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What are you reading?
I'll start.
Harry Crews, Blood and Grits.
Greg Bear, Queen of Angels
Next: Tom Drury's The Driftless Area
I'll start.
Harry Crews, Blood and Grits.
Greg Bear, Queen of Angels
Next: Tom Drury's The Driftless Area
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The Asylum of Howard Hughes by Jack Real....
I'm only about 30 pages in at this stage and I'm enjoying it..Jack Real was a fellow aviator and was closely associated (by telephone ) with Howard for the last 20 or so years of his life..
Next book to read is The House on Garibaldi Styreet by Isser Harel...The story of the hunt for the 'most wanted' nazi Adolph Eichman..
I'm only about 30 pages in at this stage and I'm enjoying it..Jack Real was a fellow aviator and was closely associated (by telephone ) with Howard for the last 20 or so years of his life..
Next book to read is The House on Garibaldi Styreet by Isser Harel...The story of the hunt for the 'most wanted' nazi Adolph Eichman..
" Quiet is quite nice " ..... weedie .....
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Charles Stross: "Rule 34"
William Gibson: "Idoru" (again).
Alex Bellos: "Alex's Adventures in Numberland" (again).
Marion Grace Woolley: "Angorichina" (She's a friend of mine).
Lean times as there are no bookshops in my local shopping areas. My wife has the Amazon habit, but I am not there yet.
William Gibson: "Idoru" (again).
Alex Bellos: "Alex's Adventures in Numberland" (again).
Marion Grace Woolley: "Angorichina" (She's a friend of mine).
Lean times as there are no bookshops in my local shopping areas. My wife has the Amazon habit, but I am not there yet.
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Re: Reading
I'm going to seem like such a nerd for this one ... Quantz.
But the soon, thank God, I'll be onto Edwin Drood.
But the soon, thank God, I'll be onto Edwin Drood.
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Insurance policies, not sure if they're fiction or non-fiction. Any hints would be appreciated.
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The Puzzle Action Game book, the Photographer or the Flute Dude? (I'm guessing you don't mean the dinosaur cartoons...)benhall.1 wrote:I'm going to seem like such a nerd for this one ... Quantz.
But the soon, thank God, I'll be onto Edwin Drood.
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I buy almost all my books on amazon.com. Whey they started selling used books--my habit become much more intense.Innocent Bystander wrote:. My wife has the Amazon habit, but I am not there yet.
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I recently got an iPad and have started the Gutenberg thing. I've downloaded a few books that I like and followed the "Other people who downloaded this book downloaded these others." So now I'm reading a book by a Canadian woman (can't call up the name) whom a lot of Jane Austen fans like. She doesn't have Ms. Austen's subtlety, but so far it's a good read.
I keep Quantz (flute book) on my bedside table and pick it up every few months and read a few pages. More than that at one time and I lose interest.
Next physical book I'll read (other than the new Clementine book, which was released yesterday) will be Cast in Chaos, by Michele Sagara, due out next week.
I keep Quantz (flute book) on my bedside table and pick it up every few months and read a few pages. More than that at one time and I lose interest.
Next physical book I'll read (other than the new Clementine book, which was released yesterday) will be Cast in Chaos, by Michele Sagara, due out next week.
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I read incessantly, mostly escapist SF/Fantasy, but occasionally diverge. Like chas I've gone partially e-book and have been taking advantage of Guetenberg to re-read some of my old favorites. Recently read some of Ernest Bramah's Kai Lung books (fun pseudo ancient China from the outsider's perspective, no where near as good as Hugart's "Bridge of Birds", or many others. Still for the publication date a diverting read) and "The Importance of Being Ernest" (lots funnier in the theature as I recall, or maybe I'm just getting old). Now going back thru Dumas (starting with the "Three Musketeers" of course).
BTW another great source for free SF (though a bit biased towards the pro-military genre) is the Baen Free Library: http://www.baen.com/library/ . I've read most of what they have posted there and there are plenty of fun reads.
BTW another great source for free SF (though a bit biased towards the pro-military genre) is the Baen Free Library: http://www.baen.com/library/ . I've read most of what they have posted there and there are plenty of fun reads.
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Patrick O'Brian 'The Letter of Marque' (again); Tom Devine 'To The Ends Of The Earth: the Scottish Diaspora'; Marquez 'Love In the Time of Cholera' (again); Margaret Visser 'The Rituals of Dinner'; Iain Banks 'Transition' (again)
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Flute. Fascinating stuff. Funny how many of the arguments seem so modern. It's full of things like "Know your audience", "choose your pieces carefully according to the situation" and "don't over-ornament or play too fast". I'm praphrasing with all of those of course, but that's the gist of what he says in various places.Innocent Bystander wrote:The Puzzle Action Game book, the Photographer or the Flute Dude? (I'm guessing you don't mean the dinosaur cartoons...)benhall.1 wrote:I'm going to seem like such a nerd for this one ... Quantz.
But the soon, thank God, I'll be onto Edwin Drood.
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Just finished Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Well worthwhile.
I'm about to start White Like Me by Tim Wise. I don't know whether I will like it or not yet.
I'm about to start White Like Me by Tim Wise. I don't know whether I will like it or not yet.
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My wife wants me to read David Sedaris next. He writes short stories. She says "Jesus Shaves" is one of the funniest stories she has ever read. She says "The Santaland Diaries" are funny too.
I have no skill finding books in a library. I have read all the books by all the authors that I know. Our librarians display interesting books among the shelves and I used to pick from those. I think that's the old school version of "Other people who downloaded this book downloaded these others."
My wife is a former librarian. She could live and eat books.
I have no skill finding books in a library. I have read all the books by all the authors that I know. Our librarians display interesting books among the shelves and I used to pick from those. I think that's the old school version of "Other people who downloaded this book downloaded these others."
My wife is a former librarian. She could live and eat books.
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An American friend of mine swears by http://www.swap.com. I haven't used it. I might get around to it. If they have a UK site.Dale wrote:I buy almost all my books on amazon.com. Whey they started selling used books--my habit become much more intense.Innocent Bystander wrote:. My wife has the Amazon habit, but I am not there yet.
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The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Underworld by Graham Hancock
Underworld by Graham Hancock
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