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    One of the books I consider to be absolutely essential to my library.  A smorgasbord of useful, fascinating information

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      Seul
      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

      Spring literature…

      1 "The Throwback"
      Sharpe, Tom; Paperback; £0.01

      1 "Vintage Stuff"
      Sharpe, Tom; Paperback; £0.01

      1 "The Midden"
      Sharpe, Tom; Hardcover; £0.01

      1 "The Wire Re-up: The Guardian guide to the greatest TV show ever made"
      Steve Busfield; Paperback; £0.01

      1 "Blott On The Landscape"
      Sharpe, Tom; Paperback; £0.01

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        Snowy
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        Good bump! I'm reading through the Rift Wars saga at the moment. Have completed the 1st 3, and am now onto the Tsurani side of the story.

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          Chris
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          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

          Are those the Daughter/Mistress/Servant of the Empire ones?

          Man, I loved all of those Riftwar books when I was a kid.

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            tatmantall
            Joined: 24 Dec 2012

            Nice… Hadn't noticed this thread before. Currently studying Shakespeare and just finished reading _Much Ado About Nothing_and also picked up Stephen Hawking's The Grand Design today after a discussion regarding wave particle duality that blew my mind. 🙂

            "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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              Snowy
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              @Chris:

              Are those the Daughter/Mistress/Servant of the Empire ones?

              Man, I loved all of those Riftwar books when I was a kid.

              They are. I'm enjoying the political rigidity and subtly of the Tsurani, and in general the series' focus on character development.

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                Sugar Mountain
                Joined: 18 Jan 2012

                I am currently reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace and expect to be reading the book for some time (it's a biggie). So good though - incomparable really to any other writer I know.

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                  Seul
                  Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                  Thinking of buying… Would this officially make me a nerd though?..

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                    michaeljcr
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                    @Snowy:

                    @Chris:

                    Are those the Daughter/Mistress/Servant of the Empire ones?

                    Man, I loved all of those Riftwar books when I was a kid.

                    They are. I'm enjoying the political rigidity and subtly of the Tsurani, and in general the series' focus on character development.

                    Those six are great, but I'd proceed with caution after that. I read a few more, then gave up. The original trilogy remains one of my all time favourites though, although in fairness I haven't read them for a VERY long time!

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                      Chris
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                      Yep, I'd say that nails it.  My take on Feist's work, too.  Magician is a sentimental favorite of mine- Mom bought it as a Christmas present for Dad when it was first published, so I read it several times when I was growing up.

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                        Chris
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                        @Seul:

                        Thinking of buying… Would this officially make me a nerd though?..

                        Yes.  Yes it would.

                        Not as much of a nerd as if you bought them in hardback, like I did, but still…

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                          michaeljcr
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                          I'm a professional nerd, so I say go for it. Join us. Join us. Join us. Join us. Join us. Join us. Join us…

                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                            Chris
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                            Absolutely.  It's fun over here on the nerd side…

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                              emceeQ
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 11 Jan 2012

                              It would indeed Seul. I picked all of them up last summer.  Just to reiterate, join us….

                              @Sugar:

                              I am currently reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace and expect to be reading the book for some time (it's a biggie). So good though - incomparable really to any other writer I know.

                              I'm like half way through this right now.  Great read…

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                                Seul
                                Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                Let's see: michaeljcr, Chris, and emceeQ… Yeah, fuck it: that's good company... Buying them asap. Not in hardcover though... Bit too dear...  😉

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                                  Snowy
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                                  @michaeljcr:

                                  Those six are great, but I'd proceed with caution after that. I read a few more, then gave up. The original trilogy remains one of my all time favourites though, although in fairness I haven't read them for a VERY long time!

                                  Appreciate it, I was very keen to read them all seeing how long/wide the saga goes. I'll tread carefully after #6. I really should get back to ITIL Service Transition study anyhow 😉 :|

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                                    RedStripe
                                    Joined: 18 Jun 2011

                                    reading this at the moment, its good.

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                                      Sugar Mountain
                                      Joined: 18 Jan 2012

                                      ^ Ha, that brings back a few memories. Rollins was my hero when I was in my early twenties (still a huge fan of his work in Flag and Rollins Band).

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                                        derivative666
                                        Joined: 30 Jan 2011

                                        highly reccomend Seth Godin "Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?"

                                        "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                                          tatmantall
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                                          How does game of thrones compare to LOTR. I am not a fan of tolkein's ability to drag pieces of the story out for excruciating amounts of time…. It was a real battle to make it through his series and I am not familiar with the styles of GOT series author...

                                          "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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