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  • dave360
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    • Mar 2003
    • 4081

    #31
    Re: Official OS Book Club

    I go to a used book store here and they have pretty much anything that's not brand new. I bought 4 Dan Brown Books and Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell for 12 bucks total. Those five books would have cost 40 if I had went to a new bookstore.

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    • willdtarheeler
      MVP
      • Dec 2002
      • 907

      #32
      Re: Official OS Book Club

      Im currently reading The Beatles by Bob Spitz, its a really lengthy biography that just came out at the end of 2005. Im about halfway through, and I have just gotten to the year 1964 and the Beatles first trip to the US, so theres definitely a ton of stuff on the bands early years before they hit it big, 400+ pages. Its a really well written book, a must for any Beatles fan, but it does get long winded at times.
      Founder/President of the OS Rams Club

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      • ESPNdeportes
        MVP
        • Jul 2002
        • 3459

        #33
        Re: Official OS Book Club

        Currently reading the autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.....really just an edited collection of all his writings, personal notes, and communications from the different stages in his life. I rarely get truly moved by things that I read, but man, his writings are simply unreal.

        Last sports related book I read was "Running with the Buffaloes" about the Colorado Cross Country Team- that is an awesome book. It is unreal the training those guys do. I'd highly reccomend it.
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        • Kearnzo
          Banned
          • Jul 2002
          • 5963

          #34
          Re: Official OS Book Club

          Well, I wouldn't say I read the most "intellectual" books all the time, but I love a good action/popcorn book.

          For example, my favorite novels happen to be by Steve Alten: "MEG", "The Trench", "Primal Waters", and "The Loch". The first three dealing with the discovery of the thought to be extinct Megalodon shark and the havoc it wreaks, and The Loch being Alten's twist on the story of the Loch Ness Monster. Alten's books are incredibly entertaining, and I can lose myself in each of them for hours at a time. Pretty much the equivelant of most of Spielberg's movies, but in novel form.

          Other books i've read recently are "Subterranean" by James Rollins and "Amityville Horror" by Jay Anson.

          However, I did just purchase "Coma Therapy" off of Amazon. It's a book of poetry and short stories by Eric Victorino, who happens to be the lead singer of my favorite band, Strata. It's a good look into his life, and what has inspired him throughout the years. Definitely puts some of his lyrics into perspective. I definitely recommend it.

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          • RockyTop1
            All Star
            • Apr 2004
            • 8267

            #35
            Re: Official OS Book Club

            Originally posted by gr8fuldave
            I go to a used book store here and they have pretty much anything that's not brand new. I bought 4 Dan Brown Books and Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell for 12 bucks total. Those five books would have cost 40 if I had went to a new bookstore.
            dave, is it mckays?
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            • Tha Dynasty
              BARRY! BARRY! BARRY!
              • Aug 2004
              • 1488

              #36
              Re: Official OS Book Club

              Originally posted by gr8fuldave
              Actually read DaVinci first because Angels and Demons is a FAR superior book IMO. The story in Angels and Demons has more twists and turns than a winding country road. I hope DaVinci does well at the box office, so we can get a movie version of Angels and Demons. I've been on a Dan Brown kick lately and have read DaVinci, Angels and Demons, and Digital Fortress which has nothing to do with religion, but deals with code breaking. Digital Fortress is very good and you should be able to pick it up at a used book store for a couple of bucks. I'm reading Deception Point right now and it's a little slower than the other books, but very good nonetheless.
              I read Digital Foretress too. It is a pretty good book if your into government CIA FBI and stuff of that nature.

              John Patterson is pretty good too. I've read his Women Murder Club series and its ridiculously good.

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              • dave360
                MVP
                • Mar 2003
                • 4081

                #37
                Re: Official OS Book Club

                Originally posted by abates21
                dave, is it mckays?
                Yep!!! Best bookstore ever. If you haven't read Digital Fortress and want to borrow it, let me know. I'll be glad to take it work with me on Sunday and you can drop by and pick it up.

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                • SportsAce
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 2223

                  #38
                  Re: Official OS Book Club

                  Does anybody else enjoy reading World War 2 books?
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                  • RockyTop1
                    All Star
                    • Apr 2004
                    • 8267

                    #39
                    Re: Official OS Book Club

                    Originally posted by gr8fuldave
                    Yep!!! Best bookstore ever. If you haven't read Digital Fortress and want to borrow it, let me know. I'll be glad to take it work with me on Sunday and you can drop by and pick it up.
                    I've actually got it, just never could get into it. Thanks for the offer though.
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                    • Uhfan
                      Pro
                      • Jun 2003
                      • 539

                      #40
                      Re: Official OS Book Club

                      I've been a serious reader since like 7th grade and have read hundreds of books.

                      I highly recommed Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, greatest book I've ever read and a must have. You will not regret this purchase.

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                      • RockyTop1
                        All Star
                        • Apr 2004
                        • 8267

                        #41
                        Re: Official OS Book Club

                        I'm 20-30 pages into Stephen King's new book Cell. Definitely not what I was expecting.

                        "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
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                        • SlimKibbles
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                          • Apr 2004
                          • 7276

                          #42
                          Re: Official OS Book Club

                          Just purchased "The Da Vinci Code" today (have never read it) as well as "Outbound Flight" by Timothy Zahn from the Star Wars universe. Both were 30% off at Borders.
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                          • luv_mist
                            Older
                            • May 2004
                            • 9596

                            #43
                            Re: Official OS Book Club

                            OMG, I thought of bringing this type of thread on the boards the other day. Amazing how it was the first thing that pops up ones I started thinking about this. Keep it going. Plan on reading a lot for the rest of my life.......

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                            • Pappy Knuckles
                              LORDTHUNDERBIRD
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 15966

                              #44
                              Re: Official OS Book Club

                              Originally posted by Uhfan
                              I've been a serious reader since like 7th grade and have read hundreds of books.

                              I highly recommed Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, greatest book I've ever read and a must have. You will not regret this purchase.
                              have you seen the movie? anytime i get bored i pop it in because it's awesome. oh man the kitchen scene... crazy...

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                              • RockyTop1
                                All Star
                                • Apr 2004
                                • 8267

                                #45
                                Re: Official OS Book Club

                                Originally posted by EspecialK
                                Just purchased "The Da Vinci Code" today (have never read it) as well as "Outbound Flight" by Timothy Zahn from the Star Wars universe. Both were 30% off at Borders.
                                read Angels & demons first, its the prequel and some think its better.
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