EPTTechincally i am cheating because its an audiobiography and i listen to them on my ipod whilst working or doing other tasks
also i would recomend this
![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wAW3395UL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg){kind=icon}
Every person who is into sports / competitve team games should read this
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La1
United Kingdom659 Posts
Techincally i am cheating because its an audiobiography and i listen to them on my ipod whilst working or doing other tasks also i would recomend this Every person who is into sports / competitve team games should read this | ||
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Paljas
Germany6926 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.buechergilde.de/img/cover-gross/164914.gif) do not think there is a english version | ||
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Hemlighest
Denmark87 Posts
Started reading the series, after watching season 1 of the tv-series, and I really quite like them. I've always been mostly into fantasy, when it comes to books, but this is the first time I've began to tackle, what I'd consider a quite large series. I have read some Forgotten Realms and Discworld in the past, but nothing thats more of a 2 book "mini series". I really dread the day I'm done with this one, and have to wait for the next, since so far I've just been able to read them back to back. | ||
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DeepElemBlues
United States5080 Posts
going to finish up with clash of kings today and start right in on a storm of swords unfortunately i couldnt stop myself from hitting up the internet to see what happens before i read it, but i did hold out until i was done with a game of thrones at least =) thankfully my peeking hasnt ruined any of the reading for me | ||
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excellionx
United States85 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/rkohY.jpg) | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/images/AmericanGods_MassMarketPaperback_1185415388.jpg) I thought it was absolutely amazing. What an adventure, what a ride! I was particularly struck by Gaiman's writing style - it was very very refined and well written, so much so that the sentence/paragraph structures tickled my brain. Great book! Currently reading: ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cga9q7zFL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-69,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg){kind=icon} This series of books is by an independent author who self-publishes on Amazon. Despite this, he's been really successful on the Kindle best sellers list. I've read through the first of the 5 episodes and it's really great so far. The series is about living in a bunker/vault in a post apocalytic setting. The writer, who is a gamer, was very inspired by the Fallout series. The writing is a tiny bit superfluous, but maybe that's just the influence of having read Gaiman's masterpiece right before reading this book. | ||
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DeepElemBlues
United States5080 Posts
This series of books is by an independent author who self-publishes on Amazon. Despite this, he's been really successful on the Kindle best sellers list. thats awesome to see, self-publishing through amazon and other e-retailers is the future of literature for sure | ||
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Kazuo
United States67 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/aI75T.jpg) 5 part series, super good | ||
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summerloud
Austria1201 Posts
books ive read in march most interesting things ive read so far this year: VALIS by Philip K. Dick follow the author in his decent into madness... quasi - autobiographical, very interesting, but might be a turnoff for people not interested in religion since its heavily influenced by gnosticism A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. dick I didnt like the movie adaption despite its awesome visuals back then when i saw it, maybe i would appreciate it more after having read the book, which is really good and very depressing Dune and its sequels by Frank Herbert despite the books being very long and not that well-written the world frank herbert conjures up is so interesting in its weirdness that the story kindof gripped me, im now up to book 5 (Heretics of Dune). as you can probably guess by the titles of the later books it gets more and more about religion (messiah of dune, god emperor of dune, heretics of dune, etc.), and there arent really many characters to relate to since they are all so weird and so far removed from our time... the books, even though playing more than 10000 years in the future aren't really typical sci-fi in any way, more like fantasy after getting into the books i watched the movie which ive only seen once as a kid and now i understand why it was so universally hated, and david lynch didnt even want his name associated with it... its not only a pretty bad movie but it twists the aspects of the story that are most important in the book Breaking Open the Head by Daniel Pinchbeck very good book about psychedelic drugs and shamanism. very worthwile even if you already read a lot on that topic Fight Club by Chuck Pahlaniuk one of my favourite movies and books of all time. the book is slightly different, especially the ending, and its a really cool and fast read, worth it even if youve seen the movie | ||
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CosmicHippo
United States547 Posts
The Silmarillion | ||
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zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
On April 17 2012 02:04 CosmicHippo wrote: J R R Tolkien The Silmarillion Run...you fools! | ||
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Haato
Mexico81 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~karlh/book3/bigcover.jpg) Have not gotten bored of the series yet.Just sometimes need a scaling-down when I stick to epics too long, not sure how they're gonna scale the epicness through so many books if things are so powerful already. Nikolai Ostrovsky's How the Steel Was Tempered ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/How_the_Steel_Was_Tempered_%28novel%29_cover.jpg) I am surprised, I had never had such engagement with a book! Its storytelling might be biased but I had never found myself cheering for a character inside a story until now. The characters are very believable mostly because they are based on his own experiences. Great read, hope the story would drag out for a bajillion books like the other series I put above. Also wanted to ask my fellow TLers, what other places do you use for reading recommendations? I came acrossthis giant flowchart (top voted 100 books in a witty flowchart). Also please post more! I love your recommendations guys | ||
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Freeheals
United States488 Posts
![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/00/WoT01_TheEyeOfTheWorld.jpg/200px-WoT01_TheEyeOfTheWorld.jpg) Wheel of time book 1, takes me to a different world, loving it ![[image loading]](http://blog.equip.org/wp-content/uploads/hitchens.jpg) Bit heavier reading, interesting | ||
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1337n00b
Canada43 Posts
![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Ready_Player_One_cover.jpg/220px-Ready_Player_One_cover.jpg) I remember reading this one a while back, it was quite nostalgic. There are tons of references to other games, movies, etc. It's sci-fi. | ||
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nubs
United States13 Posts
+ Show Spoiler [Saturn's Children by Charles Str…] + ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Saturn%27s_Children%281stEd%29.jpg) This book was indeed very similar to Heinlein's Friday, but still a very enjoyable read. + Show Spoiler [Machine Man by Max Barry] + ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wtOSpr9CL.jpg) I haven't read anything by the author before, but was recommended this book. It was a very entertaining book, although the science was a little shallow in places. The main character was fairly relatable considering how out there some of his thoughts were. Next: + Show Spoiler [The WWW Trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer] + ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Wake_Sawyer.jpg) Still haven't read this - it's up next. | ||
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SnowSC2
United States678 Posts
Also just finished this ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/Death_by_Black_Hole_1st_edition_cover_Neil_deGrasse_Tyson_2007.jpg) | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
Will probably read Ready Player One next. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On April 14 2012 06:33 DeepElemBlues wrote: im also currently reading the "a song of ice and fire" series going to finish up with clash of kings today and start right in on a storm of swords unfortunately i couldnt stop myself from hitting up the internet to see what happens before i read it, but i did hold out until i was done with a game of thrones at least =) thankfully my peeking hasnt ruined any of the reading for me + Show Spoiler [writing style, not actually a spoiler] + imo, the first three were great, and the 4th one begins to take a turn for the worse they were just so unnecessarily slow (even for Martin, who keeps a relatively slow pace to begin with) for fairly uneventful plot lines. | ||
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Etrnity
United States88 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/LSDXx.jpg) and ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/jv1Cf.jpg) Currently reading: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/EnsPs.jpg) I've been getting back into Christianity after a long break through some troubled years. When you get past society's lies and preconceptions, the understanding is immense. These books help to establish reason for faith in God in a society that believes in faith in bad science. | ||
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EdaPoe
Netherlands82 Posts
![[image loading]](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170982435l/80449.jpg) And I would freely recommend it to the poster above me. Next: ![[image loading]](http://i43.tower.com/images/mm100694869/last-word-thomas-nagel-hardcover-cover-art.jpg) | ||
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