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Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies by author John Hogue.
First-class study of Michel de Nostradamus and his prophecies concerning world events between March 1555 and 3797. Well written with good analyze of each of the original 1100 and more quatrains published by the French Seer who lived in the 16th century. Highly recommended!
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First-class study of Michel de Nostradamus and his prophecies concerning world events between March 1555 and 3797. Well written with good analyze of each of the original 1100 and more quatrains published by the French Seer who lived in the 16th century. Highly recommended!
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Don't worry if things are going badly today. They will be much worse tomorrow.
I can't put the thing down. The first few chapters were a bit slow, but it really picked up after that. Nevermind the fact that I still have no idea what's going on.Angelspit wrote:I struggled through the first few chapters before giving up, but I plan to come back to it someday, hoping it is as good as Hyperion.
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That's just because you're not one of the "men of the mind" that can do anything...blacktrance wrote:Nah, probably wouldn't run that well on my computer.
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Last Pope: The Decline and Fall of the Church of Rome by author John Hogue. Mystical prophecies about the Popes of Rome attributed to the 12th century Irish Bishop and Prphet, St. Malachy. Interpretations by John Hogue the Rogue Scholar. Excellent book and a magical journey into the hidden world of inner visions.
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Last SF I read was Spin by Robert Charles Wilson and, currently, Spin State by Chris Moriarty, both in the original version.Corribus wrote:*bump*
Right now I'm reading Illium by Dan Simmons, and it's fantastic. Best Sci-Fi I've read in years. Dan Simmons is quickly becoming my favorite author.
I've read something by Simmons some ten years ago which I didn't find that good and then plunged into Hyperion - but stopped adter a few chapters; it wasn't gripping me.
I suppose, there will never be another one like good ole' Phil Dick, whom I've read wide-eyed as a teenager and later on.
Well, Galouye gripped me, not only the Simulacron novel - he's astonishing. Spinrad's Bug Jack Barron wasn't too bad either, and I really like most of Piers Anthony's stuff.
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I can't help to mention
Joe Lansdale
here. If you like some out-of-the-ordinary stuff, try his Hap & Leonard novels, beginning with Savage Season.
Might be intresting for Grumpy, since it's settled in Texas, but I doubt he'll be all too pleased with the starring duo,
His splatter stuff , like Act of Love or Drive-In is fine as well, and he isn't ashamed to write Western stuff as well, which comes along pretty interesting, to say the least.
Joe Lansdale is pretty politically incorrect and enormous fun to read.
Joe Lansdale
here. If you like some out-of-the-ordinary stuff, try his Hap & Leonard novels, beginning with Savage Season.
Might be intresting for Grumpy, since it's settled in Texas, but I doubt he'll be all too pleased with the starring duo,
His splatter stuff , like Act of Love or Drive-In is fine as well, and he isn't ashamed to write Western stuff as well, which comes along pretty interesting, to say the least.
Joe Lansdale is pretty politically incorrect and enormous fun to read.
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Was reading Ian Rankin - "Mortal Causes". The language is living. Truly so, I liked that book and quickly assimilated it into my top ten. Somewhere after "Unwound Way" and rest.
Note: Of course that my top ten is having more than ten books. All is relative.
Note: Of course that my top ten is having more than ten books. All is relative.
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I've just started reading Brave New World. It's a classic, I am told, so we'll see how it compares to all the praise it got from my parents
So far, I'm appauled and a bit disgusted, but still intrigued. And the humour with which at least the first few chapters are written is wonderful.
So far, I'm appauled and a bit disgusted, but still intrigued. And the humour with which at least the first few chapters are written is wonderful.
This minor magical charm captures the viewer's attention and distra... ooo, pretty...
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No. And I probably wouldn't. I love books over TV. At least in general perspective. As to DvD I have no idea, however, this thing could be certainly worthy of. Sounds alluring.
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No. And I probably wouldn't. I love books over TV. At least in general perspective. As to DvD I have no idea, however, this thing could be certainly worthy of. Sounds alluring.
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That's a perfect map. H3 3DO jewel!!
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I mean this here;Pol wrote:@JJ
No. And I probably wouldn't. I love books over TV. At least in general perspective. As to DvD I have no idea, however, this thing could be certainly worthy of. Sounds alluring.
@Milla
That's a perfect map. H3 3DO jewel!!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rebus-Seasons-2 ... 285&sr=8-1
And while I agree with you in general you'll always have to make an exception with British crime series.
Cracker, Inspctor Morse, Prime Suspect, you name it.
Rebus is gripping because of two things:
1) The players. Ken Stott is just brilliant, Claire Price as Siobhan as well.
2) The speed; they managed to condense the complex novels to very straight things that - in the end - come out as straight as bullet. So while they leave out a lot of the twists and most of the private details of Rebus, they manage to create the atmosphere.
Which is pretty strange because on one hand it's not Rebus and Rankin at all, but on the other it's still the essence of it, brought to the point.
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Simmons is just so good at wordcraft. His writing has a flow to it that just carries you along.
No doubt you have already partaken of the Hyperion series. But let me also recommend his early works Carrion Comfort and Summer of Night. I am rarely scared by stories in print, but these... well, see for yourself.
No doubt you have already partaken of the Hyperion series. But let me also recommend his early works Carrion Comfort and Summer of Night. I am rarely scared by stories in print, but these... well, see for yourself.
Before you criticize someone, first walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you'll be a mile away. And you'll have their shoes.
Agreed, he is a master at word craft.
Unfortunately, my love for Illium was only matched by my disappointment with the novel's sequel, Olympos. I'm sorry to say that even though Illium was almost the perfect novel, the second half of Olympos was so disappointing I can't really recommend either one of them.
Unfortunately, my love for Illium was only matched by my disappointment with the novel's sequel, Olympos. I'm sorry to say that even though Illium was almost the perfect novel, the second half of Olympos was so disappointing I can't really recommend either one of them.
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I'm currently reading Suomen kielen ääne- ja muoto-oppi, Finnish morphology, exciting ... And a side of Mircea Cărtărescu (a contemporary Romanian author) and Mario Vargas Llosa (giving him a try... but the book is unfortunately kinda soap-operish... Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter).
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