Books

[Travis]

Well it's the peak of summer which means most students have some spare time to read. 

What book(s) have you read recently for fun?
What is your favorite book?

Also it seems E-Books are the new trend.  Does anyone have one?  I've been looking at the Nook and not sure how nice they are to use.

[Travis]

Well it's the peak of summer which means most students have some spare time to read. 

What book(s) have you read recently for fun?
What is your favorite book?

Also it seems E-Books are the new trend.  Does anyone have one?  I've been looking at the Nook and not sure how nice they are to use.

[Old Flinnt]

I have always been a big fan of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. I have been reading them for a number of years and am excited to read the second to last book later this year and the final book in the series next year when it is released.

[Old Flinnt]

I have always been a big fan of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. I have been reading them for a number of years and am excited to read the second to last book later this year and the final book in the series next year when it is released.

[lax]

I've been reading good old Dragonlance! Got totally sucked in when I got the first "Holy three" as a present

[lax]

I've been reading good old Dragonlance! Got totally sucked in when I got the first "Holy three" as a present

[Kalaloui]

What Flinnt said.  The Wheel of Time series is awesome!

Also, I enjoy David Eddings as an author. 

[Kalaloui]

What Flinnt said.  The Wheel of Time series is awesome!

Also, I enjoy David Eddings as an author. 

[Travis]

I'll have to see if I can find the Wheel of Time books at my library.  One of my favorite books of all time is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.  It's a great novel that explores a insanity and how we perceive them.  It has a great story line of the entire system controlled by a nurse that is turned upside down by one criminal looking to escape a work camp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo%27s_Nest_(novel)

[Travis]

I'll have to see if I can find the Wheel of Time books at my library.  One of my favorite books of all time is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.  It's a great novel that explores a insanity and how we perceive them.  It has a great story line of the entire system controlled by a nurse that is turned upside down by one criminal looking to escape a work camp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo%27s_Nest_(novel)

[Old Flinnt]

I saw the movie for that novel, it was pretty good. If you are going to start reading the Wheel of Time books you better have a lot of time on your hands. There are about 10,000 pages worth of reading in the series right now with 2 more books to come. Well worth it in my opinion though if you can find that sort of time.

[Old Flinnt]

I saw the movie for that novel, it was pretty good. If you are going to start reading the Wheel of Time books you better have a lot of time on your hands. There are about 10,000 pages worth of reading in the series right now with 2 more books to come. Well worth it in my opinion though if you can find that sort of time.

[imbrium99]

I like this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash

It made me laugh.

Also funny:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Moore_(author)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratchett

[imbrium99]

I like this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash

It made me laugh.

Also funny:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Moore_(author)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratchett

[clatra]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash

[clatra]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash

[A Stranger]

Also it seems E-Books are the new trend.  Does anyone have one? 

More reading material than any human could read in a lifetime

http://thepiratebay.org/top/601

Mabye Kim Peek could have but I think he died.

Too bad reading off a computer monitor sucks. 

Also I read Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follett Recently, I highly recomend them.

[A Stranger]

Also it seems E-Books are the new trend.  Does anyone have one? 

More reading material than any human could read in a lifetime

http://thepiratebay.org/top/601

Mabye Kim Peek could have but I think he died.

Too bad reading off a computer monitor sucks. 

Also I read Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follett Recently, I highly recomend them.

[tadpole]

I'm re-reading Pratchett's Discworld series with my son.

[tadpole]

I'm re-reading Pratchett's Discworld series with my son.

[Rockstar]

I've recently re-read Huxley's Brave New World, and gained even more respect for the work.  There are so many minute details, and bits of foreshadowing that I seemed to have missed the first time.  Additionally, reading Brave New World Revisited offers an interesting look upon thoughts behind the book as well as an interesting view on 1950's and modern society.  Both are books that should be read if one has yet to read them.

[Rockstar]

I've recently re-read Huxley's Brave New World, and gained even more respect for the work.  There are so many minute details, and bits of foreshadowing that I seemed to have missed the first time.  Additionally, reading Brave New World Revisited offers an interesting look upon thoughts behind the book as well as an interesting view on 1950's and modern society.  Both are books that should be read if one has yet to read them.

[Sgt Mayer]

Catcher in the Rye.  always number 1

Gates of Fire is a very good read

and Dinotopia is a great picture book that I still enjoy pulling out

[Sgt Mayer]

Catcher in the Rye.  always number 1

Gates of Fire is a very good read

and Dinotopia is a great picture book that I still enjoy pulling out

[Travis]

I've recently re-read Huxley's Brave New World, and gained even more respect for the work.  There are so many minute details, and bits of foreshadowing that I seemed to have missed the first time.  Additionally, reading Brave New World Revisited offers an interesting look upon thoughts behind the book as well as an interesting view on 1950's and modern society.  Both are books that should be read if one has yet to read them.

I've always wanted to read Brave New World.  It seems like a very cool book.

Catcher in the Rye.  always number 1

Catcher in the Rye is always a good read.  It's a shame he didn't write very many major novels after that.

[Travis]

I've recently re-read Huxley's Brave New World, and gained even more respect for the work.  There are so many minute details, and bits of foreshadowing that I seemed to have missed the first time.  Additionally, reading Brave New World Revisited offers an interesting look upon thoughts behind the book as well as an interesting view on 1950's and modern society.  Both are books that should be read if one has yet to read them.

I've always wanted to read Brave New World.  It seems like a very cool book.

Catcher in the Rye.  always number 1

Catcher in the Rye is always a good read.  It's a shame he didn't write very many major novels after that.

[Sgt Mayer]

The first of his Nine Stories hs chilling if you havent read it, Salingers I mean.

[Sgt Mayer]

The first of his Nine Stories hs chilling if you havent read it, Salingers I mean.

[Matt Siegman]

In the last 6 months, I've read:
I'm just here for the food -- Alton Brown
Jamie's Food Revolution -- Jamie Oliver
Medium Raw -- Anthony Bourdain

Started:
Code Complete -- Steve McConnell (I kind of stalled on this one for a while...)
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems -- Henry Petroski

Plan to read:
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography -- Simon Singh
Fast Food My Way -- Jacques Pepin
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen -- Harold McGee

[Matt Siegman]

In the last 6 months, I've read:
I'm just here for the food -- Alton Brown
Jamie's Food Revolution -- Jamie Oliver
Medium Raw -- Anthony Bourdain

Started:
Code Complete -- Steve McConnell (I kind of stalled on this one for a while...)
The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems -- Henry Petroski

Plan to read:
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography -- Simon Singh
Fast Food My Way -- Jacques Pepin
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen -- Harold McGee

[[rebel]lion]

You really have a sincere fondness for food, don't you?

[[rebel]lion]

You really have a sincere fondness for food, don't you?

[Matt Siegman]

It interests me. It's like a more fun version of chemistry

[Matt Siegman]

It interests me. It's like a more fun version of chemistry