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Title: Any readers here?
Post by: xsphat on Sat, 15 December 2007, 02:49:40

I've asked about girls and horror movies is this part of the board before, so now it's time to find out if any of you read books.

I am on some 50s lit kick from hell as of late. I am way into the beats, and Jack Kerouac is my favorite author. I listen to audio books at work and read real books out loud to my child. I don't take lit classes just so I can pick what I read.

Chime in if you read and we can discuss books!

Title: Any readers here?
Post by: iMav on Sat, 15 December 2007, 03:38:34

Here are some of my favorites:


The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion Detection (http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Network-Security-Monitoring-Intrusion/dp/0321246772/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1_rsrscs0)
TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols (http://www.amazon.com/TCP-Illustrated-Protocols-Addison-Wesley-Professional/dp/0201633469/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197710705&sr=1-1)
Network Intrusion Detection (http://www.amazon.com/Network-Intrusion-Detection-Voices-Riders/dp/0735712654/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197710900&sr=1-4)
UNIX Network Programming: Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI (http://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Network-Programming-Networking-Sockets/dp/013490012X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197710958&sr=1-2)
Linux iptables Pocket Reference (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596005695/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1GGU0H7S5DCSL&colid=3RLL1E1TUSJCR)
Squid: The Definitive Guide (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596001622/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=IS57BGAUKQ2JE&colid=3RLL1E1TUSJCR)

I've also enjoyed Christopher Stasheff's entire Warlock Series (http://www.fmmcpherson.com/favorites/Stasheff.htm).  Still waiting for the movie.  :)

Title: Any readers here?
Post by: xsphat on Sat, 15 December 2007, 04:40:22

Did you read iWaz? it was really good. Any Apple or computer fan needs to read this book.

I never got into fantasy books, but if you recomend one I may give it a try.

Title: Any readers here?
Post by: iMav on Sat, 15 December 2007, 04:45:53

Quote from: xsphat

I never got into fantasy books, but if you recomend one I may give it a try.

For YOU, I definitely recommend Her Majesty's Wizard (http://www.amazon.com/Her-Majestys-Wizard-Christopher-Stasheff/dp/0345274563/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3).

I quite enjoyed that book all three times that I read it.  :)

Title: Any readers here?
Post by: Whiskey in the Jar-o on Sat, 15 December 2007, 05:00:14

Quote from: xsphat

Did you read iWaz? it was really good. Any Apple or computer fan needs to read this book.

I never got into fantasy books, but if you recomend one I may give it a try.

Gene Wolfe is supposedly the greatest living American author... but because he writes fantasy he's overlooked by the mainstream litcrit.  I've only read one of his books (http://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Head-Cerberus-Millennium-Masterworks/dp/1857988175/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197716145&sr=8-1). It's his first or second novel, and it's not that well-known, but it impressed me a hell of a lot. So much so, that I missed my trainstop on the way to work.

Title: Any readers here?
Post by: xsphat on Tue, 25 December 2007, 00:51:01

Just started House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. No spoilers please, but did anyone read this?