I've got a couple of them on my Amazon wishlist ("The Dawkins Delusion" I think, and somet

hing else).

One day I might get round to ordering one of them, or I might see it in Oxfams for ?0.99p and get it there.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on March 30th 2009 at 15:37:31

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Can someone do me a couple of book recommendations, please, for impending holibobs? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 14:26:04
- The Last Campaign by Thurston Clarke (General Chat) - Bryan Salad Surgery, Mar 30, 19:14:04
- Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNabb (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 30, 17:21:05
- Thanks all. I've Amazoned a few, and made note of the others. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 16:44:00
- 3 books I most enjoyed in the past year... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Mar 30, 16:37:12
  - I've been meaning to read American Psycho for *years* (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 16:42:09
    - American Psycho is a brilliant book (General Chat) - Brandonio, Mar 30, 16:45:02
      - I struggled with Naked Lunch too. I'm not actually sure it was worth the effort. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 16:48:23
- The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga... (General Chat) - Marquis of Wolftown, Mar 30, 16:23:41
- Flowers for Algeron by Daniel Keyes (n/m) (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Mar 30, 16:18:59
- Go for the entire Asian Saga by James Clavell. (General Chat) - Arganth, Mar 30, 15:41:33
- Book early to avoid disappointment and book on your credit card so you are insured. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Mar 30, 15:36:40
- The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Mar 30, 15:31:17
  - Yep, reddit. I read it mostly in the bath. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 15:35:31
    - Go for anything by this bloke: (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Mar 30, 15:46:26
      - I've actually read "If nobody speaks...". Its a fucking awesome book. (General Chat) - sheffieldcanary, Mar 30, 17:08:22
      - Looks like a right pretentious twerp (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 15:48:34
        
        erm, that's not very nice, (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Mar 30, 15:50:56
        
        Oh, if he's a Norwich fan then I retract my abuse :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 15:59:28
        
        He very much so is (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Mar 30, 16:19:19
        
        That would be hilarious. No it's not Selwyn (General Chat) - cookpassbabtridge, Mar 30, 16:38:38
        
        Thorpe_canary? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 30, 16:37:53
        
        selwyn ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 16:28:02
    - deviant (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 30, 15:36:12
      - It's why I don't fancy one of them pricey eBook gadgets like the Sony Reader (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 15:40:04
    - Ah, then I hope you avoided the troubles I detailed below vvvv (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 15:36:10
  - I read that on hols a couple of years ago. Shocked at how many people approached me with (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 15:34:16
    - I've got a couple of them on my Amazon wishlist ("The Dawkins Delusion" I think, and somet (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 15:37:31
      - Yeah, I would read them but I don't want the authors to make money from them. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 15:38:51
      - It's not called oxfams (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 30, 15:38:11
- Medievals! (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 30, 15:23:36
  - Brilliants. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 15:49:46
  - ... (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 30, 15:24:19
- It all depends on whether you actually want to read it or... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 30, 15:07:29
  - I'm going to somewhere near Benidorm. Anything that doesn't have pictures is going to (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 15:52:02
    - Oh right. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 30, 16:07:05
    - You can hide it under the sleeve of a Jade Goody tribute souvenir book (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 16:00:28
      - I'm hoping I get to do a varient of the Bill Hicks "What are you reading for?" (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 16:06:35
- The Physics of Football by Timothy James Gay (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 15:02:26
- The Bible. It is The Word. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 15:01:06
  - presented by Terry Christians (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 30, 15:10:49
    - Ha ha. Whatever happened to that tosspot ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 30, 15:20:54
      - He was recently on Celebrity Bum Fest 9. Just got sacked from Radio Madchester (n/m) (General Chat) - Small, Mar 30, 15:25:09
- Have you read "And The Ass Saw The Angel" by Nick Cave (yes, that one)? (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 14:55:33
- Grammar of Contemporary Polish (Oscar Swan) (n/m) (General Chat) - King, Mar 30, 14:29:32
  - racy (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Mar 30, 14:32:02
    - If Polish grammar doesn't float your boat... (General Chat) - King, Mar 30, 14:38:50
      - I've read Vernon God Little, enjoyed it tremendously. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 14:41:07
        
        i thought it was tosh... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 30, 14:46:59
        
        Oh, I thought it was very good (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 14:53:45
        
        Oh! Oh! Oh! (General Chat) - King, Mar 30, 14:49:18
        
        Errrm, does (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 30, 16:14:27
        
        cut out the middle man will you king (General Chat) - pants, Mar 30, 15:38:44
        
        Ludmila's Broken English (General Chat) - King, Mar 30, 14:42:20
    - you want racy? read harold robbins! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 30, 14:36:44
- I just bought 8 new ones at lunch, 4 in a discount store place (General Chat) - megson, Mar 30, 14:29:28
  - we bought a stack of Inspector Banks' stories at discount shop (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 30, 14:30:48
- Fat (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 30, 14:28:46
  - Sold. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 14:29:51
- expect you've already done "the diceman?" (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 30, 14:27:05
  - Yep, ta. I think I've also done the "son of the dice man" sequel thing, (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 14:28:50
    - do you like autobiographys? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 30, 14:30:44
      - Richard Branson is to me (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 30, 14:31:18
        
        ahh.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 30, 14:35:29
        
        That'd be the unauthorised one then? The Tom Bower one? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 14:41:59
        
        in which case it's a biography surely? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 30, 14:45:16
        
        Good point (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 30, 14:46:21
    - have you done netherland yet? (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 30, 14:30:14
      - Never heard of Netherland - looking on google, though, is that this: (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 14:36:53
        
        yep I bought paperback version (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 30, 14:45:48
        
        Christie Malry's Own Double-entry (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 30, 14:38:57
      - He's been done repeatedly in the netherland, or so I've read (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Mar 30, 14:31:30
        
        Shutcher face. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 30, 14:37:27

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