Aeolienne Report post Posted December 17, 2014 Re-reading Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted December 19, 2014 A special interest of yours? Actually I've read it more than once, and feel an urge to re-read coming on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) A special interest of yours? Actually I've read it more than once, and feel an urge to re-read coming on. No, just thought it would be interesting to re-read Cold Comfort Farm after having ploughed(!) through Precious Bane. Also I hadn't appreciated the futuristic aspects of Stella Gibbons's novel the first time I read it. Edited December 19, 2014 by Aeolienne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted January 10, 2015 finished Rebecca Solnit: Unfathomable City. A New Orleans Atlas. Now back to TP: Raising Steam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eustace Report post Posted January 11, 2015 Hello there, I kind of jumped headlong into Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep (also: Blade Runner) by Philip K. Dick. I read all if it minus two chapters in one portion of the day, and actually ended up missing my stop on the bus, ending up all the way at the bus station. I love his works, Counter-Clock World is intense also. Eustace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted January 11, 2015 The Big Breach: From top secret to maximum security by Richard Tomlinson (former M16 agent) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted January 11, 2015 Jennet Preston and the Lancashire Witches by Jonathan Lumby - a well-reasoned book revealing new insights over the witch mania of 1612. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted January 23, 2015 What Should I Do With My Life? The true story of people who answered the ultimate question by Po Bronson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) The Genius Test by MensaI've never been very happy with the term 'genius' at the best of times - and less so having read the introductory section (which is why I bought the book - for 50p) - although I certainly find it useful. I'm now writing down my own thoughts about extraordinary thinking abilities, particularly seeing that I've been talking to another forum member who, although much younger than me, is an 'intellectually aspergic' equal to me, and to an uncanny degree. It's made me wonder about exactly why we are so different to most Aspies in this area. She is already an obsessive philomath, which I feel is essential to developing into a polymath. She's the only person I've ever known like this and given the right start (which I never had) she'll have a very promising future. To achieve this she needs a diagnosis so that others will no longer see her as merely inexplicably 'weird' or 'difficult', but rather as a highly intelligent and sensitive person on the autism spectrum. Edited January 31, 2015 by Mihaela Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AdamJ Report post Posted January 31, 2015 The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. It's a philosophical (existentialist) essay which should prep me before I embark on the much more comprehensive Being and Nothingness by Jean Paul Sartre. I seem to subscribe to much of the existentialist school of philosophy, though whether learning more about it will be good for my psychological well-being remains to be seen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
felines are superior Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Ann Rice, vampier story, I think it's called 'Merrick'. Love the description of New Orleans and the ghosts and spirits of the place. highly recommended. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted February 15, 2015 The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories of Hans Andersen, translated by Erik Haugaard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted April 26, 2015 Re-read "binge" TP Mort - Reaper Man - Soul Music - Hogfather - (more to come) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted April 26, 2015 Value Together: Annual report and accounts 2014 by Associated British Foods plc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted May 1, 2015 Le Secret Devoilé par Christian Doumergue. (657 pages and I've now reached page 507) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted May 1, 2015 An Economy That Works: Better growth beyond GDP by the Aldersgate Group, available to download here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livelife Report post Posted May 29, 2015 I'm currently reading fingerprints of the gods by graham Hancock, it's a good read with some compelling evidence to make you think about what you thought you knew or were told about world events. It's worth a look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted June 5, 2015 Tambora: The eruption that changed the world by Gillen D'Arcy Wood Short Circuit: The lifecycle of our electronic gadgets and the true cost to Earth by Philippe Sibaud, available to download here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Just finished re-read of Ulysses (started one week ahead of this year's Bloomsday). Edited July 1, 2015 by Shnoing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted July 3, 2015 Jack Richardson: Jack in the Navy (re-read) Mark Z. Danielewski: Only Revolutions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livelife Report post Posted July 3, 2015 Im still reading Sapiens a brief history of humankind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted July 3, 2015 Having seen The Theory of Everything earlier this year, I'm re-reading Stephen Hawking: A life in science by Michael White and John Gribbin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) Re-read: Italo Calvino: Il cavaliere inesistente (The Nonexistent Knight) Edited July 11, 2015 by Shnoing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nell Report post Posted July 12, 2015 Am reading: Mr Mercedes - by Stephen King. Love pretty much everything that Stephen King has written. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted July 18, 2015 The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted September 15, 2015 Did a binge re-reading of C.S.Forester's Hornblower books. By chance I found: Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Only a novel, but, well, good to read ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Confused Traveller Report post Posted September 15, 2015 Been There. Done That. Try This!: An Aspie's Guide to Life on Earth edited by Tony Attwood Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted September 19, 2015 How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Back to: Revolutions (see post #780) - halfway through by now (and with this book, you know exactly where the middle is)*. * you are suggested to read from both ends at the same time Edited October 15, 2015 by Shnoing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted October 16, 2015 The Cypriot by Andreas Koumi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soldersplash Report post Posted November 10, 2015 Been There. Done That. Try This!: An Aspie's Guide to Life on Earth edited by Tony Attwood Any good? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soldersplash Report post Posted November 10, 2015 Dune by Frank Herbert Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Confused Traveller Report post Posted November 10, 2015 Been There. Done That. Try This!: An Aspie's Guide to Life on Earth edited by Tony Attwood Any good? I think so. As all Aspies are supposed to be different, I suppose it's something some people will find things they relate to in, while others may not get much out of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted November 13, 2015 95 Excel Tips & Tricks To Make You Awesome at Work by Purna Duggirala, available to download here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus Report post Posted November 16, 2015 I know this sounds contentious but has anybody apart from myself read Secrets, Spies and 7/7 by Tom Secker? It is a comprehensive piece of independent research into all aspects of the 7/7 bombings along with references to original sources of information including that later released by FOI requests etc. The author also debunks many of the popular conspiracy theories in circulation as well as condemning the official narrative - which is contained in three government reports - as being falsehood and full of factual inaccuracies that the government refuses to correct. After you have finished reading the book you will be left with more questions than answers as to what actually happened on that day and in the years proceeding it. This is despite 7/7 officially being a closed case as far as the government is concerned and a public inquiry steadfastly refused. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted November 17, 2015 I Can Make You Confident: The power to go for anything you want! by Paul McKenna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anne Mariner Report post Posted October 9, 2016 Hi! I'm reading The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle. I'm not that far into it, but so far so good! Anne. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted October 9, 2016 Hungry City: How food shapes our lives by Carolyn Steel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted January 12, 2021 We Do Things Differently: The outsiders rebooting our world by Mark Stevenson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aut_Scot Report post Posted January 15, 2021 On 1/12/2021 at 11:11 PM, Aeolienne said: We Do Things Differently: The outsiders rebooting our world by Mark Stevenson Are the outsiders who do things differently, people on the spectrum? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites