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185090.10 in reply to 185090.9
Date: 5/16/2011 9:55:39 AM
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Well I did only throw the Gatsby out there in jest. I had to study it in year 12 for English so you don't need to tell me about how boring it is. ;-)

I'm more of a Raymond E Feist, David Eddings or Robert Jordan fan myself but this is a thread for basketball books and the only NBA book I ever owned, I never even read. Somebody bought me the Dennis Rodman autobiography (I have no idea why) and just couldn't get started on it...

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185090.11 in reply to 185090.10
Date: 5/16/2011 10:17:19 AM
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I was bought the Luc Longley book "Running with the Bulls" as a present and while very biased in places was a really interesting look as a fantastic basketball era. I also have the Rodman book called "Bad as I wanna be" which it was at times.

If you like NBL at all the Andrew Gaze book is also a great read - doesn't mention how he stole my ball but the rest seems accurate and I like his style.

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Date: 5/16/2011 6:21:11 PM
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I have both Rodman books (he was my favourite player of that era) and while in parts they are a bit odd and self serving there is some relly interesting stuff in there. The Longley book is also pretty cool. Some funny stories of him hanging with his boy Jud Buchler and talking about life in the big bulls media machine.

Also Gaze's bio is a cracker for any aussie hoops fan. A lot of good stories about his time at Seaton Hall, his NBA stints & his time in Europe as well as a look at what the NBL was really like in the 80's & 90's.




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185090.13 in reply to 185090.9
Date: 5/16/2011 10:08:57 PM
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The Origin of the Species...


Pretty sure it's just The Origin of Species ;)

And it's boring :P

Dan Brown's novels are better :P

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185090.14 in reply to 185090.13
Date: 5/17/2011 2:04:47 AM
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True - it is boring, but one of the most important books of all time no doubt.

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185090.15 in reply to 185090.14
Date: 5/17/2011 3:28:50 AM
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I disagree lol, I'd argue the Bible is the most important book of all time ;) But that depends on how you define importance. :P
I'm not saying the Bible is true, but it has certainly sold a lot more copies and impacted the world in a much larger way.

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Date: 5/17/2011 3:54:54 AM
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I've always thought the Bible was for free.

I iknow its the most printed and produced book of all time, and its been translated into every language know to man.

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Date: 5/17/2011 3:55:50 AM
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I hate to agree with you, The Bible has unfortunately influenced far more people than Chalie, but I would argue that Darwin's theory of Natural Selection outlined in The Origin represents the largest conscious step we Homo sapiens have taken. And thus it is important!

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Date: 5/17/2011 3:59:48 AM
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Ohh how good is Raymond E Fiest.. loved the Rift War series.. but atm I am hooked on George RR Martin's A song of Ice and Fire... best series of all time! And episode 5 of the first tome was out last night on HBO. Holy quacka moly, that episode was epilastic!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKxOe8sspKM

going to have to watch it again after dinner or before i go to bed.

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185090.19 in reply to 185090.16
Date: 5/17/2011 4:03:48 AM
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I've always thought the Bible was for free.

I iknow its the most printed and produced book of all time, and its been translated into every language know to man.


I'm sure there are ways to get it for free, but it is also available for sale.

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Date: 5/17/2011 4:06:08 AM
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I hate to agree with you, The Bible has unfortunately influenced far more people than Chalie, but I would argue that Darwin's theory of Natural Selection outlined in The Origin represents the largest conscious step we Homo sapiens have taken. And thus it is important!


I am not disagreeing that Darwin's theories aren't important, but as far as his book being the most important book ever written I'd have to strongly disagree. Most religious texts would be considered by the world as far more important and having influenced far more people, and whilst Darwin's theory changed the way we think I don't know whether it is the "largest conscious step we have ever taken."

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