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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 01:21 AM
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Which book should I read?
I have two books in front of me and am trying to choose which to read next.

Should I read
Founding Brothers, by Joseph Ellis

or

Great Plains, by Ian Fraser

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 05:24 AM
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1. Founding Brothers is good ...

Haven't read the other one.

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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 11:30 PM
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2. I decided to read them simultaneously
which is difficult for me since I am legally blind in one eye

:rofl:
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 11:51 AM
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3. What?! You should be reading "Going Rogue," ya Commie!
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 04:02 PM
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5. And there it is also an example of another fine book
that could also be read too, dontcha know.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 03:31 PM
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4. Stickwick Stapers by Farles Wickens with four ms and a silent q
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 04:07 PM
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6. World War Z
Best zombie book ever.
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 05:27 PM
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8. I'm not a fan of the whole
zombie genre thing . . .
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 06:35 PM
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9. Welcome to ignore!!!!
:rofl:
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 04:53 PM
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7. Not sure. I just finished "Cloud Atlas" and it was amazing
Loved it. Also enjoyed "Accelerando" a lot.
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lillypaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 07:17 PM
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10. "Erotica"
by Anais Nin. Read that. You won't regret it.
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-25-10 08:19 PM
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11. Thank you all . . .
or, at least most of you (LOL), but I mentioned two books in my OP which I was trying to choose between
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