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Post by An ex-cowboy on Nov 29, 2004 17:13:34 GMT 1
I do, and I would love to hear suggestions good books, articles, etc. etc. that everybody has read. I will kick off with "The Decline of American Power" by Immanuel Wallerstein, a book that I had to read for one of my sociology classes that I really enjoy. Let me know any ideas.
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Post by iain egg on Nov 30, 2004 8:35:55 GMT 1
Anything by Charles Bukowski currently tickles my fancy... A good starting point is Post Office
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Post by An ex-cowboy on Dec 10, 2004 16:46:11 GMT 1
Fantastic! It was hillarious. Anyone who has worked some such menial job can relate to how awful and how great it can be. I think back to my time setting up tents for a party rental company. "Rivethead" by Ben Hamper is a good read in the same vein, and I think equally as funny.
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Post by Chrille on Dec 11, 2004 14:45:54 GMT 1
i like autobiography books. i'm currently reading jenna jameson's which is less about porn and more about her childhood etc. my favorite is mötley crüe's "the dirt". i also like the book about the titanic. this one: it's brilliant, it covers the whole thing, from being built, the famous people and the end. there are tons of beautiful paintings as well. and there's no reference to the shite movie from 1997.
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Post by An ex-cowboy on Dec 13, 2004 15:04:38 GMT 1
Try Rivethead. It is an autobiography of a Flint shoprat who works at General Motors Truck & Bus assembly plant. My favorite line, Hamper describing a local dive...
"What the place lacked in ambience, it made up for in ambluance."
Hahaha.
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Post by gus on Dec 18, 2004 15:54:16 GMT 1
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
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Post by Chrille on Dec 18, 2004 19:13:42 GMT 1
i want to recommend the nirvana autobiography "come as you are". i think it was released in 1993 but was reissued in 1994 with a added chapter. it gives you an clear insight of the troubled childhood that kurt cobain had. i can't remember the author's name though.
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Post by anagrama on Jan 4, 2005 14:28:33 GMT 1
i want to recommend the nirvana autobiography "come as you are". i think it was released in 1993 but was reissued in 1994 with a added chapter. it gives you an clear insight of the troubled childhood that kurt cobain had. i can't remember the author's name though. It's by Michael Azzerad. However, I'd really recommend Charles Cross' 'Heavier than Heaven' over 'Come As You Are' any day - read them both to get the full picture, but CAYA suffers from being the 'sanitised' version of the story, glossing over the full extent of his addictions etc. Also, Cross has the benefit of complete access to Kurt's journals which no other author had. And avoid Christopher Sandford's muck-raking 'Kurt Cobain' at all costs.
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Post by Void on Feb 23, 2005 10:13:29 GMT 1
I don't read enough, hardily ever in fact. Rather worrying considering I'm a University student studying humanities subjects.
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