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synack
10-07-2006, 07:19 PM
Sup,
'Red Dwarf : Infinity welcomes careful drivers' - Grant Naylor
ISBN 0140124373
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dwarf:_Infinity_Welcomes_Careful_Drivers
popltree2
10-08-2006, 05:00 AM
Either H2G2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) or I Am Legend (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_Legend) or Lamb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb:_The_Gospel_According_to_Biff%2C_Christ%27s_C hildhood_Pal)
nextgenxbox
10-08-2006, 05:10 AM
That would be "1984"
ariastar
10-09-2006, 03:54 AM
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.
One of my other faves is Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. When I feel down, that book somehow brings me up.
kowgod
10-09-2006, 03:56 AM
The Lord of the Rings.
OK, I can close this thread now, because there is no debating this...
popltree2
10-09-2006, 04:28 AM
The Lord of the Rings.
OK, I can close this thread now, because there is no debating this...
You close this thread, Kowgod, and I will hunt you down at VCF and...ummm...make you reopen it. Yeah, that's what I'll do....
lord of the rings is good yes yes
synack
10-09-2006, 04:40 AM
sup
there is only one return, and that's jedi.
synack.
/me plays with fire
popltree2
10-09-2006, 05:12 AM
sup
there is only one return, and that's jedi.
synack.
/me plays with fire
Snoogans! We ready for a SW vs. LotR War in this mother?
synack
10-09-2006, 05:19 AM
anyone got a nickle-bag? Need to go outside and burn one.
phatlip12
10-09-2006, 05:24 AM
That would be "1984"
This is the book that focuses on a utopia in the future correct (or was is it in the year 1984)?
I have yet to read this however I have heard that it presents startling resemblances to current world events. This is definitely the next book I want to read (though I’m not a very big reader).
ariastar
10-09-2006, 05:45 AM
Book. Singular. If LotR counts as one book, when it is actually six combined into three, then LotR. Otherwise, I debate this counting. :)
nextgenxbox
10-09-2006, 06:07 AM
This is the book that focuses on a utopia in the future correct (or was is it in the year 1984)?
I have yet to read this however I have heard that it presents startling resemblances to current world events. This is definitely the next book I want to read (though I’m not a very big reader).
It focuses on a dystopia.
And yes, do yourself a favor and read this book ASAP. You will not be dissapointed!
noonebutme
10-09-2006, 06:55 PM
Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash > Anything you can possibly think of. Other then possibly Cryptonomicon, but thats by Stephenson as well :)
muffins
10-09-2006, 09:43 PM
Cosbyology
http://www.amazon.com/Cosbyology-Essays-Observations-Doctor-Comedy/dp/0786868104
jimmyjones
10-09-2006, 09:54 PM
East of Eden - John Stienbeck
njshadow
10-09-2006, 10:14 PM
My favorite would definitely have to be the Bible. But in terms of average reading, the Left Behind series is pretty awesome.
My favorite would definitely have to be the Bible. But in terms of average reading, the Left Behind series is pretty awesome.
well welll..
mine is probably, after thinking about it, The Hobbit.
The Jester by James Patterson
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (I'm totally shocked no one has mentioned him yet)
masherscf
10-10-2006, 12:43 AM
"The Algebraic Eiginvalue Problem (Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computation)" By Wilkinson.
yeh, I didn't think you would buy that... "The Lord of the Rings", okay!
synack
10-10-2006, 03:16 AM
Sup,
Fiction, fiction everywhere so let's all have a drink. favorite non fiction book; Data structures and algorithms in Java.
http://ww0.java4.datastructures.net/
synack.
popltree2
10-10-2006, 04:22 AM
Book. Singular. If LotR counts as one book, when it is actually six combined into three, then LotR. Otherwise, I debate this counting. :)
What if is all stories that are bound between two covers? Would that be a book? That is how I have my H2G2 series.
popltree2
10-10-2006, 04:25 AM
Sup,
Fiction, fiction everywhere so let's all have a drink. favorite non fiction book; Data structures and algorithms in Java.
http://ww0.java4.datastructures.net/
synack.
If we are gonna rock the non-fiction...
"Evolution, Monism, Atheism, and the Naturalist World-View" by Greg Graffin, Ph.D
http://www.cornellevolutionproject.org/
toodamfast
10-10-2006, 04:51 AM
Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure
for the win!
All these books people are saying, wish I read more. I think I should start.
popltree2
10-10-2006, 05:00 AM
All these books people are saying, wish I read more. I think I should start.
Wait, you never started? You poor, poor soul! Someone, get bman a book STAT! ;)
popltree2
10-10-2006, 05:02 AM
Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure
for the win!
Yeah, but do you have the limited edition that came with the gold-plated bald eagle? And no, it's not a statue. A courageous eagle gave it's life so I could adorn my mantel. Because isn't that the ultimate goal in the life of a bald eagle?
toodamfast
10-11-2006, 01:07 AM
http://www.sculpturegallery.com/gold_silver/gold_eagle_2.jpg
my ultra platinum signed edition came with a statue. :p
samureye
10-11-2006, 02:09 AM
I loved:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Of Mice and Men
A Grain of Wheat
The literature geek in me is pulling me towards The Great Gatsby. The tech geek in me is pulling towards Neuromancer.
But the rest of me, geek or otherwise, is saying H2G2.
I loved:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Of Mice and Men
A Grain of Wheat
I totally forgot about those books, To Kill A Mockingbird is for sure one of the best of all time. Love it!
dkasler
10-11-2006, 04:08 AM
Band of Brothers
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
popltree2
10-11-2006, 05:20 AM
The literature geek in me is pulling me towards The Great Gatsby. The tech geek in me is pulling towards Neuromancer.
But the rest of me, geek or otherwise, is saying H2G2.
I agree with Neuromancer. I haven't read it in a while, but it is right up there with "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". It was the book that coined the phrase "cyber-punk". No geek library should be without it.
hegemony
10-11-2006, 05:25 AM
The Coming Plague
It will scare the crap out of you.
synack
10-11-2006, 05:27 AM
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synack.
I think I need to get my multitasking implant checked :/ correct title, wrong author. this is the ISBN : ISBN 0672324539
As for non-fiction, Australia's answer to Bruce Stirlings 'The hacker crackdown'.
http://www.underground-book.com/
Download the pdf for free :)
synack
I think I need to get my multitasking implant checked :/ correct title, wrong author. this is the ISBN : ISBN 0672324539
As for non-fiction, Australia's answer to Bruce Stirlings 'The hacker crackdown'.
http://www.underground-book.com/
Download the pdf for free :)
synack
Oh why thank you, I guess I'm going to start reading it !!
synack
10-14-2006, 11:30 AM
Sup,
Oh why thank you, I guess I'm going to start reading it !!
Sarcasm aside, enjoy.
synack
wastern
10-14-2006, 01:26 PM
This is the book that focuses on a utopia in the future correct (or was is it in the year 1984)?
I have yet to read this however I have heard that it presents startling resemblances to current world events. This is definitely the next book I want to read (though I’m not a very big reader).
You're a Mac guy. Remember the 1984 Apple super bowl commercial that first told the world of Macintosh....the runner throwing the hammer into the big screen.
That was a play off the book 1984.
It was both in the future and 1984, it was written well before then and was a view of what the world may be like in the future that was 1984. It was a bleak future
klitzy
10-14-2006, 04:36 PM
Wow...I thought everyone had read 1984. I personally like clockwork orange better though. :-D
Wow...I thought everyone had read 1984. I personally like clockwork orange better though. :-D
Clockwork Orange is amazing, have you seen the movie?
ipirate
10-15-2006, 01:02 PM
A Clockwork Orange - only if it includes the 21st chapter though. That was a major weak point of the movie also (the fact that it was based off the American version that didn't include the 21st chapter). As far as I know though, any release of it that you can get your hands on easily nowadays has the 21st chapter included.
klitzy
10-15-2006, 01:12 PM
Clockwork Orange is amazing, have you seen the movie?
Sure have...Also one of my favorite movies but I agree with the above statement about the 21st chapter....
ultralord
10-16-2006, 03:32 AM
The DaVinci Code. The book not the movie. enjoy.
natech911
10-16-2006, 01:08 PM
A book I never get tired of....
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
tokenuser
10-16-2006, 01:16 PM
Only one best book ever?
The Great Gatsby?
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?
LoTR?
Good Omens? (how can a collaboration betwen Neil Gaiman and Terry Practchett be bad??)
The Difference Engine?
... anything writtern by William Gibson?
Sorry. I can't pick a "Best Book Ever" ... it depends on my mood, but seriously, I would have to say "Les Miserables" is probably one of my favourites.
sandpaperback
10-16-2006, 04:46 PM
Either H2G2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) or I Am Legend (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_Legend) or Lamb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb:_The_Gospel_According_to_Biff%2C_Christ%27s_C hildhood_Pal)
Lamb is definitely the funniest thing I've ever read. It really turned me on to Christopher Moore.
schalicto
10-16-2006, 08:19 PM
Only one best book ever?
The Great Gatsby?
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?
LoTR?
Good Omens? (how can a collaboration betwen Neil Gaiman and Terry Practchett be bad??)
The Difference Engine?
... anything writtern by William Gibson?
Sorry. I can't pick a "Best Book Ever" ... it depends on my mood, but seriously, I would have to say "Les Miserables" is probably one of my favourites.
Yes, Good Omens! Does anyone know about the movie that is supposedly being made?
-Josh
tokenuser
10-16-2006, 09:05 PM
Yes, Good Omens! Does anyone know about the movie that is supposedly being made?
-JoshIt keeps getting pushed back. It was supposed to start filming back in 01, then got pushed to 02, and then there was massive rewrite to get budget under $40M (was $70M) ... then it kinda sorta dropped off the face of the planet. Such is life.
Another great Gaiman book is Neverwhere (American Gods is cool too, but I think Neverwhere is better, and that one WAS made into a miniseries by the BBC back in the 90's).
josborne
10-16-2006, 09:49 PM
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Positively Fifth Street by James McManus- it's about the World Series of Poker and the Binion murder trial, might just be one of mine
Fools Die by Mario Puzo
I agree- anything by Gibson
I have a small confession though- I never finished the LoTR series. It just never held my attention. I know, I know :eek:
Another great Gaiman book is Neverwhere (American Gods is cool too, but I think Neverwhere is better, and that one WAS made into a miniseries by the BBC back in the 90's).
I personally prefer American Gods, but Stardust is a good second with me. Anybody check out his new stuff yet?
rabidbadger
10-17-2006, 02:08 AM
Geek Love (http://www.amazon.com/Geek-Love-Katherine-Dunn/dp/0446391301)
(Not about techno nerds, but circus geeks.)
I have bought this book about seventeen times. Loan it to people and never get it back because they loan it out and never get it back because they loan it out... Bought several as presents, too. Oddly enough, I don't own a copy now, myself. And I have a jones to re-read it. Doh.
Oh. And "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving.
schalicto
10-17-2006, 02:46 PM
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Positively Fifth Street by James McManus- it's about the World Series of Poker and the Binion murder trial, might just be one of mine
Fools Die by Mario Puzo
I agree- anything by Gibson
I have a small confession though- I never finished the LoTR series. It just never held my attention. I know, I know :eek:
Don't worry, the LoTR series puts me to sleep every time. Then again so does the first LoTR movie.
-Josh
josborne
10-19-2006, 08:29 AM
I never even tried the movies- if I can't make it through the books, how the h@# am I going to make it through what, ten hours of movies? The first thing people always say is, well, the book's better.
vulgar
10-19-2006, 08:45 PM
The Divine Comedy.
klitzy
10-19-2006, 08:48 PM
The Divine Comedy.
I read that in AP European History...Best class anyone can ever take....Or maybe it was my teacher, got a 5 on the exam by the way but anyway...Very interesting but hard to read as a sophmore.
vulgar
10-19-2006, 08:54 PM
I read that in AP European History...Best class anyone can ever take....Or maybe it was my teacher, got a 5 on the exam by the way but anyway...Very interesting but hard to read as a sophmore.
The book is awesome, didn't find it to be hard to read personally though.
'The Aeneid' by Virgil is also a great book.
popltree2
10-22-2006, 07:09 AM
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.
One of my other faves is Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. When I feel down, that book somehow brings me up.
I am on chapter 5 right now of Ishmael and I have to say that it is kept my interest and proposes some pretty interesting ideas. I have a feeling that the more I read, the more I will take away from it.
mahurtama
10-22-2006, 09:18 AM
American Gods is sweet. The two books I read most often are Jesus' Son and Catcher in the Rye.
But the best book in the galaxy is Breakfast of Champions.
I'm kind of interested in what people believe to be the best series.