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Postby Markdini » Jan 5th, '08, 11:59



I am glad to see that being Welsh is your only affliction.

Me I will read anything from the Corn flakes box to Crowley and back again.

I am master of misdirection, look over there.

We are not falling out young Welshy, we are debating, I think farlsy is an idiot he thinks I am one. We are just talking about who is the bigger idiot.

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Postby Replicant » Jan 5th, '08, 12:00

Some interesting sugggestions there, thanks. Might have to check some of them out at some point.

This time last year I was reading biographies and autobiographies; Shania Twain's was surprisingly engrossing (especially if you like her music, obviously) and Christopher Reeve's was very moving. I'm not normally so interested in someone that I want to read about their lives, but those two were very good indeed, particularly Reeve's. I still have Robert De Niro's biography somewhere, unread.

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Postby IAIN » Jan 5th, '08, 12:13

richard burton's biographies, the melvyn bragg one especially is superb...

and im with magicwant, the first psychic is a cracking book too...

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Postby Tomo » Jan 5th, '08, 12:51

I'll tell you what's a surprisingly interesting look at a very odd famous life: The Kenneth Williams Diaries.

The guy had IBS. All he had to do was calm down and have a poo and we'd probably still have him nattering to Parky. I've always suspected he's have been in the Harry Potter films.

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Postby IAIN » Jan 5th, '08, 13:07

Tomo wrote:All he had to do was calm down and have a poo and we'd probably still have him nattering to Parky.


that is quite possibly one of the funniest things i've read on here in some time...

i liked the bbc thing they did of his life...the guy playing him was superb..

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Postby Replicant » Jan 5th, '08, 13:10

Yep, that is definitely a contender for TM one-liner of the year. :lol:

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Postby cymru1991 » Jan 5th, '08, 15:29

Markdini wrote:I am glad to see that being Welsh is your only affliction.


haha BOOM BOOM. It's a shame you're not Canadian Mr 'Dini, we could form a sympathy group.

(good thing I'm not in my hyped-up Welsh Nash mood today, or some shins would be seriously kicked)
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Postby AndyRegs » Jan 5th, '08, 15:36

If I'm stuck for reading material, I type some of my favourite titles into the amazon website, and look at what similar is recommended. I've found some great reads that way.
A couple of books I loved, but didnt expect to, was the eragon and eldest books by Christopher Paolini. The films were a travesty, but the books were great. If you like things like Lord of the RIngs, then these will appeal to you.

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Postby Lenoir » Jan 5th, '08, 21:05

Im quite a larger Andy McNab fan, but I've read evertything of his, so I am currently read Card College vol.3 and The Kite Runner (wanted to read it before seeing it in cinema)

Just recently finished Catcher in the Rye aswell...which i have mixed opinions about!

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Postby Sophie » Jan 11th, '08, 13:22

The Bunny Suicides...a very very funny book :wink:

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Postby greedoniz » Jan 11th, '08, 13:30

I am currently reading two books which are both cracking reads

Cosmos by Carl Sagan
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God is not great by Christopher Hitchens

After that I have 'Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon' by Dan Dennett and 'How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions' by Francis Wheen.

Not sure what after that though.

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Postby TheJWalker » Jan 21st, '08, 02:26

The Song of Fire and Ice Series by George R.R. Martin.
An outstanding fantasy series I'm currently on book two.

Other than that college psychology books. Fun reads. . .really.

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Postby themagicwand » Jan 22nd, '08, 00:12

greedoniz wrote:
After that I have 'Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon' by Dan Dennett and 'How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions' by Francis Wheen.

Not sure what after that though.

Go for something "new agey" like the Real Witches Handbook. Go on, expand your horizons. :wink:

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Postby IAIN » Jan 22nd, '08, 00:22

Or anything by Ted Andrews...i double dare you!

how to do psychometry for real is my favourite...

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