Thread: What book are you reading right now?

just finished THAI GOLD by Jason Schoonover
IMO a terrific read didn't want to put it down.
gets top marks from me

Londonistan - about the unchecked rise of the influence of Islam in UK society and how the UK has turned a blind eye to the terrorists group operating from here over the years and now operating within it.

We reap what we sow.

Very scarey, some a bit OTT, but agree with the basic premise about PC and turning a blind eye being the problem.

It also kind of confirms my already held views about the crazy influence of the "chattering classes" within our society.

Another reason to get out of here!

Others must be reading it - its on its 9th reprint since its first publication 12 months ago.

Part of what the book discusses was evident in the papers this morning. A history is emerging of older asian men (moslim in many areas) grooming young white girls for sex. Two have just been convicted of such crimes. The article went on to explore other areas, whith parents claiming its being played down, because of the race issue.

The article uses "asian" rather than "muslim" throughout. An MP was qouted talking about "asian" men. The chairman of the Lancashire Council of Mosques (muslim) was asked to qoute on her comments, he said, "I think that is a shallow way of looking at it. This is a social evil. We have to put up enough barriers so that it becomes difficult for these men to operate"

More denial.

The book is well worth reading if you want to be depressed.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

I highly recommend "How To Talk To a Liberal if You Must" by the Pulitzer Prize winning author - Ann Coulter!

The chapter on 'How to make stuff up' must be particularly good.

Because Coulter has never won a Pulitzer.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee
I highly recommend "How To Talk To a Liberal if You Must" by the Pulitzer Prize winning author - Ann Coulter!

The chapter on 'How to make stuff up' must be particularly good.

Because Coulter has never won a Pulitzer.

From critique thread:...12-08-2007 01:04 AMBoon MeePerhaps she hasn't won that Pulitzer yet but her books are worthy of one!

Interesting. So you've gone from Coulter being 'a Pulitzer Prize winning author', to redding me because she's 'worthy of one'. Yeah I can see why you'd enjoy her work, she's in the habit of making up stuff and going on the defensive when called on it too.

I almost finished with:

Fooled By Randomness by Naseem Nicholas Taleb.

Very interesting and written in a cool way.

It's a quick read. Great.

High Speed Flow
C.J. Chapman
Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics

Excellent review of fluid flow phenomena. Begins with general fluid flow & the governing equations - mass conservation, momentum conservation & energy conservation. Describes both governing equations (Navier-Stokes & Euler) & jump phenomena.

The book then describes characteristic surfaces in fluid flows, with an eventual bias towards high-speed flows. Shock waves are then described in terms of a particular type of characteristic surface.

The rest of the book discusses high speed flow concepts & theory.

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I found the book exceptionally useful in terms of the 'jump phenomena' & 'characteristic surfaces'. It has allowed me to better understand certain aspects of my research findings. The jump phenomena allow understanding of the discontinuous nature of fluid flows - an aspect not well accepted by many mathematicians, but something well grasped by physicists.

This book is very well priced at around $45 & is available from Amazon, amongst others.

"Confessions of a BBC Liberal"

...enough to make me wanna hurl my cookies - those "Chattering Classes"

Link

I'm reading The Religion by Tim Willocks.

It's set in the late 1500's and is about the defence of Malta by the Knights Templar against the Turks. I've only read 200 or so pages but it flows well and as lots of sex, gore and magik in it, so all's good.

I'm reading the Bible. It tells the true story about how the Jews have a right to Israel. A place not even mentioned in the Koran.

Originally Posted by Storekeeper

It tells the true story about how the Jews have a right to Israel

Does it? Where exactly? Could you please point me to the relevant chapter/page number.

People of the Lie by M. Scott Peck.
A book on the subject of evil, so far so good but only 60 pages into it.

The Innocent Man by John Grisham, his first non-fiction, excellent

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I predict this will be among the least popular of threads....

How wrong you were.

Originally Posted by ADare

How wrong you were.

Yep. I sure didn't think we'd have so many avid readers with such a varied diet. I've learned a bit from this thread.

My latest book i've read these days is "Harry Potter". Try to gather all information that i've lost from my mind about it in order to make a finish reading in Harry Potter 7. I read fast but forget quite quick if compare with others. Anyway, There are a lot of news about Harry Potter 7 and I wanna know they are true or not.

I'm getting this book for the ant man, butterfly etc to improve their grip on reality! HA!

One of the best books that I have ever read!

Where have all the leader's gone? by Lee Iacocca.

An absolutely and fantastic read.

in a blatant ripoff i thought i'd start this thread...

i'm reading "My Legendary girlfriend" by Mike Gayle (serisouly!)

the express coined it as 'the male bridget jones'

Originally Posted by mrT

what pointless book are you reading right now?

MCSE Guide to Microsoft Windows XP Professional

and did i mention that my book is abt the sad life of a lonely english teacher??

Stone Kiss by Faye Kellerman - not so bad

had a very hard time finishing Paul Theroux's "Blinding Light" recently. It starts out great, as do, imo, many of his books.
Sadly, unlike many of his books, the second half was severely lacking.