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Old 07-04-2010, 04:06 AM
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The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman (1962). Simply one of the greatest books describing the events of the first month of the Four Years War, WWI. Ashe.
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Old 07-04-2010, 04:15 AM
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After reading Blaze, Lisey's Story, Salem's Lot, and Duma Key (catching up on some Stephen King!), I am now reading Dweller by Jeff Strand.
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Old 07-06-2010, 02:10 PM
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1980, by David Peace - The conclusion to his quartet of Northern England noir about serial killers, crocked cops, and ruined lives.

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Old 07-06-2010, 02:54 PM
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The British Museum is Falling Down - A satyrical book about Roman Catholocism and "The Pill". Book was written in the mid 60's when that was one of the biggest topics of conversation at the time. I found it wadded up under the seat of my '67 MG (British book wadded up in a British car seems ironic and funny to me). It's completely funky and smells weird, but dammit, the book is good! And funny!

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley - A classic book written in '32 (if I'm not mistaken) about how the world would look centuries ahead of time if the world continued down the same path it was going at the time. Sadly, the book is freakishly true and completely relates to modern society.
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Old 07-12-2010, 04:20 PM
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was reading My World In Pictures & Words by Peter Andre and now it's

My Shit Life So Far by Frankie Boyle
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Old 07-12-2010, 06:42 PM
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was reading My World In Pictures & Words by Peter Andre and now it's

My Shit Life So Far by Frankie Boyle
Hi hun x Frankie Boyle rocks x

Have actually, finally started reading the aniversary Necronomicon by Lovecraft. I know its long overdue! Also just finished Achelon Ranch-Doc, its amazing. Love Clyde; can we have more, deeper adventures cus I loved this.
And A Million Versions of right was mindbendingly sublime-thanks for the rec. x:)
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Thank you! I'm proud to announce first of all that both books have been nominated by Bizarrocentral members for the Wonderland Award, the award for excellence in Bizarro fiction. I'll find out in November if either Matt or I took our category. I'm working on a sequel to Archelon Ranch, which I at first thought would be impossible but it's coming along pretty nicely. I hope to have it done by the end of the month. And why not? Only 32,000 words to go! Sigh.
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Old 07-13-2010, 02:27 PM
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Thank you! I'm proud to announce first of all that both books have been nominated by Bizarrocentral members for the Wonderland Award, the award for excellence in Bizarro fiction. I'll find out in November if either Matt or I took our category. I'm working on a sequel to Archelon Ranch, which I at first thought would be impossible but it's coming along pretty nicely. I hope to have it done by the end of the month. And why not? Only 32,000 words to go! Sigh.
Thats so cool- fingers crossed for you both. Have searched the publisher and am a little dissapointed that Matt has not yet published anything else. Looking forward to the sequel to Archelon Ranch too. Both of you ore on my FB now so I can keep track of any works you have in progress.
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Old 07-13-2010, 04:03 PM
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Hi hun x Frankie Boyle rocks x

Have actually, finally started reading the aniversary Necronomicon by Lovecraft. I know its long overdue! Also just finished Achelon Ranch-Doc, its amazing. Love Clyde; can we have more, deeper adventures cus I loved this.
And A Million Versions of right was mindbendingly sublime-thanks for the rec. x:)
Frankie Boyle does rock and i love reading his book for the 4th time
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Old 07-17-2010, 04:28 AM
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The Franco-Prussian War (2003) by Geoffrey Wawro. This little gem of history presents the war whose outcome set up Europe for the calamity that was to be the Great War.
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