my Amazon.com wish list (or...books I may want to read)

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I was going to post this in a previous book thread, but it really doesn't fit any of them. And everyone loves a good book thread, right? I know I do.

So I am travelling to Germany for work for a couple weeks and I figure between flights and sitting in my hotel room I'll have time to read two books. Below are the top books in my Amazon wish list, I am looking for recommendations and comments from anyone who has read any of them, and any other suggestions are also welcome.

Prisoner of Trebekistan (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307339564/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=IEJI9CKHJZZ87&colid=2Z3E128 RGRUTD)

Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767911792/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=IJM1YFCCRBZJ5&colid=2Z3E128 RGRUTD)

Prisoner's Dilemma (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038541580X/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3K40Q2MOEAOU5&colid=2Z3E12 8RGRUTD)

A Shadow in Summer (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765313405/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2WZV8GWEUH4IY&colid=2Z3E12 8RGRUTD)

The Lies of Locke Lamora (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553804677/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=IRVPXEIBUJORG&colid=2Z3E128 RGRUTD)

You Can't Win (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1902593022/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=I5SFMMA3TWOPT&colid=2Z3E128 RGRUTD)

Letter to a Christian Nation (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307265773/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1WQFV9N6N0C5N&colid=2Z3E12 8RGRUTD)

Kiss Me, Judas (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193156180X/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3J5MZD0AT0LEF&colid=2Z3E12 8RGRUTD)

The Madman's Tale: A Novel (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345464826/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=IRG2BH9Y0LG9M&colid=2Z3E128 RGRUTD)

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062502182/ref=wl_it_dp/102-4937615-0724922?ie=UTF8&coliid=IQ3YC9NOSIGDW&colid=2Z3E128 RGRUTD)

[turnipmonster]

I just read conspiracy of fools, and it was awesome, and hard to put down.

[Slow Play Ray]

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I just read conspiracy of fools, and it was awesome, and hard to put down.

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Cool, that's the kind of book I'm looking for. I actually think I may have read where you said that in the past, and I picked it up and started thumbing through it the other day, but ultimately decided not to pick it up yet. Perhaps I will order it now.

[kidcolin]

Some of those look pretty interesting. I need to start reading a LOT more than I currently do.

I've only got one book coming my way:

America Alone (http://www.amazon.com/America-Alone-End-World-Know/dp/0895260786/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4558591-3823356?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173719690&sr=8-1)

[Actual God]

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Some of those look pretty interesting. I need to start reading a LOT more than I currently do.

I've only got one book coming my way:

America Alone (http://www.amazon.com/America-Alone-End-World-Know/dp/0895260786/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4558591-3823356?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173719690&sr=8-1)

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Terrible choice - Mark Steyn has been wrong about everything he's written in the past six years.

[Shadowrun]

I read The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream before.
It is very metaphorical. It is really hard to describe for me actually, but it truly is a fable (as stupid as that sentence sounds).

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I read The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream before.
It is very metaphorical. It is really hard to describe for me actually, but it truly is a fable (as stupid as that sentence sounds).

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so is it too abstract to be enjoyable?

[Subfallen]

Consciousness Explained (http://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Explained-Penguin-Science-Dennett/dp/0140128670/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-6970222-4978562?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173722937&sr=8-1)

[Shadowrun]

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I read The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream before.
It is very metaphorical. It is really hard to describe for me actually, but it truly is a fable (as stupid as that sentence sounds).

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so is it too abstract to be enjoyable?

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when you first read the book its enjoyable. but after i read the explanation about what the different characters and events mean, i felt a bit ripped off to be honest.
nonetheless, you should read it and decide on your own accord.

(i am thinking of a good example to this book and the story of Exodus in the bible is a good example to me)

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I read The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream before.
It is very metaphorical. It is really hard to describe for me actually, but it truly is a fable (as stupid as that sentence sounds).

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so is it too abstract to be enjoyable?

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when you first read the book its enjoyable. but after i read the explanation about what the different characters and events mean, i felt a bit ripped off to be honest.
nonetheless, you should read it and decide on your own accord.

(i am thinking of a good example to this book and the story of Exodus in the bible is a good example to me)

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It's more like Jonathan Livingston Seagull, really.

[Shadowrun]

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I read The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream before.
It is very metaphorical. It is really hard to describe for me actually, but it truly is a fable (as stupid as that sentence sounds).

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so is it too abstract to be enjoyable?

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when you first read the book its enjoyable. but after i read the explanation about what the different characters and events mean, i felt a bit ripped off to be honest.
nonetheless, you should read it and decide on your own accord.

(i am thinking of a good example to this book and the story of Exodus in the bible is a good example to me)

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It's more like Jonathan Livingston Seagull, really.

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could very well be, i have never had the pleasure to read seagull.

[gumpzilla]

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Consciousness Explained (http://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Explained-Penguin-Science-Dennett/dp/0140128670/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-6970222-4978562?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173722937&sr=8-1)

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This is a pretty interesting book. I never finished it - I've been thinking about trying to pick it back up sometime soon - but I find the "multiple drafts" model of consciousness pretty compelling.

[lapoker17]

conspiracy of fools for sure. if you like, then definitely get his other stuff - the best investigative journalist of our time.

[7ontheline]

Conspiracy of fools vs. Smartest guys in the room? Anyone read both, and which do you prefer?

[lapoker17]

conspiracy of fools, but both are great. i think diablo liked smartest guys in the room better. it may be a case of whichever you read first you like more. i read cof first, and after reading sgitr i thought there were a few important things they left out or didn't cover extensively enough (and i didn't learn anything new).