Who needs TV? OldStyle Bookclub

Mango

John Law is The Cryptographer, inventor of Soft Gold, the world’s first great electronic currency, based on an unbreakable code. He combines the prodigiousness of Bill Gates with Jay Gatsby’s ostentation and Howard Hughes’ mystique. A quadrillionaire for the 22nd Century. Ripe for a fall.

Anna Moore is a woman alone, 36 years old and a first-class tax inspector with a unique talent. She knows it’s not the numbers but what’s behind them that’s important. To understand the rich, she says, “you must find out who they are rich for… who they think of when they think of money”.

(From BBC website) looks like MSE is even influencing my choice in books these days!!

I loved the Da Vinci Code too, though I haven't read any other Dan Brown books.

joemardo1

Loadsabob wrote:

Well, also in a bid to cut down my TV viewing and to make the bus journeys to and from work more interesting, I constatntly have a book on the go. Currently it's "Down and Out in Paris and London" by george Orwell. I love his writing, and this book is his record of living in poverty. He writes well, conveys very colourful characters, and gives a great perspective on living on or close to the bread line.

Though we do frugal, he takes it to extremes, and we may all take comfort in this thought:

"Within certain limits it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry. When you have a hundred francs in the world you are liable to the most craven panics. When you have only three francs you are quite indifferent; for three francs will feed you till tomorrow, and you cannot think further than that. You are bored, but you are not afraid. You think vaguely, "I shall be starving in a day or two - shocking, isn't it?" And then the mind wanders to other topics. A bread and margarine diet does, to some extent, provide its own anodyne."

Yep I love that book too, and its free to read online as well as hundreds of others,
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/

go to list of authors and read or download the book

pandas66

Brilliant thread, used to love to read when I was little, all the enid blyton and comics and annuals. I have read and reread many childrens book, Spike Milligan and Pam Eyres were top favourites. Mum would so encourage reading. 'm now forcing myself to rediscover reading as for such a long time I could only read magazines, is it just me but the story just doesn't seem to have stuck in me for a while, I'm getting better. I love biographies. Having read John McCarthey (an excellent upbeat account), Brian Keenan (unbelievably different still enthralling). Also read the Queen Mums, Charlie Chaplin (what a dog!) Ellen Mcartheys was a superb read, nearly felt sea sick. I'm currently reading Ester Williams (50/60's star) and have a Kray twins waiting. I always have a book for holiday, also the kids HAVE to have a read at least once a week for a good while, I have strange rules but it works they love to read. So post some more recomendations please.

Rage_in_Eden

Murtle: <<I am looking for a book to read on where language has come from and how it has evolved?? any suggestions anyone?? I'm not reading anything at the moment, apart from my OU books!! and have recently offloaded loads to the charity shop!!!>> Oh boy you have wandered into my area of film theory....... :j i suggest you find a very basic semiotic/linguistic book. Language evolves and becomes a "signifier" for certain social markers (red dress = femme fetale etc). I will have a look through my academic bookcase tonight.

When I was little I read anything and everything - enid blyton, dickens, even trollope (didn't like that much but Mum insisted). I really like a good trawl through agatha christie too. At the moment I am reading a really good detective book I got from the local library about two detectives who are thrown together in WWII but for the life of me I cannot remember what it is - they are called Bryant and May if anyone can enlighten me. ....(mental block caused by too much typing!!!) I go to the library at least once a week and we have run out of bookshelves - even though we regularly cull our books. I am looking forward to reading the BBC book on Stalingrad next. I have a fairly broad church of taste!!!! (but preferably something with a murder in the first chapter .......)

Murtle

Kate Adie - Autobiography. Not sure what it's called, I'll post back when I remember,

What I do recall is the book being fantastic, took you through all the different emotions, sadness, happy, exciting, thrilling and laugh out loud funny!!! Really enjoyed it!!!

dorry_2

reading is defintley old style.

i have been reading quite a lot for me recently.
I read the little prisoner. a true story that really grips u!

and today in the garden i have finally finished 'the lovey bones' about a girl who is murdered and she is in heaven watching her family. a lovely book that really is well written u feel like u live with the family. its good worth a read!!


i was going to start my new book tonight. the blue dahila by norah roberts got it free in all about soap magazine..

anyone know if its any good???

misty

I've just started Secret Smile by Niki French and have also got Small Island by Andrea Levy - fiction - racism in post war London. Past Mortem by Ben Elton - fiction - thriller/comedy - friends reunited plot and G for Gumshoe which I think I may have already read - can never remember which Grafton's I've read - an ecletic collection.

honey

Great thread!

I love to read too. I'm currently reading Northern Lights by Philip Pullman, it's a great book.

I have a pile of books on top of my bookshelf which are next to read - and as I work part-time at the library the pile keeps getting bigger!!

Rage_in_Eden

honey: you work part-time at a library?!? You lucky thing.............. i have to get up from my desk and go out of my bulding and across the road to mine

Penny-Pincher!!

Hi There

I love my books.

I'm into Patricia Cornwell, Tess Gerritsen & Matina Cole. I have tons upstairs-just need to get round to reading them. My mum bought me The Aprentice & The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen whilst we were in the US last year, both hardback for $5 each BN :eek: Still havent got round to reading them, but as we have just gone onto Income Support and stopped working due to my illness will have abit of free time on my hands.

Penny-Pincher!!
XXX