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What book are you currently reading, or recommend?

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I just finished reading Brown's "Angels and Demons" (I read DaVinci Code a while ago). I thought A&D was cool- the religion vs. science thing, the Illuminati, puzzle solving, etc., lots of good action. But, I thought that at the very end he was stretching a bit. Like he had this great story and then had to force the ending. I really didn't buy the explanation of who the "bad guy" was, and why.
 
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Recently finished --

The Dante Club -- interesting first offering by a very young author. Excellent use of language throughout the majority of the book.

For "zone out" pool-side reading "The Taking" Koontz -- most of who's novels are best read in a near brain-neutral state. Side-note, Koontz maintains his fascination with dogs as beacons of hope.

Now working through a back-log of magazines before selecting my next pair or trio of books to ingest,and eyeing "A Brief History of Time" on the shelf. Maybe I'll go there first.
 
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exhawg said:
I just finished Deception Point last night. I found it slightly predictable, but Dan Brown does an amazing job of turning 24 hours into a fast paced 500+ page book. I recommend it for anyone who likes Brown's other books, but DP is nothing like the other 2 that I've read.
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If you are moving on to Digital Fortress don't expect much. It was his first and weakest book to date. Thats not to say that it isn't entertaining, just not DC, AD or even DP in my oppinion.

That said I am reading Freakanomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.

It has been a very good read so far. They use economic tools to debunc myths and to show trends and then the reasons behind the trends. As most sports fans know, you can make stats say almost anything you want, and these guys take their liberties but it has been fun. So far they have called out Real estate agenst for not getting you the best deal on your house, called The Weakest Link prejudice, accused TEACHERS of cheating on standardized tests and given reasons why no child left behind won't work(your kidding right? a bill written by ted kennedy and signed by george bush is flawwed?), and they have told me what on-line dating "resumes" really mean when women describe themselves. Its a very easy read and rather entertaining.
 
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Thump said:
As I always say, "Reading is overrated."
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And you are teaching America's youth........

I just finished Carnage and Culture by Victor Davis Hanson-amazing book, explains why the western/Greek and Roman political tradition produces the best armies on the planet, and am also reading The Miracle of St. Anthony, about the 2003-2004 season of Bob Hurley and Jersey City-St. Anthony-pretty good hoops book, even if you feel like you've heard the same story 100 times before-hardass coach in the hood screams and yells at players because he loves them, players kickass on court, get in arguments w/ coach, come together for the championship, go to college, yay........
 
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To America by Stephen Ambrose (his last book). This one is not as substantive as his other historical offerings. Truth be told, it's got a lot of fluff. But I always enjoy his writing style. Think of it as more editorial than real history and it goes down a lot better.
 
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Over the last two months, I have read:

The Killer Angels - by Michael Shaara - Loved this book! It is about the battle of Gettysburg. It is told in first person format by all of the generals on both sides that are preparing for the battle. The chapters alternate between the Union and Conferderacy so you see it through each side's viewpoint as they prepare for battle. Very gripping, could not put it down.
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A Simple Plan - by Scott Smith - Two brothers find 3 million bucks deserted in a crashed plane, and what should be an easy score for them to keep turns very bad and the bodies pile up. An entertaining book, one of those, what the hell else can go wrong stories. They did make a movie out of it but I have not seen it.

And right now I am in the process (about halfway through) of finally reading The Grapes of Wrath. I always told myself I was going to read it but am just now getting to it.
 
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