Non-poker book suggestions
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by Cactus Jack » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:32 am
No one can accuse you guys of not having an intellectual bent.
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by Cactus Jack » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:06 am
"Are the players better as the stakes go up? It's not an exam; it's a buyin." Barry Tanenbaum
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by JackLucifer » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:51 am
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by Danhdan » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:45 pm
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by tunkpirate7 » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:23 pm
Resurrecting this thread as I'm looking to get some new reading material.
From Xaston's very old list I've read the books that are bolded (based on his suggestion I'm pretty sure)
1. Wild Animals I Have Known
2. The Last Word
3. The Clockwork Orange
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
5. Breakfast of Champions
6. Slaughterhouse Five
7. The Gambler
8. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
9. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat
10. Brave New World
11. JOB: A Comedy of Justice
12. Pilgrims at Tinker Creek
13. Great Apes
14. The World According to Garp
15. Six Easy Pieces
16. Cat's Cradle
17. The Fountainhead
18. Six Not So Easy Pieces
19. The Boat That Wouldn't Float
20. Invisible Monsters
21. QED
22. Down the River with Henry David Thoreau
23. Lost in the Cosmos
24. The Elegant Universe
25. Chronicle of a Death Foretold
26. Notes from Underground
27. Atlas Shrugged
28. The Stranger
29. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
30. Zarathustra
31. Fabric of Reality
I really enjoyed Invisible Monsters (I've read pahlaniuk's other books already though), Cat's Cradle, and Perks of being a wallflower. I really enjoy reading clancy books but have already hit the fairly well known ones (Rainbow Six, The sum of all Fears, etc). Over the summer I read two novels (one nonfiction) about biological weapons and stuff that I thought was really interesting (The cobra event and The Hot Zone).
One of my high school teachers always used to go on and on about reading Guns, Germs, and Steel... should this be first on my list? Of the suggestions already posted on this thread, which would you think I'd like based on this incredibly brief post? Any new suggestions and/or authors that you think I'd like?
EDIT: Forgot I had read The gambler. Also, I really liked Doestevsky's stuff, but I just feel like some of its literary value got lost in translation.
From Xaston's very old list I've read the books that are bolded (based on his suggestion I'm pretty sure)
1. Wild Animals I Have Known
2. The Last Word
3. The Clockwork Orange
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
5. Breakfast of Champions
6. Slaughterhouse Five
7. The Gambler
8. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
9. In Search of Schrodinger's Cat
10. Brave New World
11. JOB: A Comedy of Justice
12. Pilgrims at Tinker Creek
13. Great Apes
14. The World According to Garp
15. Six Easy Pieces
16. Cat's Cradle
17. The Fountainhead
18. Six Not So Easy Pieces
19. The Boat That Wouldn't Float
20. Invisible Monsters
21. QED
22. Down the River with Henry David Thoreau
23. Lost in the Cosmos
24. The Elegant Universe
25. Chronicle of a Death Foretold
26. Notes from Underground
27. Atlas Shrugged
28. The Stranger
29. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
30. Zarathustra
31. Fabric of Reality
I really enjoyed Invisible Monsters (I've read pahlaniuk's other books already though), Cat's Cradle, and Perks of being a wallflower. I really enjoy reading clancy books but have already hit the fairly well known ones (Rainbow Six, The sum of all Fears, etc). Over the summer I read two novels (one nonfiction) about biological weapons and stuff that I thought was really interesting (The cobra event and The Hot Zone).
One of my high school teachers always used to go on and on about reading Guns, Germs, and Steel... should this be first on my list? Of the suggestions already posted on this thread, which would you think I'd like based on this incredibly brief post? Any new suggestions and/or authors that you think I'd like?
EDIT: Forgot I had read The gambler. Also, I really liked Doestevsky's stuff, but I just feel like some of its literary value got lost in translation.
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by kennyg » Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:09 am
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by NorthView » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:31 am
Mon May 12, 2008 1:46 am
When I play a patient and relaxed game I win - that simple.
Mon May 12, 2008 10:55 pm
Seriously, fuck poker.
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[21:03] NorthViewBTP: mac is a fellow mexican
[21:03] Mekosking: yup
[21:03] NorthViewBTP: you should support your bro
[21:03] Mekosking: therefore hes a fat worthless tsr obv
When I play a patient and relaxed game I win - that simple.
Mon May 12, 2008 10:55 pm
Seriously, fuck poker.
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[21:03] NorthViewBTP: mac is a fellow mexican
[21:03] Mekosking: yup
[21:03] NorthViewBTP: you should support your bro
[21:03] Mekosking: therefore hes a fat worthless tsr obv
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by Cactus Jack » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:11 am
"Are the players better as the stakes go up? It's not an exam; it's a buyin." Barry Tanenbaum
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by Johnny Hughes » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:04 pm
I'll only suggest one book: ACCORDIAN CRIMES by Annie Proulx. This novel traces what happens to an accordian that comes to New Orleans from Italy. Later, this accordian is owned by Hispanics, Germans, Cajuns, and Blacks. She is one of the best stylist writers alive. There is a rich, researched history. This is a unique book.
She wrote SHIPPING NEWS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. She is an award winning writer.
She wrote SHIPPING NEWS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. She is an award winning writer.
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