OT...great books

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Randallw:
Its not a novel but today I picked up Bruce Campbell's (Ash from Evil dead) book. Like many people I used to romance about becoming a famous actor and getting the glamourous lifestyle. Read this book and you will be cured of any illusions you may have about movie making. Certainly getting famous and rich is great, but the actual movie stuff is far from glamourous.

Especially for those actors who do their own stunts. I can't recall how many times I've heard over the past few years about such and such an actor/actress who sprained ankles, or twisted stuff or worse from doing their own stunts. Heck, Toby Maguire almost didn't do Spiderman 2 due a back injury from doing Seabiscuit. But I think that 17 million dollar paycheck helped cure him (hehe, I wish I could get that kind of cure for my ailments).

Narf, I do have 1634, but haven't had teh chance to read it yet. too many books, not enough time.

Randallw, I'm trying to read Turtledove's alternative war series, but I'm having trouble finding a couple of the books. When I can find them, I'll read the rest of the series.

[Randallw]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
Heck, Toby Maguire almost didn't do Spiderman 2 due a back injury from doing Seabiscuit. But I think that 17 million dollar paycheck helped cure him (hehe, I wish I could get that kind of cure for my ailments).

After one of the times Peter Parker falls off a building he limps off crying

"my back, my back"
They put that bit in as a joke.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Originally posted by gregebowman:

Narf, I do have 1634, but haven't had teh chance to read it yet. too many books, not enough time.

Randallw, I'm trying to read Turtledove's alternative war series, but I'm having trouble finding a couple of the books. When I can find them, I'll read the rest of the series.

Those links are posted are also perfectly legal, the free books are on the publishers website, so you can read the first two 16## books free.

[Randallw]

Originally posted by gregebowman:


Narf, I do have 1634, but havn't had the chance to read it yet. too many books, not enough time.

Same thing happens to me. My bookstore has 2 levels, Games/comics and books. I splurge on some game books or comics upstairs, then I go downstairs to leave and see a novel I like. While I am buying the novel its a case of "oh, some of those books you ordered arrived". I ordered the books so I have an obligation to get them straight away. I end up with a bag full of books. I still have a book from Last month I havn't got to yet.

[gregebowman]

Originally posted by Randallw:

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Originally posted by gregebowman:


Narf, I do have 1634, but havn't had the chance to read it yet. too many books, not enough time.

Same thing happens to me. My bookstore has 2 levels, Games/comics and books. I splurge on some game books or comics upstairs, then I go downstairs to leave and see a novel I like. While I am buying the novel its a case of "oh, some of those books you ordered arrived". I ordered the books so I have an obligation to get them straight away. I end up with a bag full of books. I still have a book from Last month I havn't got to yet.

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Unfortunately, my comic book store bit the dust Last year, and I didn't even know it until after the fact. I hadn't gone in there for awhile. What with the increasing costs of comics, my budget, and my increasting interest in buying dvd's, I just kind of stopped going. Now I have nowhere to buy comics, at least close to where I work. There are quite a few shops in the Tampa area, but until my finances look better, I just will have to wait. But I know what you mean as far as having books and comics waiting for you. I had a whole box devoted to me at my old shop, as my eyes were bigger than my wallet and I was getting behind in my collecting. One reason I had to quit. But they sold used books and gaming stuff too, and I had to find another used book store just for the books. That's where I'm currently trying to get the books for the Turtledove series, the Honor Harrington books, and a few others. The owner isn't interested in comics or game books, so I still have to look elsewhere for those.

[tesco samoa]

hehe i built wall to wall shelves in the computer room to house the books i have...

I also have 3 of those intstant book shelves full of books to read... When I get a new book it goes to the back of the list to read... I read on average 1 book every 2 weeks...

[Randallw]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
I had a whole box devoted to me at my old shop, as my eyes were bigger than my wallet and I was getting behind in my collecting.

I was offered my own box at the store but didn't see any point, they all know who I am anyway so just they just put it in a pigeon hole.