You might also like "Full Circle" it's about a couple who do a world trip in a sidecar, it's better than Silkriders but not quite as good as Jupiters travelsOriginally Posted by Hitcher
In the riders seat
You might also like "Full Circle" it's about a couple who do a world trip in a sidecar, it's better than Silkriders but not quite as good as Jupiters travels
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Deus ex ukulele
Excellent! Any other details to make it easier to track down would be appreciated.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
parting of the sensory
One of the best books I've ever read is one I read a couple of month's back: "The Time Traveler's Wife", by Audrey Niffeneger.
Currently, I am reading Sara Douglass' "The Troy Game" series.
Before that, I found "You Don't Know the Half of It" (Aaaron Slight's 'autobiography') interesting, if a tad whingey at times (understandably) and not quite as inspirational as the Barry Sheene biography.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
parting of the sensory
I've read a lot of them, as my son has almost every Pratchett book. My favourites are :The Wee Free Men" and "A Hatful of Sky".Another Terry Pratchett Fan!! Most people I know dont think they are very funny at all... dont know whats wrong with them.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
Little ol'Hornet Rides again!
Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Harrison
Team Yankee by Harold Coyle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Yankee
Sharpe's collection http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index...e=1&seriesid=1
iliad attributed to Homer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad
Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Karamazov
Just some of my faves
"I like to ride anyplace, anywhere, any time, any way!"
Broken Hearted old phart
Bought a pile of books from the Red Cross Book Sale in Palmie at the weekend ( love books ) one of which is Trinity by Leon Uris. Fascinating story/history about the struggles in Ireland. Absolutely loving it
Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill
The Ragin Cajun
Yeah i have read the Troy series & Rigante Series by same author
Not again.......
book 11 came out within last 2 years I think, also, there have been a short novel called New Spring which is about Moiraine and Lan when they first met. Robert Jordan was diagnosed with some kind of rare blood disease and is at Mayo clinic but he still hopes to finish the book and the book 12 is scheduled for release in late 2008 or early 2009. He says that no matter what that's going to be the last book.
I have deep pockets. It's just that it's a deep empty pocket...........
Forum whore
Is it wrong to find everything Dostoevsky wrote incredibly funny?
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Wish it all away...
Another Terry Pratchett fan checking in, love the Discworld series. Own about half of it, gradually collecting the lot. Other writers I read or have read plenty of are Tom Clancy, John Grisham, Lee Childs, Stephen King (Dark Tower series is good), Robert Jordan... but the one I'm most keen on lately is Bernard Cornwell. Absolutely excellent books, based in medievil times. The Grail Quest trilogy was great reading, could not put them down. Just nailed all three one after the other. It follows the life of an English archer named Thomas of Hookton, in the 14th century. Fictional, but 95% of the battles in the books actually happened at that time and place - Cornwell just adds characters to them and writes from their perspective. Fascinating stuff. His King Alfred trilogy, set in the 9th century, is also great reading. If you're into medievil stuff in any way, this is pretty much the best fiction there is on it. Even if you're not really into it, you soon will be if you start reading Cornwell!
Soapbox house of cards and glass, so don't go tossing your stones around.
You musta been.... high. You musta been...
bikeless
Forgot about those ones. Another good series from Gemmel. Did you follow the Rigante all the way into the Jeruselem Man novels?
Sever
Now and forever
you're just another lost soul about to be mine again
see her, you'll never free her
you must surrender it all
And give life to me again
Disturbed - Inside the Fire
Scooter boy
On the theme of russian authors, i've just finished:
Death and the Penguin - Andrey Kurkov
and an all time favourite is
The Clay Machine Gun - Viktor Pelevin
Keepin it international styles, have been reading a few books by Haruki Murakami.
And on the old book front, give this a go: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - Robert Tressell
Hardcore Biker
Another Wilbur Smith Fan here.
Also Harold Robbins & Jeffry Archer
Liked the Jean Auell stories but not her style...she rambles too much and same goes for Robert Kyosaki
Used to read alot of:
Westerns - Louis L'amour, George Gillman (Edge series & another one ??)
Sci Fi - Hubbard, Herbert, Asimov
War - Sven Hassell
C S Lewis stories were pretty good too.
M Scott Peck was enlightening
How a man wins shows much of his character....How he loses shows all of it!!"
Knute Rockne
Large Falcon Collider
Philip Jose Farmer - Riverworld Saga
Friggin awesome series.
"If life gives you a shit sandwich..." someone please complete this expression
Scooter boy
Alexander McCall Smith - The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.
Nothing deep, but quite amusing/droll when you want something to read but don't want to have to really concentrate, or think too much.
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