Books - what are you reading? (Official Book Thread)

[beanz]

only about 70 pages in and the real james bond minus the exaggerated action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_Rubirosa

peep the list of women this man fukked.

Rubirosa was linked romantically to Dolores del Río, Eartha Kitt, Marilyn Monroe,[8] Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Soraya Esfandiary, Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Joan Crawford, Veronica Lake, Kim Novak, Judy Garland, and Eva Peron.[9] He dallied with his ex-wife Flor de Oro Trujillo Ledesma during his marriage to Doris Duke, and with Zsa Zsa Gabor during his marriage to Barbara Hutton. He was named a co-respondent in at least two divorces, the wives charging adultery in each case.

Rubirosa was married five times, but never had any children. His wives were:

• Flor de Oro Trujillo, Rafael Trujillo's daughter, December 3, 1932–38
• Danielle Darrieux, French actress, September 18, 1942 – May 21, 1947
• Doris Duke, American heiress, September 1, 1947 – October 1948; with marital gifts and final settlement he received an alimony ($25,000 per year until remarriage), a fishing fleet off Africa, several sports cars, a converted B-25 bomber (La Ganza), and a 17th Century house at Rue de Bellechasse, Paris.[10]
• Barbara Hutton, American heiress, December 30, 1953 – February 20, 1954; in the settlement he received a coffee plantation in the Dominican Republic, another B-25, polo ponies, jewelry, and she paid him a reported $2.5 million.[11]
• Odile Rodin, French actress, age 19, October 27, 1956 – July 5, 1965 (his death). It is believed that he dated Marilyn Monroe for a short time.

His playboy lifestyle was matched by stories of his sexual prowess. His larger than average penis size inspired Parisian waiters to name gigantic pepper mills “Rubirosas”.[12]

 

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[beanz]

I have been meaning to read this book for a few years now. There is another on Porfino Rubirosa called Chasing Rubi.

yea that one is next for me. i read that one is more full of legend and myth than facts. the last playboy is good at debunking alot of the myths about him created by both himself(rubi) and others.

 

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[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Bout to start The Ecstatic by Victor Lavalle

 

[Jx2]

Started reading this two days ago. I wasn't expecting much but it started off crazy. Hope it is good all the way through. Angels and Demons started off good but I didn't like it toward the end.

I liked the vast majority of this book, the plot keeps at a breakneck pace but..Maybe we can talk after you finish

Just finished my first Vonnegut novel, don't know why it took me so long to get around to his material

Now I'm on to

 

[Banned Account12]

 

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This is a Meyer lansky bio. So far not bad.

 

[bewitched]

A Long Walk to Freedom-Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

 

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[Ice Water]

Almost finished with this...

 

[Desirous]

Damn...they photoshopped the hell out of this dude lol