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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: DividedQuantum] * 2
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Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: Mackload] * 3
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The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: JonBongGroovy] * 3
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“How to become the dark lord and die trying” by Django wexler.

Only just started this and it’s funny as hell.


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: Milleresque] * 3
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Just started Small Gods by Terry Prachett


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: Fedaykin88] * 1
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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

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VALIS by Philip K. Dick


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: DividedQuantum] * 4
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The Elements of the Qabalah by Will Parfitt


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: DividedQuantum] * 3
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A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: Hyper_Panda_GO] * 4
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1984 by George Orwell

first time reading it as I was never forced to in school, really liking it so far

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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: DerogatoryPlant] * 3
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Dracula by Bram Stoker


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: JonBongGroovy] * 5
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The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson



It's a hilariously fun tale about a man who, on his 100th birthday, climbs out of his nursing home window because he is dreading his birthday party and embarks on a fantastic journey. It also explains his life leading up to then, which is equally fantastic. I'm almost done with it and have truly enjoyed the whole thing.


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: Larabar] * 1
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Mapping the Psyche Volume 2: Planetary Aspects & the Houses of the Horoscope by Clare Martin :sun:


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: deff] * 4
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Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut


The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah by Stephen King


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: DividedQuantum] * 2
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As Long as Space Endures: Essays on the Kalacakra Tantra (various authors) :sun:


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: deff] * 1
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Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: DividedQuantum] * 1
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Choke by Chuck Palahniuk


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: DividedQuantum] * 3
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Small Gods by terry prachett


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: Fedaykin88] * 1
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Gatebound (The Illborn Saga #3) by Daniel T. Jackson - this has been a great fantasy series, so I'm super excited for this third installment :smile:


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: deff] * 3
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I'm reading The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. It lays out reams of scientific studies, stories and more to showcase just how powerfully habits control our lives. It also goes over methods on how to best break bad habits, according to the science.

There's some truly amazing stories in here. You'd think it would be a boring read, but it's fascinating as fuck.

There's one story about Target. Target was at the forefront of narrowing in on customers buying habits so they can tailor advertisements to exacting specifications. They take stats on everything you buy at the counter, and send you targeted fliers based on that data. And it is truly crazy what their data is able to predict based off knowledge of human habits.

In one case, a furious father rushed into a Target store, slamming an advertising mailer down in front of the manager.

"How dare you send this to my daughter! She's fourteen years old! Are you trying to tell her to get sexually active!?"

Perplexed, the manager picks up the mailer and reads it.  It's an Target advertisement, with this man's daughters name on it, showcasing nothing but baby products - diapers, cribs, baby clothes. Turning pale, he starts to profusely apologize. "I am so sorry, I don't know how this mix up came to be! We will remedy this situation right away!"

Two weeks later, the father returns to the Target, this time abashed. "I wanted to say I'm sorry for how i came at you the other day. My daughter just came back from.the doctor - she's pregnant. She just found out herself. What i can't understand is how you guys knew before she did?"

Turns out that expectant mothers subtly change their buying habits, even if they dont know theyre pregnant. And Targets data mining is so advanced it can literally pick up on that subtle change and begin targeting you for products it knows you will soon need. Based purely on the analyzing of thousands of customers data they can predict anything about your habits. That's how powerful habits are!

There's another story about how utilizing habits formulation science, a coach turned one of the worst NFL teams of the 90s into a superbowl contender. Just by turning a few core plays into habits for the players, so that they react so quickly it became instinct. Amazing stuff. If you've ever had a drug addiction and wanted to know why such habits are difficult to break, this is the read for you!


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Re: What book are you currently reading? [Re: QuantumZ00] * 5
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Salems Lot by Stephen King


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