What are you reading? (October 09) - Page 5

PAG · 10-29-09, 07:46 AM

Just finished:

fiver · 10-29-09, 11:48 AM

Manga
Hikaru no Go volumes 1-23 (Complete) by Hotta Yumi & Obata Takeshi

Michael

asianxcore · 10-29-09, 04:24 PM

Haven't laughed out loud reading a book in quite a while.

writer106 · 10-29-09, 11:13 PM

sleepyhead55 · 10-30-09, 12:50 AM

Finished reading The Girl Who Played with Fire. This keeps some of the elements of the previous book of the Millenium series while adding on several elements that makes this one different from its predecessor.

Now reading this:

Abelkems · 10-30-09, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Did this get a reprint? I wanted to read it a year or so ago and I saw the prices for the novel were through the roof (>$100) so I passed.

Yeah. It got a hardcover reprint. You can get it for less than $17 on Amazon now.

Abelkems · 10-30-09, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mike45

Day by Day Armageddon J. L. Bourne

I'm halfway through this now and enjoying it quite a bit.

Superboy · 10-30-09, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by movieking

Just finished this. I thought it was just as good, if not better, than the first book. However, i've been following his blog for a long time and he recycled a lot of the material, which was really disappointing.

movieking · 10-30-09, 08:26 PM

I finished it yesterday, and thought that it was interesting. I think that a few of the topics were covered by Malcolm Gladwell in previous books, but for the most part it was an interesting read. There's been a lot of controversy about the global warming chapter, so there is some additional reading if you want to get further into that.

Superboy · 10-30-09, 08:29 PM

I don't think there's a lot of controversy. The book was never meant to be taken seriously. It even says so in the introduction (same goes for the first book). It's just for fun ;P

movieking · 10-30-09, 09:47 PM

I think that the authors and critics are taking it very seriously, especially since there seems to be some misquotes and mispresentations. Here's just a few sites about some of the discrepancies:

Why Everything in Superfreakonomics About Global Warming Is Wrong
Correspondence on Global Warming and Superfreakonomics
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling (and some other stuff)?
Error Riddled Superfreakonomics
Superfreakonomics: Everything you know about Global Warming is wrong

mhg83 · 10-31-09, 05:24 PM

xmiyux · 10-31-09, 05:33 PM

Just started this book this afternoon. Very good so far.

scarface983 · 11-01-09, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mlemmond

Read

An excellent book, you couldn't ask for a better haunted house story.

this is a good book so far, im reading it now

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sleepyhead55 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 102	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Finished reading The Girl Who Played with Fire. This keeps some of the elements of the previous book of the Millenium series while adding on several elements that makes this one different from its predecessor. Now reading this:

10-30-09, 08:26 PM	#109
movieking DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 11,679	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) I finished it yesterday, and thought that it was interesting. I think that a few of the topics were covered by Malcolm Gladwell in previous books, but for the most part it was an interesting read. There's been a lot of controversy about the global warming chapter, so there is some additional reading if you want to get further into that. __________________ Books I've Read So Far This Year Part One Books I've Read So Far This Year Part Two Books I've Read So Far This Year Part Three

10-30-09, 08:29 PM	#110
Superboy DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,578	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) I don't think there's a lot of controversy. The book was never meant to be taken seriously. It even says so in the introduction (same goes for the first book). It's just for fun ;P __________________ "We would have injected vitamin C if only they had made it illegal" - Renton, Trainspotting

10-30-09, 09:47 PM	#111
movieking DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 11,679	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) I think that the authors and critics are taking it very seriously, especially since there seems to be some misquotes and mispresentations. Here's just a few sites about some of the discrepancies: Why Everything in Superfreakonomics About Global Warming Is Wrong Correspondence on Global Warming and Superfreakonomics SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling (and some other stuff)? Error Riddled Superfreakonomics Superfreakonomics: Everything you know about Global Warming is wrong __________________ Books I've Read So Far This Year Part One Books I've Read So Far This Year Part Two Books I've Read So Far This Year Part Three

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xmiyux DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: WV Posts: 7,477	Re: What are you reading? (October 09) Just started this book this afternoon. Very good so far. __________________ I'm nostalgic for conversations I had yesterday. I've begun reminiscing events before they even occur. I'm reminiscing this right now. I can't go to the bar because I've already looked back on it in my memory... and I didn't have a good time. Live gamertag: xmiyux