Recommend a book for me - Page 2

cubboyroy1826 · 07-29-2008, 01:50 PM

That is a link to this thread, are you messing with me?

sabotai · 07-29-2008, 01:53 PM

I think World War Z has been suggested in every thread on this forum about books (and audiobooks) since it was released. And for good reason.

Maple Leafs · 07-29-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cubboyroy1826

That is a link to this thread, are you messing with me?

Yes.

Anthony/HA mentions the book a few posts into this thread.

cubboyroy1826 · 07-30-2008, 12:30 AM

The thread i was lookig for a was a bit older.

MikeVic · 09-13-2008, 06:41 PM

So I'm sick of only watching movies and TV shows, and want to start reading fiction (other than comics) again. Is there a way to find a list of recommended books, given that I've probably only read a couple of fiction books in the past few years?

Maple Leafs · 09-14-2008, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

So I'm sick of only watching movies and TV shows, and want to start reading fiction (other than comics) again. Is there a way to find a list of recommended books, given that I've probably only read a couple of fiction books in the past few years?

I hear there's some sort of zombie book out there that people like, but the name escapes me.

MikeVic · 09-14-2008, 01:50 PM

Are you being sarcastic?

sabotai · 09-14-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I hear there's some sort of zombie book out there that people like, but the name escapes me.

Something like World Was T....Bored War G....something like that.

Arctic Blast · 09-14-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by sabotai

Something like World Was T....Bored War G....something like that.

World War Z. I loved that book.

MikeVic · 09-15-2008, 09:02 AM

Ok, so I've browsed this forum and elsewhere, and I've made a list of books that I want to try. The nearest library to me only had one of them, so I picked that up... Moneyball. Started it last night, and looked up some of the players that were mentioned for the 2002 draft... interesting to see that a lot of them actually were picked by the As, but it doesn't look like anyone but Swisher has made it to the bigs yet.

Anyone know the story of that guy who threw for a 1.00ERA in the minors, striking out something like 32 batters in 18 innings? I looked him up too (forget the name now though), and after that one season he just fell off!

Fidatelo · 09-15-2008, 10:17 AM

What was your entire list?

MikeVic · 09-15-2008, 10:28 AM

I have it at home. I'll post it here after work. Some fiction, some other stuff.

Maple Leafs · 09-15-2008, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Malificent

Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely

Note, I know the author personally and he's a fantastically interesting guy.

By the way, I also ended up reading Sway - The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, which covers very similar ground. I'd recommend Ariely's book ahead of Sway, but if you've read Predictably Irrational and are looking for a decent supplement then it's worth a shot.

MikeVic · 09-15-2008, 08:09 PM

My preliminary list:
Kafka on the Shore, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami

All for Sale: The Control of Global Resources
James Ridgeway

A Natural History of the Senses
Diane Ackerman

Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom

Moneyball
Michael Lewis

Generation X
Douglas Coupland

Lucifer's Hammer
Larry Niven

The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies, and Possibilities
Gregg Braden, Peter Russell, Daniel Pinchbeck, Geoff Stray, John Major Jenkins

The Road
Cormac McCarthy

Cabal
Clive Barker

09-15-2008, 10:17 AM	#61
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	What was your entire list? __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

07-29-2008, 01:53 PM	#52
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	I think World War Z has been suggested in every thread on this forum about books (and audiobooks) since it was released. And for good reason.

07-30-2008, 12:30 AM	#54
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	The thread i was lookig for a was a bit older.

09-13-2008, 06:41 PM	#55
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	So I'm sick of only watching movies and TV shows, and want to start reading fiction (other than comics) again. Is there a way to find a list of recommended books, given that I've probably only read a couple of fiction books in the past few years?

09-14-2008, 01:50 PM	#57
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Are you being sarcastic?

09-15-2008, 09:02 AM	#60
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Ok, so I've browsed this forum and elsewhere, and I've made a list of books that I want to try. The nearest library to me only had one of them, so I picked that up... Moneyball. Started it last night, and looked up some of the players that were mentioned for the 2002 draft... interesting to see that a lot of them actually were picked by the As, but it doesn't look like anyone but Swisher has made it to the bigs yet. Anyone know the story of that guy who threw for a 1.00ERA in the minors, striking out something like 32 batters in 18 innings? I looked him up too (forget the name now though), and after that one season he just fell off!

09-15-2008, 10:28 AM	#62
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I have it at home. I'll post it here after work. Some fiction, some other stuff.

09-15-2008, 08:09 PM	#64
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	My preliminary list: Kafka on the Shore, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Haruki Murakami All for Sale: The Control of Global Resources James Ridgeway A Natural History of the Senses Diane Ackerman Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom Moneyball Michael Lewis Generation X Douglas Coupland Lucifer's Hammer Larry Niven The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies, and Possibilities Gregg Braden, Peter Russell, Daniel Pinchbeck, Geoff Stray, John Major Jenkins The Road Cormac McCarthy Cabal Clive Barker

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