Holiday Reading Suggestions
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that's it...
after i collect my shopaholic series, or the books by the same author, i'm gg for roald dahl...den enid blyton
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enid blyton ah.. in my younger days, i used torchlight to read it in the dark.. i forgot the name..i think wishing chair, enchanted forest..sth like that
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1. Ben Elton's Postmortem
A nice humourous English whodunit starring an unlilkely detective inspector and his partner, a female detective sergeant he is lusting after but she's stuck in a relationship with an abusive boyfriend.
2. Tom Hodgkinson's How To Be Idle
Title is self explanatory.
But seriously it also provides an interesting overview of the history of work culture and some startling insights into certain famous literary characters. He also has some controversial views on recreational drug use, but overall a fun read. -
If I had the time I'd read an entertaining book like this
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"Is There a Doctor in the House?
Say youÂ’re at a party. YouÂ’ve had a martini or three, and you mingle through the crowd, wondering how long you need to stay before going out for pizza. Suddenly youÂ’re introduced to someone new, Dr. Nice Tomeetya. You forget the pizza. Now is the perfect time to bring up all those strange questions youÂ’d like to ask during an office visit with your own doctor but havenÂ’t had the guts (or more likely the time) to do so. YouÂ’re filled with liquid courage . . . now is your chance! If youÂ’ve ever wanted to ask a doctor . . .
•How do people in wheelchairs have sex?
•Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast?
•Can I lose my contact lens inside my head forever?
•Why does asparagus make my pee smell?
•Why do old people grow hair on their ears?
•Is the old adage “beer before liquor, never sicker, liquor before beer . . .” really true?
. . . then Why Do Men Have Nipples? is the book for you.
Compiled by Billy Goldberg, an emergency medicine physician, and Mark Leyner, bestselling author and well-known satirist, Why Do Men Have Nipples? offers real factual and really funny answers to some of the big questions about the oddities of our bodies."
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Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:
You know, I suddenly had this funny thought, that their pick up line would be...
•How do people in wheelchairs have sex?
"Wanna move into my chair? "
Hmmm.
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Originally posted by Ferret:You know, I suddenly had this funny thought, that their pick up line would be...
"Wanna move into my chair? "
Hmmm.
Hey, or, 'Hey, baby! Wanna make my earth move?' -
I always have trouble remembering the whole title of this book, but it happened to appear today's papers. This is easy, fun and a gem to read:
The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon.
This book had been published in several different covers.