What are you reading? - Page 30

08-12-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cigargal

Finished Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane. Last of the Kenzie/Gennaro series. Now I guess I read Shutter Island. He needs to write faster...lol

And someone else we know needs to git her ownsef' busy and write the second installment in her detective series!

stevefrench · 08-12-2009, 02:36 PM

Brothers In Battle, Best of Friends by William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron.

The Poet · 08-12-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Joan

Cool cigar mention in My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult, en iTouch...

“So the guy bought a case of expensive cigars,” he says, “and had them insured against fire for $15,000. Next thing you know, the insurance company gets a claim, saying all the cigars were lost in a series of small fires.”

“He smoked them?” I say, washing the soap out of Jesse’s hair.
Brian leans against the threshold of the door.

“Yeah. But the judge ruled that the company guaranteed the cigars as insurable against fire, without defining acceptable fire.”…

"So who subpoenaed you?” I ask Brian. “The defendant?”

“The prosecution. The insurance company paid out the money, and then had him arrested for twenty-four counts of arson.”…

“The judge threw out the case, right?”

“The judge sentenced him to twenty-four consecutive one-year terms,” Brian says.

When was that published, honey? Reason I ask, that apocryphal old story has beer circulating around cigar BBs for years, and I wonder if Jodi started it or swiped it.

08-12-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

When was that published, honey? Reason I ask, that apocryphal old story has beer circulating around cigar BBs for years, and I wonder if Jodi started it or swiped it.

This book has a copyright date of 2004. And yeah, I've heard the same "series of small fires" thing a few times as well.

My guess is Picoult is not as familiar with cigars and the story as we are. Still a cool find.

The Poet · 08-12-2009, 03:05 PM

Tks for the quick reply.

Cigargal · 08-12-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Joan

And someone else we know needs to git her ownsef' busy and write the second installment in her detective series!

and what else are you reading??

csbrewfisher · 08-12-2009, 03:35 PM

Just finished "Protect and Defend" by Vince Flynn.

Buena Fortuna · 08-13-2009, 08:02 PM

Just started Term Limits by Vince Flynn
I'm at the shack herf...what could be better?
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BUCASmoker · 08-13-2009, 08:20 PM

I'm reading Brave New World by Huxley... great book so far.

Has anyone read "The House of Cards" (about the wall street collapse?)

Dooge · 08-13-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by stevefrench

Brothers In Battle, Best of Friends by William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron.

how is this one?

I'm currently reading Band of Brothers

Buena Fortuna · 08-14-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BUCASmoker

I'm reading Brave New World by Huxley... great book so far.

Has anyone read "The House of Cards" (about the wall street collapse?)

Haven't read it but I want to
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Cigargal · 08-14-2009, 10:16 PM

Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille

qwerty1500 · 08-23-2009, 07:54 PM

Just started Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It was time for fiction and I've wanted to read this for a long time. Avoided it until now because it seemed a major commitment ... 1000+ pages ... sort of like staring down the barrel of War and Peace.

macpappy · 08-26-2009, 07:44 AM

"Somebody's Got to Say it..."
by Neal Boortz

Fascinating read.

Fumes · 08-30-2009, 10:59 PM

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass by Bruno Schulz.

MedicCook · 08-30-2009, 11:20 PM

Lisey's Story by Stephen King.

08-31-2009, 12:12 AM

"The Spartans: The World of The Warrior-Heroes Of Ancient Greece" By Paul Cartledge
I've read many books on ancient Greece, but this one is about to top my list!!

timo · 08-31-2009, 04:08 AM

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel and A bold fresh piece of humanity by Bill O'Reilly

TXRebel · 08-31-2009, 04:45 AM

Patriots by James Wesley Rawles

Cigargal · 09-01-2009, 10:49 PM

Finished confederates in the Attic by Horwitz-great book. Now i am reading the first book of the Dresden Files by Butcher.

08-12-2009, 02:36 PM	#582
stevefrench Green Bastard Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Albert Location: Niagara Region Canada Posts: 2,945 Trading: (21)	Re: What are you reading? Brothers In Battle, Best of Friends by William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron. __________________ *"I can't find my crackers"*

08-12-2009, 03:05 PM	#585
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: What are you reading? Tks for the quick reply.

08-12-2009, 03:35 PM	#587
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08-13-2009, 08:02 PM	#588
Buena Fortuna Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Sam Location: SE Michigan Posts: 637 Trading: (18)	Re: What are you reading? Just started Term Limits by Vince Flynn I'm at the shack herf...what could be better? Posted via Mobile Device

08-13-2009, 08:20 PM	#589
BUCASmoker Where the sun never sets Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Vadim Location: Newport Posts: 267 Trading: (9)	Re: What are you reading? I'm reading Brave New World by Huxley... great book so far. Has anyone read "The House of Cards" (about the wall street collapse?)

08-14-2009, 10:16 PM	#592
Cigargal Waiting for SoCal XI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,472 Trading: (25)	Re: What are you reading? Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille

08-23-2009, 07:54 PM	#593
qwerty1500 Good thing I'm normal Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: One Particular Harbor Posts: 607 Trading: (0)	Re: What are you reading? Just started Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It was time for fiction and I've wanted to read this for a long time. Avoided it until now because it seemed a major commitment ... 1000+ pages ... sort of like staring down the barrel of War and Peace.

08-26-2009, 07:44 AM	#594
macpappy Rider on the storm. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 851 Trading: (0)	Re: What are you reading? "Somebody's Got to Say it..." by Neal Boortz Fascinating read. __________________ WARNING: I am a Southern White Male. I have a brain and I know how to use it.

08-30-2009, 10:59 PM	#595
Fumes Not So Memorious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Posts: 205 Trading: (0)	Re: What are you reading? Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass by Bruno Schulz. __________________ It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. -A. Lincoln

08-30-2009, 11:20 PM	#596
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: What are you reading? Lisey's Story by Stephen King. __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff

08-31-2009, 12:12 AM	#597
Waynegro1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What are you reading? "The Spartans: The World of The Warrior-Heroes Of Ancient Greece" By Paul Cartledge I've read many books on ancient Greece, but this one is about to top my list!!

08-31-2009, 04:08 AM	#598
timo Feeling at Home Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MA Posts: 723 Trading: (0)	Re: What are you reading? The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel and A bold fresh piece of humanity by Bill O'Reilly __________________ Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics

08-31-2009, 04:45 AM	#599
TXRebel Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Cary Location: Texas Posts: 1,276 Trading: (12)	Re: What are you reading? Patriots by James Wesley Rawles __________________ "The government turns every contingency into an excuse for enhancing power in itself."

09-01-2009, 10:49 PM	#600
Cigargal Waiting for SoCal XI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,472 Trading: (25)	Re: What are you reading? Finished confederates in the Attic by Horwitz-great book. Now i am reading the first book of the Dresden Files by Butcher.