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Old 12-01-07, 02:11 PM
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Started and finished The Jungle Book today. Now I'm staring blankly at my bookcase. I'll probably be reading spines for a couple days.
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A Brief History of Time. It's one of those books that I've been meaning to read for years.
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

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Charles Dickens's "Christmas Stories" Collection (Hardback Deluxe Edition, 19.99 at Barnes and Noble)
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

Great book -- hope you enjoy it!
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Old 12-02-07, 04:07 PM
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Great book -- hope you enjoy it!
I second that, one of the best books I read this year.
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RE: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer
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Great book -- hope you enjoy it!
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I second that, one of the best books I read this year.
Thanks. I'm about 70 pages in so far, and it's very interesting. It's been in my "books to read" stack for over a year, and I've noticed that several people in this forum have had good things to say about it.
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Good book. I hadn't gotten into Dean Koontz in a while but really liked this series.

Currently reading. Really liking it so far and I hope it becomes a series.
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spent the last 3 weeks finishing up a trio of legal thrillers: Burden of Proof, The Runaway Jury and The Firm.

managed to start on Berlin Noir Trilogy 2 days ago - really have good expectations of this one
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A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey by Kevin Murphy



Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition
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Just started American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I've read his other books plus all Sandman related stuff. I wish he would start writing Sandman stories again.
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Decided on Pynchon. Gravity's Rainbow, of course. Seventy pages in. Does it get better? Does it get readable? I mean, the guy's obviously some sort of genius, but can he, finally, craft a decent story? Story being the operative word.

I bet he'd write one hell of a collection of essays.

(The above questions are rhetorical, of course. Wouldn't wanna threadjack.)
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How was this?
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How was this?
I read it as well and really enjoyed it. Especially the parts set in Japan.
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Continuing on my Spartan theme:

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How was this?
Quite good, actually.
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"I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson to be followed with "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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