What Are You Reading (224)
Elegsabiff: Oh well then. And presumably the chance even of interesting dreams.
Not that I remember
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1. Work-related material related to fire behaviour models, and the new legislation
2. An unauthorized biography about Mick Jagger (actually quite boring)
3. The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
4. Where's Waldo - The Braille Edition
2. An unauthorized biography about Mick Jagger (actually quite boring)
3. The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
4. Where's Waldo - The Braille Edition
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I adore books, and read constantly, any and everything, here in China it's very hard to get books in English, so I don't have the luxury of choice. When travelling to the UK or the Philippines I buy loads from the duty free shop in Hong Kong and get them sent to my home. (I know the store owner which helps).
Trying to get the Chinese to read is an uphill struggle, as they all think the film version is better, But I did manage to get a class of 4th years to read the first Harry Potter Book (In Chinese) and since then one or two have continued with the series as they agree that while the films are great, the books are better.
This coming weekend I have to go to Shanghai, and will make sure I get to the big book shop there and stock up again.
Trying to get the Chinese to read is an uphill struggle, as they all think the film version is better, But I did manage to get a class of 4th years to read the first Harry Potter Book (In Chinese) and since then one or two have continued with the series as they agree that while the films are great, the books are better.
This coming weekend I have to go to Shanghai, and will make sure I get to the big book shop there and stock up again.
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rizlared: I adore books, and read constantly, any and everything, here in China it's very hard to get books in English, so I don't have the luxury of choice. When travelling to the UK or the Philippines I buy loads from the duty free shop in Hong Kong and get them sent to my home. (I know the store owner which helps).Trying to get the Chinese to read is an uphill struggle, as they all think the film version is better, But I did manage to get a class of 4th years to read the first Harry Potter Book (In Chinese) and since then one or two have continued with the series as they agree that while the films are great, the books are better.
This coming weekend I have to go to Shanghai, and will make sure I get to the big book shop there and stock up again.
This coming weekend I have to go to Shanghai, and will make sure I get to the big book shop there and stock up again.
Riz
Know what that is like...fortunately when traveling to south east Asia...Thailand had used English written novels in shops...a month without some reading material would have drove me mad...my latest novel is my favorite American author John Irving...just going to read it...I am hoping it will be as good as his others...mind you Tom Robbins is a good writer...a walk on the wild side...
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serene56: At the present time
I was telling my daughter that I was wanting to read what happened in the aftermath of the 1929 depression. While running errands that afternoon I stopped at the thrift store looking for hardware stuff for a project and always look at the used books. As has happened before, but still surprised to find The United States And The Twentieth Century, copyright 1958 for 25 cents. Fascinating reading, I'm up to Chapter 17 The Politics Of Prosperity (1921-1929)
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Da_Moose: 1. Work-related material related to fire behaviour models, and the new legislation
2. An unauthorized biography about Mick Jagger (actually quite boring)
3. The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
2. An unauthorized biography about Mick Jagger (actually quite boring)
3. The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
Da_Moose:
4. Where's Waldo - The Braille Edition
4. Where's Waldo - The Braille Edition
I had to google Where is Waldo in Braille,interesting!
" Either they type up random names, combination of letters, and gibberish, and you have to find the literal word "Waldo", else they draw out the characters with raised outlines and Waldo's outline is distinctive from the others.
My children loved the "Where is Waldo" books when they were little and they were in english
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Amerindians are genetically isolated from Africans, Europeans, Asians, Australians, Polinesian, northamerican indians and Eskimos 
Hydraulics of Machu Picchu
Nazca and Palpa geogliphs
Hydraulics of Machu Picchu
Nazca and Palpa geogliphs
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lifeisadream: Amerindians are genetically isolated from Africans, Europeans, Asians, Australians, Polinesian, northamerican indians and Eskimos
What happens then to the "out of Africa" theory?
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Beer reviews.
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kartini's letters. Its about a story of a woman from Java who fight for woman right equal education due of war world 2
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not much of a reader but im slowly making my way through the work of american economist michael hudson. highly recommend his work.
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I was landed with the Trilogy by STIEG LARSSON and i must say it is better than all expectations.
I am nearly finished The girl with the Dragon Tattoo, for sure I will go on and read the other two. I just love the style of writing.
I am nearly finished The girl with the Dragon Tattoo, for sure I will go on and read the other two. I just love the style of writing.
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''Three Cups of Tea''
by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
This book really moved me when I read it 8/9 years ago and came across it again in my Mum's, I must have loaned it to her.
Man tries to climb K2 and failed. Was rescued by people in a local village in Pakistan. He was so moved by them he promised to return and build a school.
55 schools later he is still going. Fantastic story.
I'm an avid reader and normally flit between fiction / not fiction as well depending on my mood.
Great Thread.
by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
This book really moved me when I read it 8/9 years ago and came across it again in my Mum's, I must have loaned it to her.
Man tries to climb K2 and failed. Was rescued by people in a local village in Pakistan. He was so moved by them he promised to return and build a school.
55 schools later he is still going. Fantastic story.
I'm an avid reader and normally flit between fiction / not fiction as well depending on my mood.
Great Thread.
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Redex: I was landed with the Trilogy by STIEG LARSSON and i must say it is better than all expectations.
I am nearly finished The girl with the Dragon Tattoo, for sure I will go on and read the other two. I just love the style of writing.
I am nearly finished The girl with the Dragon Tattoo, for sure I will go on and read the other two. I just love the style of writing.
The films are pretty good as well, The Swedish one's. I wasn't that impressed with the one with whatsitsnamelittlejamesbondfella.
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McCarthys bar...rereading it as its the funniest book I`ve read. Pete mcCarthy, the author, from Warrington, had an Irish mother & felt he was more Irish than English. He did a tour of Ireland, his motto being "never pass a pub with your name on it". He really put his finger on the carry on in rural areas of Ireland & banter in pubs where he loved his Guinness. Brilliant read. Unfortunately he died at 51, from liver cancer I think. He knocked Frank mcCourt off the number one spot (Angela`s Ashes...where it always rains in Limerick apparently!)
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Eliphas Levi, Dogma and ritual of High Magic, from 1854 (I found it in the inheritance of my grandpa once)
And Augustus, Res gestae divi Augusti
And The adventures of Tintin, The secret of the Unicorn (When I was a child we had not a car, and my dad drove with me with a bus once a month on a Sunday morning to the central railway station and bought one Tintin or Asterix and Obelix book. I still love to read them all)
And Augustus, Res gestae divi Augusti
And The adventures of Tintin, The secret of the Unicorn
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serene56: At the present time
I am reading this thread
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the life and times..of thomas the tank engine.....really interesting.
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fifitrixibelle: McCarthys bar...rereading it as its the funniest book I`ve read. Pete mcCarthy, the author, from Warrington, had an Irish mother & felt he was more Irish than English. He did a tour of Ireland, his motto being "never pass a pub with your name on it". He really put his finger on the carry on in rural areas of Ireland & banter in pubs where he loved his Guinness. Brilliant read. Unfortunately he died at 51, from liver cancer I think. He knocked Frank mcCourt off the number one spot (Angela`s Ashes...where it always rains in Limerick apparently!)
Loved it
Fantastic read and written with such humour and warmth.
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Maybe I thought she would actually learn to write as she was going along
But my main reason was, there is no better cure for insomnia than reading that book
Oh well then. And presumably the chance even of interesting dreams.