Budman
Master of Wine
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Chicago Wine Geek
Chicago Western Suburbs
Wine Labeler
Posts:3655
| | 03/16/2007 12:50 PM |
| | World War Z - An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. Pretty good. | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4822
| | 03/17/2007 6:56 PM |
| | Periodically we have have Science Fiction books pop up here. A while ago, in response to a question I was asked, I put together a list of my favorite SF books. When I remember, I update the list, but I may well have forgotten some. In any case, if you would like to look at my list, I posted it on my web site: SF_books | | | |
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Chicago Wine Geek
Chicago Western Suburbs
Wine Labeler
Posts:3655
| | 03/19/2007 3:38 PM |
| | Finally finishing Fast Food Nation. Great list Bob. Only one you missed was the first one that got me hooked as a teen: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
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| 03/19/2007 5:54 PM |
| Posted By Chicago Wine Geek . on 03/19/2007 3:38 PM
Finally finishing Fast Food Nation. Great list Bob. Only one you missed was the first one that got me hooked as a teen: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
Good point, CWG. When I reread it as an adult I was really offended at how sexist it was. Different times, I guess. | | | |
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
Barrel Filler
Posts:1334
| | 03/20/2007 12:06 AM |
| Recently finished a couple of wine related books:
Vineyards In The Sky - the life story of Martin Ray. Very interesting, though something of a hagiography. Worth a read, but keep the salt handy.
Like Modern Edens - the history of winemaking in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Covers a long period in a short book. Bit of a historical treatise rather than a gripping read, although I finished in a weekend. The big problem is it ends just where everything gets interesting: back in 1981 when the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA got established.
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http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.
http://scmwine.wikispaces.com - your guide to the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley
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Dave Tong
Santa Clara, CA
Barrel Filler
Posts:1334
| | 03/20/2007 12:10 AM |
| Nice list, Bob. I agree that Stranger In A Stranger Land belongs on there.
I'm a big fan of everything Douglas Adams wrote. Check out "Last Chance To See" - an account of him travelling teh world for the BBC trying to catch a glimpse of creatures on the verge of extinction. Interesting stuff.
I used to enjoy Harry Harrison and Michael Moorcock - pulp rather than serious sci-fi, but I liked them.
My favourite author currently is Terry Pratchett. He's laugh-out-loud funny. It's more fantasy than sci-fi.
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http://scmwine.blogspot.com - My wine blog.
http://scmwine.wikispaces.com - your guide to the Santa Cruz Mountains and Santa Clara Valley
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Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4974
| | 03/20/2007 12:32 AM |
| I'm reading asp.net 2.0 professional and vb.net 2.0 professional, and this t-sql book that is the master of all books for me at the moment. That last book is the guy that'll fix post counts! | |
If you drink wine, you get smarter.... | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9147
| | 03/21/2007 9:59 PM |
| Just finishing Anthony Bourdain's "Gone Bamboo" - another entertaining read.
Still (yes, still) working my way through Guns Germs & Steel - great book, but better in small doses.
(and despite the sexism, I'd have to agree - Stanger in a Strange Land belongs in the list, groundbreaking SF. For my personal epiphany in SF, I'd add Arthur C. Clark's "Fountains of Paradise" - got me hooked on the genre) | | | |
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ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2397
| | 03/22/2007 1:48 PM |
| Workin through Bill Bryson's The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Good stuff, even if I am just slightly too young to appreciate the baby boomer cultural references.
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Chicago Wine Geek
Chicago Western Suburbs
Wine Labeler
Posts:3655
| | 03/23/2007 11:43 AM |
| Posted By Ormbee - on 03/22/2007 1:48 PM
Workin through Bill Bryson's The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Good stuff, even if I am just slightly too young to appreciate the baby boomer cultural references.
That's on deck for me after Sharp Objects and Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Journey | | | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts:3060
| | 03/23/2007 12:25 PM |
| Posted By Chicago Wine Geek . on 03/23/2007 11:43 AM Posted By Ormbee - on 03/22/2007 1:48 PM
Workin through Bill Bryson's The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Good stuff, even if I am just slightly too young to appreciate the baby boomer cultural references.
That's on deck for me after Sharp Objects and Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Journey
My wife and I went to a lecture he gave a couple of months ago when he was on his book tour. It's pretty funny to listen to him, especially since he's acquired an English accent.
Still reading: Oxford Composer Companion: J.S. Bach. Up to the letter, K
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"I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
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TBird
Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wine Connoisseur
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9147
| | 03/28/2007 4:09 PM |
| | Bill Bryson's "In a Sunburned Country" - only a short way into it, but already hooked. Great style, really engaging, humorous, and informative. | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4822
| | 03/28/2007 9:35 PM |
| Really makes you want to go to the beach in AUstralia, doesn't it ;) Â | | | |
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Blair Ridley
Wine Labeler
Posts:3980
| | 03/29/2007 9:14 AM |
| Securities Training Corporation's Series 7Â | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9147
| | 03/29/2007 10:14 PM |
| Posted By Bob Bressler on 03/28/2007 9:35 PM Really makes you want to go to the beach in AUstralia, doesn't it ;) Â
Sure does! It's getting me psyched fro our trip in May! (speaking of which, any chance you'd care to get together to share some tips over dinner and some vino between now and then?)
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4822
| | 03/30/2007 1:33 AM |
| | yea, like maybe we could drink some shiraz! | | | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts:3060
| | 04/15/2007 12:06 AM |
| Escargots from Your Garden to your Table - Francois Picart
I already have them in the yard: thought I would turn them into food. | |
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"I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
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AlexRed
Northern VA
Barrel Filler
Posts:1347
| | 05/02/2007 2:11 PM |
| The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
God: A Biography - Jack Miles
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