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Oh god. Not that book.
This thread has inspired me to read the incomparable Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged for the third time.
Golden oldy
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Next: A Pocketful of Crows by Joanne Harris. Bought it for the cover. Just done binging through four of the first six Dragonriders of Pern books (skipped The White Dragon and Dragondrums because I didn't want to die from sleep deprivation…)
I'm a Tolkien book nerd, so keep that in mind: I think Tolkien is best read if you have a really nice edition. I collect them, i think i got every US/UK/German collectors edition released since ~2000. Harper Collins is my favorite Publisher (Uk). Love the anniversary editions (50th is my favorite). The US books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) somehow feel cheap. But i would pick a book that looks and feels good.
Anyway. If you start reading Tolkien and know the movies i would even start with The Children of Húrin (in an edition with illustrations by Alan Lee (he inspired the movies)). Then read the Hobbit if you want, and then LotR. If you want, you can read Beren und Lúthien before reading the Hobbit. But The Children of Húrin, man, that made an impact on me. Such a tragic tale.
Or you could try the belgeraid by David eddings it's a easier read but very entertaining.
I have been re-reading some of Sir Terry Pratchetts' books. I also have recently read "Do It Yourself Brain Surgery and Other Home Skills" (Stewart Cowley). "Pandora's Star" and "Judas Unchained" (Peter Hamilton) are currently awaiting my attention.
A monstrous commotion by Gareth Williams.
It follows the hunt for the Loch Ness monster chronologically in a serious way, picking apart the expeditions, faked evidence, people involved and is interesting from the perspective of how something so dubious got catapulted into the national consciousness.
Not a book for believers, a great read for sceptics interested in modern myths.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27803825-a-monstrous-commotion
It follows the hunt for the Loch Ness monster chronologically in a serious way, picking apart the expeditions, faked evidence, people involved and is interesting from the perspective of how something so dubious got catapulted into the national consciousness.
Not a book for believers, a great read for sceptics interested in modern myths.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27803825-a-monstrous-commotion
I'm currently on the 2nd Culture novel... Been at it for several months now as I'm not really finding it that interesting... 1st Book was good but this one is just dragging it's heels and it's only small. Doubt I'll get to the end of the series at this rate as I'm not seeing what all the hype is about - But then again I also find the Witcher 3 to be a terrible video game built around nothing other than grind systems with a terrible combat system tacked on to it.
Just finished this:
Don't get me wrong; Armstrong was a great man.
As a member of a huge team of people from Mercury, and then (with him) through Gemini and Apollo, they undertook what became probably the greatest and most dangerous endeavour ever in human history. The result was that they put Armstrong on the moon as the first human to do so and he never big-noted himself but always related it to the greater need of space exploration, science and discovery and the other people involved in these great undertakings.
I do find this book, in the most part that tells things in his words but written by a very close friend (and NBC space correspondent), to get a bit out of describing the heroism of flight and space travel and getting a bit into hero worship in its tone.
The biggest sore point for me is the use of a lot of archival photos just printed in black and white on the paperback stock when there is every reason to print these great images in full colour on proper stock. (I have seen some of the images in colour before).
Armstrong said that he was disappointed, not that we haven't been back to the moon, but that we never stayed after Apollo in the first place.
RIP Neil Armstrong........ one of history's greatest test pilots. May your name live on.
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Don't get me wrong; Armstrong was a great man.
As a member of a huge team of people from Mercury, and then (with him) through Gemini and Apollo, they undertook what became probably the greatest and most dangerous endeavour ever in human history. The result was that they put Armstrong on the moon as the first human to do so and he never big-noted himself but always related it to the greater need of space exploration, science and discovery and the other people involved in these great undertakings.
I do find this book, in the most part that tells things in his words but written by a very close friend (and NBC space correspondent), to get a bit out of describing the heroism of flight and space travel and getting a bit into hero worship in its tone.
The biggest sore point for me is the use of a lot of archival photos just printed in black and white on the paperback stock when there is every reason to print these great images in full colour on proper stock. (I have seen some of the images in colour before).
Armstrong said that he was disappointed, not that we haven't been back to the moon, but that we never stayed after Apollo in the first place.
RIP Neil Armstrong........ one of history's greatest test pilots. May your name live on.
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I'm working my way through this one for the 5th or sixth time:
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A monumental synthesis of history and conjecture that makes some very explosive and confronting assertions. Dan Brown can thanks these guys for making him a very rich man. I wouldn't recommend anyone read it unless they are prepared to approach the material with a completely open mind....
Just started reading this:
A monumental synthesis of history and conjecture that makes some very explosive and confronting assertions. Dan Brown can thanks these guys for making him a very rich man. I wouldn't recommend anyone read it unless they are prepared to approach the material with a completely open mind....
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I am currently reading a few anthologies by Philip K. .
He has written so many awesome, original stories. It is beyond belief.
In the non-fiction department I am having fun with Dorling Kindersley's beautifully illustrated "History of Britain and Ireland".
British history is like Game of Thrones without the 'white walkers'.
He has written so many awesome, original stories. It is beyond belief.
In the non-fiction department I am having fun with Dorling Kindersley's beautifully illustrated "History of Britain and Ireland".
British history is like Game of Thrones without the 'white walkers'.
You mean Crimea?