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Postby Scribs » Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:30 pm

"Shadows of the Empire" I got it for christmas!
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Postby AngelSakura » Sun Dec 26, 2004 12:34 pm

The Anime Trivia Quizbook - Vol. 2
The only thing is, the book's from 2000, so it's mostly questions on NGE and Urusei Yatsura...not that there's anything wrong with that. I just don't know the answers. ^^;;;
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Postby Jman » Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:20 pm

I'm reading Hangmans Curse by Frank Perretti

Adopter of Locke *0/0*
Adopter of Felix *0/0*
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Adopter of Sakura's Wings *0/0*
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Postby Kaori » Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:06 pm

The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky
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Postby Kokhiri Sojourn » Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:22 pm

"Cries of the Heart" by Ravi Zecharias
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Postby Lady Arianrod » Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:32 pm

As of now, I'm reading The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I'll also be picking up Tsubasa 3 and DN Angel 5.
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Postby madphilb » Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:32 pm

The Lord of the Rings series.

Some English dude wrote it years ago, and I think they made a 3rd rate movie about it or something ;)
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Postby Jasdero » Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:42 pm

The Art of War by Sun Tzu
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Postby Kaori » Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:56 pm

I just started Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from Prison. As the title implies, it's a collection of writings from the last few years of Bonhoeffer's life--mostly personal correspondance.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:56 am

Crazy English by Richard Lederer.

I did not intend to read this, but I read enough chapters out of interest that I determined I may as well read the entire book. It is a very interesting look at all the bizarre qualities of the English language, written by someone who obviously knows it extremely well. If you're an amateur philiologist, I'd highly recommend it.
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Postby Sharon Rose » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:15 pm

Beneath The Ice by Alton Gansky

It's awesome so far.
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Postby glitch1501 » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:19 pm

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Postby EvilSporkofDoom » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:38 pm

Nicolae, the third book in the Left Behind series. I'm way late in reading this series, but I'm really enjoying them so far.
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Postby Gypsy » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:53 pm

[quote="madphilb"]Great books... does pick up after a while.... frankly it's on my top 10 list (if I where to make one).... I've read the books about 4-5 times (hmm... maybe I should read it again ]
Ok, I'm much deeper into it and it did finally grab my interest.
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Postby Locke » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:52 pm

Stranger In A Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

pretty cool got it for Christmas
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Postby EvilSporkofDoom » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:34 pm

This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti. I've been hearing good things about this author for quite a while.. this is the first book of his I got around to reading.
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Postby Bobtheduck » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:24 pm

I am in process of reading How to Love People You Don't Like by Floyd McClung. It's a decent book, but I haven't gotten any breakthroughs from it or anything...

I recently read Love, Sex, and Relationships by Dean Sherman. It has helped me a lot, so when I decide I need a change, I'll read exerpts from that book again.

I just checked out the first 4 Harry Potter books, so I can read PS and CoS properly... I listened to 3/4 of PS and almost none of CoS. I'd really love to rearead PoA and GoF as well... Since the next book is coming out this summer, I'd like to refresh my memory on the series before I get to HBP... I figure now is the time to do it, since my interest in reading has been rekindled...
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Postby bigsleepj » Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:37 pm

I'm still reading "Farewell, My Lovely".
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Postby Felix » Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:57 am

I am in the process of reading the Myst books, along with the games. I am also reading the Classic StarWars novels as well as books from the Redwall series
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Postby Technomancer » Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:22 am

I'm reading several things at the moment:

"The Etched City" by K.J. Bishop

also "Neural Engineering: Computation, Representation and Dynamics in Neurobiological Systems"
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.

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Postby JoyfulSongs » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:16 am

Northanger Abbey~Jane Austen
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Postby Jasdero » Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:48 am

Mark of the Lion trilogy by Francine Rivers
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Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Jan 07, 2005 4:58 pm

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

I'll get into it more in depth fairly quickly, I hope. We'll see if I enjoy this book; I have basically no preconceived notions about it whatsoever.
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Postby Kaori » Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:20 pm

I'm a few hundred pages into The Faerie Queene, by Edmund Spencer. It's good poetry and the allegory is interesting, but I'm unlikely to finish it anytime soon since I will have reading for classes starting next week.
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Postby Shao Feng-Li » Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:01 pm

The original Jungle Books. I'm on volume one right now. At first I'm like "Great talking animals..." but it's nothing like Disney's version. Very smart story telling.
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:57 pm

Yeah, Kipling is pretty good. I'm reading Eragon at the moment, that book by that 17 year old). Its pretty good and that's saying something for me as I'm sick of most run of the mill fantasy types. It seems to be influenced by Anne McAffrey and Tolkien and maybe even Star Wars. But unlike McAffrey's books that I've read its an interesting read. There are noticeable errors in grammar and sentence structure but pretty good for his age. And he's had his book published, more than most of us could say.
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Postby Kesshin » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:55 pm

I tried reading Eragon, but stopped about half-way through. It was a little too generic for my tastes, and I didn't see anything I hadn't already seen before. Though, like you noted, Warrior 4 Jesus, it kicks butt considering he was so young when he wrote it. *heh*

>>>Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen<<<

Just out of curiosity, was it assigned reading, UC? I know it's required reading for some of my school's AP classes.

I just finished re-reading "The Horse and His Boy", by C.S. Lewis. I know the Chronicles of Narnia were written for children, but still... They never get old.
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Postby uc pseudonym » Sat Jan 08, 2005 5:29 pm

Kesshin wrote:>>>Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen<<<

Just out of curiosity, was it assigned reading, UC? I know it's required reading for some of my school's AP classes.


Indeed, it is assigned. I have not yet begun it, but I am now negatively inclined toward the book, primarily because the reviews of several critics are required reading prior to the actual book, and reading the opinions of critics often annoys me.
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Postby JoyfulSongs » Sat Jan 08, 2005 6:31 pm

^^^

*gasp* Think ye no evil of the fair Lady Austen!

Kesshin wrote: I know the Chronicles of Narnia were written for children, but still... They never get old.


How true. I read them at least once a year. I always enjoy them a little bit more each time. :thumb:
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Postby Jasdero » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:05 pm

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
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