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What books are you reading?
Based upon a post that I read here on F:AT, I bought Neuromancer by Wiiliam Gibson. I've heard it described as both visionary and a masterpiece of literature. It's also said to be the cornerstone of the cyberpunk genre. I'm half way through it now. It lives up to its reputation and I'm enjoying it. I like to read more books in this genre.
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I'm reading Turn Right, Turn Left, Repeat by Gern f. Vlchek.
A book about life on the road for the Canadian indie band. Covers all the big and small towns in Canada, where to eat and such. I'm having a blast reading it.
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Black Barney wrote: Didn't we have one of these threads going already?
I'm reading Turn Right, Turn Left, Repeat by Gern f. Vlchek.
A book about life on the road for the Canadian indie band. Covers all the big and small towns in Canada, where to eat and such. I'm having a blast reading it.
Maybe, there is another thread, but, I can't find shit. Apologies.
I like the cover art on your book because it summarizes their experience: how starving (and sometimes drunk) musicians suffer for their art by sleeping in a crowded van until they get discovered….
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And by "old thread", I mean "started seven years ago". It's probably good to refresh once in a while.
Book thread needs more love. Currently I'm reading "Inverting the Pyramid" by Jonathan Wilson. Sounds like new-agery, but it's a lengthy look at the evolution of soccer tactics and formations over the last hundred years. Great stuff, if you're into that sort of thing.
As someone who once tried to get a 3-4-1 with diamond midfielders to work on my son's U11 9v9 team, I'm into that sort of thing.
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Definitely one of his more messed up stories.
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jeb wrote: I am supposed to read THE SLEEPING GIANT for book club. Heard it was pretty good. Gotta track that down. I have a scad of apocalypse books from Humble Book Bundle. Anyone read any of these and have recommendations ?
Do you have the link for the humble book bundle. Looks like an interesting list. The only one that I've previously read was Damnation Alley which was also a cool movie from the 70's--I remember giant scorpions and a cool off-road vehicle.
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This was a bundle from April. It's got other stuff now, comics, looks like . Enjoy!stoic wrote:
jeb wrote: I am supposed to read THE SLEEPING GIANT for book club. Heard it was pretty good. Gotta track that down. I have a scad of apocalypse books from Humble Book Bundle. Anyone read any of these and have recommendations ?
Do you have the link for the humble book bundle. Looks like an interesting list. The only one that I've previously read was Damnation Alley which was also a cool movie from the 70's--I remember giant scorpions and a cool off-road vehicle.
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It's odd to look at D Day from the German perspective after hearing the Allied side lionized for my entire life. But a couple of things are common to all the interviewees, one of which is the complete lack of German naval or air resources during the battle. D Day is seen as a huge struggle for the Allies against a heavily entrenched position, but truth be told the Allied Naval guns got to do what they wanted in preparation for the battle, and Allied air cover had their run of the place during the invasion. In a lot of ways the Germans were at a disadvantage in spite of having remarkably favored ground.
The other thing that came up in several interviews was the general view that Germany was defending Europe, not Germany, and that Europe wanted that. There were troops from several Eastern nations in German uniforms at the time, some of which were in Normandy. Granted the perspective they were speaking to came from Germany's Public Relations machine, but these were guys thinking they were fighting the good fight. One even made mention of seeing anger on the faces of British soldiers and wondering why, when Britain was the invading force.
A curious read.
Well worth the $2.99.
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Williams is an interesting writer. He was part of Roger Zelazny's circle of writer friends in New Mexico, so he was one of the writers of the Wild Cards series, and also a player in the superhero rpg campaign that inspired it. He wrote a couple of the early cyberpunk novels, as well as a game supplement for the Cyberpunk rpg. Williams has some creative and even playful ideas in his stories, and also usually poses some interesting questions.
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