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RE: What book are you reading?
July 11, 2011 at 6:32 am
(June 26, 2011 at 7:58 am)kriskiran Wrote: I'm reading a book called The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven(authour of ring world) and Jerry Pournelle. Its an old one, one i found in my father's collection. I'm half way through it. And it is really good. For a book written in the 70s, its well detailed and seems highly scientific.
I suggest you also read it's sequel, "The Gripping Hand" as well as Nivens Ringworld series.
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July 11, 2011 at 8:46 am
I like Niven best when he co-writes. Not sure why, but it lends his work an extra measure of depth, I think.
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RE: What book are you reading?
July 11, 2011 at 8:50 am
William C. Dietz, When all seems lost.
A SF novel of the legion of the Damned series.
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RE: What book are you reading?
July 11, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Quote:"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. "
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RE: What book are you reading?
July 11, 2011 at 2:22 pm
(July 10, 2011 at 10:57 am)Aspasia Wrote: I normally stick to non-fiction, but after watching Game of Thrones on HBO, I started reading the series and have really enjoyed it. I'm currently on A Feast For Crows.
Ditto, but I'm still on A Game of Thrones. I thought I posted that earlier but the forum seems to have eaten it.
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RE: What book are you reading?
July 11, 2011 at 2:36 pm
(July 10, 2011 at 9:11 pm)Epimethean Wrote: (July 10, 2011 at 5:29 pm)bozo Wrote: (July 10, 2011 at 10:09 am)Epimethean Wrote: Bozo, you might enjoy Mieville, even politically.
Can you please suggest which to start with?
I'd suggest starting with Perdido Street Station. Many of the books are connected in a way, but each is in a different genre (sort of). He is pretty unique, and his vocabulary has to be the best I've read.
Thanks, I'll give it a go!
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RE: What book are you reading?
July 11, 2011 at 8:03 pm
(July 11, 2011 at 6:32 am)Jaysyn Wrote: I suggest you also read it's sequel, "The Gripping Hand" as well as Nivens Ringworld series.
I love Mote in God's Eye and Gripping Hand. Heh.
My dad and I use the term "gripping hand" in the same context as the books. Mystifies my mother and sisters. 
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July 12, 2011 at 3:10 pm
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I thought in NY that involved punching the gas and swear at other drivers. Or is that LA?
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RE: What book are you reading?
July 13, 2011 at 8:11 am
I have just finished God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades, which I found a really good book which re-butts revisionist views of the Crusades which currently dominate.
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RE: What book are you reading?
July 13, 2011 at 9:11 am
I'm reading "The philosophy of science" by Stephen Toulmin, a book I happened to find amongst an old flatmate's massive collection of old books when we had power cuts during an earthquake and I needed something to do. It'd old, 1953, and it's got that 'damp paper' smell common to old books, but it's a damn good read and most of the content is still valid even though the examples he uses to illustrate his ideas is a little dated at times.
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