Books N shit

I oughta' read no country for old men, the coen brothers did a great job on the film. Read The Road early this year and enjoyed it.

Last book i read was Walden by Henry Thoreau. Had some good points to it but feel as though it dragged on a bit at times.

Haven’t even read no country yet, I got into The Road' also by Cormac McCarthy which is brilliant, and the crossing.

Yeah the movie/book are like word for word except one bit that the coen brothers dd different that was odd but yeah. Good author/directors.

And decapodian@gmail.com sam.

starch
12:36 17/Jun

brave new world - aldous huxley

i remember hating it when i was at school, but ive read it since and its a really good book.


+1

I recommend reading Stephen King's 'On Writing' for anyone who is slightly interested in writing a book. The first third is autobiographical, the middle third is about writing novels and the last bit is about his horrific accident.

An awesome read. I'd like to force myself down and write 2,000 words a day but I get distracted by shiny things.

buy a shiny typewriter lazlo?

jeeves and wooster's

i just got Pedophiles and Popes: Doing the Vatican Shuffle
by Michael Parenti

anyone read any of his stuff?

i got free with it a bunch of jeremy clarkson books too.

in the last week i've bought:

- Deception Point = Jon Grisham
- World War Z = Max Brooks
- Zombie Survival Guide = Max Brooks
- Pygmy = Chuck Palahnuik
- Under the Dome = Stephen King
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls = Steve Hockensmith (Jane Austen & Seth-Grahame Smith).

Have read the first four so far.

some good times:

fiction = douglas adams is quite funny, carl haisenn and elmore leonard also funny more murder and mayhem type stuff, obviously hunter s. thompson, kerrouac and burroughs quite enjoyable.

non fiction = Carl Jung for anyone interested in the unconscious, dreams or self growth. Joseph campbell for anyone interested in mythology. I find the social commentary of Joe Baegent and Mark Morford right on.

good non-fiction

super(freakonomics) - levitt & dubner
malcolm gladwell's stuff
antony beevor is a good ww2 historian
bill bryson can make any subject interesting
philip carlo is a good true crime writer
david sedaris and pj orourke are good humorous autobiographers
and hell if you're looking for a good baby/toddler book check out robin barker.

Best quote from overlord (WWII) so far-

"W company commander, Major Slater was hit in the shoulder by a sniper, but walked decisively forward to the house from which the shot had come and lobbed a grenade through its window before returning, grinning broadly to have his wound dressed."

first non technical book i've read since highschool..

"The Art Of War" by Sun Tzu...

Pretty much teaches you how to win wars. Written by this ancient asian warlord Sun Tzu. Some of it is a bit messed up / ruthless but its good to know so you can tell when cunce are using it on you. Asian businessmen study it like a religion and can tell when they are in negotiations if the other person knows it. They then try to work out how well they understand / practice it and use it as a way to know if they will win the negotiation or if they are up against someone who is superior and they need to compromise the terms of the deal.

Best of all, its a shit small / thin book, its more kinda like a collection of short poems about running armies and taking down your enemies. A bit abstract but once you get the hang of the writing style its a great read.

Im reading "Seven Years in Tibet" at the moment, its an interesting read I've blazed through it pretty quickly.

The film stayed so far from the source material, the whole thing about the missing watch turning up at the markets was only one paragraph in the book and I'm 80% through it before he's even started talking to the Dalai Lama.

Art of War is definitely a good read.

Yeh i have wanted to read the art of war for along time just havnt been able to secure a copy lol.

Reign i reckon the zombie survival guide has to be one of the best books ever. I can only hope there is a zombie apocalypse so that i can put my skills to use.

Does anyone have any recomendations for nice and easy online second hand book shops?

Lewis.

01:55 11/Sep

Last book i read was Walden by Henry Thoreau. Had some good points to it but feel as though it dragged on a bit at times.

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Great book.


If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
-- Henry David Thoreau

mad cunt.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/terry-pratchett-creates-a-sword-with-meteorites/story-e6frfro0-1225926584339

He said: "It annoys me that knights aren’t allowed to carry their swords. That would be knife crime."

haha

Picked up the new Dexter book from big W for $18. Bargain!

I havent read a book in along time...

I dont really enjoy reading as I tend to have a short attention span...

Suggestions of what to read?

Also the last book I read was by Terry Pratchett.. Enjoyable :)

Totally depends on what kinda shit you are into.

Animal farm is reasonbly short and awesome.

I suggest Grug.

any good cheap online bookstore suggestions?