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Started by CYMRO, May 04, 2006, 03:58:30 PM

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May 04, 2006, 03:58:30 PM Last Edit: May 04, 2006, 03:58:54 PM by Kindling
I have just finished, in rapid succession, Gary Wills' James Madison and Gary Hart's James Monroe.

The Wills book is fabulous, showing the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of the fourth U.S. President.  Reading this book made me appreciate what banal and honest politicians we have these days!

The Hart book is probably the best book on the fifth President I have ever come across.  If you think you know the Monroe Doctrine and its originator, this book will be a pleasant surprise.


I am currently reading 1215: The Year of the Magna Carta, by Danny Danziger.

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May 04, 2006, 04:08:05 PM
I am currently reading "Dear Hustler I never thought this could happen to me..."

P.S. I am actually reading Sarum which is a (part fiction/part non-fiction) book on the history of the plains in southern England where Stone Henge is built.
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May 04, 2006, 04:13:27 PM
Douglas Adam's "The Salmon of Doubt"
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May 04, 2006, 04:26:34 PM
Quote from: nastynateI am currently reading "Dear Hustler I never thought this could happen to me..."

P.S. I am actually reading Sarum which is a (part fiction/part non-fiction) book on the history of the plains in southern England where Stone Henge is built.

Is Sarum a Michener novel?

CYMRO

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May 04, 2006, 04:27:17 PM
Quote from: SenkennomeiDouglas Adam's "The Salmon of Doubt"


This one I have not heard of.
Give us a review when you are done!

Soup Nazi

#5
May 04, 2006, 05:30:53 PM
Quote from: CYMRO
Quote from: nastynateI am currently reading "Dear Hustler I never thought this could happen to me..."

P.S. I am actually reading Sarum which is a (part fiction/part non-fiction) book on the history of the plains in southern England where Stone Henge is built.

Is Sarum a Michener novel?


No but I love Michener too. It's by Edward Rutherfurd who also wrote "London."
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CYMRO

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May 04, 2006, 05:34:37 PM
QuoteNo but I love Michener too. It's by Edward Rutherfurd who also wrote "London."

I am vaguely familiar with him.

And, yes, Michener rocks.

Senkennomei

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May 04, 2006, 05:42:35 PM
Quote from: CYMRO
Quote from: SenkennomeiDouglas Adam's "The Salmon of Doubt"


This one I have not heard of.
Give us a review when you are done!


Douglas Adams is the man who wrote "The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy." If you don't know THAT book, I shake my head at you :3

It's a collection of his short stories and observations which were collected off of his laptop after he passed away. Some of the parts of the book are rather insightful, and many are flat-out funny. There are a couple dull parts here and there in the beginning of the book, but it picks up after the 80th page or so.
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May 04, 2006, 06:02:05 PM
"Underworld," by Graham Hancock.  It's about the exploration of underwater ruins and underwater archaeology in the research for ancient antediluvian civilizations.

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May 04, 2006, 06:48:16 PM
Quote from: Ishmayl"Underworld," by Graham Hancock.  It's about the exploration of underwater ruins and underwater archaeology in the research for ancient antediluvian civilizations.



That sounds pretty interesting. Is it centered around the Black Sea and the myths of Gilgamesh? That is a subject that fascinates me.
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#10
May 04, 2006, 07:15:27 PM
Yeah, there's a bit about that, but mostly, it focuses on Indian ruins and myths, as well as new scientific evidence that shows that there have been periods of cataclysmic flooding due to glacial melting in the last 11,000 - 18,000 years that suspiciously coincide with dates mentioned in many flood myths (Atlantis, Dvarka, etc).  Very good.
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For finite types, like human beings, getting the mind around the concept of infinity is tough going.  Apparently, the same is true for cows.

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#11
May 05, 2006, 01:41:25 AM
The Scar, by China Mieville.  I've read his novels set in Bas Lag over and over again, and they have influenced my campaign design greatly.

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May 05, 2006, 06:13:19 AM
Thud! by Terry Pratchett and Guns, Germs and Steel by (i'm not sure who. i can't remember).
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#13
May 05, 2006, 08:24:33 AM
I'm currently reading a short story collection by C. L. Moore called "Black Gods and Scarlet Dreams"
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CYMRO

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May 05, 2006, 08:43:18 AM
Quote from: supadupamanThud! by Terry Pratchett and Guns, Germs and Steel by (i'm not sure who. i can't remember).

Thud! was brilliant!!

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