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[zombiemutts]

The Rising Hoard by Stephen Knight (beta read)

I think it might be the best zombie book I have ever read. High powered military and zombie action. Just blown away by it.

[Thom Brannan]

For those who fancy Black Coat Press, dig into the adventures of "The Nycyalope" and savor the tales of one of the first superheroes. Wild they are, and wooly too, a long running pulp franchise from France, set in the time of Arsine Lupin and Fantomas.

i'm going to go ahead and say The Nyctalope on Mars blew chunks.

[Rakie]

"Triads" by Poppy Z Brite and Christa Faust, in a very nice hardback edition that i stole off a friend who stole it off Tim Lebbon.    It was a pretty good read, although the episodic nature of it felt... episodic.  Sorry, i have a cold today, my vocab isn't working. 

[heavens2kadonka]

"For a New Liberty," Murray Rothbard.

Meh. 

Van

[zombiemutts]

Before The Dawn by some tattooed Texas feller...good book especially if you're a fan of wildass fantasy.

The Psychology of Optimal Experience http://amzn.com/0061339202. Heard a lecture on this book. Good stuffs but the edition I read had terrible font on overly fibered paper. 

[Thom Brannan]

^ =]

Alexandre Dumas - Twenty Years After

yeah! i don't know why i put this off for so long. no, that's a lie. it's a cool quarter of million words; definitely an investment of time. but hey, well worth it, obviously. gonna read some light stuff before tackling the next one in the D'Artagnan books.

[zombiemutts]

This is going to seem irrelevant but stick with me here...

Why Not?: My Seventy Year Plan for a College Degree

Helen Small enrolled at Akron University in 1938. While in line to enroll, she was introduced by a mutual friend to a tall, dark and handsome football and basketball star. Neither of these two graduated college because of family finances and the war, but a beautiful romance was born. After her husband’s death, Helen, determined to graduate from college, receiving her Associates Degree in 2004. She received her BA in clinical psychology in 2008. But Helen was not done yet. Helen received her Master’s Degree in 2010, becoming the second oldest Master’s recipient in UTD history. Opportunity came knocking again. UTD called and asked if she would consider working for the Center for Vital Longevity, a University of Texas sponsored research project investigating the aging brain. This book is the remarkable story of Helen Small.

About the Author
At the age of ninety-one, Helen Small currently lectures for the research center on the topic of lifelong learning and its importance for our aging population. She lives in Dallas, Texas, surrounded by the love of her three boys and numerous grandchildren.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983284652/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title

If any of you have ageing family who aren't handling getting older very well they should read this. I met this lady today at a lecture and got to talk to her a bit. This women at 92 is sharper and more energetic than most people I know. It was an absolute pleasure meeting her. Her book is only 90 pages so it can be read very fast.

[heavens2kadonka]

Found a 1966 edition boxed set of the trilogy in good shape for 6 bucks.  Book one alone has more than returned the investment.

Foundation, Isaac Asimov

LOVED IT.  Awesome concept, awesome presentation, awesome pacing, awesome characters, just plain awesome. 

Van

[Lane Adamson]

Found a 1966 edition boxed set of the trilogy in good shape for 6 bucks.  Book one alone has more than returned the investment.

Foundation, Isaac Asimov

LOVED IT.

So happy to see a youngster appreciating the Good Doctor.  You may find the pacing of book 2 not up to the standard of 1; wade on through, as volume 3 will reward the patient reader.

[heavens2kadonka]

Foundation and Empire, Isaac Asimov

Lane was absolutely correct.  "The Mule" is certainly not on par with "Darth Vader" as far as villainous names go, but it'll do.

Van

[Warhammer]

Red Harvest, by Dashiel Hammett

Though I had heard about it for a while, I had never gotten around to procuring this novel and reading it.  Recently, I found it on a friend's shelf and borrowed it (with asking).  This is an awesome story and so different from The Thin Man and The Maltese Falcon.  I really love how the mysteries are not the overarching plot of the novel, but rather the transformation of the Continental Op is.  Great story.

[Clyde Wolfe]

Mad Swine
I really like the fact the main characters do what they have to without whining about it. 

[frank]

"THE FOUR FINGERS OF DEATH" by Rick Moody

Dense and demanding.  A slow read that rewards the effort required.

This is one of those long reads that you either settle into and savor, or throw up your hands and wish it would cut to the chase.  It worked for me.  I agree with the claim that it stands with Slaughter House Five, Catch 22, and The Crying of Lot 49 as classic dark comedy.

[Thom Brannan]

Red Harvest, by Dashiel Hammett

i heart this book, and at least two of the movies that were based off it. not so sure about the Bruce Willis/Christopher Walken one, but the western and the samurai movie, top notch.

[Joe Mynhardt]

Game of Thrones. Loved it, but I'll follow the rest of the story on tv. Time to read some horror novels.