help me pick something smart to read

[barryc83]

The Prince-Machiavelli (sp?)

I've been wanting to read this anyways.

[keikiwai]

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fiction : vladimir nabokov

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read lolita

that way you'll understand the the Police when they sing:


Its no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabakov

[DannyOcean_]

havent read the thread yet but I recommend Freakonomics, The World is Flat, and Blink.

[DING-DONG YO]

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Dune - Frank Herbert

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Read the book and dont watch the movie. Man they slaughtered it, all one dimensional and [censored].

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yes, QFT, do NOT watch the movie or the scifi mini series first.

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Plus, if you like it, get through books 2 and 3, even if you don't like them. Because book 4 'God Emperor of Dune' is a truly amazing piece of fiction.

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I knew DB and I had something in common.

DB - Have you read any of the Brian Herbert prequels? They can't hold a candle to any of the original 6, but meh, entertaining reads nonetheless.

I'm reading the new one now "sandworms of Dune" which continues the "chapterhouseune" storyline. Meh.

[barryc83]

Also, fiction-wise, Crime and Punishment ftw.