Reading Material Required
Reading Material Required
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Original Poster:

1,288 posts

211 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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Going on a tour of Europe via train.

Some enthrawling reading material required.

Open to suggestions!

Whats hot at the moment?

trumpet600

3,527 posts

253 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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What about the stuff you keep under your matress?

Caruso

7,504 posts

278 months

maser_spyder

6,356 posts

204 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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Flashman, if you haven't already. They're all brilliant!

Catch 22

Cloud Atlas

Birdsong

A whole heap of others, but those are old favourites.

Have fun on the train!

The Nur

9,168 posts

207 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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The Rum Diary - Hunter S. Thompson

couldn't put it down

Dr_Gonzo

962 posts

247 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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The Nur said:
The Rum Diary - Hunter S. Thompson

couldn't put it down
Agreed, but them I'm biased biggrin

On the Road by Jack Kerouac (sp?) is also very good - especially as you'll be travelling.

If you're after some non-fiction I'd also recommened 'Bad Science' by Ben Goldacre. I've just read it and it's brilliant.

G_T

16,163 posts

212 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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Dr_Gonzo said:
The Nur said:
The Rum Diary - Hunter S. Thompson

couldn't put it down
Agreed, but them I'm biased biggrin

On the Road by Jack Kerouac (sp?) is also very good - especially as you'll be travelling.

If you're after some non-fiction I'd also recommened 'Bad Science' by Ben Goldacre. I've just read it and it's brilliant.
Bad Science was in my eBay "shopping cart" but the bds raised the price so I didn't buy it... £1.35 is a lot of money in today's climate.


Chris71

21,548 posts

264 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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Dr_Gonzo said:
The Nur said:
The Rum Diary - Hunter S. Thompson

couldn't put it down
Agreed, but them I'm biased biggrin

On the Road by Jack Kerouac (sp?) is also very good - especially as you'll be travelling.

If you're after some non-fiction I'd also recommened 'Bad Science' by Ben Goldacre. I've just read it and it's brilliant.
Or even just Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas? Reading that at the moment and thuroughly enjoying it.

CO2000

3,177 posts

231 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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I have enjoyed a couple by Don Winslow of late (California Fire and Life & The Winter of Frankie Machine)

Muntu

7,674 posts

221 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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CrashTD

1,788 posts

226 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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http://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Everyday-Things-D...

The Psychology Of Everyday Things

Its a unusual engineering/psychological take on every day design.

Im into that sort of stuff so am looking forward to reading it. A few PHers may liek it

Cheeky Jim

1,276 posts

302 months

Monday 6th July 2009
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Peter F Hamilton - Nights Dawn Trilogy

1) The Reality Dysfunction
2) The Neutronium Alchemist
3) The Naked God


All BRILLIANT!


LordGrover

34,007 posts

234 months

Tuesday 7th July 2009
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Cheeky Jim said:
Peter F Hamilton - Nights Dawn Trilogy

1) The Reality Dysfunction
2) The Neutronium Alchemist
3) The Naked God


All BRILLIANT!

yes
Ditto Void trilogy, although it's only two books so far... waiting on the final one. frown

Arese

21,163 posts

209 months

Tuesday 7th July 2009
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American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis, if you want something to chortle at.

Here

Puggit

49,432 posts

270 months

Tuesday 7th July 2009
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sevros1981

718 posts

229 months

Tuesday 7th July 2009
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american tabloid - james ellroy
the cold six thousand - james ellroy
mr nice - howard marks