what are you reading?

[Maldax]

I have a few of these

http://www.artistsuk.co.uk/acatalog/...PRINTS_12.html

Some of them have gone up in price quite a lot

[WoolyCiv]

I read almost anything, up to 2 paperbacks a week. One of my favourite authors is Ranulph Fiennes who I could recommend to anyone who likes true adventure books.

[Unknownsoldier]

Here goes (in the last month):

Thud!: Pratchett,
Jingo: Pratchett,
Making Money: Pratchett,
BB&M: Spinks,
The Impact of the Russian Revolution; 1917-1967: Toynbee,
English History: A.J.P.Taylor,
The Audit o War: Corelli Barnett,

Pre 1 month (This is a boring list):

• Anthony Aldgate and Jeffrey Richards, Best Of British, Cinema and Society from 1930 to the Present (I.B.Taurus, 1999) p.
• David Hannay, Grahame White, Harry Harper, Edwin Sharp and Others, The Great World War, A History, Volume VI, (Gresham Publishing, 1916) pp.75-79
• David Kynaston, Austerity Britain 1945-51 (Bloomsbury, 2007) p.370
• E.W.Sheppard, Red Coat, An Anthology of the British Soldier During the Last Three Hundred Years (Batchworth, 1952) p.97
• J.A.Hammerton, A Popular History of The Great War Volume III: The Allies At Bay: 1916 (Fleetway House, Circa 1920) pp.90-106
• J.W.Fortescue, A History of The British Army Volume II (Macmillan and Co. ltd, 1899) p.32
• John Ellis and Michael Cox, The World War I Databook (Aurum Press, 198, pp. 245,270
• John Walker, Halliwells Film and Video Guide 2000 (Harper Collins, 2000)
• Miscellaneous Authors, Deeds That Thrill The Empire; True Stories of the Most Glorious Acts of Heroism of the Empire's Soldiers and Sailors during the Great War (Hutchinson and Co., Circa 1920, although some articles printed earlier) Foreword
• Sir David Lloyd George, The War Memoirs of David Lloyd George; Volume 1 (Oldhams Press, 193 p. 802
• Spike Milligan, Milligan’s War; The selected memoirs of Spike Milligan (Penguin, 1971) p.6
  • Daily Sketch, (Thursday March 23rd 1939), p.7
  • Daily Sketch, (Friday April 21st 1939), p.4
  • The War Illustrated; Complete Record of the Conflict by Land and Sea and In the Air, (September 16th 1939), p.2

But that was work so not too bad (I must have to read 100-200 books a month, albeit not 100% totally) More if I'm doing a paper.

Tom

[Anthony]

Last: Jools Holland Biography

Current: Alistair Campbell Diaries (now on the last few pages)

Each week: 'Economist'

Next: Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang

Followed by: The New Drawing on the Right side of the Brain by Betty Edwards

and Layers: The Complete Guide to Adobe Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature by Matt Kloskowski

Anthony.

[Unknownsoldier]

The film of "Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang" is apparently very good (however it is subtitled, as it is in Mandarin), let me know what the books like.

Tom

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Unknownsoldier

The film of "Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang" is apparently very good (however it is subtitled, as it is in Mandarin), let me know what the books like.

Tom

Yes, I will. I knew about the film, but thought I would read the book first, then get the DVD when it comes out.

Anthony.

[Unknownsoldier]

Ang Lee is a great director so it should be good, I was gonna take my GF to see it on Valentines day, but as it is in Mandarin not Cantonese we can't understand it (me especially!). I'll be grabbing it on DVD when it comes out too

Tom

[brawnr]

Just finished "No Country for Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy...superb book; not seen the Coen brothers film adaptation yet but I have heard good things. Also "The Road" by the same author is good.

Just started Lord of The Rings (having got bored and given up some years ago). Hardback volume - good for your wrist muscles!

[Unknownsoldier]

Never saw the point of LOTR, it bored me senseless in book form, on radio and on film (fell asleep in the first film!). Seems some people love it and other like me loathe it, most odd.

Tom

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Unknownsoldier

Never saw the point of LOTR, it bored me senseless in book form, on radio and on film (fell asleep in the first film!). Seems some people love it and other like me loathe it, most odd.

Tom

I'm one of those that love it. Read and re-read the book years ago, saw the cartoon verion (terrible). Didn't like the radio version much (the story is too visual for sound only I think). thought the films were very good indeed.

Thank goodness we don't all like the same things...

Anthony.

[grasey]

A dictionary, after my post on gold fish

[Kremmen]

I don't do books.

Currently reading this months PCAnswers though

[TTDegs]

Just finished "Before & After", now on "Terror Firma" - both Pratchett-ish but without DiscWorld

Did "Making Money" a few weeks back, and was impressed (as ever )

[lippy]

Terry Prachett. Anne McCaffrey (all her series including dragons, acorna, etc) Isaac Asimov, Mercedes Lackey, Dan Brown and David Eddings to name some. I reread all my books over & over, the last book I read was the last Harry Potter. I have all 7 books and wish JK would write more.....

[l-noel]

Just finished the Honor Harrigton series from David Weber Some of the novel are very good others less...
Waiting for the translation of the next Alexander Kent about admiral Bolitho...
Also waiting for the moment to be read : Beagles journey from Darwin, and someother in perspective.
Still waiting for a new edition of the Terry Pratchet work in a good french translation
And after a good discussion with another member, re-readings Gaston Lagaffe cartoons from Franquin !
And so many others waiting to be read ! one life is not enough !

[TTDegs]

@ Lippy:

who is Mercedes Lackey?
The rest of your list I'm completly with you so hoping this other one might give me something else to read?

[lippy]

Hi TT

Mercedes is a science fiction/fantasy writer and is married to Larry Dixon.

She has her own website Mercedes Lackey - The Official Website and she has written loads of books, the ones I have read (the mage wars - owl mage books) come from a series about the Valdemar universe:

Heralds of Valdemar
Take a Thief
Exile's Honor
Exile's Valor
Arrow of the Queen
Arrow's Flight
Arrow's Fall Vows & Honor
The Oathbound
Oathbreakers
Oathblood
The Last Herald Mage Trilogy
Magic's Pawn
Magic's Promise
Magic's Price
The Mage Winds Trilogy
Winds of Fate
Winds of Change
Winds of Fury
Kerowyn's Tale
By the Sword
The Mage Wars
The Black Gryphon
The White Gryphon
The Silver Gryphon
The Mage Storms Trilogy
Storm Warning
Storm Rising
Storm Breaking

The Owl Mage Trilogy
Owlflight
Owlsight
Owlknight

Brightly Burning
Valdemar Short Story Collections
Sword of Ice
Sun in Glory and other tales of Valdemar
Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar
Valdemar Companion

I have also read a few by Terry Brooks - the Shanara? series - long time since I read these, used to get them from the library. Have also read a few of the Darkover series by Marion Zimmer Bradley - magic/fantasy.

Hope this gives you somethig to get your teeth into!!

[TTDegs]

nice one Lippy, cheers!

I do like sets of books - allows the author to really grow the character - so definately some potential there

I was also briefly into Terry Brooks, many years ago, but kinda lost interest after about the 3rd or 4th one.

Phone is on charge at the mo, but in a bit I'll post up a pick of our bookshelves

[lippy]

Nice one TT!

[StuMcBill]

Reading one called Snow Blind by PJ Tracy at the moment! Pretty good so far!

Some recent highlights include Retribution by Jilliane Hoffman, Stuart MacBride series (Crime novels based in Aberdeen), Darkhouse by Alex Barclay & Hannibal by Robert Harris.