finished God and the State onto
The Chinese Nail Murders.
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finished God and the State onto
The Chinese Nail Murders.
Notes from the underground and the gambler by, well im sure you know who.
I just finished the great gatsby, and I have to say, it's one of the best books i've ever read, even though I haven't read that many books. I think i'm going to start on Ender's Game next.
Current: Dan Brown - Deception Point
Next: Dan Brown - Digital Fortress
Geez I haven't posted since September of last year...
I'm the kinda guy that never reads only one book at a time. I read a bit, if I get bored or a low occurs in a book, I start up another one if I'm not reading to quit reading that session. So I have these on the go currently:
_The Commandos at Dieppe: Rehearsal for D-Day_, Will Fowler.
_China's New Rulers: The Secret Files_, Nathan & Gilley.
_Eastern Zhou and Qin Civilizations_, Li Xueqin.
_Angkor and the Khmer Civilization_, Michael D. Coe.
_The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability_, Peter Kornbluh.
And I have a subscription (bi-monthly!) to The Economist I am always struggling to keep up with...
Recently finished:
_Politicide: Ariel Sharon's War Against the Palestinians_, Baruch Kimmerling.
_Who Killed the Canadian Military?_ Jack L. Granatstein.
_The Trial of Henry Kissinger_, Christopher Hitchens.
Cheers,
-EU
Nice list EU, i'm impresed.
Now i only read papers (Economy, politics, world news) and the 9/11 report. And as for my queue list: "Achaja" vol.3 A.Ziemianski (as soon as it comes out) and books that are going to be useful on Material Engeneering in Collage (no more book beyond my course, as for now).
I highly recommend The Economist, Autumn Fox -- despite the title of the magazine, it's really a global, weekly 'sitrep' (situation report) on the daily status of serious political/cultural/(ok economic) issues in international relations.Quote:
Originally posted by Autumn Fox@27 July 2004 - 13:19
Now i only read papers (Economy, politics, world news) and the 9/11 report.
Every month they have a special report (the last issue's was Japan's involvement in Iraq -- 'flexing their military muscle for the first time seriously since WWII') and the magazine is organized in sections, so that there are always articles written for any part of the world of particular interest (the North, Central South Americas, all of Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, etc).
A little on the pricey side, but highly recommended for staying up to date in military-international-strategic-globalization studies. No, I don't work for them.
Cheers,
-EU
Currently reading The Time Machine. After that, The War of the Worlds.
Both books by H.G. Wells. But you probably already knew that. :P
Right now I'm alternating between The Crystal Shard, Queen of Demons, and Shakespeare's sonnets. I just finished The Lady and the Unicorn and Fool Moon.
And since I'm now out of books, I have to make my weekly trip to the library to pick up my orders. ;)
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Reading "the complete chronicles of the Jerusalem man" by David Gemell and "Imajica" by Clive Barker.
Still waiting for f*cking Amazon to deliver "A feast of crows" by G.RR Martin :angry:
It's not even published yet Gurahl.
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yeah, I know but it was supposed to be published in October...Quote:
Originally Posted by MagicNakor
And wouldn't dare to lay the blame on the author so Amazon gets it... ;)
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I'm glad that he doesn't just write a bunch of drivel and try to pass it off as a book.
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Care to name names?Quote:
Originally Posted by MagicNakor
Oh...I don't know if I should. :bag:
Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, Robert Jordan, and Stephen King.
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"What he said!" (I don't know the stuff of the others).Quote:
Originally Posted by MagicNakor
Cheers,
Sleepy Head by Mark Billingham,I've also read Lazybones by him,if you like James Patterson's stuff you'll like these
The Life and Opinions of the Tomcat Murr by ETA Hoffman
and The Adventurous Simplicissimus by HJC von Grimmelshausen
However Im reading them both in german
I just bought Wee Free Men, gonna' be reading that tonight.
Excellent read, though a kid's book (still set in Discworld! :01: )
Pratchett published a sequel to it a few weeks ago, it's entitled "A hat full of sky".
On the go at the moment:
_Saboteurs: The Nazi Raid on America_, by Michael Dobbs.
_The Tea Ceremony_, by Sen'o and Sendo Tanaka.
_Bushido: The Soul of Japan_, by Inazo Nitobe.
_Falun Gong's Challenge to China: An Investigation into a Human Rights Crisis_, by Danny Schechter.
Cheers,
The Underground Education
the mouse rap, hella good
Nothing. Because I finished mine. :( I need more suggestions.
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I've just finished Monsoon by Wilbur Smith.
An excellent romp, once again following the Courtney Family. I'd not read one of his books for a few years but I'm glad I picked it up on the recommendation of my Dad. The way he interweaves the sub-plots is excellent, W. Smith that is, not my Dad.
Back to non-fiction now, of sorts. I'm re-reading Fingerprints of The Gods by Graham Hancock.
I can heartily suggest reading both, MagicNakor, if you haven't already.
Yeah the Courtney family in his books are good. I read a lot of them in my time at Her Maj's leisure.
Have you read the one where he takes his son to sea?
Muahah!Quote:
Originally Posted by MagicNakor
You asked for it. What type/genre of book you feel like reading at the moment?
PS What happened to my beloved Bookworld? "Books & Comics?" Arrgg! (Speaking of which, someone please share their Transformers Comix with me!)
Cheers,
The Book Nerd
Right now I'm reading fantasy.
Bookworld, it appears, is dead. :( It was all that could be done to keep it open at all.
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I think whoever the Dad is in the novel always takes his son to sea, he took three sons in Monsoon, but I've not read them all. Which one(s) did you read cause I'm probably going to see what others I can cadge.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanB
The Catcher in the Rye. :01:
scarlet letter by nathan hawthorn. really boring story, but must read for ap lang and comp. :angry:
Have you read the Myst series? They are by Rand Miller.Quote:
Originally Posted by MagicNakor
The Book of Atrus, The Book of Ti'ana, and The Book of D'ni.
Yeah, I read those a while ago. Few years, I think.
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I highly recommend the works of Robert Rankin, MN.
See if you can get his Armageddon trilogy to start with.
Armageddon the musical
They came and ate us - Armageddon II - The B movie
The suburban book of the dead - Armageddon III
Rankin is a technophobe who writes in the pub using a biro and exercise books.
His writing is a hilariously irreverent mix of religious parody, Arthurian legend, urban myth, comic science fiction/fantasy, crap puns and running gags.
He's recognized as the world's foremost writer of the tall tale, and has been called 'the drinking man's H.G. Wells'.
I look forward to his latest work as much as I do Pratchett's.
Heck, if it turns out you enjoy reading Rankin half as much as I do, we'll have something new to talk about in here... ;)
How about the "Black Company" series by Cook, MN?
1 _The Black Company_
2 _Shadows Linger_
3 _The White Rose_
4 _The Silver Spike_
5 _Shadow Games_
6 _Dreams of Steel_
7 _Bleak Seasons_
8 _She is the Darkness_
9 _Annals of the Black Company_
If you liked the grittier military history type fantasy of Feist in the Serpent War series, you'll love Glen Cook.
Cheers,
How about the series by Stephen Donaldson.
THE CHRONICLES OF THOMAS COVENANT THE UNBELIEVER
Book One: LORD FOUL'S BANE
Book Two: THE ILLEARTH WAR
Book Three: THE POWER THAT PRESERVES
Secon Chronicles
THE WOUNDED LAND
THE ONE TREE
WHITE GOLD WIELDER
I've heard there is now a third set of Thomas Covenat books. These are a great read.
do comics count as books?
i've just read DC Comics Presents...The Green Lantern :01:
Da Vinci code which I just finished ! :01: Such a cool book :)
Pamela by Samuel Richardson.
I picked up Brave New World to read again....
Then the news came on, and i realised i was living it... :rolleyes:
So, ive started on the Dark Elf Triology instead, for a bit of Escapism... :unsure: