Book On The Bedside Table

[Twodogs]

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Is that the tapestry from the credits of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin “Yankee Robin” Costner?

I've seen the film but I cant remember. I was probably too blown away by Kev's incredibly authentic portrayal of Robin Hood.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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The past is overrated too

Hell. Everything's over rated. Except Prosciutto.

[AndrewP6]

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Not out yet, but I reckon I might pick up Liam Jurrah's book. Read the article in the paper on the weekend, I reckon it'd be an interesting read.

And Bazza's book too.

[Bornadog]

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Not out yet, but I reckon I might pick up Liam Jurrah's book. Read the article in the paper on the weekend, I reckon it'd be an interesting read.

And Bazza's book too.

will be an interesting read: Barry Hall - Pulling No Punches

[LostDoggy]

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Just finished the first 3 Foundation books. Really great books and i would recommend them. It's a series of related sci-fi short stories written about 50 years ago by Asimov. Wouldn't mind reading the 4ths book, but Caves of Steel and Complete Robot are surprisingly hard to find, which are apparently are needed first.

Recently started the dark tower. Seeing as tG,tB,tU is my favourite movie, i'm a fan so far

[LostDoggy]

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Just finished the first 3 Foundation books. Really great books and i would recommend them. It's a series of related sci-fi short stories written about 50 years ago by Asimov. Wouldn't mind reading the 4ths book, but Caves of Steel and Complete Robot are surprisingly hard to find, which are apparently are needed first.

Recently started the dark tower. Seeing as tG,tB,tU is my favourite movie, i'm a fan so far

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly? My favourite movie as well. I've seen it well over 700 times.

[LostDoggy]

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Not a book, but about books -- a tweet I read today (from Kurt Busiek):

"I like rich, textured prose. I like well-designed books. I like good paper. These are damn good things."

[EasternWest]

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I've recently re-read (after re-reading it and reading it previously) The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway. It's sort of a sci-fi, absurdist fantasy. It's quite wordy, but clever and funny.

If that sounds like your kind of theme, I highly, highly recommend it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gone-Away_World

[Axe Man]

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At the moment I'm reading two books (as the first one is a tough slog to get through):

1. The Great War by Les Carlyon - Focusing mainly on the Western Front in WW1, it's a great followup to his widely acclaimed "Gallipoli".

I found Gallipoli a slog, so much that I have only read about half of it. Probably more a reflection on myself than the book, just don't seem to find the time or motivation to read much anymore.

At the moment I am (very slowly) reading Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[angelopetraglia]

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Born to Run. Fantastic read for everyone interested in sport, especially if you are a runner.



Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidde.../dp/0307266303

[comrade]

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Not a book, but about books -- a tweet I read today (from Kurt Busiek):

"I like rich, textured prose. I like well-designed books. I like good paper. These are damn good things."

I know I should be reading more on my Kindle - I mean, I'm a digital native - but I can't stop myself from buying actual books. There is something about about bending the cover, folding the page corner and annotating in the margins at will.

I hope books survive forever.

[AndrewP6]

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I know I should be reading more on my Kindle - I mean, I'm a digital native - but I can't stop myself from buying actual books. There is something about about bending the cover, folding the page corner and annotating in the margins at will.

I hope books survive forever.

As a teacher this is a battle I'm faced with daily...the digital age is inescapable, but I'm firmly in the "Read actual books" camp.

[The Underdog]

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I know I should be reading more on my Kindle - I mean, I'm a digital native - but I can't stop myself from buying actual books. There is something about about bending the cover, folding the page corner and annotating in the margins at will.

I hope books survive forever.

This. I understand the implications from a resource perspective but I love the physical aspect of a book. Plus you can always recycle the duds, Alan Partridge style, to make new ones.
I'm also a firm suporter of using the library. Mainly because books cost a fortune but also because libraries are cool...right?

[Murphy'sLore]

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I'm also a firm suporter of using the library. Mainly because books cost a fortune but also because libraries are cool...right?

As an author and part-time library volunteer, I can only say... hell, yeah!!

[The Underdog]

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Good books I've read recently:

Every Man In This Village Is A Liar - Megan Stack
Inside reporting from the LA Times Middle East correspondent from the last decade. Giving a Western woman's perspective on a number of conflicts in the Middle East. Really well written reportage which is at times heartbreaking.

Reading Lolita in Tehran - Azar Nafisi
Another view of the Middle East from a woman's perspective, this time from the view of an Iranian professor of classic literature. Tracks the change in Iran as the culture changes with the introduction of strict Sharia law and the small group of woman who gather to read "illegal" slassic western literature. Again a very moving read.

This Is How - M.J Hyland
Borrows liberally from the plot of Camus' The Outsider but still an interesting book from the perspective of a very socially inept man who reads people very well. Deatails how he deals with the consequences of his actions.

Currently reading "Buzz Aldrin, What Happened To You in all the Confusion" by Johan Harstad a Norwegian writer. Enjoying it a great deal.