So, what are you reading now?

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LIES and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them (A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right) by Al Franken

Thanks for the book, Mom.

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The Men of Bastogne by Fred MacKenzie

[Rex E.]

Political Chat posts....duh!

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Originally Posted by Rex E.

Political Chat posts....duh!

Ya need to get with the program, slacker!

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Rex E.

Political Chat posts....duh!

Place everyone on your ignore list but me and your knowledge will grow exponentially lol


I think you have a liberal arts background Rex....your knowledge of the most commonly assigned book to English 102 ( second semester College lol)-Catch-22-is quite impressive.

[Rex E.]

Originally Posted by icenine

Place everyone on your ignore list but me and your knowledge will grow exponentially lol


I think you have a liberal arts background Rex....your knowledge of the most commonly assigned book to English 102 ( second semester College lol)-Catch-22-is quite impressive.

I actually read that one when I was in high school. The majority of my friends when I was around 17 were all 10 years older than me and top security clearance McDonald Douglas engineers with the exception of one that was a civilian engineer that worked for the MIC on "Black Hawk & Chinook helicopters, that's all I can say" ( and still does). most, save for the latter, gave up as their personal beliefs contradicted what they were doing professionally ( ie, designing killing machines)

It was something trying to keep up with them both on an intellectual and partying front. Just imagine 27 year old's with more money then they knew what to do with....

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Rex E.

I actually read that one when I was in high school. The majority of my friends when I was around 17 were all 10 years older than me and top security clearance McDonald Douglas engineers with the exception of one that was a civilian engineer that worked for the MIC on "Black Hawk & Chinook helicopters, that's all I can say" ( and still does). most, save for the latter, gave up as their personal beliefs contradicted what they were doing professionally ( ie, designing killing machines)

It was something trying to keep up with them both on an intellectual and partying front. Just imagine 27 year old's with more money then they knew what to do with....

I knew you had a connection somewhere to the dark side. I guess I am a member of the dark side...I have been working for the US Navy since 1988....

wow
maybe I am not as cool as I thought I was lol

[icenine]

I am reading Anna Karenin still.....I only have 200 pages left.
I am almost done with Foundation and Empire, then will start Second Foundation

I picked up The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maughm at Savers..... I love that guy.
Have read Razors Edge, Of Human Bondage, and the book about Gauguin Three Moon and Sixpence.

Are the Foundation books written after the Second Foundation (the prequels) any good?

so after Anna will tackle War and Peace.

Anna Karenin is sort of like a Russian version of Downton Abbey without the servants point of view (or more aptly the reverse of what I just said since Tolstoy came first).

[Rex E.]

Originally Posted by icenine

I am reading Anna Karenin still.....I only have 200 pages left.
I am almost done with Foundation and Empire, then will start Second Foundation

I picked up The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maughm at Savers..... I love that guy.
Have read Razors Edge, Of Human Bondage, and the book about Gauguin Three Moon and Sixpence.

Are the Foundation books written after the Second Foundation (the prequels) any good?

so after Anna will tackle War and Peace.

Anna Karenin is sort of like a Russian version of Downton Abbey without the servants point of view (or more aptly the reverse of what I just said since Tolstoy came first).

Nice,

I also read the Foundation Series (and a few other Asimov books) in high school. I didn't read much until I was about 16, then I hit a spurt for a few years and it's been pretty slow since. Wish I was a faster reader with a better attention span.....

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Rex E.

Nice,

I also read the Foundation Series (and a few other Asimov books) in high school. I didn't read much until I was about 16, then I hit a spurt for a few years and it's been pretty slow since. Wish I was a faster reader with a better attention span.....

I have the same problem...I could never read fast...I actually quit Foundation back when I was a teenager. Working in Cali with a 90 mile round trip commute makes it hard. Early in the morning I try to read 10 pages when I get to work. Better to do it that way than not at all.

When I was in Iraq I had so much downtime I read books like I did back before I was married. I want to get back to that pace.