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travis

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ill be going on tour this summer and need to get a few books to read, any
suggestions, favorites. thanks

travis

Lafe420

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The infamous "Lazlo Letters" by Don Novello (Father Guido Sarduci) is a good
road book. Easy to read in small or large increments(sp?) and FUNNY to boot:)
peace,
Lafe from Alabama

TREFF

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read "Travels" by Michael Chrichton (same author of "Jurrasic Park"). It's a
non-fiction book about random adventures in his life. You will not want to put
it down! Have a great tour,
Tracy

Igrooved

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kurt vonnegut's-breakfast of champions
tom robbins- jitterbug perfume

play_it_leo

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My favorite book is Brave New World by Audlous Huxley. Kinda heavy at times
but it makes you think.


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tylerwoy

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travis wrote:

> ill be going on tour this summer and need to get a few books to read, any
> suggestions, favorites. thanks
>

> travis

Shogun-James Clavell: Best book I ever read. Anyone wanna second this?
Styler


andy f

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If you are going on tour Jack Kerouac's On th Road is awesome...aniother book
that came highly reccomended to me was Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. I have yet to
read but 2 people told me it ain a let down =)
see u on tour!
andy
"The trick is to surrender to the flow."
-Trey Anastasio

James P. Mullen

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"A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail"
by Bill Bryson.

IMO, this is the perfect book to bring with you on tour. Very funny.
~Jamie

Winston-Salem office

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"Travels With Charley" by John Steinbeck...good road book
So is Kerouac's "On the Road"

Peace,
Mike

Silicon Skier

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Read all the Chronicles of Naria books......they kick ass

-Drew

HoJu224

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igro...@aol.com wrote:
>kurt vonnegut's-breakfast of champions<BR>
>tom robbins- jitterbug


YESYESYESYESYES!!
jitterbug perfume is my favorite book. TR is my favorite author. :)

Billy Fowks

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Conferderacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole is possibly one of the funniest
books I have read. Its tough to put down.

billy

Billy Fowks

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dadams

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The Electric kool-aid acid test
by Tom Wolfe

excellent, all about the haight asbury scene, Cassidy, Ken Kessy (who
wrote one flew over the kokoo's nest) oh it's a trip.

YifPauli

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Revelation X by the Subgenius foundation is the only book you 'must' read on
summer tour.
Though, if you read two, I third the recommendation of Jitterbug Perfume by Tom
Robbins.

R. Bogan

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Recently I've been on a Charles Dickens fad. I'm on the final pages of Oliver Twist and if you
haven't read it you should. Thanks for all the suggestion everybody I'm going to the library
tonight.

Bogan

Joel Soldinger

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The Beach by Alex Garland is pretty great. I have recommended it to 3 people
at least and all have loved it. I have given 2 copies away too.

Peace
Joel

gur...@my-deja.com

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I think JRR Tolkein's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings would be perfect
for tour. Even if you've read them before read em again!

Robert Marsh

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The beach is awesome. I read it while I was traveling around Thailand. Made
it that much better. Lord of Flies ish.
Joel Soldinger wrote in message <37695DFA...@concentric.net>...

Robert Marsh

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The Beach is fantastic. Read it while I was traveling in Thailand, which
made it that much better. Lord of Flies ish.
Kevin
>

POSTER

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anything by carlos castenada. anything by michael moorcock. long live
elric!!!!
anything by frank herbert.. anyof my posts.. HAHAHHAHAHAHHA . love
for all , poster


Ehmakisupa

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Anything by Alan Watts. The Essential Alan Watts is my first recomendation.
-Tim

slight...@webtv.net

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"Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer.
Excellent and will definately make you want to
"hit the road"

Check out my tapelist. http://www.gadiel.com/tapelists/leary.html


GoalieBoy3

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X- by Self Explanatory
The World According to Garp- by John Irving

Rob Maguire

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1984 or Animal Farm by George Orwell

--
Rob Maguire
di...@mindless.com

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Gregory Paul Cera

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Great thread, I love everything that has been mentioned. How bout Brave
New World by Aldous Huxley or A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway.
Peace - Greg
--
Gregory Paul Cera
Northwestern University
gpc...@nwu.edu

Mike

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Jun 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/18/99
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Poor Things by Alastair Gray- a truly original book that is excellent in both
plot and style.

Friday Night Lights- One of the best sports biographies I have ever read. Not
about overpaid pro ballers either.

The former I read in my freshman level english class at Dartmouth (It is easy
reading though), the latter I read because it was very similar to my HS...

-/// Mike Semegen \\\-

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Ben Franklin
"Gore vs. Bush... the same choice I have to face in selecting my pay-per-view
movies every night." - from www.theonion.com


Flyboy991

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THE ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST

CATCH-22

My two favorites :)

Dave

KURT4LIFE

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Definitely "Einstein's Dream's," I read that book five times a month, it's by
Alan Lightman. It talks about time bending back on itself and slowing down the
closer you get to the center of the earth...... good tour material!!!
Peace
jon

Gub1

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Jun 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/18/99
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all tim cahill, best author.

long live mail.phish

moma

The Palsy

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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. It's very long but delivers a great message
about what REAL nobility is all about.

later days
Jason

Whatever you do, take care of your shoes!

remove my shorts to reply

Kohls

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I just finished reading a book entitled "Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch
Albom. You sports fans may recognize that name from the Sports
Reporters on ESPN on Sunday mornings. This is not a sports book,
however. It's about Mitch going back to visit one of his old college
professors who is dying from ALS. It's a very touching read and I'm not
really a touchy-feely kinda guy. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you
cry, but most of all, it'll make you think. Think about what life
really should be about. Think about your family and other people you
care about that you never take the time to let them know.
I can't recommend this bok enough. Check it out. I think it can be
found in the (get ready for this) Inspirational section at your local
bookstore.

Thanks for listening,
Kohls


MLRiemer

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The Dharma Bums- Keruoac
Crime and Punishment- Dostoevesky


John Sleeva

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Gregory Paul Cera wrote:

> How bout Brave
> New World by Aldous Huxley

now that'd be an interesting read--wink wink--before a show!

sorry for lameness,
js

(give a show away!)


John Sleeva

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Richard Brautigan!
"Revenge of the Lawn" and "Trout Fishing in America" are great intros.
Short, easy reads. Cheap at used bookstores. Fucking hilarious imho, and
may even bring a tear to your eye.

Email me for b/p offer if you don't like 'em.

--js

boun...@aol.com

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Yup yup -
Jitterbug Perfume is a wonderful book! -

In article <19990617140341...@ng-fi1.aol.com>,


igro...@aol.com (Igrooved) wrote:
> kurt vonnegut's-breakfast of champions

> tom robbins- jitterbug perfume

MarcoEsq42

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doors of perception- aldous huxley
---coool book. about his tripping. where morrison got the name from the doors
(i know, originally a william blake quote, but used by huxley)

jew and the lotus--can't rememebr author
--really good. shows the ties between judaism and buddhism and how they can
interact. it was great for me as i found myself disillusioned with organized
religion, even my own...

and..just cuz i'm reading it now...
civil action- jonathan harr
--movie was no good. the book is really well written. has a lot of good
mesages about the legal profession and where the environment stands in the
world of big business and money.

peace,love,and karma to you all

aaron

DAHinman

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Jun 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/18/99
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Lord of the Rings is a great series. And it will keep your imagination where
you want it to be while your on tour. There are some chapters where I think I'd
rather stay in the car then go into the show. but that's just me. Dune is also
a really great book I remember I reading it during the set breaks at the
clifford ball and it just seemed to gell with my expeirences at the show. don't
eat the brown spice hahahaha.
peace,
dan

LLAMA2001

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The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams, anything by
E.E.Cummings!!!

Tom

Bodhisattva

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"Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse.
It changed the way I think about...well...everything.

Also check out "The Overman" by Upton Sinclair.
It's short enough that you can read the whole thing in an hour,
and it's got amazing stuff to say about music and the nature of
the soul. Definately worth reading.

Timothy Sosar

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How about The Alienist by Caleb Carr?
Tim

"I'd go insane without my spoons!"
-Adam Clayton of U2 on the Simpsons


Robbie

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I personally think Jack Kerouac is a fucking awesome author/poet. go for
any of his books but go for On the Road if you havent read it. a lot of
people have already read it, but its a phat story. its about this guy
named Sal Paradise who hitchhikes across the country, and meets a lot of
people, has a lot of sex and drugs. kind of like fear and loathing.
-robbie

Ksenya

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Yes yes yes, Les Mis is one of the best books out there, and even though
it's about 900-1000 pages, they go by in a flash (and skip the French
politics pages if too boring).
Some other favorites among recent reads (in no particular order):

* Lolita/ Vladimir Nabokov
* Hiroshima/ John Hersey
* She's Come Undone/ Wally Lamb
* In the Lake of the Woods/ Tim O'Brien
* I Know This Much Is True/ Wally Lamb
* Pigs in Heaven/ Barbara Kingsolver
* Heart of Darkness/ Joseph Conrad
* The Things They Carried/ Tim O'Brien
* If I Die in the Combat Zone/ Tim O'Brien
* Going After Cacciato/ Tim O'Brien
* The Bean Trees/ Barbara Kingsolver
* Animal Dreams/ Barbara Kingsolver
* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/ Douglas Adams
* Trainspotting/ Irvine Welsh
* Cat's Cradle/ Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
* Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead/ Tom Stoppard
* A Clockwork Orange/ Anthony Burgess
* Alive/ Piers-Paul Read

--> really, check out those Tim O'Brien books (the mentioned are good,
some others aren't that good), they are mind-boggling, about the vietnam
war by a guy whose company apparently has been involved in the MyLai
incident.

Okay, happy reading to all. - Ksenya
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8158 (/ksenya/literature.html)
-------
"Outside of a dog, the book is a man's best friend.
And inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx

Antelop420

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into the wild is the best book. Its about a rich youth who gives away all his
money to walk across america. Many of the people can relate to going across
the country without being tied down in order to find something we are looking
for


Dybbuk6

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tom stoppard is wonderful....
check out any of his plays..... rosencrantz and guildenstern is dead happens to
be one of my favorites......
some other book suggestions..
NEVERWHERE - Neil Gaiman
White Noise - Don DeLillo
The Fan Man - William Kotzwinkle
Ecstasy - Irvine Welsh (or The Acid House-both are great)..
any plays by Mamet...
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Be Here Now - Ram Dass

and so many more...........
Enjoy!

cheers,
cORie.

"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn
them behind us, with nothing to show for our
progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and
a presumption that once our eyes watered."
---Tom Stoppard
"Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead"

Perkins

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City by Clifford Simak

Chris
http://www.cacklefruit.com


Steve Ogden

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Nobody mentions WIlliam Burroughs? Shame on you! Burroughs is arguably the
best satirical writer to ever live. Just remember not to take most of his
writing literally. (in some cases, he makes liter points, but not in many).

And Robert M Pursig (sp?) "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance"
*delete joselito to reply*

a9803080

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Jun 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/25/99
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Ishmael by David (daniel?) Quinn..

Kindof a more serious tale... not fabulously written but it makes one
reconsider our role as humans, and our place on earth...

Rob Maguire wrote in message ...

Dennis Miller

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Jun 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/25/99
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For tour, I suggest (once again) Louis de Bernieres. He has written a trilogy
of latin american novels (The War of Don Emanual's Negther Parts, Senor Vivo
and the Coco Lords, and The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman). These
are GREAT books. Easy reading with some very interesting comments on various
political systems and theologies. And damn funny!

As for myself, this tour I'm bringing my new Jughead Digest and Bakhtin's
Dialogic Imagination!

Dennis


phiend

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Jun 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/27/99
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right now my favorite is Still Life with Woodpecker, by Tom Robbins
definitely a surreal look at smoking if i ever read one.
and of course, anything by Hunter S. Thompson

bareblueskin

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