malachi Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Good morning booklovers! ever since they rearranged the site, i've been wondering where this thread went . . . ngayon ko lang ulit nakita! Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Good morning booklovers! ever since they rearranged the site, i've been wondering where this thread went . . . ngayon ko lang ulit nakita! Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 mangtsito, i think i saw a copy last week at ink and stone . . . hope it's still there Quote Link to comment
Mayella Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I was at Powerbooks last night and I lucked up again...always been on the lookout for travel lit and I got Todd Balf's The Last River for 200+ pesos only - a hardbound book that originally sold for a thousand pesos. It's an account of an ill-fated whitewater expedition on the Tsangpo river in Tibet - considered to be the Everest of rivers.....great! lucky you!!! :cool: Quote Link to comment
Mayella Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Good morning booklovers! ever since they rearranged the site, i've been wondering where this thread went . . . ngayon ko lang ulit nakita! glad you finally found your way here... Quote Link to comment
Mayella Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 sure, but the offer of a friendly meeting stays yeah, why not? have you guys (i mean, the book lovers) ever met??? Having a book affords you the pleasure of reading it again at some other time - where new life experiences bring another perspective to the story you've read before i couldn't have said it better! Quote Link to comment
boyet Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 ..still reading Patricia Cornwell's "Portrait of a Killer". Hanep revelation nya about her findings kung sino talaga si Jack the Ripper. Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 yeah, why not? have you guys (i mean, the book lovers) ever met??? none that I know of.......there've been several attempts, but all fell through, I think I'm amenable to one, though - at Books For Less in Roces there's a coffeeshop downstairs which I think is ideal for meeting up.....I go there for some espresso and peruse whatever I bought upstairs Quote Link to comment
LexLuthor Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Any palm pda users? Here is a link where you can download free reading. Some classics that licensing has run out! Be careful. The doc format that they list is a pda doc format and not a word doc format. http://www.memoware.com/ This repository is here in the US. I just saw a new contribution that I will try to read. La Indolencia de los Filipinos (The Indolence of the Filipino)Author: Jose Rizal Category: History Description: La Indolencia de los Filipinos (The Indolence of the Filipino) translated from Spanish by Charles E. Derbyshire And for another ebook download site:http://www.gutenberg.net/index.shtml Quote Link to comment
stormreigns Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 juz finished reading bob ong's last book (he has 3 so far), "ang pabotitong libro ni hudas" Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Good morning booklovers! Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 stormreigns, pare, nice to see you here! ganun ba talaga spelling nun? Quote Link to comment
LexLuthor Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Check what others think of Dan Browns book ( author of Da Vinci Code) Angels and Demons at: http://www.mapalad.org/viewthread.php?tid=960 Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Good morning booklovers! Quote Link to comment
kadafy Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 hello people, are business books "acceptable" here? anyway (assuming it is), two books i enjoyed reading (and re-read): 1. the monster under the bed, stan davis - talks about the evolution of data-to-information-to-knowledge-to-wisdom. it's an abstract on continuous learning's role in shaping tomorrow's business environement. it's a thorough analysis of our (world's) education systems' history & the path it has to take. my favorite quote: "never let your education interfere with your learning". it was quoted from mark twain actually. but stan davis made an interesting discussion about that line. it's a whole chapter actually. a good read i must say. 2. the 48 laws of power, robert greene - greene listed "48 laws of power". how to use them. how to avoid 'em. i appreciate greene's lay-out. it presented each case/law in a "how-to" fashion. he made references from history (from alexander the great, to mata hari, to p. barnum) about the law, citing transgressions and it's effects, as well as the observance of the law & its success. the anecdotes on the side (related to the law under discussion) is a real bonus. great book i must say. a lot of snipets of wisdom from the japanese tea ceremony to courting (yes, that's right; as per ninon de lenclos and other french courtesan). it's zen, tao, new age, communism, imperialism, democracy, power trip rolled into one. sounds like a dangerous book, ayt? not really. in the end, it's still you, the reader who will decide. as they say, it's really not about what you know but rather how you grow with what you knew. Quote Link to comment
ironflower Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Gaiman has to be my top1 favorite.. the rest are in no particular order 1. Neil Gaiman - American Gods, Neverwhere, Coraline, Good Omens (currently reading it, so far so good; with Terry Pratchett)2. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist, Veronika Decides To Die3. Edgar Allan Poe - his short stories: Tell Tale Heart, Cask of Amontillado, Black Cat, Masque of the Red Death4. Bob Ong - ABNKKBSNPLAKO5. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter Series6. Kahlil Gibran - The Prophet7. Harper Lee - To k*ll A Mockingbird8. Jostein Gaarder - Sophie's World9. Mitch Albom - Tuesday's with Morrie Uh,, that's all. I think. Quote Link to comment
skitz Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 1. JD Salinger - "Catcher in the Rye", "Nine Stories" -- really changed my life2. Carl Sagan - "Cosmos", "Broca's Brain", "Dragons of Eden"3. Antoine de Saint Exupery - "Little Prince".4. Kahlil Gibran - "The Prophet"5. Various Authors/Letter Writers - "Eyewitness to History" -- very interesting perpective on history 6. Sun Tzu - "The Art of War" -- must read for ALL REVOLUTIONARIES... Quote Link to comment
Nene Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Here are some of my favorite books and authors: Antoine de Saint Exupery - "Little Prince"Kahlil Gibran - "The Prophet"John Grisham- "the firm", "the client", the pelican brief"J.K. Rowling- "Harry Potter"J.R.R. Tolkien- The Lord of the Rings"Stephen King- " The Stand"Margret Mitchell- " Gone with the Wind" Quote Link to comment
skitz Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Interesting choices Nene... we have, more or less, the same taste... except maybe for the sciences and history... which trully interests me. Fictions? Hindi masyado... but classic novels... ok din... lalo na yung "universal truths" ang dating... Quote Link to comment
Chito Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Gaiman has to be my top1 favorite.. the rest are in no particular order 1. Neil Gaiman - American Gods, Neverwhere, Coraline, Good Omens (currently reading it, so far so good; with Terry Pratchett)2. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist, Veronika Decides To Die3. Edgar Allan Poe - his short stories: Tell Tale Heart, Cask of Amontillado, Black Cat, Masque of the Red Death4. Bob Ong - ABNKKBSNPLAKO5. J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter Series6. Kahlil Gibran - The Prophet7. Harper Lee - To k*ll A Mockingbird8. Jostein Gaarder - Sophie's World9. Mitch Albom - Tuesday's with Morrie Uh,, that's all. I think. Excellent number 1 pick! Do visit the Sandman thread from time to time Here's my own list: (2-7 are in no particular order) 1. Neil Gaiman (The Sandman)2. J.R.R. Tolkien (LOTR)3. G.K. Chesterton (The Napoleon of Notting Hill; The Man who was Thursday)4. Clive Barker (Imajica, the Books of Blood)5. Jose Rizal (Noli and Fili)6. Frank Herbert (purely because of "Dune")7. Nick Bantock (The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy) Quote Link to comment
Guest whitepearl Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 getting beter -- cosmopolitan remomends it, so do i Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Good afternoon, booklovers! has anyone been to the sale at podium? got myself a number of bargains at ink and stone and nbs bestsellers Quote Link to comment
Mayella Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Good afternoon, booklovers! has anyone been to the sale at podium? got myself a number of bargains at ink and stone and nbs bestsellers hello malachi! what books did you buy??? Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Good morning booklovers! Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 hi mayella! what books did i buy? let me see . . . Midnight Diaries by Boris Yeltsin Uncovering Clinton by Michael Isikoff Fury by Salman Rushdie Stalingrad by Joachim Wider and Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel The Mask of Command by John Keegan How Wars are Won: The 13 Rules of War from Ancient Greece to the War on Terror by Bevin Alexander The Twelve Caesars by Michael Grant Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear by Richard Connaughton The Lost Road and Other Writings by JRR Tolkien Cigars, Whiskey and Winning: Leadership Lessons from General Ulysses S. Grant by Al Kaltman Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron Powers Stalin's Generals by Harold Shukman The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy In Contempt by Christopher Darden Do any of the titles strike your fancy? Will gladly bring it to the next booklovers' eb (come to think of it, i wonder if there are any other John Keegan fans here other than me ) have a nice day! Quote Link to comment
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