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September 17
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Chris
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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception (Hardcover)
by Scott McClellan
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September 04
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Chris
is currently reading:
Under The Tarnished Dome: How Notre Dame Betrayd Ideals For Football Glory (Paperback)
by Don Yaeger
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August 25
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Chris
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The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire (Hardcover)
by Matt Taibbi
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Chris said:
"Matt goes on a many year journey to try to understand the fanatical left and right. He attempts to persuade the 911 Truth movement that their beliefs are insane, he infiltrates a crazy cult-like church in Texas giving us an up front look at the bibl...more
Matt goes on a many year journey to try to understand the fanatical left and right. He attempts to persuade the 911 Truth movement that their beliefs are insane, he infiltrates a crazy cult-like church in Texas giving us an up front look at the bible thumpers on the far right and finally goes inside the workings of the Bush Congress to show us that, in the end, what drives our laws and regulations are what keeps the big wigs in office and satisfies their coffers. As he says, its Terrifying....less
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Chris
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Bo's Lasting Lessons: The Legendary Coach Teaches the Timeless Fundamentals of Leadership (Hardcover)
by Bo Schembechler
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Chris said:
"Excellent! Well, excellent if you are a Michigan Football fan. Bo tells great stories, and he ties in his views on leadership to each one. The basic leadership qualities and values that he teaches can be taken to all areas of life, not just footba...more
Excellent! Well, excellent if you are a Michigan Football fan. Bo tells great stories, and he ties in his views on leadership to each one. The basic leadership qualities and values that he teaches can be taken to all areas of life, not just football, and he makes great strides to show that....less
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July 14
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Chris
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How We Are Hungry (Paperback)
by Dave Eggers
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read in March, 2008
Chris said:
"Short story's.....meh.
If you're an Eggers fan....here's something that's kind of interesting. There's a rather lengthy short story that sort of follows up on Egger's book "You Shall Know Our Velocity". The main character of the short ...more
Short story's.....meh.
If you're an Eggers fan....here's something that's kind of interesting. There's a rather lengthy short story that sort of follows up on Egger's book "You Shall Know Our Velocity". The main character of the short story is new...but she goes to visit the fun loving character from the novel, "Hand"! It took me about half way through the story to realize that I knew this character, but man was I pleasantly surprised! I loved the goofy prankster "hand" in "Velocity" and it was great to have a little follow up....less
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Chris
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Rising Sun (Hardcover)
by Michael Crichton
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read in May, 2008
Chris said:
"I wish I was a reader back in the early 90's. This would have been a lot more interesting, I think. It's the typical dooms-day scenario that Crichton loves to preach. Japan is taking over America, not via warfare but by hostile take-over type busin...more
I wish I was a reader back in the early 90's. This would have been a lot more interesting, I think. It's the typical dooms-day scenario that Crichton loves to preach. Japan is taking over America, not via warfare but by hostile take-over type business tactics that are a way of life in Japan, but aren't politically correct here. Anyway, 15 years later and it doesn't seem much different then how he describes it. Japan has business interests here, but not to the extent that Crichton was predicting.
This book is a pretty quick read, but it never really drew me in the way his other books (Prey, Jurassic Park, Congo, The Andramada Strain, etc.) have. ...less
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Chris
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What Is the What (Hardcover)
by Dave Eggers
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read in February, 2008
Chris said:
"What I've always loved about Eggers is his humor. You can't really be humorous about genocide. While the story of this man is incredible, I had a hard time finishing this one up.
His story will truly lead you to better appreciate your own life a...more
What I've always loved about Eggers is his humor. You can't really be humorous about genocide. While the story of this man is incredible, I had a hard time finishing this one up.
His story will truly lead you to better appreciate your own life and the benefits that we have here in the US or wherever you are that has an internet connection. It gives you some perspective, when it comes down to it life is pretty easy in the modernized world.....the "Lost Boys" of Sudan were brushed aside by their own people and left for dead. The story of Valentino Achak Deng survival is awe inspiring....less
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June 04
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Chris
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Richard Matheson's I Am Legend (Graphic Novel)
by Steve Niles
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read in May, 2008
Chris said:
"Great book....exciting and horrifying at the same time. Fairly short, though. A fast reader could finish this in a day if they wanted to.
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March 30
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Chris
marked as to-read:
Money for Nothing: One Man's Journey through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions (Hardcover)
by Edward Ugel
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March 25
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Chris
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Andy Roddick Beat Me with a Frying Pan: Taking the Field with Pro Athletes and Olympic Legends to Answer Sports Fans' Burning Questions (Paperback)
by Todd Gallagher
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read in March, 2008
Chris said:
"This book is for all sports fans. The author goes to great lengths to answers ridiculous sports questions that are only asked after drinking for hours. As the title suggests, he actually played a game of tennis with Andy Roddick, wherein Roddick us...more
This book is for all sports fans. The author goes to great lengths to answers ridiculous sports questions that are only asked after drinking for hours. As the title suggests, he actually played a game of tennis with Andy Roddick, wherein Roddick used a frying pan as a racket. He also has his friend race an Olympic sprinter with the aid of one of those walkways in the airport. He even plays beer pong with a professional dart player! This book is hilarious, and it's very interesting to see how these athletes fair in competition outside of their normal environment. This is a real fast read. You could probably finish this in a day or two with proper time and motivation....less
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haha this thing actually makes me want to read....thanks for those hp books back...i didn't realize where they came from until about 8:00
