What do you read? - Page 3

**CingularDuality** · 11-04-2003, 11:33 AM

In light of some recent posts in this thread, I'd like to add another book that I enjoy now that I'm out of school. In fact, this book was assigned to me in school every year between the 5th grade and my senior year in HS, and I hated it.

FAHRENHEIT 451 goes into what this world could be like if people didn't still read books...

Quote:

Originally Posted by RayBradbury.com

Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...

The system was simple. Everyone understood it. Books were for burning ... along with the houses in which they were hidden.

Guy Montag enjoyed his job. He had been a fireman for ten years, and he had never questioned the pleasure of the midnight runs nor the joy of watching pages consumed by flames... never questioned anything until he met a seventeen-year-old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid.

Then he met a professor who told him of a future in which people could think... and Guy Montag suddenly realized what he had to do!

[stream]http://www.raybradbury.com/audio/fahrenheit451_audio.wav[/stream]

**CingularDuality** · 11-04-2003, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Amuro_Rei

a BEAUTIFUL Illustrated History of the Civil War by Mathhew Brady for only $4!!!

Don't you just love how these bookstores give away gorgeous coffee table books like that? That's always the first section I check: the bargain oversize hardcovers.

**H-Hour** · 11-04-2003, 11:58 AM

That's funny. Guy Montag was the name of the hero Firebat in Starcraft.

Thanks for the recommendation, cingular. Will definitely be checking that one out.

11-04-2003, 01:11 PM

I have the origional 196x movie of F451 somewhere..... the book was very interesting if not a tad on the "ok....where are you going" side... kinda wandered for a few pages here and there, just ramblings with the plot in the background.......but it never lasted too long and seemed to find its way back nicely......

leejo · 11-04-2003, 02:09 PM

Neat list!

I'm working on:

The Tipping Point - How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Deliver Us From Evil - Peacekeepers, Warlords, and a World of Endless Conflict by William Shawcross

The Smartest Guys In The Room - The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind

Into The Storm, A Study In Command by Tom Clancy and Gen. Fred Franks

Operations In Low-Intensity Conflict - US Army Field Manual (http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-98/f798.htm)

Cheers,

leejo

dragon · 11-04-2003, 02:36 PM

Here is my list

The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss's ABC
Green Eggs and Ham
Horton Hatches The Egg
Horton Hears A Who
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
The Sneetches and Other Stories
There's a Wocket In My Pocket

I prefer more educational stuff unlike you fantasy lovers

Geisha · 11-04-2003, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amuro_Rei

Concerning Asimov's Foundation saga, just how many books are there, and what's the first one in the set? I've got Foundation, Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation. My set was printed early....like in 1969. In the book it says it's a trilogy. However, when I went to Waldenbooks, I decided to hit the Asimov section to maybe pick up another one of his books. There I saw no less than 2 OTHER Foundation books. I opened one up to check out the publication list for Asimov and it said there were SIX Foundation books. I searched for the one they listed first, but no luck.

Ok the 3 you mention are in the correct order for the original trilogy written in the 50's. The others were written in the 80's and later after a long break from science fiction novels.

according to this site:
http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/insane_list.html

... _Forward the Foundation_ is a collection of related short-stories that takes place mostly before _Foundation_ with some overlap at the end. _Foundation's Edge_ and _Foundation & Earth_ take place after the original trilogy. Anything else titled Foundation was not written by Asimov so read your fine print on the author. I hate books titled

Asimov's Foundation
written by John Q. Fan

kaxman · 11-04-2003, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wintermute

Can't wait for the Dark Tower sequels.

Other than those, everything with words. Really.

Amuro_Rei · 11-05-2003, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CingularDuality

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amuro_Rei

a BEAUTIFUL Illustrated History of the Civil War by Mathhew Brady for only $4!!!

Don't you just love how these bookstores give away gorgeous coffee table books like that? That's always the first section I check: the bargain oversize hardcovers.

Oh yes. If I hadn't already blown $20+ on paperbacks, I'd have grabbed 2-3 more. You can find some of the BEST historical books in the bargain bin. :P

Amuro_Rei · 11-05-2003, 12:43 PM

THANK YOU GEISHA! I had put down Foundation since I didn't know if I was truly reading the first book in the saga. Now I can pick it back up again.

**Wolfie** · 11-05-2003, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Amuro_Rei

You can find some of the BEST historical books in the bargain bin. :P

Make sure you pick up any book written by Stephen E Ambrose. He was a great history writer until he passed away recently.

jex · 11-05-2003, 01:01 PM

OOOooooh Good post blind. I think it is important that people read.

I really will read anything but some notable one's are,

Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey
Mallory's Le morte de arthur
Some shakespear (once more unto the breach dear friends)
Poetry (william butler yates, wordsworth)
Watterson - Calvin & Hobbes <----- I love these guys
Crowley - various worrks
Books on ancient history

Currently reading

Fast Food Nation - though finding this hard work
The Robots Rebellion
Celtic Myth and Magic

Gadget · 11-05-2003, 08:36 PM

I've recently started re-reading The Dark Tower series ("The Gunslinger"; "The Drawing of the Three"; "Wastelands"; and Finally "Wizards and Glass") I do hope that King will finish this series though he's been quoted several times over the years that he fears it will be an unfinished work. He's predicted and 11 novel based story with the Dark Tower and is only on book five. He better get writting!

I am in the middle of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, current title is "A Crown of Swords".

I read anything and everything from author Clive Cussler. His Character Dirk Pitt and my childhood are forever linked.

Lastly, anything that college makes me read. I swear, whoever comes up with these curriculums should really be shot!

I like other other authors like Patricia Cornwell, James Bradley (Flags of our Fathers was remarkable -- truly gave me a greater respect for the Naval Corpsman and the Marine Corps/Navy Team!), Gary Jennings, Richard Wolters (primarly deals with dog training and the special attention the Labrador breed crave) and so on....

**CingularDuality** · 11-06-2003, 02:41 AM

Oh, forgot to mention W.E.B. Griffon... His historical fiction is always enjoyable.

11-04-2003, 02:36 PM	#36 (permalink)
dragon Join Date: May 2003 Age: 31 Posts: 496	Here is my list The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss's ABC Green Eggs and Ham Horton Hatches The Egg Horton Hears A Who How The Grinch Stole Christmas One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish The Sneetches and Other Stories There's a Wocket In My Pocket I prefer more educational stuff unlike you fantasy lovers __________________ WARNING: DO NOT LET DR. MARIO TOUCH YOUR GENITALS. HE IS NOT A REAL DOCTOR.

11-05-2003, 01:01 PM	#42 (permalink)
jex Join Date: May 2003 Location: United Kingdom Age: 37 Posts: 3,238	OOOooooh Good post blind. I think it is important that people read. I really will read anything but some notable one's are, Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey Mallory's Le morte de arthur Some shakespear (once more unto the breach dear friends) Poetry (william butler yates, wordsworth) Watterson - Calvin & Hobbes <----- I love these guys Crowley - various worrks Books on ancient history Currently reading Fast Food Nation - though finding this hard work The Robots Rebellion Celtic Myth and Magic __________________ Jex

11-06-2003, 02:41 AM	#44 (permalink)
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11-04-2003, 11:58 AM	#33 (permalink)
H-Hour Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,436	That's funny. Guy Montag was the name of the hero Firebat in Starcraft. Thanks for the recommendation, cingular. Will definitely be checking that one out.

11-04-2003, 01:11 PM	#34 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	I have the origional 196x movie of F451 somewhere..... the book was very interesting if not a tad on the "ok....where are you going" side... kinda wandered for a few pages here and there, just ramblings with the plot in the background.......but it never lasted too long and seemed to find its way back nicely......

11-04-2003, 02:09 PM	#35 (permalink)
leejo Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 39 Posts: 7,411	Neat list! I'm working on: The Tipping Point - How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Deliver Us From Evil - Peacekeepers, Warlords, and a World of Endless Conflict by William Shawcross The Smartest Guys In The Room - The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind Into The Storm, A Study In Command by Tom Clancy and Gen. Fred Franks Operations In Low-Intensity Conflict - US Army Field Manual (http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-98/f798.htm) Cheers, leejo

11-05-2003, 12:43 PM	#40 (permalink)
Amuro_Rei Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 12	THANK YOU GEISHA! I had put down Foundation since I didn't know if I was truly reading the first book in the saga. Now I can pick it back up again.

11-05-2003, 08:36 PM	#43 (permalink)
Gadget Join Date: May 2003 Location: Quantico, VA Posts: 27	I've recently started re-reading The Dark Tower series ("The Gunslinger"; "The Drawing of the Three"; "Wastelands"; and Finally "Wizards and Glass") I do hope that King will finish this series though he's been quoted several times over the years that he fears it will be an unfinished work. He's predicted and 11 novel based story with the Dark Tower and is only on book five. He better get writting! I am in the middle of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, current title is "A Crown of Swords". I read anything and everything from author Clive Cussler. His Character Dirk Pitt and my childhood are forever linked. Lastly, anything that college makes me read. I swear, whoever comes up with these curriculums should really be shot! I like other other authors like Patricia Cornwell, James Bradley (Flags of our Fathers was remarkable -- truly gave me a greater respect for the Naval Corpsman and the Marine Corps/Navy Team!), Gary Jennings, Richard Wolters (primarly deals with dog training and the special attention the Labrador breed crave) and so on....

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