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Paul Sussman
The last Secret of the Temple
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The Great War covering the entire 1914-1918 Era. Pretty good read.
Wheel of Time - Book 11!!!!! Gah!!! Will this series never end!?!?!?
I am also reading some book I can't remember the name of for English at school, but that sucks so it doesn't really count.
"Iron Council" by China Mieville -- excellent stuff as usual
Lined up on my bookshelves waiting to be read (after the last trip to the bookshop...)
"Fight Club" by Chuck Palahniuk (love the film, so thought I'd go to the source)
"1984" by George Orwell (time to re-read it, methinks, essential reading for anyone struggling to understand WoT and the post-9/11 world.)
"Saturday" by Ian McEwan (one of my fave authors, so I know I'm in for a treat)
Defending Israel
by Martin Van Creveld
Meestermagiër deel 1: het eerste zwaard: Sperling - W.J. Maryson
sorry guys this is a Dutch only book :P
I'm going to read Mio Cid, Anonimous
Last Chance To See - Douglas Adams
The Mediterranean in the Ancient World - Fernand Braudel
The Low Countries and the Hundred Years' War, 1326-1347 - Henry Stephen Lucas
The Seleucid army - Bezalel Bar-Kochva
Chocky - John Wyndham
Frankenstein, book 1 - Dean Koontz
an interesting modern take on the classic...very good read so far
Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz and the sharpe books
Tragically I Was An Only Twin - Peter Cook
The Peloponnesian War, by Donald Kagan
Foundation's Edge, by Isaac Asimov
The Clan of the Cave Bear, by Jean M. Auel (a gift)
Just finished Peyton Place for my American Pop Culture class. Definitely the most moving book I've read in years. The combination of high quality writing and a willingness to deal honestly with issues that make people uncomfortable even today was at the same time disturbing, enlightening, and satisfying. I'm not sure how to express it. It's amazing to me that this was written in the 50's, when husband and wife each had their own twin bed and so on.
Ajax
Geez Krazilec, why do you have to emphasise it was a gift MUHA, a not so bright yet pretty hot girl I know was lyrical about the existance of prehistoric oral sex :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kralizec
Reading 'The selfish gene', absolutily awesome.
I'm still at page 120 or so, no oral sex so far (or I missed something). Probably a good thing as the main character hasn't even hit puberty at this point :sweatdrop:Quote:
Geez Krazilec, why do you have to emphasise it was a gift MUHA, a not so bright yet pretty hot girl I know was lyrical about the existance of prehistoric oral sex
I was expecting very little of it, but it's not bad actually.
Just finished Fall Braun/de Strijd om Kapelsche Veer (doubt it's translated into English)
Now I'm only reading books for my study:
Nederland in de Prehistorie
and The elements of Archaeological Conservation
damned much
Study books don't count :whip:
They do if they make sure you don't have time for other books.
Reading 3 books currently:
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman - great storyteller. This is a sort of sequel to the amazing American Gods. Gaiman, by the way, wrote the screenplay for the still in post-production movie Beowulf.
The Tyranny of the Night - first in a new series by Glen Cook.
The Ecology of Freedom: the emergence and dissolution of hierarchy - by Murray Bookchin. Non-fiction. A political treatise on hierarchies in political systems and an examination of anarchist thought on governmental structures.
Othello and 1984.
I'm reading Knife of dreams, by Robert Jordan. It's book 11 from the wheel of time saga, and somehow I was hoping that it was finally time for Tarmon Gaidon, but I'm near the end of the book now and it feels like I have to wait for book 20...:help:
Addicted to War by Jon Steele. I recommend it although it is no War and Peace. It is still quite a revealing read for all our collective capitalist mindsets.
You don't have to be evil to work here, but it helps - by Tom Holt, very funny
:clown:
I've been lately reading War & Peace and it has definately been worth the effort. Tolstoy's writing is wonderful and it raises many thoughts for the reader. Great book. :yes:
Trudging through Les Miserables, slowly and surely. Right on the eve of Waterloo.
And having a beyond-awesome kick from a Great Teacher Onizuka (manga). Schoolyard dramas from teachers' perspectives never get this good...or this funny. And that genius girl Urumi sure is a captivating character.
False Gods (DoW40K)
Galaxy in Flames (DoW40K)
I'm my Amazon order ever gets here I'll be re-reading Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1884) by Edwin Abbott. Very interesting little book about life and love in one, two, and three dimensional space. Amazon had it for $2.25. Gotta love it.
Ordered Machiavelli's The Prince as well. A good one to have on the shelf and refer to during spousal arguments.
Had both books before but they were destroyed in The Flood at my old house. The hot water tank downstairs sprang a leak, only noticed three days later. Thought the municipal water was low on pressure again. Happened all the time. When I went into the basement (outside access only) there was 18" of water and hundreds of my books stored in boxes became nothing but sponges. Including two years of Janes Defence Weekly issues and four or five of the big Janes reference books, at $200 each.
:bigcry: What a massacre.
The Republic.
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- JRR Tolkien, HoME v.4, The Shaping of Middle-earth
- Various translated selections from Ibnu'l-‘Arabī, particularly a well-made one by İbrâhim Aşkī Tanık and a very badly made one by M. Kanık
- Turgut Cansever, İslâm'da Şehir ve Mîmârî
slowly advancing:
- Süleyman Nahîfî's (XVII. C.) marvellous in-verse translation of Mewlana's Methnewī
- Ahmed Avnî Konuk's translation and sherḥ of the Methnewî
- Ahmed Avnî Konuk's translation of Fīhi mā fīh
- Bits and pieces from Sa‘īd Nursī's Lem‘alar
whenever I find full albums:
- Zagor
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Anything written by Raymond E Fiest.
Currently finishing the Serpentwar Saga for the third or fourth time.
On: Shards of a Broken Crown
Anything writte by Darren Shan.
If you like nice twists and cliff hange. Its the best fantasy book around after Harry Potter
Harry Potter Seven (Rowling) and The Gallic Wars (Caesar). One I read for about an hour each day, the other I read about an hour and a half.
And because Beefy reminded me... Soon I'll start the Demonata Saga again.
God is not Great (Christopher Hitchens): Vitriolic and circular, but still interesting and full of ascerbic humor.
Slowly rereading Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Dan Dennet): A little outdated now, but still densely packed with interesting concepts and analysis.
Working my way through the Black Library's Omnibus collection (Warhammer books) for fun, fast books. On a pure price per page consideration they're hard to beat and most of the stories are entertaining.
:egypt:
I finished the 11th The Wheel of Time book some months ago (now I really hope I'll be able to read the last book one day, considering that Robert Jordan is now dead). Time to move on to Lord of The Rings now I guess, which I have not read yet. :beam:
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon
Just finished 'Mostly Harmless' Douglas Adam's last Hitchiking book, and I'm now reading the last in the Deathgate series from Weisz en Hickman.
Hehe, rereading the Horus Heresy series. Warmaster Horus should find it interesting...
Oh I do. I'm waiting for the next episode, which I'll likely get for Christmas. Dan Abnett really started the series well, IMO, and Graham McNeill continued it well too.
On topic, I've finished HP7, so now I'm concentrating on The Gallic Wars.
The Ball is Round-A global history of football.
I heartily recommend it to anyone else interested in the greatest sport in the world.
Elizabeth I CEO:Strategic Lessons From The Leader Who Built An Empire
Ken Binmore: Playing Fair
I am currently juggling:
- A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani
- Rome & Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations by Martin Goodman
- Empire: How Spain Became a World Power 1492 - 1763 by Henry Kamen
- Whirlwind by James Clavell
- The Habsburg Monarchy 1809 - 1918 by A. J. P. Taylor
Suffice to say, it's taking a while. ~;p
EDIT: I'm also supposed to be reading Israël achter de schermen: Zionisme op een dwaalspoor by Salomon Bouman as well as Dubbelspel by Frank Martinus Arion (Dutch Antillian literature), but I haven't opened either in half a year or more.
Meanwhile, the only books I'm reading real actively are the two for my study: Vrijheid en Rede: Geschiedenis van Westerse samenlevingen 1750 - 1989 by Bert Altena (my professor) and Dick van Lente, and The Pursuit of History by John Tosh.
Couple of real nice books in there. Dubbelspel is excellent.
Currently reading (as coursework for the first semester...)
- Global Transformations,David Held a.o.
- Global Capitalism, Jeffry Frieden
- The Middle East and Central Asia: an Anthropological Approach, Dale Eickelman
- A Vision Unfulfilled: Russia and the Soviet Union in the Twentieth Century, John Thompson
- Writing History: Theory and Practice, collection of articles
- A Concise History of the Middle East, Arthur Goldschmidt (first half is good, modern history is rather biased imo)
- The Origins of the Modern World, Robert Marks
- The Enduring Vision: a History of the American People, number of authors
...and a number of articles and books for an essay on the SU in the Middle East.
For myself, Dalek I Loved You by Nick Griffiths. Almost done.
Dragons of a Vanished Moon, book three of the war of souls trilogy. By margaret Wies and Tracy Hickman.
(again...):embarassed:
Also, just finished the odessey for school (sadly we are expected to be reading it in class for another few weels. I have more spare time then now, and thus get very bored when I forget my book.)
Nezt book to read: Book one of The Deathgate Cycle (cant remember the name...I have it in my basement somewhere...)
Gave up rereading Horus Heresy, currently reading A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve :yes:
I used to read a lot but English classes killed my love of reading. So far the only new book I've read for fun in the last 2 years was the 7th harry Potter book. I'm now trying to get back into reading for fun. Just started Wicked by Gregory Maguire.
Redcoat, The British Soldier in the Age of the Horse and Musket by Richard Holmes. I got into it after reading some of the threads in ETW. Its not bad but at times it does feel a bit like a string of quotes which makes it harder to follow the point his trying to illustrate. I would say its worth a look if your into this period of history.
Just finished Wicked. Wow, just wow. It really got into peoples basic personalities and how their cultures and the way other people treated them affected how they turned out to be. In the end I ended up disgusted with how all of the characters turned out to be but I understood how they got that way. Not always the best writing but he did a great job with the characters. I highly recommend it.
Leopold I of Austria, John.P Spielman
The Lost German Slave Girl by John Bailey
Finished dragons of a vanished moon couple days ago, started Dragon Wing, book 1 of the death gate cycle.
To read list:
Death Gate cycle (2-7)
Darksword Trilogy (1-3)
Elenium (1-3)
Tamuli (1-3)
Who knows what the hell Ill read after that.
On the subject of fantasy, after I finish my current load of books, I still need to read The Bonehunters and Reaper's Gale from the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson.
Also, I can't wait for A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin and The Aspect-Emperor by R. Scott Bakker.
1984 by George Orwell, finished it.
Clive Cussler - Treasure of Khan (almost finished)
Clive Cussler - Raise the Titanic!
F. Holt - Thundering Zeus - Hellenistic Bactria
G. Holbl - History of the Ptolemaic Empire
Agatha Christie - Halloween Party (almost finished)
Nevertheless, I spend a lot of time reading books. :yes:
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Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre
+ Samuel Butler's Iliada translation. Greek names with Latin and Anglicized spellings suck but it's OK otherwise. :book2:
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Heh, I'm reading that for english class right now. I'm at the part where Winston is supposedly in the ministry of love. Orwell wrote one heckuv a book. It's quite a trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garcilaso de la Vega el Inca
Started into Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. Enjoyable so far, but quite thick. :rolleyes: It's going to take me a while to finish the whole trilogy.
Currently reading Crime and Punishment by Dostovjevski.
Just finished The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell. Excellent in my oppinion, now i have to track down the next two in the trilogy. I've now started on Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson, but it's not holding my interest very well.
I just bought Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe and will begin reading when I have time. :book:
Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy
I was doing some revising for my history exam on New Zealand history and I found this really interesting account of pre-colonial New Zealand written by Frederick Maning, who arrived here in 1833 and became what's known as a Pakeha Maori (A white person in the early 19th century who learnt Maori language, customs and lived with Maori). If anyone is interested here it is:
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-ManPake.html
Well I think it's interesting anyway, even if nobody else does! :tongue2:
You are in for a great ride, mate. I envy you.Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
This is one of the best books ever. I immensely enjoyed it. Don't let yourself be put off but some lenghty parts you'll be rewarded with thrilling and hilarious action once Jack Shaftoe appears.
I think it's an excellent mixture between swashbuckling action, renaissance science and diplomacy. There's so much in there, other authors would've written 10 books about the same subjects, half of them non-fictional.
The last chapters are among the greatest I've ever read (pay attention to the shift to present tense). Careful though, you won't be able to lay down the book until you know what happens to Jack.
Meh, I lack the words to elaborate on its greatness.
Can you tell I enjoyed it? :beam:
R'as
I've read Cryptonomicon (thoroughly enjoyed), so I know his style. I like how he is apparently using ancestors of his characters from that book in this one. Haven't read any of his other novels, so I don't know if this is something he does on a regular basis. I also love the way he weaves his characters in with historical figures (and shows their quirks as well).Quote:
Originally Posted by R'as al Ghul
Iron Kingdom:The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 by Christopher Clark
Marquis De Sade ~ Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, & Other Writings.
You just need to keep on reading Gardens of the Moon. At first I was struggling with it, but after reading about half the book I was already captured in the web that Erikson spins. His way of writing takes a while to learn to enjoy, simply because the world he has created is so extensive and full of details.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brave_Sir_Robin
Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose :yes:
I enjoyed Cryptonomicon, too. Great book. Captivating. Remember the awesome storyline of that Japanese soldier who shipwrecks, makes it to a cannibal island, manages to escape and later has to dig the mines? That's nothing compared to the adventures of Jack, though. It gives me gooseskin when I think about it. :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
I really enjoyed meeting those historical characters like Newton, Huygens, Leibnitz, Zar Alexander, etc. MacArthur was also quite hilarious in Cryptonomicon. Wasn't he refusing to take cover from enemy fire?
I'm actually considering reading Quicksilver again. If you want to exchange ideas, feel free to PM me. (How far into the book are you?) I haven't yet met someone who also read it.
I also read "Snow Crash" and "The Diamond Age". The Shaftoes and Enoch Root only appear in Cryptonomicon and Quicksilver (1-3) as far as I know. Maybe you have seen it yet, but Stephenson has his own Wiki. Don't spoil yourself, though.
Enjoy your ride.
R'as
The Pig That Wants To Be Eaten by Julian Baggini
Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
Imperium by Robert Harris
Just read Siddhartha by Herman Hesse for my world religions class. A rather dry read, I must say, though it was interesting at times due to the philosophical nature of the book.
Also, just starting on The Red Badge of Courage, for a different class.
I am currently reading the fantasy genre.Quote:
Originally Posted by AggonyDuck
I put Trudi Canavan to the test earlier this year and I must say that her two triologies are great.
After talking to Spartakus in the chat, he mentioned two authors I should try. I just put down Steven Erikson's Gardens of the moon and I must say; what a great book. At first I found it a little nerdy (nerdy as in the kind of guys playing D&D in costumes in a basement), but then it got easier and at the end I couldn't put it down.
I brought home two new books today: Deadhouse Gates by Erikson and A game of Thrones by George R.R Martin.
I might read the Erikson book first as Gardens of the Moon is fresh in memory.
Other authors I have read in this genre: all books by Raymond E. Feist and the 11 books of late Robert Jordan's the Wheel of times.
I've read my fair share of military history, philosophy, fiction etc. Now I'm focusing on more real time things, practical applications.
I'm reading "The Game" by Neil Strauss, 2nd time. Studying it rather.
Shield of Thunder, next book in the Troy trilogy :beam:
I just read Gardens of the Moon recently as well. Quite interesting, though i'm still not completely sold on Erikson's style of writing. It just doesn't grab me that easily. A Game of Thrones is one of my favourites. With most books, I can usually kind of predict what's coming next, but George R.R. Martin's writing keeps me off balance all the time. Never know what he's going to do next, and if you think you do your probably wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigurd Fafnesbane
Now readin Enemy of God by Bernard Cornwell and Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind.
I read 1984 of George Orwell, I like it a lot.