Books

[Coakley]

I'm buying some books from Amazon and if I add 82p to the order I get free delivery.

I might as well buy another book, but i'm a lazy man and can't be arsed thinking for myself....so I thought i'd open up the door for my ukhh.com chums to choose one for me.

Your reccomendations then please (and i've already got 'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life')........


I'm currently considering:
Mourinho
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0954684338.02._PE30_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

The Rise of Russell Simmons
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0711988730.02._PIsitb-dp-arrow,TopRight,19,-22_PE30_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Complete Collins DIY
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0007185235.02._PE62_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Stone Junction
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/1841954888.02._PE20_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Haunted
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0224064452.02._PE40_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Tory Boy
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0007173342.02._PE40_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Kieran]

The Sicilian - Mario Puzo.

[muz-za]

Deffo don't get the DIY manual, even with all the best intentions, you probably won't use it :wink:

[d.sanchez]

haunted is supposed to be very good

[DJ Nik Laas]

you cant go wrong with anything by Dan Brown - Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are superb

[Voodoo]

Im currently reading American Psycho, much darker than the film.

[Geri]

There's a good little set called Penguin Great Ideas - Senaca, St Augustine, Marx, Darwin etc etc :?: :idea:

8)

[johnny.boy(2)]

you cant go wrong with anything by Dan Brown - Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are superb

Be fucking serious. He writes ripping yarns but his prose is infantile.

Mourinho biography would be interesting. The best bigraphy I've ever read was Jeffrey Archer: Stranger than fiction by Tom Crick. At the end of the book, you really should abhor him all the more but you don't.

[DJ Nik Laas]

you cant go wrong with anything by Dan Brown - Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are superb

Be fucking serious. He writes ripping yarns but his prose is infantile.

Mourinho biography would be interesting. The best bigraphy I've ever read was Jeffrey Archer: Stranger than fiction by Tom Crick. At the end of the book, you really should abhor him all the more but you don't.

whatever - you cant argue with two bestselling novels mate.

Voodoo - American Pscyho - yes! defo need to get hold of that, film was quality.

[Lady Funk]

I've finally got round to reading the Da Vinci Code, not sure what all the fuss was about. Fair enough it's written cleverly but I'm more frustrated the more I read. I can't be bothered reading the rest to find out I want to know now! (that is NOT a request for the answers before anyone thinks they're funny and spoils it. I'll find out myself in time.)


Jasper Fforde has captured my imagination recently, his Thursday Next series is great fun.

[Madden]

Things Snowball - Rich Hall.

Im reading this, and its brilliant.

[johnny.boy(2)]

Things Snowball - Rich Hall.

Im reading this, and its brilliant.

I'll definitely give this a go. His Otis Lee Crenshaw show is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Poor random chosen in the audience was a Police Inspector and obviously on a date with someone other than his wife.

[Madden]

haha, i'd love to see him live, the man's a genius.

[generaljimmy]

basically if u like hiphop then get the ego trip book of rap lists, its the most impressive tome ever, simply the hiphop bible! also, just read pablo cuelho's the alchemist which is awesome, and if u want some old school classy novel ish then you could do a lot worse than plump for f scott fitzgeralds the great gatsby, amazing.

da vinci code is a great page turner but brown is full of shit, rather appropiate surname infact. and as for arguing with two bestsellers, i'll think u'll find that westlife have as a lot of bestsellers, which makes that a nonsensical argument if there ever was one!

[MustBeBobby]

Richard Pryors autobiography is funny as clowns, nab it. Alternately go to Oxfam and buy cheap books from there. For an eerie twist make sure that the previous owner of the book is deceased and use their skin cells to recreate them. Wait a few years and take them round to see their family. For shock value this trick is a 10/10!

[mooney]

Esau - Phil Kerr. - not a classicby any stretch of the imagination, but entertaining non the less.
THe Singing Mermaid - Val McDermid - the hunt for a homo killer.
One Flew over the Cuckoos nest - excellent.

I could list a few more but I cant be arsed.

[absolutemoron]

One Flew over the Cuckoos nest - excellent.


I'm reading this at the minute. I loved the film but the book is simply brilliant.

[Tweak]

Best Book I ever read

http://www.marchingpowder.com/

[Dr Seuss]

try Anthony Kiedis - scar tissue.... rollercoaster of a read..

[mooney]

I'm reading this at the minute. I loved the film but the book is simply brilliant.

yeah, much better than the film.

Its always good to watch the movie and then read the book. I find this works much better. Tother way round always leaves you empty as the film can never recreate what you think is happening. A film only brings out what the Director believes/imagines is occuring in scenes, where as we are allowed to bring our on perspective to the story and the characters. However, I think books such as Lord of the rings did ok in the film, as the scenery and the settings are so abnormal, it can be difficult to imagine what the author was trying to describe.

anyway, ramble over.

[emmma]

Dan Brown writes simple books for simple people. i wont be reading any further than the da vinci code. point about westlife being bestsellers too is bang on.

lady funk the twist is a twist but a fucking shit one :lol:

[Coakley]

Richard Pryors autobiography is funny as clowns, nab it. Alternately go to Oxfam and buy cheap books from there. For an eerie twist make sure that the previous owner of the book is deceased and use their skin cells to recreate them. Wait a few years and take them round to see their family. For shock value this trick is a 10/10!

hahahaha!


Ego Trip is THE best book ever written about Hip-Hop. Sounds like it should be shite, after all it's just a book full of lists, but it contains gems on every single page.

12 songs Slick Rick wishes he'd written.
Prince Pauls all time favourite Hip-Hop skits.
RA the Rugged Man reveals his top 10 ways to get dropped by a record label.
Top 16 greatest mysoginistic records of all time according to Too $hort.
Personalitys pictured on the Tribe Called Quest 'Midnite Mauraders' LP>
Kool Keiths favourite places to pleasure himself in public.
12 peices of evidence that 2 Pac is still alive.
99 "nigga" songs.
99 "bitch" songs.
Strech Armstrongs most embarrasing moments as a white DJ in Hip-Hop.
30 songs about butt.

[Spandex Man]

Dan Brown writes simple books for simple people. i wont be reading any further than the da vinci code. point about westlife being bestsellers too is bang on.

lady funk the twist is a twist but a fucking shit one :lol:

Absolutely. There are millions of idiots in the world, he has simply tapped into this market. Its one of the meade's favourite books. I rest my case. There are so many better books out there written for people with brains.

[adam meade]

Len just because you had no friends in the first year and spent the entire time reading does not make you an expert on books. but yes, i do love dan brown books they are amazing.

[DJ Nik Laas]

Dan Brown writes simple books for simple people. i wont be reading any further than the da vinci code. point about westlife being bestsellers too is bang on.

lady funk the twist is a twist but a fucking shit one :lol:

Absolutely. There are millions of idiots in the world, he has simply tapped into this market. Its one of the meade's favourite books. I rest my case. There are so many better books out there written for people with brains.

hmmm, some very harsh comments from the intelligensia on the forum

i'm sure there are plenty of better books out there for the so called intellectuals amongst us - and i think ur both a bit harsh for declaring readers of dan brown books as "simple" and as "idiots" cos i'm certainly not an "idiot" or "simple" - far from it

[Madden]

yeah, i can't even read, so you can imagine how that makes me feel.

[KenTokyo]

Best Book I ever read

http://www.marchingpowder.com/

Seen. This book is amazing.

Kept having to keep telling myself that is was real.

[johnny.boy(2)]

intelligensia
intellectuals
"idiot"
"simple"

:roll: Oh dear!

Unbelievably, some people don't like Paul van Dick or Tossto either.

[Madden]

intelligensia
intellectuals
"idiot"
"simple"

:roll: Oh dear!

Unbelievably, some people don't like Paul van Dick

His fake cockney accent just does me head in.

[johnny.boy(2)]

It was fake?????

My childhood illusion utterly shattered. :wink:

[Madden]

er, no mate, it was real *ahem*

(i was going to tell him Mary Poppins couldnt really fly then - she was just cracked up to the bednobs)

[Madden]

Can't believe no-one has recommended this little beauty.

http://www.companionparrot.com/images/beakbook.jpg

[djmag]

'life of pi'.
'a clockwork orange'
classics.

[Random1]

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner looks pretty interesting. Quote: 'Why do most drug dealers live at home with their mothers?'

Getting that for hols!

[chillie24]

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by mark haddon is an excellent book! :D

as are any dave cooper books...... mostly comic strips in a hard-back cover but this is a medium i'd recommend anyone to get into if you enjoy reading! bonzai :D

[generaljimmy]

coakley im well glad some other fucker has the book of lists, isnt it just the shizzle?

one flew over the cuckoos nest is fantastic, the film is wicked too but theres so much more in the book, and the fact that its from the indian fellas narrative is stupendous too. on this topic how wicked is jaws, agaion mcuh more than in the film and i was still scared shitless at the end even though i knew what was gonna happen!

[Kieran]

Sebastian Faulks - Birdsong

[Tony Montana]

Last Exit to Brooklyn is v.good - Hubert Selby Jr.

Full off fucked-up characters from Noo Yoik - it's like a book version of a Lou Reed song.

[Spandex Man]

Dan Brown writes simple books for simple people. i wont be reading any further than the da vinci code. point about westlife being bestsellers too is bang on.

lady funk the twist is a twist but a fucking shit one :lol:

Absolutely. There are millions of idiots in the world, he has simply tapped into this market. Its one of the meade's favourite books. I rest my case. There are so many better books out there written for people with brains.

hmmm, some very harsh comments from the intelligensia on the forum

i'm sure there are plenty of better books out there for the so called intellectuals amongst us - and i think ur both a bit harsh for declaring readers of dan brown books as "simple" and as "idiots" cos i'm certainly not an "idiot" or "simple" - far from it

Ok its not amazing but there are worse books out there. Just pisses me off the amount of money he has made when there are far more deserving authors

[mooney]

Just pisses me off the amount of money he has made when there are far more deserving authors

Hmm, reminds me of a few Dj's who are the same.....

Dave Pearce :shock:
*cough*
Judge Jules
:shock: *cough*

to name a few.

[johnny.boy(2)]

Just finished reading "The Closed Circle" by Jonathan Coe. I can think of no higher praise than describing it as a Contemporary Classic.

[Filthy Funk]

Hunter s. Thompson's the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author's autobiography is pretty funny/mad, enjoyed that.

KINGDOM OF FEAR its called. Worth a look

Anyone wants to borrow it, then just PM me, and so long as you aint gonna rob it, your more than welcome...

WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY RANDOM IDEA....
wouldn't a book share thing be cool... i.e. Borrow a book that you haven't read, but have sitting there collecting dust, to someone else vice versa...

It costs next to nothing to post and relies simply on honesty. Then everyone swaps books for a bit, for the price of a few stamps...

Anyone fancy that?

[bobdabilda]

If you've not already ordered the books, I'd stick this on the end.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747563209/qid=1122423953/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/202-3536130-2056643
Schotts Original Miscellany.

It's not a reader, but it is bloody brilliant. :D

[Barrington]

Just finished 'Porno' by Irvine Welsh - gut sheisse and very readable, albeit the somewhat harsh Scottish accents.

One my faves in recent months is 'The Rules of Attraction' by Bret Easton Ellis- wonderfully dark and dry. Much much better than the film which I also enjoyed too.

[Tony Montana]

Just finished 'Porno' by Irvine Welsh - gut sheisse and very readable, albeit the somewhat harsh Scottish accents.

I found Porno v.good. a worthy sequel to Trainspotting. If you haven't read Filth by Irvine Welsh i recommend it as well.

The very 1st time i read one of his books it took me a while to get round the phonetic way in which it is written. But eventually it makes for a much better read

[adam meade]

Trainspotting and Filth are excellent - though I'm finding Porno hard to get into.

Filth is one dark, depressing story I thought

[mooney]

If you've not already ordered the books, I'd stick this on the end.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747563209/qid=1122423953/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/202-3536130-2056643
Schotts Original Miscellany.

It's not a reader, but it is bloody brilliant. :D

yeah, my bro got them books (think there's miscellaneous facts and then there's a specific food and drink one). Some amazing info and funny quips.

[generaljimmy]

how shit hot is the ending of filth?

[d.sanchez]

filth is dark but pretty decent too

[Spandex Man]

Porno is good meade stick with it. Ecstasy is a set of three wicked short stories, fucking brilliant. After a while you get used to reading in dialect as well i like it.

[MustBeBobby]

Filth bugged me a bit, however the ending more than made up for it. I guess it's because I guessed what the thing was halfway through.

To Kill a Mockingbird is the nads, just started the Alchemist. I need to get my reading bug back after a long lull of too much Salinger.

[muz-za]

I gotta thank Lady Funk for recommending 'Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World.' Great book...

[Pedro]

just started the Alchemist.

Immense read (not literally). 8)

[Barrington]

The ending of Filth sent me under for a bit.

Mind, I was young and impressionable whippersnapper at the time 8)

[generaljimmy]

the alchemist is the shiznit, follow your dreams! and well short too