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Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:06 am ]
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Though mine has different cover art and the subtitle "The Curious Lives of the Elements From Arsenic to Zinc":
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Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:22 pm ]
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RIP Terry Pratchett. :(
Author:  chris_d [ Wed Mar 18, 2015 9:23 am ]
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Author:  chris_d [ Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:27 am ]
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Author:  chris_d [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:18 pm ]
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Author:  Snaxocaster [ Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:28 pm ]
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I read this a while back, but it occured to me it may be of interest to Mr. Chris:

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Author:  chris_d [ Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:35 pm ]
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Yer gawdamned right it it is.
Author:  Snaxocaster [ Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:52 pm ]
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I figured as much. It is a bit contrarian wrt the popular view of things, but the history is solid. While some technologies of the Roman era did fall out of use, many significant advancements were made throughout the era. It's a worthy read for sure, and accessibly written as far as acadamic history is concerned.

I just finished up this earlier:
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And this excellent thing from a while back:
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Author:  Snaxocaster [ Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:55 pm ]
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The shit I read for fun. This has nothing to do with my academic work, which focuses on a different time period altogether.
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And Dr. Carrier's weighty tome 'bout Jibbers, vol. 2:
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Author:  Snaxocaster [ Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:51 am ]
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Finished this a while back:
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And this last night:
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Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:50 am ]
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And to accompany it, I'm re-visiting this piece of epic brilliance:
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Which if you haven't read, you should.
Author:  Snaxocaster [ Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:10 pm ]
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Because I'd only read Bonk, Stiff, and Spook:

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Author:  chris_d [ Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:38 pm ]
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I have been reading a lot of geeky books about old sailing warships lately. :red:

Currently, this one:

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Author:  Snaxocaster [ Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:07 pm ]
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Damn. We haven't posted in this thread in the better part of a year. I've probably read a hundred books in that time. More than, really; I go through them quite fast. Seriously. 'S what I do.

Though not all of them are serious. Currently, this:
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Fucking hilarious. Author is highly recommended if you enjoy absurd humor with a side of total degeneracy and creative violence. Which, if you're posting here, you almost certainly do.

It starts off thusly:
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The naked couple ran screaming out of the hotel, covered with fire extinguisher foam.


It continues, a couple pages later:
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Coleman pulled deeply from a bong he'd fashioned out of colorful hamster tubes.

Serge glanced over from the driver's seat. "You realize there's a hamster out there not getting his exercise."

Coleman raised his head and exhaled. "No, he's still in there."

Serge's neck jerked back. "You left the hamster in your bong? Why on earth would you do something so disturbing?"

"So the little fella can get righteously baked!" Coleman twisted apart the tubing and tapped his little furry friend out into his lap. "Ow! He bit me!"


My ex turned me on to him a few months back, and needless to say, he's rapidly become one of my favorite authors. :isay: :eekass:
Author:  chris_d [ Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:36 am ]
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I have been relatively lazy bookwise, lately, kind of slowly circling back and leisurely reading books that i skipped over because i wanted to read them but kind of knew too much about their contents to have that desire be strong enough to get my curiosity to crack the actual books open. Malcom Gladwell's first three at the moment, just crawling though in 20 minute bits between work and projects. :red:

Been reading a lot of fucking schematics tho. :red:
Author:  Devtron [ Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:24 pm ]
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I recently started DM'ing a game of DnD with some friends, so I dived back into The Forgotten Realms stuff, specifically R.A. Salvatore. The nostalgia is strong, been a while since I read a proper high fantasy book. I made the mistake of getting back into them using Audible.com though, and I am not really into the audio book versions. They use the same voice actor for all of of Salvatore's books and he does a really good job. It's a bit pricey though, $15 a month or something and you have to buy the books. They give a credit each month to purchase books though as part of the subscription. Not terrible, but I burn through books too fast by listening to them while I work.
Author:  teh_bleeding [ Mon Jun 11, 2018 3:10 am ]
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This is happening.
Author:  Devtron [ Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:52 pm ]
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Someone finally released a proper Fallout RPG but there is like no supporting material for it. So reading this as inspiration for a campaign I am writing based in Charleston, SC.

Themes of racism, toxic nostalgia, and a weird reverence for the military are basically baked right in!
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