# Read any good books recently? **URL:** \ **Category:** talk\ **Created:** [June 9, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-any-good-books-recently/53957 "2004-06-09T18:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![afxtwn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@afxtwn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/afxtwn)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-any-good-books-recently/53957/1 "2004-06-09T18:29:23Z")
Currently reading: **John Pilgers - “The New Rulers of the World”** i recommend this book to all of you, it is VERY important reading. It has drastically changed my views on the government and rulers of europe and america, and how their unjust policies are affecting the iraqi public by refusing much needed drugs and supplies because they _could_ be used for weapons of mass destruction, which incidently America and Britain sold to Iraq. Theres so much in this book that i could rant about now! I recently read Micheal Moores **“TV Nation”** , that was really funny. I remember the TV series being awesome and i’ve liked every other of Moore’s books… this book mainly deals with how the series was filmed and what the networks forced Moore to take out of the series. Also, **“Reefer Madness: …and Other Tales from the American Underground”** by Eric Schlosser, author of **“Fast Food Nation”** , another very important book dealing with 3 topics - manditory minimums, strawberry fields and immigrant workers, and the \*\*\*\* industry :crazy:. Please dont turn this thread into a flaming war about how Micheal Moore dumbs down politics!! I just want some recommendations for some new books! :hugegrin: ---
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just finished reading “Into The Buzzsaw” ([click to get synopsis](http://www.paraview.com/borjesson/)) by Kristina Borjesson. Ha-ha. Freedom of the Press. Yeah right. Good book, really, quite enlightening on many points… ---
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\*\*Heart Of Darkness \*\* by Joseph Conrad. This novel has deepful insights into characters and surroundings. I planning to read this book soon: \*\*The Culture Fear - Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things \*\* by Barry Glassner. ---
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> [@maximum\_flash](#): > > ender’s war by orson scott card Do you mean Ender’s Game or is that a different book? Anywho, Ender’s Game is one of my favourite novels! I recently finish reading **[In the Beginning was the Command Line](http://artlung.com/smorgasborg/C_R_Y_P_T_O_N_O_M_I_C_O_N.shtml)** by Neal Stephenson, lovely book. The author looks at operating systems and hardware from a rather odd but interesting point of view. While talking about GUI’s he delves into topics as random as culture and religion. The book’s published online and is not too long, definitely a reccomended read! ---
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[size=1]nah, ender’s war is a different book than ender’s game. i have a special edition copy that has both novels in it. they are both excellent.[/size] [size=1]and i am still saying if you haven’t read Where the Red Fern Grows your only half alive. it’s only like the best book ever.[/size] ---
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Last thing I read is Moock’s EAS2 book… I only read FLash books lately; this one is a bit hard to digest, just re-reading parts… No time for real books, although I love reading ☹ ---
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just finished Stephen King’s “Song of Susannah”… And previously read (about a week ago) “Wolves of the Calla”… EDIT: And I’ve re-read 3/4 of the Lord of the rings 😛 ---
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How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnigie is an essential read. ---
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Am on the 3rd book of the **Tales of the Otor** i series by Lian Hearn. A very good read if you like stories based on feudal era Japan. Not historical fiction by any means, it’s all pure fiction, but character types, landscape, code of honor, classes (warrior/farmer/noble/outcast) etc. all reminiscent of feudal Japan. He/She (?) (author’s name is pseudonym) is a good writer and presents an excellent story. :thumb: Just found out that a script is in the works so read it before Hollywood gets ahold of it and messes it up. 😛 ---
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actually I’m reading Illium, from the author of Hyperion, Dan Simmons. The story is the point of view of the Parthenon’s Gods during the battle of Troy (but its really sci-fi), full of humour and poesy, I like it. :thumb: - zod ---
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I re-read the Great Gatsby and Sherlock Holmes Stories…again! I even found a fairly large collection of VHS movies made of Sherlock Holmes and his adventures. I’m about half-way through watching them 🙂 Besides that, I am also re-reading Divided by Color - a book about affirmative action and related racial issues facing society. It’s a pretty decent read. ---
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Hey all, I’ve read a few books recently by Dan Brown (youv’e all probably read his stuff before me because everything comes out so much earlier than here in australia) but anyway, The Da Vinci code, Angels and Demons, Deception Point, and Digital Fortress are 4 really good books by Dan Brown, also, a triloagy called the Tales of the Otori, about feudal japan and samurai, they all really good BeN (flashy22) ---
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Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card :thumb: I too have read The Great Gatsby but like most people, I _had_ to read it… school. For me, when I _had_ to read something, that automatically meant I wouldn’t like it. ---
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I recently finished both of Lance Armstrong’s books. The first, “Its Not About the Bike” and the second, “Every Second Count”…I found it very interesting and easy to read. I recommend it if you want some inspiration in your life. 🙂 ---
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My fiancee recommended the Great Gatsby so I gave it a read…I kind of liked it, though if she asks anyone tell her I loved it Just read “Vernon God Little” which I didn’t like. The main character was compared to Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the rye…although I’m not a big fan of Catcher in the rye it was far better than this book and Caulfield far more intresting than Little…try to avoid it if you can ---
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Designing with web standards by jeffrey zekdman… if i have to tell you why you should read this book… then… well you just arent very cool now are you?