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Can anyone recommend any good books to read?
I read 3 books while at school, but tend to read about 3 in a week on holiday these days. Was not academic when younger at all, but find I wish to learn more the older I get (29). My brother was the opposite, top school, top uni, top awards...
Now i tend to read the easy sporting autobiographies, Grisham novels and occasional crime caper types, however I'd really like to read some books where I will actually learn something (Read Da Vinci Code a few months ago and the most interesting thing in the whole book for me was about Phi -had never heard of this in my life) My brother told me the best book he'd ever read was the history of the british empire which I've borrowed for pending holiday - can anyone else recommend anything which would be relativley easy to read yet I may learn something from?
How to win friends & influence not required (note for sarcastic pher's!!)
I read 3 books while at school, but tend to read about 3 in a week on holiday these days. Was not academic when younger at all, but find I wish to learn more the older I get (29). My brother was the opposite, top school, top uni, top awards...
Now i tend to read the easy sporting autobiographies, Grisham novels and occasional crime caper types, however I'd really like to read some books where I will actually learn something (Read Da Vinci Code a few months ago and the most interesting thing in the whole book for me was about Phi -had never heard of this in my life) My brother told me the best book he'd ever read was the history of the british empire which I've borrowed for pending holiday - can anyone else recommend anything which would be relativley easy to read yet I may learn something from?
How to win friends & influence not required (note for sarcastic pher's!!)
Hughesie2 said:
'The Long way round' is a good read. From the Ewan mcGregor, and Charley Borman trip around the world on motorbikes... great read. Not taxing in the slightest, and very interesting.
the DVD is a great compliment to the book as well...
Got both! Love the series, and have a new-found respect for Mr McGregor, as I always thought he was a bit of a prick!! He's alright by me!
andy mac said:
What about one of Stephen hawkings books? have to read back a page every now and then, but very interesting.
Brief History of Time is OK, the rest aren't anything special IMHO, he also labours easy points and breezes over the more involved stuff.
Enimga's OK, but it can be a bit tedious in parts.
soir said:
can anyone else recommend anything which would be relativley easy to read yet I may learn something from?
Anything by Richard Dawkins. He's a brilliant writer and guaranteed to make you think. 'A Devil's Chaplain' is a good place to start - it's a collection of essays and there's bound to be something that interests you.
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