Mapcore Book Club

[Duff-e]

Bill Bryson - A short history of nearly everything, plz

i actually liked this book.....it made you realize just how insignificant earth really is

the sad part is though i forgot almost all the cool facts and most of the book.....just didnt stick with me i guess

[Section_Ei8ht]

Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse Five are my favorites. Anything Phillip K. Dick is great for a short read, as well.

[Skjalg]

OMG THE DA VINCI CODE!!!!!1111111

seriously tho, that book really owns.. blew me away (and ive just read half:o)

[JynxDaddy]

I refuse to read Da Vinci code because silly people at school love it.

[Skjalg]

Then I guess you refuse to play games like Half-Life, Doom 3 or NS, because stupid people like it..

Then I guess you refuse to eat pizza, hamburgers, taco or kebab. Because stupid people like that too...

Then I guess you dont like breathing, because stupid people like that too...

see where im going?

I suggest you read the first 20 chapters (1 chapter = 3-5 pages), and then tell me if you refuse to read the rest...

[TomWithTheWeather]

I'm currently digging Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Two very good and expertly written books.

Upon finishing them and analyzing them a little bit, the underlying, psuedo-philosophical themes kind of suck. It all seemed cool at first, until I realized it's based on emotion, rather than reason; sort of like Scientology. Objectivism provides nothing more than easy answers to non-black-and-white social questions, in the same way that fundamentalist Christanity does.

Just thought I'd update my opinion of these books for anyone re-reading through this thread.

[RD]

what the hell is this thread

[Polaris]

Aparently people who map also read books

lol, but so do i

[skdr]

This thread is 2 years old :S

[Mazy]

lolo smells of eot

[mabufo]

Not reading any books at the moment. But now that I see this thread I'm really tempted to buy one. I need something to help me not be bored on weekends (besides my digi cam)...

Any suggestions? Let's hear!

Read 1984(Orwell), or This Side of Paradise(Fitzgerald).

[Section_Ei8ht]

e: The Story of a Number by Eli Maor

Yeah, I'm a geek. Seriously, though, if you have an interest in math, this book is really interesting (you know, what with e being the most important number ever).

[Erratic]

Aparently people who map also read books

There should be a Mapcore reading list for the uninitiated, as a sort of primer on the subtle innerworkings of the community.

Although it would probably just consist of Wheres Waldo books...

[Polaris]

Wheres Waldo books

omg, I miss those...

I mean er, those were so childish, same thing with those eye spy books

[Erratic]

Wheres Waldo books

omg, I miss those...

I mean er, those were so childish, same thing with those eye spy books

It was funny how in grade school those were the only books kids would take out. And teachers never really bothered caring...