Books that maybe of interest!

[Gringotown]

I cannot predict how this thread will go but a second hand book seller told me you can tell a lot about a person from the books they buy, though in my case he was somewhat bemused.

I thought I would list some books that I consider a good/interesting read or have made an impression on me.

Maybe we could have a book section!

So – in no particular order:


Title Author

The English - Jeremy Paxman

The Motorcycle Dairies - Che Guevara

Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Connan Doyle

Venice - Jan Morris

A Short History of
Everything - Bill Bryson

East Anglican Yarns. - H. Mills. West

Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul - John Malathronas

A History of Britain - Simon Schama

Venice - Francesco Da Mosto

London – The Biography - Peter Ackroyd

The Gringo Trail - Mark Mann

Brazil - John Updike

The Beautiful Team - Garry Jenkins

Rio - Ruy Castro

English Passengers - Matthew Kneale

No Sh***** in
The Toilet - Peter Moore

Warriors of Dragon Gold - Ray Bryant

True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey

Down Under - Bill Bryson

Neither Here Nor
There - Bill Bryson

Bravo Two Zero - Andy McNab

Football in Sun and
Shadow - Eduardo Galeano

Futebol – The Brazilian
Way of Life - Alex Belos

Brunei’s Britain - Derrick Beckett

Twisted Echoes - David Sale

The Alchemist/
The Fifth Mountain - Paulo Coelho

Venice – Tales of the
City - Michelle Lovric

Budapest - Chico Buarque

The Rats - James Herbert

The Wild Geese - Daniel Carney

First Amongst Equals - Jeffery Archer

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

Books by Tom Sharpe - Blott on the Landscapre, Wilt, Porterhouse Blue etc...


There are many more but……

[vascaíno]

I cannot predict how this thread will go but a second hand book seller told me you can tell a lot about a person from the books they buy, though in my case he was somewhat bemused.

I thought I would list some books that I consider a good/interesting read or have made an impression on me.

Maybe we could have a book section!

So – in no particular order:


Title Author

The English - Jeremy Paxman

The Motorcycle Dairies - Che Guevara

Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Connan Doyle

Venice - Jan Morris

A Short History of
Everything - Bill Bryson

East Anglican Yarns. - H. Mills. West

Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul - John Malathronas

A History of Britain - Simon Schama

Venice - Francesco Da Mosto

London – The Biography - Peter Ackroyd

The Gringo Trail - Mark Mann

Brazil - John Updike

The Beautiful Team - Garry Jenkins

Rio - Ruy Castro

English Passengers - Matthew Kneale

No Sh***** in
The Toilet - Peter Moore

Warriors of Dragon Gold - Ray Bryant

True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey

Down Under - Bill Bryson

Neither Here Nor
There - Bill Bryson

Bravo Two Zero - Andy McNab

Football in Sun and
Shadow - Eduardo Galeano

Futebol – The Brazilian
Way of Life - Alex Belos

Brunei’s Britain - Derrick Beckett

Twisted Echoes - David Sale

The Alchemist/
The Fifth Mountain - Paulo Coelho

Venice – Tales of the
City - Michelle Lovric

Budapest - Chico Buarque

The Rats - James Herbert

The Wild Geese - Daniel Carney

First Amongst Equals - Jeffery Archer

Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens

Books by Tom Sharpe - Blott on the Landscapre, Wilt, Porterhouse Blue etc...


There are many more but……

DaVinci Code- Dan Brown

[Fenerliyim]

Dont forget Angels and Demons and his other books.

But most of all u forgot the best seller Harry Potter. :lol:

[Gringotown]

I have not read the 'Da Vinci Code' and will possibly not do so because I have heard of the inaccuracies within it, though it has sparked interest in history and religion so has got people ‘thinking’. It just has to be treated as a good read and not be taken to seriously.

Just thought I would express an opinion!

[penalty_20]

I am currently reading Da Vinci code and it is AMAZING! I love it. I agree that you can't take it seriously. I am a christian and know what is true so for me it is not hard. But for someone who is not informed than this book may confuse them. I am half way through it and I love it.

[Maxpayne]

Gotta read "no sh***** in the toilet". oh boy that must be #1 bestseller! :)
Seriously i wouldn't mind checking out what "possibly" can they wrote in there.

[ricoo9]

One Hundred Years Of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Memories of My Melancholy Whores - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The Feast of the Goat - Mario Vargas Llosa

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter - Mario Vargas Llosa

In Praise of the Stepmother/The notebooks of Don Rigoberto - Mario Vargas Llosa

Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess


I like the harry pothead movies but havent read the books yet.

[penalty_20]

The books are WAY WAY WAY better than the movie. The movies dont even compare. What do you guys think of the Da Vinci Code.

[Sirhail]

never read it........

i agree books are way better than the movie....

i read harry potter six years ago...(i aint gonna stop now!) and it is way better than the movies u see.

last book i read primal fear-william riehl(not very good)

[Maxpayne]

" the outsiders " by S.E. Hinton.

I recommend this book to all of you guys. we read it in class and i keep myself from reading it in home so i can have finanly some fun time reading it in those boring clases! Book is really awesome! You might think it's kinda childish (well is not really) but harry potter is childish too. Outsiders not worse a bit than harry potter.

[Milos_]

"The outsiders" is an awesome book and the movie isnt bad eighter....plus you gotta love the names,pony boy,soda pop:D


"The Da Vinci Code" is pretty interesting i read it last year,most of the things in it sound stupid to me, but the book was interesting anyways

Harry Potter owns all:D

[Fenerliyim]

All of Dan Browns books make u think and i enjoy them. The movie is coming very soon and it looks pretty good.

I agree I have read each HP book like 5 times each. But i have to say after reading the book the movies suck big time.

[penalty_20]

Same. I have read them all 10 times. Outsiders is a great book. Movie isnt bad. Haha we studied them a couple years ago in school. but Harry
potter is amazing!

[Maxpayne]

i like harry potter very much but i believe it's getting little overrated don't you think guys? i hope he doesn't end up like beckham did with his popularity :D

[penalty_20]

No Way Man. Harry Potter are the most amazing books ever. I cant wait until the 7th. It will be depressing though once it is all over.