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I have a difficult time getting into fictional books now...last good on was king of torts..
any suggestions would be great
any suggestions would be great
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"Atlas Shrugged."
Heart Break Kid
Master Don Juan
1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, Carrie...
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These books are NOT fictional!!Heart Break Kid said:
diablo
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Now, now. Let's not get into a political discussion here... (it's banned). As for fictional books, you'll find that the busier your life becomes, the less time you'll have to read anything other than textbooks. If you're looking for pure escapism, I might recommend anything by Frank Hebert or Harry Harrison (The Stainless Steel Rat is an excellent read if you're anything other than a straight-edge person).
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
penkitten
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for fiction, i love dean koontz
my brother loves stephen king
and gio loves john grisham (but some of his are true stories)
my brother loves stephen king
and gio loves john grisham (but some of his are true stories)
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Holy sh1t, Diablo woke from his ancient slumber. Long time no see brother.
I agree that the busier life gets the less time I have to read anything but what will help my near future.
A couple of books I go back to are:
The Damnation game by Clive Barker
Moonchild by Aleister Crowley
The Stand by Stephen King (his best book)
I can't really recall any others . . .
I agree that the busier life gets the less time I have to read anything but what will help my near future.
A couple of books I go back to are:
The Damnation game by Clive Barker
Moonchild by Aleister Crowley
The Stand by Stephen King (his best book)
I can't really recall any others . . .
Heart Break Kid
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Haha good taste LMS.
penkitten
Master Don Juan
heres a link to the top 100 most banned in schools books
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bannedbookslist.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bannedbookslist.html
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Yotsuya-san
Senior Don Juan
The Ninja by Eric van Lustbader
Caves of Steel, Naked Sun, and Robots of Dawn by Issac Asimov
Caves of Steel, Naked Sun, and Robots of Dawn by Issac Asimov
girl_in_a_boy_forum
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Do you like historical fiction at all?
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Ruska (can't remember the author)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
And, of course, East of Eden by Steinbeck if you like narrative.
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone
Ruska (can't remember the author)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
And, of course, East of Eden by Steinbeck if you like narrative.
Yotsuya-san
Senior Don Juan
What do you mean by "Literature"? Isn't fiction a form of literature?Firepower said:
Fiction is indeed a form of literature as you ask, but most fiction is not literature. I was educated to note the distinction between the two, with professors emphasizing a judgment not tainted by snobbery or personal preference.
The indulgences a writer allows himself in creating his own world means not every creator is a true god - corruption ensues when the limits of reality are not imposed. Hence, sci-fi and fantasy are the most likely offenders.
The best example is placing examples of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the "Literature" end of the scale, then placing Eric Nylund's HALO novel, The Fall of Reach at the bottom:
Somewhere in between the two is an argument for deciding criteria for literature, but none can be found at these poles.
The indulgences a writer allows himself in creating his own world means not every creator is a true god - corruption ensues when the limits of reality are not imposed. Hence, sci-fi and fantasy are the most likely offenders.
The best example is placing examples of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the "Literature" end of the scale, then placing Eric Nylund's HALO novel, The Fall of Reach at the bottom:
Somewhere in between the two is an argument for deciding criteria for literature, but none can be found at these poles.
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.