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Kalkulus by Tom Lindstrøm, one of the lecturerers at uni. The most interesting chapter so far, was the one concerning complex numbers.. :book:
On relatively more serious note, I did read quite a few books of fiction this summer; all written by a local author, now passed away, whom I have had the pleasure of to talk to in person.
Part of the reason why I said it was kickass was because there are parts of it which I disagree with, such as that bit, "On Tarantulas" (Read: Socialists, even though I thought it was excellent satire of Communists), and his general rejection of democracy. Besides, you can't blame the poor bastard for being so scornful about women, seeing as both of his marriage proposals were rejected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemur
I just finished "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga. A quick reading thriller of a man determined to break out of his caste in India. It is a scathing commentary on the divide between the poor and the rich, the benevolent and the corrupt – but, it is ultimately just a very good yarn.
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Girls make good cows! ~DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lemur
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I just finished Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield....for probably the 4th-5th time now. (I really do love his works.) ~D
Am about to start in on The Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore. I've not read it before, but given that it's Moore, I fully expect my sides to be splitting with laughter before long!
Yerah he is a great author, have you read virtues of war?Quote:
I just finished Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield....for probably the 4th-5th time now. (I really do love his works.)
I just started harry turtledove and the second book of the atlantis series. I also just finished the scourge of god by s.m. stirling and can't wait to start sword of the lady.
I own that one as well, yes. :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Centurion1
Pressfield is easily one of my favorite authors of historical fiction; I believe I've read and/or own every single (fictional) novel he's published thus far. (I seem to recall he wrote one non-fiction book, but I don't remember what it's about.) Tides of War remains my favorite, with Gates of Fire being a very close second; Last of the Amazons rounds out my top three.
Just finished the new Dan Brown. Garbage, absolute rubbish. How on earth can you get away with writing the same book three times and just changing the character names and swapping Illuminati for Catholic Church for Masons? I thought Angels and Demons was kinda interesting when I read it (probably helped it came out soon after Deus Ex and the Illuminati angle interested me), The da Vinci Code was pretty poor and The Lost Symbol is awful. I know I am probably telling this to a lot of people who had no intention of reading it, but if you were slightly interested don't, just don't.
In brighter news I am about to start The Prefect by Alistair Reynolds, science fiction involving physics I can barely begin to understand is exactly what I need after polluting my mind.
I read that a few months back, and liked it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito
It seems to be the dominant theme in modern indian literature though (the existence of the 2 indias for the haves and have-nots), which is getting quite boring, to be honest.
Ah, my friend Friedrich. So far the only philosopher I've read (beyond good and evil), and I liked how despite all the (seemingly, at first glance) messed-up-ness of the ideas, they were usually sound (in terms of logic), much of it making sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Subotan
Just started reading Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, a book of the genre magical realism. The narrator is an Indian who was born on the stroke of India's independence, and tells the story of the transition from a colony to an independent state.
i just finished The Bear and the Dragon.
truly an excellent book, kept me hooked for the entire thing.
i also just requested a copy of Red Storm Rising and Cardinal of the Kremlin.
cant wait to start them.
Rereading the Robert Jordan books in light of the next book coming out soon, I know he's dead but hey ho.
Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore. Relatively speaking, it's more straight-laced than most of his other works I've read (which means I merely snicker every couple pages as opposed to laughing out loud). It's still interesting enough, however, that I'm already over halfway through the book.
Next on deck: The Gatehouse by Nelson DeMille; it's a sequel to his earlier novel The Gold Coast (which I own). 'Twill be interesting to see if his writing is still as sharp as it was a decade ago.
currently readin plenty of books. here they are:
Robert T.Bakker's Dinosaur heresies. most awesome popular science book EVAR!!:2thumbsup:
and I got to meet the author in the flesh-it was pure awesomez!!
its a must read for anyone into dinosaurs, or paleontology in general.
also reading: Luis Chiappe's Glorified dinosaurs, Farlow et. al's the complete dinosaur,, Weishampel, Larson, and Osmolska's Dinosauria, and Larson and Carpenter's Tyrannosaurus rex: the tyrant king
saying all this reminds me of the end of this clip, where sargeant harper, under the alia O'keefe, does his thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbGI...eature=related (9:19-9:46)
Went on a reading binge in the last month...
I have read:
- "Political Theory: An Introduction" by Andrew Heywood - I wouldn't call a nigh on unreadable book 400 pages thick an "introduction"... but it did the job and contained a lot of useful information, but the style needs work.
- "Pretty Straight Guys" by Nick Cohen - Much much much better than the previous one, gives me a nice overview of recent British political history, as well as a dash of Left-wing bias - me like :yes:
- "You Are Here" by Bremner, Bird and Fortune, - Written by a trio of British comedians, takes a light-hearted look at politics. Very good as a way of introducing people to recent politics.
I also read two fiction books - "Ravenor" and "Ravenor Returned" by Dan Abnett. Both are great sci-fi books.
Currently reading "Lloyd George and Churchill: Rivals for Greatness" by Richard Toye. Not too far into the book yet, but from what I have read it is very good and very engaging. :yes:
"Truman" by David McCullough. Excellent book!
Currently reading "Angler: The Cheney Vice-Presidency"
Some jaw dropping stuff. I'm not a fan of the former Veep, but the book takes you beyond the usual caricatures.
Wages of Guilt. I feel cheated, on the backside it says it is a SS-soldier and a Japanese soldier talking about and reflecting upon their past. But it isn't. How did this get so much love?
Utilitarianism by Mill soon, I think.
theataetus by plato
great book, very thought-provoking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Craterus
The Republic, Plato.
i finished The Cadinal of the Kremlin last night. it truly was an amzing book. not my favorite, but has to be inmy top 5.
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
im waiting for Red Storm Rising to arrive from the library.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Orgah, prepare to be amazed, astounded by the link which I am about to share with you.
Presenting...Ulysses, by James Joyce in graphic novel format.
The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
(Some one had to say it)
Man, having Dan Brown mentioned straight after Joyce is a tad ironic :no:
finally read Watchmen. I thought the movie was confusing, it's strangely fascinating. I also thought the movie was overly violent. The comic, oh boy. What I don't get about the movie is why there is no squid, in the movie you don't get a feel for the horrible thing Ozzymandias did, it's clean and bloodless, odd considering how violent the movie is.
Sword of the lady by sm stirling, love my alternate history.
An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding, Hume.
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Vox Graeca: Pronounciation of Ancient Greek by the late Sidney Allen :book2:
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Red Storm Rising
so far, about halfway through, its amazing.
im also reading Catch-22 which is also funny as :daisy:.