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Post by kulot_salot on May 25, 2007 10:43:30 GMT 8
in the process of finishing....  |
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Post by miles on May 25, 2007 15:48:22 GMT 8
currently reading Jeff Abott's Panic and Lee Child's Tripwire
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Post by maxbuwaya on May 25, 2007 16:09:27 GMT 8
in the process of finishing.... Helmet doesnt look sexy. Dont wear one. Is that the story of the book? |
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Post by plankton_dash on May 25, 2007 16:12:04 GMT 8
On-hold reading: RAVENSHADOW by Win Blevins (fiction)
Currently finishing: EXECUTION - The Discpline of Getting Things Done - by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan (business)
Starting: THE WORLD AT THE END OF TIME by Fredrik Pohl (science Fiction)
Re-reading: GOD'S DEBRIS by Scott Adams (philosophy/religion)
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Post by oceanrider88 on May 25, 2007 19:25:03 GMT 8
i'll check out those 3 books whoopi. I also like reading biographies or autobiographies of businessmen and successful people, philosophy, inspirational speeches - those seem to be my mood for the quarter. Never really thought about science essays until you mentioned it. That Lobster book is getting me curious. I wonder if we have it here. Sounds like a twisted view on human nature. I'll check it out as well as those 2 other books. You must have an interesting library whoopi.  |
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Post by whoopi on May 29, 2007 11:19:55 GMT 8
@oceanrider: ;D not twisted at all, it's real science. animal behavior is actually quite fascinating. ;D you like philo and science--i highly recommend annie dillard's PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK. philosophical musings on the natural world, the prose is elegant too. you probably have to order that one online. i found my tattered copy at a Book Sale outlet many years ago. i don't really recommend A WALK IN THE WOODS, not bill bryson's best work, which to me is A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, the best science-for-the-layman book i've read so far. my friend struggled in the beginning, but once she got going, she understood why i liked it so. the sense of awe at the world around us is great. all this talk and the overcast sky outside make me want to go home and curl up in bed with a good volume  |
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Post by alien_scream on May 29, 2007 12:18:41 GMT 8
try reading books by erich von daniken and secrets of the lost races by rene noorbergen!!! really facinating!!!! hehehehehehe
or even genesis revisisted!!!! i couldn't find one... still looking!!!!!
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Post by arcireyes on May 29, 2007 13:26:56 GMT 8
my son gifted my wifey a John Grisham book: The Innocent Man. am reading it now before my wife can start reading it. it seems to be a good first non-fiction book by Grisham  |
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Post by Alphabolt on May 29, 2007 14:27:16 GMT 8
my son gifted my wifey a John Grisham book: The Innocent Man. am reading it now before my wife can start reading it. it seems to be a good first non-fiction book by Grisham Innocence is fiction, brad Arci ;D heheheh just kidding Well then..... " Innocence is Fiction for those who have forgotten the feel of diapers " ;D I ve read 3 Daniel Silvas, 2 Dale Browns and 1 Brian Lopes this past 2 months |
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Post by Alphabolt on May 29, 2007 14:28:24 GMT 8
in the process of finishing.... Where d you buy this , James brad ?  good find very very nice picture |
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Post by Ben Dover on May 29, 2007 15:28:59 GMT 8
nice! btw, did anyone here able to finish reading the Bible? (that was a joke, Lord pls forgive me  ) anyway, i think i saw that paperback "the secret life of lobsters" whoopi was talking about, on sale at powerbooks megamall. i'm currently reading ambrose's band of brothers...i'm proud to say that after 2 years i think malapit na akong matapos. ;D |
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Post by kulot_salot on May 29, 2007 18:09:31 GMT 8
padi arnel, sm cubao book sale (but not really the 'book sale' store)... basement.. near ace hardware, PhP99.00 3 more left... still reading it though....  to much chores sa bahay.... ;D in the process of finishing.... Where d you buy this , James brad ? good find very very nice picture |
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Post by kulot_salot on Jun 9, 2007 14:35:11 GMT 8
Finished marla streb’s diary… err… life story book pala. sa wakas! 4 days ago… When I bought this book, I thought I would just read about her fast-pace downhill mountain biking career, but I was wrong. In her book, she delved about her being pissed-off from the grind of normal life... From being a research scientist, to a recreational rider (mountain and road), then to a cross-country racer, then finally to become a world-class downhill racer… Maybe you would ask why it took me a long time to finish an almost 300 page book… well, to tell you the truth, she lost me. She lost me when she rambled about off-topics... I think the off-topics made the book a terrible flop. It’s not like any other book that I will gladly take in the toilet when I take a dump… it’s just a waste of time. Before I got the chance to finish it, I found another book. An old book gathering dust in our house and it got my undivided attention and some hours from my slumber. What’s the title of the old book? Banner in the sky. If she’d only wrote more about the downhill competitions the technicalities… the book would be a success. The only time I read about a downhill course is when she wrote about how a fellow downhiller describes the course as: “ack-ack-ack…” Sorry marla, your life story book is just too plain compared to jon krakauer’s storytelling of chris/alex mccandless’ stupid adventure. ;D One chili. Oh, to add... marla streb’s photo without a helmet… c’mon guys, it’s just a book cover! Loosen your necktie for a change! ;D |
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Post by warlock^_^ on Jun 9, 2007 14:54:47 GMT 8
I ve read 3 Daniel Silvas, 2 Dale Browns and 1 Brian Lopes this past 2 months ;D read all the Dale Brown that I can get my hands on. Dan Brown, Ludlum, Forsyth, Crichton, Clancy, Stephen Coonts, Cussler, Larry Bond , and lot more. Anything that strikes my fancy when I visit the public library here. Till I got 50M broadband connection |
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Post by maxbuwaya on Jun 9, 2007 17:27:20 GMT 8
Just Finish this one  |
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Post by allegra on Jul 19, 2007 1:17:23 GMT 8
Max , you'll love this new psychology book I'm reading
On Killing , The Psychologial Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
by LtCol Dave Grossman
Review-
Col Grossman's study ends wlth a profoundly troubling observation. The desensitizing techniques used to train soldiers are now found in mass media - films , TV and video games- and are conditioning our children. His figures on youthful homicides suggest the breeding of teenage Rambos.
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Post by maxbuwaya on Jul 28, 2007 10:12:03 GMT 8
Max , you'll love this new psychology book I'm reading On Killing , The Psychologial Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by LtCol Dave Grossman Review- Col Grossman's study ends wlth a profoundly troubling observation. The desensitizing techniques used to train soldiers are now found in mass media - films , TV and video games- and are conditioning our children. His figures on youthful homicides suggest the breeding of teenage Rambos. Sounds Interesting..hmmm I should check this juan out. I also read this but did not finsih it So Borriinggg. Politics!  This one am about to finish Only P99 at a book bargain in Glorietta. Hrad bound!  |
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Post by fullspeed on Jul 28, 2007 10:22:02 GMT 8
Me I can finish one book in one sitting as long as it is Pol Medina's Pugad Baboy. He is a genius
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Post by allegra on Jul 28, 2007 12:29:39 GMT 8
Yep , I think pol medina is very smart
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Post by maxbuwaya on Jul 28, 2007 15:26:14 GMT 8
Me I can finish one book in one sitting as long as it is Pol Medina's Pugad Baboy. He is a genius You can also try Calvin and Hobbes. by Bill Waterson. One of Pol Medinas Influence. How about Uhaw komiks during the 80s? Or liwayway? |
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Post by hitebeer on Jul 29, 2007 6:01:11 GMT 8
Recently finished two - A Simple Habana Melody by Oscar Hijuelos and Wired - A Romance by Gary Wolf. A constant companion is Walden and Other Writings by Thoreau. When you need to feel peace and enjoy the passing of time. I wish Robert Pirsig also wrote about bicycles after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. |
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Post by sabretooth on Oct 30, 2007 15:56:14 GMT 8
 Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens: very good and entertaining read. im currently reading Gaiman's American Gods.  |
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Post by sdny on Oct 31, 2007 12:32:11 GMT 8
books anyone!
i'm an avid fan of "Tom Clancy".
higly recommended. and also one of my book collections: it involveds military technology.
the hunt for red october "movie"
red storm rising
patriot games "movie"
the cardinal of the kremlin
clear and present dager "movie
the sum of all fears "movie"
without remors
debt of honor
executive orders "this book is really interesting" 100% pure action/suspense.
rainbow six "pc games"
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the bear and the dragon
my second book collection is the lord of the ring trilogy/dvd's
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Post by baboinsky on Oct 31, 2007 22:22:07 GMT 8
Just started reading Norwegian Wood by Murakami Haruki
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Post by hitebeer on Nov 2, 2007 23:25:38 GMT 8
While Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike was published after his successs at the second Tour, reading it is a good guide in understanding how he went on winning the coming Tours until 2005 along with the unrelenting charges of doping. After reading Armstrong's book, a funny read is Tim Moore's French Revolutions: Cycling Tour de France. |
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Post by ice on Nov 5, 2007 17:39:30 GMT 8
books anyone! i'm an avid fan of "Tom Clancy". higly recommended. and also one of my book collections: it involveds military technology. the hunt for red october "movie" red storm rising patriot games "movie" the cardinal of the kremlin clear and present dager "movie the sum of all fears "movie" without remors debt of honor executive orders "this book is really interesting" 100% pure action/suspense. rainbow six "pc games" and the bear and the dragon my second book collection is the lord of the ring trilogy/dvd's ei, another clancy fan! i've got almost all his books too!..... try reading his nuclear submarine thriller, "ssn" .....very cool... and guess where the story setting is....... the philippine sea!.... from the spratleys up to subic bay and the batanes islands! curahee! |
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Post by ice on Nov 5, 2007 17:42:59 GMT 8
three books on my bedside table i'm currently reading....... robert greene's 48 laws of power  pablo neruda's winter garden  samy davis jr.'s autobiography  curahee!
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Post by whoopi on Nov 5, 2007 18:20:39 GMT 8
ICE, multiple reader ka rin hehe. i'm always reading a few at the same time, can't seem to wait to finish one before starting another ;D is the neruda book a novel or poetry collection? i love neruda's poems. i have robert greene's "Power" also, i thought he was being hilarious, ang brutal kasi ng statements, but apparently it's a very serious book i'm reading, uhm let me see what's in my bag that i take with me these days, "I Should Have Stayed Home", a collection of essays about travels that ended in disasters. very entertaining. |
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Post by ice on Nov 5, 2007 19:04:44 GMT 8
ICE, multiple reader ka rin hehe. i'm always reading a few at the same time, can't seem to wait to finish one before starting another ;D is the neruda book a novel or poetry collection? i love neruda's poems. i have robert greene's "Power" also, i thought he was being hilarious, ang brutal kasi ng statements, but apparently it's a very serious book hi roche! same here... just like with the tv remote, always switching stations hehehe! winter garden's also a collection of neruda poems.. very extreme.......melancholic but never a dull moment... the usual love poems with a mixture of tragedy and the beauty of nature during winter..... what made the collection somewhat intriguing to me was the fact that it was one of his unpublished works found on his desk during the day of his demise...... 48 laws of power...........actually, i've been trying to finish the book for almost six months already!!! i keep returning to certain laws, trying to absorb every word! hehehe! ...a very cunning book! ... really!....this is the only book i selfishly never lend to anyone who tries to borrow it! hahaha! what's next?....i'll go marketin' this time!..... still wrapped in plastic: "blue ocean strategy" by w. chan kim & renee mauborgne happy readin'! curahee! |
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Post by whoopi on Nov 6, 2007 11:19:46 GMT 8
i never finished POWER, just browsed. too heartless for me heheh. "pose as a friend, work as a spy." ang sama! ;D pero mukhang very true and effective ang tips heheh.
what's BLUE OCEAN STRAT about? i rarely read business books, aside from being expensive they get outdated quickly, and i often feel as if i'm working hehe. but there are some very good ones. you read malcolm gladwell? TIPPING POINT, BLINK.
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good find
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to much chores sa bahay.... ;D
