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Demaar · 10-08-2009, 04:49 PM

Those are two books I intend to read to spread my horizons rather than enjoy them. If they ARE enjoyable, all the better.

Ham Denture · 10-09-2009, 07:27 AM

Don Quixote. It's where the adjective 'quixotic' comes from so you know it's total fucking tits. It's essentially about an old guy who's main passion is adventure stories and epic poetry who, in a haze of possibly senile confusion, intersects the chivalrous and romantic world of those stories with real life and becomes a knight-errant to go on adventures. Haven't finished, but I'd already reccomend it. Just did in fact.

shMerker · 10-09-2009, 08:06 AM

Just finished The Innovators Dilemma, which lays out why people often buy crappy products instead of great ones and how great companies author their own demise by doing the things that made them great. It's also half of Nintendo's playbook lately, with the other half being The Blue Ocean Strategy, which was also pretty neat.

Also I highly recommend reading this. It's great if you just want to pretend that you've read a lot of stuff and also that you're better than whatever books other people tell you that they've liked.

Ham Denture · 10-09-2009, 09:20 AM

Hey, Rinkworks. Love that site.

Usernamehere · 11-08-2009, 04:31 PM

Would anyone reccomend the new Hitchhikers? I don't want to read it if it ain't any good.

10-08-2009, 04:49 PM	#271
Demaar Stop tickling my fancy. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brizvegas, Oz. Posts: 1,193	Those are two books I intend to read to spread my horizons rather than enjoy them. If they ARE enjoyable, all the better. __________________

10-09-2009, 08:06 AM	#273
shMerker Fountain of Lies Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 1,374	Just finished The Innovators Dilemma, which lays out why people often buy crappy products instead of great ones and how great companies author their own demise by doing the things that made them great. It's also half of Nintendo's playbook lately, with the other half being The Blue Ocean Strategy, which was also pretty neat. Also I highly recommend reading this. It's great if you just want to pretend that you've read a lot of stuff and also that you're better than whatever books other people tell you that they've liked. __________________ "I take no responsibility whatsoever for those who get dizzy and pass out from running around this post."

11-08-2009, 04:31 PM	#275
Usernamehere Prone to stabbing Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 416	Would anyone reccomend the new Hitchhikers? I don't want to read it if it ain't any good. __________________ I'M [s]PLAYING[/s] installing Fallout 3. Goody.

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10-09-2009, 07:27 AM	#272
Ham Denture Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 115	Don Quixote. It's where the adjective 'quixotic' comes from so you know it's total fucking tits. It's essentially about an old guy who's main passion is adventure stories and epic poetry who, in a haze of possibly senile confusion, intersects the chivalrous and romantic world of those stories with real life and becomes a knight-errant to go on adventures. Haven't finished, but I'd already reccomend it. Just did in fact.

10-09-2009, 09:20 AM	#274
Ham Denture Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 115	Hey, Rinkworks. Love that site.