Comments on: Contest: Ben Harper – Both Sides of the Gun

By: Jordan Capri

Jordan Capri — Thu, 04 May 2006 01:38:19 +0000

I like to think of myself as a smart girl, but there are a ton who are smarter than me. At least I’m not like Dubbya who has called himself “the Decider”. HAHA – That’s so funny!

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:29:11 +0000

I recoment a little read that i found recently, i laughed until i cried on one page and cried until i laughed on the next. Its weird, funny, gross, sad, shocking, frustrating and embarrasingly relative. Its a collection of secret confessions, its raw and un-put-downabble hehehe. Its lke listening to the people all over the world wispering, its like knowing what the person next to you in the record store is realy thinking wth the smile on their face or the sadness in their eyes. If you want to know that is. Well just open and youll see.xxx hugs, oh you may need to know its called: “stoned, naked and looking in my neighbours window” xxxx

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:40:02 +0000

A lot of people seem to be mentioning Chuck Palahniuk (like “of course, anything by…”). I just finished “Haunted” and it was essentially a waste, a few good short stories mixed in to a lackluster wash. Something I read a while ago that really intrigued me was the Miles Davis autobiography “Miles.” With his recent introduction into the rock n roll hall of fame, I thought it was appropriate. Take care!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:46:04 +0000

The South American Trilogy by Louis DeBernieres, which includes: “The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts”, “Senor Vivo & The Coco Lord”, & “The Troublesome offspring of Cardinal Guzman”. It’s a laugh-out-loud (yet often poignant) series about a fictional country in South America in the magical realism style of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. From the author of “Corelli’s Mandolin”. It’s my favorite series of books.

By: ekko

ekko — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:12:52 +0000

hope i’m not too late–

White City by Eric Larsen

By: ted

ted — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:02:30 +0000

If anyone hasn’t read the classic Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, I would highly recommend it. I think I laugh louder every time I read it.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:12:13 +0000

Freakonomics:
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Levett and Dubner –

An interesting view on all things life. Definately gives you something to think about
Hard to sum it up but this snippet does a good job:

“Do Sumo wrestlers cheat? Which is a whiter name for a girl, Molly or Holly? And what do crack gangs and McDonald’s restaurants have in common?

By: mf

mf — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:46:02 +0000

I recommend the 2006 Master Tax Guide. It is intriguing. zzzzzzzzzzzz

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:46:27 +0000

King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild.

We shall make war
We know that we shall die, but we want to die.
We want to die.

-excerpt from a Congolese song.

This is a history of the brutal Belgian colonization of the Congo. Obviously it’s quite depressing in parts but also very inspirational in others.

By: tyler

tyler — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:00:45 +0000

my recommendation is nelson algren’s the man with the golden arm. why? because it is an American novel in the truest sense. screw the contest, just read it, if you haven’t! (all you vonnegut fans especially.)