Hammer, anvil, forge and fire, chase away The Hoofed Liar. Roof and doorway, block and beam, chase The Trickster from our dreams.Vigilance is our shield, that protects us from our squalid past. Knowledge is our weapon, with which we carve a path to an enlightened future.
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Start to finish for the bible, and the cookbooks are from early last century. Not too old, but old enough to have squirrel recipes....
And Vuk, that will be an interesting paper to read.
TosaInu shall never be forgotten.
Hammer, anvil, forge and fire, chase away The Hoofed Liar. Roof and doorway, block and beam, chase The Trickster from our dreams.Vigilance is our shield, that protects us from our squalid past. Knowledge is our weapon, with which we carve a path to an enlightened future.
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[Martok takes deep breath; casts "Greater Thread Necromancy" (7th-level spell)....]
After all these years, I've *finally* gotten around to reading the Star Wars: X-Wing series; am currently halfway through Book 4, The Bacta War.
I'm enjoying the series thus far. I think between these first four books and his other Star Wars novel I, Jedi (I refuse to read any of the NJO books), Stackpole has solidified himself as my second-favorite SW author (after Timothy Zahn, of course). I'm a little nervous about when I get to Books 5-7, as author Aaron Allston is an unknown quantity for me, but so far I'd have to give the the series a nod of approval.
"MTW is not a game, it's a way of life." -- drone
Currently reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Very well-written and interesting so far.
"It ain't where you're from / it's where you're at."
Eric B. & Rakim, I Know You Got Soul
Currently The Battle: A New History of Waterloo which is marvellously written and very authoritative. I'm really enjoying it.
After this probably going to dip into some Foucault...
Rest in Peace TosaInu, the Org will be your legacy
Originally Posted by Leon Blum - For All Mankind
Oh, this is a much better idea than the recommend a good book thread, those always divide between the classics, the very obscure or plain long lists.
Ahem, that aside, currently in the middle of Wild Swans: Three daughters of China by Jung Chang.
I'm winding my way thorugh a number of free fantasy, swords and sorcery, books on my kindle.
Reading the Palladins by David Dalglish, I think, not bad but not that inspiring reading so far, quite a traditional storyline so far but it has the potential to be quite good. Not sure I'd recommend it yet but I did enjoy the Shadows of the Apt books by Adrian Tchaikovsky although they take a bit of getting in to, and they're not free
Why do all the books have to be "high brow" books? Don't any of you read for fun. Yes, I have read :Grapes of Wrath" and "The Pearl" but reading to me is as if some one is telling me a bedtime story. I want to sink into the book and live it. Shakespeare did write for the masses
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The Lord of the Rings for a zillionth time. I think (hope!) I'll keep re-reading it to the end of my days.
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Ja mata Tosa Inu-sama, Hore Tore, Adrian II, Sigurd, Fragony
Mouzafphaerre is known elsewhere as Urwendil/Urwendur/Kibilturg...
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"MTW is not a game, it's a way of life." -- drone
Am I really the only one who can't stand Tolkien.
Reading 'Sphere' by Crighton, sometimes I like stuff like that, movie in book-form. Slick and stupid, perfect entertainment
As Silver Jan said, why do all the books have to be "high brow" books?
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Game of Thrones, part II, A Clash of Kings.
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Also, am now re-reading (concurrently with the X-Wing series) The Princess Bride by William Goldman. I really do enjoy it as much as the film; I forget how the humor is even drier (and funnier) in the book than in the movie!
Not at all. I know of at least a few people who find him to be verbose and/or overly prosaic. While I personally don't feel that way about Tolkien, I can see where they (and you) are coming from.
"MTW is not a game, it's a way of life." -- drone
"Moneyball" by Michael Lewis
frogbeastegg's TWS2 guide....it's here!
Come to the Throne Room to play multiplayer hotseat campaigns and RPGs in M2TW.
Just finished "Freedom just around the corner: a new American history 1584-1828" by Walter McDougall.
A great book, first of a planned trilogy. I've read three by him now and plan to read the rest he's written.
Sunday afternoon I went through the rest of Wild Swans: Three daughters of China by Jung Chang. I am bemused to observe that after Wild Swans, last night I began Cabrera Infante's Three trapped tigers. Authors and their titles... However, I enjoyed the first couple of chapters, would definitely recommend it, just mind to find a good translation, preferably use the English one, because one must do justice to the book's slang.
No, it took me three years and much effort just to read the LotR trilogy and I thoroughly dislike it to this day. Great world, but cardboard characters and a completely unbelievable black-and-white plot. I think fantasy's done much better since (and before, if you count the "low" fantasy of Robert E. Howard et al).
"It ain't where you're from / it's where you're at."
Eric B. & Rakim, I Know You Got Soul
reading 'the color of magic, a dsic world novel'. very funny and good book to read, sadly there are over 37 parts in the series. just started in part 1....
the autumn leaves fall;
floating on the coldest wind;
with them my spirit.
self made death poem
Yes but the series is divided in storylines. Pick a protagonist and read those books in succession.
Originally Posted by DroneOriginally Posted by TinCow
Started in parallel John Le Carre, The Spy who Came in from the Cold.
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie.
Here's what I've got going at the moment:
A clash of Kings, 2nd of the Game of Thrones, fun read, would make an excellent MTW2 mod
The Call of Cthulhu on Kindle, recently got a kindle and found quite a few books for free and grabbed them, this was one, never read this short Lovecraft work, but always wanted to
And lastly, The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power, first in a series on Johnson by Robert Caro (considered one the greatest living biographers, who has spent 30+ years writing just this series alone, each book sometimes take upwards of a decade for him to complete)
Just finished The Name of The Wind. A marvelous book.
About to start on Gaiman's Neverwhere.
CR
Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
Rest in Peace TosaInu, the Org will be your legacy
Originally Posted by Leon Blum - For All Mankind
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