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'An occult lost race novel set in the far future where ancient records discovered on the Isle of Atlantis (presumably a part of the ancient continent) lead to an Arctic expedition in search of the Zallallah, an even more ancient people who are the earliest Aryan race. "There have been dramatic political and geological changes; continents sunken and new ones emerged, e.g. Atlantis. Golden tablets found in the latter tell of a still older civilization, the 'Zallallah.' This civilization is found extant at the North Pole.'

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Originally posted by jupiterone [IMG]http://i8.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/92/fd/f2dc_1_sbl.JPG[/IMG 'An occult lost race novel set in the far future where ancient records discovered on the Isle of Atlantis (presumably a part of the ancient continent) lead to an Arctic expedition in search of the Zallallah, an even more ancient people who are the earliest Aryan race. "There have been dramatic political and geological changes; continents sunken and new ones emerged, e.g. Atlantis. Golden tablets found in the latter tell of a still older civilization, the 'Zallallah.' This civilization is found extant at the North Pole.'

that sounds neato

Whitman is overrated and I really don't like or sympathize with any American authors with the exception of William Faulkner. My favorite authors are Russian, French or English. You can't compare William Blake with Whitman, Blake was heaps ahead of his times in so many more complex ways (either by painting or by writing).

i read this guy a while ago and picked it up and read it again. totally college!



i'm reading this one now. s thompson always delivers...

Art from the last good book I read: "God's Demon" Wayne Barlowe is not only an amazing writer but also an artist. His depiction of hell and its "politics" is comparable to what Tolkien did with Middle Earth. I'd recommend it to anyone that loves that style of books.

Has anyone read any books by Irvine Welsh? They any good?

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Originally posted by Lucas-K Has anyone read any books by Irvine Welsh? They any good?

Yeah, they're awesome, he's a great writer. A little tricky to read though, unless you're fluent in phonetic Scottish

Harry Potter and the deathly hallows ftw!

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Originally posted by Lucas-K Has anyone read any books by Irvine Welsh? They any good?

this one is pretty dope and the movie is pretty good too

darkly dreaming dexter

The last book i read (or started reading for the second time) was don quijote... read it while in europe and when i came back i never finished it. Got half way though but now if i pick up where i left off it will be useless.


fail 100%

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Originally posted by L.E.N.

i like watching his show

A few weeks ago I finally finished The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (a really good narrative on the life of an immigrant in DC), and have moved on to Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which is remarkable thusfar.

http://www.halfofayellowsun.com/index.php

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Yeah, they're awesome, he's a great writer. A little tricky to read though, unless you're fluent in phonetic Scottish

Haha ya i heard about that. I heard there is a dictionary for all the slang in the back of some of his books because it is so difficult.

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Originally posted by Lucas-K Haha ya i heard about that. I heard there is a dictionary for all the slang in the back of some of his books because it is so difficult.

Really? That's pretty cool lol. Mine doesn't have that, so I had to text all my Scottish friends and ask them

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Originally posted by diesel_tron3000 this one is pretty dope and the movie is pretty good too

Ya i saw the movie just recently and i enjoyed it. It made me want to read some of his books. I wanna read trainspotting and Marabou Stork Nightmares. They both look like very interesting reads.

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Originally posted by diesel_tron3000 this one is pretty dope and the movie is pretty good too

Took me a bit to get used to the "accent" and local slang. I didnt know there was a glossary for the lingo in the back until the end.

Havent read the second one yet.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Really? That's pretty cool lol. Mine doesn't have that, so I had to text all my Scottish friends and ask them

HAHa i bet your phone bill must have been alot then.

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Originally posted by Lucas-K HAHa i bet your phone bill must have been alot then.

Some of it I already knew, as I lived in Scotland for a few months. Some stuff though, yeah, not so common

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Originally posted by L.E.N. Took me a bit to get used to the "accent" and local slang. I didnt know there was a glossary for the lingo in the back until the end. Havent read the second one yet.

The second one (Porno) is awesome.

"Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk
- he wrote "Fight Club" and its just as good, if not better.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov A few weeks ago I finally finished The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (a really good narrative on the life of an immigrant in DC), and have moved on to Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which is remarkable thusfar. http://www.halfofayellowsun.com/index.php

Just finished Half of Yellow Sun. I thought it was somewhat good, but it didn't really stand out as spectacular in as much as Egger's "What is the What", which I happened to read right before. I think it's because Half of a Yellow Sun largely focuses on the fictional account of the trials and tribulations of the Biafran upper class during the Nigerian civil war whereas Egger's prose covers the Sudanese Lost Boys in relative contemporary times and is somewhat anchored to actual events. IMO I can identify more with the characters from Half of a Yellow Sun, but What is the What is a far more powerful novel when it comes to prose and emotional evocation.

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Originally posted by nchs09 The last book i read (or started reading for the second time) was don quijote... read it while in europe and when i came back i never finished it. Got half way though but now if i pick up where i left off it will be useless.

In europe I read Ernest Hemingway and I enjoyed "The Old man and the Sea", didn't think much of it (I was reading the Da Vinci code before everyone else knew about it hehe and yes it was a good read for a couple of days, until I got to the middle and it lost me).

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Originally posted by diggerz In europe I read Ernest Hemingway and I enjoyed "The Old man and the Sea", didn't think much of it (I was reading the Da Vinci code before everyone else knew about it hehe and yes it was a good read for a couple of days, until I got to the middle and it lost me).

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