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KyleTheGhost
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30 Jan 2016, 2:14 pm

Alexander I: The Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon by Marie-Pierre Rey.


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Third time reading. The Talented Mr. Ripley gets all the attention, but this one's always been my favorite.



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01 Feb 2016, 4:12 am

The Trial by Franz Kafka



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01 Feb 2016, 5:25 am

"The Women's Murder Club" James Patterson. I'm on book 2 of the series.


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01 Feb 2016, 7:54 pm

In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by John Donvan and Carol Zucker
Wrong Planet Thread - Doubts about the book 'In a Different Key!


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03 Feb 2016, 8:34 pm

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.


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03 Feb 2016, 11:00 pm

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Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.


I think that was the first Vonnegut book I had ever read. I love that book.


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04 Feb 2016, 3:11 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
AnonymousAnonymous wrote:
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.


I think that was the first Vonnegut book I had ever read. I love that book.


I've read that Cat's Cradle may be the next Vonnegut book to be adapted for film with Leonardo DiCaprio teaming up again with either Ridley Scott or Martin Scorsese.


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04 Feb 2016, 3:18 pm

AnonymousAnonymous wrote:
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Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.


I think that was the first Vonnegut book I had ever read. I love that book.


I've read that Cat's Cradle may be the next Vonnegut book to be adapted for film with Leonardo DiCaprio teaming up again with either Ridley Scott or Martin Scorsese.


Let's keep our fingers crossed! :D


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09 Feb 2016, 3:31 pm

Bismarck: a life by Jonathan Sternberg.


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09 Feb 2016, 5:11 pm

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I just ordered the Upanishads and the Dhammapada by the same translator, as well... plus a work on Jainism...



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10 Feb 2016, 4:53 pm

A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess


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12 Feb 2016, 3:56 pm

In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by John Donvan and Carol Zucker

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Wrong Planet Thread - Doubts About The Book "In A Different Key"?


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13 Feb 2016, 3:02 am

Finished the Bhagavad Gita yesterday. Kind of mandatory, since I decided to read up on the history of India.

Now reading this while waiting for my next batch of Hindu/Buddhist/Jain literature to be delivered:

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I should probably get The Blue Cliff Record (the other major collection of Zen koans) as well, eventually.



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06 Mar 2016, 5:45 am

The Real Custer by James S. Robbins.


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06 Mar 2016, 6:10 am

The Apocalypse ( Fugitives ) 4th book in series by Peter Meredith
7 Books in set.

Chloe ( A new world ) 3rd book in series by Ryan Casey

Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler ( only 1/4 of the way through )