Reading List Thread - Page 4

xenophobe · February 15th, 2003, 02:06 AM

Suggestions:

Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - a classic, and anything else by him.

Stephen Hawking - A Breif History of Time - excellent book into the weird and unusual happenings of sub-atomic physics in an easy to read format without mathematical formulas.

Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - and companion books.

Steve Martin - Cruel Shoes...

That's all for now.

Salamurhaaja · February 15th, 2003, 11:44 AM

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Originally posted by xenophobe
Stephen Hawking - A Breif History of Time - excellent book into the weird and unusual happenings of sub-atomic physics in an easy to read format without mathematical formulas.

I agree, I think I have the audio book somewhere and I just got Stephen Hawkings Universe, all 6 parts

Hitori · February 15th, 2003, 03:20 PM

I've heard about most of the books mentioned here, even if I haven't read them, but never about Terry Pratchett... ever! Maybe its just his books are not out in Mexico? It seems lots of people here like him.
Me, I'm reading mostly aztec legends and myths for a class at school (novohispanic literature), and at the same time I'm taking latin american and mexican literature, so its a little overwhelming. Some of the books are really cool, but well, having due dates takes away a bit of the charm.

Malaclypse · February 21st, 2003, 12:35 PM

du liest zu viel deutsch

Malaclypse · March 9th, 2003, 04:21 PM

...
i finally got my hands on a copy of "stupid white men"

necrotiqat · March 9th, 2003, 10:16 PM

currently all i have the opportunity to read are plays. so, if you're only going to read one play ever in your life, i would recommend "hamlet."
if you read two, let the second be tom stoppard's "rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead." it's a twentieth century, demi-absurdist spin-off of "hamlet" - very funny and existential.
~qat

Tristessa · March 10th, 2003, 07:20 PM

@Violet Baudelaire: Encuentras libros de Terry Pratchett en Gandhi, si vives en la Cd. de México. Se encuentra entre los géneros de terror, ficción y fantasía.

Hitori · March 10th, 2003, 07:54 PM

@Tristessa
gracias! no vivo en el DF, tendre que esperar una feria del libro para que vengan y conseguirlo

hyena · June 18th, 2003, 07:43 AM

well, time to bump this thread up and give way to some of the excitement that is coursing through my veins (an activity that, according to fear factory, should normally be reserved to rats). i know i've been talking about that on other threads and i'm really boring etc, but:

ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 0.01 AM I WILL BE IN LONDON, AT SOME WATERSTONE'S OR BOOK ETC. OR SOMEWHERE, GETTING MY COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.

THIS IS MAKING ME VERY HAPPY.

plus, i read in the papers today that it's 768 PAGES LONG which means LOADS AND LOADS AND LOADS OF FUN. and one of the main characters dies. i don't know who that is AND IF YOU KNOW DO NOT TELL ME.

rahvin · June 18th, 2003, 10:12 AM

@hyena: i appreciate your enthusiasm, but i don't even know who most of the characters are let alone if they're alive or dead or any place in the inbetween.

i know it's unpolite to ask given the fact that it's a gift, but where are my copies of the whole hp saga? where?

rahvin.

hyena · June 18th, 2003, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by rahvin

@hyena: i appreciate your enthusiasm, but i don't even know who most of the characters are let alone if they're alive or dead or any place in the inbetween.

i know it's unpolite to ask given the fact that it's a gift, but where are my copies of the whole hp saga? where? !!

rahvin.

they are safely in my room in rome. i told you, i clicked on the wrong address label on the amazon.com page so they got shipped to me instead of you. so, either you come to rome to get them (but after the 29th: up to then i'm in england) or you patiently wait until sat july 12th - well, no, the monday, seeing how you're not even there at the time - when i will be in turin. or i basically just get a new set for you and keep the existing one for myself. which is what i'm going to do, i think. so you get ootp together with the rest. but promise you'll be quick and read them all before i see you, so we can engage in endless discussions on the subject.

EDIT: just done that exactly. this time it's your address. apparently, you get the first four on june 24th, and ootp on june 25th. talk about best friends.

February 15th, 2003, 03:20 PM	#78 (permalink)
Hitori the world is quiet here Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Darnassus Posts: 2,816	I've heard about most of the books mentioned here, even if I haven't read them, but never about Terry Pratchett... ever! Maybe its just his books are not out in Mexico? It seems lots of people here like him. Me, I'm reading mostly aztec legends and myths for a class at school (novohispanic literature), and at the same time I'm taking latin american and mexican literature, so its a little overwhelming. Some of the books are really cool, but well, having due dates takes away a bit of the charm. __________________ That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.

February 21st, 2003, 12:35 PM	#79 (permalink)
Malaclypse Schizophrener Schlitzer Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,412	du liest zu viel deutsch __________________ Reaching out to touch - Too high too far too fast too much

March 9th, 2003, 04:21 PM	#80 (permalink)
Malaclypse Schizophrener Schlitzer Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,412	... i finally got my hands on a copy of "stupid white men" __________________ Reaching out to touch - Too high too far too fast too much

March 9th, 2003, 10:16 PM	#81 (permalink)
necrotiqat Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: colorado usa Posts: 29	currently all i have the opportunity to read are plays. so, if you're only going to read one play ever in your life, i would recommend "hamlet." if you read two, let the second be tom stoppard's "rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead." it's a twentieth century, demi-absurdist spin-off of "hamlet" - very funny and existential. ~qat __________________ don't worry - i'm just demonstrating the misuse of free speech - stoppard

June 18th, 2003, 10:12 AM	#85 (permalink)
rahvin keeper of the flame Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: safe but not far from the city Posts: 17,386	@hyena: i appreciate your enthusiasm, but i don't even know who most of the characters are let alone if they're alive or dead or any place in the inbetween. i know it's unpolite to ask given the fact that it's a gift, but where are my copies of the whole hp saga? where? rahvin. __________________ ~You wake up in the morning, your paint's peeling, your curtains are gone, and the water's boiling. Which problem you deal with first? None of them. The building's on fire.~ ~Your biggest problem is I don't know what your biggest problem is.~ House

February 15th, 2003, 02:06 AM	#76 (permalink)
xenophobe Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 12,278	Suggestions: Hunter S. Thompson - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - a classic, and anything else by him. Stephen Hawking - A Breif History of Time - excellent book into the weird and unusual happenings of sub-atomic physics in an easy to read format without mathematical formulas. Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - and companion books. Steve Martin - Cruel Shoes... That's all for now.

March 10th, 2003, 07:20 PM	#82 (permalink)
Tristessa Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: en la más remota lejanía Posts: 613	@Violet Baudelaire: Encuentras libros de Terry Pratchett en Gandhi, si vives en la Cd. de México. Se encuentra entre los géneros de terror, ficción y fantasía.

March 10th, 2003, 07:54 PM	#83 (permalink)
Hitori the world is quiet here Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Darnassus Posts: 2,816	@Tristessa gracias! no vivo en el DF, tendre que esperar una feria del libro para que vengan y conseguirlo

June 18th, 2003, 07:43 AM	#84 (permalink)
hyena I am riot of fun Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: - Posts: 6,852	well, time to bump this thread up and give way to some of the excitement that is coursing through my veins (an activity that, according to fear factory, should normally be reserved to rats). i know i've been talking about that on other threads and i'm really boring etc, but: ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 0.01 AM I WILL BE IN LONDON, AT SOME WATERSTONE'S OR BOOK ETC. OR SOMEWHERE, GETTING MY COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. THIS IS MAKING ME VERY HAPPY. plus, i read in the papers today that it's 768 PAGES LONG which means LOADS AND LOADS AND LOADS OF FUN. and one of the main characters dies. i don't know who that is AND IF YOU KNOW DO NOT TELL ME.