font class="post"1b,121b,121How is this?b,121b,121Also, you read this month's Atlantic Monthly piece on the new education czar in D.C.? Pretty fascinating stuff.b,121b,121a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/michelle-rhee" target="_blank"1http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/michelle-rhee b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Hard to say--I'm not very far into it (it's the last book I bought, not the last one that I read).b,121b,121I picked it up at Ta-Nehisi Coates' recommendation, if that means anything to you as an endorsement.b,121b,121And to answer the_gaffler's question: it was published over 15 years ago, if that gives you any insight into the titular "decline". b,121b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121ohhh schitt! i didn't even see Tom's name on there... no recommendation needed, it's a must. b,121b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Is he the dude that is/was a television newsman?b,121b,121There is a pic of him on the back flap that is straight i1Anchorman[/i].
font class="post"1b,121b,121How is this?b,121b,121Also, you read this month's Atlantic Monthly piece on the new education czar in D.C.? Pretty fascinating stuff.b,121b,121a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/michelle-rhee" target="_blank"1http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200811/michelle-rhee b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Hard to say--I'm not very far into it (it's the last book I bought, not the last one that I read).b,121b,121I picked it up at Ta-Nehisi Coates' recommendation, if that means anything to you as an endorsement.b,121b,121And to answer the_gaffler's question: it was published over 15 years ago, if that gives you any insight into the titular "decline". b,121b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121ohhh schitt! i didn't even see Tom's name on there... no recommendation needed, it's a must. b,121b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Is he the dude that is/was a television newsman?b,121b,121There is a pic of him on the back flap that is straight i1Anchorman[/i]. b,121b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121b,121yeah, that's him. he's a political reporter for our local NBC station. i ride for his journalism. here's a jawn from him today...b,121b,121a href="http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Tom_Sherwoods_Notebook__102908.html" target="_blank"1http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Tom_Sherwoods_Notebook__102908.html
I'm in the middle of this right now. b,121 img src="http://www.simonsays.com/assets/isbn/1416562672/C_1416562672.jpg"1 b,121b,121Nothing prolific, but definitely gives you a perspective on what growing up in a fucked neighborhood is like. Pretty real shit.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121Nothing prolific, but definitely gives you a perspective on what growing up in a fucked neighborhood is like. Pretty real shit. b,121b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121I hate to play grammar police, but do you mean profound?
font class="post"1b,121b,121Cool looking bookb,121b,121About the author:b,121Joaquim Paulo serves as a consultant for major labels and directs a number of radio stations in Portugal. He started to collect vinyl when he was 15 and often flies to London, Paris, New York, and S??o Paulo to enrich his collection of now over 25,000 jazz LPs/b1 He lives and works in Lisbon and dedicates his free time to recovering old and rare Jazz recordings. img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/baller3ae.gif" alt="" /1 b,121b,121Last book I bought wasb,121img src="http://www.krishnamoorthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/shantaram-small.jpg"1 b,121b, 21Great Read i was engrossed in all 936 pages.b,121True story (with some embellishments I am sure) of a guy who escaped from maximum security prison in Australia and fled to India. b,121 a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantaram_(film)#Film_adaptation" target="_blank"1It will be made into a film starring Johnny Depp/a1 25,000 jazz LPs/b1
font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121I would highly recommend ordering the readers guide. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Seriously, I couldn't keep track of all the characters. This book is a beastb, 21b, 21u1The Crying Lot of 49[/u] is good too and less daunting of course. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121yeah i thought jonathan franzen's strong motions was a beast...this one is off the charts...i'm 55 pages through and i'm actually not sure what's going on. i know it's during world war two in britian and there is some doctor with a toilet on his foot, that's about it...b,121b,121i'm not sure but i think there are too many affectations...if it's intentional or just bad writing...it's very esoteric and i full of excess verbiage. every other sentence through the first 55 pages has a word i've never heard of before. it's also very misty, or clouded, exactly what he is saying or what is happening is not clear...needs more translucency. b,121b,121that said...i love it!
font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121I would highly recommend ordering the readers guide. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Seriously, I couldn't keep track of all the characters. This book is a beastb, 21b, 21u1The Crying Lot of 49[/u] is good too and less daunting of course. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121yeah i thought jonathan franzen's strong motions was a beast...this one is off the charts...i'm 55 pages through and i'm actually not sure what's going on. i know it's during world war two in britian and there is some doctor with a toilet on his foot, that's about it...b,121b,121i'm not sure but i think there are too many affectations...if it's intentional or just bad writing...it's very esoteric and i full of excess verbiage. every other sentence through the first 55 pages has a word i've never heard of before. it's also very misty, or clouded, exactly what he is saying or what is happening is not clear...needs more translucency. b,121b,121that said...i love it! b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I can't over emphasize how much the readers guide helped me figure out this book. b,121b,121This is the one I used: a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-Companion-Contexts-Pynchons/dp/0820328073/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225370715&sr=8-2" target="_blank"1http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-C...25370715&sr=8-2/a1b,121b,121There are is also a good online guide, but going back and forth from the book to the computer kind of sucks.
font class="post"1b,121b,121that book made me want to stab my eyes out with a sewing needle.b,121klosterman is a douche of the highest caliber. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121While I am no rabid fan, I enjoy his stuff for the most part. What is so objectionable about him? just curious.
font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121I would highly recommend ordering the readers guide. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121Seriously, I couldn't keep track of all the characters. This book is a beastb, 21b, 21u1The Crying Lot of 49[/u] is good too and less daunting of course. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121yeah i thought jonathan franzen's strong motions was a beast...this one is off the charts...i'm 55 pages through and i'm actually not sure what's going on. i know it's during world war two in britian and there is some doctor with a toilet on his foot, that's about it...b,121b,121i'm not sure but i think there are too many affectations...if it's intentional or just bad writing...it's very esoteric and i full of excess verbiage. every other sentence through the first 55 pages has a word i've never heard of before. it's also very misty, or clouded, exactly what he is saying or what is happening is not clear...needs more translucency. b,121b,121that said...i love it! b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I can't over emphasize how much the readers guide helped me figure out this book. b,121b,121This is the one I used: a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-Companion-Contexts-Pynchons/dp/0820328073/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225370715&sr=8-2" target="_blank"1http://www.amazon.com/Gravitys-Rainbow-C...25370715&sr=8-2/a1b,121b,121There are is also a good online guide, but going back and forth from the book to the computer kind of sucks. b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121That book is a monster, and I'll second the readers guide. Couple other things to keep in mind:b,121b,121Think of the arc of the book like the arc of the rocket... goes up, peaks, descends...explodes. The final section ('what?' - r.m.nixon) is the explosion, and is a mess. Reader's Guide FOR SURE when you get there.b,121b,121The middle section is almost straight forward- to me, it was like an adult's version of Huck Finn in WWII europe. Picaresque humor, some of it seriously kinky and perverted, but it was great, and to me, the most memorable section.b,121b,121Enjoy- reading that book is a pretty unique experience, and while difficult, something you will remember.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121b,121b,121Think of the arc of the book like the arc of the rocket... goes up, peaks, descends...explodes. The final section ('what?' - r.m.nixon) is the explosion, and is a mess. Reader's Guide FOR SURE when you get there.b,121b,121The middle section is almost straight forward- to me, it was like an adult's version of Huck Finn in WWII europe. Picaresque humor, some of it seriously kinky and perverted, but it was great, and to me, the most memorable section.b,121b,121 b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121This is pretty dead on.
Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121[b, 21Riveting and mind blowing and probably way better then some over sized, faggy book on rainbows! I mean aren't you worried that people may see you reading that book and think that you are a "Gay"? b, 21b, 21h,121
font class="post"1b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ehh.gif" alt="" /1 b,121b, 21h,121font class="post"1 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/WHYMUSTICRY.gif" alt="" /1 More Soulstrut idoitary revealed. b, 21b, 21Cosign on the gravity of Margaret Kilgallin's work. There is a great art:21 about her and Twist. b, 21b, 21I'm so into this one right now. I feel like his impression of power, and specifically the resistance to power structures would be a lot different if he was more aware of Hip hop when he was writing this. Nevertheless, highly recommended:b,121b, 21img src="http://www.paulschutze.com/uploads/4/5/8/9/458975/707370.jpg"1
Tricky Dicky seems to be a hot topic. Not a recent purchase, but I am about half way through [i]Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World/i1. b, 21b, 21One of the last books I purchased was a nice hardcover copy from the thrift of [i]Infinite Jest/i1, which I found a week or so after Foster Wallace's passing. Looking forward to reading that without having to worry about renewing it from the library.
Flann O'Brien's [i]The Dalkey Archive/i1. I was let down by [i]The Third Policeman/i1, but it had some potential, so I'm giving him one more try like your boy Timmy T.
Let me know if I should take this to the NFL thread, but what is a good book for beginners - think ___ For Dummies level - about football? I need something engaging, thorough and illustrated that acts as a great manual for someone just getting into football. The history and great moments in, I can get into later; though I know it will have to be part of something like this to an extent. Right now, I just need something to explain it and all the intricacies to me.b,121b, 21Or should I just go with Football for Dummies?
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