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Various accounting textbooks...
and soon to start the Steve Waugh AutoBiog which has been sitting on the bookshelf all year waiting for me to get to it.
and soon to start the Steve Waugh AutoBiog which has been sitting on the bookshelf all year waiting for me to get to it.
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Congratstemporary stevo wrote:you got nothin on me, bitch.AnarchicBomber wrote:The Names - Don Delillo
Just finished Ring by Koji Suzuki, A Theft by Saul Bellow, and Reunion by Alan Lightman in the last week.
Ok, so I'm a nerd.
Actually I remember when there was a thread on the old BomberTalk about a nation wide poll of Australia's favourite books conducted by the ABC and you expressed great surprise that Umberto Eco wasn't in the Top 10. Was that genuine surprise or did you just want us all to know that you read Umberto Eco?
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don't really remember what you're referring to, but I suspect it'd have been a bit of both.AnarchicBomber wrote:Congrats
Actually I remember when there was a thread on the old BomberTalk about a nation wide poll of Australia's favourite books conducted by the ABC and you expressed great surprise that Umberto Eco wasn't in the Top 10. Was that genuine surprise or did you just want us all to know that you read Umberto Eco?
Wouldnt mind reading the The Jigsaw Man, how is it??(to those who have it) I have some other book by sheedy. Not the thickest thing ever i have to say. I think its called "follow your dreams" or something like that.
At the moment I have just finished Dead Bolt by Glenn Manton his autobiography. GREAT BOOK and also has many messages in it to not just about him. He was at my school doing a speech to my year level. (year 12) Got every laughing the whole time and sent a good message out about setting goals and the like. His book is great and worth a read. One I highly recommend. Think I remember him promoting it on footy show a while back. Anyone else read it?
At the moment I have just finished Dead Bolt by Glenn Manton his autobiography. GREAT BOOK and also has many messages in it to not just about him. He was at my school doing a speech to my year level. (year 12) Got every laughing the whole time and sent a good message out about setting goals and the like. His book is great and worth a read. One I highly recommend. Think I remember him promoting it on footy show a while back. Anyone else read it?
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Just finished the Jigsaw man. Great read with plenty of anecdotes about the legend that is K. Sheedy.
Sheedy admirers will love it, but plenty of ammo for the anti-Sheeds people too.
Brought back some memories too. Completely forgot about the Hawthorn 'drug' scandal back in the 80's.
Sheedy admirers will love it, but plenty of ammo for the anti-Sheeds people too.
Brought back some memories too. Completely forgot about the Hawthorn 'drug' scandal back in the 80's.
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Any good? loved Underworld.
Reading The Plot against America by Philip Roth
Just got Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Finished The Divine Comedy By Dante Alighieri
and Graphic Novels (comics)
Sin City
Fray
American Splendor
Any good? loved Underworld.
Reading The Plot against America by Philip Roth
Just got Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Finished The Divine Comedy By Dante Alighieri
and Graphic Novels (comics)
Sin City
Fray
American Splendor
'I get why the demons all fall in line with you. You're like Tony Robbins. If he was a big scary, Frankenstein looking... You're exactly like Tony Robbins.'
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It's good but typically dense. Delillo is my favourite author but he's definitely improved with the passage of time though I fear Underworld was his peak. My favourite Delillo novel is Libra. White Noise is fantastic too.Paul18 wrote:"The Names - Don Delillo"
Any good? loved Underworld.
Reading The Plot against America by Philip Roth
Just got Life & Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Finished The Divine Comedy By Dante Alighieri
and Graphic Novels (comics)
Sin City
Fray
American Splendor
I loved The Plot against America. I don't wanna give anything away but the passage where his mate (Sheldon I think his name was) is home alone, for reasons which will become obvious, I found really harrowing from the little boys point of view and inspiring from Phil's mum's point of view. If you haven'r read anything else by Roth try American Pastoral.
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Pride and Prejudice to complement my viewing of the BBC DVD version.
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