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Post by Kahlessa on Jul 1, 2007 12:31:41 GMT -5
There are so many books I love that I’ll just post them here as they occur to me. Larry Gonick is an author I very much enjoy. He writes cartoon guides and histories, but I’ve found his books to have considerable substance. I loaned my cartoon history of the universe books to a history professor I know and he said the history was very solid. Larry Gonick’s books give an excellent overview of a subject, combined with marvelous humor. Even though the books are cartoons, they are not for children, as some of the things discussed are very adult. Here’s his website: www.larrygonick.com/History BooksCartoon History of the Universe I Cartoon History of the Universe II Cartoon History of the Universe III Cartoon History of the Modern World I Cartoon History of the United StatesScience BooksCartoon Guide to Chemistry Cartoon Guide to Statistics Cartoon Guide to Physics Cartoon Guide to Genetics Cartoon Guide to the Environment Cartoon Guide to the Computer Cartoon Guide to Sex
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Post by The One on Jul 18, 2007 4:50:02 GMT -5
Ok, here goes mine:
Almost all by MC
Harry Potter series
2001, 2010, 2061 and 3001 Space Odessey series by Arthur C Cleark RAMA series by Arthur C Cleark
Masters of Deception - I don't remember the authors, but it's based on a true story about a Cyber Gang in early 90s who hacked into computer systems...
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Spartacus
Wuthering Heights
Frankenstein
Many other Sinhala and Russian novels (Oh, I don't read Russian, but we have them translated into Sinhalese here...)
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Post by julian on Aug 10, 2007 14:51:34 GMT -5
Ah! Here goes my list:
Harry Potter Lord of the Rings Chronicles of Narnia Eragon and Eldest
The Diary of Anne Frank All Michael Crichton books especially The Lost World...
I guess the list will go on...!
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Post by Lukaran on Aug 12, 2007 20:49:07 GMT -5
Julian,
You also put down Lord of the Rings as one of your favorite films (I consider all three films to be just one long movie). How do you think the films compare to the books? And the Harry Potter books and films?
I've liked the Harry Potter films but I didn't like The Order of the Phoenix film as much as the others. The book was the longest in the series and they had to leave so much out. To people who hadn't read the novel, I doubt the film made much sense.
My favorite of the films is the Goblet of Fire. That was extremely well-done.
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Post by julian on Aug 13, 2007 15:13:06 GMT -5
Hi Lukaran, Yes - I do like the LotR movies too. I was however a little disappointed because they had cut soooooooo many scenes from the books. I think the portroyal of characters was good too, except for Faramir. The HP movies are great too. My favorite is probabaly The Prisoner of Azkaban. The Order of the Phoenix wasn't too bad.
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Post by Kahlessa on Jun 20, 2008 20:38:47 GMT -5
Some of my other favorite books and authors are:
The Harry Potter series
Travels by Michael Crichton Timeline by Michael Crichton (As you can probably tell, I'm a great admirer of his work.)
William Goldman's nonfiction- Adventures in the Screen Trade Hype and Glory Which Lie Did I Tell? Goldman writes like he's sitting across a table, just talking with you.
The Star Trek New Frontier series by Peter David
Everything by Helene Hanff, who wrote 84, Charing Cross Road
Everything by James Clavell
Isaac Asimov's nonfiction (his fiction is good but I prefer his nonfiction)
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