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Postby nm » Fri May 26, 2006 8:37 am

With intent?
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Postby SurferHo » Fri May 26, 2006 8:38 am

"Split Second" by David Baldacci It's kind of a modern day spy novel strong female lead..
When you come right down to it, all you have is your self. Your self is a sun with a thousand rays in your belly. The rest is nothing.
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Postby nm » Fri May 26, 2006 9:05 am

I read Baldacci's Christmas Train a few years ago (the recommendation of my sis). Easy reading............burned through it in a day. Are his subsequent writings along the same format?
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Postby SurferHo » Fri May 26, 2006 9:09 am

I sure think so, I read it on the bus on my way back from work, the chapters are like a 2 to 3 pages and they go fast..
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Postby Dano » Fri May 26, 2006 9:09 am

stiffler wrote:actually, Im reading the surfpage right now, in the same way that I read the shampoo bottle while sitting on the pot.


You read the surfpage while sitting on the pot? That is dedication! Is your PC in the bathroom or are you using a laptop (or did you print it all out in a premeditated effort??
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Postby Stiffler » Fri May 26, 2006 10:37 am

I meant....... dejectedly.
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Postby Dano » Fri May 26, 2006 10:43 am

stiffler wrote:I meant....... dejectedly.


I actually thought you meant... out of sheer boredom!
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Postby navier-stokes » Sat May 27, 2006 1:09 am

the universe in a single atom by the dali lama --- a good argument for how buddism and science can have profitable dialoges

also read pamona queen by kem nunn - he also wrote dogs of winter...this one has nothing to do with surfing, but is great film noir style thriller....

now working on never cry wolf as well

also thought that 100 years of solitude was an amazing book
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Postby Dano » Sat May 27, 2006 7:45 am

navier-stokes wrote:the universe in a single atom by the dali lama --- a good argument for how buddism and science can have profitable dialoges

also read pamona queen by kem nunn - he also wrote dogs of winter...this one has nothing to do with surfing, but is great film noir style thriller....

now working on never cry wolf as well

also thought that 100 years of solitude was an amazing book


Good call on Kem Nunn.. I have all of his books and actually went to a book signing of his once. Pamona Queen was pretty coo with all of the history of the valley mixed in. Have you read Tapping the Source, or his most recent, Tijuana Straits? Both are excellent reads. They get a little over the top but thats what makes them entertaining.
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Postby Wilbur Kookmeyer » Sat May 27, 2006 8:30 am

What am I reading right now?

You guys' lame self-promoting lit-snob posts.

That's what I am reading.


I am with Stiffy...I find the shampoo bottle to be....stimulating.
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Postby smithgrind » Sat May 27, 2006 11:18 am

I've got a few going at the moment....

"Hawaii: Islands Under the Influence" by Noel J. Kent. A slow read with
a detailed history of the the islands. Not something to bring a smile to your
face. In fact, it is a most enraging read yet sheds considerable light on how
the islands have come to where they are today. Love social studies? into
fascism? exploitation tickles your fancy?...read it.

"Sellevision" by Augusten Burroughs. Just starting this one. I loved his first
two memoirs and this one is a work of fiction. Great sense of humor and engaging writing style. Simply put, Fun!
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Postby gills » Mon May 29, 2006 11:50 am

Wilbur Kookmeyer wrote:What am I reading right now?

You guys' lame self-promoting lit-snob posts.

That's what I am reading.


I am with Stiffy...I find the shampoo bottle to be....stimulating.


WOW dood, you say that when you post that you're reading Rumi and Bill's Sonnets? Pot calling the kettle....
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Postby Friend Of The Hawk » Wed May 31, 2006 3:59 pm

The Tao Of Willie..... A Guide to The Happiness in Your Heart.....

Willie Nelson with Turk Pipkin......
If we can't be free, at least we can be cheap.....
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Postby cm » Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:42 pm

100 Years of Solitude is Ricky Martin’s favorite book. I don’t know why I know that.

I finished The River Why a couple of months ago and am now reading The Brothers K, both by David James Duncan, a local author. The River Why is set in coastal Oregon and is centered on fly fishing and the search for happiness and meaning. I don’t care much for fishing, but the book is the best one I have read in years.
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Postby thurgood jenkins » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:25 am

cm wrote:
100 Years of Solitude is Ricky Martin’s favorite book. I don’t know why I know that.


Maybe because you're a homo?
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