rubberchickenben Marid
8 Apr 10 - 20:39
Oops, I meant the stupid people were in History, not French.
Freakonomics - Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
Freakonomics - Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
I wish I were a cat-dragon
What are you currently reading?
Book Discussion
nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
9 Apr 10 - 09:28
Ah, very good book. I'm searching for Superfreakonomics everywhere.rubberchickenben wrote:Freakonomics - Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
Cathy Imp
9 Apr 10 - 15:21
Hey, I was skimming The Prince the other night...I saw on some website the quote "Fortune is female, so stay on top of her with slaps and thrusts", so I looked in my copy and only got "Fortune is female; she must be mastered by being jogged and beaten". I was disappointed. :(
Currently reading: Emma and Ptolemy's Gate
I'm waiting for The Eagle of the Ninth to arrive in the mailbox. ^__^
Currently reading: Emma and Ptolemy's Gate
I'm waiting for The Eagle of the Ninth to arrive in the mailbox. ^__^
9 Apr 10 - 15:37
Wiki informs me there's a film of that due out this year (filming started last year). Been ages since I read it.Cathy wrote:I'm waiting for The Eagle of the Ninth to arrive in the mailbox. ^__^
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A still more glorious dawn awaits, not a sunrise, but a galaxy rise, a morning filled with 400 billion suns - the rising of the Milky Way
A still more glorious dawn awaits, not a sunrise, but a galaxy rise, a morning filled with 400 billion suns - the rising of the Milky Way
Cathy Imp
9 Apr 10 - 15:54
Really?
I first read Eagle about 2 years ago, and I forgot most of what it was about except for a few vague details. But I have to do a report for school, so just I decided to get it. Only the local bookshops don't have it, so I had to order it from the US. And it's going to take ages to arrive. >:(
I first read Eagle about 2 years ago, and I forgot most of what it was about except for a few vague details. But I have to do a report for school, so just I decided to get it. Only the local bookshops don't have it, so I had to order it from the US. And it's going to take ages to arrive. >:(
9 Apr 10 - 16:33
Apparently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eagle_ ... %28film%29
Wouldn't it have been more convenient to do a book report on something that's actually available locally?
Wouldn't it have been more convenient to do a book report on something that's actually available locally?
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A still more glorious dawn awaits, not a sunrise, but a galaxy rise, a morning filled with 400 billion suns - the rising of the Milky Way
A still more glorious dawn awaits, not a sunrise, but a galaxy rise, a morning filled with 400 billion suns - the rising of the Milky Way
nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
9 Apr 10 - 16:38
Might be they asked for it.
Schools can be irritating. My microbiology department gives assignments whose answers are difficult to get from the net. Because they believe we are not really working if we get all the answers that easily. And some of my teachers don't even trust Wikipedia much. They always want us to refer books. And they are hard to get by.
Schools can be irritating. My microbiology department gives assignments whose answers are difficult to get from the net. Because they believe we are not really working if we get all the answers that easily. And some of my teachers don't even trust Wikipedia much. They always want us to refer books. And they are hard to get by.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
Cathy Imp
9 Apr 10 - 16:42
Well, the report was for my ancient history class, and it's not due till the 2nd week of June, so I thought I could finish the assignment in time...
The truth is that I didn't really think about the easiest and most convenient book choice.
I'm not the most logical thinker, sadly. :$
I just looked at that page. ^__^ Mmm, Channing Tatum.
The truth is that I didn't really think about the easiest and most convenient book choice.
I'm not the most logical thinker, sadly. :$
I just looked at that page. ^__^ Mmm, Channing Tatum.
nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
9 Apr 10 - 16:45
Couldn't you change the topic? I mean, shipping it from US would cost quite a bit.Cathy wrote:Well, the report was for my ancient history class, and it's not due till the 2nd week of June, so I thought I could finish the assignment in time...
The truth is that I didn't really think about the easiest and most convenient book choice.
I'm not the most logical thinker, sadly. :$
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
Cathy Imp
9 Apr 10 - 16:56
The book was a used copy from Amazon, and the shipping was like $12.50, I think.
I had a gift card/voucher thing to pay for it. ^__^
So it was basically free.
It's actually a multipart assignment, and if I changed my choice, I'd have to re-do some stuff that goes with it...but oh well; the book's already been ordered and it's on its way here.
I had a gift card/voucher thing to pay for it. ^__^
So it was basically free.
It's actually a multipart assignment, and if I changed my choice, I'd have to re-do some stuff that goes with it...but oh well; the book's already been ordered and it's on its way here.
FuzzyLobster Marid
10 Apr 10 - 00:36
Looks interesting. *adds to very long list of books to read*
Profilers - Various authors (it's a series of studies on criminals)![]()
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Profilers - Various authors (it's a series of studies on criminals)
FOUNDER OF THE SAM THE BARMAN FANCLUB: QUOTE IN YOUR SIG TO JOIN
Chiz Ghul
10 Apr 10 - 20:42
Hellsing magna heh. Its pretty good its good I came across them,
Cathy Imp
16 Apr 10 - 12:37
Reading: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
I read this like 2 years ago and found it in a book shop yesterday. ^__^
The little comics are sad but funny at the same time.
I read this like 2 years ago and found it in a book shop yesterday. ^__^
The little comics are sad but funny at the same time.
Mwamba Higher Spirit
16 Apr 10 - 15:22
The Book of Lost Things ~John Connoly
流口水的婊子和猴子的笨儿子。
nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
17 Apr 10 - 10:37
Not without my daughter - Betty Mahmoody.
It is a real-life story of an American woman who went to Iran with her husband to meet his relatives. But then (according to the back-cover), he and his family imprison her and their daughter there and torture her. I don't know if I'll like the book much as it seems to stereotype the Iranian way of life and I don't think it will be an enjoyable read.
It is a real-life story of an American woman who went to Iran with her husband to meet his relatives. But then (according to the back-cover), he and his family imprison her and their daughter there and torture her. I don't know if I'll like the book much as it seems to stereotype the Iranian way of life and I don't think it will be an enjoyable read.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
RekhytGirl Mite
17 Apr 10 - 18:41
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the forty-somethingth time.
...So I decided on a delicate, fastidious guise to impress upon my captor my formidable sophistication.
It was a snappy piece of work, if I say so myself. A large, iridescent bubble, glimmering all over with a pearly sheen, rotated in mid-air. Sort fragrances of aromatic wood drifted forth, with--faintly, as if borne from a great distance--the ethereal music of harps and violins. Inside the bubble, with little round spectacles perched upon her shapely nose, sat a beautiful maiden. She peered calmly out.
It was a snappy piece of work, if I say so myself. A large, iridescent bubble, glimmering all over with a pearly sheen, rotated in mid-air. Sort fragrances of aromatic wood drifted forth, with--faintly, as if borne from a great distance--the ethereal music of harps and violins. Inside the bubble, with little round spectacles perched upon her shapely nose, sat a beautiful maiden. She peered calmly out.
Chiz Ghul
18 Apr 10 - 08:38
kewl name
nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
18 Apr 10 - 15:52
OMG, you have read it more times than I did? But I suppose I read the books more times than humanely possible because I had few other books to read. It was either read that or read nothing. And, unlike my other books, HP books would mostly be with me at home as my other friends had it too. So there was no need to share it =p.RekhytGirl wrote:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for the forty-somethingth time.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
rubberchickenben Marid
19 Apr 10 - 16:03
Backlash - Aaron Allston (Fate of the Jedi)
It's really good. FotJ so far has been much better than Legacy of the Force. Aaron Allston is extremely funny in this one, and the poor guy wrote it recovering from a heart attack.
It's really good. FotJ so far has been much better than Legacy of the Force. Aaron Allston is extremely funny in this one, and the poor guy wrote it recovering from a heart attack.
I wish I were a cat-dragon
nathanielandbartimaeus Marid
21 Apr 10 - 17:14
The book was good. And it wasn't all despondent or tragic.nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:Not without my daughter - Betty Mahmoody.
It is a real-life story of an American woman who went to Iran with her husband to meet his relatives. But then (according to the back-cover), he and his family imprison her and their daughter there and torture her. I don't know if I'll like the book much as it seems to stereotype the Iranian way of life and I don't think it will be an enjoyable read.
Right Ho, Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse.
"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!" - Einstein
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.
"I like quoting Einstein. Know why? Because nobody dares contradict you." - Studs Terkel.
<@Ximenez> Sentynel: But i have a life? No. Qed.