Trav Le Bleu Posted 1 January 2009 Posted 1 January 2009 um, anyone reading any books in here? Am working my way in order through the Discworld books (2nd time) and am up to Moving Pictures. I thought I had them all until a recent perusal revealed Interesting Times was missing. Might even be one of the 2 or 3 I've never read - I'd been keeping a list of which ones I was missing and thought I had completed it one a recent visit to 2nd hand shops and markets. I'm so diappointed.
Webbo Posted 1 January 2009 Posted 1 January 2009 I was working at a school during half term and the librarian was having a clear out. I rescued a book called 'Hezrog' by Saul Bellow. I'm beginning to think the librarian had the right idea.I've read 60 odd pages of an eccentric man writing letters to various people. If anyone has read this please tell that something happens eventually, I'm seriously considering giving up. I'm about 20 pages from the end, 1 of the least interesting books I've ever read. It won a nobel prize as well.
MC Prussian Posted 1 January 2009 Posted 1 January 2009 Jack Kerouac's American Journey by Paul Maher Jr. Voices by Arnaldur Indridason Digital Film-Making by Mike Figgis
Fosse Boy Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 Finished two of the books that I got for Christmas. Mad For It: Football's Greatest Rivalries - A decent collection of articles on world football's greatest derbies, most of them were originally published in FourFourTwo magazine's 'More than a game' section so I'd read some of them before, but very interesting nonetheless. Provided You Don't Kiss Me: Twenty Years With Brian Clough - One of the best sports books I've ever read. The man was a genius, and this book confirms this. A great insight into surely the greatest football manager of all time. Also re-reading... Penguins Stopped Play - Comedy writer Harry Thompson's definitve book on village cricket, hilarious almost from cover to cover, but with a sad twist at the end. Anyone read 'em?
BoneDog Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 Do you read them? What's your current one? What's your favourite?My fave has to be Down and Out in Paris and London ~ George Orwell I love Orwell. I'm rather partial to books on the history of physics too...Heavenly Intrigue: Johannes Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and the Murder Behind One of History's Greatest Scientific Discoveries being one of the best ...and Ubiquity by Marc Buchanan ~ the science of history A very good book on the history of physics or something like that is 'Measuring the world' by Daniel Kehlmann. It's funny too. I don't normally read stuff like that but it looked top and it didn't disappoint. Well worth a look
The People's Hero Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 Penguins Stopped Play - Comedy writer Harry Thompson's definitve book on village cricket, hilarious almost from cover to cover, but with a sad twist at the end.Anyone read 'em? Tell me more about this....
Granno Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 Object Orientated Programming Using Java by Thomas Wu Computer Organization and Design by Patterson and Hennessy
The People's Hero Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 True to form, I'm currently in the process of about seven books. One of which being an out of character one really - called The Resurrectionist.
Fosse Boy Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 Basically, Harry Thompson (who wrote for Have I got News for You, Da Ali G Show and Monkey Dust amongst others), decided to form a cricket team with some of his mates while at Oxford University. The problem with that was that they were all terrible at the sport! The book follows their exploits over the next twenty odd years, the trials, the tribulations, and the downright wacky moments, along with his own personal quest to play cricket on all seven continents. It's extremely well written in a way that is entertaining for both cricket fans and non-cricket fans alike. However, the book ends on a sad note. Thompson died in 2005 and the final chapter is a short tribute from his wife. I'd give it five thumbs up, couldn't put it down the first time I read it: :thumbup: :thumbup:
The People's Hero Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 Basically, Harry Thompson (who wrote for Have I got News for You, Da Ali G Show and Monkey Dust amongst others), decided to form a cricket team with some of his mates while at Oxford University. The problem with that was that they were all terrible at the sport! The book follows their exploits over the next twenty odd years, the trials, the tribulations, and the downright wacky moments, along with his own personal quest to play cricket on all seven continents. It's extremely well written in a way that is entertaining for both cricket fans and non-cricket fans alike. However, the book ends on a sad note. Thompson died in 2005 and the final chapter is a short tribute from his wife. I'd give it five thumbs up, couldn't put it down the first time I read it: :thumbup: :thumbup: I'll track that down. I've read almost as many books on cricket as I have on Dylan.
Fosse Boy Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 I'll track that down. I've read almost as many books on cricket as I have on Dylan. I suppose I could vaguely compare it to Fatty Batter by Michael Simkins, if you've read that? Penguins Stopped Play is funnier and more entertaining, meaning no disrespect to Simkins as Fatty Batter's an awesome book on cricket too.
The People's Hero Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 Batting on the Bosphorous and bad either. I'm bound to have spelt that wrong.
Webbo Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 I'm back on the James Bond books. Half way through Goldfinger, top notch, politically incorrect thriller.
Alexikokopops Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 I'm back on the James Bond books. Half way through Goldfinger, top notch, politically incorrect thriller. Bond is basically a rapist really.
Webbo Posted 6 January 2009 Posted 6 January 2009 Bond is basically a rapist really. More of a racist I'd say, but he just reflects the received wisdom of the time the books were written.
Brainy Posted 8 January 2009 Posted 8 January 2009 Bought "Michael Schumacher - the edge of greatness" by James Allen and Lewis Hamilton's autobiography the other day. The Schuey one is brilliant so far. It really is astonishing to find out what some families have to go through just to keep their son in some of even the lowest forms of motor racing.
MC Prussian Posted 9 January 2009 Posted 9 January 2009 Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood - Rebels, Reds and Graduates and the Wild Stories Behind The Making of 13 Iconic Films (what a title, eh?)
Monk Posted 9 January 2009 Posted 9 January 2009 Just finished my first Hemingway book. It is AWESOME. I've never read a book with such build up to a finale.
Lillehamring Posted 9 January 2009 Posted 9 January 2009 Just finished the Book Thief.Good easy reading. i read the first few pages of this and it seemed really good, might try to get a copy, then.... in the meantime i've been reading frantically, too many to list but i would heartily recommend: hiedi julavits - The Mineral Palace john steinbeck - The Winter of our Discontent (not as depressing as the title suggests) tom rob smith - child 44 (yes, a crime novel, but not really) and i'm currently reading 'Rosemary's Baby' by Ira Levin, which is rather good too
MC Prussian Posted 3 February 2009 Posted 3 February 2009 Not reading, but admiring since tonight: The Stanley Kubrick Archives (edited by Alison Castle) - what a treasure... and bloody heavy - weighs a ton (or so)! Art Of The Modern Movie Poster (Salavetz, Drate, Sarowitz)
coale39 Posted 3 February 2009 Posted 3 February 2009 I'm reading this epic: Ha I read that a few months ago. Longest book ive read by far!
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