What book are you reading?

Lovechild · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:12 am Post subject:

I just finished reading the Harry Potter series - I dunno what to read next, maybe I'll dig up some coding examples to learn myself some GTK#.

nephros · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:39 am Post subject:

Skrot · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:46 am Post subject:

Right now: The Science of Discworld II: The Globe

After this I'll either read The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy (first 4 books in one book), The Science of Discworld (first one), or Carpe Jugulum... yeah i know, I have thing for a pratchett

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[fu] · n00b Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 0

overall anything and everything by ayn rand. atm tho, reading a famous swedish series of 10 volumes concerning the unknown people of our history. breathtaking history.
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SLH · n00b Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 58 Location: Newark, DE

I'm semi-reading four books right now:
Using Samba
Apache: The Definitive Guide
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

I say semi-reading because in the last few weeks before your first baby is born, you do little more than go to the hospital, stock up on sleep, and worry!

-SLH
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lemming · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2002 Posts: 57 Location: Kanab, UT

Hey good luck on the baby delivery.

My reading list right now:
Viper: Coils of the Serpent (Game Supplement for Hero Games)
Drugs may be your Problem (A tirade against anti-depresents)

Finished Harry Turtledove's latest (Loyal Opposition) a couple weeks ago.

And I've got a stack of books on my nightstand that are either political, Neil Gaiman, historical, or sci-fi. A couple more game supplements in there as well. I tend to go through books two or three per week.
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SLH · n00b Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 58 Location: Newark, DE

SLH · n00b Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 58 Location: Newark, DE

MADcow · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:35 pm Post subject:

antik · Apprentice Joined: 01 Oct 2002 Posts: 212

UNIX System Administration Handbook - third edition
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MK · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:54 pm Post subject:

Same as Xiol
The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time, Book 2), by Robert Jordan.

Soon done, I'll probably go for book 3 after it. I read enough other books since I'm a university student

virtual.adept · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 12:55 pm Post subject:

At the moment i'm reading R.A. Salvatores new book: 'The Lone Drow' which is the second book in the latest trilogy of Drizzt Do'Urden books. I got yesterday from Amazon, can't wait for the weekend to read for hours

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cfool · n00b Joined: 20 May 2003 Posts: 19

got a few on the go at the moment

Life is Elsewhere - Milan Kundera
The Magic Mountain - Thomas Mann (currently trying to translate the french bits

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The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins

and when I dont want to think

Interesting Times - Terry Pratchett
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jmk · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:15 pm Post subject:

I just finshed The Light of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter.

Anyone got a good sugesstion for the next one?

Nylle · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 1:49 pm Post subject:

Redemption Ark By Alastair Reynolds, but I have been too busy in the last two months, so I'm kind of stuck in the middle of it. It is a good book, and I'm afraid that I'll have trouble getting any real work done if I start reading it again.
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spOOwn · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject:

Mars : the red ....

i don't if it's the same name in english, but this is the book translated from american ...

There is 4 volume ...

gen2newB · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 6:20 pm Post subject:

Im actually working on a couple books myself here at work as i have a lot of down time.

The Sword and The Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB. It is an awesome book documenting all of the KGB's doings during the entire Soviet era, files that were very classified but were smuggled out by a KGB officer by the name of Mitrokhin.

Linux Complete, Second Edition: More so as a reference guide, very very handy if you are a newB like me.

Red Hat 9 Bible: I bought it out of curiosity. I am not going to install Red Hat, but a lot of the information in this book can be used in a gentoo environment when applied correctly so i figured why not.

Hacking Linux Exposed: Do i really have to explain?

GNU C++ by Tom Swan: Excellent book if you are considering getting into GNU C++ programming. I think it is one of the best programming books i have read to date!

Exam Cram Books, CCNA, CNA, I-Net+, CISSP, SMS, etc.

Yesh, i am a book worm and no this isn't an exhaustive list of books that i have my nose in from time to time.

Bowyakka · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 8:42 pm Post subject:

plut0nium · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:45 pm Post subject:

Industrial Organic Chemistry by Klaus Weissermel, Hans-Jorgen Arpe

wonderful book, about the synthesis and the use of organic compounds in the industry... :lol:

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aridhol · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 11:27 pm Post subject:

Code

I think this is the one. I'm readin it in Swedish...
I got the bock from one of my students, and It's very interesting. Just before this I read the Rama-series by Arthur C. Clarke. I'm also a big WoT-fan, in case you recognize my username

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Corky · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2003 1:40 am Post subject:

Just started "the Night Watch" by Terry Pratchet, I have just finished the Hitler biog (2 books), which I also found interesting if a bit heavy reading.
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Leikor · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 122

"The Schizophrenic: An Unauthorized Autobiography" - Complements of the fortune command ;-)

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himeykitty · n00b Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 12 Location: Maine

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wishkah · Guru Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 441 Location: de

I got too bored by The Stand and am now reading the all-time-classic Neuromancer (all 3 novels in one book, a hell of a chunk)
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