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Gaddis
Footballguy
Michael Crichton: Jurassic #####Just finished Michael Crichton's Next.
Twice as preachy as the last book without all the hastle of a coherent plot.
igbomb
Footballguy
rabidfireweasel
Footballguy
Artists, Critics, Contexts- American Art since 1945- -Fabozzi.
Not that far into yet, but it so far it has a nice passage by de Kooning and greenberg's modernist manifesto.
Not that far into yet, but it so far it has a nice passage by de Kooning and greenberg's modernist manifesto.
igbomb
Footballguy
The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch
From Publishers Weekly:
Starred Review. The fertile strangeness of marine tidal life becomes a subtly executed metaphor for the bewilderments of adolescence in this tender and authentic coming-of-age novel, Lynch's first. As a precocious, undersized 13-year-old living on the shore of Puget Sound, in Washington State, Miles O'Malley has developed a consuming passion for the abundant life of the tidal flats. His simple pleasure in observing is tested and complicated over the course of a remarkable summer, when he finds a giant squid, a discovery that brings him the unwelcome attention of scientists, TV reporters and a local cult. Meanwhile, Miles's remote parents are considering a divorce; his best friend, Florence, an elderly retired psychic, is dying of a degenerative disease; his sex-obsessed buddy, Phelps, mocks his science-geek knowledge; and his desperate crush on Angie Stegner, the troubled girl next door, both inspires and humiliates him. Events build toward the date of a record high tide, and Miles slowly sorts out his place in the adult world. While occasionally Lynch packs too much into a small story, this moving, unusual take on the summers of childhood conveys a contagious sense of wonder at the variety and mystery of the natural world.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Pretty good book, but nothing all that special or memorable.
From Publishers Weekly:
Starred Review. The fertile strangeness of marine tidal life becomes a subtly executed metaphor for the bewilderments of adolescence in this tender and authentic coming-of-age novel, Lynch's first. As a precocious, undersized 13-year-old living on the shore of Puget Sound, in Washington State, Miles O'Malley has developed a consuming passion for the abundant life of the tidal flats. His simple pleasure in observing is tested and complicated over the course of a remarkable summer, when he finds a giant squid, a discovery that brings him the unwelcome attention of scientists, TV reporters and a local cult. Meanwhile, Miles's remote parents are considering a divorce; his best friend, Florence, an elderly retired psychic, is dying of a degenerative disease; his sex-obsessed buddy, Phelps, mocks his science-geek knowledge; and his desperate crush on Angie Stegner, the troubled girl next door, both inspires and humiliates him. Events build toward the date of a record high tide, and Miles slowly sorts out his place in the adult world. While occasionally Lynch packs too much into a small story, this moving, unusual take on the summers of childhood conveys a contagious sense of wonder at the variety and mystery of the natural world.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Pretty good book, but nothing all that special or memorable.
igbomb
Footballguy
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Better than I thought it would be. I liked this one a lot more than either The Big U or Zodiac. Now I'm really looking forward to Cryptonomicon.
Has anyone read either of the books he wrote under the Stephen Bury pseudonym? My library doesn't carry them and I'm curious if the books are worth having them order it from another library.
Better than I thought it would be. I liked this one a lot more than either The Big U or Zodiac. Now I'm really looking forward to Cryptonomicon.
Has anyone read either of the books he wrote under the Stephen Bury pseudonym? My library doesn't carry them and I'm curious if the books are worth having them order it from another library.
bialczabub
Lord of the Flies
I just finished The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty by Buster Olney.
It tells the story of the late 90s Yankees dynasty by interweaving backstories throughout the story of Game 7 of the 2001 WS.
It was excellent, except for the fact that it keeps mentioning Curt Schilling, who I ####### despise.
It tells the story of the late 90s Yankees dynasty by interweaving backstories throughout the story of Game 7 of the 2001 WS.
It was excellent, except for the fact that it keeps mentioning Curt Schilling, who I ####### despise.
Read a few the past couple of weeks.
High Fidelity- I've read books before after seeing the movie and enjoyed them. But this was the first time the movie was as meaty as the book. The movie covered most of the interesting parts of the book and with Black and Robbins' performances it was more entertaining. Only thing I didn't like about the movie was the casting of Cusack's love interest. She wasn't cute enough. Anyways this book is not worth reading if you've seen the movie.
A Short History of Nearly Everything- A little drier then I had hoped but it was still very interesting. Best snippet:
"Perhaps the most arresting of quantum possibilities is the idea, arising from Wolfgang Pauli's Exclusion Principle of 1925, that the subatomic particles in certain pairs, even when separated by the most considerable distances, can each instantly 'know' what the other is doing. Particles have a quality known as spin and, according to quantum theory, the moment you determine the spin of one particle, its sister particle, no matter how distant away, will immediately begin spinning in the opposite direction and at the same rate."
100 Years of Solitude- I'm about halfway through this one. It's gorgeaous but I don't really know what it amounts to or where it is heading. It's a bit perverted too. Not really in a good way either. Every other chapter involves incest. I hope I get more out of the second half of the book.
High Fidelity- I've read books before after seeing the movie and enjoyed them. But this was the first time the movie was as meaty as the book. The movie covered most of the interesting parts of the book and with Black and Robbins' performances it was more entertaining. Only thing I didn't like about the movie was the casting of Cusack's love interest. She wasn't cute enough. Anyways this book is not worth reading if you've seen the movie.
A Short History of Nearly Everything- A little drier then I had hoped but it was still very interesting. Best snippet:
"Perhaps the most arresting of quantum possibilities is the idea, arising from Wolfgang Pauli's Exclusion Principle of 1925, that the subatomic particles in certain pairs, even when separated by the most considerable distances, can each instantly 'know' what the other is doing. Particles have a quality known as spin and, according to quantum theory, the moment you determine the spin of one particle, its sister particle, no matter how distant away, will immediately begin spinning in the opposite direction and at the same rate."
100 Years of Solitude- I'm about halfway through this one. It's gorgeaous but I don't really know what it amounts to or where it is heading. It's a bit perverted too. Not really in a good way either. Every other chapter involves incest. I hope I get more out of the second half of the book.
bialczabub
Lord of the Flies
Couldn't disagree more.While I really like the movie, the music and pop-culture geekery comes off much more effectively as written word. Also, Barry is a bit different, the London setting adds something, and there's another girl on the list, whose omission in the film, although not that big of a loss, makes a few things less understandable.
Essentially he steals a girl away froma friend when he's young and the social repurcussion are big. As he's older, this kind of thing can't happen because adults' worlds are larger, and they can just find new circles of friends. It makes a lot of the comments he makes more understandable, e.g. "If you really wanted to mess me up, you should have got to me earlier."
igbomb
Footballguy
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
From Publishers Weekly:
In keeping with the parable style, Lencioni (The Five Temptations of a CEO) begins by telling the fable of a woman who, as CEO of a struggling Silicon Valley firm, took control of a dysfunctional executive committee and helped its members succeed as a team. Story time over, Lencioni offers explicit instructions for overcoming the human behavioral tendencies that he says corrupt teams (absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability and inattention to results). Succinct yet sympathetic, this guide will be a boon for those struggling with the inherent difficulties of leading a group. 100,000 first printing.
Pretty good book. Definitely recommended for those of you that like to read books on the corporate world.
From Publishers Weekly:
In keeping with the parable style, Lencioni (The Five Temptations of a CEO) begins by telling the fable of a woman who, as CEO of a struggling Silicon Valley firm, took control of a dysfunctional executive committee and helped its members succeed as a team. Story time over, Lencioni offers explicit instructions for overcoming the human behavioral tendencies that he says corrupt teams (absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability and inattention to results). Succinct yet sympathetic, this guide will be a boon for those struggling with the inherent difficulties of leading a group. 100,000 first printing.
Pretty good book. Definitely recommended for those of you that like to read books on the corporate world.
That was on purpose. She didn't write realistic characters. She explains why in her non-fiction book, The Romantic Manifesto.
They're pretty similar. The movie is well done; I'd suggest watching that instead of reading the book.
Excellent book!
I'm on The Education of a Coach (by Halberstam about Belichick). Good read so far.
About halfway through American Gods by Neil Gaiman -- pretty solid so far. 
Thorn
Footballguy
I always heard that if you had to explain what you wrote than you didn't write it that well. FWIW, I haven't read any Ayn Rand.
The Juggernaut
The Man. The Myth
Did a search, but couldn't see it listed, but I recently read King Dork by Frank Portman after reading a blurb about it in Time. Felt sorta awkward when the soul-patched, balding book guy at Border's led me to the Adolescent section to find it. Overall, it was really a good read for me. Very funny in parts. Ending sorta crappy, but I think that might have been the point.
Gigantomachia
Footballguy
Martin Heidegger, Zollikon Seminars.
It brings together coversations, letters, and lectures between Heidegger the philosopher and Swiss psychiatrist Medard Boss.
Great read.
It brings together coversations, letters, and lectures between Heidegger the philosopher and Swiss psychiatrist Medard Boss.
Great read.
bialczabub
Lord of the Flies
Rand's best book is Anthem because it's the shortest and therefore least preachy.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
I thought this was supposed to be some classic masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
While I didn't think American Gods was anything special, I'm about 100 pages into Neverwhere and love it.
Captain Quinoa
Footballguy
Screw reading, I've started writing a book. I'll let you guys know when it's done.
oso diablo
Footballguy
A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball Volume 1: The Game on the Field
Just started this. Encyclopedia format covering every little detail of the game, and how it came about.
Just started this. Encyclopedia format covering every little detail of the game, and how it came about.
igbomb
Footballguy
Neverwhere is next on my list. And I agree with the earlier poster that Good Omens is hilarious. Pratchett and Gaiman make a great team.
Pooch
More Yang than Yin
I'm reading a VERY cool little book right now. It's only 93 pages and IMO should probably be in the "5 books to read before you die" thread. Lot of life lessons in this one, and written in a somewhat poetic manner.
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in 1923 by the Lebanese-born American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the book, the prophet Almustafa, who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years, is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses many issues of life and the human condition, including issues such as love, marriage, and work. One of Gibran's best known works, he followed it with Garden of Prophet, and was due to produce a third part when he died.
The book's popularity among adherents of 1960s counterculture inspired a parody, The Profit by "Kehlog Albran", which furnished a number of quotations for the Unix fortune program.
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in 1923 by the Lebanese-born American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the book, the prophet Almustafa, who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years, is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses many issues of life and the human condition, including issues such as love, marriage, and work. One of Gibran's best known works, he followed it with Garden of Prophet, and was due to produce a third part when he died.
The book's popularity among adherents of 1960s counterculture inspired a parody, The Profit by "Kehlog Albran", which furnished a number of quotations for the Unix fortune program.
coldchill
Footballguy
I just finished Cross by James Patterson - meh, ok for a light read. I finished it in 3 workouts while on the elliptical machine. If you like his otherstuff you'll probably think this is ok, and if you don't at least you won't have a lot of time invested.
I'm a little over halfway through More Twisted by Jeffery Deaver I love short stories and suspense novels and so far I'm enjoying this one quite a bit. Most of the stories are around 20-25 pages long.
Next up is Big Games by Michael Bradley - I may just read the OSU /Michigan chapters and check it out again next fall.
On hold at the library, Wildfire by Nelson Demille - I started reading his books with Charm School and have been hooked ever since. Demille is one of my favorite suspense writers.
I'm a little over halfway through More Twisted by Jeffery Deaver I love short stories and suspense novels and so far I'm enjoying this one quite a bit. Most of the stories are around 20-25 pages long.
Next up is Big Games by Michael Bradley - I may just read the OSU /Michigan chapters and check it out again next fall.
On hold at the library, Wildfire by Nelson Demille - I started reading his books with Charm School and have been hooked ever since. Demille is one of my favorite suspense writers.
Joe Mammy
Footballguy
Just finished "The Ruins" by Scott Smith (Simple Plan). Man, what a page turning thriller! I had a very hard time putting this one down and almost did an all-nighter with it reading it in a day and half - which is very fast for me.
Highly recommend, I'm sure we'll eventually see a movie too.
Highly recommend, I'm sure we'll eventually see a movie too.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Finally finished "Mason & Dixon" by Thomas Pynchon. VERY.
Just glad to be through it so I can start reading for pleasure again.
D_House
Footballguy
Just finished The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner. Very well written pop science that takes a philosophical bent. Pulitzer prize winner.
http://www.amazon.com/Beak-Finch-Story-Evo...TF8&s=books
Just started another pulitzer winner, All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren.
http://www.amazon.com/Beak-Finch-Story-Evo...TF8&s=books
Just started another pulitzer winner, All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Hope you are enjoying it. I'm about halfway through.Found this Recognitions Guide on-line and have been reviewing their take on the chapters (synopses) as I get through some chapters. Very helpful. I'm catching a lot of the connections and references, but there's plenty I've missed (the Bosch table's history) which is nice to know moving forward.
kblitz
Footballguy
- The President's Last Love by Andrey Kurkov. The story is told in three paralel plots one about the presidents youth late 1970ies to 1992 (breakdown of the SU) , one about his uprising throgh the hirarchy 1999-2006 and the last one being President of the Ukraine, fightingof enemies and illnes in 2012-2016. For every phase there is a woman he is in love with.
Great book about politics, polititians and corruption in the ukraine and eastern europe in general. Very entertaining, I laught a lot. Better then "Death and the Pinguin" also by Kurkov which I have read befor.
- Taiga Blues by Alexander Ikonnikow: short but very funny stories about experiences of a teacher in Siberia during the 1990ies. laught my ### of
- currently reading Russian Disco by Vladimir Kaminer, funny book with short every day stories about Russian immigrants in Berlin during the 1990ies. Liked it so far
Great book about politics, polititians and corruption in the ukraine and eastern europe in general. Very entertaining, I laught a lot. Better then "Death and the Pinguin" also by Kurkov which I have read befor.
- Taiga Blues by Alexander Ikonnikow: short but very funny stories about experiences of a teacher in Siberia during the 1990ies. laught my ### of
- currently reading Russian Disco by Vladimir Kaminer, funny book with short every day stories about Russian immigrants in Berlin during the 1990ies. Liked it so far
mr. furley
Footballguy
Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick and the Canadian Hells Angels
a lot of second-hand information slammed together and sorta dis-jointed through the first 100 pages.
a lot of second-hand information slammed together and sorta dis-jointed through the first 100 pages.
Broncoholic
Footballguy
I'm a couple hundere pages into An Instance of the Fingerpost By Iain Pears as a recomendation from the 5 books thread. I gotta say that it's pretty good so far.
facook
Footballguy
200 pages into "Shantaram" by Gregory David Roberts. 
I can honestly say that this is my favorite book since Stephenson published "Cryptonomicon." It's different, set in Bombay, India. Great characterization, very lyric writing (some a bit over the top, but still enjoyable), funny, touching, thought-provoking, thrilling stuff. I just cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Shantaram
I can honestly say that this is my favorite book since Stephenson published "Cryptonomicon." It's different, set in Bombay, India. Great characterization, very lyric writing (some a bit over the top, but still enjoyable), funny, touching, thought-provoking, thrilling stuff. I just cannot recommend this book highly enough.Shantaram
Fiddles
Footballguy
we had non religious wedding - justice of the peaceat any rate, my sister in law read several passages from the prophet at our wedding
i agree that its an amazing book
after not reading anything for the first 8 months of my sons life im now back on the wagon and tearing through steven erikson's midnight tides. the previous book in the malazan series house of chains was my favorite but this one tops that easily. fans of george rr martin should check this series out. its more convoluted and a tougher read but equally rewarding.
mr. furley
Footballguy
Marching Powder by Rusty Young & Thomas McFadden
2 chapters in and completely hooked. passed out reading it last nite or i would have read a lot more.
'From the Publisher
Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the young Australian journalisted went to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours. They formed an instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomas's experiences in the jail. Rusty bribed the guards to allow him to stay and for the next three months he lived inside the prison, sharing a cell with Thomas and recording one of the strangest and most compelling prison stories of all time. The result is Marching Powder.
This book establishes that San Pedro is not your average prison. Inmates are expected to buy their cells from real estate agents. Others run shops and restaurants. Women and children live with imprisoned family members. It is a place where corrupt politicians and drug lords live in luxury apartments, while the poorest prisoners are subjected to squalor and deprivation. Violence is a constant threat, and sections of San Pedro that echo with the sound of children by day house some of Bolivia's busiest cocaine laboratories by night. In San Pedro, cocaine--"Bolivian marching powder"--makes life bearable. Even the prison cat is addicted.
Yet Marching Powder is also the tale of friendship, a place where horror is countered by humor and cruelty and compassion can inhabit the same cell. This is cutting-edge travel-writing and a fascinating account of infiltration into the South American drug culture."
2 chapters in and completely hooked. passed out reading it last nite or i would have read a lot more.
'From the Publisher
Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the young Australian journalisted went to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours. They formed an instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomas's experiences in the jail. Rusty bribed the guards to allow him to stay and for the next three months he lived inside the prison, sharing a cell with Thomas and recording one of the strangest and most compelling prison stories of all time. The result is Marching Powder.
This book establishes that San Pedro is not your average prison. Inmates are expected to buy their cells from real estate agents. Others run shops and restaurants. Women and children live with imprisoned family members. It is a place where corrupt politicians and drug lords live in luxury apartments, while the poorest prisoners are subjected to squalor and deprivation. Violence is a constant threat, and sections of San Pedro that echo with the sound of children by day house some of Bolivia's busiest cocaine laboratories by night. In San Pedro, cocaine--"Bolivian marching powder"--makes life bearable. Even the prison cat is addicted.
Yet Marching Powder is also the tale of friendship, a place where horror is countered by humor and cruelty and compassion can inhabit the same cell. This is cutting-edge travel-writing and a fascinating account of infiltration into the South American drug culture."
Pooch
More Yang than Yin
Based on recommendations from FBG's I'm reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I don't read many westerns. This one is quite good so far.
snogger
Footballguy
I just finished:
Tyrannosaur Canyon
Very enjoyable book.. But the ending, like most written by Douglas Preston & Child left a bad taste..
I would like to have had them continue on with what became of what they found..
They always seem to leave their books with sort of an open ended ending so as to possibly write a Sequel.
But over all I'd give it a 3 our 4.
Tyrannosaur Canyon
Very enjoyable book.. But the ending, like most written by Douglas Preston & Child left a bad taste..
I would like to have had them continue on with what became of what they found..
They always seem to leave their books with sort of an open ended ending so as to possibly write a Sequel.
But over all I'd give it a 3 our 4.
I just finished Wildfire, and it's pretty good. I've liked Demille since The General's Daughter and Plum Island. While Wildfire is a good read, I still like The Lion's Gate and NightFall better.Just started The Cell by Stephen King. It's not bad...but it's something to read right now.
coldchill
Footballguy
Finished Wildfire last week and enjoyed it for the most part. I found myself chuckling quite a bit at the smart alec comments/thoughts of Detective Corey.I'm about halfway through Hannibal Rising and I've really enjoyed it so far. Compared to Harris' other novels, this is considerably different (so far), but I'm really enjoying it. I think that it is more cerebral (maybe) than Red Dragon & Hannibal (I've not read Silence...). It's not what I expected but enjoyable none-the-lessI just finished Wildfire, and it's pretty good. I've liked Demille since The General's Daughter and Plum Island. While Wildfire is a good read, I still like The Lion's Gate and NightFall better.Just started The Cell by Stephen King. It's not bad...but it's something to read right now.
kupcho1
Footballguy
Finished The Recognitions. I can see why it is referred to as a prelude to postmodernism. Also some very black humor in the book.But its no JR.
Now on to A Passage to India.
Battersbox
Footballguy
Just finished Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I was pleasantly surprised.
For a book written so long ago, I thought it was wonderfully prescient. I'm not normally
into sci-fi (at least in book form), but I really liked the book. My only problem was that
I guessed the plot twist long before it was revealed near the end of the book, but that in
no way detracted from my enjoyment. I was thinking I'd pick up the other Orson Scott
Card books, particularly the Ender ones. Has anyone else read them??
For a book written so long ago, I thought it was wonderfully prescient. I'm not normally
into sci-fi (at least in book form), but I really liked the book. My only problem was that
I guessed the plot twist long before it was revealed near the end of the book, but that in
no way detracted from my enjoyment. I was thinking I'd pick up the other Orson Scott
Card books, particularly the Ender ones. Has anyone else read them??
Regular Crust Pizza
Footballguy
Just finished Black Swan Green by David Mitchell. I give it a thumbs up, really liked the main character's story and wanted the book to keep telling me more about him. That's not to say the story didn't resolve itself or come to a conculsion, it did.
just finished rereading factotum & almost done with post office by bukowski (bloom's avatar)
in the middle of zen & the art of motorcycle maintenence, a sprawling philosophical inquiry/travelogue
on deck...
ambidextrous universe by martin gardner, a classic in its third & probably last revision (author about 90)
reread origin of consciousness & breakdown of the bicameral mind by julian jaynes, a controversial work that posits humanity wasn't "conscious" in a conventional sense until just several thousand years ago... an audacious thesis, but one of the most brilliant & original books i've ever read...
reread the rise of the west by william mcneill, easily the best history book i've ever read, not a dry, pedantic recitation of dates, names, places, battles, inventions, cities & nations, but breathes life into the narrative with an active, searching intellect that finds many patterns & connections on nearly every page of about a 1,000 page work...
act of creation by arthur koestler... the positive flip side of human nature to the dark ghost in the machine (memorialized by a police album & anime movie)... looks for parallels throughout history in fields of science, invention, art & humor... koestler is one of the smartest individuals & has one of the most encyclopedic minds i have ever come across, & is also a gifted writer...
neal stephenson's baroque cycle/trilogy (loved snow crash, diamond age & cryptonomicon)
on the road by jack kerouac
one flew over the cukoos nest by ken kesey
in the middle of zen & the art of motorcycle maintenence, a sprawling philosophical inquiry/travelogue
on deck...
ambidextrous universe by martin gardner, a classic in its third & probably last revision (author about 90)
reread origin of consciousness & breakdown of the bicameral mind by julian jaynes, a controversial work that posits humanity wasn't "conscious" in a conventional sense until just several thousand years ago... an audacious thesis, but one of the most brilliant & original books i've ever read...
reread the rise of the west by william mcneill, easily the best history book i've ever read, not a dry, pedantic recitation of dates, names, places, battles, inventions, cities & nations, but breathes life into the narrative with an active, searching intellect that finds many patterns & connections on nearly every page of about a 1,000 page work...
act of creation by arthur koestler... the positive flip side of human nature to the dark ghost in the machine (memorialized by a police album & anime movie)... looks for parallels throughout history in fields of science, invention, art & humor... koestler is one of the smartest individuals & has one of the most encyclopedic minds i have ever come across, & is also a gifted writer...
neal stephenson's baroque cycle/trilogy (loved snow crash, diamond age & cryptonomicon)
on the road by jack kerouac
one flew over the cukoos nest by ken kesey
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igbomb
Footballguy
Manhunt: The 12 Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson
Very good book. Highly recommended. As you can probably tell from the title, it's about Lincoln's assassination and the subsequent hunt for Booth. This book had a wonderful pace to it. It managed to cram all of the relevant historical information without getting dry or bogged down at all.
These are the kind's of history books that I enjoy reading.
Very good book. Highly recommended. As you can probably tell from the title, it's about Lincoln's assassination and the subsequent hunt for Booth. This book had a wonderful pace to it. It managed to cram all of the relevant historical information without getting dry or bogged down at all.
These are the kind's of history books that I enjoy reading.
