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Artims Fowl and the Eternity Code. Hardly classic lit' but an enjoyable read.
The complete vegetable grower by W.E.Shellwell-Cooper
sorry mispelled W.E. Shewell - Cooper
...The Big Issue. Though I'm a week behind at the moment. Need to pop into town to get this week's
Great Apes - Will Self
"Veniss Underground" by Jeff Vandermeer. Gothic, futuristic SF with lots of surreality. His new one "City Of Saints and Madmen" is just out. SCI-FI STEVE... http://www.stephenpalmer.co.uk
Just finished Hallucinating by the above Stephen Palmer. A good yarn, especially if you have been involved in the free festival scene, and the only book I have ever read which somehow manages to get away with someone saying "he's a fellonious monk'. I ask you... :-)
Cheers for the 'recommend', Toby! Glad you liked it, even the weird jokes... How are you getting on with the 7-hour mix of Kincajou? ;-) SCI-FI STEVE... http://www.stephenpalmer.co.uk HALLUCINATING... http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592241018/qid=1083429349/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_10_2/202-2849247-2204626
The Watchmen - Alan Moore. Second time reading it. So good.
Stupid White Men by Michael Moore - a book to get you huffing and angry
Understanding Object-Oriented Programming with Java by Timothy Budd and Concurrent Systems by Jean Bacon. Yet to come across any jokes.
From the Holy Mountain- a jouney among the Christians of the Middle East by William Dalrymple....It's just a travel book, but very interesting....this guy hikes through the places where Muslims and Christians co-exist peacefully, places where they even pray together in the same building, Island of Prinkipo for example.....kind of gives me hope for the war-torn Holy Lands.
I read a Dalrymple book 'City of Djinns' when I was in India recently, a wonderful book centred around Delhi which gives you a real insite into it's turbulent history - a really good read.
Just finished The Bookseller of Kabul : it certainly opened my eyes to the realities of Afghanistan. Just started The curious incident of the dog in the night time. Am drawn in instantly.
from The Tibetan Book of the Dead
a) Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson - excellent book that charts scientific progress in 17th century Europe in story form and makes you think at every turn. Part 1 of a trilogy. b) this site
"Hegemony Or Survival" by Noam Chomsky; a look at the modes and consequences of US foreign policy abuse in the rest of the world. I'm finding this quite difficult to read, as it's making me so angry! Anybody who needs reminding why we all have to protest - in so many ways, choose which method is best for you - needs to read this. SCI-FI STEVE...
Krishna, the man and his philosophy. by Osho, fassinating and thought provoking and some jokes.
the bhagavad gita and aristotel's metaphysics. i hope i spelled it right. i plan 'allah akbar' in the near future too, from germanus.
fiesta wel you did ask !
Mercator - by Nicholas Crane. The story of the man who worked out the projection method of mapping the world, coined the term "atlas" and kept alot of people safe on dodgy sea crossings with much improved mapping. Still valid nearly 500 years after development.
My life in Orange by Tim Guest - about a boy growing up in a commune following the [philosophy of Bhagwan..interesting read as it considers all the idiosyncracies of idealism....but also written from the viewpoint of being a child growing up in this surrounding.
The Chronicles of Narnia- C. S. Lewis. I'm also attempting to read House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. I was told to read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown but I'm currently moving and I don't need any more books right now...
"The Light Ages" by Ian R. Macleod. Semi-gothic, literate fantasy. Sheer bliss! SCI-FI STEVE...
The Songlines, by Bruce Chatwin. I can't tell whether it is historical fiction, travelogue, or what; this book seems very believable. It details Australian Aboriginal culture and their plight. Offers glimpses into their struggles for survival, rights, and understanding in modern-day Australia.
Yeah I've enjoyed songlines too. Brilliant travelogue/anecdote/philosophical musings. superbly written, it just sucks you through the pages. Love the ideas about music and nomadism. thought that the stuff about the aboriginals and their culture was interesting, though tending to be abit cliched. all the stuff about a hominid-specific predator is bollocks though. I'd definately recommend this book, as I've read it three times over the years and enjoyed it each time. it'll make ye think.
Krishnamurti for Beginers. For anyone who is a bit confused about what is the Spiritual Path and why there are so many of them. I had never heard of Krishnamurti before this book was given to me by someone who read it and told me I reminded them of this guy. Shame he has passed on. It would have been great to meet him. Listening to LTTL a glass of Wine and this book I feel I have touched perfection.....
Currently, I'm reading this thread. Otherwise, I just polished both Jungle Books. If you can deal with Kipling's White Man's Burden complex, I strongly recommend them. Classic stories.
Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley. Written in 1959 it is a perfect explanation of the world we now inhabit in the west where the mass media and governments in the pay of transnational corporations are running the world. God, if people recognised what was going on 45 years ago and could do nothing to stop it what hope have we of derailing Bushworld? Farenheit 9/11 maybe?
Yoga for beginners by Ben Ding, Ethics by Phil Osfy, and Advanced kettle drum technique by Tim Pany.
Ben Elton, Blast From The Past
"Dude, Where's My Country" by Michael Moore. And off to see Farhenheit 9/11 tonight.
Sarah Simblet - 'Anatomy for the Artist', a gigantic book about EARTH which is fantastic (me bruver gave it me to prevent me stealing all his Geology books one by one) and exerpts from the Egyptian Book of the Dead esp. Spell 90 'for removing foolish speech from the mouth'...all i have to say is...STROMATOLITES
We've just had that book brought in by the Book people. Does you're borther work in Wakefield ?
Fast Food Nation. - I was aware of the corporate ethos of removing individuality for the good of the company, junk in junk food and the economic effects of globalisation, but I did not know that some of the scientists working to create Disneyworld/Land rides were war criminals that we involved in conducting experements on Human subjects to test the effects of high altitude flight. What an eye opening book. Want a cure for your fast food addiction, read this.
Book 10 of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordon (Crossroads of Twilight?). Having read the first nine, wouldn't you ? Sometimes, I wonder why I bothered, but hey... It's not as if I have other (more worthy?) books to read: a very academic history - Companion to the AngloNorman World, or a good bit of SciFi (Sorry Steve Palmer, not your latest *yet*...haven't finished the last one) - Greg Egan's collection of short stories Axiomatic, or even the classic '1984'. Recently, just finished 'Gridlinked' (scifi - can't remember the author), and a history spanning the Reformation in a rural Devon village (Voices of Morpath - VERY good) . Enough... I could be here all day.
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel (its got a tiger in it), Raw Spirit by Iain Banks (its about whisky) and Love All The People by Bill Hicks (he says "fuck" a lot).
"Gridlinked" is by the highly respected author Neil Asher. Currently re-reading "The War Of The Worlds" by H.G. Wells. Da-da-daaaaah! Da-da-daaaaaah! (that was Jeff Wayne's version...) SCI-FI STEVE...
Neil Asher...that's the fellow. Enjoyed GridLinked immensely, and so did a SciFi Freak Friend of mine (you know the sort, more books than shelf space, most of them yellowing 1960/70s...) Thanks Steve.
Fanny Hill - Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, by John Clelland. Banned in the 60's for being too dirty and racy .... set in Edwardian England [flouncy corsets and lacy underskirts and a plenty, old fashioned turn of phrase and heaving with metaphorical suggestion...] I am only in the first few pages and already the 15 year old lady-protagonist has had sex with another lady twice her age, sold herself as a mistress and run away from a brothel madam after being forced to have relations with a fat, smelly old man. A truly outstanding piece of 60's dirt that would make even Aguilera blush.... and to think I actually bought it by mistake!! ...
peace is the way. a collection of essays by pacifists ranging from people like joan baez, cyril wright, micheal tippet and loads others.at the end of the day i believe all life is sacred and the more people who agree with that the better.
Video Night in Katmandu - Pico Iyer. He travelled around asia in the 80's studying the way the West had influenced the East focusing on the popculture, music and the media. Pretty good, his time in China make syou chuckle!
The Glass Palace - Recommended by my better half. Anyone fancy starting a 'Banco Forum' book club ? - Toby to make the first choice
Roger Zelazny - "The guns of Avalon" - second in Amber series, excellent high fantasy/reality-shifting omnipotent pantheon at war with each other.
Boo, my bruver not in Wakefield at least not last time i spoke to 'im. Duncathon, i've read the Bill Hicks book too, he was truly fantastic wasn't he? Just finished Stephen King, 'The Girl who loved Tom Gordon', heading for Malorie Blackman's 'Noughts and Crosses'.
A Brief History of Time
Just finished reading two good books: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night (all about a kid with aspergers syndrome - would recommend it to everyone - couldn't put this down once i started) and Flight of the Maidens (about 3 girls just after the war during their holidays before they go to university - just a very 'nice' book).
great thread!,, am reading Hey Nostradamus by Douglas Coupland at the moment and he manages to be very though provoking without patronising, great boook. Also reading Psalm 139. Been to a funeral today so a bit of ecclesiastes to ponder on from the service....:-(
'The Good Heart' - Christianity meets HH the Dalai Lama
"Massive" by Julia Bell. About a young teenager with eating disorders. Not so much about the eating bit as I expected there to be, but a superb read, with the characters and their relationships brilliantly drawn. Quality! SCI-FI STEVE... Page: 1 · 2 · 3 → 1-50 of 125 posts
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