Current reading matter

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sat May 27, 2006 5:16 pm

I'm told that Jonathon Woss refers to Rankin' quite a lot !!!

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Sat May 27, 2006 9:43 pm

He is the hero in some books, cannot remember what.

I read too much I reckon.

Or perhaps I was thinking of Tom Clancy.

Hannoir · Post by **Hannoir** » Sun May 28, 2006 3:08 am

IOU - Noreena Hertz

This book reveals the hypocrisy and downfalls of the IMF, WB and International Lending System, and how it is systematically destroying the third world.

You MUST read this book - more people need to be informed about this type of thing.

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Sun May 28, 2006 10:32 pm

J.R. wrote:I'm told that Jonathon Woss refers to Rankin' quite a lot !!!

Hendrik · Post by **Hendrik** » Mon May 29, 2006 12:38 pm

Hannoir wrote:IOU - Noreena Hertz

This book reveals the hypocrisy and downfalls of the IMF, WB and International Lending System, and how it is systematically destroying the third world.

You MUST read this book - more people need to be informed about this type of thing.

I've heard about this one. There are many books on neoliberalism, all of them worth a read. The ones on GATS are probably the most urgent and essential.

FrogBoxed · Post by **FrogBoxed** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:30 am

Unless by Carol Shields. Very moving, well-written book. Probably one for the girls, though.

Also, anything by Joanne Harris, who I was lucky enough to meet at a writer's event and who is wonderfulâ€”completely down-to-earth and very, very funny!
I haven't read Gentlemen and Players yet (saving it for when I've finished the reading backlog), but as it's about a public school, am definitely looking forward to it!

Tim_MaA_MidB · Post by **Tim_MaA_MidB** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:30 am

Just finished Peter F. Hamilton's "Pandora's Star"

hoob · Post by **hoob** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:38 pm

Tim_MaA_MidB wrote:Just finished Peter F. Hamilton's "Pandora's Star"

Just Finished "Judas Unchained" - much better but yet again, almost too much going on...

Tim_MaA_MidB · Post by **Tim_MaA_MidB** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:41 pm

I have also just finished the sequel...I'm going to have to read them again I think.

hoob · Post by **hoob** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:47 pm

Mindstar series is ok...

Still think Niven is the best

sejintenej · Post by **sejintenej** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:52 pm

Great Plum wrote:I think the story is brilliant - I have no idea why the Catholics and Opus Dei are making so much fuss - maybe they do have something to hide!

and yet they ignore what's on their doorsteps. They are supposed to hate Masonry / Masonery (?sp) but the Masonic symbols have an important place in the church at Rennes le Chateau (for more read the da Vinci code).

One of my favourite books has been confiscated - it's the original Lederer book of school-children howlers which is quoted everywhere and make me laugh even before I open it!

as for books "L'Arte Culinaire Moderne" by Pellaprat (where moderne = 1930's). Only thirty odd pages of ways of cooking a spud" and 980 other pages ...... It is a precis (pre as in "before") of all the subsequent books by TV chefs

Mrs C. · Post by **Mrs C.** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:04 pm

Thinking of French books, has anyone heard of - or better still, own a favourite of my french teacher, which I think was called "Mots d`heure gosse rames" - or something like that. I`d love to get a copy of these poems!

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:52 pm

Just finished an historical work, 'Surrey Murders', and a very gruesome book about crimes of murder and foul deeds in an around Guildford over the centuries.

Absolutely fascinating !

Jolyon · Post by **Jolyon** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:25 pm

Just recently finished "Carter Beats the Devil" by Glen David Gold and nothing I can say can do justice to how gripping it is. One of the best 5 things I have ever read.

CJ- Did you get into His Dark Materials in the end? I hope so, I found them to have all the magic people claim is in Lord of the Rings but that I never found.

Anyone read or reading Geroge RR Martin's series "Game of Thrones" aka "Song of Ice and Fire"?

Tim_MaA_MidB · Post by **Tim_MaA_MidB** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:57 pm

I recommend another book by Dan Brown called "Deception Point".