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fbloke

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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2009, 07:00:37 PM »
Is There Life After Death - Anthony Peake.

A brilliant look at the subject from a scientific-ish point of view using Quantum Physics, Neurology, Near Death Experience, temporal lobe epilepsy etc. as a basis to explore the possibility.   It turned my mind inside out.
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2009, 07:09:15 PM »
Been working my way through the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, 3/4 of the way through Wolves of the Calla.
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2009, 07:14:53 PM »
I used to like old war novels. Stories of honour and patriotism  seem to interest me :lol:

I bought a book the other month by Jack Higgins, I guess it is recent; been meaning to open it...
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2009, 08:27:50 PM »
Quote from: maverickf1jockey on October 17, 2009, 05:12:49 PM
I mainly tend towards pulpy detective fiction.

same here :lol:

Quote from: Johnny Mac on October 17, 2009, 05:25:47 PM
A bit late off the blocks but I've just finished The Da Vinci Code, which was pretty good if all that research is accurate.

I do read a bit of fiction as it makes a nice change from sound engineering manuals!

who cares it's not accurate, it's a good novel. I know everyone complains about how badly written etc. it is, but I don't think I've read a novel as quickly in my life! :D

Quote from: MDV on October 17, 2009, 05:30:45 PM
Am I the only person that absolutely cannot stand that book, or the films? :lol:

(no offense or anything, I just dont get the appeal, and yes I read it, or I wouldnt know that!)

i love it. there's more lame-ass singing in the book than i remembered, though o_O
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2009, 09:29:24 PM »
Ian Rankin is a good author, I've read about 4 of his books on Inspector Rebus.

Good stuff.
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2009, 09:30:24 PM »
Quote from: badgermark on October 17, 2009, 07:09:15 PM
Been working my way through the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, 3/4 of the way through Wolves of the Calla.

I really enjoyed the Dark Tower series. The Wolves one was the one I enjoyed the best. However I wish I had listened to the authors recommendation at the end of it all. I'll be interested as to what your take on it is after you've read them all.
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2009, 01:05:52 AM »
Good thread Mr B!  :D

I haven't bought any books for a while, but we have a little "library" in work where people dump their unwanted paperbacks, so I've been reading some pretty random stuff.  Just read a couple of Nicci French books which were really good.

Also recently re-read Erling The Bold by R.M. Ballantyne, a very old book which I inherited from my grandfather.  He got it as a Sunday School prize, of all things, about 90 years ago, but it's full of Vikings lopping each others' heads off.  How times have changed.  :lol:

And I've just started on The Lost Symbol.  Haven't read any Dan Brown before, his writing style is atrocious but I'm hoping it'll be a quick read!
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2009, 04:04:49 AM »
Quote from: fbloke on October 17, 2009, 07:00:37 PM
Is There Life After Death - Anthony Peake.

A brilliant look at the subject from a scientific-ish point of view using Quantum Physics, Neurology, Near Death Experience, temporal lobe epilepsy etc. as a basis to explore the possibility.   It turned my mind inside out.

  Hmm that sounds interesting...

  I'm currently reading Guerilla Home Recording after seeing some BKPers recommendations along with The AB guide to music theory and finally got up to Book 11 of the Wheel of time which was quite good. I'm also reading some interesting NLP e-books which are so indepth it can be hard for it to click together but they seem useful.

  I really should study though considering I have 2 midterm exams next week...
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2009, 08:09:18 AM »
I got a couple of NLP ebooks myself, not got round to reading them yet, found myself a book called fretboard mastery which I'm flicking through because half of it I already know

not really a book person myself, most reading I do seems to be RSS news feeds on Google Reader, it's a book that never ends!
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2009, 08:47:44 AM »
I got Guerilla Home Recording  a little while ago, but haven't really got into it yet.

NLP id dead interesting.  I have a friend who used to sell financial products, and he got into NLP big time - it used to help him professionally big time.
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2009, 10:37:33 AM »
Jeffery Deaver is a good at the crime thrillers. I read The Stone Monkey a while back which was excellent.
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2009, 11:22:52 AM »
Just reading Lowside of the Road - a Life of Tom Waits.

Pretty good stuff. I tend to read mainly biographical stuff - the last non-bio book I read was probably a Dan Brown effort.
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #27 on: October 18, 2009, 12:49:37 PM »
I'm currently working my way through a stack of 19th Century novels (set texts for an OU literature course), and dipping into the occasional Jeeves story or the current issue of Private Eye as light relief whenever my brain is too melted. When I get time to read for pleasure again, I have "Against the Day" by Thomas Pynchon waiting for me to get past the second chapter.
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #28 on: October 18, 2009, 01:20:33 PM »
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism by D.T. Suzuki, I'm half-way though and I don't understand a word  :oops:
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Re: What Books Are We Reading?
« Reply #29 on: October 18, 2009, 02:21:03 PM »
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Already read Outliers and Tipping Point
All highly recommended !

Waiting to get "The Talent Code" by Daniel Coyle
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