Tanya52 Report post Posted September 15, 2013 Richard A. Shweder (1991) Thinking Through Cultures: Expeditions in Cultural Psychology Anna Wierzbicka (2006)English Meaning and Culture Williams M. and Penman D. (2012) Mindfulness: a practical guide to FINDING PEACE IN A FRANTIC WORLD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted September 19, 2013 Roger Crowley: Empires of the Sea Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted September 23, 2013 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted September 28, 2013 TP: Pyramids; Goscinny/Uderzo: Asterix and Cleopatra; Die deutsche Seele (German Edition) by Richard Wagner and Thea Dorn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted September 28, 2013 The Code of the Woosters by P G Wodehouse. What-ho! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted December 14, 2013 The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted January 15, 2014 The Concise Competent Crew Guide: A study and revision for the RYA shore-based Competent Crew course by Howard Cheadle Whole Earth Discipline: Why dense cities, nuclear power, genetically modified crops, restored wildlands, radical science and geoengineering are essential by Stewart Brand Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted March 8, 2014 (edited) Secondhand-Zeit: Leben auf den Trümmern des Sozialismus (German Edition) by Swetlana Alexijewitsch and Ganna-Maria Braungardt read more Edited March 8, 2014 by Shnoing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted March 9, 2014 Plundering London Underground: New Labour, private capital and public service 1997-2010 by Janine Booth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted March 30, 2014 Carpe Jugulum, TP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Wodehouse: A life by Robert McCrum Someone to Watch Over Me by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Edited March 31, 2014 by Aeolienne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damonshouse Report post Posted May 27, 2014 I am reading a great book which I would highly recommend. It is called The Chimp Paradox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted May 28, 2014 David & Goliath: Underdogs, misfits and the art of battling giants by Malcolm Gladwell Baudolino by Umberto Eco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted June 16, 2014 Autism in the Workplace by Janine Booth, available to download here. I've been tipped off that some of the case studies therein are based on my own experiences! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted July 23, 2014 Just finished Landgericht: Roman (= novel; German Edition) by Ursula Krechel ("Court of Law", about a jewish judge who was expelled during the nazi era, and re-started his carreer after the war, in Germany, with some difficulties) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted July 23, 2014 Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a finite planet by Tim Jackson Green Economics: An introduction to theory, policy and practice by Molly Scott Cato MEP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oxgirl Report post Posted July 24, 2014 Damonshouse, is the Chimp Paradox helpful? I am thinking of giving this a try, is it easy to follow? ~ Mel ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted August 2, 2014 Pathways to 2050: Three possible UK energy strategies by Christine Brown, David Elliott, David Finney, Ian Crossland and Christopher Watson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avivaa Report post Posted August 3, 2014 I'm reading The Magus by John Fowles, as suggested by of one of my lecturers! I find it a really fascinating read, although a bit lengthy. It's about an Englishman who decides to go to Greece to teach children there. Upon exploring the he finds himself caught in a millionaire's intriguing game of political and sexual betrayal and mystery. I think it's really well-written and, if it weren't for my short attention span, I'd find it really hard to put it down! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted August 8, 2014 Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell (finished second chapter) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted August 8, 2014 To Save Everything, Click Here: Technology, solutionism and the urge to fix problems that don't exist by Evgeny Morozov The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula Le Guin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted September 25, 2014 A difficult question. I have many books on the go at once - with about 3000 to choose from - covering a great range of subjects. I read fiction and poetry too, including 'good' children's fiction. My mind's too active, but it's always been like that, so it's all I know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted September 25, 2014 The Ecology of Commerce: How business can save the planet by Paul Hawken Design 2014 by the University of Sussex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dotmarsdotcom Report post Posted September 25, 2014 reading "all quiet on the western front" by erich maria Remarque, I'll read anything that society at some point banned. I like to decide for myself. pretty good so far. a bit like "bird song" but without the romantic rubbish? :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted September 28, 2014 Arsène Lupin, Supérieur Inconnu by Patrick Ferté - for the umpteeth time. It's a lengthy work on the esoteric nature of Maurice Leblanc's novels - the secret meanings behind the popular French stories about the gentleman burglar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted September 28, 2014 The Voices of LIFE: 20 years of getting things done by Gabriella Camarsa, João Pedro Silva, Justin Toland, Eamon O'Hara, Tim Hudson, Wendy Jones, Job Eldridge, Ed Thorpe and Christophe Thévignot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted November 15, 2014 TP, Raising Steam ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted November 15, 2014 The Pooh Perplex: A freshman casebook by Frederick C Crews The 10-Day MBA: A step-by-step guide to mastering the skills taught in top business schools by Steven Silbiger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted November 16, 2014 None My attention span has deteriorated a lot since all the trouble began, but I do have a load of books waiting to be finished/read Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oxgirl Report post Posted November 16, 2014 One of Ian Rankin's 'Rebus' books. ~ Mel ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted November 16, 2014 How to Get a Job You Love by John Lees Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laddo Report post Posted November 21, 2014 The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted November 22, 2014 Conan Doyle is another strong Aspie candidate. I've not read or even heard of that title, but it doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd read late at night I'm reading British Dragons, by Jacqueline Sampson. I find folklore one of the most relaxing subjects to read about, and suits my current limited concentration span. If I dare get involved in one of my polymathic interests (as opposed to my special and general interests) it would tend to take me over for some days at a time. Due to all the trouble in my life at the moment, I'm too unsettled to afford that luxury. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted December 8, 2014 Bernhard Schlink's newest:Die Frau auf der Treppe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted December 9, 2014 The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (scary!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted December 9, 2014 Precious Bane by Mary Webb (the original inspiration for Cold Comfort Farm!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Yes I know that, Aeolienne! Stella Gibbons did a perfect job in parodying Mary Webb's writing, but she was also inspired by Shiela Kaye-Smith's earthy rural-based novels - The Tramping Methodist undoubtedly inspired Cold Comfort's Amos Starkadder, the hellfire preacher of the Quivering Brethren. I have all Mary Webb's books and know her part of the country very well. (I almost moved to Snailbeach long ago).I loved the TV adaptation too - very entertaining! Unlike some it was an accurate presentation of the book.Here's the delightful Amos at his god-fearing best: (He reminds me of US televangelist and self-proclaimed 'Prophet of God', Brother Stair. Me and my parents used to listen to his ranting short-wave broadcasts for a laugh. There are many more where he came from) . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted December 11, 2014 I wonder if Russell Hoban was also inspired by Precious Bane? His Riddley Walker takes incomprehensible bucolic dialect to an even higher level. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mihaela Report post Posted December 12, 2014 Now reading Riddley Walker ! (which I'd never heard of before) http://riddley-walker.narod.ru/Book/RussellHoban-RiddleyWalker.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shnoing Report post Posted December 17, 2014 Die Affäre Mollath (German) by Olaf Przybilla and Uwe Ritzer (Author) it deals with this case: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustl_Mollath (weep, Bavaria, weep) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites