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  1. AH

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    Cracking, reading it at the minute. Read Less Than Zero, his first book, not too long ago. Very good.
     
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    Black Swan Green by David Mitchell for light reading.

    God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens really got me thinking and definitely changed my life.
     
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  3. Cisse and Assist

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    Read a private life of the brain by Susan Greenfield. Fascinating book about the undeniable link between conscious thought and human emotion, and how they have always been treated as separate by the medical profession. She is a neurosurgeon so very interesting.
     
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  4. Amnesiac

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    Just got that up on Wiki, it sounds intriguing.
     
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  5. Jesus Was A Geordie

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    The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night - great insight into Tash!
     
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    Seen quite alot of Novels mentioned, however Iv got into reading alot of philosophy recently..

    Any book by Eckhart Tolle are an eye opening read, aslong as you have a open mind!!

    Conversations with God is also an inspirational book (dont worry its not a religious book, infact it dismiss's religon)

    Touching the void is also a great book based on a true story of a pair of climbers, where one had to decide to cut the rope of his partners and his partner still survived!
     
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  7. Cisse and Assist

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    Nice thread!!

    I have the most of my reading over the past few years has been historical fiction. The CJ Samson books around Henry VIII are fantastic!!

    Reading the Songs of Ice and Fire at the moment. On book 4.
     
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    will do thanks for the recommendation <ok>

    AH can you put this on the thread directory
     
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    SAS Survival Handbook - John Wiseman
     
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    @ g-rilla just noticed you're a newbie,welcome to the toon board <ok>
     
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    Has anyone else read Watching the English by Kate Fox, I personally really enjoyed it.
     
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  12. Cisse and Assist

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    Cheers matey, Toon supporter from SA, live in London. Come up to Newcastle a few times to watch the games. Would not support any other team!!
     
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    <ok>
     
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  14. Amnesiac

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    After reading a few reviews, I would recommend this to people who do not agree with religion like myself <ok>
     
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    nice one :)

    <cheers>
     
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  16. The Secret Ingredient

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    will do looked it up sounds a good read right up my remi

    the book i was on about ceasars apostle is driving me nuts i don't know the author loved the idea of it when i was told about it but can i find it can i **** <wah>
     
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  17. I want curly hair too

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    The title is a bit.. but I found this list that someone made on Amazon, as I'd already read Clockwork Orange/Plath/Fear and Loathing which are on here I'd like to read the rest of them. Does anyone particularly like or know any of the books? Just from reading the descriptions they all seem pretty interesting <ok> I've heard of a few of the rest but not read them..

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-for-Disaffected-Youths/lm/R3IQ7GMPSYE52X
     
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  18. The Secret Ingredient

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    fear and loathing is a must read in my opinion
    but off that list naked lunch <ok> edit: as someone else recommended on the road
     
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    I've seen the movie of The Virgin Suicides and thought it was pretty good <ok>

    Also, i've read Catcher In The Rye, it's good if you're into the whole 'disgruntled youth' thing as the whole book centres on what Holden Caulfield (the protagonist) finds phoney, and him trying to act the grown up. I'd recommend it!
     
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  20. The Secret Ingredient

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    the rest apart from clockwork orange/the catcher in the rye i haven't read
    might take a look though it might be awhile as i fancy reading the g-rilla one he recommended and God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens
     
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