Your current reading list

[kilroy]

...so i was readin about julian assange rapin bitches when fenrisco convinced me to get a copy of the stainless steel rat

[coldharvest]

...so i was readin about julian assange rapin bitches when fenrisco convinced me to get a copy of the stainless steel rat

It's a great book, oddly enough I read it for the first time when I was in Taiwan...I must have been under the influence of Fenrisco

[svizzerams]

Currently reading "Shadow Warrior" by David Everett (reading it as a cautionary tale so I won't be tempted to start robbing banks or bookstores to help fund Ultra Swain's NGO work);

Finishing The Change Series by Stirling

Part way through "Cat vs Cat"- a psychology of misbehaving cats (does this mean I'm veering close to "crazy cat-lady" territory).

"The Heart Must Break - The fight for Democracy and Truth in Burma" by James Mawdsley

Intrigued enough by Michelle in Alaska's comments about "Infidel" to order a copy that is persumably on its way from somewhere....

"Every Man in this Village is a Liar: An Education in War" by Megan Stack

"The Gun" by Chivers

[sentone]

The Qur'an-Text, Translation, and Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Next Three:
The Life of Muhammad by Haykal
Twenty Three Years by Ali Dashti
Answering Islam by Geisler/Saleeb

[JamesInTheWorld]

Do Comic Books Count?


~ITW

[kilroy]

Do Comic Books Count?


~ITW

only if they're good.

[michelle in alaska]

p. caputo's take on aid worders in the sudan.
read this several years ago.
the characterizations he draws of various players are interesting.

http://www.amazon.com/Acts-Faith-Philip-Caputo/dp/0375411666

[JamesInTheWorld]

I just got: Hero, The Life and Legend of Laurence of Arabia


~JITW

[Hitoru]

I just finished The Crusades through Arab Eyes" by Amin Maalouf. Good read.
I got some books recommended here on this thread ;The Pirate Coast ,The Battle For Spain and The Gun by C.J. Chivers.
Satan Claus monitors the BFC and hooked me up !

[cjpurcell]

War - Sebastian Junger
The New Machiavelli - Jonathan Powell
Travels in Dictionary Land - Tim Macintosh-Smith
Live From New York - Tom Shales

[AztecDave]

The Qur'an-Text, Translation, and Commentary by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Next Three:
The Life of Muhammad by Haykal
Twenty Three Years by Ali Dashti
Answering Islam by Geisler/Saleeb

You forgot to mention Robert Spencer's "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades)." A real good inside look at Islam. Especially since he quotes the Quran for sourcing.

[Naveen]

Don't try to read the Quran like that, you'll get a headache... it is not compiled in chronological order and many verses don't even make sense because the context and circumstance aren't mentioned. It's almost like reading a 6th century twitter.

First you need this: http://www.qran.org/q-chrono.htm Second, the ahadith (narrations about the life and deeds of the Prophet) are necessay to understand the Book: http://www.wikiislam.net/wiki/Revelatio ... e_Qur%27an

[michelle in alaska]

It is pretty good so far, TE is a big hero of mine, I have every book about him every published

james, is it worth buying?
i've real 'all the others'....

I just got: Hero, The Life and Legend of Laurence of Arabia


~JITW

have you read it yet?
more importantly, i'm wondering if its just a rehash of all the other books i have about him....

[Caliban]

I just bought a Kindle. After being a complete sceptic towards them I have seen the light . Fanfuckingtastic.

Downloaded up to now about 150 free books including loads of classics, loads of histories, books long out of print and difficult to get outside of days spent in second handbook shops and paying an arm and a leg and all absolutely free.
Uber impressed by its ease of use and the clarity of screen. I did have my doubts before but am now a total convert to the biblio grim reaper damn it. I can here the floor joists under my library sighing with relief.

[Chimborazo]

I just bought a Kindle. After being a complete sceptic towards them I have seen the light . Fanfuckingtastic.

Downloaded up to now about 150 free books including loads of classics, loads of histories, books long out of print and difficult to get outside of days spent in second handbook shops and paying an arm and a leg and all absolutely free.
Uber impressed by its ease of use and the clarity of screen. I did have my doubts before but am now a total convert to the biblio grim reaper damn it. I can here the floor joists under my library sighing with relief.

I received one for my birthday and love it so far. The print is much crisper than on many paperbacks.