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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
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
"Atlas Shrugged."
Heart Break Kid
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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).
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing 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
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
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.
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.