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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #75 on: August 14, 2010, 11:54:37 AM »
I'm about half way through Freakonomics. Interesting read without being too academic about the details. I'm reading right now about the economics grad student that hung out with a crack dealing gang for four years in Chicago, pretty nuts.
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #76 on: August 14, 2010, 04:05:41 PM »
Quote from: ethic on August 14, 2010, 02:52:37 PM
You should read about the grad student who got an internship
at NASA, stole moon rocks, tried to sell the moon rocks over the
internet, got arrested, went to prison, taught the prisoners physics,
got out of prison and is now a grad student again.

He goes to my school!

Why? After that I know pretty much all I need to know about him...
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #77 on: September 09, 2010, 09:45:21 AM »
Quote from: Perspective on August 14, 2010, 11:54:37 AM
I'm about half way through Freakonomics. Interesting read without being too academic about the details. I'm reading right now about the economics grad student that hung out with a crack dealing gang for four years in Chicago, pretty nuts.
He (Sudhir) wrote a book called Gang Leader for a Day that is also very good
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #78 on: February 23, 2011, 09:45:37 AM »
I just finished the second book in The Millennium Trilogy.  I'm really enjoying these books.

It's pretty awesome to know that this author basically just wrote these books to entertain himself and they were all published posthumously.  Too bad he didn't get to see the success of his little project, though.
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #79 on: February 23, 2011, 01:59:24 PM »
Quote from: Govtcheez on February 23, 2011, 09:45:37 AM
I just finished the second book in The Millennium Trilogy.  I'm really enjoying these books.

It's pretty awesome to know that this author basically just wrote these books to entertain himself and they were all published posthumously.  Too bad he didn't get to see the success of his little project, though.

That's funny. I almost never read, but for some reason decided to pick up the first one of these books and just finished it last weekend. Does this mean I should read the next one, too?
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #80 on: February 23, 2011, 02:10:50 PM »
I enjoyed it, yeah.  If you finish the second, you have to read the third, though.  I think the third picks up immediately after the second ends (and it leaves lots of questions open)
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #81 on: February 23, 2011, 02:19:49 PM »
Reading this...

http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-World-Survival-Resilience-Redemption/dp/1400064163

I like it.  Good writing with plenty of background.
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #82 on: February 23, 2011, 11:50:22 PM »
Right now I'm suck on A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R. R. Martin.

Can't seem to pull myself away from this series - fantasy - but a lot more political than the "normal" fantasy book.

They're making an HBO miniseries about the first book A Game of Thrones.
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #83 on: February 24, 2011, 09:18:48 AM »
Currently reading this: The Gargoyle

Pretty fucked up but very interesting and compelling.  My wife has already read it and can't wait until I finish it so we can talk about it.
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #84 on: February 24, 2011, 09:22:23 AM »
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #85 on: February 24, 2011, 12:16:10 PM »
Just a reminder.  This site is always full of great material.  Free too.  I have donated...

http://www.podiobooks.com/

Check out Scott Sigler, Seth Harwood, Tee Morris, John Lenahan, J.C. Hutchins to name just a few.


Thanks to Kermi for showing me this site several years back.
This looks good!
Kissyman and The Gentleman by Scott Sigler
http://www.podiobooks.com/title/kissyman-and-the-gentleman
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #86 on: February 24, 2011, 01:04:53 PM »
I'm done with Sigler for now...I'm still waiting for The Starter...but a lot of his books are the same to me.  Just a how gory can he write contest...

edit: I take it back, after 2 years he posted The Starter episode 1 last week....hmmmm....
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #87 on: February 24, 2011, 02:51:21 PM »
Starter!?!  Awesome!  Looking forward to late summer for that finish.

He can be kind of gory but not always.  He paints a clear picture of the goings on.  Too clear for you?   :devil:
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #88 on: February 25, 2011, 08:35:49 AM »
Yes - too clear sometimes hehe....That's why I haven't tried his boxing one...I just started relistening to the Rookie - with hopes that he'll not leave me hanging again....

I've also just about finished The Prince of Hazel and Oak - Shadowmagic 2...very good listening/reading....

Per books - I got most of the way through The Room...Very good.  Psychonovel concept, before I lost interest...also reading The Foundlines Tale by D.M. Cornish (young adult fantasy).  So far it's good...

Two other 'fun' books right now I'm working my way through slowly:

Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention - Very well written book by an ADHD mother about her struggles to understand and help her ADHD son.  Mom is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, so it's well researched and easy to read.

Late, Lost, and Unprepared: A Parents' Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning - Really well written book for parents that I'm stealing as many ideas from as I can...
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Re: What is ES reading?
« Reply #89 on: February 25, 2011, 11:02:11 AM »
So Kermi... how did Hazel stack up versus the original masterpiece?
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