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Mike Rotch
Wow...that looks excellent...i think I may read that after I finish Game of Shadows
Which book are you currently reading?
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Wow...that looks excellent...i think I may read that after I finish Game of Shadows
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Just polished off Walter Lord's Day of Infamy. Loved every page of it. Even if you're not a history person I would recommend it purely based on the engaging narrative and the social history aspect of it, as the book follows a multitude of ordinary people from both sides - their thoughts, actions, reactions, etc.
Very good read.
Very good read.
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SLEIGHTS OF MIND - What the Neuroscience of Magic reveals about our Everyday Deceptions.
Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde with Sandra Blakeslee.
Everything's a lie: I will not believe my eyes anymore.
Stephen L. Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde with Sandra Blakeslee.
Everything's a lie: I will not believe my eyes anymore.
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I would think both Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World is must reading in anyone's lifetime.
The latter is so much more easier to get into than the former, though.
The latter is so much more easier to get into than the former, though.
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For the last few years, as well as my usual military history staple. I have been trying to read books like that. "That everyone should read".
Illiad, Catch-22, Nineteen Eighty-four etc. Never really thought of Brave New World on that list before. I should think about that one too, but the pile is getting bigger and bigger.
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I said it before in this very thread, and I'll say it again; if you like either Brave New World or Nineteen Eighty-Four, hunt down Yevgeny Zamyatin's We. In my opinion, better than either of those; and Orwell's book places third of the lot for me, despite being the most well-known. But seriously; you won't be disappointed.
Currently flying through this: it's not part of the curriculum, but I never say no to learning more about typography, and this isn't very dry at all, so it's making for a speedy process.
Currently flying through this: it's not part of the curriculum, but I never say no to learning more about typography, and this isn't very dry at all, so it's making for a speedy process.
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Catch-22 was absolutely hilarious. And unforgettable. You'll love the characters in it. While you are about it - read Catcher in the Rye, too. Another one of those sublimely original and unforgettable books.
Right now I'm reading (and getting my kids to read) The Einstein Factor. Brilliant book and I recommend everybody read it - especially you younger folk (before you get too set in your ways.)
By Win Wenger and Richard Poe.
Yes, the pile gets bigger and bigger. So many books. So little time.
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Steve Jobs - by Walter Issacson
It took me a long time to read this book. It's quite a hefty biography, coming in at over 500 pages. It was very well written though; it included many interesting stories and interviews. The book was generous with its praise, but it did not shy away from criticizing Jobs and pointing out the hypocrisies and mistakes that he made. It was overall a very compelling look at Job's background and his professional career, including much inside view of many projects that Jobs was involved in. This is certainly one of the most interesting, least dry biographies that I've read in a long time.
It took me a long time to read this book. It's quite a hefty biography, coming in at over 500 pages. It was very well written though; it included many interesting stories and interviews. The book was generous with its praise, but it did not shy away from criticizing Jobs and pointing out the hypocrisies and mistakes that he made. It was overall a very compelling look at Job's background and his professional career, including much inside view of many projects that Jobs was involved in. This is certainly one of the most interesting, least dry biographies that I've read in a long time.
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I ordered this book maybe two weeks ago on a recommendation.
The theme of it is supposed to about a computer virus that can infect people in the real world. To be honest it's not very well written, the characters are too far fetched to seem realistic and the story line is thin. It's sometimes hard to keep track of the plot as it switches between characters with no hint of doing so.
Once I'm finished I don't even think I'll bother passing it on. It has just taken up time I could have spent reading something else.
The theme of it is supposed to about a computer virus that can infect people in the real world. To be honest it's not very well written, the characters are too far fetched to seem realistic and the story line is thin. It's sometimes hard to keep track of the plot as it switches between characters with no hint of doing so.
Once I'm finished I don't even think I'll bother passing it on. It has just taken up time I could have spent reading something else.
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The Phoenix Conspiray by Richard L Sanders.
It's good and it's free.
Amazon for Kindle, or Smashwords for the epub, pdf, html and numerous other versions
It's good and it's free.
Amazon for Kindle, or Smashwords for the epub, pdf, html and numerous other versions
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I'm reading Heart of Darkness. By which I mean I started it a month ago, got maybe three quarters of the way through and gave up because I realised I was reading it, but not actually reading it if you know what I mean, I had no idea who was who or what they were doing. I'll give it another go some other time but for now I think I need to go back to sci-fi, The Man in the High Castle and Nineteen Eighty-Four were much more on my level.
And what's your verdict on it?
I don't think I've read that book yet, must look for it!
You kinda missed a bit.
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Onto this one now. It's taking me a hell of a long time to get through the series. And don't get me wrong, I love the books and they are a great read, but I can't help but feel Martin has dragged it out. Something happens, a twist in the plot, a character dies or whatever and it gets exciting. But then you have to read another 150 pages for anything else to happen.
Basically things do happen, but inbetween there is endless pages of not very much. It's only just holding me in, purely because when winter finally does come I think then it will pick up....hopefully.
Anyone else who has read them might know what I'm talking about.
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Serpent's Shadow (Riordan), Schooled (Korman).
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First time I'm reading a book by Isaac Asimov. Having read most of Robert A. Heinlein's and Arthur C. Clarke's books, it's about time that I started with the books from Asimov.
Word of warning, the Foundation Series is far from Asimov's best work. The fact that this book was written after the original series might make it better, but in my opinion the only good Foundation book (not including the shadow written books) was Foundations Edge.
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The Foundation series was originally a trilogy, Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. Decades later Asimov wrote three more books, a "Book 0" (Prelude to Foundation) and books 4 and 5 (whose titles escape me). Personally I thought the original trilogy was pretty good, the prequel was all right but a bit contrived, and I didn't like the last two at all, which is possibly why I can't remember their names.
There was a second prequel, Forward the Foundation, bringing the series to seven books. It was written a few years later which I haven't read and can't comment on.
There was a second prequel, Forward the Foundation, bringing the series to seven books. It was written a few years later which I haven't read and can't comment on.
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Foundation's Edge is the one written after the main trilogy, 30 years after from what the introduction said. It was the only one I found really a good story, the Mule for me was just a boring character.
The robot series are better, I'm looking forward to reading The Naked Sun.
The robot series are better, I'm looking forward to reading The Naked Sun.
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Just finished Contact, starting on "We who are alive and remain". Band of Brothers untold stories.
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This was a great read. On the whole a really good piece of sci-fi and well written. My only complaint is the ending which means I now have to read the next book, hopefully it's also free, because I doubt I'll find it in China.
EDIT: So, yeah, I need a new book to read, any recommendations?
