The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman (1962). Simply one of the greatest books describing the events of the first month of the Four Years War, WWI. Ashe.
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After reading Blaze, Lisey's Story, Salem's Lot, and Duma Key (catching up on some Stephen King!), I am now reading Dweller by Jeff Strand.

1980, by David Peace - The conclusion to his quartet of Northern England noir about serial killers, crocked cops, and ruined lives.

Sam

The British Museum is Falling Down - A satyrical book about Roman Catholocism and "The Pill". Book was written in the mid 60's when that was one of the biggest topics of conversation at the time. I found it wadded up under the seat of my '67 MG (British book wadded up in a British car seems ironic and funny to me). It's completely funky and smells weird, but dammit, the book is good! And funny!

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley - A classic book written in '32 (if I'm not mistaken) about how the world would look centuries ahead of time if the world continued down the same path it was going at the time. Sadly, the book is freakishly true and completely relates to modern society.

was reading My World In Pictures & Words by Peter Andre and now it's

My Shit Life So Far by Frankie Boyle

Hi hun x Frankie Boyle rocks x

Have actually, finally started reading the aniversary Necronomicon by Lovecraft. I know its long overdue! Also just finished Achelon Ranch-Doc, its amazing. Love Clyde; can we have more, deeper adventures cus I loved this.
And A Million Versions of right was mindbendingly sublime-thanks for the rec. x:)

Thank you! I'm proud to announce first of all that both books have been nominated by Bizarrocentral members for the Wonderland Award, the award for excellence in Bizarro fiction. I'll find out in November if either Matt or I took our category. I'm working on a sequel to Archelon Ranch, which I at first thought would be impossible but it's coming along pretty nicely. I hope to have it done by the end of the month. And why not? Only 32,000 words to go! Sigh.

Thats so cool- fingers crossed for you both. Have searched the publisher and am a little dissapointed that Matt has not yet published anything else. Looking forward to the sequel to Archelon Ranch too. Both of you ore on my FB now so I can keep track of any works you have in progress.
Go get em chaps! x:D

Frankie Boyle does rock and i love reading his book for the 4th time

The Franco-Prussian War (2003) by Geoffrey Wawro. This little gem of history presents the war whose outcome set up Europe for the calamity that was to be the Great War.
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The Birth of Satan (2005) by Wray and Mobley. This short book nicely elucidates the biblical origins of that wilely creature that so wonderfully gives fodder for the movies much enjoyed here. Late.
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The Girl Who Played With Fire.

The First Crusade: A New History (2005) by Thomas Asbridge. Simply a wonderful account of this misunderstood event. The players are appreciated for both their religious and avaricious intents. Where holes in history obscure elucidation, and there are many, the author wisely offers speculations with the caveat that they are as such. Well written on all accounts. Merci beaucoup.
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Book I am now reading
 

I am reading Ed Gein. It is a book written by the judge who put Eddie away. It is rather graphic, with many photos, like Bernice Worden hanging in Eddie's summer kitchen. She was beheaded, and dressed out like a deer. That is how the photos are, in the book.

does the Virgin Carribean Travel Brochure count? looking at honeymoons yay :cool:
Feel free peeps to point out that this is an inappropriate post!:D
Oh and also Camille (Through a Glass Darkly) again x

Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives (1993) by Allan Bullock. These were two curiously incredible and powerful individuals that were swayed over to the dark side; Stalin through an inferiority complex from not being Russian or an intellectual; Hitler through his hatred of a people he never met. Two cyclopean monsters of history are elucidated side by side in this rather long text.
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Eugh, Jane Eyre. Unfortunately, I have to read this and Wide Sargasso Sea before September for one of my college courses. I'm 110 pages in and still throuroughly bored. It's not my favourite genre and it's quite an effort to read. A lot of characters just come and go. I would actually describe it as the original Forest Gump in that it's just one person's life story as they go through all different stages and meet new people. So far there's no real story arc as such, just a series of events that vaguely link.

I read this about 10 years ago. Its a real tome, but Bullock does manage to make it reasonably accessible and quite interesting. I don't think it warrants another read though.

Jane Eyre is one of my favourite books of all time. I read Wide Sargasso Sea as reccommended to me by a friend-I didn't much care for it and only stuck it through as Its the supposed prequel. Can't you put them both away and read Rebecca instead? x

Reading "Dead Eye Dick" by Kurt Vonnegut.
It is an interesting book and his use of words amazes me. Definitely inspires me.

I am currently reading two books. A non-fiction book called The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris. And a fiction book called Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk.

Invisible Monsters is great.

Desmond Morris is ace. Have read his work so many times-in interview he seems a sound chap too. If you like this, you should check out 'The Third Chimpanzee' and 'Guns, Germs and Steel', by Jarred Diamond, his stuff if very cleaverly observed and written with a wonderfully dry wit. The former, I have read 3 or 4 times but someone has lifted my copy-:mad:

http://www.harpercollins.com/harperi...0061431609.jpg

This is probably more informative than anything I've read in Library Technician school. It's also filled to the brim with wit and sarcasm.

"Invisible Monsters is great."

Yeah its really good so far. My favorite by Chuck though is Rant and Haunted.


"Desmond Morris is ace. Have read his work so many times-in interview he seems a sound chap too. If you like this, you should check out 'The Third Chimpanzee' and 'Guns, Germs and Steel', by Jarred Diamond, his stuff if very cleaverly observed and written with a wonderfully dry wit. The former, I have read 3 or 4 times but someone has lifted my copy-"

Yeah I've heard the Naked Ape is hard to find, some of my friends had to special order it. Mine was left over from my dad when my parents died. I've read it once through already but it's so good I had to start reading it over again.

lost boy lost girl
 

If you havent read it, your missing out. This prize winner is a very complex, dark weaving of many characters in tough horrific situations. With seamless plot development, the reader is propelled right through to a melancholy end.

Straubs dark prose has been called "intellectual horror". Its worth your time if havent read it.

If you need some help breakin down barriers musically and maybe a little guidance through life and through life through music, check out: The Music Lesson, A spiritual search for growth through music. Explains alot about things I never thought of. I really recommend it.

No Books right now but like stephen King!
 

Im Currently checking out Wes Craven's New Trailer for "My Soul To Take" based on a Graphic Novel but he's making it into a movie anyone seen this? its new out heres the link to the Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQm3nf0Vbvc
should be realesed sometime Fall 2010 looking forward! *****

Oh, it's one of those movin' books. Unlike the book "How to Post in the Right Topic", which is a work of which I am certain you are VERY familiar.

Why bother robots don't understand sarcasm :)

I know. I'm hoping its head will explode.

The Road Out of Hell by Anthony Flacco

True crime novel examining the Wineville murders in So. Cal. in the 20's- the case the movie Changeling is based on. The story is truly grisly and harrowing in its depiction of a psychopath who preyed on orphans.

Joe Hills Heart Shaped Box: Scary, creepy, and wierd. Apparently noone around me has ever heard of Algernon Blackwood so while being frustrated at multiple bookstores i got the suggestion from here and couldnt be happier with it. Very good book.

Good to see someone getting into this author. Kudos to you Freddy.

Blackwood and Joe Hill are both good stuff. 20th Century Ghosts is the kind of collection I hope to be able to put out someday, Horns is a cool blend of horror and neonoir and Locke and Key is one of the more interesting horror comics in the past few years.

If im not mistaken i belive i found the Blackwood reference from NE and the Hill reference from Doc. Although i cant remember the threads t hanks for the references. They are both great. Hill's Heart Shaped Box was one scariest books ive ever read.

my friend let me borrow this book "the psychology of persuasion: how to persuade others to your way of thinking". I might take a 2nd job selling cellphones with fido and I have never really done any marketing. I've always thought I'd be fantastic at it, a little extra knowledge won't hurt. I'm about halfway through, I'm enjoying it so far and apparantly the second half of the book contains more useful information. one of the few books on psychology I've read that wasn't mainly a history lesson.

Peter the Great (1980) by Robert Massie. This autobiography is not only a great account of one of the most influential men that Russia ever produced, but also paints the requisite ancillary history of Russia and its neighboring kingdoms such that the full picture is better appreciated. It is turning into a short 900+ pages. Late.
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Who's the author of that? I want to brush up on marketing.

What I'm reading!
 

I've taken to the Iphone read new and interesting ibooks in the horror genre. Theres not much though but there was Rbon tides :)

They did it nicely and the music score was awesome :)