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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: pizzaboy] #437418
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In a van down by the river!
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I've seen some of those books, there seems to be 20 or so with the same plot after reading the backs of them.




Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.

Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: Longneck] #437419
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Well, any series is going to be repetetive. Check out the first one, BURGLARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS, and take it from there.


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: pizzaboy] #437430
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I just picked up Jonathan Lethem's FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE. I loved MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, so I'm hoping this one is up to par.


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: pizzaboy] #450695
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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: Ice] #450699
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I just read Carl Hiaasen's Nature Girl, new in paperback. He didn't go overboard this time with his usual ecological and environmental rants, but his razor sharp wit is as good as it's ever been.

Recommend.


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: pizzaboy] #450725
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Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamazov

This was the book that inspired Puzo to become a writer.


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: FrankCostello] #450747
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Joesph Wambaugh-Hollywood Station

i enjoyed this book


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: chopper] #451767
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Adrian Mole-The wilderness year

i loved the first books but this even better


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: chopper] #451769
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I remember them from school,great books.

Are those his diarys.


The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.

Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared

"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"

"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: DE NIRO] #451775
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Yeah i have them all just about now. I first read them at school then a couple of years ago, i saw the first one so i bought it and the diarys still made me laugh,so i have carried on buying them


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: chopper] #451778
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Cool they are pretty funny from what i remember.

Last edited by DE NIRO; 11/20/07 08:35 AM.

The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.

Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared

"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"

"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: DE NIRO] #451781
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Yeah if you get chance to read them again then i would go for it


If i come across the table and take your f*****g eyes out ,will you remember

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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: chopper] #451891
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My own world.
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My own world.
I love all of Charles Bukowski's books....

Funny,Gritty and honest stuff.


The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters. Cus D'Amato
Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: whisper] #452189
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The Last word on frank sinatra by George Jacobs

excellent book written by his former servant and friend


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: chopper] #452423
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The autobiography of the boxer Joe Calzaghe!
Good if a bit by the numbers. I am a big boxing fan and read as many of these as i can. I am hoping to get Roberto Durans in my Xmas stocking \:p


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: Yogi Barrabbas] #452455
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With Geary in Fredo's Brothel
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"Lamb" by Chrostopher Moore...brilliant!


"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"

"I stood in the courtroom like a fool."

"I am Constanza: Lord of the idiots."

Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: Fame] #452472
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"Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious, the Last Great American Pool Hustler " by Jon Wertheim of Sprts Illustrated.

A great bio of Danny Basavich. Extremly overweight, suicidal, bi-polar and an outcast goes on to be great poo hustler and pool professional. Pool literally saved this guys life.

Good read. Not just a pool book but a book on life.

Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: Partagas] #452489
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 Originally Posted By: Partagas
"Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious, the Last Great American Pool Hustler " by Jon Wertheim of Sprts Illustrated.

A great bio of Danny Basavich. Extremly overweight, suicidal, bi-polar and an outcast goes on to be great poo hustler and pool professional. Pool literally saved this guys life.

Good read. Not just a pool book but a book on life.


I'm not even gonna ask what a poo hustler is...

I read Hustler Days, it was a good book. Talked about Jersey Red, Minnesota Fats, Mosconi, and others.




Long as I remember The rain been coming down.
Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground.
Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun;
And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.

Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: Longneck] #452677
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I have just started reading Lance Armstrongs Biography so far its pretty slow but i think it will get more interesting as times goes on


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: chopper] #452685
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My g/fs best friend has read many armstong books and they are good apprentley


The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.

Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared

"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"

"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: DE NIRO] #452691
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Thats good to know mate, ive got a feeling it will start to pick up soon


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: chopper] #452715
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Ive never followed his carrer,but hes some insperation, considering what hes been through


The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.

Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared

"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"

"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: DE NIRO] #452720
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I know to beat cancer and win the tour de france phew what a guy


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: chopper] #454403
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Maximum security inside stories from the worlds toughest prisons by Karen Farrington

Great book for anyone interested in the prison system and what goes on inside,after reading this the US by far has the strictest and most violent prisons in the world


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: dontomasso] #471849
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 Originally Posted By: dontomasso
"Lamb" by Chrostopher Moore...brilliant!


One of the most offensive, yet hysterical, books I've ever read.

I picked up two new novels at Borders this weekend, both just published. DUMA KEY, by Stephen King and THE APPEAL, by John Grisham. I'll let you know...


"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: pizzaboy] #471851
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I saw that there's now a sequel to Follett's Pillars of the Earth. I read it many years ago when it first came out and really liked it. I've been meaning to pick up the sequel. Has anyone read it??


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: Sicilian Babe] #471852
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It's called WORLD WITHOUT END. I haven't read it yet, but it received generally strong reviews.


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: pizzaboy] #471853
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I was wondering why Pillars of the Earth was on all the best-seller lists again, and then I found out about the sequel. I got a B&N gift card for Christmas, so I just may pick it up.


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Re: Books you just read discussion [Re: Fame] #471867
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The author, a professor of public policy at Harvard, gathers together dozens of studies that measure social engagement and involvement in various ways -- from voting and running for office to giving blood, having friends over for dinner, and doing volunteer work -- in order to chart the steady decline of what he calls "social capital" in the U.S. since it peaked in the early 1960s. Why do Americans give less to charity, play cards less often, fail to exercise their right to vote, and in so many ways fail to engage with the community and nation around them as much as they used to? Putnam charts the problem that so many of us have sensed vaguely but could not clearly identify, but has less to say about why it happened and what's to be done about it.

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That looks like an absolutely fascinating sociological study. I'm going to order it from my library right now.

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