisher took notes. If the estate and publisher can agree on who, someone else will finish book 12 for him.

[rest]

Obituaries
Author Robert Jordan (b.1948) died on September 16. Jordan, which is a pseudonym for James Rigney, Jr., was best known for his Wheel of Time series. He was working on the massive twelfth and final volume at the time of his death. Jordan also wrote several Conan novels and the Fallon series of historical novels, the latter under the name Reagan O'Neal. In 2006, Jordan announced he was suffering from amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

http://www.sfsite.com/columns/news01.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jordan

It has been stated by sources that in his final days he narrated his basic outline for the ending of the book (he was about 75% done) and the family and publisher took notes. If the estate and publisher can agree on who, someone else will finish book 12 for him.

Motherfucker.

I've been waiting for that book for a long time.

Well hopefully they can get it published.

[TurboMarco]

"Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" by Robert Cialdini
"Gut Feelings" by Gerd Gigerenzer
"The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

[Aoladari]

Motherfucker.

I've been waiting for that book for a long time.

Well hopefully they can get it published.

Hubby wants to go piss on his grave when they bury him. (I'm not a Jordan fan)
He said the prequel that Jordan wrote was unnecessary and he probably could have finished book 12 if he hadn't stopped to milk the money machine.

Once book 12 is published (if ever), and hubby has read it, he wants to have a book burning party with all of the WoT books.

[rest]

Hubby wants to go piss on his grave when they bury him. (I'm not a Jordan fan)
He said the prequel that Jordan wrote was unnecessary and he probably could have finished book 12 if he hadn't stopped to milk the money machine.

Once book 12 is published (if ever), and hubby has read it, he wants to have a book burning party with all of the WoT books.

The prequel was an expansion of a short story he did, and I agree with your hubby's assessment that it was totally unnecessary. It pretty much undermined Moraine's character and turned her into kind of a joke.

[DC5 sleeper 05]

Catch-22
crazy book.

[SithisType-S]

Catch-22
crazy book.

yeah that's one of my favorites

[drunkenmagnum]

anything by Micheal Critchon
favorite author.
Timeline was an awsome book but awful movie.
swarm is good
jurasic park books are great
Next is not so great, still suffering through it.

[marcster]

just ordered the tipping point. sounds interesting

i read that..and also 'blink'

they're interesting..but sometimes the author just goes on and on and on about boring stuff.

last book i read was 'the kite runnner', definitely one of the best books ive read this year..check it outtt

[Conan O'Brien]

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

And if youre into sci-fi like me:
The rest of the Ender Saga :)

that's odd, i'm in the middle of Ender's Game right now for a management class. badass book so far.

[kabe]

The Hatchet

[*El Ocho Uno*]

i read that..and also 'blink'

they're interesting..but sometimes the author just goes on and on and on about boring stuff.

last book i read was 'the kite runnner', definitely one of the best books ive read this year..check it outtt

I've heard nothing but good things about this book.

[*El Ocho Uno*]

I just finished the Bourne Identity.

Great book, 2 :thumbsup:


but it is NOTHING like the movie.

it has basic similarities: the name jason bourne & that fact that he wakes up with no memory, & there is a woman in the book also, but thats about it.

great read, pick it up if you get a chance.

[Charisma]

Since you just finished your book and have heard nothing but good about The Kite Runner; I suggest you pick it up. It's a good read, definitely keeps you interested!

[*El Ocho Uno*]

Since you just finished your book and have heard nothing but good about The Kite Runner; I suggest you pick it up. It's a good read, definitely keeps you interested!

man, you know I saw it the other day ay BJ's & almost picked it up.

but I was stoned & got distracted by something else & forgot :dontknow:



I need to finish Mr.X (which I started a few months ago), but I will definately check out Kite Runner after.

[OptionPro]

England Away

By : John King
author of The football factory and Headhunters.

Great read, finished it in 3 days and i dont read much anymore.

[veritas]

any good books on like "thoughts" like psychological shit, shit about life u guys recommend.

[hueman]

any good books on like "thoughts" like psychological shit, shit about life u guys recommend.

milan kundera's stuff is interesting

[yeah]

i'm looking for a new book to read. most likely with sociology/psychology material, being that i'm interested in learning about why people do what they do; basically make me more aware of everyday shit. CRSX BOOK CLUB, ASSEMBLE!

[duckywucky]

I just finished the Bourne Identity.

Great book, 2 :thumbsup:


but it is NOTHING like the movie.

it has basic similarities: the name jason bourne & that fact that he wakes up with no memory, & there is a woman in the book also, but thats about it.

great read, pick it up if you get a chance.


come on, theres like 1 or 2 other similarities lol

but yah, that was an awesome read.

[AzianK]

just picked up star wars darth bane the rule of two a few days ago, so far its not bad. kinda talks about how the sith came to be and other things related (dont wanna say too much)

[krystar]

does it explain that it's a tarp!

[RSXcess702]

i think you need to stop trying to cause problems....:shakehead



as for books...just finished harry potter #5, moving onto #6.

i read #5, all 870 pages in under 2 days last week on vacation....lol

beware.. once you finish you'll be addicted and have nothing to move on to.. I read all 7 books in less than a month and now I have nothing to read =(

[yeah]

just ordered The Blank Slate by Steven Pinker. anyone read it?

[*El Ocho Uno*]

wife gave me Kings Dark Tower II for Christmas

I had read The Gunslinger & I have Dark Tower III, V, VI & VII

But I couldnt read them since I didnt have II.

[*El Ocho Uno*]

Bumping this on up................




Currently reading "Cell" by King


Wow! great book, I'm flying through it & I actually had a dream the other night like if I was in the story :noes: (not pleasant)

highly recomended :thumbsup:

[Str8edgeRSX]

recently read:

Good to Great - Jim Collins
E-Myth Revisited - Michael Gerber

up next:

Built to Last - Jim Collins

[unKn0wn:]

Besides what has been mentioned:

Nine Stories- J.D. Salinger
White Noise- Don DeLillo
Digital Fortress- Dan Brown
Animal Farm- George Orwell

there's more... can't think of them though... read them in high school.

[Leroy Jenkems]

Bumping this on up................




Currently reading "Cell" by King


Wow! great book, I'm flying through it & I actually had a dream the other night like if I was in the story :noes: (not pleasant)

highly recomended :thumbsup:

is it like the movie with j.lo?

[TWO3]

How the hell did I miss this thread? Reading > me.

Anyways, just finished reading I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. It's entertaining...to me at least, lol

[rest]

books currently being read:

Gilgamesh from some old ass tablets lol
The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli (found a really nice leather-bound edition at the used bookstore for 12 bucks)
House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski (owned this already, but I got the full color edition now)
The Xeno Soloution Nelson Erlick

[Ke0]

Books I recommend

http://images.darkhorse.com/covers/10/10916.jpg
(Can get dry at times, but it keeps it fresh with the errors of humans and their beliefs and dealing with people dying and corpses in the real world)

http://www.pimpguides.com/Culture/YakuzaMoon_lg.jpg
(Really hits you when you're reading about someone's life)

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n0/n2565.jpg
(If it looks familiar, it's because this is the book Halo ripped some of it's story from)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0441012035.03._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
(One of my favorites, cyberpunk ftmfw)


Even though this is a graphic novel, just want people to read it before the Hollywood clusterfuck version came out

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/vol/19000/18009/18009-105421-1-wanted_400.jpg

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There is one book I read as I child, I don't remember the title of it though, hopefully someone here will, I want to read it again

Anyway, the book is about this teen genius basically. He creates this new Operating system which is very advanced. Starts talking to this guy about marketing the OS and other stuff, he trusts the guy and lets him look at the OS, the guy pretty much steals all the code and doesn't give the kid any credit, so the kid goes out to look for him at the house address he was given. Surprise no one is there just a PC. The kid is attacked and when he wakes he finds out his brain has been replaced with a CPU, and if he doesn't plug in he dies (or something like that)

I'm missing a shit load of smaller important parts, but the last time I read it I was 11

[*El Ocho Uno*]

is it like the movie with j.lo?

I won't even honor that with an actual response :laughing:



Almost as scary as Gigli & Jersey Girl


:ugh::ugh::ugh:

[vickyvictoria]

i wish i had more time to read :(

last book read: recommended to brit music enthusiasts

Touching From a Distance, Deborah Curtis

Movie, Control, released December2007, stays pretty close to the book.

295523

[Msgburner]

Being deployed I find more reading time..

I read "merchant of death"....the story of the worlds more Notorious arms dealer. It was kinda boring.

And I just finished "the Ice man" Confessions of a mafia contract killer. Holy shit! I highly recommend it. He is one of the most prolific serial killers in history. You wont be able to put it down.

[StarMan]

Recently read:

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon

Atonement - Ian McEwan

Bone - Jeff Smith (graphic novel)

I highly recommend all of these, especially Chabon's novel.

[ProjectR]

reading the fuck-up by arthur nersesian

[*El Ocho Uno*]

after I read a few short stories (nothing good enough to comment on here) I have just begun reading "Breaking the Rock" by Jolene Somethigorother

She is the daughter of the man who was warden during the 1962 escape from Alcatraz. She was living on Alcatraz when that happened.

When I went to San Fran this past year, of course we visited Alcatraz & she was there signing books, so I bought this one & had her sign it.

[krnkkinka]

harry potter lol =D

[SkyWalker]

All the Shannara bppks by Terry books. Great commercial fiction. Better than Tolkien. When I started there was only the trilogy started in the late 70's. Now theres about 16 books. Fuckin awesome. Terry Brooks wroute the books for the movies of Hook and The Phantom Menace. Great Author. Also has a book on writing called "Sometimes the Magic Works." Great and entertaining. The Landover series is great too. www.terrybrooks.net

Stephen Hunter's sniper books are good too. The navy seal scenes are awesome

[wk704]

I love to read, and I hope that I'm not alone. I'm always looking for new books, so post up either what you are reading now, or what you have read in the past that you would recommend.

Since it's my thread, I'll start.

Right now I'm reading The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. Basically it's about a woman that became deaf and blind at a very early age. The book is about her battle trying to learn with her disabilities.

Before that I read Things Fall Apart (can't remember or spell the authors name) but it was about an African tribe in the late 1800's/early 1900's and their reactions with Christian evangelicals from Britain. I would recommend this one as it dealt with tolerance and forcing others to adapt.

[AWD s0n]

I like older war books about Vietnam and ww2

[kabe]

i'm looking for this book i saw 10 years ago, it has a red pathway leading into oblivion

[stoops]

i'm looking for this book i saw 10 years ago, it has a red pathway leading into oblivion

:rotfl:

[stoops]

I like older war books about Vietnam and ww2

did you like "band of brothers" ? the book about dick winters, "biggest brother" i think, was pretty interesting

[thebigcheez]

I like older war books about Vietnam and ww2

any book on those subjects kick ass

I just read The Lottery in my comp./lang. class. It was incredibly gay.....

[scb_196]

I had to read "The Things We Carried" for a comp class... it was pretty good, personal account of Vietnam.

could be "The Things They Carried" that was a few years ago

[AWD s0n]

did you like "band of brothers" ? the book about dick winters, "biggest brother" i think, was pretty interesting

yeah i have the series on DVD. never read the book by him though, probably going to have I pick it up soon.

[hoy74]

did you like "band of brothers" ? the book about dick winters, "biggest brother" i think, was pretty interesting

shit this reminds me, was going to 'steal' a book about winters when I was in DC this weekend. I bought it for my buddy, but I told him I wanted to read it, that was like 2 years ago, fuck

[thebigcheez]

did you like "band of brothers" ? the book about dick winters, "biggest brother" i think, was pretty interesting

Band of Brothers was just an awesome series. All good actors and what-not. HBO outdid themselves.

[raph]

i can't read. :(

[ChilliBang]

Currently reading Elephants on Acid, lol. It's a neat little book.

[svaillan]

Band of Brothers was just an awesome series. All good actors and what-not. HBO outdid themselves.

agreed

[robbclark1]

I read CRSX all the time.

[wk704]

Another good book I read was A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. Bill is a writer that decides to walk the Appalachian trail and write about his experience. It's absolutely hilarious. Highly recommended.

[Vox Populi]

Ive been on this kick lately where I've been reading all of the literature books that I feel I should have when I was in school (instead of having to read the god damn great gatsby 5 fucking times in highschool)

so i just finished up two Vonegut books (sirens of titan and slaughterhouse 5), I picked up the lord of the rings trilogy a few months ago and that's my bathroom book..haha...and currently Im working on reading Catch 22 by Heller as well as a more recent book by Mary Roach called "stiff" about the human body and what happens post-mortem. Very cool book with lots of strange and historical references in it.

[Vox Populi]

I love to read, and I hope that I'm not alone. I'm always looking for new books, so post up either what you are reading now, or what you have read in the past that you would recommend.

Since it's my thread, I'll start.

Right now I'm reading The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. Basically it's about a woman that became deaf and blind at a very early age. The book is about her battle trying to learn with her disabilities.

Before that I read Things Fall Apart (can't remember or spell the authors name) but it was about an African tribe in the late 1800's/early 1900's and their reactions with Christian evangelicals from Britain. I would recommend this one as it dealt with tolerance and forcing others to adapt.


i read things fall apart for an anthro class in college. strange name on the authro..ochebe or something like that?

[wk704]

Ive been on this kick lately where I've been reading all of the literature books that I feel I should have when I was in school (instead of having to read the god damn great gatsby 5 fucking times in highschool)

so i just finished up two Vonegut books (sirens of titan and slaughterhouse 5), I picked up the lord of the rings trilogy a few months ago and that's my bathroom book..haha...and currently Im working on reading Catch 22 by Heller as well as a more recent book by Amy Roach called "stiff" about the human body and what happens post-mortem. Very cool book with lots of strange and historical references in it.

ha Nice, I might have to check out that Stiff book, sounds cool

For a lot of the classics, you can try http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

That's where I found a lot of the books I also should have read when I was younger.

[ace of spades]

I am reading The One Minute Manager. should be done with it today.

[Mr. Crowley]

I like my books to be mostly horror, the same as movies, video games, and music. Stephen King or Dean Koontz are pretty much my favorite authors.

[Vox Populi]

ha Nice, I might have to check out that Stiff book, sounds cool

For a lot of the classics, you can try http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

That's where I found a lot of the books I also should have read when I was younger.

heres her site. and I was wrong, its mary roach, not amy.
http://www.maryroach.net/books.html

[cl0ckw0rksi02]

the art of deception: controlling the human element of security by kevin d. mitnick

bought this a while ago. read a few chapters and fell of it and now i recently picked it back up.

[majestic]

pretty sure the last book i read was Goosebumps

[wk704]

the art of deception: controlling the human element of security by kevin d. mitnick

bought this a while ago. read a few chapters and fell of it and now i recently picked it back up.

Does it deal with only electronic security or does it also touch on personal deceptions?

[Reckon]

I like the Fire and Ice series of George RR Martin. Waiting on book 5, Dance with Dragons.

I also liked the entire Drizzt Do'Durden books by R.A. Salvatore.

I like mostly fantasy fiction, but also love reading philosophy. I am also currently re-reading all my semantics and hellenistic philosophy books.

Does reading calculus count? I tutor that weekly and have been ass deep (no finger smelling) in my old calculus books from college!

[TaMere11]

Ive been on this kick lately where I've been reading all of the literature books that I feel I should have when I was in school (instead of having to read the god damn great gatsby 5 fucking times in highschool)

so i just finished up two Vonegut books (sirens of titan and slaughterhouse 5), I picked up the lord of the rings trilogy a few months ago and that's my bathroom book..haha...and currently Im working on reading Catch 22 by Heller as well as a more recent book by Mary Roach called "stiff" about the human body and what happens post-mortem. Very cool book with lots of strange and historical references in it.

Same here. I've been going back through all the books I was supposed to read for AP english in highschool and the ones for my french and spanish literature classes in college. Just finished candide by voltaire and am 1/3 of the way done with the count of monte cristo.

[Reckon]

Ive been on this kick lately where I've been reading all of the literature books that I feel I should have when I was in school

I did that back when I worked in DC riding the metro. I was hoping it would attract intellectual hotties...it only succeeded in attracting intellectual wildebeasts. But at least the reading was good.

[rockatanski]

I had to read "The Things We Carried" for a comp class... it was pretty good, personal account of Vietnam.

could be "The Things They Carried" that was a few years ago

i remember reading that. all i remember is the lemon tree part though....

I like my books to be mostly horror, the same as movies, video games, and music. Stephen King or Dean Koontz are pretty much my favorite authors.

word, sk ftw. love the dark tower series, the stand is also coo. anything really though (btw, marvel has dt comics out now...)


currently working on "zen mind, beginners mind". yesterday i was reading and there was a bug in the book, so if course i closed the book and killed it. then i started thinking about stuff. lol.

also working on "architecture now v5". more of a coffee-table/fottergraph book, but yeah.

[cl0ckw0rksi02]

Does it deal with only electronic security or does it also touch on personal deceptions?

The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security
Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide. Now, in The Art of Deception, the world's most notorious hacker gives new meaning to the old adage, "It takes a thief to catch a thief."
Focusing on the human factors involved with information security, Mitnick explains why all the firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee determined to crash a system. With the help of many fascinating true stories of successful attacks on business and government, he illustrates just how susceptible even the most locked-down information systems are to a slick con artist impersonating an IRS agent. Narrating from the points of view of both the attacker and the victims, he explains why each attack was so successful and how it could have been prevented in an engaging and highly readable style reminiscent of a true-crime novel. And, perhaps most importantly, Mitnick offers advice for preventing these types of social engineering hacks through security protocols, training programs, and manuals that address the human element of security.

so far so good.

[wk704]

Sounds like that one might be a bit over my head. Now, if I could find a how to book on actually deceiving people... lol

[Vox Populi]

Sounds like that one might be a bit over my head. Now, if I could find a how to book on actually deceiving people... lol

http://www.ericweiler.com/thebooks/images/how_to_win_friends_and_influence_people.jpg


this is a legitimately good book., i suggest it as a read to anyone.

[vash_the_stampede]

i ususally read 2 books at a time, about 2 different subjects. im reading "the 10th insight, by james redfield, which is book 2 after the celestine prophecy. if your interested, get them on ebay for.01. also im reading one of the last few anne rice books i havent read, i enjoy the way theyre written, i usually read them in 1-2 days. read pandora on sunday, gunna read vittiro sometime this weekend. for those who like fantasy, the best series ive ever read was "the chronicles of thomas covanent" by stephen r donaldson

[*El Ocho Uno*]

right now I'm reading the Bourne Supremacy.


Bourne seem to be my vacation books :laughing:

[The Mack]

Last book I finished was "game of shadows"
not sure which im gonna read after the one I'm on now..

now im reading a book i cant remember, it's about dogs though

[DidIt4TehLulz]

i don't read too much outside of textbooks for uni, but i have read a few books in the past year. the last book i read that i thoroughly enjoyed was Ender's Game. i am currently tackling War & Peace, which is proving to be a very worthwhile read, once you get past the first 150 pages or so. it is true what is said about tolstoy: he has an amazing insight into the human psyche

[stickgoat]

I love to read! Currently reading "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostava. It's historical fiction about dracula, fucking awesome book. Extremely mysterious, beautifully written, love it. I'll feel like I've been reading about 10 minutes, look up and see it's been an hour.

http://www.thebookdiary.com/images/bookreviews_bittercoder_com/The%20Historian.jpg

[vash_the_stampede]

I love to read! Currently reading "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostava. It's historical fiction about dracula, fucking awesome book. Extremely mysterious, beautifully written, love it. I'll feel like I've been reading about 10 minutes, look up and see it's been an hour.

http://www.thebookdiary.com/images/bookreviews_bittercoder_com/The%20Historian.jpg

added to my watch list on ebay :thumbsup:

[The Mack]

I mainly read on airplanes, and with a east/west coast flight coming up, I'll be looking for a good book.

[n7plus1]

"I hope they serve beer in hell"

^best book evar

for those of you who dont know...
http://www.tuckermax.com/

[*El Ocho Uno*]

I've read (& own) most of Stephen King books. Also have read quite a bit of Dean Koontz.

One of the only serious collections I have is hard cover books. I would love to have a house with a library in it. for now I have to settle for a book shelf.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n284/snp81/DSCN1363.jpg

[The Mack]

waste of space on the internet

[CB7toDC5]

Fav. Book of all time, have read it 10-15 times, "The perks of being a wallflower" by Steven Chbosky.

In someones member showoff thread, they took pics in front of some graffiti, in that graffiti, there was a long quote from this book. I mentioned it.





http://a1.vox.com/6a00cd973b0cf04cd500e398a995c90003-500pi

[RxPeter]

I'm reading this: The Confidence Thread (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4039343) on bb.com

I've been reading it for almost a week, this guy is a total asshole, kinda reminds me of Tucker Max.

[aznstealthsnake]

i'm looking for this book i saw 10 years ago, it has a red pathway leading into oblivion

:rotfl::rotfl:

[RSX_Turbo_9psi]

I hope they server beer in hell (If you a guy this is a must read)
The Little Red Book of Selling
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
Energy Bus
Winning Friends and Influencing People
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
The Wolf of Wall-street (I worked for one of the guys that was behind this whole scam)
101 Ways to Energize your life.
The No Complaining Rule.


Really only read books that are going to help me. Don't really have time for "stories" But the tucker max books I cant put down once I pick up. Best book I have read in a while, but I know others wont agree.

[RSX FSU]

goosebumps

[RSX_Turbo_9psi]

I'm reading this: The Confidence Thread (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4039343) on bb.com

I've been reading it for almost a week, this guy is a total asshole, kinda reminds me of Tucker Max.

Is this a remake, of "have you ever picked up a girl on a plane"?

[RSX_Turbo_9psi]

goosebumps

:rotfl:

[SaCH]

The economics of public issues, by Miller et al

yes, I am that geeky.

[RSX_Turbo_9psi]

I've read (& own) most of Stephen King books. Also have read quite a bit of Dean Koontz.

One of the only serious collections I have is hard cover books. I would love to have a house with a library in it. for now I have to settle for a book shelf.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n284/snp81/DSCN1363.jpg

Do I see Rush Limbaugh's "See I told you so"?

[vash_the_stampede]

I hope they server beer in hell (If you a guy this is a must read)
The Little Red Book of Selling
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
Energy Bus
Winning Friends and Influencing People
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
The Wolf of Wall-street (I worked for one of the guys that was behind this whole scam)
101 Ways to Energize your life.
The No Complaining Rule.


Really only read books that are going to help me. Don't really have time for "stories" But the tucker max books I cant put down once I pick up. Best book I have read in a while, but I know others wont agree.


what no "think and grow rich - napoleon hill?"

[?uestion]

the Obama Nation. Jerome R. Corsi

just finshed
Somebody's gotta say it -Neal Boortz
a must read that is if you don't have your head stuck up your ass.

[wk704]

the Obama Nation. Jerome R. Corsi

just finshed
Somebody's gotta say it -Neal Boortz
a must read that is if you don't have your head stuck up your ass.

What's this one about?

[awdftw]

i just recently read solaris9's 4some story.

[*El Ocho Uno*]

Do I see Rush Limbaugh's "See I told you so"?

if you do, you are seeing things :laughing:

[RSX_Turbo_9psi]

what no "think and grow rich - napoleon hill?"

Yeah yeah, I have that too. Just sliped my mind, but you get the general idea of my reading...

[HondaTom]

I just finished reading "The Outsider" by Albert Camus recently. I thought it was pretty good.

[angelus]

Gravity's Rainbow

[Keens]

I'm in a book club at work and we just got done reading "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz.:nerd:

[VP705]

Dr. Suess :dontknow:

[dc5jimbo]

I like older war books about Vietnam and ww2

those are pretty good

[BryanP]

java programming stuff....

learning how to operate testng with dom4j

learning how to use that with maven to build and deploy...

rest API implementations.... etc

fun actually

[dc5jimbo]

also tom clancy's books are just great and he has good pc games also :)

[jaguer8]

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

[Cancun]

Last series I read was Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.

Before that was Tucker Max's I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.

[crazymark316]

I'm thinking about picking up Mccains book. How was "Obama Nation"?

[amil0st]

I hope they server beer in hell (If you a guy this is a must read)
The Little Red Book of Selling
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
Energy Bus
Winning Friends and Influencing People
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
The Wolf of Wall-street (I worked for one of the guys that was behind this whole scam)
101 Ways to Energize your life.
The No Complaining Rule.


Really only read books that are going to help me. Don't really have time for "stories" But the tucker max books I cant put down once I pick up. Best book I have read in a while, but I know others wont agree.
i feel the same way about reading... ive read about 4 of the books on your list as well...once in a while i will read a john grisham book the last book i read from him was the broker.. its a great read...

[noslenwerd]

Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein is a book i think every citizen of the US should have to read.

Late Great USA by Jerome Corsi is a good book. Talks about a lot of the back door deals going on between USA Canada and Mexico, puts a lot of the pieces together as to why we are in the situation we are in.

Read Stephen Colbert and John Stewart's books, both funny but make a lot of good points.

Currently Reading Ron Paul's Revolution Manifesto.

[1gloomyDAY]

I just finished Persepolis.

The movie was good, but the book is a lot better.