subcribbed. I need to get some ideas. I am deploying soon and need some good books. Last deployment I read Rouge Warrior, Three Cups of Tea, and half of Lone Survivor (lost the book)
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Thread: The alpha mans library
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06-26-2011, 09:22 AM #121jus w8'n 4 a m8
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06-26-2011, 10:18 AM #122Bloodraven
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Sea Wolf is good. It's about ships and ****.Originally Posted by burlyman619
I've been wanting to pick up a copy of "the Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailor" about the battle of Samar during WWII.
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06-26-2011, 10:27 AM #123► Registered Abuser ◄
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Weak Join Date. Browsing the Misc Since 2005.
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06-26-2011, 10:42 AM #124Banned
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books ive read this year:
-Awaken the Giant Within - pretty good, puts things into perspective as to how things in life are not based on circumstances, but on how to deal with the circumstances
-The Jungle - liked it a lot, makes you appreciate how good you have it compared to immigrants in the early 1900s who worked 16 hour days for a dollar a day to support a family of 10
-1984 - also liked it a lot, the ending was a surprise but I enjoyed the ending. I drew some parallels to real life America even, for example "prolefeed," I attribute that term to most media that comes out. Its there mostly to (maybe unintentionally) draw attention away from what's important like self-improvement and attribute it to things like fear-mongering.
-Animal Farm - predictable but a great metaphor for how easily power can corrupt somebody
-The Time Machine - short sci fi, AFAIK one of the first books that was based on time travel.
-Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - good, has some philosophical subjects, like what it means to be human and stuff like that.
-2001: A Space Odyssey - really good, I had never read the book before so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect. Thought the book was pretty much perfect except for 1 small part which I won't go into, but still a great book if you like astronomy/sci fi
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06-26-2011, 10:55 AM #125MIZ-ZOU
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http://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/meditations.htmlOriginally Posted by ctg23
"When you get a BS you think you know everything
When you get your MS you realize you know nothing
When you get your PhD you still realize you know nothing but it is ok because now you know no one else does either"
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06-26-2011, 10:57 AM #126I want to be perfect
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Hell yeah.Originally Posted by Nadolax
Read C&P
The Prince is on my list for this summer
Try The Brothers Karamazov
also awesome by Dostoyevsky
I approve of these.Originally Posted by BeefyMcNasty
Reading Beyond Good and Evil right now!
Saw a great documentary of his own Netflix, he's on my list.Originally Posted by Hurrr
Also next book after Beyond Good and Evil:
Only started reading last year summer so I have a lotta ground to make up
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06-26-2011, 11:05 AM #127Spotter of the Year
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Atticus Finch is alpha as hell.Originally Posted by lbeezle
A classic. This should be required reading for everyone.
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06-26-2011, 11:05 AM #128Registered User
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For those that like Full Metal Jacket(The movie)
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06-26-2011, 11:06 AM #129Registered User
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SOOO much better than the film
Brilliant book, ex SAS mans best friend is murdered, he goes after them. Actually based on a true story.
Gripping is the only way to describe it
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06-26-2011, 11:13 AM #130Banned
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watched a documentary on the ice man; sh!t was crazyOriginally Posted by TheYesMan
SOOO much better than the film
Brilliant book, ex SAS mans best friend is murdered, he goes after them. Actually based on a true story.
Gripping is the only way to describe it
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06-26-2011, 12:20 PM #131ranch it up
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awesome thread
**dont believe anything the misc says crew**
**looks at self in every reflective surface crew**
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06-26-2011, 12:25 PM #132Registered User
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Frederick Douglass Autobiography
The Great Gatsby
This Side of Paradise
The Portrait of An Artist As A Young Man
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06-26-2011, 12:26 PM #133UNDEFEATABLE! STINGRAY
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Come and take it
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RESPECT MY JOIN DATE. and authority ;)
Bayern Munich, Texas A&M
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06-26-2011, 12:30 PM #134Lift.Lust.Lulz<333
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What is Man? by Mark Twain
http://classiclit.about.com/library/...-whatisman.htm
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06-26-2011, 12:40 PM #135No treble, no care
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I need to read something other than the Misc and Engadget..
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06-26-2011, 12:41 PM #136Very Thundergun
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You gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie
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06-26-2011, 12:49 PM #137Ferina Forever
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a fine balance - rohinton mistry
the stand - stephen king
two of the best books i have ever read. first one actually made me cry (srs)
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06-26-2011, 02:37 PM #138Registered User
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Thank you for your opinion. Shall write it down and can hopefully have it published one day.Originally Posted by Power_Strike92
Misc Yes Man Crew http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=146174783&p=909309803#post909309803
Meditate every day crew
No fap/ no porn crew
Faith in Humanity restored crew http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=150516403&p=997581133#post997581133
Read everyday crew
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06-26-2011, 02:39 PM #139Great Reset General
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Best book i've read:
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"
Atheist Lebanese
BDS: Boycott - Divestment - Sanctions
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06-26-2011, 02:43 PM #140
Amazing book, really empowering. I'm not that into "self help" books as they all seem to paraphrase each other and spew the same dialect at you, but this book is ****ing great!
Great book, very quick read through the majority of it. Very informative.
Although it is extremely long winded and I'm somewhat skeptical about all of the information, for $8 it is well worth it.
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06-26-2011, 02:43 PM #141Is the Alpha & the Omega.
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oxymoronOriginally Posted by Camaro68
"Adversity breeds strength"
"Self-Improvement is mental masturbation"
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man."
Those who are willing and able to separate themselves from the weakness and vulnerability of emotion will rise above those who are bound and victimized by it.
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"Most shy girls are ugly and most hot girls are whores.
Your hand will never let you down so why don't you just stick with that"
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06-26-2011, 04:11 PM #142jus w8'n 4 a m8
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Went to boarders and got lone survivor, again.
The ice man looks awesomeI am currently prepping for a Bodybuilding show, follow my journey :
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06-26-2011, 07:38 PM #143Registered User
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respectable thread - any thoughts from others?
anyone have must read sci-fi that is relatively obscure?
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06-26-2011, 07:44 PM #144Registered User
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The ultimate book on hustling. 50 is a business genius.^^^EXTREME PULLUPS CREW^^^
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06-26-2011, 07:50 PM #145Bloodraven
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Anything Phillip K. Dick or Robert HeinleinOriginally Posted by TheObjectivist
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06-26-2011, 08:08 PM #146jus w8'n 4 a m8
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would it be gay if we started a book crew as long as the balls dont touch?
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06-26-2011, 08:09 PM #147Registered User
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in for knowledge
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06-26-2011, 08:09 PM #148Bloodraven
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I've been thinking about getting a Kindle or something similar because Amazon has a **** ton of FREE books, especially the classics, and I'm a fan of those.
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06-26-2011, 08:12 PM #149jus w8'n 4 a m8
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I AM getting one before I leave. You can get them for like 100 bucks. Theyre boss as fuk. Like you said, lots of free books. And the ones you do have to buy are at a discounted rate.Originally Posted by lbeezle
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06-26-2011, 08:19 PM #150Registered User
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The Warlord series- Bernard Cornwell [historical fiction]
The Sharpe series- Bernard Cornwell [historical fiction]
Grail Quest series- Bernard Cornwell (about an English longbowman) [historical fiction]
The Saxon stories- Bernard Cornwell [historical fiction]
Master and Commander- Patrick O'Brian (msp?) [historical fiction]
Emperor series- Conn Iggulden [historical fiction]
Ghengis series- Conn Iggulden [historical fiction]
Dispatches- Micheal Herr [contemporary on Vietnam War]
A Song of Fire and Ice- GRR Martin [fantasy]
Wheel of Time- Robert Jordan (RIP) [fantasy]
Brave New World- Aldous Huxley [Romantic dystopia]
Island- Aldous Huxley [utopia]
Point/Counter-Point- Aldous Huxley [fiction]
Animal Farm- Orwell [all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others]
1984- Orwell [dystopia]
We- Russian guy (first dystopia)
Of Mice and Men- Steinbeck [fiction, sad]
Grapes of Wrath- Steinbeck [fiction]
Dune- Herbert (continue to book 3 if you like) [awesome sci-fi]
Ender's Game- Orson Scott Card (continue series to Xenocide) [sci-fi]
Neuromancer- William Gibson [sci-fi]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep- Phillip K. Dick (inspiration for Blade Runner. Make sure you're aware on Aristotle's view of the 3-part soul)
Farenheit 451- Ray Bradbury (and read the rather scathing letter he writes about censorship) [dystopia]
Gilgamesh [one of the first stories recorded]
Saga of the Volsungs [Norse]
Either Snorri's Edda or the Poetic Edda if you want for some epic Norse Mythology
All of these are good. Especially the Bernard Cornwell.
edit: The Iron Heel- Jack London
also, V For Vendetta and Swamp Thing by MooreLast edited by anotheruser; 06-26-2011 at 08:29 PM.
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