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Old 08-18-2007, 05:40 PM
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Default Re: Books: What are you reading tonight?

Blarg, I see you are reading graphic novels from Japan. Maybe try out "Blade the Immortal" "Battle Angel Alita" and "Ramna 1/2" Otherwise, I hate every thing that Takahashi does. A lot of people like "Mai, The Psychic Girl." I think it is meh.

This the list I am going to buy soon:

Memoirs:

When a Crocodile EAts the Sun.
US Grant, Memoirs.
Thirteen Days by JFK. This is about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Has to be good.
Memoir of a Second World War by Winston Churchill.
The Art of War.
I Killed.-- A collection of comedic writings on their traveling adventures.
I'm With the Band. -- I don't know what it is about, it has a star on my list.
The Reagan Diaries.
Easter Everywhere.
My Father: Il Doce -- I bet you can't figure out who the father is.
In My Skin -- Yes, I like sappy coming of age books.
Worm Up the Snake --
Kiss Me Like a Stranger by Gene Wilder -- The author is the attraction here.
A guest in My Own Country
Cockeyed-- About a life of blindness.
I don't want to be Crazy
Woman & Dogs
Living in the Shadow of Freud -- written by the grandaughter.
Red Eye, Black Eye
I, California\
The Other Woman
Dork Whore

Non-Memoir, non-fiction

Knights of the Green Cloth -- about old river boat gamblers
Game Theory and Economics
Fountations of Non-Cooperative Game Theory
Gaming and the Market
Essays of Game Theory my Nash
Character Naming
Howdunnit: The book of Poisons--- because I love completely worthless knowlege.
Fooled by Randomness
The Black Swan
Blink

Fiction, since it's been a while
The Great Nego Plot By Matt Johnson
Hunting in Harlem by Matt Johnson.
100 Poems from Tang and Song Dynasties by Qui Xiaolong.
Actually I have all of Qui's books on my wish list.
Tresury of Chines Poems in English and Chinese
A Case of Two Cities
When Red is Black
A Loyal Character Dancer.

Finally, I am going to buy some art books:

MC Escher.
Goya
Memoirs of a Geisha movie album.
Dali

The only thing I am reading right now is the forum, some good writing here. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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