Guest archey Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 the book was The House of Certain Death by Cossey. not a sports book. not a monumental book by any means either, but for stimulating some discussion amongst your friends it might do the trick. or not. what do i know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest archey Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 just finished the magician of lublin by i b singer. originally in yiddish, i guess, this was a realllly good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Great, people are posting in here again. If the lockout continues much longer, this may be one of the busiest threads. We'll have lots of time for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskeg2 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Recently finished rereading two collections of Sherman Alexie short stories: The Toughest Indian in the World and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest archey Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 i'm reading the escape of socrates by robert pick. obviously i haven't finished it but i mention it cause for some reason i still like scott gomez. whatevah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskeg2 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Recent reads or rereads: Watchmen - Alan Moore's graphic novel...leagues better than the film. Ashtavakra Gita - short poetic flashes of the diamond mind Myths & Texts - Gary Snyder's book length poem exploring indigenous traditions, Buddhism, the natural world, and self/Self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MkGee Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Everyimte i read books they become movies or big sellers... for instance.. i was reading Harry Potter well before it became a movie i had actually finished every book before the first movie was released and that's when Rowling came out with more.. another example James Patterson.. read all the cross novels and the womens murder club books as well.. then James Patterson became big. Another The hunger games.. before anyone knew about that book i had finished the Series.. becomes a movie -__- I just want one Book/Author to myself! I like John Saul writes a lot of horror books. If anyone is into the game Halo there are books out which are actually a good read. If anyone `can find a book or knows of a book about Greek mythology or Angels and demons type thing(not the book Angels and demons) lemme know i'm really into things like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Hitman: My real life in the cartoon of pro wrestling. Was a great read, once you get into it you just can not put the thing down. Interesting stories on all the great wrestlers from the early days to the 90's. Bret obviously has a bit of a bias towards himself (but who wouldn't). The ending was one of the saddest things ive read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstStar Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 That sounds interesting HTB, I like biographies and it probably mentions a lot of the wrestlers I knew growing up. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 That sounds interesting HTB, I like biographies and it probably mentions a lot of the wrestlers I knew growing up. Thanks for sharing. No problem! its a long read (close to 600 pages) but offers some great insight. Not sure who you watched, but he talks very highly of guys like Andre the Giant, Dynamite Kid, Harley Race, a ton of guys from stampede wrestling and more "classic" wrestling. He offered some interesting stuff on guys like Ric Flair (who I knew was always sort of rough around the edges self obsessed pretty boy) Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, the Klique, and obviously stuff about his family Owen, Jim Neidhart and Davey boy Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaubie Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 UOTE (beaubie @ Aug 31 2010, 09:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ha, that's awesome. Well, when ever you get around to I'd like to know what you think. For sure, make sure to do the same with As Meat Loves Salt Clues! I brought this back because I FINALLY read the book. I can't believe this was two and a half years ago I read the book over my school break. It was SOO good and I was balling at the end - just balling. I was pretty angry too - at the author - for doing what she did but that's how it goes I guess. I would have been happy minus the last bit of the book lol I love historical fiction and I have never read anything from this time period so that was a bonus and I really enjoyed that. Just wanted to say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatethosebruins Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Been getting back into reading during my free time. Was hoping to start an interesting discussion and get some suggestions. I have recently read: Lions in Winter: A MUST read for any habs fan. The first version ended after the 86 cup, an updated one after the 94. An indepth look at the canadiens from inception with interviews from all sorts of people involved with the team. Great read. Anchorboy: Funny book, interesting if you watched Jay and Dan on sportscentre. Also worth reading if you are trying to get into broadcasting as he gives some helpful info. All The Way: Jordin TooToos autobiography. Great read and very emotional. Didn't give alot of interesting stories or anecdotes on stuff that happened on the ice during his career, was hoping to read into things that happened in the locker room or even for instance his hit on miller but he kept alot of the info about his family which is still well worth the read. An interesting insight on a controversial player. Common Ground:Another great read. Trudeau gives alot of interesting details on his life, well worth it if you are into politics. Currently reading Ken Drydens the game, and am thoroughly enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs1952 Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Stephen HunterBob Lee Swagger Series Point of Impact (1993) Black Light (1996) Time to Hunt (1998) The 47th Samurai (2007) Night of Thunder (2008) I, Sniper (2009) Dead Zero (2010) The Third Bullet (2013) Sniper's Honor (May 2014)Earl Swagger Series Hot Springs (2000) Pale Horse Coming (2001) Havana (2003)Or Tom Clancy:The Hunt for Red October,Red Storm Rising,Patriot Games,The Cardinal of the Kremlin,Clear and Present Danger,The Sum of All Fears,Without Remorse,Debt of Honor, Executive Orders, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest archey Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Might want to check out Dreams of My Russian Summers by Makine. Written originally in French and guaranteed to make one think about European history in a fresh way. Stupid me...THis topic is in the other lounge act. lol My bad. I need a vacation from the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizarreReverend Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 I've recently completed rereading two comics: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and The Sandman (man, I read the entire run once every couple of years). Thinking of what to read next... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest archey Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I wasn't even going to mention this but it's so boring because even though I'm making a salami omelet tonight and have enough for two my buddy spends so much time with his parents I'm sure he ate there. Dead Souls by Gogol has the true definition of grit in it. Yeah around page 400 in a book of 500 pages, but it's worth it to my mind. Or one could watch Charge of the Light Brigade and have some fun but a lot of horses got hurt filming and who wants to go with that kind of suggestion? :D Nobody gets killed in the book either so it's more xmas like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANADIENS27 Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Why We Lost by Daniel Bolger. A general's inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsRuleForever Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 How to make money investing in banks by GHC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest archey Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 How to make money investing in banks by GHC. Have we sighted land yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry-Launstein-Jr Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 I have read some interesting books lately, ones I could not put down or had a very hard time stopping once I got into them. I have three book author friends on Facebook, and in the case of two of them, if you like historical fiction (where both factual characters and fictional characters are in a book about true events with a fictional twist), I have some good ones for you from authors you may not have heard about, but I know they can really write and weave great stories. 1. Transfer Day and Race To Tibet by Sophie Schiller. These were so good I could not put them down. I'm sure the book she is currently working on will offer more of the same excitement. 2. Lies Told In Silence and Unravelled by Canadian author Mary Tod (MK Tod). 3. My very first Marshall University football friend, Randi D. Ward, has written several short stories and is currently working on a new book. And for those of you who like sports, I strongly recommend A Coach In Progress, by Red Dawson, former Marshall assistant coach. His fight against survivor's guilt is very moving. Survivor's guilt meaning he was not on the plane that crashed, wiping out most of the Marshall football team in 1970, and he felt guilty for a long time that he was not with them. All 75 people on board died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs1952 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Why We Lost by Daniel Bolger. A general's inside account of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Why We Lost by Marc Bergevin with contributions from Michel Therrien and Geoff Molson. Coming to a bookstore near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizarreReverend Posted April 8, 2017 Report Share Posted April 8, 2017 Some recent reads... The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larastar1 Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Hey, I start reading Albert Cossery book and it is very interesting for me. Thanks for sharing this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizarreReverend Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Just finished re-reading (for the who knows how many times this is now) some collections from my favorite poet--Gary Snyder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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