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Member 96

If you like it try almost anything rated highly on Amazon by Neil Gaiman and Perdido street station by China Mieville. "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before." -- Dwight Eisenhower

Member 96

Wierd, I have all those books on my shelf (except the blank slate, I'll have to look into that one) and loved them all. Neverwhere is very good, although nearly anything by Neil Gaiman is excellent. I have all the Pratchett's weighing down two full shelves. Sounds like we have very similar tastes in books. You might want to consider Perdido Street station by China Mieville. It's the most original speculative fiction book to come along in years and he's a very good writer. http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345443020/702-1850523-4748068[^] "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before." -- Dwight Eisenhower

Jeremy Falcon

How to Pay Zero Taxes 2003 : Your Guide to Every Tax Break the IRS Allows![^] Jeremy Falcon

Member 96

Heh heh! Good bedtime reading, although a little too late for the IRS this year? "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before." -- Dwight Eisenhower

brianwelsch

J Cardinal wrote: Perdido street station by China Mieville I'll check it out. J Cardinal wrote: Neil Gaiman I've read Neverwhere and American Gods so far. very entertaining stories. BW "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." - Lily Tomlin

Jeremy Falcon

J Cardinal wrote: although a little too late for the IRS this year? Only if you didn't file an extension. I'm preparing for next year. Jeremy Falcon

Chris Losinger

J Cardinal wrote: You might want to consider Perdido Street station by China Mieville. yup. i read that and his latest, The Scar. both very good. looks like he's got enough room for quite a series. i hope he can maintain it. -c

Chris Losinger
Smaller Animals Software

Wouter Dhondt

Insomnia - Stephen King. Not too bad, but I've read better. ----------------------- New and improved: kwakkelflap.com My second CP article: MAP files[^] while (!:bob:.IsDrunk()) { :bob:.Drink( :beer: ); }

JoeSox

Artificial Intelligence: A modern Approach Just found this cool site too http://www.openmind.org/commonsense[^] I just taught this http://commonsense.media.mit.edu/cgi-bin/view_item.cgi?assert_id=11742799[^] Later,
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Paulo

Expert one-on-one: VB.NET Business Objects ! :rolleyes: Written by Rockford Lhotka and published by Wrox Press Wrox Press has become insolvent and has gone into liquidation and only 3500 copies of the book were printed and distributed. Luckly I managed to get a copy of this beauty!! :laugh::cool:

Member 96

My favorite Stephen King was the "Dark Tower" series. "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before." -- Dwight Eisenhower

Member 96

That's super cool! "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before." -- Dwight Eisenhower

Member 96

Well, summer is almost here (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway) so you need to find some mindless (or mindful) fiction to read outside on a sunny day sipping the beverage of your choice. "Things are more like they are now than they ever were before." -- Dwight Eisenhower

Paul Ingles

Debugging Applications for Windows and .NET by John Robbins (MS Press). I'd highly recommend it for a coding book, excellent advice on general programming, as well as tips for getting the best out of debuggers (and how they work). Non-programming wise, got Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose as a birthday present (loved the TV Series, even better on DVD with DTS!). -- Paul "Put the key of despair into the lock of apathy. Turn the knob of mediocrity slowly and open the gates of despondency - welcome to a day in the average office." - David Brent, from "The Office" MS Messenger: paul@oobaloo.co.uk

peterchen

Just finished "Master and Margarita" (supposedly, but arguable the "Russian Faust". Do you yanks know Faust? ;P - anyway, a joyful read) Just looking for a new book, currently stuck with some poems by Erich Fried.

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Rickard Andersson20

CODE by Charles Petzold. Have no link but you can found it at www.microsoft.com/mspress[^]. I've talked about that book in The Soapbox before. A book about 0s and 1s. I highly recommend it!! Rickard Andersson8 Here is my card, contact me later! UIN: 50302279 E-Mail: nikado@pc.nu Interests: C++, ADO, SQL, Winsock, 0s and 1s

BeerMeister

Got a leather-bound compilation of the entire "Hitchhiker's Guide" series, so I'm re-reading it. :) Good stuff! --BM Give a man a fire, and he stays warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he stays warm for the rest of his life.

Chris Losinger

peterchen wrote: Do you yanks know Faust? yup. it's often on people's list of Books I Must Read Before I Die: among people who make such lists, that is. my List has such things as Ulysses (Joyce), War and Peace, Gravity's Rainbow (again), Goldbug Variations (since my father knows the author and my copy has a signed letter from him in the pages). -c

Chris Losinger
Smaller Animals Software

Jorgen Sigvardsson

The bible. :) The next project is to read "The Communist Manifesto", and "Mein Kampf". Some people call me crazy, I just want to know what drives people mad. -- Nicotine free: day 3

Paul Watson

J Cardinal wrote: Perdido Street station by China Mieville I am reading that now. Total, excuse my language, mind fuck. About 3/4s through now and I hope the ending is as good as it is shaping up to be. Not my usual brand of SF, but awesome stuff nonetheless.

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