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[Jan. 20th, 2008|11:20 pm] |
Ghost Hunting: True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society by Jason Hawes & Grant Wilson with Michael Jan Friedman
These are the guys from the Sci-Fi channel show Ghost Hunters and amazingly I never knew they had a book out, they suprisingly aren't pimping it out after every show. The book is laid out case by case starting from the start of TAPS, before they got a television show. The cases were described rather quickly with only about 2-3 pages as the average for each of them. A few of the more notable ones like the St. Augustine Lighthouse & the Stanley Hotel got a few more pages dedicated to them. Also only the one investigator, Jason wrote the case reports and the other investigator just wrote a brief paragraph at the end summarizing his thoughts. I would have liked a bit more variety between the two.
Overall I liked the book, I would have preffered a bit more details, but not bad as a quick weekend read for fans of the show. The one thing that really started to annoy me was how often Jason Hawes brought up his dislike for one of the investigators Brian Harnois, he harped throughout the whole book about how unreliable he was even admitted that they kept him around pretty much just as a work horse. I noticed in the Amazon reviews that a lot of people picked up on this and got annoyed with it throughout the book.
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1,039/19,000 pages
5/75 Books
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| 2008 books so far |
[Jan. 10th, 2008|12:33 am] |
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Not a bad start so far. I've already read 3 books, 50% through a 4th and I just started 2 more books yesterday. I've increase by goal from 50 books to 65 this year and instead of 15,500 pages I've increased to 17,000. I know I'll definately be able to get 17,000 pages, and I should be able to do 65, that's about what I hit last year. I just need to be consistent with my reading.
1. Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild - David Stenn
2. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Lewis Caroll
3. Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There - Lewis Caroll
Currently Reading:
- Not In Kansas Anymore - Christine Wicker
- Vilette - Charlotte Bronte
- The Beautiful & the Damned - F. Scott Fitzgerald (I need words of encouragement for this one people, Fitzgerald is already starting to annoy me and I'm only 15 pages in!) |
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| What I am reading right now. |
[Nov. 17th, 2007|08:15 am] |
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[Nov. 13th, 2007|10:34 pm] |
I Am Legend - Richard Matheson
I'm really enjoying it so far. I feel so sad for Robert and everything he's going through. I haven't been reading much lately with nano going on but I hope to have it finished soon. My copy has a few shorter stories by him as well.
Also, can I say how sad I am that I don't have this print of the book?
Some amazon review:
One of the most influential vampire novels of the 20th century, I Am Legend regularly appears on the "10 Best" lists of numerous critical studies of the horror genre. As Richard Matheson's third novel, it was first marketed as science fiction (for although written in 1954, the story takes place in a future 1976). A terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive have been transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. Except, that is, for Robert Neville. He alone appears to be immune to this disease, but the grim irony is that now he is the outsider. He is the legendary monster who must be destroyed because he is different from everyone else. Employing a stark, almost documentary style, Richard Matheson was one of the first writers to convince us that the undead can lurk in a local supermarket freezer as well as a remote Gothic castle. His influence on a generation of bestselling authors--including Stephen King and Dean Koontz--who first read him in their youth is, well, legendary. --Stanley Wiater |
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[Nov. 7th, 2007|07:08 pm] |
Non-Fiction
The Terror Dream, by Susan Faludi
Diet for a Dead Planet, by Christopher D. Cook
Fiction
His Dark Materials Trilogy, Phillip Pullman |
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| Ice Storm by Anne Stuart |
[Nov. 7th, 2007|04:12 pm] |
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 Behind her mask is a deadly secret...
The powerful head of the covert mercenary organization The Committee, Isobel Lambert is a sleek, sophisticated professional who comes into contact with some of the most dangerous people in the world. But beneath Isobel’s cool exterior a ghost exists, haunting her with memories of another life...a life that ended long ago.
But Isobel’s past and present are about to collide when Serafin, mercenary, assassin and the most dangerous man in the world, makes a deal with The Committee. Seventeen years ago Isabel shot him and left him for dead. Now it looks as if he’s tracked her down for revenge. But Isobel knows all too well that looks can be deceiving...and that’s what she’s counting on to keep her cover in this international masquerade of murder.
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| Absurdist Comedies. |
[Nov. 7th, 2007|06:38 pm] |
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One of my favorite plays and books of all time.
Tom Stoppard is crazy, but an amazing playwright.
What are some of your favorite plays? |
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[Nov. 7th, 2007|05:10 am] |
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I am reading this for fun. Has anyone else? |
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| non fiction! |
[Nov. 6th, 2007|07:32 pm] |
So right now I am listening to the audio book of "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearn Goodwin, which is about Lincoln and his cabinet. It's actually really interesting. No, really! And it's read by some guy from "the Waltons"!
It's making me want to read another biography (or autobiography) next, so if you guys have any suggestions, COMMENT AWAY! |
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