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« Reply #570 on: July 28, 2010, 08:25:39 PM »

Ye-es.

But, first I want to thank Chaos Theory for answering my question, as I now see I'm not missing anything by not watching "The Simpsons."



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« Reply #571 on: July 28, 2010, 08:40:44 PM »

I read a biography last week entitled GOEBBELS, by Georg Reuth.  A fascinating look at the life of Hitler's Minister of Propaganda, and one of the most loathsome hatemongers of all time. He was the most anti-Semitic of the Nazi leadership, after Hitler himself, and poured out his venom on the radio, movie screen, and in print.  He packaged and sold Hitler to the German people as if "Der Fuhrer" was a new brand of soap, and was rewarded with many honors once Hitler seized power.   Goebbels was the most loyal of the Nazis, however - after Hitler's death, while the others were scrambling to get out of Berlin while the getting was good, he supervised the burning of the Fuhrer's body, then he and his wife poisoned their 6 children and killed themselves, giving orders for their bodies to be burned in the same courtyard as Hitler's.



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« Reply #572 on: July 28, 2010, 08:58:35 PM »

am just starting A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, a collection of essays by David Foster Wallace. 

What is it with folks on this board suddenly deciding to read D.F. Wallace?  Anyway, that's a good essay collection.  The title essay and the one where he goes to the state fair are hilarious.
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« Reply #573 on: July 30, 2010, 01:28:36 AM »

I started reading Paradise Lost.  Yeah.  It'll probably take me a while, but for some reason I actually like epic poetry.
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« Reply #574 on: July 30, 2010, 01:52:28 AM »

am just starting A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, a collection of essays by David Foster Wallace. 

What is it with folks on this board suddenly deciding to read D.F. Wallace?  Anyway, that's a good essay collection.  The title essay and the one where he goes to the state fair are hilarious.

I've had a coworker, who is aware of my Pynchon fascination, pushing Wallace on me for a while. It just happened to come up on my reading list. It's a long list that I perversely attack in a sequential order.

On the other hand, I threw in a couple of hardcore chemistry texts that I will have to explore before I can move onto something else.

Lastly, I was going to put off this book, "James Madison: The Founding Father," but somebody else put it on hold. I'm reading it now, but how did a book on James Madison become the most sought after book on my reading list?

Apparently I'm not the only dude interested in James Madison.
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« Reply #575 on: July 30, 2010, 08:14:33 AM »

'Eyes of the Dragon' by Stephen King
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« Reply #576 on: July 31, 2010, 09:53:37 AM »

I just finished 1864: LINCOLN AT THE GATES OF HISTORY by Charles Flood.  One of the best Lincoln books I have ever read, second only to TEAM OF RIVALS, this book looks at the incredible hardships and looming disasters that Lincoln faced as he tried to manage the Civil War and run for re-election at the same time, with the fate of the Union hanging in the balance.  Very well done, this book shows all sides of Lincoln - the master politician, the political dealer, the tortured soul,  and the idealistic hero that was our 16th President.  A very worthwhile read.
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« Reply #577 on: August 01, 2010, 11:51:51 AM »

re reading "where the right went wrong" by patrick buchanan. it's great but some of these issues, the wmd in iraq was the war justified things, it's too early to want to hear all that stuff again. they were on every pundit show every day for years.

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« Reply #578 on: August 01, 2010, 02:10:47 PM »



Interesting and very researched work on PA Dutch folk magic, specifically healing. My only complaint is that its badly edited, with major spelling mistakes and grainy photos. Both the author and the material deserve better.
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« Reply #579 on: August 01, 2010, 02:24:28 PM »

I hit an out of town comic book shop in search of the latest issue of Green Lantern Corps when I discovered the following series to read:

Gotham Central:  Only managed to find the first issue, but it was pretty good and has put this series on the radar for me.  I will try to find some of the other issues when I can.

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane: This is techincally the only Marvel series I have (Not many series from that company makes me want to read them outside of Ultimate Spider-Man.) and it is pretty good.  The art style is pretty decent and it is strongly written.
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« Reply #580 on: August 01, 2010, 02:35:23 PM »

Gotham Central:  Only managed to find the first issue, but it was pretty good and has put this series on the radar for me.  I will try to find some of the other issues when I can.


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« Reply #581 on: August 03, 2010, 06:16:42 AM »

Finished 'The eyes of the Dragon' and it's one of the best books I read in a while.
Now I started reading 'Salem's lot'
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« Reply #582 on: August 03, 2010, 08:07:21 AM »

Gotham Central:  Only managed to find the first issue, but it was pretty good and has put this series on the radar for me.  I will try to find some of the other issues when I can.


Thats a great comic series !  Thumbup

Of course.  Greg Rucka is behind it!  He wrote 52, the novel version of Batman: No Man Land, for Wonder Woman, and really awesome Batwoman: Elegy for Detective Comics.
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« Reply #583 on: August 08, 2010, 03:35:57 AM »

Salem's Lot was quite good. I think I'm gonna start reading 'Running Man' next.
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« Reply #584 on: August 10, 2010, 04:29:05 PM »

In addition to GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, I've been reading quite a few comics lately.  I recently subscribed to about 15 titles (mostly Marvel, but a few DC . . . and I even subscribed to MAD MAGAZINE), plus I've been reading Silver and Bronze Age back-issues.  Last night I read X-MEN #47.  Not one of the best X-MEN stories, but you still gotta love those books from the 1960s.



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