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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Books

Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 12:30
ingenium1
What are your preferites books? For me are "The Lord of the Rings" of Tolkien and "1984" of George Orwell

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Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 12:35
power mousey

um....

Dude! It works both ways.
Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 12:36
JL235
I don't read much any more, at least not properly. I did read all the original 'Dune' books. Some of them are amazing, one or two weren't. I also highly recommend 'Battle Royale'.

The only fiction I read (or more need to get around to finish reading) is the 'Trigun Maxim' manga series. I've read most of them, and bought the last book in the series just the other day.

But mainly I just flick through sections of programming books. Namely the 'Official OpenGL Reference Book', 'Programming Ruby' and 'Object First with Java'.
Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 12:49
power mousey

okay,okay....

I confess up.

some of my favorite books that
I have read or I'm reading:

The Narnia Books
Breakfast of Champions
The Sheep Look up
Farenheit 451
Rendevous with Rama
The Ahriman Gate

Pyschotronic Warfare....audio book series
That Was Then, This Is Now.
Twice Upon a Time

Vanished and Theres A new World Coming
both by Hal Lindsey
A Woman Rides the Beast and The Archon Conspiracy
both by Dave Hunt

and assorted programming books.
Currently reading up on game programming
in Python using pygame. true.

Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 12:59
JL235
I also read the latest chapter of 'Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby', which is more cartoons about foxes, cats and magical beards then to do with Ruby.
Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 13:01
ingenium1
No programming books plz!
Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 13:03
power mousey
too bad, you're the one who asked.
and thats what Diablo and I are reading
in books too.

maybe I should not have answered.
Best not too...in the future.

whatever.


new editey: and hey Diablo, that sounds so cool.
Foxes and Gnomes with magical beards summoning
portents of the Red Ruby. I like it!
Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 13:11
blanko1324
"Last Chance to See" - Good if you like animals.

"Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" - Hilarious.

The whole Hitchhikers series - Just as hilarious.

"FlatLand" By Edwin Abbott. Really short book about a 2-dimensional world inhabited by different shapes. Really makes you think. Highly recommended.

Currently reading "Code", by Charles Petzold. It starts by explaining how a flashlight works, to how logic gates work, and all the way up to how simple microprocessors work. It's brilliant.

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Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 13:16
power mousey

thats cool blanko.

I read Flatland a long time ago.
I forgot about that book. I think
I think a short movie or cartoon
was made on this book.

and oh man!!...I have to check out that book
Code by Charles Petzold. It sounds familar.

thank you for reminding me about Flatland
and also that book called Code.
yet, I'm surpirsed about no books on snakes
and garter snakes specifically.

Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 14:53
Jayenkai
The Red Dwarf novels are interesting reading in a "It's the same but different" kinda way.
I enjoyed the Dave Gorman books, but have yet to pick up his flatmate Danny's books. I keep meaning to do that, but everytime I'm in town lately it seems to be to buy a gift for someone else!
I also liked Tony Hawks' (not the skateboarder) books, but I'm pretty sure I've not read them all. I think I missed one along the way!

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Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 15:01
Stealth
Books suck ass in my opinion.

I don't read them except in class.

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Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 16:09
ingenium1
Books suck ass in my opinion.

...
quite an odd opinion
...

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Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 16:37
Blitz3Dman
I love Star Wars novels, especially the NJO and books on programming especially (lol) The Redwall series is pretty good, too. A Series of Unfortunate Events is kind of short, but it's also a good series. And the author Lee Strobel writes some good books - I think I remember his name right.

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Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 16:57
magicman
I dont really read much, i need to read more. The only books i really read are programming books, however i did find crank to be a very good book!

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Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 17:17
power mousey
hey stealth,

is this what you're trying to say?

www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=193206&mc=15&forum_id=2

I think you should read a book or two.
Like maybe a book or novel that contains
short stories.
Sometimes I don't like to read whole novels
so I read certain books with either short chapters
and/or contain short stories.

Take the Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.
Execellent Science fiction book where the adventures
take place on Mars. Yet each chapter or two is like
a mini-story or short story in and of itself.
A tv mini-series was made of this book srtarring Rock Hudson and Darren McGavin.
Also a few other books that come to mind of his are
The October Country and Long After Midnight. These
books contain short stories.

cheers
power mousey

Fri, 06 Apr 2007, 17:46
blanko1324
Oh yeah! I totally forgot about the Redwall series. I use to love those. "Legend of Luke" was my favorite, I think.

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Sat, 07 Apr 2007, 00:38
power mousey

Redwall series?

Legend of Luke?

hmmmmm....let me check this out.

yet, another 2 that I like and enjoy
very much are:

Science Fiction Movies by Philip Strick




and Killobyte by Piers Anthony