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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #72 on: Aug 13, 2009, 06:54: AM »
all of Harry Potters, Anthony Horowitz books, Clive Cussler, Pélé Autobiography

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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #73 on: Aug 13, 2009, 07:12: AM »
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The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
The Automatic Homeowner Millionaire by David Bach
All about commodities by Russel R.Wasendorf
The power of Alpha-thinking by Jess Stern
The Great Gatsby by (scotts fitzgerald?)
Gangster by Lorenzo Carcaterra (do not be fooled by the title, very meaningful book).

reads like a bill gates reading list

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Said the Shotgun to the Head by Saul Williams (the man is fucking insane...bothy meanings apply)

apparently, he's a pretty decent poet. i'm surprised; because, he's a fucking awful rapper   

i haven't been reading too much lately. i've been enjoying my few weeks off from school. i have been listening to steve reich and a bunch of bossa nova, though; so, i think i'm cultured enough w/o the books

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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #74 on: Aug 13, 2009, 07:14: AM »
i need to get more into books. i always say im going to read but i never do. has this happened to anyone before, and what do u suggest for help? the only thing i have read the past few years on my own free time is sports illustrated (magazine)

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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #75 on: Aug 13, 2009, 09:25: AM »
anyone tried Dante's Divine Comedy? i dont know, i started reading it, but i think im gonna stop and read it when im older and wiser :biggrin: i dont know im pretty sure ill enjoy it more. hmmm Pride and Prejudice is a good book too, can get boring but the way the autor describes the characters is pretty amazing

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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #76 on: Aug 13, 2009, 12:05: PM »
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The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
The Automatic Homeowner Millionaire by David Bach
All about commodities by Russel R.Wasendorf
The power of Alpha-thinking by Jess Stern
The Great Gatsby by (scotts fitzgerald?)
Gangster by Lorenzo Carcaterra (do not be fooled by the title, very meaningful book).

reads like a bill gates reading list

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Said the Shotgun to the Head by Saul Williams (the man is fucking insane...bothy meanings apply)

apparently, he's a pretty decent poet. i'm surprised; because, he's a fucking awful rapper  

i haven't been reading too much lately. i've been enjoying my few weeks off from school. i have been listening to steve reich and a bunch of bossa nova, though; so, i think i'm cultured enough w/o the books
He is a pretty decent poet, but honestly I think he's a better musician. If you think he's an awful rapper, you should listen to a song that's not on NiggyTardust. I mean, I like that album, but it's not good as a rap album. His earlier stuff is much more interesting.

@ the music: meh. Check out theorchestral shit the Ian Anderson does/did during the Secret Language of Birds and Rupi's Dance eras up to now. Some really fuckin' interesting stuff there. But also...read.

@SeBas: I've read parts of the Inferno, if that does anything for you. I'd recommend it for sure.
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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #77 on: Aug 13, 2009, 12:37: PM »
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He is a pretty decent poet, but honestly I think he's a better musician. If you think he's an awful rapper, you should listen to a song that's not on NiggyTardust. I mean, I like that album, but it's not good as a rap album. His earlier stuff is much more interesting.

i was fucking with you

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@ the music: meh. Check out theorchestral shit the Ian Anderson does/did during the Secret Language of Birds and Rupi's Dance eras up to now. Some really fuckin' interesting stuff there

just checked some out. i think i'll stick with stan getz/joao gilberto I

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But also...read

i was joking. i just don't feel like reading

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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #78 on: Aug 13, 2009, 12:40: PM »
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He is a pretty decent poet, but honestly I think he's a better musician. If you think he's an awful rapper, you should listen to a song that's not on NiggyTardust. I mean, I like that album, but it's not good as a rap album. His earlier stuff is much more interesting.

i was fucking with you

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@ the music: meh. Check out theorchestral shit the Ian Anderson does/did during the Secret Language of Birds and Rupi's Dance eras up to now. Some really fuckin' interesting stuff there

just checked some out. i think i'll stick with stan getz/joao gilberto I

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But also...read

i was joking. i just don't feel like reading
Damnit...fucking with me. You know how I always come to the man's defense. You couldn't resist, could you?  :biggrin:

To each his own, about the music.

About the reading...I guess. I'm actually enjoying novels less and less. Plot stopped doing much for me. Poetry is far more interesting to me at this point. I read tons of it.
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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #79 on: Aug 13, 2009, 12:49: PM »
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You couldn't resist, could you?

nope  :pimp:

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About the reading...I guess. I'm actually enjoying novels less and less. Plot stopped doing much for me. Poetry is far more interesting to me at this point. I read tons of it.

i don't like novels, and i don't like poetry. i will read the newspaper from time to time. i like non-fiction, but i've been too poor to buy books and don't feel like going to the library

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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #80 on: Aug 13, 2009, 01:00: PM »
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You couldn't resist, could you?

nope  :pimp:

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About the reading...I guess. I'm actually enjoying novels less and less. Plot stopped doing much for me. Poetry is far more interesting to me at this point. I read tons of it.

i don't like novels, and i don't like poetry. i will read the newspaper from time to time. i like non-fiction, but i've been too poor to buy books and don't feel like going to the library
Just borrow from people, and then keep on forgetting to give the book back until you want to. Just find a friend who reads and mooch like fuck.
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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #81 on: Aug 13, 2009, 01:14: PM »
books:


the brief wondrous life of oscar wao - junot diaz

the elephant vanishes - haruki murakami

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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #82 on: Aug 13, 2009, 01:14: PM »
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Just borrow from people, and then keep on forgetting to give the book back until you want to. Just find a friend who reads and mooch like fuck.

alright dick, i just went and borrowed "the blue flowers" by raymond queneau

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Re: Favorite Books
« Reply #83 on: Aug 13, 2009, 01:16: PM »
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Just borrow from people, and then keep on forgetting to give the book back until you want to. Just find a friend who reads and mooch like fuck.

alright dick, i just went and borrowed "the blue flowers" by raymond queneau
That's the way  :cheers:
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