Whats everybody reading right now?
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Whenever someone asks for a great book, I always throw this one out. It's one of the best I've ever read, and I own hundreds, spread over all genres.
Amazon.com: Heroes Die (9780345421456): Matthew Woodring Stover: Books
Amazon.com: Heroes Die (9780345421456): Matthew Woodring Stover: Books
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It's really good. I'm about 3/4 of the way through it. Don't have as much time to read as I used to. But I believe he has a few others that I'd like to read when I'm done with this one. You know who he is, right?
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That looks interesting, Gypsy.
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Best. Book. Evah!
just found out via Wikipedia, and this book just jumped to the top of my list. Come to think of it, all these books are near the top. Honestly didn't expect this kind of response on a friday night :smokin
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That's the kind of question to ask people with nothing to do on a Friday night. :twofinger :lao
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Reading right now? Is this a trick question?
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I'm reading this thread right now.
A few minutes ago I was reading the manual to my new digital camera.
A few minutes ago I was reading the manual to my new digital camera.
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God's Playground, A History of Poland (The origins to 1795)
I'm a history nerd (or just a nerd), and my wife is Polish. I wouldn't recommend this as light reading, but it is interesting. As Americans we think of a lot of European countries about as far back as WWII, if at all. So its interesting to go back and see all the things that went on.
The poles had some badass battles. At one point the turks laid siege to vienna with between 150k and 200k men. The troops in Vienna were about starved/exhausted when reinforcements from austria/germany and poland showed up. Total, about 70k. The king of poland was given command and they went out to meet the Turks. The infantry fought for a while and then 20,000 cavalry charged led by the king. Yes, 20,000 horses. Holy shit!
Can you imagine Obama charging with 20k horses into 150k enemies? We don't have leaders like that anymore. Anywhere. :cheers
The Turks were routed and that was the beginning of the end of their expansion into europe.
I'm a history nerd (or just a nerd), and my wife is Polish. I wouldn't recommend this as light reading, but it is interesting. As Americans we think of a lot of European countries about as far back as WWII, if at all. So its interesting to go back and see all the things that went on.
The poles had some badass battles. At one point the turks laid siege to vienna with between 150k and 200k men. The troops in Vienna were about starved/exhausted when reinforcements from austria/germany and poland showed up. Total, about 70k. The king of poland was given command and they went out to meet the Turks. The infantry fought for a while and then 20,000 cavalry charged led by the king. Yes, 20,000 horses. Holy shit!
Can you imagine Obama charging with 20k horses into 150k enemies? We don't have leaders like that anymore. Anywhere. :cheers
The Turks were routed and that was the beginning of the end of their expansion into europe.
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I recently came across one of the most poignant books I've read. It is called The Photographer: Into War-Torn Afghanistan With Doctors Without Borders, and follows the experiences of a photojournalist with DWB during the conflict with the Soviets.
Here's why it's so intriguing: It is like a graphic novel (comic book for adults) but where half the cells are black-and-white pictures. The photojournalist who took them (Didier Lefèvre) told his story to his friend Emmanuel Guibert, a cartoonist, who filled in the missing parts of his story with drawings. It's an incredible medium and very effective at portraying the story.
I highly suggest checking it out - also because it is a gorgeous book. The paper is very nice semi-gloss, some of the pictures are incredible, and it gives a different perspective on things. A well-put-together book.
Next, to read Guns Germs & Steel. A NYTimes review and excerpt from the book are below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/books/review/Hedges-t.html
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Here's why it's so intriguing: It is like a graphic novel (comic book for adults) but where half the cells are black-and-white pictures. The photojournalist who took them (Didier Lefèvre) told his story to his friend Emmanuel Guibert, a cartoonist, who filled in the missing parts of his story with drawings. It's an incredible medium and very effective at portraying the story.
I highly suggest checking it out - also because it is a gorgeous book. The paper is very nice semi-gloss, some of the pictures are incredible, and it gives a different perspective on things. A well-put-together book.
Next, to read Guns Germs & Steel. A NYTimes review and excerpt from the book are below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/books/review/Hedges-t.html
First Second - The Photographer - Gifts - 096
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I'm exactly the same way. Girlfriend is Irish, I'm of Irish stock, and I'm a history dork. I generally read several books at a time. "Raise the Green Flag: A History of Irish Nationalism" is on the top of the stack right now. Really thick. Lots of small words. No pictures.
I'm also reading Oswald Chambers' "My Utmost for His Highest" which is a Christian "daily devotional," but manages to piss me off almost every day. It's deep joojoo for the Christian set.
I've got a couple of other history and biographies that I'm only a couple of chapters into, but I don't have a whole lot of reading time lately, so I focus on those two for now.
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How are you finding this? Gibson is always hit or miss with me.
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