Retired Morris Dancer 0 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I enjoyed that book. Actually I'm really getting through a lot of stuff recently. 5 books since the beginning of September, for me that is a lot. Amazon are doing well out of me. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Got given it for Xmas last year as my mum thought I needed to read more fiction. read the first few pages a few times but it didn't seem like my style.. since last week I have been glued to this book. I am going to finish it now!... Once I start a good book, I really can't get anything done till it's finished... Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, by Isabella Bird. On-line here: http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/bird/isabella/japan/index.html A formidable Victorian Lady's account of her travels through Tohoku. She has a sharp eye and a clear mind. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 "Welcome to the University of Adelaide Library’s collection of Web books. The collection includes more than 700 classic works of Literature, Philosophy, Science, and History." http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/ Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I'm about 1/3 way through State of Fear, quite enjoying it. Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Blair 0 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I really enjoyed reading Bill Clintons book. I'm currently getting through Robin Cooks as well. Link to post Share on other sites
aflac-duck-lookalike 0 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Shockwave: The Countdown to Hiroshima Sobering but very interesting read. Link to post Share on other sites
Bonio 0 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami Read quite a bit of his stuff, he is a bit off the wall but entertaining I find. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Microserfs by Douglas Copeland. It's about living in a culture thats bombarding us with brand names, how we are slaves, the serfs of the information overload. Very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 One of my favorite books about cheese at the moment. For all you cheesefans, this book is recommended: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400050340/102-4017987-1532158?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance Cheese : A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best by Max Mccalman, David Gibbons Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by soubriquet: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, by Isabella Bird. On-line here: http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/bird/isabella/japan/index.html A formidable Victorian Lady's account of her travels through Tohoku. She has a sharp eye and a clear mind. Really good book. Apparently, Japanese people used to love their kids, and beat their horses. My mom sent me `America-The Book` by John Stewart and Co. I peed myself. It was so funny. Well, i didn`t really pee myself, but if i had a full bladder when i read the `Pin the Robes on the Naked Supreme Justices`, i probably would have. MUST READ Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Oyuki - thanks for that. I find that Stewart fellow to be refreshingly funny. I'll have to check that out. Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Our Endangered Values : America's Moral Crisis by Jimmy Carter Still not far in but an interesting read, whether you like the man or not. Link to post Share on other sites
bettyx 0 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 i borrowed the tale of genji from my school a little while ago. it's currently being used as a doorstop (it's a brick!) but i hope to crack the spine sometime over winter. has ANYONE read the whole thing? (& i don't mean just on this forum, but in general? or is it like the japanese war&peace?) Link to post Share on other sites
Roger's head 0 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I have. All of it. It was tough going, but I got there in the end. Not sure if I would recommend it considering the time it took up! Link to post Share on other sites
bettyx 0 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 ok. give me until the snow melts. Link to post Share on other sites
white-void 0 Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I'm trying my hand at a few (non-porn) manga at the mo, tough going. Link to post Share on other sites
firedog23 0 Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 The Wisdom of Forgiveness Dali Lama Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick Just finished that. It was brilliant! The book is set in a world where Japan and Germany won the second world war and both occupy the states. All the characters use the I Ching, a book called the oracle which gives advice on the present. I am checking that out now. It's pretty cool. I asked the book (the I Ching) what type of winter I would have, threw the coins and it told me that if I rode with people better than me I would have good fortune. Yeeha! Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I just finished the last book of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Trilogy (which I mentioned starting back in Spring of 04). I have read a bunch of other stuff in between, but it was a strange event to close a narrative thread that has been running through my life for almost 2 years. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by white-void: I'm trying my hand at a few (non-porn) manga at the mo, tough going. whatcha readin? Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Our Stolen Future by Theo Colborn... Should be compulsory reading for all. Hormone mimics = "The troubled people in the world" Have to read Silent Spring next - It sort of passed my list by over the years. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 The Broom of the System by Dave Foster Wallace Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Out Tranlsation of a Japanese novel by Kirino Natsuo. Not a bad page-turner. If you have spent any time in Japan then you'll relate to a lot of the scenes and narrative pretty well too. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I'm reading this, someone bought it me: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN...6341832-7083600 Is It Just Me or Is Everything Shit?: The Encyclopedia of Modern Life 'An A-Z rant about the naffness of modern life that's so relentlessly bitter it's actually rather uplifting' Link to post Share on other sites
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