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Post by stanton » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:23 am

Misk wrote:
stanton wrote: Lots of Lovecraft's work too.
how could i forget? definitely. especially the dream quest of unknown kadath.
The Music of Erich Zann is fantastic.


I forgot William Gibson's Bridge trilogy and loads of Philip K. Dick's books. How could I forget how much I loved Dick as a teenager.
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Post by datura » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:56 am

stanton wrote:How could I forget how much I loved Dick as a teenager.
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Post by kozee » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:59 am

The Alchemist is a good read

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Post by BLZDub » Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:57 am

datura wrote:
stanton wrote:How could I forget how much I loved Dick as a teenager.
:o
Are you really that surprised? It's been said many a time, Stanton does love the Dick.

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Post by sio2 » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:50 pm

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Battle Field Earth was written before Hubbard declared himself a God. L. Ron Hubbard was a true genious and this book is epic. I've read it maybe 10 times over the years...

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Post by dj fidelity » Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:49 pm

Definately down with 'the Dice Man' nearly forgot I read that it was so long ago...

Brave new World - Aldous Huxley
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
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The Definitive Calvin & Hobbes - Bill Watterson :D
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Post by nousd » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:54 am

:kebab:
the Bill Mollinson permaculture books for their attempt at holistic design and sustainability

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Post by bateman » Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:29 pm

Kerouac's "On The Road" probably changed how i thought the first time i read it.
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Post by guerillaeye » Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:04 pm

Be Here Now - absolutely life altering book

Living with the Dead: Twenty Years on the Bus with Garcia and the Grateful Dead

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Post by MikeE » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:48 am

Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged/The Fountainhead
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Post by nousd » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:51 am

Unexpectedly, Johnathan Livingstone Seagull made an impression.

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Post by south3rn » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:59 am

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Post by non_entity » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:41 am

DJ Fidelity wrote:The Definitive Calvin & Hobbes - Bill Watterson :D
Hell yes.

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Post by psyolopher » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:50 am

South3rn wrote:Image
Traumatized?
:lol:
That book sucks balls anyways!
I've actually read it :oops:

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