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Old 02-19-2006, 02:49 PM   #551
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I`am reading Stephen King`s `Christine` for the second time, also reading `Forest of the Vampire` which is a book on east european folklore, which is quite interesting.


Manimal, `Perl for systems administrators`, it does`nt sound like a very exiting book.

Is it written by the same people who brought you `Watching Paint Dry for Systems Administrators`.
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Old 02-20-2006, 09:44 PM   #552
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I have hated all the books I've read by Stephen King. I just don't like what he writes though I can't quite put my finger on why.

Right now I'm reading "Hades' Daughter" by Sara Douglass. I've just started and it's quite good so far.
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Old 02-21-2006, 09:49 AM   #553
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I`am reading Stephen King`s `Christine` for the second time, also reading `Forest of the Vampire` which is a book on east european folklore, which is quite interesting.


Manimal, `Perl for systems administrators`, it does`nt sound like a very exiting book.

Is it written by the same people who brought you `Watching Paint Dry for Systems Administrators`.
True the plot is lacking, but it does help me pay the bills

Up next is "VMWare ESX Advanced Design". Can you just feel the excitement? Whooooey!
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Old 02-22-2006, 07:03 AM   #554
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I just read Belly Laughs by Jenny McArthy. It was really funny - she isn't shy about anything, anything at all. I like it a lot more than I thought I would.
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Old 02-24-2006, 10:08 AM   #555
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I've been slowly making my way through 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman, but I've had to stop reading it for a while so that I can read the thousands of books that are being thrown at me by lecturers. What I've read of 'American Gods' so far is very good (no suprise there as its Mr. Gaiman). Shall fill you all in more when i finish it.
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Old 02-24-2006, 10:33 AM   #556
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Right now I'm reading "Vampire Kisses" wich is very addicting.
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Old 02-24-2006, 11:05 AM   #557
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I'm reading The Gnole by Alan Aldridge, it was my favourite book for a long time but I forgot about it, I found it when I went home for the weekend and was going through books I don't want anymore. I think the next pet I get I'm naming it Fungle ^_^
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Old 02-24-2006, 11:11 AM   #558
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A book of poems by William Blake.
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Old 02-24-2006, 02:23 PM   #559
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Profane Existence #49.
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Old 02-25-2006, 08:24 AM   #560
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Digital Fortress by Dan Brown.
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Old 02-25-2006, 03:01 PM   #561
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The Babysitter Triology by R.L.Stine. I read it when I was about 9 & it always got me worrying if someone was secretly after me...
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Old 02-25-2006, 04:11 PM   #562
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"Fire To The Powder Keg", again. It was that good of a book to me.
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Old 02-25-2006, 05:50 PM   #563
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Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett. It's a Warhammer 40k novel. I don't play the game but I love the setting. Lots of races constantly at war. An emperor that to stay alive thousands of people must be sacrificed everyday. It's pretty insane. Plus the guy on the front of the book looks all tough and "GRRR! I'm going to hurt you!" I think my sickness is making me silly. >_<
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Old 02-25-2006, 06:35 PM   #564
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Ender's Game by Orison Scott Card. I've read it before...many many times. But it will always remain as my favorite book. Such a wonderful novel.
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Old 02-26-2006, 05:01 AM   #565
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The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This has been one of my favourite books for a very long time. I think I first read it when I was 7 or so, I'm not entirely sure.
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Old 02-27-2006, 08:15 AM   #566
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I'm reading Havana by Stephen Hunter.

It's about a man who's recruited by a shady branch of the US government to kill the young Fidel Castro, another man who's going to woo him, Commie-style, and possibly some more men doing something else... I don't know, I'm only three chapters in so far. But it looks promising! I was in the mood for something hard-boiled, and this fits the bill.
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Old 02-27-2006, 09:18 PM   #567
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I've just started reading "Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglass Adams... again. This is about the fourth time I've read it and I still think that it's funny.
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Old 02-28-2006, 09:20 AM   #568
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Have you read any of the other books in that series? They're fucking hilarious.
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Old 02-28-2006, 01:19 PM   #569
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"From Mission To Microchip" by Fred Glass. Because I have to. It's for 1 of my Labour Studies classes & the author is my teacher.
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Old 02-28-2006, 04:34 PM   #570
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Elegy for a Lost Star, by Elizabeth Haydon. I think it's better than lord of the rings
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Old 03-02-2006, 06:59 AM   #571
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I just finished The Gilded Cage: A Story of Esther, by Rebecca Kohn. It was so good, I read it in one sitting.

The Book of Esther in the Old Testament is one of my favorite, because it's about a woman (yes a woman) who uses her smarts, beauty, and position to save her people from genocide. But, it's not very personal. Kohn tells Esther's story and not only does she tell it in a way that makes you feel like you really know Esther, but she writes it as historically accurate as possible. One really great thing about this book is the character of the King. He has his terrible faults, but he has his good traits, too. He is very much a real human being. I like to read about characters that don't fit nicely into a little box and if you like that, you'll like this book. If you like historical fiction, this one is great.

Now I'm reading The Punishment of Beauty by Anne Rice. It's the second in the Beauty series. Melikes this one too. I can't wait to find out what happens at the end of the third book
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Old 03-02-2006, 04:04 PM   #572
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Well I am currently reading C# Core Language of the Little Black Book series by Bill Wagner. Its a computer programing book.
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Old 03-03-2006, 03:37 PM   #573
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Nemesion - Actually I have the omnibus edition. It has the first four books of the series in one book. They're ALL freaking hilarious!
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Old 03-06-2006, 11:51 PM   #574
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Dracula Was A Woman by Raymond T McNally. A wonderful, albet expensive, little book about the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory.
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Old 03-07-2006, 12:11 AM   #575
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Is it a documentary, or a historical fiction?
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