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    GimpKid
    Joined: 20 Jul 2010

    @mclaincausey:

    Just picked up "Thinking, Fast and Slow".  So far, it seems to be a masterpiece, though I've only read the introduction, first chapter, and an appendix with a seminal paper published in Nature on decision-making that lead to a Nobel Prize in Economics for the author.

    Dude, you're gonna have to let me how this goes. I've been reading some Nassim Taleb and was gonna pick this up soon.

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      mclaincausey
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      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

      Will do, I expect to marinate on it for a little while bit I'll write a little report when I complete it.

      Also just read Brian Greene's latest one The Hidden Reality. Great read, despite the revelation that there are an infinite number of universes that don't have Iron Heart…

      Think it, be it.

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        Clint_D
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 5 Jun 2011

        Great, short and very entertaining read:

        ATX IH Hoarder

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          natehate
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 18 Jun 2012

          http://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/28-favorite-books-that-are-huge-red-flags

          don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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            mclaincausey
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            Joined: 12 Apr 2013

            Haha.

            Oh, it’s so haaaaard to be a white-collar man nowadays, what with laws and feminism and Ikea restraining our healthiest instincts. Oh, wait, no it’s not. We’re coddled and chubby pink piglets who don’t have to fight in wars or protect anyone. Enjoy your Frappuccino like a man and quit complaining, you teenager.

            Yeah, the dude suffering from severe depression, insomnia, and multiple personality disorder should just shut up, be happy, and drink his frappiccino… like a man.  That'd make for a great read!

            Think it, be it.

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              natehate
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 18 Jun 2012

              i really enjoyed the finnegan's wake one the most

              don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                mclaincausey
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                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                That was a gem. Some pretty good stuff there

                Think it, be it.

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                  Snowy
                  Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                  @Snowy:

                  @michaeljcr:

                  Those six are great, but I'd proceed with caution after that. I read a few more, then gave up. The original trilogy remains one of my all time favourites though, although in fairness I haven't read them for a VERY long time!

                  Appreciate it, I was very keen to read them all seeing how long/wide the saga goes. I'll tread carefully after #6. I really should get back to ITIL Service Transition study anyhow 😉 :|

                  I ended up reading ALL of them, and just finished the series (Magician's End) a few nights ago. 4-6 were my highlights, but there's some great books in there Talon of the Silver Hawk, and the second last trillogy. I think that stint was around 28 books of a few hundred pages long each. Not a bad effort. If found he started repeating himself a little too much, and the speed changed from slow to fast too frequently in the past few books.

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                    tatmantall
                    Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                    Finished Stephen king's "joyland" was pretty good. Started under the done but not really feeling it this far

                    "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                      Chris
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                      Thinking about reading Name Of The Wind again.  While wondering about when Rothfuss is going to get the last book finished, I came across this interview Rothfuss did with Leo Laporte.  It's very long and rambling, and the connection cuts out a lot, but there's some interesting stuff about the books and his creative process.

                      Oh, and the answer is probably 2014, if you're curious…

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                        Snowy
                        Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                        ^Thanks I really enjoyed that book. Can't stand Leo Laporte tho (f*ck stick much?), thanks for the 2014 answer.

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                          Chris
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                          That date is by no means written in stone… Laporte asked if it would be 2015 when the next book hit stores, and Rothfuss said something like, "I don't think it will take that long, but it won't be this year either."  If George RR Martin and A Song Of Ice and Fire have taught me anything, it's that projected finish dates are just a half-assed guess.  IWHWIH, just like IH releases. 😃

                          By the way, no love for Leo?  I've had a soft spot for him since the days of "The Screen Savers" on TechTV.

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                            RedStripe
                            Joined: 18 Jun 2011

                            looking forward to reading this, his debut novel was a modern classic imo

                            also enjoyed this, a different direction from  You Shall Know Our Velocity; proving Dave Eggers is one of the best authors out there  😎

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                              mclaincausey
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                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              @Chris:

                              If George RR Martin and A Song Of Ice and Fire have taught me anything, it's that projected finish dates are just a half-assed guess.  IWHWIH, just like IH releases. 😃

                              Epic fantasy, the Columbia House of literature.  I learned my lesson long ago, thank you very much Robert Jordan.  (R.I.P.)

                              I do enjoy the TV series though.

                              Think it, be it.

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                                Snowy
                                Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                @Chris:

                                By the way, no love for Leo?  I've had a soft spot for him since the days of "The Screen Savers" on TechTV.

                                I used to use his show TWiT as an example of how bad the industry was doing. ~5 minutes of sponsorship before the show, littered throughout the show, and a bunch of chumps talking cluelessly for the remainder.

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                                  natehate
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 18 Jun 2012

                                  https://plus.google.com/115694824859958653129/posts/KPncnrEN3x7

                                  don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                                    tatmantall
                                    Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                                    I am having a very hard time finding a book that keeps my attention as of lately, pretty frustrated yet open to suggestions

                                    "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                      zwer
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 11 Apr 2012

                                      Well, I just finished Dave Eggers' The Circle, and it was crap, so don't read that.

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                                        mclaincausey
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                                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                        I HATED A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius.  I loved the first parts of the book and then it turned into a complete mess.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                          superfuzz
                                          Joined: 31 Dec 2012

                                          Tat, if you like literary fiction I would recommend anything by Don Delillo.

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