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It's probably no surprise but the book that's had the most impact on me is "the diceman" by Luke Rhinehart.
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« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2006, 12:33:37 AM » |
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Siddharta By Herman Hesse
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"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented." - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2006, 12:39:38 AM » |
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Do top shelf magazines count?
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The older I get, the better I was.
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« Reply #18 on: November 24, 2006, 12:42:54 AM » |
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Do top shelf magazines count? They are not books |
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'Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.'
Francis Bacon
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« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2006, 12:45:29 AM » |
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Do top shelf magazines count?
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"Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. It satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time maddening and rewarding and it is without a doubt the greatest game that mankind has ever invented." - Arnold Palmer aka The King.
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« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2006, 12:49:24 AM » |
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Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom
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« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2006, 03:21:20 AM » |
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Flowers for Algernon - one of the first books to make me cry, genuine masterpiece.
A Clockwork Orange - challenging, brutal and fascinating, what a book, crafted into an excellent film by Kubrick.
The Dark - frightening James Herbert tale that started my love affair with horror books.
Misery - Possibly Stephen King's best in a glittering repertoire. Again a brilliant book was done justice with an excellent movie.
Soul Music - all the classic Pratchett hallmarks of clever parody, searing wit and vivid characters.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many others!
Great topic, nice one.
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"In darker days Jason Robinson found God. But that was after God found Jason Robinson."
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« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2006, 03:35:49 AM » |
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The Life of Pi: Yann Mantel
Catcher in the Rye: J D Salinger
Endless Love: Ian McEwan
The End of the Affair: Graham Greene
Any Ian Rankin
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My eyes are open wide
By the way,I made it through the day
I watch the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out today
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« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2006, 04:20:10 AM » |
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Of Mice and Men teaches us important lessons. Sometimes it's best to shoot the slow folk in the back of the head.  lol The Outsiders - SE Hinton (did the old compare and contrast thing with Catcher in the Rye for English higher) Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas - Hunter S Thompson The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams Jonathon Livingstone Seagull & Messiah - Richard Bach The Wave - can't remember who by but was based on a true story of a history teacher who recreated a fascist regime in the classroom named 'The Third Wave' that caught on and quickly grew legs, same kinda deal to the Standford prison experiment |
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I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to mis-attribute this quote to Voltaire.
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« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2006, 04:23:01 AM » |
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The wrong boy by willie Russel for me is a phenomenal book, its the only time i have cried and laughed at the same time, The lead character's experiences are what most boys go through yet his persocution is unfounded. Great bok
The book of 5 rings my Myamoto Musashi, the book is so full of contradiction that once you "get it" you are spellbound.
Flowers for algernon I read whilst i was at school, that book was a real eye opener.
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"And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer."
Hans Gruber - Die Hard
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« Reply #25 on: November 24, 2006, 08:00:27 AM » |
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Hitchikers guide to the Galaxy......a trilogy in four parts
Tournament poker and the art of war
Penguins stopped play
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The most insidious of rules are those that aren't rules at all.
They are the limitations that we invent for ourselves
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« Reply #26 on: November 24, 2006, 09:32:10 AM » |
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For me....rather pretentious list I guess.
A Brief History of time - Stephen "oh yes I'm that smart" Hawking. Aboslute genius..and actually smart enough to explain everything so a dumb guy like me understands what he's on about
War and Peace - Lev Tolstoy. what a book...Jebus.
Crime and Punishment. dostojevski
Notes from the underground - dostojevski again
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Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank, give a man a bank and he can rob the world.
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« Reply #27 on: November 24, 2006, 09:39:02 AM » |
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Notes from the underground - dostojevski again
The beat of the existentialist goes round and around. Into the overflow Where the girls get down to beat of the meta-physical philosophers. |
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For super fun to exist, well defined parameters must exist for the super fun to exist within.
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« Reply #28 on: November 24, 2006, 09:42:05 AM » |
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cirme and punishment left me paranoid long time after i finished a book. the RASKOLNIKOV's syndrom was following me everywhere. Not a good book for someone who is trying to skive of school and tell fibbs to the teachers.
Edward Said- Orientalism, what a book
Noam Chomsky's Failed States, scary scary
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'Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.'
Francis Bacon
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Jesse May called, he wants his hair back.
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« Reply #29 on: November 24, 2006, 10:46:48 AM » |
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In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck, when my politics were wrong this put me right.
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