Important: Read Books
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Roaches, Thank You. I've saved every suggestion (which I haven't read already) you have given, with the fullest intention to make my way through all of them.
I'll pretty much read anything so a thread like this is fantastic.
Some personal favourites are..
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Angelas Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Love In The Of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
The French Lieutenants Woman (?)
Hard Work (Polly Townbee)
Also some of the Biographies of JFK (but not the sensationalist Seymour Hershe or the idolising Schlesinger, try Thomas Reeves' account)
Sorry, I think some authors names aren't spelt correctly.
I'd recommend Bird Song above all.
Edit: Any of the travel writing by Bill Bryson is classic. He's done the US, UK, Europe and Australia. All are insightful yet fucking hilarious. And you don't need to have visited to the places to understand. 'A Short History of Everything' strays away from his ground of travel and lacks some of the humour found in his other work, but its fascinating none the less.
And if you want to write...
'Troublesome Words' by Bill Bryson is an indespensible companion.
As is 'On Writing' by Stephen King.
And 'Eats Shoots and Leaves' by Lynne Truss.
I'll pretty much read anything so a thread like this is fantastic.
Some personal favourites are..
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Angelas Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Love In The Of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
The French Lieutenants Woman (?)
Hard Work (Polly Townbee)
Also some of the Biographies of JFK (but not the sensationalist Seymour Hershe or the idolising Schlesinger, try Thomas Reeves' account)
Sorry, I think some authors names aren't spelt correctly.
I'd recommend Bird Song above all.
Edit: Any of the travel writing by Bill Bryson is classic. He's done the US, UK, Europe and Australia. All are insightful yet fucking hilarious. And you don't need to have visited to the places to understand. 'A Short History of Everything' strays away from his ground of travel and lacks some of the humour found in his other work, but its fascinating none the less.
And if you want to write...
'Troublesome Words' by Bill Bryson is an indespensible companion.
As is 'On Writing' by Stephen King.
And 'Eats Shoots and Leaves' by Lynne Truss.
I can't recommend anything to you based on just Harun Yahya without running the risk of offending you.
I'll let this guy say it for me:
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000844.html
I'd also like to add that calling something "The Da Vinci Code" is like calling Lawrence of Arabia's diary the "Of Arabia Journal", and that goes into the whole thing about Dan Brown's books making idiots feel smarter than they are, which is never any good.
He has done some good, though. He's pointed out the power of books - people will believe anything they read if someone says it's true, even if that person happens to be a character in the work of fiction people have all collectively decided to read (another good work: Mr. Brown has pointed out that people are still sheep). He's also added some perspective by showing us that people who aren't Christian or who refuse religion are just as likely to be easily-convinced, nearly-illiterate, incapable-of-critical-thinking apes as the stereotypical Kansas school board member.
Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer. It's one of those "Should I laugh or should I cry" books. It's about basketball players trying to keep their sanity in late '40s/'50s Hungary.
I'll let this guy say it for me:
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000844.html
I'd also like to add that calling something "The Da Vinci Code" is like calling Lawrence of Arabia's diary the "Of Arabia Journal", and that goes into the whole thing about Dan Brown's books making idiots feel smarter than they are, which is never any good.
He has done some good, though. He's pointed out the power of books - people will believe anything they read if someone says it's true, even if that person happens to be a character in the work of fiction people have all collectively decided to read (another good work: Mr. Brown has pointed out that people are still sheep). He's also added some perspective by showing us that people who aren't Christian or who refuse religion are just as likely to be easily-convinced, nearly-illiterate, incapable-of-critical-thinking apes as the stereotypical Kansas school board member.
Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer. It's one of those "Should I laugh or should I cry" books. It's about basketball players trying to keep their sanity in late '40s/'50s Hungary.
The last book I read was...can't remember the name because I never can remember (hey a book on memory would be GREAT) but it was a true story about 4 girls teenaged girls that murdered another girl. They were lesbians. It was my brothers book and I read it in one day....if I don't read the whole thing in one day I won't finish it.
But I like non-fiction, I liked Memoirs of a Geisha, I like David Sedaris, Machiavelli the prince, Rich dad poor dad, can't remember :/ uh...anything with sex in the title I'll definitely read.
But I like non-fiction, I liked Memoirs of a Geisha, I like David Sedaris, Machiavelli the prince, Rich dad poor dad, can't remember :/ uh...anything with sex in the title I'll definitely read.
you dont need a book for that, look at how many people believe every word of the in the loose change "documentary"
but the da vinci code does take from some non-fiction books that provide some interesting evidence, like holy blood holy grail. i read that book about a year ago. they did provide some things in that book that would make you think.
did you read the da vinci code? just wondering
but the da vinci code does take from some non-fiction books that provide some interesting evidence, like holy blood holy grail. i read that book about a year ago. they did provide some things in that book that would make you think.
did you read the da vinci code? just wondering
I've read a lot of the Warcraft novels which I thought were brilliant. Unfortunately I haven't found any other Fantasy books that are like the Warcraft's stories. I want dragons, goblins, magicians, ogres, flying citadels, & blood spilling action. Not some LOTR rubbish where someone has a powerful ring that they are afraid to use.
I read Swan Song from which I got from this thread and thought it was really good. What other books would you recommend. I want something that's kind of futuristic but also scientific if that makes sense. I also like V for Vendetta type ish. Help me out cus that was literally the first book I ever read front to back.
