What books and mags do you read

[Wood Butcher]

I wondered how the more religious types found Brown's books, especially the Da Vinci Code...but I suppose that would be discussing religion:eek:

I'll make this short so this thread doesn't dissappear. My brother is a full-on bible-basher and he reckons that it may well be possible. There is a lot of stuff that goes on in this world that the average population will never know about cause either governments or churches hide it really well. He loves the book and has already booked tickets at the gala opening of the movie (cost him a couple hundred each!!:eek: )

Oh I also love Robert Ludlum's books. I was really disappointed with the Bourne movies. Nothing like the books at all:mad:

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Unfortunatly Andy, I couldnt read your post as you avatar is too busy and distracting.

I just scrolled past it.

Actually, I just put that on to test it. I'd have sworn I'd switched it back, don't know why it was still there when I logged on today... :confused:

[vsquizz]

Picked up Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" last night...just finished it...Better than the Da Vinci code..excellent stuff....I just need to work out how to drive a Bobcat and read a book at the same time:eek:

[bsrlee]

Le'see - currently reading John Ringo's "Ghost" - which won an award as 'Best Romance" (these Yanks are crazy) - a good shoot 'em up & nuke 'em till they glow fantasy - he writes excellent SF too.

Other current authors - David Webber, Elizabeth Moon, Ryk Spoor, S.M. Stirling.

Just read Kylie Kwong's new book 'Simple Chinese' - yum.

Working myself up to reading 'Before the Mast - the Material Culture of the Mary Rose' - every thing from sock darners to what cuts of meat went into the salt pork. Is thick & very heavy, probably would have made 3 or 4 ordinary books. Plenty of wooden articles.

Mags - I read, in no particular order, Garden Railways, FWW, Military Illustrated, Shop Notes, Woodsmith, American Bungalow, Lee Valley catalogs, Lindsay Books catalogs Australian Table. My Australian Women's Weeklys are personally delivered by Lyndey Milan

[ss_11000]

Other current authors - David Webber, Elizabeth Moon, Ryk Spoor, S.M. Stirling.

its people like that who make people who ask me my name ask me what my first name is. ( did that make sense?)(explanation: my first name is stirling and ppl think its my last name)

[ozwinner]

my first name is stirling and ppl think its my last name)

Is your last name Silver?
If so, you are Stirling Silver, or .925 ( the international code for Stirling Silver )..

I shall call you 925 from here on in.

Arise .925

Al

[ss_11000]

Is your last name Silver?
If so, you are Stirling Silver, or .925 ( the international code for Stirling Silver )..

I shall call you 925 from here on in.

Arise .925

Al

no al...its not..............

925........what about ag the chemical symbol thingy

anyway, we're getting ( for those thta dont no, the smilie page has been updated .)

[vsquizz]

Is your last name Silver?

Al

No way..you can't be named after a Horse!

[echnidna]

But Cliffy (alias ROY) needs a horse.

If'n he can't find Trigger , Silver'll hafta do

[Schtoo]

Robert Heinlein (all of them), Jerry Pournell/Larry Niven (all I can find), Tom Clancy (all the fiction), Stephen King (all but Carrie, I think), Mathew Riley (all I know of) and a smattering of others. Harry Potter too (all of them again, see a pattern forming?).


When I get out of here, I usually load up a sizeable bag of books. A nice sized grey bag that when filled can be carried and doesn't stray over 32kg usually, and was purchased when I needed to cart a heap of books back to the hotel room.

Just wish there was a second hand bookshop around here that had English books...


(I don't watch TV, and have lots of dead time away from the puter. What else can I do?)

[MurrayD99]

Currently re-reading Ziegler's biography 'Mountbatten"; I think I own everything writen by Hunter S Thompson. Yes.... Harry Potter. Got all the Tom Clancy books and enjoy the earlier lot. Lots of biographies - many US political - JFK, LBJ, Eisenhower etc... stack of FWW and the bound annuals of The Woodworker from about 1981 - 84. Weekly: The Economist and The Independent. Monthly: Wooden Boat, Cycle World, The Garden, Literary Review. When I can get them - New Statesman. FT, WSJ.

This is a good source: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/chapters/index.html

[namtrak]

my first name is stirling and ppl think its my last name)

MORTLOCK!!!!!!!!!

[Shannon]

Maybe we could go with Peter (for the NRLfans )

Stirlo I agree with RR, I inherited 3 or 4 of SE Hintons books and I still like them, very easy to read and aimed at teenagers. They were written in the early 70's though so may seem a little dated. I read them in the 80's abd found them OK.
There have been a couple of movies made of her novels also - Rumblefish, The outsiders and a couple of others they have a very young Matt Dillon and a heap of others that those growing up in the 80's will LOVE remenissing about (the acting on the other hand is pretty tragic)

Anyhoo, for me, I have just started Lord of the Rings again. Just finished Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Like anything Matthew Reilly - how fast paced is he!!!
My wife and I can read Harry Potter till the cows come home - although I think LOTR has been ripped off quite a bit.
I wish I could get into non fiction as much as I can fiction though. I keep trying, sooner or later it will stick.
Another Aussie fantasy writer I like is Traci Harding quite a good read.
As far as mags go, modified car and hot rod mags, AWR when I can afford it.
The list would go on, but my lunch break will not

[Zed]

my first name is stirling and ppl think its my last name

with a name like stirling you're either walking down pouf'e street, in the SAS or an aenemic british blue blood that is wont to climb everest....

[silentC]

Too many to mention.
Everything by Iain Banks (or Iain M Banks).
Currently reading latest one by Ben Elton. Hasn't grabbed me yet.
I read the local paper for the letters and the classifieds, SMH for the news and Column 8. FWW and AWR for woodworking but find I don't read them cover to cover like I used to.