Orpheus Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 I suggested eBay because l had trouble finding a copy. Its a good read when you are relaxing because it really makes stirs you up emotionally, well it did me anyhow. Yes, it is hard to find; couldn't find it in stock, so I did have to buy it online. Should arrive within a day or so.
peacewise Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Got this terms textbooks in... Teachers in the Middle by Smyth and McInerney. At last, a truly Australian textbook for teaching, so much of my degree has been based upon American texts. Assessment and Reporting by Brady and Kennedy. Motor Learning and Performance by Schmidt and Wrisberg. Been kinda of enjoying this one, quite technical but enjoyable nonetheless. Have also slowly started the 3rd book of the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Against All Things Ending - have been enjoying that for the most part, but it does seem to be somewhat err, all over the friggin place. One chapter it's huge awesomeness and magic, the next 3 chapters its the questors sitting around chatting and recovering and figuring out what to do next. Frankly I've stalled my reading of this book, it's losing me.
Al Leece Posted March 9, 2012 Posted March 9, 2012 Currently revisiting a Pratchett classic of the Discworld variety... Soul Music. Death still hasn't forgotten and there's a Llamedos dweller that looks a bit Elvish... Finished "Snuff" before Christmas. That is excellent - up there with Nightwatch, I think.
Guest VladimirFreddie Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Currenty "My Life in Shorts" by HG Nelson
Full Range Posted March 29, 2012 Author Posted March 29, 2012 I have been doing some Ipad testing and reading So far IPad user guide - so I know how to use this thing to its potential All About Coffee by William Ukers - its 7629 pages ( a substantial book) Perfect Crime - Jack Erickson Ancient Cuisine - William Hazlitt Only downloading stuff that appeals to me but thousands of books are available 1
ssgp2 Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Reading about HiFi, what else... http://getbettersound.com/
stefan534 Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 Just finished 'Suite Francais' by Irene Nemirovsky. A very entertaining and thoughtful account of German occupation of France in WW2 1
Full Range Posted May 5, 2012 Author Posted May 5, 2012 Reading some free titles available on some iPad apps Recently finished - 39 Steps A Princess Of Mars 1
mondie Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) Just finished an amazing book, its a quick read but you find yourself reflecting on it for weeks afterwards. Written by a highly regarded French Psychologist and author it is a very intimate and moving account of finding out his cancer has returned 20 years after first being diagnosed and that it will be fatal this time. Very honest, open and reflective but so powerful. A must read. Amazon describe it thus: At the start of this intimate and moving memoir, Dr. David Servan- Schreiber is returning by bicycle to his Paris home from an unsettling appointment. Following several months of fatigue and fainting spells, he had scheduled an emergency MRI. The results confirm his worst fears: the return of the cancer that he was first diagnosed with nineteen years earlier. Fully aware of what the prognosis means, he redoubles his commitment to an Anticancer diet, and complements his chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and vaccine protocols with acupuncture and yoga. At the same time, he undertakes a close assessment of his own life, realizing that he has neglected a key piece of Anticancer advice-to create a stress-free life; instead he had embarked on an international tour to take his message to the public. Nevertheless, he concludes that he would not have done it any differently. In this book, Servan-Schreiber raises many of the most complex and personal questions about how we live and how we prepare for death. Powerful, honest, and inspiring, he continually surprises with his thoughts on what's important in life and the meaning of death. Edited May 5, 2012 by mondie
progladyte Posted May 13, 2012 Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) One of the best researched books about the GFC I have read even if the subject matter is quite linear. This covers everything about the collapse of Bear Stearns you never knew. Another book with a lot of admissions about future problems facing USA. Despite the fact a lot of people think that the Fed and the Treasury have got this all wrong, Geitner's predecessor is very candid about the situation and writes well. Edited May 13, 2012 by progladyte 1
Orpheus Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Just finished The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce. This is truly a lovely, beautifully written novel on, as the title suggests, a pilgrimage, which starts quite by accident, and which becomes a kind of unfolding and regrowth. Touching, gentle, deceptively simply written.
Orpheus Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Just finished an amazing book, its a quick read but you find yourself reflecting on it for weeks afterwards. Written by a highly regarded French Psychologist and author it is a very intimate and moving account of finding out his cancer has returned 20 years after first being diagnosed and that it will be fatal this time. Very honest, open and reflective but so powerful. A must read. Amazon describe it thus: At the start of this intimate and moving memoir, Dr. David Servan- Schreiber is returning by bicycle to his Paris home from an unsettling appointment. Following several months of fatigue and fainting spells, he had scheduled an emergency MRI. The results confirm his worst fears: the return of the cancer that he was first diagnosed with nineteen years earlier. Fully aware of what the prognosis means, he redoubles his commitment to an Anticancer diet, and complements his chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and vaccine protocols with acupuncture and yoga. At the same time, he undertakes a close assessment of his own life, realizing that he has neglected a key piece of Anticancer advice-to create a stress-free life; instead he had embarked on an international tour to take his message to the public. Nevertheless, he concludes that he would not have done it any differently. In this book, Servan-Schreiber raises many of the most complex and personal questions about how we live and how we prepare for death. Powerful, honest, and inspiring, he continually surprises with his thoughts on what's important in life and the meaning of death. Have just ordered this. Thanks for the tip, Mondie.
mondie Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I gave my mum a copy for Mothers day, its the kind of book you want to share and discuss with others close to you.
Makka Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Just finished 'Stonemouth" by Iain Banks. (His latest) Really enjoyed it.
O.Sydney Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 just the other week finished reading "A Fortunate Life" by A.B. Facey http://en.wikipedia...._Fortunate_Life one of those books you don't want to put down or to finish
Full Range Posted May 19, 2012 Author Posted May 19, 2012 I am a sucker for the free books on the new iPad So I am reading 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea An oldie but a goodie 1
Pasgod Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 I am a sucker for the free books on the new iPad So I am reading 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea An oldie but a goodie One of my favourite Jules Verne's novels, with the strange and dangerous Nemo, the Nautilus, the deep-see diving suits... Unforgettable adventures. Disney made a good movie based on this novel with James Mason (Nemo) and Kirk Douglas (Ned Land). Nemo is also in another Verne's novel: "The Mysterious Island" which takes place after "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea".
MultiplexMan Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Dog Blood by David Moody. Imagine "28 Days Later" from the perspective of the zombies...
ZEN MISTER Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 In the Age arts/culture section this morning, there is a review of a book by Bernie Krausse, entitled THE GREAT ANIMAL ORCHESTRA (PROFILE PUBLISHING). I mention it because this guy was a very influential musician during the late sixties, seventies and beyond. Check your Californian albums of the era, and his name often comes up. He also released some brilliant albums as one half of BEAVER&KRAUSE, with partner Paul Beaver. Mobile Fidelity held his CITADELS OF MYSTERY album in such high esteem, they did a glorious half speed master of it. He has moved into the field of natural sound recordings, and this book is focused on this aspect of his work. A very interesting individual, and I will be ordering a copy. It did set me pondering how many SNA contributors are into field recordings, thunderstorms, trains and such. I can't be the only one into a good thunder clap, or a pond of Randy frogs. 1
Guest Misterioso Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 I started Ted Gioia's "History of Jazz" (2nd edition, 2011, Oxford University Press) yesterday. I like it, very informative and not too dry.
mondie Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 I am a big fan of Peter James, l have read several of the Grace series out of order so have gone back to the start and are half way through Dead simple, what a cracking story!
ssgp2 Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 I just finish One Second After and in the middle of Atlas Shrugged. Next will be Lights Out. The effects of an EMP on our society is impressive, if I am not mistaken, Australia was the first country to experience it.
Makka Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 Neal Stephenson and others "The Mongoliad" Just started but looking good.
progladyte Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 Excellent book on what the world's economy is doing to stuff up our kids lives. 1
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