Originally posted by KenpoGirl
You finished it???
It only came out on the 21st, didn't it have 500 plus pages?
Well holy speed reader Batman!!! I'm impressed!!!!
Hell, my wife finished it the day it came out. Took me another day.
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Hell, my wife finished it the day it came out. Took me another day.
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Aikikitty
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Originally posted by Kaith Rustaz
Actually, 870 pages. I know people who waited in line overnight, bought it, and read it non-stop til they were done.
I did that with 4th Harry Potter and read it in less than 2 days. I didn't have time to do that this time though (finished the 5th yesterday morning). I loved "The Order of the Phoenix"!!!!!!!!! Wonderful!!! Definitly worth the 3 year wait! I hadn't even started Aikido yet when the 4th book arrived. I wonder how long it'll be before the next book comes out and what I'll be doing in my life (Aikido-related) then.
:erg: I AM impressed!!!Robyn :asian:
It sucks that it took so long for the 5th book to come out, but at least it didn't seem rushed like the 4th book. I'm willing to wait that amount of time if the next book comes out as good. Supposedly, it isn't going to be as long as the 5th.
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Finally started HP5. Also working on "Pragmatism: A Reader" by Louis Menand (ed.).
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Ma_Kuiwu
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Anyone besides me see a problem with the movies they are making?
If there are 7 years at Hogwarts, and it is taking 2-3 years to make movies for each of the books... never mind that it is taking 3 years to write the sequels... This Harry Potter actor is going to be like 29 by the time the series is completed.
A 29 year old playing a 17 year old?
I guess Jason Priestly did it.
The Book I am currently re-reading is ANthony Yu's translation of Xi You Ji Monkey's "Journey to the West".
If there are 7 years at Hogwarts, and it is taking 2-3 years to make movies for each of the books... never mind that it is taking 3 years to write the sequels... This Harry Potter actor is going to be like 29 by the time the series is completed.
A 29 year old playing a 17 year old?
I guess Jason Priestly did it.
The Book I am currently re-reading is ANthony Yu's translation of Xi You Ji Monkey's "Journey to the West".
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progressivetactics
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Sang Kyu Shim.
The making of a martial artist.
Good book. I am re-reading it, again. He did a good job on this, I was quite suprised!!
The making of a martial artist.
Good book. I am re-reading it, again. He did a good job on this, I was quite suprised!!
The Dunwich Horror (re-read) by HP Love. . .ugh. . .you guys know
The Many Colored Land by Julian May
The Walls of Jolo
The Fighting Ghurkas
American Phycho
Stormbringer by Micheal Moorcock
A little horror, a little history, a little culture, a little fantasy and of course, a little maddness.
The Many Colored Land by Julian May
The Walls of Jolo
The Fighting Ghurkas
American Phycho
Stormbringer by Micheal Moorcock
A little horror, a little history, a little culture, a little fantasy and of course, a little maddness.
Finally getting a chance to study:
"Brazlian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique" by Renzo and Royler Gracie et al
"Brazlian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique" by Renzo and Royler Gracie et al
The art of war. Sun Tzu. For the fourth or fifth time.
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Ma_Kuiwu
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Read furhter.
Dig Deeper.
Sunzi is Revisited Confucian, neo-Confucian and Daoism.
Read the Analects and Zhuangzi.
Then note how Confucian ideals of individuals roles and responsability compare with the Daoist concepts of balance...
Sunzi isnt really "new" information its just the first time it was really presented well as a military format. Some philosophers argue that the Dao De Jing is a military text as well.
Look into other areas, you will get so much more out of your reading
Dig Deeper.
Sunzi is Revisited Confucian, neo-Confucian and Daoism.
Read the Analects and Zhuangzi.
Then note how Confucian ideals of individuals roles and responsability compare with the Daoist concepts of balance...
Sunzi isnt really "new" information its just the first time it was really presented well as a military format. Some philosophers argue that the Dao De Jing is a military text as well.
Look into other areas, you will get so much more out of your reading
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (very good so far!)
The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (very good so far!)
The Marvelous Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum (at my daughter's insistence!)
Mastering JuJitsu, Renzo Gracie and John Danaher
Mastering JuJitsu, Renzo Gracie and John Danaher
Are you looking for anything in particular?
Couple of books I'm waiting for...George R.R. Martin's next installment of his 'Song of Ice and Fire' series. Bernard Cornwell's next book in his Grail quest trilogy.
Probably will pick up Masters of Doom when my library gets it in.
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Probably will pick up Masters of Doom when my library gets it in.
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KatGurl
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I'm currently reading Harry Potter the Order of the Phoenix. I read when I can't sleep at night :shrug:
I am also reading the latest HP. I re-read the 1st 4 books last month, so I could be "current" and enjoy the current release.
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Kirk
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Oh it's goooooooooooooooood!!!! Lil slow to start, but gets there!
Currently reading "Spontaneity In Kenpo" by Sascha Williams ...
These Two Are On Their Way:
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
(Al Franken)
The Masters Speak (Jose M. Fraguas )
Have you read The Hedge Knight, a short story set in the SOIF world? It was released in one of the Legends compendiums, a while back. Just something to whet your appetite.
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