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I read Anne Bishop's newest Black Jewels book, Tangled Webs. If you have read the trilogy and enjoyed it, it's worth a read.

I'm now re-reading Where the Red Fern Grows for the millionth time.

Sex Camp and How To Use SPSS.

Nexa

TV Guide. I'm sophisticated.

It's been a few months since I read anything and they were all no brainers. Prey by Micheal Crichton, a book in the Sharpe series by Bernard Cromwell, and an insert book to the Chronicles of Krynn by Wickman and Heiss. In other words, quick, simpleton reading.

I'm having to learn that too for my job, it's well boring.

I'm still stuck on War & Peace, so I'll have nothing new to offer for a while. A long while. A veeeeeeery long while.

I recently read:

"Democracy in America"

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Democracy-in-America/Alexis-de-Tocqueville/e/9780226805368/?itm=2

It's old but...still rings true.

"John Adams"

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/John-Adams/David-McCullough/e/9780684813639/?itm=1

and

"1776"

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/1776/David-McCullough/e/9780743226721/?itm=3

I don't know how to do the fancy link stuff, and I'm not even sure if you're American, but those are some good reads.

I love statistics more than you would expect of someone who doesn't particularly like math. The problem is, I hate abstract math. Statistics are usually people.

Nexa

I really like them too, but I'd rather let other people get them for me.

I don't read. I did once. I think I was in school. I'm afraid undue literary influence might taint my superlative writing style. I mean, imagine if Shakespeare was exposed to some of the sh*t on Oprah's book list. Juliet would've been some underpriviledged Israeli b*tch who overcame cultural misogynism to become the first female Baptist Minister in Bowling Green, KY. Or somesuch sh*t.

Anyway, here's some random cut-n-pastage from an Amazon.com email I got. Not sure why the **** I'm on their list. Probably bought some **** or something.

The Ten-Cent Plague
by David Hajdu:
"In deft narrative strokes Hajdu creates a colorful, character-driven story of our first real--and lasting--counterculture (if the burgeoning popularity of graphic novels is any indication) and why we embrace it still."

Lush Life
by Richard Price:
"No one has a better ear and eye for the American city than Richard Price. Listen as he peels apart the layers of class and history of the new Lower East Side through the voices of his hipsters, homeboys, and cops."

Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far
by Stefan Sagmeister:
"Many consider Stefan Sagmeister to be our most important living designer, but he reaches beyond design circles in spelling out personal truths in an alluringly interactive format."

The Luck & the Irish
by R.F. Foster:
"Historian R.F. Foster explains how a perfect storm of change--led by progressive thought, political transformations, and even a rock band from Dublin--produced the thriving economic power known as the 'Celtic Tiger.'"

Knockemstiff
by Donald Ray Pollock:
"Pollock pulls no punches--his prose is blunt and visceral, as well as stylish and skilled--and reading this astonishing debut can be like crunching on a mouthful of your own broken teeth."

Cross
by Ken Bruen:
"We have been in love with Bruen's sharp, spare prose since first stumbling across 'The Killing of the Tinkers,' and we're certain that his dark, reluctant hero will draw many a hard-boiled fan."

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More Best Books of March

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Who's Your City?
by Richard Florida

Editors' Picks in Paperback:
The Savage Detectives
by Roberto Bolano

Bestselling March Books:
Change of Heart
by Jodi Picoult

I enjoyed Elantris very much indeed, but thought the ending was a bit weak compared to the rest of it.

Off Armageddon Reef sounds like a very interesting premise to start with. Will probably check it out.



I have just finished Crossover, by Joel Shepherd. It's about a woman named Cassandra, who is an artificial human constructed out of a computer mind and bio/machine tech body. She's an advanced model version of thousands of relatively quickly produced "GI" super-soldiers who are used as cannon-fodder in an interstellar war. Cpt Cassandra Kresnov deserts to the other side, to a planet mostly populated by people who hate and fear "GI" soldiers.

It's not literature, but I had fun, and am reading the sequel.

I read Under the Banner of Heaven not too long ago. I liked it. Not as much asa I've liked Krakauer's other stuff I've read, but it was interesting.

Atm, I'm all caught up in Policy Textbooks. Actually, Policy Paradox by Deborah Stone isn't half-bad reading.

Peter F Hamiltons, "The Night Dawn" triology.

It's a heavy Sci Fi, psudo religion type end of the world adventure set about 300 years from now.

Main Charicters include a space pirate, Doomsday scientist, an insane Satanist, a damsel in distress/heroine and bazaarly but brilliantly Al Capone and Fletcher Christian.

It's a good read.

Amazon write up

Edited, Mar 20th 2008 6:02pm by tarv

Jonwin brought home a stack of books i been looking forward to reading by John Ringo. Problem is he found two books that are on the Compton Crook ballot and votes need to be sent in 3 weeks from now, so they must be read first.

Name of the Wind; The Kingkiller Chronicle, day 01 by Patrick Rothfuss
and The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald.

I remember starting to read Name of the Wind, months ago and like it, so I must of been one of the people who gave it a good rating and got it on the ballot. Problems is I can't remember much of the book now, so not sure I finish it.

There are 3 other books up for this years Compton Crook award, but not sure I have time to check them out.

I read Elantris, last year, as it was also up for the Crompton Crook when it came out. I still having read last years winner, but too many of my favorite authors had new books out over the last year too.

Check out link in my sig, if you want to learn more about Compton Crook Award.