Thread: What book are you reading right now?

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinchi

Caught out !


You meana da pizza chef ?

Interesting range of books though. I must start reading / re-reading more classics just for the beauty of the language.

Leonardo was a fat poofter
he could no concentrate on one subject , and thus became jack of all trades and master of none,
he invented nothing , as in NOTHING
his art is laughable- fingers pointing to the sky etc...
Waste of time ,unless you're contending for some '' the most embarrassing book on my E-reader '' competition.

Now back to wot i is reading this week
13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time


a few years old , It's easy to read - very much popular science ,
first chapter about dark matter, another about gravity ,
get's canned by some critics for talking about homeopathy,
I have not read that chapter yet , perhaps it the placebo effect he's looking at .

here's the demonoid torrent for
it it's a pdf , sure it's at other site too



13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time -Mantesh - Demonoid

and for lazy sods you can lie tucked up in bed ,and have it read out to you

13 Things That Don't Make Sense (Unabridged audiobook) - Demonoid

^ my anti-virus didn't like that download link, mate.

Originally Posted by blue

Leonardo was a fat poofter he could no concentrate on one subject , and thus became jack of all trades and master of none, he invented nothing , as in NOTHING his art is laughable- fingers pointing to the sky etc... Waste of time ,unless you're contending for some '' the most embarrassing book on my E-reader '' competition.

A bit harsh there, Blue.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was an Italian polymath, regarded as the epitome of the "Renaissance Man", displaying skills in numerous diverse areas of study. Whilst most famous for his paintings such as the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, Leonardo is also renowned as a scientist, engineer and inventor. The areas of his scientific study included aeronautics, anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, civil engineering, chemistry, geology, geometry, hydrodynamics, mathematics, mechanical engineering, optics, physics, pyrotechnics and zoology.
While the full extent of his scientific studies has only become recognized in the last 150 years, he was, during his lifetime, employed for his engineering and skill of invention. Many of his designs, such as the movable dikes to protect Venice from invasion, proved too costly or impractical. Some of his smaller inventions entered the world of manufacturing unheralded. As an engineer, Leonardo conceived ideas vastly ahead of his own time, conceptually inventing a helicopter, a tank, the use of concentrated solar power, a calculator, a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics and the double hull. In practice, he greatly advanced the state of knowledge in the fields of anatomy, astronomy, civil engineering, optics, and the study of water (hydrodynamics).

Science and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

^
sounds like your anti virus is a little bit too law abiding,
don't let that over moral sheriff stop you pilfering a few books here and there !
you cannot get the maximum kindle experience without a groaning bookcase of freshly stolen books ,it's a bit like how shoplifted sweets taste better.

That quote above about Leonardo is just gush from someone who's obviously madly in love with him or the idea of a universal genius,
I'LL go as far as saying he was the first person who was famous for being famous, rather than for anything he did .

I just remembered this thread and thought I'd post on it. I'm about halfway through 1493. It's good and thorough and very detailed. In some parts there's a bit too much, but then when it gets a bit lighter, you can see why the author included so much.

I'm especially interested in the impact of the explorers and settlers on the natives in North and South America. Since I'm North American I really appreciate the story of the natives even more now.

'1491': Vanished Americans - New York Times

I haven't read 1491 yet because it's in Bangkok. I need to wait till I get there. Have any of you read 1491 and what are your thoughts on it?

Can anyone recommend a decent 'Heist' book? I'm in need of some new books.

It's been a while since a book has prodded my imagination enough to finish it.
I have several good books that I've abandoned halfway due to lack of interest.
In the absence of a worthwhile read I'm drawn back to sci fi classics and I've just finished Eon by Greg Bear.



Eon (novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Keith Richard's "Life" Autobiography.

Quite an interesting read as he rarely mentions Bill Wyman, thought Charlie Watts was the best drummer ever and confirmed what I thought Mick Jagger is like and that's a total arrogant twat.

Claims he has survived because he split his own tricks and rarely touched street meat.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Keith Richard's "Life" Autobiography.

Quite an interesting read as he rarely mentions Bill Wyman, thought Charlie Watts was the best drummer ever and confirmed what I thought Mick Jagger is like and that's a total arrogant twat.

Claims he has survived because he split his own tricks and rarely touched street meat.

I understand that Charlie, a brilliant musician in his own right, was quite influential regarding musical arrangements and additions - none, of course, that he received credit for. Left for the frontmen - Keith and Mick.

finally got round to hitting heart of darkness ,joseph conrad, loved it

Are people reading these online, in paper form or on a Kindle like device ? The reason I ask is that Conrad's books are all available free for Kindle.

A street cat named Bob. A Street Cat Named Bob: Amazon.co.uk: James Bowen: Books

When James Bowen found an injured, ginger street cat curled up in the hallway of his sheltered accommodation, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. James was living hand to mouth on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet.


Yet James couldn't resist helping the strikingly intelligent tom cat, whom he quickly christened Bob. He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.


Soon the two were inseparable and their diverse, comic and occasionally dangerous adventures would transform both their lives, slowly healing the scars of each other's troubled pasts.


A Street Cat Named Bob is a moving and uplifting story that will touch the heart of anyone who reads it.

We saw that guy and his cat named Bob in London just last October. We were walking through Covent Garden and saw that guy and Bob sitting there. We gave them some money. Their story is pretty amazing. I have some pictures of them somewhere. I'll need to look for them.

^
Put them up.

The book is worth reading too.

Great stuff.

I just read it on kindle.

Good to hear. Thanks again for that. I'll get it on Kindle in the next couple of weeks.

Wild Swans

(Three daughters of China)

by Jung Chang

Just finishing this book now. Very good read.

I is trying to make me self more cleverer than what I is now, so I have just started working my way through a great little series of books called "A very short introduction to....."

Amazon.co.uk: a very short introduction to: Books

Most of them here free:

"a very short introduction " download free. Electronic library. Finding books BookOS

Finished Life of Pi for the 3rd or 4th time, since the movie came out...Always enjoy that book...And the movie wasn't bad, either...

by Yann Martel...