Ernie
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Another welcome, and a wow for being a software programmer, I'd love to have that skill at the moment.
Keep takin the tablets
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I am a note taker on the whole, but don't really take notes from the books I am reading for entertainment. However if I get a new text book that's a different story, I read it with pen in my hand, then I underline, circle, tick, star, etc. Then I take notes. It also helps when I am looking something up , even years later, certain facts will jump out at me.
That's one reason I want something like the Amazon Kindle because you can highlight without possibly ruining the book.
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Keith
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Hi Brainfreeze and welcome
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rwemad
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Welcome Bethany, and good luck in Bombay.
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All of the above, I want to be entertained, to lose myself in a book, and to learn.
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Hello Ivyleaf, welcome to the Party
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Hi Paul and welcome.
One of my best mates is a big Bernard Cornwell fan, I may have to check this author out. I'll save some money at least by borrowing.
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Hello Malefic, you're in the right place alright, welcome.
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Brilliant, I have subscribed to this thread so it will be easy to find, great job guys. (was 3am when I logged off)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez seems to be the main man in Colombia. I just bought
'One Hundred Years of Solitude'and 'Love In The Time Of Cholera'. They are popular I know, I'm catching up.
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It would be good to come up with a list though, 3 from each country, one from some countries. There must be some that are obvious choices/ must reads. This would make a great new thread on its own.
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Actually quite a few!
The Elephant Man
The Last snows of Spring
Philidalphia
I have not seen this peronaly but have read a few reviews and appartantly The Last snows of Spring is the saddest movie ever, people crying in the cinema stuff, much grit in eyes, and seems to have stayed with people for decades. I don't believe it has ever been on tv, and when videos appear on ebay they go for about
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I think reading autobiographies is one way to spend some time in the company of some great people.
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Just out of curiousity, how do you go about finding authors from different countries?
Try this: http://www.librarything.com/language.php?l=spa&alllanguages=1
click on any language on the left and it brings up a list with the most popular reads at the top of the page.
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I'm doing a global challenge at the moment ( 3 countries into it!) whereby I am trying to read a book written by an author from every country in the world. I know this will be difficult, but intend to do my best.
I like the sound of this challenge Ceinwenn. I checked just out of curiosity and there are 195 countries in the world according to this list.
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This sounds brilliant, especialy the bit about the big drug companies, they have too much power.
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The goal for me in 2009 is just to read more fiction. I've already bought 6 fiction books online. I'm hoping to read one a month but who knows I might surprise myself and read quicker.
3 of the books I picked have been discussed on the forum already so I've resisted reading the reviews until I've read the book(s). I'm actualy looking forward to that as much as reading the books themselves.
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I agree with what most are saying that books will never be replaced, but being a gadget lover, I WANT ONE. The Amazon Kindle is Oprahs favourite gadget so that is good enough for me
I am attracted to the kindle / Sony Reader because I sometimes lose books or lend them to people, also the travel thing that everyone has mentioned. One selling point is that you can order a book and have it in less than a minute. Certainly publishers now seem to be making vast amounts available as electronic books.
Still no sign of a kindle for the UK?
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well I have 3 children ages 14, 16 and 17, so it'll be fairly easy to guess from that.
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Well done to Tom and Camilla, I think people voted for Camilla because she has been so close in the past, and for Tom because he posponed his wedding, we are obviously a nation of romantics in the end.
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Book shops, second hand book shops, ebay, Amazon etc.
Most recent purchases from Amazon and GreenMetropolis, total cost including postage for 17 books was
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The Celestine Prophecy. I liked the book but the movie has had some bad reviews.
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Kids Are Quick
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TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America ....
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Maria.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER : Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I.'
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
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TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher
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20 Books Everyone Should Read!
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Great thread , I've subscribed so I can give it some thought and come back to it.