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An Off Topic Discussion about Reading
This is not about the hurricane, politics, abortion, or cars..
It's about reading. what do people read? I read and collect the following: Stephen King, Kurt Vonnegut, Gore Vidal, and various other non-fiction books on politics, adventure, and exploration. I mostly collect signed books, including Easton Press, Stephen King, and a couple others. how about you? (Note: if you're thinking about insulting me with a response like "you read? i wouldn't have guessed", save it for another OT thread, i contribute to many) 
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09-04-2005, 06:32 PM
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I read a lot of Stephen King novels. Some of my favorites are "Christine", "Pet Cematary", and "Needful Things". Other than that, George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and "1984" are really good novels as well, IMHO.
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By the way, I was into reading and collecting so much I decided to start an on-line bookstore ,www.veryfinebooks.com , (shameless plug). I also do the ebay thing.
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Read Atlas Shrugged from time to time. Getting ready to dive into the Davinci Code shortly. Always like a good Ludlum book...
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I'm a huge SciFi fan. I'm currently re-reading Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy.
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Essayists... E.B. White & James Thurber. I'll read anything they wrote. Running out though, and they're dead so I'll have to find some new favorites. David Sedaris is up there, with the added bonus of being alive.
Novelists... Joseph Conrad & Graham Green on-ramp... did that blaupunkt ever arrive?
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something that has tech related info.. From "To Touch A Wild Dolphin" to "A Brief History of Time"
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children's books, to my 6 yr old.
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Tom Clancy and Orson Scott Card
two of the best writers on earth
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Artemis Fowl series. Better than that geek Potter. I will be suprised if a movie is not made from these. They are VERY cool. Series of Unfortunate Events. Jim Carey recently starred in a movie version. These 2 series have made bedtimes fun for Dad. Or you can do like my brother and read Racer Magazine to them at bedtime.
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I love to read. I choose books from award winners lists at Amazon. I like history and historical fiction.
This is one of the best books I've read in years; 
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My favorite story-teller of all time has to be John LeCarre. That Tolkein fellow has some pretty heavy stuff, too. But there's nothing for light fare like ol' Doug Adams, from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the nutty adventures of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency to the Salmon of Doubt.
Vonnegut? I didn't really like his work, sadly. It was highly recommended for a long time, so I collected several of his books in anticipation, then found them dull. Did I miss something? While I'm venting, I'll confess that I didn't really like Dostoevsky either, but I could only tolerate one of his (Crime and Punishment). Am I just not cultured, or does the emperor have no clothes?
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Not bad the Pressfield book, but a little dry I thought. I started Alcibiades and couldn't hack it...
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I have spent a fortune on books about Collectables....the latest book...The Mortimer Gunmakers by Lee Munson....which is about the British Gunmaker of the 18th through 20th century....that cost $65.00...it's all reference...
In general I like to read History.... The 12 Caesars by Suetonius
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I'm looking for a first edition of "Catcher in the Rye"...please pm me if you come across one.
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Yeah, I know they're upwards of 20K...it doesn't need to be perfect or even have the dust cover...
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