I suppose that in order to uphold the status quo, I need to respond with an obscure, continental European singer that very few people, if any, have ever heard of. So my vote for f…

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: Heh. That's 'coz you live there! I couldn't tell the difference between the three if my life depended on it. Oh yes you could, …

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is excellent. It takes a bit to tune your ear to her speech, but it's well worth it.

Well, Steinbeck is out, he came along after that date (1902-1968). I'd recommend: The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne or Mo…

Has anyone read "The Guns of the South" by Harry Turttledove? My friend who goes to Auburn recommended it. Quote: Originally posted by MacNStein: Well, Steinbeck is o…

Moby-Dick. Great book that's sadly underappreciated. At least by the younger generations (e.g. mine).

Quote: Originally posted by JLFanboy: Moby-Dick. Great book that's sadly underappreciated. At least by the younger generations (e.g. mine). Don't even think about…

Quote: Originally posted by Timo: "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is excellent. It takes a bit to tune your ear to her speech, but it's well worth it. Yeah, …

How about "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau?

How about The Bible?

Quote: Originally posted by His Dudeness: How about The Bible? The book has to be set in the US. So he'd have to go with the Book of Mormon, I guess.

Quote: Originally posted by malvolio: Don't even think about it! Moby-Dick is a loooooong book with lots of arcane info on whale hunting and other highly relevant topics…

You can read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain here while surfing MacNN. It was published in 1876 and is 296 pages long. It's a good adventure book and an American classi…

Quote: Originally posted by spatterson: I am being required to read a book based before 1877 in the United States for my history 101 class. It does not have to be writt…

Quote: Originally posted by malvolio: The book has to be set in the US. So he'd have to go with the Book of Mormon, I guess. LOL! Thanks for all the good book re…

Quote: Originally posted by Spliff: Yeah, but she's British. He needs a book by a US author. yeah, missed that. Everyone should read it anyway!

Quote: Originally posted by JLFanboy: Moby-Dick. Great book that's sadly underappreciated. At least by the younger generations (e.g. mine). I agree. One of my fa…

Quote: Originally posted by SimeyTheLimey: The well written, historically accurate, page turningly gripping modern novel set in the US before 1877 I would definitely rec…

I think the first thing would be... Take some pictures and show off your new 6gb mini! So the blue is stunning? Is it turquoise-like as shown in the pictures on the apple website?…

If the color screen rumor had been true, I would have bought a 6 gig mini in a second.

Quote: Originally posted by b11051973: If the color screen rumor had been true, I would have bought a 6 gig mini in a second. Yes but the color screen is useless. …

Quote: Originally posted by pengin: I'd be interested if it was a rich blue colour... Too bad I already ordered a silver earlier this morning. Derek I was making …

Yeah I really wanted there to be a color screen, but then I realized that I have a cellphone with an even better screen and 40mb of space on it. I don't own a digital camera, so t…

Quote: Originally posted by b11051973: If the color screen rumor had been true, I would have bought a 6 gig mini in a second. not another 'colour screen' post i…

Quote: Originally posted by pantalaimon: not another 'colour screen' post i'm quite happy with the monochrome screen and reported 20+ hours of battery life. A colour…