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books last read wong kiew kit : the art of shaolin kungfu john gribbin : schrödinger's kittens book reading the autobiography of malcolm X next to read the memoir of sidney poitier the confessions of aleister crowley stephen knight book on the masons |
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books last read How to use your new phone book reading ASP for Dummies Linux for Dummies next to read How to read real books |
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done Selected Dialogues of Plato Dreams Of a Final Theory - S.Weinberg Farewell Waltz- Milan Kundera doing Godel, Escher and Bach - Douglas r. Hofstadter Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte to do The Tin Drum - Gunter Grass The Moor's Last Sigh - Salman Rushdie Collected Works of C.J. Jung |
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escher also writes? |
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Godel, Escher Bach is an excellent book, n'est ce pas? Also, the Tin Drum is good (but long!) |
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Nopes. The writer is Douglas R. Hofstadter. It is a discussion on the similar mathematical principles underlying the theorems of Godel, the woodcuts of Escher and the counterpoints in Bach's melodies. Very interesting read. |
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Thats what has been keeping me from it. I purchased that along with Mrs.Dalloway and Ulysses. Finished the other two, but am scared to pick this one up. I want to sit down with it only when I get time...and till now I haven't found enough time to devote to something as demanding as Grass. |
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hehe, I have bought quite a few books recently, and must start reading 20 hours a day to catch up with them all :D I'm also getting "the complete book of zen" on monday, and I have about 3 or 4 Crowley books waiting to be read :D plus various other books on history and stuff, and a Richard dawkins' book "river out of eden" -- at least it means I've been watching barely any TV lately! Just puttin' on some relaxing music and readin' my books! |
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I hate the fact that I can't read a fucking book. I don't have any trouble reading, it's more like, I have trouble making the scenarios up in my head. Often I loose the overview and get confused halfway through. I have READING-DISORDER!! *sniff* |
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done: Moving Images -understanding children's emotional responses to television Film Music -a neglected art |
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Quite the same here. Also might explain why my listening habits have moved from demanding stuff like Squarepusher, Aphex, Coltrane and Primal Scream to Biosphere, Nobokazu Takemura, Oval and Higher Intelligence Agency. I still listen to hard stuff at work, much to the charign of my co-workers, though. :) |
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hehe -- I usually bang on something caustic and loud (like Gabba or vSnares) when I get home before I settle down to read :D |
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Just read: Glue - Irvine Welsh (2nd time) Now reading: Congo - Michael Crichton Next: Catcher In The Rye - J.D.Sallinger |
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I put off reading Catcher in the Rye for years, because when I was in school, people get telling me I WAS Caulden Holfield! excellent book, as are his collection of short stories, 'to esmé - with love and squalor'. |
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*imagines marlowe as Caulden Holfield* hmm.............................. great book though. |
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It's one of those books I've always heard of and never read - then I read a synopsis of it and I was like, "Wow! Right up my street!" |
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..is that nic cage in your avatar? |
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Who here has read 'Slaughterhouse 5'? |
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It is most certainly not! It's Frank Silva. |
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by vonnegut? that's a book I meant to read -- I read a couple of his books when I was younger -- player piano and another one, oh and a book of short stories -=- is slaughterhouse 5 considered his finest? sorry, yavo, but that avatar is kinda dark and it resembled cage (with long hair) a bit to me! |
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it's bob. last read : things fall apart heart of darkness great expectations currently reading: nothing next to read: the english patient over the summer: haven't sorted it all out yet i didn't pick out these titles, but i did really like things fall apart. |
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Funnily enough, 'Slaughterhouse 5' is the only book of his that I've read. And yes, it is considered by many to be his finest. It is a very strong anti-war book....and I feel it may suit your sentiments...maybe...going from your 'fashion tips' thread... well, I am not too sure. Give it a try at any rate. P.S. Why were you so pissed off about my response in the 'are BoC satanic' thread ? |
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I wasn't pissed off - not that I can remember what you or I said -- all I can remember was that I wasn't pissed off about anything :D |
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last: el alquimista (paulo coelho) reading: the collage house (architecture) to read: la última sirena (pedro molina) |
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book last read various textbooks for school... book reading a random walk down wall street next to read Paris 1919 |
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sorry I meant: la vieja sirena (sampedro) |
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Last Read: Stephen King - The Gunslinger 7/10 Stephen King - Drawing of the Three 9/10 Haruki Murakami - After the Quake 8/10 Tim Burton - The Melancholy Death Of Oyster Boy 9/10 Reading: Stephen King - The Wate Lands Orson Scott Card - Enders Shadow Haruki Murakami - Norwegian Wood Nest to read: The rest of the Dark Tower books obviously Douglas Adams - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe George Orwell - 1984 Arthur Golden - Memoirs of a Geisha Amanda Craig ? In A Dark Wood\ and lots, lots more |
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hehe, i know what you mean... I never really read until I was about 19 and once I started I seemed to find it difficult to keep up with whats going on and how a scene is meant to be visualised. My tip is just to start with light reading... whatever you do, don't start with anything like Neuromancer, excelent book i'm sure but I just couldn't get into it then. |
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I am pretty ashamed to say I'm reading the Artemis Fowl trilogy, although I did get the first one for christmas. |
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why are you ashamed? |
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I've decided to never read anything ever again. |
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last book / needle in the groove / by jeff noon next books / destination brain / by isaac asimov / or / vurt / by jeff noon |
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any particular reason? |
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have you read the Foundation trilogy by Asimov? One of the fist and best sci-fi i've read. |
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I just finished "Poker Nation" The best poker book, hands down. |
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i'd get to read lots more if i wasn't on here all the time >:) |
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Kid's books, VERY simple and not particularly well written. I'm starting to really worry about my quality control with regards to reading... |
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i'm reading the art of dreaming - carlos castanada(sp?) |
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Jeff Noon just published a new one - "Falling out of cars", I think. gave it to my dad for christmas. |
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I've started to read it, I think I've read the first part / but then I did not continue with the 2nd part, so I have to start over a great book, btw / The Dice Man / by Luke Rhinehart |
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Book Last Read Dude, where`s my country? by Michael Moore Book I`m reading Oor Wullie and the Broons 1950-1959 Next book to read Man`s Wordly Goods by Leo Huberman |
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so you can read it yourself / clever old trick, that oh / I forgot / you decided to never read anything ever again |
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thanks, it sounds interesting. *adds it to his reading list* |
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exactly. besides, I don't live at home. oh god no. |
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yeah / it's really good / you should read it qrter / I'm so looking forward when I can say that / I'm jealous |
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Book last Read The History of Torture by Daniel P Mannix Books Reading The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius The Three Investigators in The Secret of Shark Reef Books Next to be Read About 50,000,000,000,000 on my list currently. |
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and I thought my lst was long! sheesh! |
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