What Are You Reading Right Now?
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Topic: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Subject: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Date Posted: February 10 2024 at 15:07
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Hoping this thread will be like the 'What are you Listening to Right Now" thread. Currently Reading: H.G. Well's - War of the Worlds ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
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Posted By: JD
Date Posted: February 10 2024 at 15:25
Your post. Duh !  ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 10 2024 at 15:31
 Superbly researched look at the parallel lives of Lee Harvey Oswald & John F. Kennedy written in real time as hidden history unfolds. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 00:34
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 08:51
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Geddy Lee - My Effin' Life ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 09:03
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 09:04
Got it , not that bad , lotta news |
Octopus II wrote:Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 09:31
I've got the VDGG one and the Yes one. Not half bad ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 09:47
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Deadlines on the Frontline by Paul Moorcraft Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany and Japan by Randall HansenGreat Continental Railway Journeys by Michael Portillo Into the Storm: On the Ground in Iraq by Tom Clancy Richard Branson: Virgin King by Tim Jackson Space 2069: After Apollo, Back to the Moon to Mars and Beyond by David Whitehouse The Story of the West by Robert M. Utley Unpresidented by Jon Sopel
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 10:12
| "Toscanini" by Harvey Sachs-an excellent bio of the great musical conductor. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 10:45
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Armageddon by Bart Ehrman. It explains why a prophetic text written as a warning to Christians living in the 1st century, the Book of Revelation, has been misunderstood by every modern millennialist from Hal Lindsey to David Koresh. Incredible. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: February 11 2024 at 11:04
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For Christmas, my daughter and her fiance gifted me a new illustrated version of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy published by The Folio Society. The boxed Folio edition is quite sumptuous in regards to print and paper and the illustrations by Neil Packer are superb; however, the translation by Robin Kirkpatrick leaves a lot to be desired. Too modern a rendering for my tastes. It lacks the poeticism I found in earlier translations, like Longfellow's or Binyon's, for instance. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: February 13 2024 at 18:50
Just finished reading this and although it is supposedly about how McCartney coped with the breakup of the Beatles, and the formation of Wings, it tends to be more about Linda and her relationship with Paul. The author admits that she initially was going to ghost write a biography about Linda and eventually formed a close ( according to the author) relationship with Linda over the course of a number of interviews with her. Apparently Paul stymied the idea of releasing that book with the justification (according to the author) that there was "only one star in the family". So this book is perhaps overly sympathetic towards Linda and a bit less so with Paul. At any rate, the author got to write her book, and probably got a lot more interest in it by framing it as being about Paul. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: February 13 2024 at 18:52
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Lord of the Flies (first time read) ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 13 2024 at 22:20
Yes, marketing can be a big factor. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: February 14 2024 at 06:46
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I Robot by Isaac Asimov ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: February 15 2024 at 18:54
An excellent read that covers the development of music through the 70's. It has a very generous look at the rise of prog through to the eventual impact of punk, and how the music of the 70's influenced the way music was appreciated during that decade and beyond. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it a compelling read throughout. Highly recommended. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 17 2024 at 15:37
 Joseph Farrell's series on how European Fascists survived WWII and developed a non-territorial network of criminals. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: February 17 2024 at 16:30
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Posted By: TheEliteExtremophile
Date Posted: February 18 2024 at 10:13
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The Dawn of Everything by Davids Graeber and Wengrow. It's a really interesting anthropological look at how human society got to where we are now. My physical copy just seems to be really poorly bound. Pages keep coming loose. I also wish the authors would have used footnotes instead of endnotes. I hate having to flip to the back of the book to read them. ------------- https://theeliteextremophile.com" rel="nofollow - Check my reviews of recent prog releases! |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: February 19 2024 at 05:42
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Essays by Michel De Montaigne
(28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), Michel de Montaigne, was a philosopher of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: February 19 2024 at 06:21
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Lifting Shadows, the “official” biography of Dream Theater. Really enjoying it, learning much I didn’t know about the early days ….. ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 19 2024 at 10:02
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Like most I have favorite authors and series.....right now reading the newest from Christopher Fowler in the Bryant and May : Peculiar Cime Unit Series. Its called London Bridge Is Falling Down. Wonderful contemporary murder mysteries set in London concerning odd quirky cases. https://www.goodreads.com/series/61019-bryant-may-peculiar-crimes-unit" rel="nofollow - https://www.goodreads.com/series/61019-bryant-may-peculiar-crimes-unit
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 02:27
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Currently on loan from Nottingham's brand new Central Library:- Abyss - The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 - by Max Hastings The Age of Jihad - Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East - by Patrick Cockburn Books Do Furnish a Life - Reading and Writing Science - by Richard Dawkins The Briefing - Politics, the Press and the President - by Sean Spicer Boris Johnson - The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at Number 10 - by Andrew Gimson Fall and Rise - The Story of 9/11 - by Mitchell Zuckoff Never Grow Up - by Jackie Chan A Passion for Poison - Schoolboy, Poisoner, Serial Killer - by Carol Ann Lee One Party After Another - The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage - by Michael Crick What I Learnt - by Jeremy Vine
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 05:11
How do you have time to read all these as well as listening to all the music that you say you do?!! If you’re this good at multitasking may I suggest that you reveal your true identity…..as Psychedelic Pauline😲😀🤷🏼🤨😊 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 05:31
Cockburn's book was eye-opening. I've read several of Richard Dawkins's publications, but not that particular book. The Boris Johnson book is buried in my to-be-read pile. I'd like to understand Farage more. I've often wondered if he is genuinely concerned about the people of the UK.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 05:39
Having a pile of good books to read gives me something to do while I'm listening to music.
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 05:40
Some time ago, we established that most of Paul's album ratings are based on a single listen (or significantly less if he doesn't like it), whilst reading Volume 4 of Gibbon's Decline and Fall and watching Countdown with the sound off... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 05:44
The only Richard Dawkins book I own is The God Delusion, which I imagine would be about as popular as a mad mullah officiating at a bar-mitzvah in the USA's Bible-Belt states.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 05:50
My album ratings for prog polls are often not even based on a single listen, but just listening to snippets of albums, and when it comes to Countdown, I only watch it (with the sound off) mainly to see lovely Carol Vorderman, and besides, I'm hopeless at the numbers game anyway.
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 06:00
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^^ I'm the other way round... I'm not sure how many times during my life, I've listened to Wish You Were Here, but it's on again as I speak, just to see if I've missed anything... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 08:03
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Brittiskt Allehanda - Litterära Strövtåg - Håkan Anderson (2017) The Awakening - Nora Roberts (2020) All of the Marvels - Douglas Wolk (2021) The Sacred History Jonathan Black (2013) The Very Pointless Quiz Book - Armstrong/Osman (2014) ------------- Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving, But how can they know, it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming, I have no thought of time. |
Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 12:10
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"Milestones - the Music and Times of Miles Davis" - Jack Chambers before that: "The Monkees, 'Head', and the 60s" - Peter Mills |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 21 2024 at 17:01
Thanks, I'm through about 7 chapters so far. Quite a lot of revelations and I'm learning all sorts of stuff about the music industry (ie ghost musicians on albums/singles that went uncredited) as well as Linda and Paul's relationship. She also defends a lot of what he did after the Beatles and also debunks the myth that Decca turned down The Beatles. Fun 'read' (although I'm doing the audio book version!)
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Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: February 22 2024 at 20:47
Even though this book is 600 pages and only covers UK prog from the (for the most part early) seventies, it still can't, by the authors own admission cover every group of that era. But it still manages to cover a lot of ground. It starts of sort of chronologically and then goes on to give each featured group a chapter, which allows the reader to skip over artists they are not interested in if they so choose, with some diversions into fashion, politics and sundry other topics. Sure, as always with this kind of topic there might well be things that some readers might not agree with, however it is very well researched, and includes a lot of first-hand interviews with some big players in prog. It's worth the slog for those interested in the formative years of classic UK prog. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 23 2024 at 04:39
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VG book Easy to read even for a non english native |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: February 23 2024 at 10:51
I literally don’t know where to start…… 🤣🤣🤣 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: February 23 2024 at 14:00
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All I ever do is read the introductions and look at the pictures. By the time I'm done with the pictures, I have to go to the bathroom. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 23 2024 at 14:12
You could start with Countdown. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: February 23 2024 at 15:10
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Posted By: Hugh Manatee
Date Posted: February 27 2024 at 19:04
 Sex and drugs and rock and roll in all its salacious details. Some of these details I found disturbing, particularly when it concerned the treatment of underage females. That's not my problem with this book however. It could have used a good proof reader as it is riddled with typographical errors. At one stage a whole paragraph is repeated and there are a number of other errors that I found quite distracting and annoying. Yes, it looks like I'm stuck in the seventies but that's just the way my reading is flowing at the moment. ------------- I should have been a pair of ragged claws Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: March 01 2024 at 06:22
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The Life of Pi - Yann Martel ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 05 2024 at 14:36
 Jane's Defence Weekly journalist & expert Nick Cook investigates the rumors of 'counterbary', or anti-gravity, being developed in the 1950s. Good sleuthy read by a credible and informed author. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: March 05 2024 at 15:47
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Brave New World ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: March 05 2024 at 16:20
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 16 2024 at 17:15
 Joseph Farrell's creepy account of Nazi physics & technology during WW2 and how it may have supported a secret post-war fascist network. Unnerving stuff. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: March 17 2024 at 03:33
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 17 2024 at 04:14
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Currently on loan from Nottingham Central Library:- 2020: The Year the World Went Mad - by Mark Woolhouse Fiasco - The American Military Adventure in Iraq - by Thomas E. Ricks The Finish - The Killing of Osama Bin Laden - by Mark Bowden In Trump We Trust - E Pluribus Awesome! - by Ann Coulter Intel Wars - The Secret History of the Fight Against Terror - by Matthew M. Aid ISIS - State of Terror - by Jessica Stern & J.M. Berger Nuclear Weapons - What You Need to Know - by Jeremy Bernstein Unleashing Demons - The Inside Story of Brexit - by Craig Oliver
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: March 17 2024 at 16:20
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Sid Smith : In the court of King Crimson, An observation over 50 years (over 600 pages) (2019 , Panegyric publishing Hardwick, Buckinghamshire, UK) Revised and expanded edition (first published by Helter Skelter in 2001) |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: March 17 2024 at 17:49
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The Progressive Underground, Volume 5 by Kev Rowland ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 17 2024 at 18:05
| Jan Swafford's gigantic biography of Beethoven-"Beethoven-Anguish and Triumph"; one of the best books i've ever read. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: March 17 2024 at 19:47
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: March 17 2024 at 20:16
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The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde A short, but great book (really a play, but whatever) ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 18 2024 at 06:29
Hi, Translations are always a "beech". Having seen my own father's work in many translations, the English ones are always the worst ... at least the ones to French, Italian and Spanish are OK (probably the same school of languages), but the English versions of many books are ... out of line ... and sometimes add "politica;" inventions to make it look stronger and more important, like i one book right on page 2 adding the RED color, as a "symbol" of "another view" or "another idea" or a kind of revolt. It ruined the book, and specially knowing that my dad had already done away with politics by staying strictly with the literary world, and not spend his time on political matters, which I am inclined to believe was one reason why he left Portugal in the first place. It's very tough, and Portuguese is horrible to translate since there are more verb tenses than most languages, and it makes a sentence, all of a sudden, have to be explained, which makes it longer. My dad's own translations of Shakespeare, and some French authors, were interesting, and I have to admit they did not seem to "change" the stories much, although I am not sure that Shakespeare can be appreciated in other languages ... unless your name is Kurosawa and you do RAN, I guess! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 25 2024 at 12:55
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The Algebraist by Iain Banks https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12009" rel="nofollow - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12009 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 25 2024 at 13:48
| The Crusades by Thomas Asbridge. |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: March 25 2024 at 13:52
| "Toscanini: Musician of Conscience" by Harvey Sachs-the definitive book on the great musical conductor |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: March 25 2024 at 13:52
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Reading, 'The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 25 2024 at 15:11
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*Two questions for all the readers here..... -What is your favorite Pynchon novel? -Has anyone read any of Peter Ackroyd's non fiction books on London and England in general and did you enjoy them?
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 25 2024 at 15:31
^ Fiction or non-fiction?
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: March 25 2024 at 15:40
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Currently reading this controversial book. Georgia Ede has always presented reasonable, not so far "out there" information on diet. The endorsement/blurb by the (really way, way out there) Dr. David Perlmutter is putting me off, but I'm willing to give it a shot. Curious to find out which claims she will actually make about the connection between diet and psychological problems ... https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Diet-Mind-Powerful-ebook/dp/B0C3ZPFCS6" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 25 2024 at 16:11
Well I guess it's the job of a good conspiracy writer to make a topic seem highly plausible, entirely likely, and therefore real. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: March 27 2024 at 09:32
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Currently on loan from Nottingham Central Library:- Citizens of Hope and Glory - The Story of Progressive Rock - by Stephen Lambe Eagles: Dark Desert Highway - How America's Dream Band Turned into a Nightmare - by Mick Wall Fiasco - The American Military Adventure in Iraq - by Thomas E. Ricks Fleetwood Mac - The Definitive History - by Mike Evans The Magic of Reality - by Richard Dawkins Olivia - Don't Stop Believin' - by Olivia Newton John Simple Dreams - A Musical Memoir - by Linda Ronstadt Under the Ivy - The Life and Music of Kate Bush - by Graeme Thomson |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 30 2024 at 15:19
 More bizarre & disturbing notions from Joe Farrell on a fascist network that survived WW2 to develop alternate physics and influence global events. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: April 10 2024 at 12:11
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Currently reading Book 4 of 'The Earthsea Cycle' series by Urusula K. Le Guin, 'Tehanu', as well as working on writing a novel of my own. ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: MitchwithDasticks
Date Posted: April 10 2024 at 19:46
| Children of the Neon Bamboo-- must read in general, but double-triple-quadruple must read for music lovers. |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: April 11 2024 at 09:56
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The 3rd (and final) Hunger Games novel, straight after finishing the 2nd😊 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: April 11 2024 at 11:37
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Starting Wheel of Time soon, wish me luck ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: April 11 2024 at 13:28
There is the prequel novel too - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - and the associated movie, both pretty good. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: MFP
Date Posted: April 11 2024 at 15:09
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Just finished: The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov. Now reading: Nightfall by Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg.
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: April 11 2024 at 20:30
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Robert Jordan - The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time No. 1) ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: April 13 2024 at 18:38
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Markus Zusak - The Book Thief ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: April 26 2024 at 16:52
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Dune ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: May 01 2024 at 13:18
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I've just picked this up for a couple of quid from ebay. I'm really looking forward to this one: One For The Record - The Authorised Biography of Galahad by Andrew Wild http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Record-Authorised-Biography-Galahad/dp/0957007701" rel="nofollow - https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Record-Authorised-Biography-Galahad/dp/0957007701 ‘One for the Record’, the official, authorised biography of Galahad, charts the first quarter century of the Dorset-based band’s existence: the highs and the lows, the challenges and the achievements, the numerous line-up changes (Yes have nothing on Galahad!) including six keyboard players and eight bassists, the occasional madness on the road, the writing, recording, rehearsing and gigging.'
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: May 01 2024 at 14:00
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Picked up a Wheel of Time lot on Ebay, about to finish book 2, The Great Hunt. ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 01 2024 at 15:11
Nice bargain pick !
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 01 2024 at 15:13
| Finished Dave Cousins (Strawbs) biography Exorcising Ghosts- Strawbs and the lives Witchwood media 2014, Hardback |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: May 03 2024 at 06:14
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Just finished last night: The Wheel of Time #3 - The Dragon Reborn About to start: The Wheel of Time #4 - The Shadow Rising ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: May 03 2024 at 06:17
I've noticed it comes with a DVD too - sweet. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 03 2024 at 08:07
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Hi, Gads ... there is no good pornography on PA! Other than that I'm looking at a book on theater improvisation and kinda dismayed that it is so controlled and not allowed to flow! The book is over 60 years old, though, so in many ways it might belong to a completely different generation of actors! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: May 03 2024 at 09:19
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I recently had a book called 'Mordew' by Alex Pheby, very strange little fantasy book, quite enjoyed it. Now working through Salman Rushdie's 'Victory City' with my book club. I'm sure I don't love it, but I think I like it.
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: May 03 2024 at 09:53
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Recently finished the excellent Hunger Games series. Now reading Midge Ure’s autobiography ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: May 03 2024 at 12:38
| Biography of Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges 2014 French Version of Alan Turing The Enigma. |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: May 11 2024 at 16:53
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The Wheel of Time: The Fires of Heaven (Book 5) I'm loving the series so far, not for the faint of heart! (For reference, there's 15 books, with a total of 4.4 million words) ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: ahahahartnt
Date Posted: May 15 2024 at 07:31
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Lost Gods: A Novel by Brom Not better than American Gods yet, but quite interesting.
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Posted By: creganstark
Date Posted: May 16 2024 at 04:39
Nowadays started to read “The Girl in His Shadow” by Audrey Blake
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: May 16 2024 at 07:02
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The Wheel of Time - Lord of Chaos (Book 6) ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: May 30 2024 at 11:20
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The Wheel of Time - A Crown of Sword (Book 7) ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: June 08 2024 at 07:27
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The Wheel of Time - The Path of Daggers (Book8) ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: June 19 2024 at 17:10
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I finished Book 9 of Wheel of Time, great ending. On to book 10, The Crossroads of Twilight ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 20 2024 at 09:57
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Just finished Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler...the first Bryant and May mystery novel. Very well written witty and quirky mystery set in London. Now reading What This Comedian Said Will Shock You by Bill Maher. Funny and clever comments on topics (US culture) that interest Maher.... a bit smug/arrogant at times but I find myself agreeing more than not.
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: June 20 2024 at 10:31
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Recently had 'Venomous Lumpsucker' by Ned Beaumont, it is a pessimistic near-future look at climate change and the extinction crisis that has cutting humour and main characters that you generally wouldn't want to be friends with. I really liked it. Also been working my way through the sequel to Mordew, 'Malarkoi' - I'm about 75% through it, and I have considered not finishing it a couple times through this journey. It is considerably weaker than its predecessor. I think at this point I'm likely to finish it, but I have a fear it's not going to come to anything resembling a point. And my book club is reading 'Six Gun Snow White', which seems to largely be an exploration of how poor women and indigenous people have been treated through the lens of a western version of the classic fairy tale.
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Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: June 20 2024 at 17:48
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: June 25 2024 at 09:16
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Finished Wheel of Time book 10 (Crossroads of Twilight) and the Prequel (New Spring) Currently reading Wheel of Time book 11 - The Knife of Dreams ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: June 28 2024 at 23:00
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Finished Wheel of Time No. 11, The Prequel, and as of about 15 minutes ago, book 12 On to The Wheel of Time No. 13 - The Towers of Midnight ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 02 2024 at 11:26
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Abbey Road - The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio - by David Hepworth The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump - by Rob Sears Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - by Peter Doggett Crossroads - In Search of the Moments That Changed Music - by Mark Radcliffe The Encyclopaedia of Space - by Nicholas Booth Margaret Thatcher: Power and Personality - by Jonathan Aitken A Promised Land - by Barack Obama Strange Worlds, Amazing Places - Reader's Digest Tumult! The Incredible Life and Music of Tina Turner - by Donald Brackett
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Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: July 02 2024 at 20:58
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I couldn't put the 14th and final volume of the Wheel of Time down, I read it all in one sitting, all 385k words (1149 Pages). That was a trip, it'll take the top spot for favorite series. That's for sure. Now, on to reading "Dune"! ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: July 14 2024 at 13:15
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Currently working through David Edding's Belgariad ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: creganstark
Date Posted: July 23 2024 at 05:05
cool list of books. Wanna to read many of them
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: July 23 2024 at 07:22
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The first book in the 3 Body Problem trilogy by Liu Cixin. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |