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'The Great War' by Les Carlyon



A great chunk of book that details the role of the Australian troops in the western front.
Also looks at the British army as a whole in which they were fighting alongside, and the futile attacks of the French and British.

Pretty brutal stuff.

I'm willing to bet that there are more gags in mine....




It's an exploration of the English national character from the perspective of an Irish stand-up comedian - he basically wonders why we whinge about our country so much, when it's one of the best countries in the world in which to live. It's pretty funny so far - just noticed it at the library and thought it looked like a nice, light read. Back at Uni next week, so didn't fancy anything too 'heavy'.

The Secrets of Crickley Hall - James Herbert

Fantastic book.

This right now.

Then Lord of Night.

Amazingly, not even remotely related to either Warhammer game universe. Rather it's about a computer program that tries to take over the world. Excellent read for anyone who plays any MMORPG.

Although it's the new version, with the alternate cover art. Moving on to the Second Omnibus afterward (Though this is a pretty epic read).

Wizards playing football, nothings cooler than that .

and

Right now.

I've already read most of the papers which serve as the substance of this book, but I was interested to see how Dennett summarized it for a quasi-lay audience. Its actually far more complicated in this format.

I read that one and Dawin's Dangerous Idea before I ever heard of Richard Dawkins (outside of Dawkins v. Gould by Kim Sterelny). Ah, how I yearn for simpler times.

Perhaps ironically, Dennet's arguments regarding determinism in that book helped me along to developing my faith.

It's not that ironic. I'm using a form of determinism similar to Dennett's in a paper defending religion from the New Atheist critique. Really, Dennett himself is certainly an atheist, but its a bit unfair to lump him in with the New Atheists. At least not based on his work.

My views on determinism are almost identical to Dennett's, the only difference is that I am less reticent to label subjectivity (also read: experience) as the veil of ignorance which grants us free will.

I'm enjoying a good crimey with 206 Bones by Kathy Reiches.

Just finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy this morning, will be starting on The Naming of Beasts by Mike Carey this evening.

I'm reading this webpage, but seriously, i got to find a book to read, i havn't read in ages

One of a few i got for Christmas, i actually bought and lost this book before i could finish it about 8 years ago. Very glad to be able to read it again though; no-one does pretentious sci-fi like Iain Banks

Reading this...big surprise huh?

My local library had 1-4 of the trades, I'm working on picking up the comics...


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As a side note I would like to point out the fact that the above image is the first time I have ever posted a picture. *Pats himself on back*

I'm reading the txt for my next quest in WoW.

Love the mixture of grimdark crime and magic set in the current time.

Recently finished "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" (enjoyable climax to Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy) and have just started Nick (High Fidelity) Hornby's latest "Juliet, Naked" (gently amusing, but not his best so far).

Metallurgical Failures in Fossil Fired Boilers 2nd Ed. by David N. French

Quite the interesting read.

The last thing I read was the manual for an outdated stress/strain loading test machine by a company that went out of business some years ago (but that the hospital still uses for some reason). Really, really boring.

The last book I read was Mutiny on the Bounty, I think. I am sure there have been other books since then (read it just before the new year), but I can't remember what off the top of my head.

This is what I am reading, its a well informed history of the comic industry and how it changed the world, starting from the time Pulitzer bought one the first color news printing press, and taking it through the comic book inquisition and industry recovery.




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Its a wonder they didn't use this model for the cover:


No wait..... no its not

I just finished all seven books in "The Dark Tower" series by Stephen King


am currently reading.....

Multi-lasers!

Well, I might as well throw out my current list
Rather bogged down in Cicero's "On the Orator"

Owen Barfield is one of my favorite philosophers, and I had a professor in college who had debated him twice

Of course, I would be remiss if I didn't include my extended study of Montesquieu

These, of course, are just a few of the books I am reading at the moment. I did just manage to finish the Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, and the Two Towers all last week. I was going to tackle the Return of the King next, but I am going to finish Cicero first me thinks. Bah, I read them every year, it isn't as if I don't know how it ends

You would like Barfield.

Bahaha, natürlich! Might I take it that you don't like dear Mr. Barfield?