Schnitzel Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Truman Capote In cold blood Started off a bit of a slow burner but is getting good to the point where I don't want it to finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 ^ that was the book that got me hooked on true crime novels. i cant stop reading forensics and death related books. /noemo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnneh7 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle THE JUNGLE The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by author and socialist journalist Upton Sinclair. It was written about the corruption of the American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century. The novel depicts in harsh tones the poverty, absence of social programs, unpleasant living and working conditions, and hopelessness prevalent among the "have-nots", which is contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption on the part of the "haves". The sad state of turn-of-the-century labor is placed front and center for the American public to see, suggesting that something needed to be changed to get rid of American "wage slavery".[1] The novel is also an important example of the "muckraking" tradition begun by journalists such as Jacob Riis. Sinclair wanted to persuade his readers that the mainstream American political parties offered little means for progressive change. Thisssss book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
and... Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 just started Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he often reads the ingredients label—without a clue as to what most of it means. So, when his young daughter asked, “Daddy, what’s polysorbate 60?” while eating ice cream bars at the beach on a hot summer day, he was at a loss—and determined to find out. In this fascinating exploration into the curious world of packaged foods, Twinkie, Deconstructed takes us from phosphate mines in Idaho to corn fields in Iowa, from gypsum mines in Oklahoma to oil fields in China, to demystify some of America’s most common processed food ingredients—where they come from, how they are made, how they are used—and why. Beginning at the source (hint: they’re often more closely linked to rocks and petroleum than any of the four food groups), Ettlinger reveals how each Twinkie ingredient goes through the process of being crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and/or reacted into a totally unrecognizable goo or powder with a strange name—all for the sake of creating a simple snack cake. An insightful, entertaining exploration of modern food industry, if you’ve ever wondered what you’re eating when you consume foods containing mono and diglycerides or calcium sulfate (the latter, a food-grade equivalent of plaster of Paris), this book is for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana fishd Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__ __ __ __ Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 almost got this. how is it? picked this little one up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 2/3 through this book rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowboarding Panda Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Dont know if anyone else has posted this. But its definately one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*PROTOCOL* Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 My girlfriend recomended it and I am enjoying it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 ^I will say Yossarian is one of my favorite book characters of all time. Currently illustrating this for a mini-comic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 This was a fun little read. Answered all those questions I had during my youth concerning the possibility of shrink rays and teleportation hahah. I was such a nerd, well, still am in many respects hahahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complex Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 When you are engulfed in flames david sedaris no matter how interested i am i still postpone it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRILLionare Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 ^ this ihas just come into my possession, how are you liking it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Harris Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 My girlfriend recomended it and I am enjoying it: great book. one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood fart Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Kafka- The Trial Bradbury- The Illustrated Man Bukowski- Septugenarian Stew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarLittle Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Just finished "Rich Dad, Poor Dad." Now I'm rolling "Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCheadle Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 2/3 through this book rules this is like the bible of the industry. I apply it to every restaurant I've ever worked in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 Just finished "Rich Dad, Poor Dad." Now I'm rolling "Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets." This I am reading right now. Make money work for you, not the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarLittle Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Indeed, now to put that shit into practice.... I have a feeling it won't be that easy. He does tend to repeat himself a lot but I guess he's just trying to get his point across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 I know, I am hype reading it. I agree, but I believe the repeat is the emphisis. I always say to repeat something 3 times in order to remember it. I think finding ways in my life and applying that knowledge is going to be tricky in terms if breaking old habitrs. I lkike how he was explainging blame. How it's easy to blame others, but you can't change them. It's harder to. Blame yourself. When you blame self, you'll have to change what you do. You get propped for bringing this book up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RELAPSER Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fiendish Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 just finished all the sherlock holmes stories/novels written by doyle, running through blood meridian right now. blood meridian is a pretty brutal book, highly recommended. and as soon as im done with that (about 3 days) it will be this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 as suggested by cracked ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 this was quite good, read it recently, quite short literally a day or 2 reading but enjoyable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 i'll have to give that a look too, i've only read a chapter cause i just picked it up, but i already think im gonna like the Fourth K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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