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Old 08-31-2006, 09:25 PM
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Smile Some of my favorite authors

EE "Doc" Smith.
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James White
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Old 08-31-2006, 09:26 PM
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Old 08-31-2006, 10:21 PM
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Mario Vargas Llosa
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Old 08-31-2006, 10:46 PM
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hijack!

my building was designed by vonnegut and bohn in 1912. indianapolis.

yep, kurt's dad.

hemmingway, pyle, steinbeck, and of course.....hemmingway.
anonomous did a great job on "primary colors" too. one of the few i have read three or more times, along with the old man and the sea.

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Old 09-01-2006, 08:10 AM
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Barbara Tuchman, Jared Diamond, Armen Tahktajan. Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand.
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Old 09-01-2006, 10:34 AM
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Old 09-01-2006, 11:02 AM
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If I had to pick my one favorite all-time author, it wouldn't even be close:

Ernest Hemingway.

He's such a beautiful writer.
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Old 09-01-2006, 11:15 AM
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Old 09-01-2006, 01:24 PM
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A Canticle for Liebowitz. A Boy and His Dog. I have no mouth and cannot scream.
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Dutch Salmon, Vera Watkins, Leon Almirall, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Mark Twain. This can change at any minute.
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Old 09-02-2006, 12:10 AM
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how could i forget mark twain?

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Old 09-02-2006, 02:01 PM
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Old 09-02-2006, 10:32 PM
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i am working on a jack london reader a collection of his short stories.

just a really excellent story teller.

with profound thoughts too.

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