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Now reading some semi-factual nonsense about the Priory of Sion.
What's the book? Does it mention Henry Lincoln, Laurence Gardner et al?
Um:
The Power of Now - Eckardt Tolle
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess - Bobby Fisher
Autogenics - Kai Kermani.
Also How Music Works by David Byrne. Fascinating. As is a book of the same title by John Powell. Really interesting reads about the physical nature of music and how we interpret it etc. good stuff.
Another one that is good, that I got for my birthday is called Veggiestan, - middle east and eastern food. Good things.
@Skarloey. It's "The Sion Revelation" by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince. I picked it up in a charity shop, thought it looked interesting. So far, it's not great ( a fair bit of the first chapter is devoted to nothing but taking the piss out of Dan Brown), but then I've only just started the second chapter and it hasn't really got going yet. I'm not a fan of the writing style tbh, but I'll stick with it.
Henry Lincoln has been mentioned a few times, in connection with the Holy Blood, Holy Grail book. Gardner hasn't had a look in yet.
I've taken a break from the European reformation and early Islamic studies and moved onto something more relaxing ( so I thought).
Little Man: Meyer Lansky & The Gangster Life - Robert Lacey
Perfidia - James Elroy
Physics of the Future - Michio Kaku
I am going to make a start on the first Kurt Wallander book soon. I have not seen any of the tv series (either UK or Swedish). Please feel free to make any recommendations.
Ooh, I loved Wallander. I read all the novels and have seen the UK and Swedish TV series. There are some spin off novels although I haven't read them.
The Wallander character isn't very well established early on and some of the crime writing is a bit dodgy. The novels are fairly well self contained so you could start later on. There's some stuff about South African politics, which Mankell was involved with, that comes in from time to time and dominates one of the novels making it, IMHO, the worst one ( has Lion in the title, I'll have to look). The very last one had a leap in time so isn't very typical either, (can't remember that title either!). The order they were published in the UK isn't the same as the time line in the novels, if you look on Wikipedia or somewhere to get the story order and follow that.
The UK TV episodes tended to borrow from two or three novels at a time and emphasised Wallander the haunted character. Superbly filmed - you will want a holiday in Sweden after you've watched one. The Swedish series were more crime focused, although the last Swedish episode really went for the pathos.
possibly THE best and equally THE worst book I've ever had the good/mis-fortune to read.
it's brilliant and stupid, it's clever and dumb, and it's bloody HUGE!
would I recommend it? yes and no.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
Can be a bit heavy on the philosophy in places, but I'm loving it. I'm reading it on my jeejah !
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I'm reading The Martian, page 86 of 348. I'm presuming it was written before the recent movie (which i've not seen) my wife has read it as has my sis and a few of my friends and they rave about, as do i. Very enjoyable so far