Good Books

February 23, 2011 @ 04:31 AM
tripleMike

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Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: BOSTON

Howard Zinn's - A Peoples History of the United States

Howard Zinn is a master.

One of the few books I would recommend to everyone.

Get knowledge son.


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requiem for a dream
February 23, 2011 @ 04:33 AM
daftphunk

Post: 71

Join Date: Feb 2007

Location: Shibuya, JP

The Pillars of the Earth
Norwegian Wood
The Catcher in the Rye
February 23, 2011 @ 05:11 AM
notyellow

Post: 331

Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: 604

Brave new world by aldous Huxley
February 23, 2011 @ 07:43 PM
PlugTunin

Post: 423

Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Your Mom\'s Couch, E...

Zodiac
Of Mice and Men
Animal Farm

This new layout is a disappointment

February 23, 2011 @ 11:51 PM
Brooklyn_718

Post: 2561

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: Pluto

Anyone has a kindle ?

I have like 1,000+ books on mine... I don't even know where to start..
February 24, 2011 @ 12:41 AM
aTTag.

Post: 84

Join Date: Jan 2011

Alright. You want to be a trill boss. Read everything within the following text:

- Obvious Adams by Robert Updegraff
- Acres of Diamonds by Russel Conwell
- The Art of War
- The Book of Five Rings by Mushashi Miyamoto
- On War
- The Prince by Niccolp Machia
- The Sun Also Rises by Ernest
- Anything Thomas Jefferson ever wrote
- Shakespear
- The Tao of the Wu
- A Shore Thing by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi

Remain trill.
February 24, 2011 @ 12:48 AM
Hobbes.

Post: 694

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Abq, NM

Anyone has a kindle ?

I have like 1,000+ books on mine... I don't even know where to start..

Got one for X-Mas, really digging it so far. Some of the prices for older books that have cheap paperbacks could be better though.
February 24, 2011 @ 01:22 PM
Smores

Post: 29

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: 916.

Anything Thomas Jefferson ever wrote


You're better off reading John Locke
February 24, 2011 @ 04:00 PM
nocolor

Post: 315

Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Brooklyn, New York.

+ South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

+ Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

+ American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Best pieces I've ever read. cool

Instagram: @derekandrewwong

February 24, 2011 @ 05:15 PM
sjem

Post: 2652

Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: England

^I sort of liked American Psycho and it's style was novel and all that, but did you really think it was that good? I felt it was too repetitive, a 400 page book and like 300 pages were description, I understand it's a satire on the rich and the power of money and what it does to people so the description was necessary (not that much though) but I thought it went over the top.
February 24, 2011 @ 06:11 PM
louboutin_baby

Post: 64

Join Date: Oct 2010

Tao Te Ching
The Descent of Man
The Art of Seduction
The Good Earth
February 24, 2011 @ 06:35 PM
enterthewu

Post: 220

Join Date: Jul 2008

co-sign ishmael and howard zinn's a people history of USA


I'd highly recommend this book.

February 24, 2011 @ 08:26 PM
FORTE ASHLEY OLSEN

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Join Date: Jan 2011



- The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway


cool One of my favorite books ever.
February 26, 2011 @ 04:09 PM
nocolor

Post: 315

Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Brooklyn, New York.

^I sort of liked American Psycho and it's style was novel and all that, but did you really think it was that good? I felt it was too repetitive, a 400 page book and like 300 pages were description, I understand it's a satire on the rich and the power of money and what it does to people so the description was necessary (not that much though) but I thought it went over the top.


Good point; though with the over-the-top descriptions, I felt I was actually Bateman.

Or it could be I'm an Ellis fan to begin with.

Ever read Less Than Zero? Wild.

Instagram: @derekandrewwong

February 26, 2011 @ 05:17 PM
sjem

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Location: England

Nah that's the only one of his i've read, I might look into Less Than Zero then to see if it's his style that I don't particularly like or just American Psycho.
February 28, 2011 @ 02:55 AM
wowdamelms

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Join Date: Dec 2006

just started reading "69" by ryu murakami
February 28, 2011 @ 01:55 PM
hools

Post: 4461

Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: California

just read Tao of the Wu, fuckin dope, i took in a lot of that book.

currently in the middle of the Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. likin it so far
February 28, 2011 @ 04:39 PM
JCrewkid

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
February 28, 2011 @ 05:18 PM
MOSTHATED770

Post: 75

Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: ATLien

anyone read malice from the clipses new book?
March 1, 2011 @ 12:37 AM
jtangtwenty3

Post: 1082

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: chicago/cincinnati

moby dick is legitcool
March 4, 2011 @ 01:33 AM
mayimbe181

Post: 1848

Join Date: Jul 2008

So BORDERS here in nyc is going outta business and i went to see what sale is going on and they jacked up prices by doubling all ticketed books and then throw on the old 30% off stamp on it, So my girl calculated the 5 books she wanted and after discount they came to $85 then i ordered all 5 books she asked for on Amazon and shipped it cost me for all 5, $38! And book stores wonder why theyre all folding to itunes and kindles of the world..

WWW.MAYIMBE181.COM @mayimbe181 twitter & Instagram http://vimeo.com/26407824 Jimmy Fallon appearance

March 4, 2011 @ 02:23 AM
Brooklyn_718

Post: 2561

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: Pluto

On Borders closing ^^^
There are probably going to be a handful of book stores around sooner or later... If you have an eReader the only point of buying a book will be to have a tangible copy...Or if it isn't available for your ereader. Personally I would still purchase books I really like to have physical copies of my favorite books or important books. I do believe a personal library is important to keep. But the fact that my Kindle can hold over one thousand books is unmatched... The fact that I can go online and find thousands of books for free (even paid ones) is unmatched. The fact that I can find definitions of words instantly, and leave notes and highlights on the spot then have those notes and highlights printed out for research purposes is unmatched. Also I can buy a book on the toilet and start reading.




Certain books like picture books (the one's Rizzoli and other publishers make) and collectibles would hold it's value...


I've heard people actually say they don't like eReaders, and the fact is old farts who don't like eReaders are the problem with society today. Technology should be our slave it should make our lives easier. Example, instead of going to the deli every morning for a newspaper it's sent directly to your ereader-possibly before you start your day. No one can tell me that the convenience and space saving of an eReader is inferior to a book.
March 12, 2011 @ 04:39 PM
Hey, it is just me

Post: 177

Join Date: Nov 2010

Brave New World.
Clockwork Orange.
Something Wicked This Way Comes.
Farenheight 451.
The Bluest Eyes.

http://che-thepoeticdiaryofacollegekid.blogspot.com/

March 12, 2011 @ 05:19 PM
DapperG

Post: 212

Join Date: May 2009

Location: dirth south fl

THE BLOOD MERIDIAN: OR THE EVENING REDNESS IN THE WEST by Cormac McCarthy

The dialogue is like a strange shakespearean southern slang. It's amazingly violent and incredibly written. The language takes some getting used to but it's one of the best books i've read in a long time. I highly recommend it.

www.dapperism.com

March 12, 2011 @ 08:21 PM
failftw

Post: 190

Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: Portlandia

Last Exit To Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr.
March 19, 2011 @ 10:21 PM
Conspiracy Bro

Post: 2

Join Date: Jan 2011

Women - Charles Bukowski
March 19, 2011 @ 10:27 PM
syndicatex

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Join Date: Mar 2011

the great gatsby and native son.
March 20, 2011 @ 01:41 AM
MJR

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: pdx.

33 1/3 music book series. Invisible Man.
March 20, 2011 @ 03:26 PM
Mos

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Broadway Junction

48 laws of power

the art of war
March 20, 2011 @ 06:46 PM
luvlulvluv

Post: 15

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Toronto

FInished No Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh. It's a Buddhist book, and it gave me a ton of perspective on death and how to approach it. I've had some circumstances in my life recently that made me have great fear of the time I have left on this planet, and to say this book completely eradicated all of it would be an understatement. I've been studying buddhist philosophy for a few years but not to the extent that i've wanted to. This book is pushing me in that direction of life, and I give it my 100% recommendation if any of you have lost anyone recently, and don't know how to make the pain stop.
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