Topic: WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW
Dan99
Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941 |
QUOTE: QUOTE: Just finished reading The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 'trilogy' of five books, now about to start the 6th book in the series which isn't by Douglas Adams, will see if it deserves to be included! I haven't read the 6th yet, let us know how it is. I was bitterly disappointed and gave up on it after a few chapters. I might give it another attempt at a later date, as i was probably expecting too much from it. I think i was expecting the author to be able to mimic Adam's style. |
spegeln
Joined Tue 04/05/11 Posts: 113 |
Right now I´m reading a lot of poetry, mostly Brautigan, Tomas Ekström, Bukowski and Frank O´Hara...
Simultaneous I´m reading Take It like a man a Boy George biography that I have read two times before, brilliant!! 
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Ruth34611
Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 30402 |
Just finished The Great Siege: Malta 1565. A history book that reads like a novel. Highly recommend it.
Now I have to decide between Jane Eyre Ultraterrestrial Contact: A Paranormal Investigator's Explorations into the Hidden Abduction Epidemic or Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect |
EquusDancer
Joined Sun 04/05/09 Posts: 6281 |
Horse, Follow Closely - GaWaNi PonyBoy
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EquusDancer
Joined Sun 04/05/09 Posts: 6281 |
Scottish Lore and Folklore by Ronald Douglas
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EquusDancer
Joined Sun 04/05/09 Posts: 6281 |
Katie MacAllister's Aisling Grey series.
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LexFonteyne
Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32260 |
Just got Douglas Adams' "Last Chance to See," one I've been trying to find for awhile. 55 cents on Amazon!
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topherj37
Joined Fri 07/15/11 Posts: 26822 |
"The Great War: Walk in Hell" by Harry Turtledove
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Torgo70
Joined Fri 06/27/08 Posts: 19206 |
QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: Just finished reading The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 'trilogy' of five books, now about to start the 6th book in the series which isn't by Douglas Adams, will see if it deserves to be included! I haven't read the 6th yet, let us know how it is. I was bitterly disappointed and gave up on it after a few chapters. I might give it another attempt at a later date, as i was probably expecting too much from it. I think i was expecting the author to be able to mimic Adam's style. Those are some big shoes to fill. I think I'll wait and get a cheap paperback of it. |
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Dan99
Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941 |
QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: Just finished reading The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 'trilogy' of five books, now about to start the 6th book in the series which isn't by Douglas Adams, will see if it deserves to be included! I haven't read the 6th yet, let us know how it is. I was bitterly disappointed and gave up on it after a few chapters. I might give it another attempt at a later date, as i was probably expecting too much from it. I think i was expecting the author to be able to mimic Adam's style. Those are some big shoes to fill. I think I'll wait and get a cheap paperback of it. There are ways and means of getting books for free on the kindle! I'm currently reading Lex's 'Perfectly Frank'(which i did pay for!) |
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LexFonteyne
Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32260 |
QUOTE: There are ways and means of getting books for free on the kindle! You do know I just put my entire body of work on Kindle, right? QUOTE: I'm currently reading Lex's 'Perfectly Frank'(which i did pay for!) Thank you, Dan! 
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Dan99
Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941 |
QUOTE: QUOTE: There are ways and means of getting books for free on the kindle! You do know I just put my entire body of work on Kindle, right? QUOTE: I'm currently reading Lex's 'Perfectly Frank'(which i did pay for!) Thank you, Dan!
One of the problems going digital is that is does create the possibility for people to download your books illegally. You can download books just like you can music and films. I just did a search for your name on the torrent site i use and there is nothing of yours on there. Maybe it would be worth doing regular checks as it might be possible for you to get any torrents removed. I know it is basically theft but i couldnt resist it when i found one single file to download with several thousand books within it. After a couple of hours i pretty much had a lifetimes worth of reading, for nothing. Your books are the only books i'll actually be paying for now. |
sweetestgirl11
Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 22351 |
the troll garden
willa cather fitting somehow 
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oldhippie1952
Joined Mon 03/14/11 Posts: 12736 |
4 University textbooks
Banking systems Accounting Information Systems Intermediate accounting Statistics What fun, it is draining my reading mojo! 
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EquusDancer
Joined Sun 04/05/09 Posts: 6281 |
Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Medeiros
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LexFonteyne
Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32260 |
QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: There are ways and means of getting books for free on the kindle! You do know I just put my entire body of work on Kindle, right? QUOTE: I'm currently reading Lex's 'Perfectly Frank'(which i did pay for!) Thank you, Dan!
One of the problems going digital is that is does create the possibility for people to download your books illegally. You can download books just like you can music and films. I just did a search for your name on the torrent site i use and there is nothing of yours on there. Maybe it would be worth doing regular checks as it might be possible for you to get any torrents removed. Dan, I have checked a few of the torrent sites on and off over the past year or so for that exact reason. At this point, I don't think I've made enough of a mark on the industry to be widely stolen, but it's always a possibility down the road. QUOTE: I know it is basically theft but i couldnt resist it when i found one single file to download with several thousand books within it. After a couple of hours i pretty much had a lifetimes worth of reading, for nothing. Your books are the only books i'll actually be paying for now. Take THAT, John Grisham!
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Dan99
Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941 |
QUOTE: Dan, I have checked a few of the torrent sites on and off over the past year or so for that exact reason. At this point, I don't think I've made enough of a mark on the industry to be widely stolen, but it's always a possibility down the road. Unfortunately it isn't quite as simple as just doing a search for your name or book titles. Many torrents are files of several books and your search would not bring those up. I suppose if illegal downloading does become an issue for you, at least it means your mark is being made! |
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Dan99
Joined Sat 08/23/08 Posts: 14941 |
QUOTE: Dan, I have checked a few of the torrent sites on and off over the past year or so for that exact reason. At this point, I don't think I've made enough of a mark on the industry to be widely stolen, but it's always a possibility down the road. Unfortunately it isn't quite as simple as just doing a search for your name or book titles. Many torrents are files of several books and your search would not bring those up. I suppose if illegal downloading does become an issue for you, at least it means your mark is being made! |
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topherj37
Joined Fri 07/15/11 Posts: 26822 |
"An Underground Education" by Richard Zacks
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EquusDancer
Joined Sun 04/05/09 Posts: 6281 |
Te Celtic World by Patrick Lavin and then Decoding the Celts by Claire Hamilton
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