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    Gulliver's Travels by Swift. I've got Crime and Punishment lined up next, only a 100 or so pages of this one left.

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    diaspora, greg egan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shyam Popat View Post
    Gulliver's Travels by Swift. I've got Crime and Punishment lined up next, only a 100 or so pages of this one left.
    Well make sure your in a well lit, spacious area when you do

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    1) Book Seven of the Chung Kuo Series, by Wingrove.
    2) S.A.S. Mental Endurance Handbook.
    3) The parts manual for my new Savage 111 .30-06

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    Elizabeth:The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey


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    Currently enjoying The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One. The first book on Sci-Fi I've seriously read, it's been a good intro to the famed genre. With stories from luminaries like Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, one couldn't get a better initiation into Old School out of this world yarns. Though not as exhilarating and as compelling as Pulp and the Classics, it converted me to the genre and I look forward to purchasing more books of it's kind.



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    I just starting Interesting Times (3rd Rincewind, i think) and although I miss Twoflower, it's good so far (page 50).
    Anyway know about the film airing on Sky One Easter Day? (Colour of Magic and Light Fantastic?)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tweety View Post
    I just starting Interesting Times (3rd Rincewind, i think)
    Terry Pratchett is always a joy (although you probably have to be English to understand him), I try not to think of that day, hopefully far into the future, when I no longer have any of his books left to read.
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    I read several books actually. One is about Lévinas.
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    'Do Ants Have :wub:s?' by Jon Butler and Bruno Vincent
    Here's an extract
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    Are there any undiscovered colours?
    – question courtesy of Sir Michael Cummings, Biggin Hill
    I have been furiously mixing paints ever since this
    question appeared in last month’s issue, and am
    astonished and proud beyond measure to be able to
    announce that I have discovered what I believe to be an
    entirely new colour! By mixing blue paint and red paint, I
    have come up with a wonderfully rich, regal hybrid that is
    somehow warmer and more mellow than blue, and cooler
    and more elegant than red. I call it ‘Simon’, because my
    name is in fact Simon. I am enclosing a swatch of pure
    Simon for you to reproduce in your magazine – perhaps on
    the cover??!?
    SIMON SAYERS, COUNTY DURHAM
    [Ed note: We’re not entirely sure, Simon, but we think you
    might have made purple. Thanks for trying, though.]

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    Sounds funny, a bit like my Woody Allen book.
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    No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

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    Patrick O'Brian's excellent Aubrey-Maturin series. I got the complete series for my birthday in a beautiful boxed set and I can't stop reading, they're just too awesome. I'm currently about halfway in "Blue at the Mizzen" and I'm already feeling regret that I'm nearing the end of this 6000-odd page masterpiece.

    Also on my nightstand are:
    Luc Huyse, "Over Politiek", an analysis of Belgian politics since 1945.
    Raymond Van Uytven, "Geschiedenis van de dorst" (History of thirst), describing the drinking habits in the Low Countries throughout history.
    And finally: Tom Clayton & Phil Craig, "The End of the Beginning", for when I'm in the mood for something light and exciting.

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    Patrick O'Brian's excellent Aubrey-Maturin series.
    That the Master and Commander series?

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    Alexander sands of ammon by valerio massimo manfredi
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    Quote Originally Posted by Juvenal View Post
    Terry Pratchett is always a joy (although you probably have to be English to understand him), I try not to think of that day, hopefully far into the future, when I no longer have any of his books left to read.
    Guess how far in I am? (urinating dog)
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    the perfume: the story of a murderer; Patrick Süskind (for school)

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    The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer

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    Which Rincewind is after Interesting Times?
    I really need to know (urinating dog)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blau&Gruen View Post
    Sounds funny, a bit like my Woody.

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