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These look good...

Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2125614,00.html

The Hubris Syndrome: Bush, Blair and the Intoxication of Power
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hubris-Syndrome-Blair-Intoxication-Power/dp/1842752197

"The most enjoyable book was St Peter’s by Keith Miller (Profile), a witty and entertaining account of the most famous church in the world, still standing firm against the tides of tourism that swirl around it. As Miller makes clear, St Peter’s has always been far more than a church. The most disturbing book of the year was Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia by John Gray (Allen Lane). This is Gray’s most powerful argument yet against the scientific idealists who think they can blueprint a benevolent end-state utopia. Their attempt, Gray argues, has led to the ruined utopias we see around us, and the return of repressed religious belief in its most frightening form. A brilliant polemic, probably best read on the steps of St Peter’s."

J.G. Ballard

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lot of nice stuff on gutenberg.net.

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/7423

P. G. Wodehouse, "Mike".

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"Woman as Decoration" is 11, with "The Prince" at 36!

http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scores/top

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18901/18901-h/18901-h.htm

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1232

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"Observe the decorative value of the long string of beads."

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18901/18901-h/18901-h.htm#CHAPTER_IX

CHAPTER IX
WOMAN DECORATIVE IN HER BOUDOIR

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
These look good...

Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2125614,00.html

The Hubris Syndrome: Bush, Blair and the Intoxication of Power
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hubris-Syndrome-Blair-Intoxication-Power/dp/1842752197

"The most enjoyable book was St Peter’s by Keith Miller (Profil ...[text shortened]... form. A brilliant polemic, probably best read on the steps of St Peter’s."

J.G. Ballard
...as one who lives and works in Reading, I would not recommend taking a holiday here.......

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Originally posted by Zadadka
...as one who lives and works in Reading, I would not recommend taking a holiday here.......
Ha ha, I actually did that once, although I only slept there and spent the days in London.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
These look good...

Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2125614,00.html

The Hubris Syndrome: Bush, Blair and the Intoxication of Power
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hubris-Syndrome-Blair-Intoxication-Power/dp/1842752197

"The most enjoyable book was St Peter’s by Keith Miller (Profil ...[text shortened]... form. A brilliant polemic, probably best read on the steps of St Peter’s."

J.G. Ballard
I hate polemics. I'll have to pass on that one.

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Any of the Dr. Doolittle books, they put you in a happy place.

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I have one by him called The Book of Revelation. Waiting for a suitably abject moment to read it.

Oh, I'm phlegmatic too.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Oh, I'm phlegmatic too.
Me too. 😴

I recently finished "Mengele zoo" by Gert Nygårdshaug. I would recommend it, especially to Ragnorak (because I think he'd love it), if it had been translated to English.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
I have one by him called The Book of Revelation. Waiting for a suitably abject moment to read it.

Oh, I'm phlegmatic too.
Good book, pretty strange.
It was one I bought solely based on it's cover - turned out to be a good buy. Another gem I bought because of a great cover that turned out to be awesome was The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman http://www.aquabooks.ca/images/peculiar.jpg

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Originally posted by Crowley
Good book, pretty strange.
It was one I bought solely based on it's cover - turned out to be a good buy. Another gem I bought because of a great cover that turned out to be awesome was The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman http://www.aquabooks.ca/images/peculiar.jpg
It would appear that you guys have alot of free time on your hands. I'm reading a book on how to rebuild a Ford 9N Tractor using only 4 combination wrenches....And Crowley, i really don't give a bloody roid whether you care or not. Suck my milk.

GRANNY.

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Originally posted by smw6869
It would appear that you guys have alot of free time on your hands. I'm reading a book on how to rebuild a Ford 9N Tractor using only 4 combination wrenches....And Crowley, i really don't give a bloody roid whether you care or not. Suck my milk.

GRANNY.
Those are great tractors.

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