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jreddoch Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Jan 24 2003, 9:53 AM EST
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One or two of you might be interested in this one. RATIONAL MYSTICISM by John Horgan. It explores the realtionship between science and religion, how they converge and diverge and how neither can really explain why there's something rather than nothing. Whether you are a religious person or a rationalist (or a crackpot like me) this book provides much food for thought. Truly fascinating.
Charlie Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Jan 24 2003, 10:40 AM EST
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Yeah, but if you really want to be entertained read Elmore Leonard's "Tishmongo Blues"!!! Just out in paperback and really funny!

Charlie
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Jan 24 2003, 10:51 AM EST
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and robert parker's "shrink rap."

or anything by evan hunter/ed mcbain. if you can find the first 6 boks reissued, he descibes the birth of the 87th precient series, still going almost 50 years later.

or anything by stewart kaminsky except i don't like his toby peters series.
usahog Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Jan 24 2003, 11:22 AM EST
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JR another one I am reading right now explores the relationship between Science and Religion also... by Grant Jeffrey "The Signature of God" it goes into the Bible Codes revealing the sept. 11th terror attacts and other codes in the bible that mathmaticians and scientists over the years have been discovering with Computers and the Hebrew text of the Bible... pretty Interesting... maybe when I am finished You and I could do a book/cigar swap ???

LMK
Hog
jreddoch Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Jan 24 2003, 12:24 PM EST
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Now THAT would be an interesting trade!
jreddoch Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Jan 24 2003, 12:29 PM EST
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One more of you might like is JENNIFER GOVERNMENT by Max Barry. It's sort of The Matrix meets Ayn Rand. It's set in in the near future where multinationals control everything, government is very peripheral and people's last names are the company they work for. It's about a plot by Nike to give "street cred" to their new line of $2500 sneakers by killing a few people who have bought the shoes.
jreddoch Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Jan 24 2003, 12:30 PM EST
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Trish Cigarbid has a nice ring to it.
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