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What book(s) are you reading or looking forward to?
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JJW009
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Just read "The Machine Stops" If anyone hasn't read it yet, there's a copy here: http://archive.ncsa.illinois.edu/prajlich/forster.html_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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pcernie
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 , and really easy to send to my Kindle via the FF app  I'm currently reading a book sample that looks at Maggie's three terms in power and the 80s in general, but I don't know if I'll stick with it. Other samples to read include Barry Norman, Churchill and a WW2 agent biog.
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big_D
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Just got News from the Squares from Robert Llewellyn. Great read, his style is reminiscent of Jules Verne.
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pcernie
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Retribution, Ian Royle - I used to work with the author of this. It's set in LA but you have characters saying things like 'my head's melted' and 'Look, mate...' lol. It's far too long even for a police procedural but I've read enough to bother finishing it.
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Paul1965
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Just finished re-reading Dune, which I haven't read for about 25 years. It fully deserves its place as a sci-fi classic but I still had trouble seeing it as a 'futuristic' story as the main characters seem to be living in medieval castles...which is the problem I had the last time I read it. Enjoyed it though and I might read the two sequels (but not the umpteen other ones). I was considering watching the 1984 David Lynch movie again.... 
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pcernie
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Let me know if you want 10% off a Kindle at Amazon... I've sent a ridiculous amount of articles to mine, so that's what I'll be reading next  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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pcernie
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Just ordered this, though got it cheaper off eBay http://www.amazon.co.uk/Terminator-Vaul ... lien+vaultIf it's any good I'll probably buy the Alien one _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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big_D
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Reading 'The Bat' from Jo Nesbo. Really like his books. This is the first 'Harry Hole' mystery.
Until now I've been reading the Carl Mørk mysteries (Department Q) from Jussi Adler Olsen, which are excellent, if a little gruesome. The Alphabet House is also excellent, about 2 downed RAF pilots who end up on a train full of German casualties and take over the identity of two German officers, ending up in the mental institution the 'Alphabet House'. Harrowing.
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soddit112
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Currently reading a book called "Crypto" about the origins of cryptography, and how it was essentially the US governments plaything until a number of people got together and worked out a system for public use. Also goes into pretty decent detail about the attitudes of the NSA towards widespread cryptographic systems, which goes some way to explaining why they are so obsessed with backdooring every popular website and cryptographic algorithm. If you are interested in the Wikileaks/Edward Snowden events, this book would be a good read
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TheFrenchun
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Just started on Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, so far it's pretty cool.
I quite fancy the new Margaret Atwood though
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Zippy
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Just finished Hugh Howey's trilogy, Wool, Shift and Dust.
Very entertaining with lots of twists and a real eye-opener in terms of behavioural science, man's moral code and the role of society in a "post-apocalyptic" world.
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BigRedX
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Just finished "Totally Wired" by Simon Reynolds which is the companion book to the post-punk "Rip It Up And Start Again".
Some great interviews especially Phil Oakey, Richard H Kirk and Trevor Horn.
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big_D
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Historical ciphers are also very interesting. The Romans used fairly simple crypto, but there were some very clever methods of carrying encoded messages over the centuries. A good read, if sometimes a little odd, is Cryptonomicom from Neal Stephenson. It is a huge book. I have it on Audible and that was over 40 hours!
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bobbdobbs
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Magician on preorder from audible. One of my favourite epic fantasy books of all time
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rustybucket
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Next books in the reading queue: - The Wandering Jew by Stefan Heym
- Poland: A history by Adam Zamoyski
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