I'am Reading two books right now Art of Deception and The Art of Intrusion both By Kevin D. Mitnick and William L. Simon.
The Art of Deception is about The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security
Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide. Now, in The Art of Deception, the world's most notorious hacker gives new meaning to the old adage, "It takes a thief to catch a thief."
Focusing on the human factors involved with information security, Mitnick explains why all the firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee determined to crash a system. With the help of many fascinating true stories of successful attacks on business and government, he illustrates just how susceptible even the most locked-down information systems are to a slick con artist impersonating an IRS agent. Narrating from the points of view of both the attacker and the victims, he explains why each attack was so successful and how it could have been prevented in an engaging and highly readable style reminiscent of a true-crime novel. And, perhaps most importantly, Mitnick offers advice for preventing these types of social engineering hacks through security protocols, training programs, and manuals that address the human element of security.
The Art of Intrusion is about Hacker extraordinaire Kevin Mitnick delivers the explosive encore to his bestselling The Art of Deception
Kevin Mitnick, the world's most celebrated hacker, now devotes his life to helping businesses and governments combat data thieves, cybervandals, and other malicious computer intruders. In his bestselling The Art of Deception, Mitnick presented fictionalized case studies that illustrated how savvy computer crackers use "social engineering" to compromise even the most technically secure computer systems. Now, in his new book, Mitnick goes one step further, offering hair-raising stories of real-life computer break-ins-and showing how the victims could have prevented them. Mitnick's reputation within the hacker community gave him unique credibility with the perpetrators of these crimes, who freely shared their stories with him-and whose exploits Mitnick now reveals in detail for the first time, including:
* A group of friends who won nearly a million dollars in Las Vegas by reverse-engineering slot machines
* Two teenagers who were persuaded by terrorists to hack into the Lockheed Martin computer systems
* Two convicts who joined forces to become hackers inside a Texas prison
* A "Robin Hood" hacker who penetrated the computer systems of many prominent companies-andthen told them how he gained access
With riveting "you are there" descriptions of real computer break-ins, indispensable tips on countermeasures security professionals need to implement now, and Mitnick's own acerbic commentary on the crimes he describes, this book is sure to reach a wide audience-and attract the attention of both law enforcement agencies and the media.
I'm actually reading quite a few books at the moment: some for school and some for general interest.
A Clockwork Orange.
I always hear stuff about the book so I decided to pick it up and read it. I just wish it was in English as opposed to the Russian slang and English. But then again, it might not have the same power if it was all English.
Battle Royale.
Pretty good. Translation seems a little weird in some places. But, overall it is a good book about survival.
Earth Dwellers.
This is my major general interest book. It is about ants. It is written by researchers that study ants and give insight on the caste system, how they live and so forth. It is pretty interesting. >.>
The two books for school is: A Lesson Before Dying and Fires in the Mirror.
I recommend all except Fires in the Mirror. n_n;
I will soon be reading Harry Potter 6 
i so want Battle Royale but can't find it anywere around here 
I'm currently reading "Golden Age Detective Stories"... it's a compilation of what you can call the B-sides of some of the best authors... i.e. the stories they've written which have got critical acclaim but not necessarily those stories which became their most popular or most widely-known.... it's pretty good... it starts and ends with SHerlock Holmes... even though the editor Marie Smith says she's tried to put them in chronological order...!?
It's not entirely a bad collection... though you can't really say that they're all detective stories... some of them are just about crime... no smart, eccentric detective... but I suppose that's what I mean when I wrote about the authors' "B-Sides"
Heidegger - Being and Time
This guy was like maybe the most important philosopher in the 20th century. Depends its either him or Wittgenstein.
Other then that, my next semester philosophy reader.
I am currently reading the new Harry Potter and The Complete Sherlock Holmes. I just finished A Study in Scarlet.
I am just starting a popular science book called "Sync" about "chaos" emerging from order. There are a large number of books of varying comlexity on this topic. I am not sure yet where it fits in the pack and whether I made a wise choice in purchasing it.
I'm not reading anything at the moment. I'm just re-reading parts of Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix. I finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince a couple days ago, though.
I'm currently reading a thread titled "What are you currently reading" in the Literature section of Frihost.com
I'm currently reading 'in doubious battle' by Steinbeck. It's very good !
My only fear is to reach the moment where I will have read all books from Steinbeck... I already reached that point with Dostoievski and shoot, it makes me sad !
i've thought of re-reading dreamcatcher, ehehe its been a while since i read king. i kinda miss him. and anyway, the book is way much better than the movie. i dont like that much. but the book is thumbsup!
Currently I'm reading Hearts In Atlantis by Stephen King. It has some ties to the Dark Tower series so I wanted to see how it tied in. So far it's pretty good. Just recently, I finished Chainfire by Terry Goodkind.
Star Wars: Jedi Trial
Mariel of Redwall
To Kill a Mockingbird (Sophomore English)
I like Stanley Kubrick's movies, and after I saw A Clockwork Orange, I decided to find and read the book. I was quite surprised to discover that Russian slang. Fortunately, I studied Russian in school and I could read that book easily and with a lot of fun, but I wonder now how could it be perceived by an English reader without any idea about the Russian language.
The book is really interesting and it reminded me a little of "The Catcher in the Rye".
I am currently reading "Collapse" by Jared Diamond. It is a non-fiction exploration of the reasons why past and present human societies collapse or thrive. The author's background leads to an emphasis on the interaction between humans and their environment.
i read the cartel by tom clancy
I just recently finished The Tempest, by Shakespeare. Wasn't what I expected, but it was a good comedy.
I'm currently reading High Society by Ben Elton.
Its a very interesting book which deals with the social issues regarding drugs. It is sold as being a comedy however there isn't really a great comic line in the book. It is a very interesting read however.
I'm reading Amos Oz "A panther in the basement" (it might be cellar, I'm reading a translation) 
I am reading A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, the 6th book in the Outlander series.
Seriously I'm reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I know its all late to be reading this book when the movie has already come out ,but I had set a deadline to finish the book and didn't follow through. So I'm stuck reading it. So far I'm a the chapter where Moody helped Harry in that scene after Harry just came out from his bath.
Seriously I'm reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I know its all late to be reading this book when the movie has already come out ,but I had set a deadline to finish the book and didn't follow through. So I'm stuck reading it. So far I'm a the chapter where Moody helped Harry in that scene after Harry just came out from his bath. It gets more interesting as I go through the book because I learn new things and uncover secrets of these people.
I'm reading The Chronic of Quanters (I think thats how to spell it...)
Not reading right now, But I just finished reading "Fear" by L Ron Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard is the same guy who started the church of scientology, After viewing the South Park Episode, I googled to know more stuff about scientology (I knew Tom Cruise was a scientologist, thanks to another brilliant book called "The game" by neil strauss I recently read, but more on that later)
Some page said "The pinnacle of Hubbard's career was the brilliantly written psychological thriller called "fear", a must read for every mortal soul" (How souls could read, they know best). I picked it up at my library, and found it boring. Reaally boring. Keep in mind I started reading it at 2 AM, and I saw blair witch project on DVD in the day and was shaking like a leaf, and still I thought it was boring, and you start getting the idea how boring it was, For someone who's considering reading this, Dont. All it will do is to take four hours away from your life (An in-joke, you'll find out when you read the book!!! )
Oh, and "The game" was absolutely brilliant. Go get it from your library. If it doesn't have it, buy it. It's worth it. Romeo and Juliet (For school)
DragonLance and Angel of Vengeance-Ron Cutler
The Interpretation of Dreams (3rd edition) by Sigmund Freud
Chapter I: The Scientific Literature Dealing with the Problems of Dreams
A. The Relation of Dreams to Waking Life
B. The Material of Dreams -- Memory in Dreams
C. The Stimuli and Sources of Dreams
1. External Sensory Stimuli
2. Internal (Subjective) Sensory Excitations
3. Internal Organic Somatic Stimuli
4. Psychical Sources of Stimulation
D. Why Dreams are Forgotten after Waking
E. The Distinguishing Psychological Characteristics of Dreams
F. The Moral Sense in Dreams
G. Theories of Dreaming and its Function
H. The Relations between Dreams and Mental Diseases
Chapter II: The Method of Interpreting Dreams: An Analysis of a Specimen Dream
Chapter III: The Dream as Wish-Fulfilment
Chapter IV: Distortion in Dreams
Chapter V. The Material and Sources of Dreams
A. Recent and Indifferent Materials in Dreams
B. Infantile Material as a Source of Dreams
C. The Somatic Sources of Dreams
D. Typical Dreams
1. Embarrassing Dreams of Being Naked
2. Dreams of the Death of Persons of Whom the Dreamer is Fond
3. Other Typical Dreams
4. Examination Dreams
Chapter VI: The Dream-Work
A. The Work of Condensation
B. The Work of Displacement
C. The Means of Representation in Dreams
D. Considerations of Representability
E. Representation by Symbols in Dreams -- Some Further Typical Dreams
F. Some Examples -- Calculations and Speeches in Dreams
G. Absurd Dreams -- Intellectual Activity in Dreams
H. Affects in Dreams
I. Secondary Revision
Chapter VII: The Psychology of the Dream-Processes
A. The Forgetting of Dreams
B. Regression
C. Wish-Fulfillment
D. Arousal by Dreams -- The Function of Dreams -- Anxiety Dreams
E. The Primary and Secondary Processes -- Repression
F. The Unconscious and Consciousness -- Reality
Bibliography
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The Interpretation of Dreams (3rd edition) by Sigmund Freud
Chapter I: The Scientific Literature Dealing with the Problems of Dreams
A. The Relation of Dreams to Waking Life
B. The Material of Dreams -- Memory in Dreams
C. The Stimuli and Sources of Dreams
1. External Sensory Stimuli
2. Internal (Subjective) Sensory Excitations
3. Internal Organic Somatic Stimuli
4. Psychical Sources of Stimulation
D. Why Dreams are Forgotten after Waking
E. The Distinguishing Psychological Characteristics of Dreams
F. The Moral Sense in Dreams
G. Theories of Dreaming and its Function
H. The Relations between Dreams and Mental Diseases
Chapter II: The Method of Interpreting Dreams: An Analysis of a Specimen Dream
Chapter III: The Dream as Wish-Fulfilment
Chapter IV: Distortion in Dreams
Chapter V. The Material and Sources of Dreams
A. Recent and Indifferent Materials in Dreams
B. Infantile Material as a Source of Dreams
C. The Somatic Sources of Dreams
D. Typical Dreams
1. Embarrassing Dreams of Being Naked
2. Dreams of the Death of Persons of Whom the Dreamer is Fond
3. Other Typical Dreams
4. Examination Dreams
Chapter VI: The Dream-Work
A. The Work of Condensation
B. The Work of Displacement
C. The Means of Representation in Dreams
D. Considerations of Representability
E. Representation by Symbols in Dreams -- Some Further Typical Dreams
F. Some Examples -- Calculations and Speeches in Dreams
G. Absurd Dreams -- Intellectual Activity in Dreams
H. Affects in Dreams
I. Secondary Revision
Chapter VII: The Psychology of the Dream-Processes
A. The Forgetting of Dreams
B. Regression
C. Wish-Fulfillment
D. Arousal by Dreams -- The Function of Dreams -- Anxiety Dreams
E. The Primary and Secondary Processes -- Repression
F. The Unconscious and Consciousness -- Reality
Bibliography |
Whoa...Whole book breakdown 
Impressive.... >.> Overachiever XDI have recently read 2 interesting books:
- Collapse by Jared Diamond It is very long but worth the effort to put some overarching view of the world we live in and our impact on it throughout history and in the diversity of human collectives that currently exist on the earth.
- Newton: the making of genius, This is a wonderful exploration of how concepts and images are formed and moulded, evolve over time using Newton as an example of someone of extreme profile.
Currently I am reading "Kepler's Witch" and it is an interesting and enjoyable approach so far.
Currently reading tolkiens "Lord of the Rings" ...again. I have been big into Ton Clancy books recently. I am waiting almost patiently for Harry Potter VII though I am not the biggest fan out there. I have a few others on my reading list but I can never remember what they are when I feel a need to pick up a book.
My current fav is Truman by David McCullough. It is one of the best books I have ever read and alot of other people think so as well since it is a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Currently reading Justine by Marquis de Sade
Now reading Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa (for second time).
Next, Hyperion by Dan Symmons.
I am currently readin the Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice. GREAT book!
Currently I am reading 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee.
I have to read the book as it is for my English GCSE, but I find the book quite boring as it mainly focuses on a court case, and the life of 'Scout'.
I've read the book before and it didn't interest me then, and it isn't now.
I'm reading Black Hawk Down. I have a liking for the genre of war books. I don't know why...I suppose those stories just have a good build. And of course, I musnt forget the 007 books. I like the movies, and the books are a pretty easy read and are pretty exciting. Anyways, I hear that Black Hawk Down, the book is better than the movie....That's what I'll have to find out.
Currently reading a book about the 2nd world war in belgium, mainly about the resistance, battle of the bulge,...
Hi right now I´m reading the The Analyst by John Katzenbach and also i bought the THE MADMAN'S TALE, try to read them. 
Currently trying to make my way into Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy.
I've only read one other book of his so far - Rainbow Six - and I'm finding this one a lot slower going and hard to get started on.
Endeavour I shall, however.
Right now, I'm reading The Coming of the French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre[/i] and Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. FYI, I did not choose the first book out of my own free will; I am a student of European history. I did choose the second book, though -- I am a stickler of the English langauge.
The Chronicles of Narnia By C.S. Lewis. I'm currently on the 4th book (Prince Caspian). Very good books. I love how they expand your imagination. What if there really was another world where all these things can happen? It's cool to think about...
I just finished Gai-jin by James Clavell. Not having read his other books, and only seen Shogun on TV, I have to say that I’m impressed.
The book carries on the story of Noble House, a major trading company in Asia started by Dirk Struan. Now the center of attention has moved from Hong Kong to the new settlement in Japan as we follow the story of Dirk Struans grandchild and heir to the title of Tai-pan.
The book gives you an insight to life in Japan on the brink of the industrial revolution. Traditionalists trying to preserve their way of life while the world around them is changing. There is no skewed “good vs. evil” perspective in this book, just real people trying to make the best of their situation.
I’m definitely going to read his other books, but this time start at the beginning.
As for what I’m reading now: Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan.
Check out the thread on Robert Jordan on this forum.
http://www.frihost.com/forums/vt-8942.html I'm reading Forever Odd by Dean Koontz, the sequel to Odd Thomas(which was the best book he has put out in recent years). Before this the last thing I read was (The) Ring by by Koji Suzuki, which was really , really good. Much better than the movie in my opinion.
Lord of the rings: Return of the King
(the pre-movie version)
I've lost track of how many times I've read this book, but I still like it.
Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland. Bit of a weird one, and certainly not his best work, but still highly readable.
I just began reading a book on dark deities called "The Dark Archetype: Exploring the Shadow Side of the Divine." It's written by Denise Dumars and Lon Nyx, and though I have a couple of issues with it (some of their chapter titles are just plain silly, and they didn't bother to include Sekhmet OR Nyx), I just started today and I'm already very, very impressed. These two authors did a wonderful job . . .
WinterMoon
Well, my favorite has to be either Go Ask Alice or Speak... But I'm currently reading Ender's Game for school. English sucks... Right now I'm reading, of all things, Ivanhoe by sir walter scott to improve my reading skills...I know, I'm weird like that. But anyway, I'm planning to read the Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings, Elphame's Choice by P.C. Cast, For Camelot's Honor by For Camelot's Honor, The Destined Queen by Deborah Hale, Poison Study by Maria Snyder, Winter Moon by Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, C.E. Murphy, Brighid's Quest by P.C. Cast , and Shadows of Prophecy by Rachel Lee. Woah, I didn't realize that I still have so many books to read! I really should get started..
i am reading the voyage out, virginia woolf. its great.
Actually i'm reading Da Vinci Code, of Dan Brown.
Very attractive book.
Barca - A Peoples Passion by Jimmy Burns. Something like an unofficial history of the club
i'm reading all the pockets of Charmed. They are good but if you read them, you certainly need to have seen the series. Otherwise, it is kind of hard to understand everything.
Im reading a book of Jose Saramango, original title is "Ensaio sobre a Cuegeuira" french title is "L'aveuglement" it is about all the population of earth getting blind, very scary and well write
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| Currently reading Justine by Marquis de Sade |
Good book. Pick up his Philosophies of the Bedroom if you can. de Sade was so much more than the master of perversion most people think he was.
Currently, I'm reading Rum: The Epic Story of the Drink That Conquered the World. Man I was tricked into enjoying a history book by BOOZE! Lames Clavell >>> Tai-Pan. I love the culture it is present in Clavell's novels. U will not regret if u should read any of this writer works.
I am currently reading MAYADA DAUGHTER OF IRAQ by Jean Sasson. Jean got permission to write this book after an interview with Mayada herself.
It is a true story, another topical story in Jean Sasson's World of Women Series. Mayada was actually Jean's translator on a visit to Baghdad in 1998. It was during this time that Jean interviewed Mayada.
Jean tells this brave woman's story and provides a fascinating insight into Iraq's cultured and ancient history.
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco...interesting read for medievalists and occultists. All about: sephirot, caballa, mysticism, occult, alchemy, history, art and science. Very impressive, though seems vapid at start.
Currently I'm reading The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) I really like the book. It's one of the best books I've ever read.
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| Currently I'm reading The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) I really like the book. It's one of the best books I've ever read. |
Dan Brown books are indeed enticing, but if you like The Da Vinci Code, I'm sure you would like Angels and Demons, too (if not more). Reading The Da Vinci Code would be a good precursor to watching the movie coming out sometime next year, though. I simply can't wait.
I, for one, read Memoirs of a Geisha just about a month ago and since then it has become one of my favorite books! The movie isn't that great I hear, but I still intend to see it soon. (as in tomorrow or the day after that soon)
Last night, I finished reading Jane Eyre (going back to the classics) and was amazed at how much and how thouroughly I enjoyed it. Seriously, Charlotte Bronte's voice throughout the entire book was so frail yet strangely also strong. Jane has become my all-time favorite heroine, which is a surprise considering she isn't pretty, and I usually tend to admire the glossy locked, long lashed beauties. There's something about her though -a perfect balance of modesty and a delightfully piquant wit. Read it! I promise that if you are able to make it to the end of the novel, you will relish it!
Now I've started Waiting for Snow in Havanna by Carlos Eire; a most hilarious book (even though it is written by a history professor at Yale) about his boyhood in Cuba and then, the United States. I will definitely keep anyone who cares updated on it.
Reading is rest for the soul.hhmmm, right now, I'm reading Edding's Elder Gods.
Currently, I've got a book from Dan Brown, the one next in line for my reading, eheh
I am currently reading The Chronicles of Narnia. It is a good set of fantasy books. The Movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. is the second book in this 7 book series. all together the books are about 750-800 pages so about the size of the 5th Harry Potter book.
~Itachi
Currently reading 'From Here to Eternity' by James Jones, it's pretty good so far
I'm reading Eldest by Christopher Paolini at the moment, it's the follow-up on his book Eragon and if you like fantasy and havent read it..shame on you!
They're among the best books ive ever read, If you haven't read them already, I really recommend them.
Last book I read was V8 Supercar drivers Mark Skaife's book which detailed a year in his life.
Currently I'm reading the latest FHM. Needless to say I haven't read many books lately...
I am currently reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.I've read Davinci code too and liked it. I harbour a deep interest in history and Ban Brown is just the right author for me.
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I almost got this at the library the other day but there was another book in that I really wanted instead. If I check out more than one book at a time I rack up the fines. It's next on my list though!Just finished Jared Diamond's Collapse, really good sequel to pulitzer prize winning Guns, Germs, and Steel.
Read Jonathan Safran Foer's second book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which was excellent.
Finished up William Gibson's Pattern Recognition, which I really liked.
I highly recommend all three. Now reading Tad William's The Dragonbone Chair.
I am currently reading Ecce Homo by Nietzche. I loved all books/essays that I read by him, and this, his autobiography is just as great. He recaps his life and his insipirations for his workds. And of course you can be certain that he is just as modest as in his other writings. Just look at the chapter titles: "Why am I so Wise", "Why am I so clever", "Why do I write such great books", etc. Well, you have to love him. He is definetly my favorite philosopher.
The Master and Margarita. Mikhail Bulgakov .... Long time I hadn't been hooked by a book this way .... The wrinting style is Nabokovesque , it is a pleasure to read, with a profound meaning and different layers of reading ( fantasy , critique of communist regime , critique of the human beeing ... )...
I can't say more but recommand it and complain that this author is so little known...
Currently reading book five (out of five) of the Belgariad; "Enchanters End Game" by David (& Leigh) Eddings.
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I like Stanley Kubrick's movies, and after I saw A Clockwork Orange, I decided to find and read the book. I was quite surprised to discover that Russian slang. Fortunately, I studied Russian in school and I could read that book easily and with a lot of fun, but I wonder now how could it be perceived by an English reader without any idea about the Russian language.
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Did Stanley Kubrick himself understand russian? I am just curious.Just finished Tevye the Dairyman (the book Fiddler on the Roof was based on) by Sholem Aleichem, and now I'm halfway through Franz Kafka's The Trial.
my latest novel is Harry potter and the half blood prince, but havent finish it yet..im kinda busy and lazy too LOL
I'm reading The Art of War and The Da Vinci Codes right now.
I'm reading "The Romance of Three Kindgdoms".
It's not a romance at all, but a story of the breakup of the Han Empire in China (220 AD). It starts out:
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| Here begins our tale. The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been. |
As the Han empire crumbles, three leader rise up: Cao Cao, a devious man who will kill for power; Sun Juan, a very capable general; and Lui Bei, the "hero" of the story.
It is filled with facinating tales, and so far it's making a truly excellent read. A book for work...."Cross Platform PERL Conformance"...whatta bore 
Currently reading the new Wilbur Smith. It's actually quite good (for the moment).
Memories of Midnight
I could not close the book.
It is very good.
Catherine lost her memory and wound up in a convent in the care of nuns. She is later taken in by shipping tycoon Constantin Demiris and given a job in his Trade Corporation office in London. Catherine is actually Catherine Douglas, a woman believed to have been murdered by her husband Larry and his mistress Noelle Page. Noelle was also the mistress of Demiris and he had set up the trial lawyers so that Larry and Noelle would be executed.
I am currently reading the dragon, black, and clear books by the l337. Not actual books but if printed they would make quite the collection. They are very informaitonal, especially about doze security. The more i read into them, the more interested my 900mHz phone seems... 
I'm reading the 4th book of the "Dark Tower" by Stephen King.
I liked the previous parts more then this one.
Greetz, Arno
Midnight for Charlie Bone, by Jenny Nimmo. I would like to read the entire series, but then read a James Bond book called SilverFin.
Currently reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince... Seems to be an OK book... Coulda been much better.... Just finished 1984 (read it in about two days). Next on the list is actually a French play called Rhinoceros, which I have started, but makes very little sense to me at all. I'm going to double that up with Brave New World, which I've already read but have to re-read for school.
Right now I'm reading a book called "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown.
I'm sure everyone's heard of it.
It's the prequel (sort of) to the DaVinci Code.
Next week I'm going to reread "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.
That book is amazing. It's about life in a "perfect" society.
No music. No colors. No snow. No ocean. Nothing but a black and white, robotic-like society.
One kid breaks lose, and yeah, that's what the book's about.
Just read it.
I've just finished the latest WIlbur Smith (Le fils du nil in french, the son of the nile). It's actually quite good if you like Thrillers in the egyptian age. Pharoes, treason, (sex), and some very interresting battle sequences.
I've actually read another WIlbur Smith novel that was quite interresting. It was about an archeologist that find an untouched pharoe's tomb in somalia. The pharoe died while in exile in the south of egypt.
Of course, you've got the bad guys who are also looking to get into the tomb !
Anyway, if you like egypt and it's mythologie, I strongly recommend that you take a Wilbur Smith with you on your next vacation !
I'm currently reading "While you Svenssons were eating plankstek"(translated) by Per Anderrson. A book about graffiti from the start in the early 80's to todays date. Kinda interesting 
This is one of the first books that I have read that really get me to continue reading. So I really like this one. And I will try to look up some of the books yuo guys are reading, some sounds kinda interesting. 
Steinbeck's "The Pearl". It's short enough so that you won't get bored, and the concept although ancient, is timeless: that a sudden windfall of wealth can be a curse, rather than a blessing, and nothing brings out the evil in people like other people's money. Unfortunately the story starts better than it ends, and is a little too preachy (I would rather the point have been subtly suggested instead of being slammed home with a hammer.) Still, it's worth a read, and if you like Steinbeck, try "East of Eden" which I liked better than his more notable "The Grapes of Wrath."
Generally I stick to adventure or fantasy books, but the other night I was in the mood for something light to curl up with. Not finding anything "light" enough on my shelf, I raided my mom's Nora Roberts books (which I'd always teased her about before). I've read two already and am on my third. Though the dialogue is lacking at times, she has written books in a wide range of subjects (from scuba diving to real-life fairies). She is definitely an author I would reccommend for a rainy night by the fire.
I am reading maya and photoshop, wizard and glass ( stephen king), programing c ++,maya 5 for windows and macintosh, dreamweaver mx 2004. like king for easy reading when I'm not teaching myself the other things.
Right now I'm reading This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolffe, it's like a better version of Catcher in the Rye. He also wrote Old School which is entertaining its sort of like the movies Emperor's Club and Dead Poet's Society.
Currently, I am going through THE ALCHEMIST by PAULO COELHO and also reading and re-reading SHERLOCK HOLMES series.. Its just awesome.. Also, THE THREE MUSKETEERS by ALEXANDRE DUMAS is near completion....
As for non-fiction, am currently going through TREASURY OF COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE by NORMAN VINCENT PEALE
I'm currently reading 'The Queen of the Damned' by Anne Rice.
It's a brilliant book, 3rd in the Vampire Chronicles...
In the instant I read "Dictionnaire français-anglais anglais-français ROBERT"
It's very usefull
I am currently reading Angels and Deamons by Dan Brown. BRILLIANT
I like his books, they are so exciting
nox-Hand i m currently reading harry potter goblet of fire it s a good book
I am currently reading STATE OF FEAR by Michael Crichton. I'm only about half way throught the book and it's taking me a while to finish; partly because I'm so busy with school. The other reason it is taking me a while is the fact that it just isn't as good as some of his others. The last two he came out with (AIRFRAME and PREY) were much more compelling.
A couple of books that I am reading are:
Papillion - A heart felt book about a man who was falsely imprisoned, and sentenced for murder in the 1930’s. His sentence, Hard Labor for life. It’s all about his parrels, accomplishments, and his radical escape from the prison penetentry "Diablo" near French Guiana.
Darren Shan - A fantasy, fun series about vampires, vampaneeze. I like the twisting, unexpected plot.
im reading... Memoirs of A Geisha
I am currently reading Seizure by Robin Cook and Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler. I just finished DNA by James Watson.
I just read Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, and I am now reading Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda. Both are based on the Splinter Cell games by Ubisoft, which I am a big fan of.
Very very good books, I recommend them . I am currently reading
CHIMERA - BY ISSAC ASIMOV
ENDERS GAME - BY ORSON SCOTT
and
ICON - BY FREDERICK FORSYTH
Right now I'm reading Possession, by Byatt. I've heard it's even become a movie, but I'm not going to watch it what so ever 
It's a beautiful book, full of poetry, art and humor. Not the averange humor, but all the little things. All the small comments which makes a book a real treasure L'Anneau d'Or, a book about Russian churches and monasteries.
I just finished Splinter Cell: Operation Barracuda (based upon the brilliant game series by Ubisoft),created by Tom Clancy, and written by David Michaels (Raymond Benson)
Now, I'm reading Patriot Games by Tom Clancy, which is a very good book I am currently reading the complete short stories of Roand Dahl.
He see life in a different way to the ordinary person. They are strange but interesting
Harlan Coben - Gone For Good.
Dan Urian - Script Into Performance.
Lena Küchler-Silberman - My Hundred Children.
I'm halfway through Tom Clancy's Patriot Games, a very interesting thriller, which I'm really really enjoying at the moment Im readding right now is The Old Man and the Sea, by John Steinbeck. Pretty boring but I HAVE to read it.
A great author to read is John Grisham:
1. He writes with a lot of suspense
2. If you read all of his books, youll see how he advances his skulls in writing
I've started my first Harlan Coben book...
Really quite good till now !
At the moment I'm reading Angels & Deamons by Dan Brown
Great book, nearly finished and only had it a few days. I'm currently reading Le Petit Prince to better my French, and I'm going to start on Life of Pi today.
LPP is very charming.
if only it were true (marc levy)
i love this book, so cute, so romantic... the movie is not as good as the book
and the warrior of the light by Paolo Coelho (a good philosopher)
Description : by amazon 
Warrior of the Light: A Manual is an inspirational companion to The Alchemist, an international bestseller that has beguiled millions of readers around the world. Every short passage invites us to live out our dreams, to embrace the uncertainty of life, and to rise to our own unique destiny. In his inimitable style, Paulo Coelho helps bring out the Warrior of the Light within each of us. He also shows readers how to embark upon the way of the Warrior: the one who appreciates the miracle of being alive, the one who accepts failure, and the one whose quest leads him to become the person he wants to be.
Paulo Coelho is one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Now, in the long-awaited companion to his first novel, Coelho presents a collection of philosophical stories that will delight and guide seekers everywhere. I'm currently in the middle of reading House Of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski. It's a really good book, it's written in a really strange way. Sometimes the character who's also reading the book will leave footnotes and they'll end up going on for pages. But it's really cool.
The Cat Who Came In From The Cold by Deric Longden.
It's funny, heart-warming, sarcastic, witty had me laughing and crying with it. It's wonderful as a book for light reading. There's 3 cats, one silly man who talks to himself and everything he sees, one sultana and a blind lady who seemed totally wonderful. A brilliant piece of book that lets yoy take a peek into the lifes of the brits.
I'll recommend A Play on Words too. That one had me in stitches.
This is hard. I've got pile of books on my bed side all of the have bookmarks on them. I read one of them before I sleep, depending on my mood.
Let's see:
Naked Empire - T. Goodkind. - I love the fusion of love story, magic and war in the medieval setting. It's the 8th book of the series and I think I should be finishing this because the 9th book was already out since last year. This is actually one of my favorite books in the magic-fantasy genre.
Labyrinth -Kate Mosse. A new acquisition. I've just bought this a few days ago. It belongs to the genre of Dan Brown's books. History and treasure hunt... well you got the idea i guess.
Software Engineering book - geek reading. I'm a software engineer... just want to read this when I feel to geek.
the dark elf trilogy - r.a. salvatorre. Another book of fantasy and magic genre. i'm on book three. just trying to finish the third book. the second book bored me. Crurrenrently I am Reading Books on Dynamic website developeing from dreamweaver.
I am reading Books on PHP and ASP.NET
At the moment I 'm reading a book written by T.C. Boyle, Drop City. It's about a hippie community in california , that moves after proplems with the government to Alaska, where these hippies meet real drop outs...
I can only recommend this really funny but also realistic-written book!
It's wonderfully summing up the hippie era!
To catch a Tartar : A book banned in Singapore as it speaks against our former prime minister lee kuan yew and now as the minister mentor.
Finished Reading the wHeeL of time, now waiting for the last book to be released
The rest are your mid-level author written books. I read atleast 3 books a week. So i can't recall most of their titles or authors -__-
I might as well do tell, don't you think my pretty Nell? said he far into the well, half-track course to hell ...
Currently reading two books.
"Desperation"by Stephen King. Fascination lurking in sheets I would dare to say.
"The world of perception. Seven conferences" by Maurice Merleau-Poty. A small piece of literary insight shaped philosofy about the experience of the world. Reccomended as well (and quite a small read, only about 90 pages).
Currently reading Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult. I'm gripped by her novel Saving Faith before, so I gues this will do the same.
I have just finished reading A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. A good book talking about life and 4 suicidals who happen to meet each other the very night and at the very place they want to end their life. But beware: full of swears.
I'm reading "The shape of things to come" by HG Wells.
It's written in 1932 and he predicts the future for the next 180 years (well, more realistically, he dreams of a utopian future so he can tell everyone his political ideals). In it, he successfully predicts the rise of gas warface, the militarisation of Europe, the failure of the treaty of Versailles, and WW2... but as you'd expect he also goes wrong in a lot of places which are just as interesting. If you want to know more you'll have to read the book I'm reading Eragon.
It's an awesome book, and it's making on my top ten book/series list (they're not listed in order and I don't have 10 yet):
Harry Potter (all 6 of them)
Eragon
Young Wizards (the whole series)
Equarium (the whole series)
Bartimaeus Trilogy (all three)
The Wind in the Willows
The book I'm spending most of my time on right now is Seven Pillars of Wisom, by T. E. Lawrence, who is probably better known as Lawrence of Arabia. Personally, I find it fascinating, but it isn't the sort of thing most people read nowadays.
I'm also currently reading lots of books on Japanese mythology and folklore for a novel I'm researching, which I'm also finding really interesting. Then again, I'm a mythology nerd, so that would have something to do with it. I'm between books. I just finished Stardust by Niel Gaiman. It was a pleasant read, but not a really good read.
I have several books I could go to, though - there's The Rowan by Anne McCafrey (which I started but never finished), Eldest by Christopher Paolini (which I've read a few times by now), Anne of Green Gables, which spits a cloud of dust in my face when I go to pick it up because it's been neglected for so long, or I could always go back over my favourite chapters of Lord of the Rings.
I'd really rather go find something new, though. Curse the public libraries for being so far from home...
I too am between books. I just finished Everyday Enlightenment by Dan Millman. It was a great book. I wish it were required reading for all of humanity! Of course, just because someone read it doesn't mean they'd apply it...but if they don't ever read it, they don't even have a chance to apply it. This book was another wonderful book from Millman. His other books include Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior, and The Journeys of Socrates. I have read all of these as well and they are awesome books.
Everyday Enlightenment was different from the others because it wasn't a story book. The other three are a sort of trilogy that talk about how Dan (the author) meets an old man who calls himself Socrates and teaches Dan what he calls the "way of the peaceful warrior." The first two relate Dan's life story while the third book tells us the life story of the mysterious Socrates. The Journeys of Socrates actually was my favorite of the series because the story of where Socrates came from and why he decides to help Dan is amazing.
Everyday Enlightenment is more of a how to book. It provides you with a roadmap to enlightenment. It gives you 12 gateways to complete in order, each one setting you up for and giving you the tools to complete the next one. Overall, a great book for those searching for enlightenment in your everyday life.
My next book on my list is the Celestine Prophecy. I have read this book already, but would like to read it again before I read the sequal (the Tenth Insight) which I have yet to read.
I've just finished David Edding's The Dreamers Book 1 and well, I'm rereading it. I like the fights and the cleverness and the way of planning the plot, all in all.
I'm currently in the middle of Neil Gaiman's "Anansi Boys". Just a brilliantly funny as his other stuff. I'm also thinking of picking up Fritjof Capra's "The Hidden Connections" (about systems theory and other groovy things) just to keep going now that I don't have uni work to do...
The Story of the Stone by Barry Hughart. It's fiction, fantasy, set in china, draws on a lot of history and folklore but is also funny and remarkably odd. I love it. I've also just finished reading Stephen King's Rose Madder, rereading his Eyes of the Dragon and am currently juggling a couple different TerryPrachet Discworld books and considering starting Dune. I've been computerless a couple weeks, and have been going through books like bonbons. I love summertime reading.
At the moment i am reading the book Silver is for secrets,its by laurie faria stolarz. its the third book in the series and its really good.
I am currently reading the following:
Savitri-An Epic by Sri Aurobindo
Sai Satcharitra
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels
Science of Getting Rich
currently im reading eldest by christofer poalini in preparation for the new eragon movie.but im also reading a cool book called ''japanese thru comis'' i think its good for those who like manga and japan and stuff
but i normaly write, it keeps me going!! hehe... I'm also reading Eldest. It's quite good, I think, and it's amazing how a teenager could creat such a thing (ah, I'm still struggling with some 1000 words essays). Just finished Farenheit 451, which is a great novel. It makes you think a lot -> I did not fully understand what happened I'm reading Regina's Song by David & Leigh Eddings, for the second time now. Good read. I just finished reading Colin Forbe's `No Mercy'.
Tweed, Paula and Marler are my favourite characters.
Right now Iam reading Darren Shan triology, again.
It is about vamires and vampans Ithink they are called in english. I amnot sure because I have only read them in norwegian. But anyway, the vampires is the good part, they don't kil humans, just take a small asmount of blood. Another thing is that they do not live for ever, their ages quite slow.
So,they are fighting against eachother. the end is quite suprising.
I have difficulties eksplaining about the books.
This Darren Shan gets transfered into a vampire against his wil, because he did a stupid thing.
Action, that is the easiest way to eksplain the books in, action and fantasy. The kind of books that I like.
An oldie but a goodie--Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. An undoubtedly magnificent book, morality aside. It's sort of strange, because I don't think the presentation of the subject matter is what is objectionable, it seems to be the subject matter in itself to be what disturbs people mostly. But, then again...think of all the books about serial killers, trashy soft-core porn romance novels, and other books filled with gore and the like...at least Lolita doesn't glorify the subject matter like those stories might. A wonderful book though...be sure to read it. Right now, I am currently reading Balzac, Ferragus. It actually is really good. It is about Parisian life and the has spying, pure love, adulturous and vengeful love, and more.
Angles and demons wrote by Dan Brown.It is a wonderful book .
Currently, I seem to be flitting between two separate novels - Wild Lavender by Belinda Alexandra, and The Ancient Future by Traci Harding. Despite the fact that I've read them both, I still find it a giddy thrill to repeat my absorption of their contents; I always manage to find a new detail I didn't notice in previous reads.
Wild Lavender tells the story of a fourteen-year-old girl by the name of Simone Fleurier, who lives with her relatives on a farm in Provence, France in the early fragments of the 1920s. They farm lavender for their income, and are happy. Until one day when Simone's father dies, and her uncle Gerome sends her to Marseilles to his mother (the Great Aunt) to work. Simone finds her life to be impoverished in the strange city, until she discovers a music hall. Throughout the novel, we are told of her journey from a farmer's daughter to France's greatest music hall star and Paris's most luminous star in the sky that is modern society in the first half of the twentieth century.
On the other hand, The Ancient Future concentrates more on fantasy. Tory Alexander, a university student, is stranded one night after the tyres of her rental car flatten. In the throes of the night, she awakes to find that it is almost midnight, and she is suddenly pulled into a vortex of time and space, thrown through the continnuum and landing in another time - the 6th Century AD, in Wales (then known as Prydyn). The Ancient Future tells her story, following Alexander as she changes from an ordinary student of the 20th Century into a High Queen of Briton and Prydyn in the 6th, becoming a formidable figure in Welsh history.
I adore both books - fascinating and unique in their own rights. I highly recommend them. I'm reading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. It's sort of his memoir. I like it so far. I guess it's a bit tough to get through at some points, but it's worth it really.
well what im currently reading is the 80 greatest conspiracys of all time. sorry for the spelling i dont have the book with me at the moment. its just about conspiracys that have been made over the years and i highly recomend it to anyone
i'm reading a paolo coelho's book : "veronika decides to die", it's a great book about life, about the desire to be alive, this book touch the soul
i'm currently reading harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban in english (I'm french) written by J.K. ROWLING and Don Quichotte De La Manche in french written by CERVANTES
Curently reading "Your Dreams and Your Stars" by david Melbourne and helen adams. I am more reading this for a diffrent out look on the world of dreams. Alot I have found to this point covers just the basics, and since this is tied into my site and forums, as in the topic, figured need more back ground then I already have.
I just finished the book "Five people you meet in heaven" by Mitch Albom a while ago.
I have finished Da Vinci Code.
Now I am reading a marathi peotry book called : 'Maunachi Bhashantare' means 'translations of the silence'
I've just recently finished The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck. The reviews for it says that It will change your outlook in life. I believe it did. I recommend it for a good read.
As of yet, Im back to reading Zecharia Sitchins Genesis Revisited. Reading this book gives me the creeps. It presents a lot of new ideas on how we became and the history for it. Intriguing one. This book will test your belief on contemporary norms.
:: Mr. Noone Special.
I am currently reading Lucky Girls by Nell Freudenberger. Its a collection of 5 short stories about girls in love that also live in Asia. I'm on the third on so far and have enjoyed them all!
I'm currently reading Feynman Lectures on Physics, you get to know so much in those letures, but it just takes too long to finish.
At the moment i'm reading Sillmarilion by J.R.R. Tolkien... Really cool book, it's about the dawn of life in the LOTR universe!
I'm reading never let me go, it's the saddest book ever, it's decent though
At the moment, I'm reading:
Abarat, by Clive Barker, which I'm slightly disappointed with. Having read Imajica, I know that Clive Barker is capable of some superb prose and intensely detailed storylines; by comparison, the prose of Abarat seems cliche, and its plot sparse.
Which is not to say that it's not a decent book--just that there are a couple of things that make me, a rather finicky reader, twitch just a little inside.
Lapsing into a Comma: A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print--and How to Avoid Them, by Bill Walsh. This is one of the best style books I've come across to date, because it doesn't simply lay out rules to be followed, but gives the logic behind the suggestions. I don't always agree with Mr Walsh, but I can see where he's coming from, and I much prefer that to being told what to do but not why.
The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers. A book that's been taking me a shamefully long time to read. The story is good, and involves all sorts of exciting things--time travel, sorcery, gypsies, crossdressing, secret magical societies, Egyptian gods, and werewolves--but, again, there's something about the prose that makes me pause and go, 'hm.' As I said, finicky reader.
Just before these books, I read:
Monster Blood Tattoo, by David Cornish; a beautiful first novel that was never meant to be written at all. It would make me very happy to know whether anyone else on Frihost has read this book, since it's a very recent release.
Right after these books, I'll read:
Life With Jeeves, by P. G. Wodehouse. Wodehouse is a big influence on my favourite contemporary author (Terry Pratchett); my key lecturer waxes lyrical on his skill as a stylist; and my girlfriend recently came into the fandom by way of the Jeeves and Wooster TV series starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Clearly, the universe is trying to tell me something.
Vintage Wodehouse, edited by Richard Usborne. Same reasons as above.
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers: Magical Tales of Love and Seduction, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Because a friend lent it to me, and hey--serious fantasy authors spinning erotica. It's going to be either very good or very bad, and either way, a lot of fun.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, for the third time. If you have never read this book and have entered/graduated/dropped out of high school you can definately relate. it doesn't matter if you were the most popular kid in school or infact, a wallflower, it will change your life. I have looked at so many things differently because of some of the things Chbosky has mentioned through Charlie. It has opened my eyes to be more welcoming to people who are different from myself. This book made me want to write letters, it made me want to write in general. It is an amazing story. | Obake wrote: |
| Life With Jeeves, by P. G. Wodehouse.... |
Wodehouse (pronounced "Woodhouse") is one of my favourites. I also thought that Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were superb in their respective roles in the TV series Jeeves and Wooster.
Currently, I'm just finishing up the biography, Beethoven: The Universal Composer by Edmund Morris. It is very good, and Morris' description of the Moonlight Sonata, alone, is worth getting the book.
Next week, I'll be taking a trip that will include two days by bus getting there, then again to get back, so I plan on taking a big book that I haven't read yet, but have been wanting to read: Anna Karenina. | Traveller wrote: |
| Wodehouse (pronounced "Woodhouse") is one of my favourites. I also thought that Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were superb in their respective roles in the TV series Jeeves and Wooster. |
I'm looking forward to diving into those books--and seeing the series. Although I have to admit to a certain sinking feeling when I was confronted with a full shelf of Wodehouse in my university's library. It came from a thought along the lines of:
I know I'm going to fall for this writer. It's, like, written somewhere. Why do I always have to go for the prolific ones? I started collecting Pratchett in Year 9 and I still haven't caught up and he keeps on writing, and now this? *sigh*
Oh well. Bottoms up!I just finished reading Showdown by Ted Dekker. It was definitely an intriguging mystery, although not quite as exciting as his earlier novel, Thr3e, or as engaging as his Circle Trilogy. However, I'm eager to read his latest book, House, which was co-authored with Frank Peretti (author of novels like Hangman's Curse, The Visitation, and The Oath).
I am re-reading Arthur Hailey's Hotel for the umpteenth time.
The novel is truly superb and I identify with some of the characters especially the old man who ultimately turns out to be a millionaire.
I have read most of Arthur Hailey's novels but I find Hotel to be the best.
Im reading The Argumentative Indian by Amartaya Sen. He has a brutal approach to the indian culture which is what is required today atleast for the indians. It's the only eye opener we can get frankly. The book covers a lot of aspects from indian history to current indian political senario. If you're interested in indian culture and history this is a must read.
Previous knowledge of indian culture is required. Specially mythology like Ramayana.
Now I've got the company of the stories of the following two books:
"The alchemist", written in 1988 by Paulo Coelho.
"The dictators", written in 2004 by Richard Overy.
Paulo Coelho is a very creative and spiritual writer. I've read some time ago "Veronika decides to die" which I liked.
People like Julia Roberts or Madonna recommend this author's books and particularly "The alchemist".
"The dictators" is the revised history about Hitler and Stalin, their countries and population. New information from recently revealed secret archives was used to compose a profound analysis.
This is not a soft reading. It will take some time to read this big and dense book, and, in the end, I think it will be worthy.
Richard Overy is an expert on the history of the World War II. He's not a romantic history novelist for sure.
I'm reading Blood Memory.
It's about this woman called Catherine Ferry, who is suffereing from a mild form of bipolar and maybe multipersonality disorder trying to find out her past. She was probabaly abused as a child from her father. She finds out that it was evident she was abused, and has something to do with her investigattions and how her father was murdered. She goes on a quest to find the truth of who abused her in the past and what is happining on int he present. It's quite a good book.
The Belgariad by David Eddings (Again, I love David Eddings and highly recommend him to anyone who likes Fantasy)
The Dreamers by David Eddings (book one, for the first time)
Eight Skilled Gentleman by Barry Hughart, a Master Li novel. That's another series I recommend, though they are a bit odder and more thought-provoking, being Fantasy inspired by chinese folklore.
Changeling: The Dreaming main book for the RPG game, cause I'm once again creating a character.
A Shield of Three Lions: historical fiction set during the Crusades.
i m currently reading.. LOTR by JRR tolkien.. never read it before,, but its really great..
At the moment, I am reading Clive Clusser's Lost City. It is the 5th in his Kurt Austin / NUMA series.
I'm currently reading Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain for summer reading. It's not going too good thanks to a low attention span for it.
No God But God by Reza Aslan
"Just the History of Islam that I needed, judicious and truly illumination" - A.S.Byatt in the Guardian
"A revelation... Aslan's... careful scholarship and precise language [are] acutely perceptive" - The Independent
I'm currently reading The Blood Countess, by Andrei Codrescu. It's about the life of Elizabeth Bathory, a real countess from Hungary in the XVI century, who became notorious by her obsession for beauty and taking baths in virgins' blood. The author claims he's a descendant of the countess, and the book makes really interesting reading. It has some sexual passages too.
By the way, there's a new film about her character, "Stay alive". This film is about a video game that kills the players, and this game has the countess as the "evil" you have to defeat.
An update (I assume this is a topic we're allowed to post ongoing responses to, yeah?):
I've had to put Lapsing into a Comma aside, since the copy I was using was a library book that someone else needs for now. Definitely picking it up again when I have the chance, though.
I've started Life with Jeeves and, though I'm enjoying it, I haven't got terribly far. That thing about being back at uni again. Will continue plodding.
I have, since I last posted, read Kate Morton's The Shifting Fog, which I recommend to people interested in historical fiction, especially set in and around the first World War/1920s Europe. It's perhaps not a profoundly life-changing story, but it is a very good read with good use of the historical details.
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The Belgariad by David Eddings (Again, I love David Eddings and highly recommend him to anyone who likes Fantasy)
The Dreamers by David Eddings (book one, for the first time) |
Ah, David Eddings. I've been avoiding him for a few years now (having read the Belgariad, the Elenium, the Tamuli, and parts of the Mallorean, I decided that, master storyteller though he may be, he wasn't offering me much more than variations on a plot). I had noticed that some of his more recent books are being designed rather differently cover-wise, though, and I was wondering--is it worth going back? Have the stories really changed, or is it just marketing? I'm still reading Musashi, I like this novel. But I just have a few time to read this book in a general day, so maybe I'll continue reading in holiday.
Currently I`m reading S. King`s The Dark Tower volume 6th called : "Susannah Song" and some other books: some chapters of "Branding by storytelling", Frey`s "How to write a damn good novel vol. 2". Think that`s all for now :] But I`ll start reading some chapters of Game Programming by M. Morrison.
The book I am reading (well finished now) is Destined to witness: growing up black in Nazi Germany by Hans Massaquoi
It is a slow starter, not really a book to read in the summer, however it is an exceptional story. There are so many documentation of the Nazi reign in Germany but not nearly enough from the point of view of people like Hans.
The book starts from when Hans was young, it tells of how is white German mother met his black Liberian ( scotland educated) father who is the son of the ambassador of Liberia and former King of Liberia. It documents the intial movement of some people once it became apparent the war was real, many fled including Hans father and grandfather, leaving him and his mother to fend for themselves.
Being a child he really didn't understand or realise the impact or indeed message that Hitler was spreading nor did he realise the impact his skin color had until he was also a victim of the Nazi regime. The innocence of this book was rather overwhelming, he is passionate about Germany (even though many thought he didn't belong) ye he was obsessed with America for varying reasons mainly because it promise so much more excitement and opportunity.
Many talk about the impact Jesse Owens had on black people in America when he won 4 gold in Germany but the effect and pride that Hans felt was to me showed how monumental that moment really was, he was afterall one of only few blacks, in fact he was the only black child in his neighbourhood and he was used to seeing white German entertainers, sportsmen, soldiers but here was a man with his skin color defying Hitlers beliefs. It did nothing to curb his admiration for americans.
The strength of a woman is something not to be taken lightly and Massoquois mother embodied that, she believed and loved him as if he was the perfect creation from God, despite others opinions she only wanted the best for him and struggled through whatever adversity to ensure he had the right lessons to move forward in life.
The book is an absolute must read, the fact that Massauoi at to work in Hitlers factory to provide for him and his mother and then to move into entertainment and then on to Liberia where he is re-united with his father and other brothers. And then onto an amazing journey to America where he joined the army, went to college and then onto become the editor of Ebony magazine. Its a story of triumph over some of the most terrifying adversities that the world has seen.
The key to this book is that its an insiders perspective but not a Nazi insider, the book details Hans journey as if he at times was detached from the cruelty of Germany and instead of being a black boy in Germany, he was a black German who suffered because of the war. The innocence of the book is at times fustrating but thats what makes it so real and potent.
For the moment I am reading two books, "The fifth elephant" written by Terry Pratchett and a book called "Memory technics" which I cannot recall the author to.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire.
I am reading Tom Wolfe's novel A Man in Full. I have so far read only 200 pages or so. I am identifying with the character Charlie Croker maybe because he is in a bad debt situation like me and he is trying to rise out of it.
The characterisation is superb.
Currently reading the second book of Nora Robert;s Irish Trilogy Novel.
So romantic! LOL
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Currently reading the second book of Nora Robert;s Irish Trilogy Novel.
So romantic! LOL |
have you tried Maeve Binchy Tara Road...its set in Ireland very good
I'm reading Jeffery Deaver Twelfth card at the moment. I was reluctant to buy this book because I read Dan Brown Da Vinci and it seems there are so many spin off and similar books.However this is shaping up quite nicely.I am currently reading Speaker For The Dead by Orson Scott Card (Second time through). I just got done reading Ender's Game for the second time through. I plan on reading the rest of this series, because I have not done so yet. I am almost always reading a Fantasy or Science Fiction novel, with the occassional regular fiction or thriller . I'm reading Dante's The Purgatorio. So far so good. There's something about these books that makes my tummy all warm and fuzzy. I would have to advise people to check out the John Ciardi translation. The best I have found. It's been awhile since I've read the Inferno, but this one is easy to pick up with a couple of handy notes at the end of each canto.
Right now I am reading Possession by Byatt. A beautiful book, full of Victorian poetry, and thoughts of an era which is gone forever.
I've just finished reading mario puzo's THE FAMILY.
am reading the 9/11 report