I make an issue of ignoring such authors/books. After all, a lot of pop fiction is far better than we often give it credit for. China Mieville is a perfect example of this. "The Scar" is the first great pop fiction novel of the 21st century.
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I make an issue of ignoring such authors/books. After all, a lot of pop fiction is far better than we often give it credit for. China Mieville is a perfect example of this. "The Scar" is the first great pop fiction novel of the 21st century.
Realism is still running strong today, despite the lack of totally convincing argument. Armstrong's efforts have been notable and admirable, but Quine makes a far stronger argument. So maybe Western thought has been tethered to a post for 2500 years.
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It's a great pity that Aristotle isn't as readable as Plato.
It's a great pity that Aristotle isn't readable at all.
He is a greater philosopher.
It's a great pity that Aristotle isn't readable at all.
He is a greater philosopher.
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I had more luck with Husserl than with Hegel, who I place in the same boat as Heidegger as far as clarity of expression goes.
But I prefer analysis. I find phenomenology, existentialism, and idealism completely unconvincing, and somehow self-absorbed.
For me, philosophy begins with Frege!
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I forgot about Steve Waugh's cricket diaries. My dad gets them all for Christmas which is handy 
. They're fantastic.
I don't read much, and if I do it is either sports books or autobiographies of sportspeople, heh.
. They're fantastic.I don't read much, and if I do it is either sports books or autobiographies of sportspeople, heh.
Red Dragon - Thomas Harris
Heart of Darkness - Joeseph Conrad
'Easy Rawlins' series of books by Walter Mosley
Thomas Covenant (series one over series two and now looking forward to series three) series - Stephen Donaldson
Sandman - Neil Gaiman and various artist's.
MiracleMan - Alan Moore
Swampthing - Alan Moore issue's.
Lone Wolf and Cub - Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima
RAY BRADBURY - Everything I've read of his. But 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' is probably the favourite.
Ringworld - Larry Niven
Kinda like Appleyard, could keep going for ages so I'd better leave it before it gets outta control.
Merv- Merv Hughes
Testimony- Matt Hoffman
Testimony- Matt Hoffman
I enjoy Hammond Innis,Patricia Cornwell, Alaister Maclean.
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Greatest book I ever, EVER read is....
"Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo.
A close second is...
"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
I love absolutely anything and everything by the master himself Stephen King.
I am also a fan of Ludlum, Connelly, Grisham, Koontz, Le Carre.
"Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo.
A close second is...
"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
I love absolutely anything and everything by the master himself Stephen King.
I am also a fan of Ludlum, Connelly, Grisham, Koontz, Le Carre.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
I recently read Life of Pi by Yann Martel and can honestly say it was one of the best books I have ever read. I was totally lost in it for a couple of days...
Totally recommend it to anyone!
I recently read Life of Pi by Yann Martel and can honestly say it was one of the best books I have ever read. I was totally lost in it for a couple of days...
Totally recommend it to anyone!
Originally posted by CJ
Reilly's books are awesome!! I brought a few books the other day and when paying for them, the lady gave me a little 10 page booklet which is a extract from "Scarecrow"! It was cool. full of action!
Ice Station and Temple are the best!
I know, he is a really great writer...he keeps his stories constantly moving at a ripper pace. I also read Scarecrow's little exerpt on the net and it looks great too.
I'll throw in a few of mine:
Lord of the Rings - J.R.R.Tolkien: Obviously. Magical books I can delve into at any time. Glad the films are matching up.
James Clavell - Tai Pan: Not Clavell's most serious work but a rattling good yarn.
Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet: A 12th century tale of sex, violence and cathedral building with a great twist at the end.
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee: Must agre with those who put this one in. A gentle story that drags you in to it.
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria-Remarque: Captures the mood of comabatants in war superbly.
Farenhiet 451 - Ray Bradbury: Satrical sci-fi at its finest.
Brighton Rock - Graham Greene: Great atmosphere and a fine story of its time.
Lord of the Rings - J.R.R.Tolkien: Obviously. Magical books I can delve into at any time. Glad the films are matching up.
James Clavell - Tai Pan: Not Clavell's most serious work but a rattling good yarn.
Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet: A 12th century tale of sex, violence and cathedral building with a great twist at the end.
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee: Must agre with those who put this one in. A gentle story that drags you in to it.
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria-Remarque: Captures the mood of comabatants in war superbly.
Farenhiet 451 - Ray Bradbury: Satrical sci-fi at its finest.
Brighton Rock - Graham Greene: Great atmosphere and a fine story of its time.
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My favourites....
Clive Cussler - Inca Gold
Clive Cussler - Sahara
Clive Cussler - Raise the Titanic
Clive Cussler - Treasure
Clive Cussler - Valhalla Rising
Clive Cussler - Cyclops
Clive Cussler - Mayday
Clive Cussler - Iceburg
Clive Cussler - Pacific Vortex
Clive Cussler - Vixen 03
Clive Cussler - Nightprobe
Clive Cussler - Atlantis Found
Clive Cussler - Deep Six
Clive Cussler - Flood Tide
Clive Cussler - Shock Wave
Clive Cussler - Dragon
Ok so your probably sensing a pattern But hey, their is no better action hero than Dirk Pitt. Im looking to get into the LOTR books, I hear great things about them and the movies are fantastic. I also enjoyed Crichton's Jurassic Park and The Lost World. JP is a great movie on it's own, all the movie sequels though have been so-so but The Lost World is a fantastic follow up novel after JP. Pity the movie wasnt as good.
I also enjoyed all the Red Dwarf books by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. Quality stuff and extremely funny. Also loved all of Douglas Adams work, Hitchhikers Guide is a classic.
Clive Cussler - Inca Gold
Clive Cussler - Sahara
Clive Cussler - Raise the Titanic
Clive Cussler - Treasure
Clive Cussler - Valhalla Rising
Clive Cussler - Cyclops
Clive Cussler - Mayday
Clive Cussler - Iceburg
Clive Cussler - Pacific Vortex
Clive Cussler - Vixen 03
Clive Cussler - Nightprobe
Clive Cussler - Atlantis Found
Clive Cussler - Deep Six
Clive Cussler - Flood Tide
Clive Cussler - Shock Wave
Clive Cussler - Dragon
Ok so your probably sensing a pattern
But hey, their is no better action hero than Dirk Pitt. Im looking to get into the LOTR books, I hear great things about them and the movies are fantastic. I also enjoyed Crichton's Jurassic Park and The Lost World. JP is a great movie on it's own, all the movie sequels though have been so-so but The Lost World is a fantastic follow up novel after JP. Pity the movie wasnt as good.I also enjoyed all the Red Dwarf books by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. Quality stuff and extremely funny. Also loved all of Douglas Adams work, Hitchhikers Guide is a classic.
Originally posted by jod23
My favourites....
Clive Cussler - Inca Gold
Clive Cussler - Sahara
Clive Cussler - Raise the Titanic
Clive Cussler - Treasure
Clive Cussler - Valhalla Rising
Clive Cussler - Cyclops
Clive Cussler - Mayday
Clive Cussler - Iceburg
Clive Cussler - Pacific Vortex
Clive Cussler - Vixen 03
Clive Cussler - Nightprobe
Clive Cussler - Atlantis Found
Clive Cussler - Deep Six
Clive Cussler - Flood Tide
Clive Cussler - Shock Wave
Clive Cussler - Dragon
Ok so your probably sensing a pattern
Is Dirk Pitt in every book?
I've only got the AudioBook of Shock Wave (on cassette not CD) BUT I might buy a few of other Cussler books. Shock Wave was good!
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Nothing too cerebral, but some I have enjoyed are:
Pillars Of The Earth, A Place Called Freedom - Ken Follett
Cry Of The Curlew, Shadow Of The Osprey, Flight Of The Eagle - Peter Watt
The Day After Tomorrow - Allan Folsom
The Genesis Code - John Case
Birdman - Mo Hayder
The Dirt - Motley Crue
Island - Richard Laymon
Remote Control - Andy McNab
Most of Jeffrey Archer, Matthew Reilly, Richard Laymon, David Morell & Stephen Leather
Read a lot of history books and encyclopedias - I'm a curious bugger. Still get the Phantom comics, up to 720 issues, love the Ghost Who Walks.
No doubt my all time favourite though is The Coach by John Power. Read it pretty much at the start of each footy season.
Pillars Of The Earth, A Place Called Freedom - Ken Follett
Cry Of The Curlew, Shadow Of The Osprey, Flight Of The Eagle - Peter Watt
The Day After Tomorrow - Allan Folsom
The Genesis Code - John Case
Birdman - Mo Hayder
The Dirt - Motley Crue
Island - Richard Laymon
Remote Control - Andy McNab
Most of Jeffrey Archer, Matthew Reilly, Richard Laymon, David Morell & Stephen Leather
Read a lot of history books and encyclopedias - I'm a curious bugger. Still get the Phantom comics, up to 720 issues, love the Ghost Who Walks.
No doubt my all time favourite though is The Coach by John Power. Read it pretty much at the start of each footy season.
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Yes Dirk Pitt is in every book. He is the main character in every book with his sidekick Al Giordino. I highly recommend any of the Clive Cussler books, some of my favourites are Inca Gold, Cyclops, Sahara so If your looking to read another CC book. Try one of those.
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My favourites:
Old books:
The bible is worth a read in parts. So is the Tao Teh Ching (Lao Tzu). Herodotus and Thucydides tell a story, as does Plutarch.
Collections:
The Thousand Nights and a Night (tr Richard Burton) is great in places, and has fantastic footnotes. The Perfumed Garden and the Kama Sutra are worth a browse.
Fantasy:
I like Tolkien, especially the Hobbit. Moorcock and Lovecraft write great fantasy and fantastic horror respectively.
Historical novels:
Robert Grave's Claudius books. Alfred Duggan's Concience of the King. the name of the Rose and Baudolino were great, show-offish but great.
Plays:
The Tempest (by Billy from Stratford), also some Beckett.
Poems:
I like Coleridge, Shelley (a bit long winded) and Donne (before his wife died)
History:
Battle Tactics of Napolean (and his opponents) was strangely compelling. Populists like Norman Davies and John Julius Norwich are ok.
Old books:
The bible is worth a read in parts. So is the Tao Teh Ching (Lao Tzu). Herodotus and Thucydides tell a story, as does Plutarch.
Collections:
The Thousand Nights and a Night (tr Richard Burton) is great in places, and has fantastic footnotes. The Perfumed Garden and the Kama Sutra are worth a browse.
Fantasy:
I like Tolkien, especially the Hobbit. Moorcock and Lovecraft write great fantasy and fantastic horror respectively.
Historical novels:
Robert Grave's Claudius books. Alfred Duggan's Concience of the King. the name of the Rose and Baudolino were great, show-offish but great.
Plays:
The Tempest (by Billy from Stratford), also some Beckett.
Poems:
I like Coleridge, Shelley (a bit long winded) and Donne (before his wife died)
History:
Battle Tactics of Napolean (and his opponents) was strangely compelling. Populists like Norman Davies and John Julius Norwich are ok.
I hate fantasy books as a rule.
I got put onto the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy by Phillip Pullman 3 weeks ago, and just finished it.
Knocked my fu**in head off.
Being favourably compared to LOTR and The Narnia Chronicles ATM, and having read all, it is spot on.
Sounds as silly to you as I it did to me I am sure.
Witches, Armoured Bears, A Knife that can cut into other worlds and a massive battle against the kingdom of heaven.
Out of control.
I got put onto the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy by Phillip Pullman 3 weeks ago, and just finished it.
Knocked my fu**in head off.
Being favourably compared to LOTR and The Narnia Chronicles ATM, and having read all, it is spot on.
Sounds as silly to you as I it did to me I am sure.
Witches, Armoured Bears, A Knife that can cut into other worlds and a massive battle against the kingdom of heaven.
Out of control.
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I discovered Moorcock through his writing songs for Blue Oyster Cult and Hawkwind, two bands I'm a big fan of and I must admit I've started to become a bit of a fan.
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Robert Crais is an awesome author. Demolition Angel, Hostage and Stalking The Angel are my three favorite books, all by him.
Also, a book called Ganster written by Alonzo someone (some italian name)...awesome read.
Also, a book called Ganster written by Alonzo someone (some italian name)...awesome read.
