posted May 17, 2004 01:51 PM            

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Originally posted by Dangergeld:
Does anyone know of any TRULY funny books? Not like Calvin and Hobbs, but something that actually has a plot and what not.

And yes, I've read HHGTTG.

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posted May 17, 2004 03:42 PM            

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Originally posted by Dangergeld:
Does anyone know of any TRULY funny books? Not like Calvin and Hobbs, but something that actually has a plot and what not.

And yes, I've read HHGTTG.

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try Straight Man, by Richard Russo.
it's about a college professor's life for a week when his wife leaves town and all things go to hell.
it's funny.

posted May 17, 2004 03:45 PM            

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Originally posted by might_of_squirrel:
The aforementioned Terry Pratchett makes me chuckle fairly consistently.

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Darn, you beat me to it!

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posted May 17, 2004 07:56 PM            

next up playboy.....I'm a man of simple pleasures.

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posted May 17, 2004 08:21 PM            

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Originally posted by might_of_squirrel:
The aforementioned Terry Pratchett makes me chuckle fairly consistently.

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What makes Pratchett even more enjoyable is a strong knowledge of History and Philosophy.

For example, "The Monstrous Regiment" had me in convulsions for quite some time.

EDIT: Convulsions, not contusions. Can't believe I said that.

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posted May 18, 2004 03:34 AM            

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posted May 20, 2004 12:12 PM            

My last pleasure read was Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Awesome read. It's one of those books that can change your life if you let it. Almost 1100 pages and I finished it in 2 weeks

As for what I'm reading right now, just some textbooks for classes.

American Foreign Policy
U.S. Diplomacy Sinnce 1900
Introduction to Philosophy
Approahes to Peace
The Moral Architecture of World Peace

I was reading An Introduction to Game Theory but had to drop the class. The material is really difficult to grasp when the professor abstracts a variable 3 times. Anyways, Game Theory is very interesting though, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys logical thinking and analytical games.

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posted May 20, 2004 03:13 PM            

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Originally posted by Eron the Relentless:
, try Prey by Crichton, its great.

My last pleasure read was Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Awesome read. It's one of those books that can change your life if you let it. Almost 1100 pages and I finished it in 2 weeks

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I had said previously that I had started this book but I really didnt think much of it. A few people I know have said that it has changed their lives...but could you please explain to me how so? (they wouldnt...said that "I just had to read it")

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posted May 20, 2004 03:17 PM         

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Originally posted by Dangergeld:
I had said previously that I had started this book but I really didnt think much of it. A few people I know have said that it has changed their lives...but could you please explain to me how so? (they wouldnt...said that "I just had to read it")

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yeah, new philosophies tend to have that life changing effect on people.

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posted May 20, 2004 06:27 PM            

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posted May 24, 2004 07:26 PM         

Will probably start on Objectivism tomorrow.
I'm getting the bulk of Rand's non-fiction stuff in this week.
I got a first edtion of We the living ^_^

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posted May 24, 2004 07:42 PM            

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Originally posted by Dangergeld:
I had said previously that I had started this book but I really didnt think much of it. A few people I know have said that it has changed their lives...but could you please explain to me how so? (they wouldnt...said that "I just had to read it")

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I consider Atlas Shrugged to be one of the greatest books ever written. Here is what Ayn Rand's web site says the book is about:

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a mystery story “not about the murder of a man’s body, but about the murder—and rebirth—of man’s spirit.” The story is set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing due to the inexplicable disappearance of the country’s leading innovators and industrialists—the “Atlases” on whom the world rests. The theme is: “the role of the mind in man’s existence—and, as corollary, the demonstration of a new moral philosophy: the morality of rational self-interest.”

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I can tell you this... it is a fairly easy read. And, if you are a Democrat and you make it to the end of the book, it will change your life.

Several Democrats that I have known started the book and threw it out as garbage. One that I knew finished it and changed to be a Libertarian. Any book that has the power to change a person's political party...

I didn't need to change. I read it long after becomming a Libertarian.

If you don't feel up to reading Atlas Shrugged, I would recommend Fountainhead. You only get a taste of her philosophy, but it is also very good. It will probably be easier for you to relate to the main character (as the main character in AS is a woman).

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posted June 02, 2004 06:03 PM            

I would recommend this to anyone.

posted June 03, 2004 09:01 AM            

After I finish the Chronicles of Narnia, what books should I move on to? Remember, my daughter is 7.

Thanks.

posted June 03, 2004 09:27 AM            

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Originally posted by BoltBait:
After I finish the Chronicles of Narnia, what books should I move on to? Remember, my daughter is 7.

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I'm reading Dante's The Divine Comedy. Don't know why I haven't read it before, it's one of the most magnificent books I've ever read.

posted June 03, 2004 09:29 AM            

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Originally posted by BoltBait:
I finally finished the Magician's Nephew and have started reading The Last Battle with my daughter.

After I finish the Chronicles of Narnia, what books should I move on to? Remember, my daughter is 7.

Thanks.

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I assume you guys have already covered Harry Potter then?

Well when I was that age, or maybe just a little older, I read the MYTH series by Robert Asprin and the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. If she's into magical-talent type stuff she'd probably really enjoy. The books are in no way scary, even the demons and villains are funny and likable in their own way.

I read a lot of Hardy Boys too, but I'll bet your daughter might prefer Nancy Drew or the Bobbsey Twins

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posted June 03, 2004 09:55 AM            

I am not necessarily looking for books in the same catagory as the Chronicles of Narnia, but an interesting series that we can read together.

She has already read the Laura Ingles Wilder books by herself.

I was thinking that I might read her Anne of Green Gables.

*I was just kidding about War and Peace.

posted June 03, 2004 09:57 AM            

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Originally posted by might_of_squirrel:
The aforementioned Terry Pratchett makes me chuckle fairly consistently.

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I recently read Good Omens and I was fairly amused. Anybody suggest what book of his would be good to read next?

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