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What's up NT, any good book series you guys are reading right now? I've been reading the Game of Thrones series and my friend told me to check out the Hunger Games series. Any suggestions?
NT readers, put me on some good reading
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These will change your whole persepctive
new earth & the power of now-eckhart tolle
33 strategies of war & art of seduction-robert greene
seinfeld making of an american icon-jerry openheimer
new earth & the power of now-eckhart tolle
33 strategies of war & art of seduction-robert greene
seinfeld making of an american icon-jerry openheimer
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^will def check some of those out, seems like a good change of pace from all this fiction stuff
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I've been going through all of Kurt Vonnegut's catalog, favorite so far is Breakfast of CHampions but Slaughterhouse Five is also dope
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-48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene - Great book. Uses history and combat strategies to illustrate real life scenarios to manipulating and controlling people.
-4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss - Talks about simplifying your life and living the lifestyle you've always wanted without having that kind of money.
-The Dream by Gurbaksh Chahal - Book about entrepreneurship and working against the 9-5 system. I'm reading it right now and I really like it. The dude is very easy to relate to and became a millionaire at age 18 when he sold his first company for $40 million after dropping out of high school. Very inspiring.
There are some more I recommend but those are the ones off the top of my head.
-4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss - Talks about simplifying your life and living the lifestyle you've always wanted without having that kind of money.
-The Dream by Gurbaksh Chahal - Book about entrepreneurship and working against the 9-5 system. I'm reading it right now and I really like it. The dude is very easy to relate to and became a millionaire at age 18 when he sold his first company for $40 million after dropping out of high school. Very inspiring.
There are some more I recommend but those are the ones off the top of my head.
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Some of the books mentioned already.. looks very interesting..
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Have you or anybody else read his other book w/ 50 (50th Law)?? I've seen some mixed reviews, but 48 laws has been on my must read list for a minute
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Originally Posted by LyonBC1
Have you or anybody else read his other book w/ 50 (50th Law)?? I've seen some mixed reviews, but 48 laws has been on my must read list for a minute
I saw it and I really want to read it. I never had the opportunity to finish the 48 Laws of Power so I plan to finish that up after I finish up some of the books I'm currently reading. Then I'll read the 50th Law.
Most of the reviews I've seen said it was really good. A lot of the people bashing on it dislike it because it has something to do with 50 Cent.
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Thanks, yea that's what I figured, but that's definitely gonna be next up on my reading list though, actually all of Robert Green's booksOriginally Posted by scshift
Originally Posted by LyonBC1
Have you or anybody else read his other book w/ 50 (50th Law)?? I've seen some mixed reviews, but 48 laws has been on my must read list for a minute
I saw it and I really want to read it. I never had the opportunity to finish the 48 Laws of Power so I plan to finish that up after I finish up some of the books I'm currently reading. Then I'll read the 50th Law.
Most of the reviews I've seen said it was really good. A lot of the people bashing on it dislike it because it has something to do with 50 Cent.
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I read a lot and switch genres with every book.
Currently reading a dance of dragons by Martin and I would suggest you keep it moving with that series after Game of Thrones. The third book is easily the best of the series and there is so much that goes on in book 2 and 3 that you will be hooked.
If you like fantasy type series, I also suggest you try this book called Old Man's War by John Scalzi. It's basically the same premise as the Avatar movie, except it came out before Avatar. Instead of cripples, they use old people. It's an easy read.
I second Vonnegut, although some of his stuff is way better than others. I didn't like Cat's Cradle at all, yet most other people love it.
- If you like the beatnik stuff, I'm really partial to the Dharma Bums by Kerouac over On the Road.
- Anything by Charles Bukowski is really good and I suggest either Post Office, Women or Ham on Rye, although I've always liked Factotum the best, but I think that's because I've read his other stuff first.
- The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson is very, very good IMO, but I kind of hated Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I found the movie to work better for whatever reason.
- The Hunger Games trilogy is decent at best. A lot of people are/have been riding it for a while now because of the upcoming movie and the demographic wanting the next Twilight. I found it to be Battle Royale light. It isn't as graphic as it should be and then it is in the final third of the third book. I don't know if I'd read that if you're getting into books now. After Game of Thrones, you'll be annoyed with Hunger Games.
- The girl with the Dragon Tattoo books are good, but I found the words of the people/cities/places in the book to be tedious to keep up with/read/understand. Kept throwing the flow of the book off. I'll never forget the word "fiskargatan" after reading those things.
-The Passage by Justin Cronin is really good, but a bear of a book. It's really long, but worth it. It's about a vampire apocalypse and and follows a few different perspectives/time periods.
- If you like Steven King and have ever read any of his stuff or liked the Stand tv mini series, I'd suggest checkiing out Swan Song by Robert McCammon. It's just like the Stand but better.
- If you want fun, silly books that have a surprising amount of depth and soul, check out anything by author Christopher Moore. Definitely recommend Lamb and Coyote Blue.
- If you want hard boiled detective stuff or wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time type stuff I suggest the author Charlie Huston. He has a series about this jerk vampire guy that is really good. He also has this trilogy for a character called Hank Thompson starting with a book called Caught Stealing - highly recommend this.
- In light of the political debates, I suggest Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's too serious/right winged for most, but at its core, it will challenge your beliefs on capitalism and altruism. I love the book but only believe in half of what she preaches. The fountainhead is also very good.
I could literally go on and on and on. Reading is a passion of mine. If you tell me a specific genre of book, I'll give you a top 2-3 for it.
Currently reading a dance of dragons by Martin and I would suggest you keep it moving with that series after Game of Thrones. The third book is easily the best of the series and there is so much that goes on in book 2 and 3 that you will be hooked.
If you like fantasy type series, I also suggest you try this book called Old Man's War by John Scalzi. It's basically the same premise as the Avatar movie, except it came out before Avatar. Instead of cripples, they use old people. It's an easy read.
I second Vonnegut, although some of his stuff is way better than others. I didn't like Cat's Cradle at all, yet most other people love it.
- If you like the beatnik stuff, I'm really partial to the Dharma Bums by Kerouac over On the Road.
- Anything by Charles Bukowski is really good and I suggest either Post Office, Women or Ham on Rye, although I've always liked Factotum the best, but I think that's because I've read his other stuff first.
- The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson is very, very good IMO, but I kind of hated Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I found the movie to work better for whatever reason.
- The Hunger Games trilogy is decent at best. A lot of people are/have been riding it for a while now because of the upcoming movie and the demographic wanting the next Twilight. I found it to be Battle Royale light. It isn't as graphic as it should be and then it is in the final third of the third book. I don't know if I'd read that if you're getting into books now. After Game of Thrones, you'll be annoyed with Hunger Games.
- The girl with the Dragon Tattoo books are good, but I found the words of the people/cities/places in the book to be tedious to keep up with/read/understand. Kept throwing the flow of the book off. I'll never forget the word "fiskargatan" after reading those things.
-The Passage by Justin Cronin is really good, but a bear of a book. It's really long, but worth it. It's about a vampire apocalypse and and follows a few different perspectives/time periods.
- If you like Steven King and have ever read any of his stuff or liked the Stand tv mini series, I'd suggest checkiing out Swan Song by Robert McCammon. It's just like the Stand but better.
- If you want fun, silly books that have a surprising amount of depth and soul, check out anything by author Christopher Moore. Definitely recommend Lamb and Coyote Blue.
- If you want hard boiled detective stuff or wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time type stuff I suggest the author Charlie Huston. He has a series about this jerk vampire guy that is really good. He also has this trilogy for a character called Hank Thompson starting with a book called Caught Stealing - highly recommend this.
- In light of the political debates, I suggest Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's too serious/right winged for most, but at its core, it will challenge your beliefs on capitalism and altruism. I love the book but only believe in half of what she preaches. The fountainhead is also very good.
I could literally go on and on and on. Reading is a passion of mine. If you tell me a specific genre of book, I'll give you a top 2-3 for it.
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The Alchemist
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
Tinkers by Paul Harding
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
Tinkers by Paul Harding
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
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Fiction - The History of Luminous Motion by Scott Bradfield. BarnesandNoble.com write up below;
An astonishing debut novel--Blue Velvet meets Oedipus Rex-- about an eight-year-old psychopath in (where else?) Southern California. " An eight year old psychopath is a boy, and the object of his murderous obsession is the chief rival for his mother's attention."--New York Times.
Non-Fiction- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee - Dee Brown. Amazon.com write up below;
The American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacre. Beginning with the Long Walk of the Navajos and ending with the massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, this extraordinary book tells how the American Indians lost their land, lives and liberty to white settlers pushing westward. Woven into a an engrossing saga of cruelty, treachery and violence are the fascinating stories of such legendary figures as Sitting Bull, Cochise, Crazy Horse and Geronimo. First published in 1970, Dee Brown's brutal and compelling narrative changed the way people thought about the original inhabitants of America, and focused attention on a national disgrace.
An astonishing debut novel--Blue Velvet meets Oedipus Rex-- about an eight-year-old psychopath in (where else?) Southern California. " An eight year old psychopath is a boy, and the object of his murderous obsession is the chief rival for his mother's attention."--New York Times.
Non-Fiction- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee - Dee Brown. Amazon.com write up below;
The American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacre. Beginning with the Long Walk of the Navajos and ending with the massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, this extraordinary book tells how the American Indians lost their land, lives and liberty to white settlers pushing westward. Woven into a an engrossing saga of cruelty, treachery and violence are the fascinating stories of such legendary figures as Sitting Bull, Cochise, Crazy Horse and Geronimo. First published in 1970, Dee Brown's brutal and compelling narrative changed the way people thought about the original inhabitants of America, and focused attention on a national disgrace.
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All-time favorites:
anything by Haruki Murakami
(make sure it's done by a decent translator tho); 1Q84,the elephant vanishes, the wind-up bird,
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Marquez
Room: A Novel - Emma Donoghue
Dream Psychology - Sigmund Freud
The People of Paper - Salvador Plascenia
The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway
The Stranger (I don't know how different it is in English, find a decent translation), A Happy Death, The Rebel, The Plague - Albert Camus
The God of All Small Things - Arundhati Roy
I'm really into the trippy, is this reality? Did this dude just do this stuff?
anything by Haruki Murakami
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Marquez
Room: A Novel - Emma Donoghue
Dream Psychology - Sigmund Freud
The People of Paper - Salvador Plascenia
The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway
The Stranger (I don't know how different it is in English, find a decent translation), A Happy Death, The Rebel, The Plague - Albert Camus
The God of All Small Things - Arundhati Roy
I'm really into the trippy, is this reality? Did this dude just do this stuff?
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4 hour workweek is such a racket. Do not read that crap.
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http://bookpickings.tumblr.com/
^all you will need for a long while.
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This was pretty good from a financial perspective, the author made it kind of funny too
Last book I finished: None Dare Call It Conspiracy by Gary Allen
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Can you explain what made it bad? I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm actually interested because I'm 2/3 done and I have a gut feeling the stuff in it is not exactly realistic or a good idea.
Also the entire thing seems to be centered on achieving a lifestyle you wouldn't normally be able to achieve - basically living out of your means. I didn't agree with that either.
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Props on that tumblr up above.
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I recently finished the Hunger Games trilogy and it was okay. I'm curious to see how they handle the movies.
Currently reading A Clockwork Orange and also Murakami's 1Q84. After, I plan to check out some of Vonnegut's work.
Currently reading A Clockwork Orange and also Murakami's 1Q84. After, I plan to check out some of Vonnegut's work.
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"The Tipping Point" malcolm gladwell
"Blink" Malcom gladwell
"Confessions of a economic hitman" John Perkins
"Love and Hate: The Natural History of Behavior Patterns" Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
"The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible" Deckle Edge
thank me later...
"Blink" Malcom gladwell
"Confessions of a economic hitman" John Perkins
"Love and Hate: The Natural History of Behavior Patterns" Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
"The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible" Deckle Edge
thank me later...
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The Ragamuffin Gospel - Brennan Manning
