The Book I bought today is...

#1021 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 02 February 2009 - 05:41 PM

It's not bad. Better than it intitially seems, at least.

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#1022 Slow Ben

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 07:11 PM

Just pre-oredered the new Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child book, "Cemetery Dance". Love me some Pendergast.

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#1023 Deornoth

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 04:56 PM

Got home to find an ARC of China Mieville's 'The City and The City' waiting for me

#1024 Joky

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 02:34 PM

Just picked up Foxtrot Oscar by Charlie Owen, the sequel to Horses Arse which is very funny.

Also got The Heroin Diaries by Nickki Sixx from Motley crew. I have the Album which accompanies this book and the album tells a great story.

Got both books for £3 (hardback) and £6 from HMV so nice bargains.

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 06:21 PM

The Judging Eye - R. Scott Bakker

Browsing in Borders at Lunch time, and there it was one shiny new copy for Me!

#1026 Dag

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 01:53 PM

Adrian Tchaikovsky - "Empire in Black and Gold", "Dragonfly Falling" (already read the first one when Mr. B bought it, now looking forward to the sequel)
Alan Campbell - "Iron Angel" (won't end up on the top of my to-read pile since the first book didn't really knock me off my feet, but I do want to know which direction the story is going)
R. Scott Bakker - "The Judging Eye" (a belated Christmas-Present for Mr. B; I don't want to even touch it, but I'm afraid I will be tricked into reading it at some point - Mr. B is a merciless Bakker-fan)

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#1027 Bauchelain the Evil

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Posted 15 February 2009 - 09:49 AM

"Read Seas Under Red Skies". I hope it's sa good as "Lies of Locke Lamora"

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#1028 Use Of Weapons

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Posted 16 February 2009 - 12:18 PM

Charles Stross -- _The Merchant's War_
Kristin Cashore -- _Graceling_

If you haven't read Charles Stross, I recommend this series (starts with _The Family Trade_). Great writer. Buy on sight for me these days.

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Posted 17 February 2009 - 01:23 AM

"Men and Anger: A Relapse Prevention Guide to Understanding and Managing Your Anger" by Murray Cullen & Robert E. Freeman-Longo

Fascinating stuff...

#1030 Use Of Weapons

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Posted 17 February 2009 - 09:53 AM

John Scalzi -- _The Ghost Brigades_ and its sequel. TGB is a sequel to _Old Man's War_, which was great.
Steven Baxter -- _Coalescent_. Haven't tried Baxter for ages, thought I'd give him another shot with this, the first in his current series.

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#1031 Slow Ben

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 12:23 AM

Finally decided to give Abercrombies series a try. I usually order it from the library to see if i like it before i buy it. But my ghetto southern illinois library system doesnt have a singel one of the books. So i bought it today.

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#1032 Mentalist

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 02:11 AM

today was a Chapters' day. maxed out 3 gift cards and purchased the following:

"Naked God" by Hamilton--vol. 3 of Nights Dawn Trilogy
"Before they are hanged" by Abercrombie - vol. 2 of the First Law trilogy
"The Twilight Herald" by Tom Lloyd- also vol.2
"The Judging Eye" by Bakker- self-explanatory

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

#1033 alestar

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 05:54 PM

Chuck Palahniuk - Rant

Neil Gaiman - Coraline

#1034 Slow Ben

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Posted 21 February 2009 - 11:29 PM

Just got back from the bookstore.

Finally bought Abercrombies first book.
Also i'm finally gonna start the Dresden files so i got Storm Front.
Bought the Biography of Eli Wallach, "The Good, The Bad, and the Me". He's the dude who played Tuco in GoodBadUgly

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Posted 21 February 2009 - 11:50 PM

Slow Ben, on Feb 21 2009, 06:29 PM, said:

Another Dresden virgin! Man you're in for a ride with those books.

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Posted 25 February 2009 - 10:54 AM

Almost picked up Storm Front but plumped for Peace and War (Haldeman) instead

Just recently received and read Catcher in The Rye...wish I hadn't bothered. It's kinda like reading Moby Dick, I mean, you want to tell people you have actually read them but wish somehow you could get the wasted hours back. Not all 'classics' are actually very good...

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#1037 Slow Ben

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 09:17 PM

Just bought "The complete guide to home wiring". Not exactly in line with this thread, but its somethin useful.

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I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

#1038 Aptorian

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 09:21 PM

Fist Gamet, on Feb 25 2009, 11:54 AM, said:

Almost picked up Storm Front but plumped for Peace and War (Haldeman) instead

YOU FOOOOOOL!!!

YOU MUST PURCHASE ALL THE DRESDEN FILES!!!

I DON'T KNOW WHY I AM TYPING IN CAPS!!!

#1039 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 09:24 PM

The Files are pretty good. Although, when did he stop numbering them? Do I just read in order of release now?

Trouble arrives when the opponents to such a system institute its extreme opposite, where individualism becomes godlike and sacrosanct, and no greater service to any other ideal (including community) is possible. In such a system rapacious greed thrives behind the guise of freedom, and the worst aspects of human nature come to the fore....