Last Book Read

hellsieduster · Posted: 16 Apr 2005 07:59 PM Post subject:

nerds.

Big Slick · Back in Calecia Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 193

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I just read the Borgia Family, by Mario Puzo. It is a novel based on the life of Rodrigo Borgia, a.k.a. Pope Alexander VI, and his three children. It's a very interesting look at the struggle and strategy of this man to amass power under the Catholic Church in the 15th Century. On one of the first chapters it describes the process of the cardinal "Conclave" and how new popes are chosen. Puzo of course is famous for the "Godfather;" they marketed this novel with the subtitle:"The original crime family."

hellsieduster · Posted: 02 Jul 2005 06:09 PM Post subject:

i just finished giovanni's room by james baldwin. the main character, david, is torn between his love/shame for another man and his girlfriend who is off trying to "find herself" in spain. it's set in paris and deals with heavy subject matter. this is the fourth james baldwin book i've read. i totally recommend his other book another country, though. good reads.

Radiodude · Posted: 05 Aug 2005 11:17 AM Post subject:

I have been reading alot lately.

The books are as follows:

The essence of Ronald Reagan
An American Life by Ronald Reagan
Letters to a young conservative by Dinesh D'Souza
How to Talk to a Liberal (if you must) By Ann Coulter
Slander: the Left's lies about the American Right by Ann Coulter
Liberalism is a Mental Disorder by Dr. Michael Savage
Deliver us From Evil by Sean Hannity
Let Freedom Ring By Sean Hannity
Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America By Newt Gingrich
South park Conservatives: the Revolt againts Liberal Media Bias By Brian C. Anderson
Leadership By Rudy Giuliani

Bloodstar1 · Posted: 05 Aug 2005 12:22 PM Post subject:

Good man, R-Dude! Reading is good for the mind, your head, AND your brain! Laughing

It's like weightlifting for your IQ. I just finished reading the Art of War, by Sun Tzu. It was recommended reading from a management course I took for two weeks in beautiful San Clemente! Some how, I'm supposed to use his philosoly in war and leadership in business enterprise..

Radiodude · Posted: 12 Aug 2005 02:50 PM Post subject:

verbal · Posted: 13 Apr 2006 05:04 PM Post subject:

I'm back Jerry!

After a 4-6 years without reading a novel I decided to pull the trigger the other day. The lucky winner was El extranjero or The Stranger (The Outsider in the UK). Actually, I went for the spanish version. Maybe I shouldn't have said that.

If you want to read a book about the absurd and some existentialism this novel by Albert Camus is a must read.

TsutchiEsMaximus · Posted: 22 Apr 2006 10:34 PM Post subject:

I read Angels and Demons last week, prequal to The Da Vinci Code...it was alright, read Da Vinci Code first though......both were hard to set down.....now i'm reading Catch-22 for school and it's alright confusing as fuck for the first 100 pages but it all comes together in the end