What are you reading this month (Sept 08)
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Currently reading this
The Arab-Israeli Wars: war and peace in the middle east.
By Chaim Herzog updated by Shlomo Gazit.
Too bad the book doesn't cover the most recent Israeli 2006 Lebanon war. I'd like to read bits of that.
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I'm reading my notes
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For the course this month, it will be
Data Structures and Algorithms in Java (4th Edition)
Who wanna join me?
:D
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Reading James Patterson Double Cross
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Originally posted by Miracles&Prophecies:
Currently reading this
The Arab-Israeli Wars: war and peace in the middle east.
By Chaim Herzog updated by Shlomo Gazit.
Too bad the book doesn't cover the most recent Israeli 2006 Lebanon war. I'd like to read bits of that.
wow....my cup of tea, must go hunt for this book. I like this thread, hope there will be more post so that I can get more good reads....
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Originally posted by Tammiemeow:
wow....my cup of tea, must go hunt for this book. I like this thread, hope there will be more post so that I can get more good reads....
If you like military history you've got to have this,
Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
By Robert K Massie.
Incredible read if you like naval warfare especially during the WWI period. even if you are not familiar with World War I, I still recommend this book. It takes you into another world. The sea-battles are written in superb detail as if you were watching a movie in your head. At times you would sympathize with the British and at another battle you would be sympathizing with the Germans.
If you like medieval time especially the crusade history, get The first Crusade by Thomas Asbridge or A history of Crusades 2 The Kingdom of Jerusalem by Steven Runciman.
Sorry a bit OT but these are some awesome books.
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Just finish Fish!
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Originally posted by shrekho:
For the course this month, it will be
Data Structures and Algorithms in Java (4th Edition)
Who wanna join me?
:D
Did data structures in school.
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FALSE IMPRESSION by Jeffrey Archer,
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Finally cracked open Anna Karenina.
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Originally posted by jetta:
Finally cracked open Anna Karenina.
yay!but.. you're gonna be depressed..
i think it is in the russian psyche to be depressing and depressed
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The UnWritten Laws of Business by W.J. King
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Originally posted by SevenEleven:
The UnWritten Laws of Business by W.J. King
and someone wrote it all down ! ..
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Originally posted by Fatum:
and someone wrote it all down ! ..
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almost finishing twilight..wondering if i should re-read Illyad..maybe i should pick up The Picture of Dorian Grey
by Wilde...
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Originally posted by honeymouse:
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Originally posted by Miracles&Prophecies:
If you like military history you've got to have this,
Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
By Robert K Massie.
Incredible read if you like naval warfare especially during the WWI period. even if you are not familiar with World War I, I still recommend this book. It takes you into another world. The sea-battles are written in superb detail as if you were watching a movie in your head. At times you would sympathize with the British and at another battle you would be sympathizing with the Germans.
If you like medieval time especially the crusade history, get The first Crusade by Thomas Asbridge or A history of Crusades 2 The Kingdom of Jerusalem by Steven Runciman.
Sorry a bit OT but these are some awesome books.
My sympathy always lies with the German....I feel that the Germans were always portrayed as the "bad guys" due to their expansionist policy of the Third Reich and Deutschland ueber alles. I never find the Allied to be as noble as they were painted. My only negative sentiments of the Germans were 'cos of the Holocaust...Hitler personal vendetta against the Jews.
Do u feel that the Germans are more superior in their weapons and warfare...the Sub was ingenious then.
I am goin to try to get hold of A history of Crusades 2 The Kingdom of Jerusalem by Steven Runciman. Dun have much knowledge of this. Do u have any other recommendations in regards to the Middle East...currently keen on this part of the world.
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Originally posted by the Bear:
yay!but.. you're gonna be depressed..
i think it is in the russian psyche to be depressing and depressed
second this....very poignant....cannot tahan in the end. took a while to get it out of my system -
Originally posted by SevenEleven:
The UnWritten Laws of Business by W.J. King
7/11...share share....wat are the unwritten laws... -
Originally posted by Tammiemeow:
7/11...share share....wat are the unwritten laws...
relationship with ppl, project management etc.... -
I'm also reading a traveller's guide - A Buddhist Prilimage to Sri Lanka
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Originally posted by SevenEleven:
relationship with ppl, project management etc....
hehe...at first I thot it was some unwritten laws of doing biz in PRC -
Originally posted by Tammiemeow:
hehe...at first I thot it was some unwritten laws of doing biz in PRC
nah...this book was previously known as The UnWritten Laws of Engineering. It is a Project Management Book -
Just finished reading this baby:
Summary:
Set in a firm Science Fiction realm, Contest is the result of an interstellar gladiatorial conflict between seven sentient races. This time, Earth has been chosen to host the event, and Stephen Swain, with his daughter in tow, has been chosen to represent us in the arena. Although Earth may be participating, it is not participating of its own free will.
The ultimate blood sport has begun, and survival is only part of the problem.
...for the fifth time. Matthew Reilly all the way!