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Griff · 03-17-2007, 04:54 PM

My mother-in-law just arranged to have that done. That reminds me of a John Prine tune.

The Accidental Buddist - Dinty Moore Irish American ex-catholic writes about his exploration... good stuff right in the wheel house.

Undertoad · 03-17-2007, 10:02 PM

The Cellar has a unique connection to Mr. Dinty Moore, as he attended our 1994 BBQ and wrote a chapter about us in his book about the fledgling Internet.

Griff · 03-18-2007, 08:17 AM

Neat, I didn't realize that was the guy!

Undertoad · 03-18-2007, 09:00 AM

Definitely him, as I folled his career a little and noticed that he had picked up the Buddhism.

bluecuracao · 03-19-2007, 07:26 PM

Bone Dry, A Blanco County, Texas, Novel, by Ben Rehder. The book jacket claims it's like, "Carl Hiaasen with a Texas accent." But I never did read the one Hiaasen book I picked up (I don't remember the name...it had a dog head on the cover). So, I just imagine Joe Bob Briggs narrating it.

monster · 03-27-2007, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

But I never did read the one Hiaasen book I picked up (I don't remember the name...it had a dog head on the cover). .

Sick puppy.

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xob -you're right about the doorknobs. Goldfinger has the most excruciating game of golf. I'm at the skimming point now, this may well be my last Bond. (Who am I kidding, I'm seriously short of alternatives in the mindless fiction category.....

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Bullitt · 03-27-2007, 08:54 PM

Anyone read "Next" by Michael Crichton?
I'm just starting and it's.. interesting.

wolf · 03-20-2007, 01:12 AM

The Carl Hiassen book you (everyone) need(s) to read is "Skin Tight".

It's the best of all of them.

Trilby · 03-27-2007, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

The Carl Hiassen book you (everyone) need(s) to read is "Skin Tight".

It's the best of all of them.

I thought we'd agreed that Hiassen is insane.

A Bried History of Nearly Everything

Lucy Gault - Wm. Trevor

Evolution vs. Creationism - Eugenie Scott

wolf · 03-30-2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I thought we'd agreed that Hiassen is insane.

Completely nuts, which is why you should read Skin Tight.

Clodfobble · 03-27-2007, 09:44 PM

I got it for my birthday back in November. It's next in line in the to-read pile, which means I might get started on it, oh, by July if I'm lucky. I miss having time to read.

Shawnee123 · 03-28-2007, 09:23 AM

"Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood" by Koren Zailckas.

This relatively young woman writes her memoir about her relationship with alchohol, starting with her first drink in high school and culminating in her alcohol-ridden college experience. She uses facts about women and drinking and her own experiences. She writes in a wonderfully honest voice. I think young women should read this book.

wolf · 03-30-2007, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

"Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood" by Koren Zailckas.

This relatively young woman writes her memoir about her relationship with alchohol, starting with her first drink in high school and culminating in her alcohol-ridden college experience. She uses facts about women and drinking and her own experiences. She writes in a wonderfully honest voice. I think young women should read this book.

I get to see that shit in person often enough that I don't need to read someone's maudlin memoir. No matter how much uplifting bullshit she offers, especially toward the tear-evoking end of the book, she's going to be on the "slip up" detox rehab merry-go-round for the rest of her life.

Sundae · 03-29-2007, 02:08 PM

I'm reading Lord Foul's Bane. Finally.
I've seen it around for years but until reading about it here I wasn't fussed about reading it.

I have to admit I'm mildly disappointed so far.
It just doesn't have a lot of substance to it.
I should have read it years ago.

glatt · 03-29-2007, 02:10 PM

That's a sequel right? Did you read the one(s) leading up to it? Thomas Covenant, right?

I'm just starting Bel Canto.

03-17-2007, 04:54 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	My mother-in-law just arranged to have that done. That reminds me of a John Prine tune. The Accidental Buddist - Dinty Moore Irish American ex-catholic writes about his exploration... good stuff right in the wheel house. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-18-2007, 08:17 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Neat, I didn't realize that was the guy! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-27-2007, 08:54 PM	#7
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Anyone read "Next" by Michael Crichton? I'm just starting and it's.. interesting. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

03-20-2007, 01:12 AM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Carl Hiassen book you (everyone) need(s) to read is "Skin Tight". It's the best of all of them. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-27-2007, 09:44 PM	#11
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I got it for my birthday back in November. It's next in line in the to-read pile, which means I might get started on it, oh, by July if I'm lucky. I miss having time to read. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-17-2007, 10:02 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The Cellar has a unique connection to Mr. Dinty Moore, as he attended our 1994 BBQ and wrote a chapter about us in his book about the fledgling Internet.

03-18-2007, 09:00 AM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Definitely him, as I folled his career a little and noticed that he had picked up the Buddhism.

03-19-2007, 07:26 PM	#5
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Bone Dry, A Blanco County, Texas, Novel, by Ben Rehder. The book jacket claims it's like, "Carl Hiaasen with a Texas accent." But I never did read the one Hiaasen book I picked up (I don't remember the name...it had a dog head on the cover). So, I just imagine Joe Bob Briggs narrating it.

03-28-2007, 09:23 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	"Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood" by Koren Zailckas. This relatively young woman writes her memoir about her relationship with alchohol, starting with her first drink in high school and culminating in her alcohol-ridden college experience. She uses facts about women and drinking and her own experiences. She writes in a wonderfully honest voice. I think young women should read this book. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-29-2007, 02:08 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm reading Lord Foul's Bane. Finally. I've seen it around for years but until reading about it here I wasn't fussed about reading it. I have to admit I'm mildly disappointed so far. It just doesn't have a lot of substance to it. I should have read it years ago. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-29-2007, 02:10 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's a sequel right? Did you read the one(s) leading up to it? Thomas Covenant, right? I'm just starting Bel Canto.

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