Book club planning thread and suggestions

[Xooxe]

Damn, completely missed this until now.

I'm going to start reading Poker Without Cards. 

[Cramulus]

Since some have already finished PwoC, perhaps we can come to a consensus on what the next book will be?
I have seen Guns,Germs, and Steel mentioned....
i would put forth that, or The Ascent of Money, by Niall Ferguson.

next on my reading list:
-Godel Escher Bach
-Crowley's Book 4, Liber ABA  - I've read very little Crowley, but I've become quite intersted in him. This book is referenced in Poker Without Cards and it sounded like a good read

[Triple Zero]

I'd like to suggest OurSpace.

[Rococo Modem Basilisk]

Possible suggestions:
- RIM by Alexander Bescher. It's cheesy in the style of Illuminatus. It might be hard to find, but it touches on a lot of the stuff from PWC, and mentions McKenna by name. I managed to find a PDF once.
- Linked by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi. Nonfiction, but pretty interesting. May tie into the memebomb propagation stuff, particularly with those of us who have read AoM. Probably easy to find, since it's made for a popular audience.

I could totally go for GEB since I have a copy, but it's pretty long, so we may want to allocate a bit more time to it. I have yet to get through it myself, though I read most of I Am a Strange Loop prior to getting GEB.

[Cain]

I suggest either Angel Tech or Ourspace or Godel Escher Bach (which I have, but only as a djvu format file).

[Triple Zero]

second Angel Tech, at least judging from what I've heard about it here.

another idea, which just struck me, would be Transmetropolitan. because 1) everybody should read it and 2) for those who have read it, I bet it's still pretty awesome on the second read as well.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Angel Tech and EGB have been some of the more influential books in my life.... probably more than any single RAW book, come to think of it.

[Elder Iptuous]

i will fourth angel tech and move to close, as i want to get started on the next book...
how much mass does it have as compared to PwoC', as a reference we've all just read? (and what's it about? )

[Rococo Modem Basilisk]

As long as someone will give me a PDF of angel tech, I'll fifth it.

[Cain]

Its 254 pages, and I have a PDF.

[Elder Iptuous]

it's settled, then.
link-o!

[Iason Ouabache]

I have Godel, Escher, & Bach as a PDF for future reference. I'd rather do "I am a Strange Loop" since I already have the dead tree version sitting on my desk. I need a link for "Angel Tech".

[Cain]

Maybe we should wait before everyone has finished Poker Without Cards and had a discussion on it, before moving on.  We have until the 27th, IIRC

[Elder Iptuous]

alright....
it seems that many have already finished, and the discussion is underway despite ourselves....
just figured we could get a jump on the next book for people that read slower, or just missed the first book altogether.
but, i can wait
do you have a link to Angel Tech, anyways? even if we don't end up selecting it?

[Triple Zero]

yes, I dont know if I can finish PWC entirely before the 27th, but I've started in it, and I would prefer if we could at least wait until the stated deadline before picking a new book.