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Post by Tom on Jan 6, 2005 21:12:50 GMT -5
Part of my new year resolution was to read more books... So currently I'm reading The Rule of Four. Then i'll be reading 1. The Golden Ratio 2. Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman 3. State of Fear
Any good books you guys have read lately and recommend it?
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Post by Kob0724 on Jan 7, 2005 9:43:01 GMT -5
The phantom toll both. Great book about perspective. Its kind of like Dr. Suse. A childrens book with lots of deep messages that only mature adults would understand. Incase you don't know what i'm talking about, most of Dr. Sues's books have political messages. One fish, two fish, RED FISH, blue fish is about communisim if I remmeber correctly. And the Thneed book is about destruction of the rainforest and depletion of our natural resources. Anyways, the Phantom Toll Both is a quick easy read but has a lot of good messages if you read into it.
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Post by colonel Sanders on Jan 9, 2005 20:51:02 GMT -5
I just read this one. Into the wild. It's a really interesting story about this kid who goes to alaska and starves to death, check it out. It'll change how you think. Now from that description it sounds pretty boring, but I would definatly read it.
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Post by Evan on Jan 11, 2005 16:59:44 GMT -5
deception point and eragon are good books
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Post by Sean on Jan 11, 2005 20:30:39 GMT -5
Enders Game= my favorite book
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Post by Jon on Jan 11, 2005 20:54:46 GMT -5
Read The Count of Monte Cristo, it is an amazing, and my favorite book. It's pretty long, but I think you can handle it Tom. And if you've seen the movie, disregard it completly, it made a mockery of the book. Some others I'd recommend are The Brothers Karamazov, by Dosteyevsky, or anything written by Michael Crighton. Also, right now I am reading Once A Runner, and it is amazing (and considered the "cult classic" of running), so I'd reccomend that one too.
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Post by Tom on Jan 11, 2005 21:07:28 GMT -5
haha sounds good...i'll start reading again as soon as this week is over. So much stuff going on...scholarships, chem lab, chem test, comp sci, semi-formal planning, etc... I appreciate the recommendations
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Post by runforfun on Jan 11, 2005 23:06:13 GMT -5
Enders Game is amazing! Enders Shadow is good as well.
Also, if you havent read it and want a running related book, I would suggest Staying The Course: A Runner's Toughest Race. Its about thingy Beardsley and how he started running (at Wayzata... he won several alumni races way back in the day) and how he goes on to set marathon records and battle drug abuse after injuries. Easy read, but interesting.
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Post by lauren on Feb 3, 2005 20:23:54 GMT -5
read the catcher in the rye... thats a classic everybody should read
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