What are you Reading Right Now?

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strangely made

If it's done right, although it won't exactly be a happy Scene. The Rydeker plan might start a few debates :)

HairyHeretic

Oh, certainly it will, but reading it I could kinda see the logic behind it. It certainly isn't nice, but I suppose you could understand the why.
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strangely made

It unfortunately was a perfect yet emotionless solution to the problem. And interesting that other countries came up with the exact same solution despite not having read his report until after they had implemented their own plan.

I'm curious as to whether you think the American solution would actually work?

HairyHeretic

Leaving some population centers as bait to delay the hordes, and pulling back to secure areas with the rest? I guess it would depend on how well they could fort up, and if those secure areas would have enough infrastructure to survive and prosper.
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Fair fame of one who has earned it.

Arete

Hmmm, what am I reading?...Well more like re-reading

Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger

Ignaddio

In No Particular Order:

The Knight-- Gene Wolfe
Stardust- Neil Gaiman
Fragile Things- Neil Gaiman
Best of Sci-Fi 2007 -Various

Thinking about trying to learn Hebrew so I can have a go at the Zohar. Or the Torah, for that matter.

Looking for more from Lawrence Watt-Evans, particularly the next book in The Wizard Lord series.
Vidi, Vici, Veni*I sang, too.
 Like the Avatar? I drew it myself.

Kazyth

Night Watch - Terry Pratchett

and

The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein
A rose by any other name... still has thorns you can prick someone with. - Me.


Caustic

I found 1984 in my trunk, and I'm re-reading that between phone calls.  I used to teach it back before they decided I was a crappy teacher, but I lost all my notes/PowerPoint presentations, etc... otherwise, I'd post them to the Wiki, just for giggles.  It was a good unit, if I do say so myself.  The theme was: "Love and the Government".  A couple kids got a kick out of it, said they enjoyed reading it.
Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories are for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember but the story. -Tim O'Brien

Lightangel

3 books in no particular order :
"Fool's errand by Robin Hobb"
"Nicomaque ethics  by Aristotle"
"Dark matter and dark energy
Mysteries of the universe
by Alain Bouquet and Emmanuel Monnier" (tried to translate the title in English)

I may guess your faces, 3 books of 3 different kind of literature, but I love to read ;)

HairyHeretic

The Princess Bride (abridged version)
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You too one day shall die
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Quote from: Caeli on February 15, 2008, 06:46:25 AM
Arrows of the Queen / other assorted Valdemar novels - Mercedes Lackey


God I love her Valdemar books!  I am currently rereading the 'Exile' ones

Exile's Honor and Exile's Valour.