What are you reading?

lokal phil

lokal phil

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Well as the title says, I'm interested to find out what some of you are currently or have recently read?

Myself, 'Beyond The Wave', the story of newlyweds Trisha Broadbridge, and Melbourne AFL player Troy Broadbridge who were on the Thai Island of Phi Phi when the horrific tsunami hit. The story visits all aspects of their life in detail and Trisha's life without Troy. The story is very funny, and also incredibly sad. I was hooked from the first word and I recommend it to anyone who is stumped on what next to read.

Phil.
 
R33F

R33F

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Top three reads:

Don't tell Mom I work on Oil Rigs. by Paul Carter.

Bandit Country 'The IRA & South Armagh" by Toby Harnden

it's not about the bike. by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
 
blt2ride

blt2ride

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I just started reading "Wide Open, A Life in Supercross," by Jermey McGrath. The books been out for over a year now, but if you haven't have a chance to read, it's a great book!
 
Labcanary

Labcanary

One potato, two potato, click
Hells Angels by Hunter S Thompson.
Entertaining book but not as good as The Rum Diary or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
 
Carlin

Carlin

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In no particular order the books next to my bed at the moment are:

Sian Reeves, The Ship Theives
Douglas Sellic, Survivors: great open boat voyages
Bruce Ashley, Cycling Around Sydney
Joe Simpson, Touching the Void
Stuart Macintyre, A Concise History of Australia
Gary Larsen, Pre-History of the Far Side
Margaret Lincoln, science and Exploration in the Pacific
Lonley Planet, Sign Spotting
Lance Armstrong, It's not about the bike
Richard White, On Holidays: A history of getting away in australia
Patricia Fara, Sex Botany and Empire: The story of Carl Linneaus and Joseph Banks
Dr Karl, Dis-information and other Wickid Myths

There is also a copy of Afloat, Revolution and Dirt Rag lying around there somewhere.

Some read spme partially read some finished.
 
johnny

johnny

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Staff member
International Security. Fall 2005 Vol.30, No.2

The Peloponesian Wars by Donald Kagan.
 
Pete J

Pete J

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Where's Wally?

geez he's an elusive bugger!!

:p

Seriously though, i just read Jarhead a while ago, was quite good apart from the use of extremely loooong sentences at times.
And i constantly check out my Finnish-English dictionary. It's very useful in my atempts to expand my vocabulary.
 
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alister

alister

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Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Dis-information and other Wikkid Myths.

thought this might be a good read after "Bubbles, Botox and Bumbreath" [wrong order i think]
 
ScottD

ScottD

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Between a rock and a hard place
Its about that guy that cut his arm off in utah to escape from a canyon when a boulder fell on his arm. Its a good book 8.5/10
 
Treffynnon

Treffynnon

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I notice most of you have been reading (auto)biographies, boring. :p

Last book I read was Porno by Irvine Welsh, a book your mother is bound to approve of! Sequel to Trainspotting for those not in the know.
 
W2ttsy

W2ttsy

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mpdowling said:
the new mathew Rielly book, bye far the best he has brought out so far.
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yup i read it. top notch stuff. very close to the movie national treasure in regards to the US presidents and freemasons.

cant wait for a new jack west jnr novel to come out.

i hope that ice station or area 7 make it to the movies.

ive been reading ADO.NET implementations with ASP.NET and SQL server... fun times...

W2ttsy
 
Hopper

Hopper

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I just finished Warlock by Wilbur Smith. It is a history fiction book set back in Ancient Egypt. Was a really good read however I really enjoy those sort of books, if anyone can recommend any hist fiction books it would be much appreciated. It doesn't need to be ancient either, I also enjoyed The Eagle has landed set in WW2.

I am about to start Kokoda by Paul Ham.
 
DEMONATION

DEMONATION

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IT- steven king
The Stand- steven king
Just finished reading the deception point Dan Brown book which makes me up to date woth all of his books. I also have a copy of temple by mathew reily lying around which i read when i dont have anything else to do i have also read the rest of his books including his little 100 page hell island book.
 
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