Anybody read a good book lately?

[Father Demon]

Anyone here use the Kindle?  Or for that matter, ever even seen someone using one?

I haven't seen one, but it seems like an incredible waste of money.

[hbionic]

there were literally dozens of typos and wrong info but its still a good read for a philly fan

Hmm...what is so right about this statement.

[hbionic]

Anyone here use the Kindle?  Or for that matter, ever even seen someone using one?

I haven't seen one, but it seems like an incredible waste of money.

Richard, my friend's mom had one...I thought she was playing a video game...but it looked...like a portable video game system but instead of a fun game, there were fun words on it.

[Father Demon]

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hbionic

[Eagaholic]

Anyone here use the Kindle?  Or for that matter, ever even seen someone using one?

I haven't seen one, but it seems like an incredible waste of money.

Richard, my friend's mom had one...I thought she was playing a video game...but it looked...like a portable video game system but instead of a fun game, there were fun words on it.

you're friend's mom has a strange name

[Sgt PSN]

Anyone here use the Kindle?  Or for that matter, ever even seen someone using one?

I haven't seen one, but it seems like an incredible waste of money.

Richard, my friend's mom had one...I thought she was playing a video game...but it looked...like a portable video game system but instead of a fun game, there were fun words on it.

you're friend's mom has a strange name

consider the source.

[hbionic]

Just finished "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair.

(after 5 years of being in my possession and inspired by rjs to actually read it).

Story about a Lithuanian immigrant in Chicago's Packingtown in the early 1900's and how his dreams of prosperity are shattered by the realities of life as a proletariat. The story has a socialist tone to it when you start understanding the hopeless situation the worker has, specially one without connections. It was a good eye opener for those who want a better understanding of what life was like before labor unions, elimination of child labor, regulation, etc.  I can't imagine having gone through shtein like the main protagonist "Jurgis" did. But, you can also see how his struggles relate to current day situations out here with job loss, stress, foreclosures, and surviving in general.

For this reason, I think this book is timeless and easy to relate to and you don't need a thorough understanding of U.S. History to be able to enjoy it.

[rjs246]

The book reminds you why Unions are needed. Now if we just had some way to actually keep the Unions in check and operating under rational rules, that would be swell.

[phattymatty]

Anyone here use the Kindle?  Or for that matter, ever even seen someone using one?

I haven't seen one, but it seems like an incredible waste of money.

i see at least one or two people each week reading one of them on the metro.  looks pretty retarded to me since it doesn't seem to be any smaller than an actual book. 

[Zanshin]

Yeah, I haven't used it first hand, so I'm not a great judge...but I don't really get it at this point. It's pricey, the books you download aren't all that cheap, and it's doesn't seem especially convenient to tote around.

[ice grillin you]

Now if we just had some way to actually keep the Unions in check and operating under rational rules, that would be swell.

its called the national labor relations board and its where i work....holla

[SunMo]

well you suck at your job

[rjs246]

No doubt. Bringing it down from the inside.

[Diomedes]

what do you iceholes think of this?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/books/02salinger.html?hp

yay for copyright laws?  boo to Salinger?  banning a book?

[General_Failure]

You can't make money off fanfic without the original author's consent, or waiting until it enters public domain. And this guy really needs to brush up on America. Banning books is way up on the list of things we do.