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Got Books?
by Cosplay on Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:36 pm
I love to reed and if anyone would like to tell me about some good books to read that would be great thanks.
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by uzunov on Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:23 pm
The only things that i read are newspapers and webpages. These is very disoppontinc fact but i think that i`m not the only one who doesn`t read book.
Children if u don`t want to be idiots read book, listen to me
Children if u don`t want to be idiots read book, listen to me
It`s no matter what you know, it`s matter what you can prove...
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by silentguy on Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:37 pm
My all-time-favourite author is Terry Pratchett... Very funny Fantasy...
but please, use threads that already exist if they are about exactly the same topic
There already is a :arrow: Books Thread...
but please, use threads that already exist if they are about exactly the same topic
There already is a :arrow: Books Thread...I used to be schizophrenic but we are all right now!
Computer games don't affect kids: I mean, if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkend rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetative electronic music...
Computer games don't affect kids: I mean, if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkend rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetative electronic music...
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by accolade on Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:20 pm
silentguy wrote:My all-time-favourite author is Terry Pratchett...
Hey! I was about to name Terry! >.>
He's been my favorite author for a while now. I also like H.P. Lovecraft and other similiar horror stuff.
Remember to use the search button next time :)
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by tarbosaurus_geticus on Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:59 pm
I would suggest to you Tolkien,Asimov,Frank Herbert,Terry Pratchet,Tom Holt,Ion Luca Caragiale,Micheal Moorcock,Philip Jose Farmer (any work by thse is exelent and get anything you can)
Also check out my book thread for further insight!!!
Also check out my book thread for further insight!!!
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by krod on Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:22 am
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"lord of the rings"
"lord of the files"
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by Nintendud on Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:53 pm
I just recently finished the excellent book, "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison. I'd recommend it to anyone. It's especially engaging if you're aware of the time period covered in the book.
It's a book about a young black man's middle class life in Chicago. The book takes place in the years between 1931, the year he was born, to around the early 70's/late 60's. The setting isn't always Chicago, but for a large portion of the book, it is. The book features family troubles, interactions between his middle-class black family and the lower-class blacks (which constitute a majority in the city), the effects of money on people, and many more themes. The joy in reading it comes mostly from the richly defined characters and the anticipation of what will happen next.
It won the Nobel Prize in Literature. It's an excellent book. Go read it!
It's a book about a young black man's middle class life in Chicago. The book takes place in the years between 1931, the year he was born, to around the early 70's/late 60's. The setting isn't always Chicago, but for a large portion of the book, it is. The book features family troubles, interactions between his middle-class black family and the lower-class blacks (which constitute a majority in the city), the effects of money on people, and many more themes. The joy in reading it comes mostly from the richly defined characters and the anticipation of what will happen next.
It won the Nobel Prize in Literature. It's an excellent book. Go read it!
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by brianconnolly on Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:38 pm
Recent reads that I recommend:
Douglas Hofstadter - Metamagical Themas
This book is huge, but don't let it intimidate you. You don't have to sit down and plow through. In fact, you can open it and just start reading wherever. It's a collection of Hofstadter's columns from Scientific American along with expansions on the original columns (afterthoughts, etc.). The whole thing is a very interesting, profound, and though-provoking collection of writings ranging from topics such as typography and language to number patterns and sentence structures.
Quite literally anyone can enjoy this book. He doesn't write esoterically and he's quite funny.
Christopher Priest - The Prestige
Yes, yes, I know that Christopher Nolan has adapted this to film (go see the film!) but that doesn't make the book any less awesome. How can you go wrong with a book about competing magicians with an appearance by Nikola Tesla? This is great fiction!
Matt Faction - The Five Fists Of Science
This is a graphic novel, but it's still a great read. Also starring Nikola Tesla, but also featuring Mark Twain, Thomas Edison, and a bumbling Andrew Carnegie, it's full of great dialog between some of the world's greatest (and most thieving) historical minds. It's the perfect balance between literature and comic book as far as I'm concerned.
Douglas Hofstadter - Metamagical Themas
This book is huge, but don't let it intimidate you. You don't have to sit down and plow through. In fact, you can open it and just start reading wherever. It's a collection of Hofstadter's columns from Scientific American along with expansions on the original columns (afterthoughts, etc.). The whole thing is a very interesting, profound, and though-provoking collection of writings ranging from topics such as typography and language to number patterns and sentence structures.
Quite literally anyone can enjoy this book. He doesn't write esoterically and he's quite funny.
Christopher Priest - The Prestige
Yes, yes, I know that Christopher Nolan has adapted this to film (go see the film!) but that doesn't make the book any less awesome. How can you go wrong with a book about competing magicians with an appearance by Nikola Tesla? This is great fiction!
Matt Faction - The Five Fists Of Science
This is a graphic novel, but it's still a great read. Also starring Nikola Tesla, but also featuring Mark Twain, Thomas Edison, and a bumbling Andrew Carnegie, it's full of great dialog between some of the world's greatest (and most thieving) historical minds. It's the perfect balance between literature and comic book as far as I'm concerned.
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by tarbosaurus_geticus on Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:24 am
Hmmm im glad to hear people are still reading classic literature and scientific or cultural books 
Im considering opening up a topic about scientific books right now
Im considering opening up a topic about scientific books right now- tarbosaurus_geticus
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by msg on Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:47 pm
These are two really cool books there are alot of articles floating around the net about Kevin Mitnick too.
The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers by Kevin D. Mitnick
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security by Steve Wozniak, Kevin D. Mitnick
The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers by Kevin D. Mitnick
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security by Steve Wozniak, Kevin D. Mitnick
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Re: Got Books?
by nderdog on Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:43 pm
Cosplay wrote:I love to reed and if anyone would like to tell me about some good books to read that would be great thanks.
What kind of books do you like?
I'm currently working on Terry Pratchett. His books are hilarious, and pretty entertaining. A wonderful mix of fantasy and humor. It's amazing how he can turn modern-day devices into medieval systems. Cracks me up!
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by spit on Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:20 am
well, i generally raed books about the spiritual world, about WICCA and ocult practises. For most people these things are just superstition or folclore, but since i've read some books i've tried some things(like Ouji boards) and I have to tell you: Spirirts doe xist, they are everywhere and some are not friendly at all
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by tarbosaurus_geticus on Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:54 am
Aham... there is also an other topic about books which has 3 pages, might as well post there; Terry Pratchet is great, as for ocultism i never gave it a seroius thought , since we both live in Romania spit might as well tell me what are those books.
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