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Mitch
06-01-2005, 11:45 AM
All this 'no telly' lark and Mrs R and her lurgy, has made me pick up a book again for the first time in ages...

... Currently reading The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli - How to conquer the world in 113 pages, all to do with the Holy Roman Empire and all that malarchy!!

What's everyone else reading (besides 100% and Mudlarks weekly :D - yes you Mr Chaz, I mean books!! )?
Gypsy
06-01-2005, 11:56 AM
i tried to read between the lines once.. just couldnt get into it :D

i'll get me coat
100%Pat
06-01-2005, 12:18 PM
living and working in Portugal.
Mrs Reject
06-01-2005, 12:40 PM
This abo I mostly be reading health and psychology textbooks for an essay I MUST write by the end of the week - dullsville. I have however bought a new book called the 'Long Woman' by Kevan Manwaring who is a druid, about exploring the Celtic landscape, looks quite good.
Urban Terrorist
06-01-2005, 01:02 PM
Lucifer Rising:sin,devil worship and rock 'n' roll by Gavin Baddeley, all about the histroy of satanism :D

http://home.online.no/~janbruun/writings/images/Lucifer.jpg
dracken1
06-01-2005, 01:28 PM
mrs r
kevin manwaring steals stuff from dr anne ross' books.

dr anne ross is one of the leading authorities on the celtic culture, and is a good personal friend of mine. i have a few of her books which i can let you have at shipping cost only if you wish.
http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_ross_pagancelticbritain.html

if you type in to google "dr anne ross celtic"
it brings up a few sites about her work
Mrs Reject
06-01-2005, 01:42 PM
mrs r
kevin manwaring steals stuff from dr anne ross' books.

dr anne ross is one of the leading authorities on the celtic culture, and is a good personal friend of mine. i have a few of her books which i can let you have at shipping cost only if you wish.
http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_ross_pagancelticbritain.html

if you type in to google "dr anne ross celtic"
it brings up a few sites about her work

Sadly on reading it it seems he tries to be a poor imitation of Dion Fortune as well - ho hum. There's nothing more annoying than writers with no imagination who cadge ideas off all and sundry.

Thanks for the link, I'll have a good look at it and get back to you on the books :)
Simon B
06-01-2005, 01:44 PM
Long way round,
the motorcycle diaries,
and dark winter by Andy McNab

All good reads and all on the go at the moments, cant recommend Long way round enough, if your into your bikes and journeys you'll love it
Zeek
06-01-2005, 02:55 PM
Razzle........... :D ............. & the destructions for my Dvd player £"&*%kin thing !!!!
defarter
06-01-2005, 03:00 PM
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer.
The Complete Peoms. Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Crofty
06-01-2005, 03:14 PM
cant recommend Long way round enough, if your into your bikes and journeys you'll love it
Seconded by me, my brother got it for me for christmas. It was finished in 2 days. Wonder if Claudio made much of an appearance in the tv show. also Coldheart canyon by clive barker is very good.
krammer
06-01-2005, 04:14 PM
anything by stephen hunter. pale horse coming, point of impact are two well worth a look. also, for something a bit more off the wall, i lucifer, finally the other side of the story by glen duncan is excellant.
Dougie
06-01-2005, 05:54 PM
Long Way Round,Deep Black by Andy McNab,Going Postal by Terry Pratchett and Jonah Lomu's autobiography.
JOE
06-01-2005, 06:22 PM
The dice man by Luke Rhinehart, just finished hell's angels by Hunter S. Thompson (only 2.99 at hmv), next it'll be the second of the armageddon trilogy by Robert Rankin.
DANNY
06-01-2005, 06:25 PM
So gettin rid of the TV hasn't got you conversing again. Still at opposite sides of the room with your heads in books instead of the TV paper.
ForestFred
06-01-2005, 07:01 PM
StreetBiker . And then a little known volume called Apathy and why should we bother dealing with it by Ide Dinnicare :D
Bosun
06-01-2005, 07:04 PM
cant be bothered to read apathy
Mitch
06-01-2005, 07:09 PM
So gettin rid of the TV hasn't got you conversing again. Still at opposite sides of the room with your heads in books instead of the TV paper.

We do talk (well Mitch does anyway:)) We also play a lot of card games, I am a very sore loser tho' so if I lose too many we don't talk - I sulk ;)
Rogue Monkey
06-01-2005, 07:09 PM
The rise and fall of the Third Riech and The MAZE guide to The Mental Health Act (1983) Riviting! :p
krammer
06-01-2005, 07:10 PM
We do talk (well Mitch does anyway:)) We also play a lot of card games, I am a very sore loser tho' so if I lose too many we don't talk - I sulk ;) so if you lose you get sore? :rolleyes:
RedRobbie
06-01-2005, 07:24 PM
Times Arrow by Martin Amis, for about the 4th time . Its about an escaped nazi war criminal whose life is witnessed by an internal entity but in reverse time. for example he goes to the dinning table full and content then regurgitates his food and re-assembles his meal . Very bizzare book indeed.Puts good and evil into a whole new perspective
Friar Tuck
06-01-2005, 07:33 PM
Any Book by Dan Brown especially Deception Point. and only £3.75 from Tescos.
Miss Demeanour
06-01-2005, 08:09 PM
Wonder if Claudio made much of an appearance in the tv show.

Yup.

Am currently reading:-

a few really tasty medical journal articles on brain injury - for work
a book of lecture notes on Evidence - for college
The Truth (Pratchett) - for fun.

And the instructions on the side of this packet of Mutter Paneer...
weldy
06-01-2005, 08:31 PM
the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse by robert rankin

weldy
Mrs Reject
06-01-2005, 09:26 PM
Yup.

Am currently reading:-

a few really tasty medical journal articles on brain injury - for work
a book of lecture notes on Evidence - for college
The Truth (Pratchett) - for fun.

And the instructions on the side of this packet of Mutter Paneer...

What is it you do then Miss D? Just curious! :)
I'm misquoting all the books on Health psychology at the mo' to provide evidence to support my warped opinion in my latest essay :D
Miss Demeanour
06-01-2005, 09:44 PM
What is it you do then Miss D? Just curious! :)
I'm misquoting all the books on Health psychology at the mo' to provide evidence to support my warped opinion in my latest essay :D

I could tell you but I'd have to kill you.... or summat. Message sent.

Warped opinions in essays are the way to go. give the marker something interesting to read...
Jim
06-01-2005, 11:37 PM
Just finished Going Postal by the great Mr Pratchett, have started on that Ewan McGregor book about his bike journey and have got the final part of Stephen Kings Dark Tower to look forward too when that is finished.
Bosun
06-01-2005, 11:45 PM
the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse by robert rankin

weldy


oh no Godalming


John Fowles the Magus always one to confuse
Sir Ewok
07-01-2005, 12:18 AM
Always rereading "The Sprouts of Wrath" by Rankin. He is a bit of a mixed bag, some of his stuff is extremely funny and others are pure drivel.
Spike
07-01-2005, 12:55 AM
Rankin is a top author !!
Also like David Eddingd, David Gemmel, Laurell K Hamilton...
too many more to list :p
Qwyplain Dhark
07-01-2005, 07:08 AM
Always rereading "The Sprouts of Wrath" by Rankin. He is a bit of a mixed bag, some of his stuff is extremely funny and others are pure drivel.


cannot read his other stuff
but the 7 books of the Brentford trilogy good
sprouts possibly best of em
Erogenous Jones
07-01-2005, 02:57 PM
Just finished "The Last Kingdom" by Bernard Cornwell. Pretty good if you like his stuff.

Gonna make a start on The Long Way Round next. :)
Fran
07-01-2005, 03:21 PM
Reading the essential Spike Milligan by the man himself.
Also into anything by Christopher Brookmyer,Hunter S Thompson & Charles Bukowski.
krammer
07-01-2005, 03:24 PM
Reading the essential Spike Milligan by the man himself.
Also into anything by Christopher Brookmyer,Hunter S Thompson & Charles Bukowski. ah, the late, great spike milligan. remember the q series? absolutely brilliant.
Fran
07-01-2005, 03:26 PM
ah, the late, great spike milligan. remember the q series? absolutely brilliant.
I remember Q.The news reader with the wig on a wire.The daleks & the "put it in the curry" sketch!
krammer
07-01-2005, 03:29 PM
I remember Q.The news reader with the wig on a wire.The daleks & the "put it in the curry" sketch! apparently he has got 'i told you i was ill' written on his gravestone :)
BikerGran
07-01-2005, 05:05 PM
I'm currently reading quite a lot of rubbish just as a form of escape, not quite had to resort to Mills & Boon yet, but the sad thing is I've read everything by David/ David & Leigh Eddings so I'm eagerly awaiting their next epic.
Also lately into Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus books about a heavy drinking Edinburgh policeman.

Can't read anything serious as I have the attention span of a butterfly.