And I'd like to add A First Course in Partial Differential Equations With Complex Variables and Transform Methods by H. F. Weinberger It's profound, informative, and useful, especially if you're a student of engineering or applied mathematics. Also, the title bamboozles your fellow bus riders and repels members of the opposite sex.
I will recommend my favorite books in the english language(in no particular order): The picture of dorian gray Johnny got his gun Perfume A clockwork orange Fear and loathing in las vegas
I had spent many years without reading and my ex got me that book for my bday. It was a lot of fun even though the ending left me unsatisfied, but thanks to that book I got into the habit, as an adult to read books
Ah, I was wondering if someone had read Anthony Doerr`s All The Light, great use of really short prose. Apparently it took him around ten years to write it and as soon as it was out it started garnering attention, and I think won a prize. Also recommend The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, told from the view of death. Just started reading the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness, really enjoyed the first book so far.
All The Light you mean? You learn something new every day, didn`t know they gave out Pulitzers for books.
So I've got about £100 worth of vouchers to spend in Waterstones. I got 4 books today for about £25, as they have a lot of buy one get one half price deals on at the moment. I like: Fantasy (Medieval, Urban, anything really) Sci-Fi (Not really heavy, and not so much big space operas) But am also open to anything else really, as it's always good to expand a bit and try new things. So here's the deal: You can each suggest me 1 book and (assuming Waterstones in my town have it) I will buy it and let you know what I thought of it when i eventually get to it.
Hmm, nice, book vouchers a great idea for readers and writers. For Sci-Fi I have read a few recently, but S A corey was pretty good with Leviathon Wakes. (Of course that`s the first of three)
If you are patient enough to get through the first 500 or so boring pages... The Wheel of Time series is pretty amazing. I would recommend it a 100 times over. Though it will take a while to read.
The Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness - not Sci-Fi per-se but it is set in the future. Also Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman, only the first in a series out so far. And Railhead by Philip Reeve.
The Man with the Compound Eyes by Taiwanese author Wu Ming-Yi. I'm reading it right now and got really hooked. It blends the mythology, customs and language of a made-up tribe with sci-fi and environmental concerns.
That one sounds interesting!! For the thread I offer The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. It's a sci-fi that takes place in a future where the economy runs on food, and there is an uprising of bio-engineered humans. (!!) I loved the setting.
"Infinity welcomes careful drivers", sounds like a hoot Never did get around to watching the series. Was the book actually written before or just set before, prequel style?
Can anyone recommend a sci-fi crime mystery kind of book? A friend is asking for book recommendations and this is the kinda stuff he's interested in. He doesn't read but would like to start - what should he begin with? I already recommended Potter.
The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. The Angel's Game is particularly enjoyable to writers, I think.
That guy is a great writer. I am reading some short stories at the moment and Ted Chiang (Stories Of Your Life) and Paolo Bacigalupi (Pump Six) are great in this genre.
It has likely already been recommended here by someone else as it has become somewhat of a classic in the popular culture of recent times, but Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson stands out to me as a perfect book. From the voice of the narrator to wacky story filled with dark humor and social satire, it seems to have it all.
Isabel Allende's Zorro makes for a great read, unlike The Curse of Capistrano (also good for light reading, it's on Wikisource since it's in the public domain now) it focuses a lot on Diego before he becomes Zorro. If you're a fan of The House of Spirits then all the more reason to read it. While it's aimed more for children, Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver has an unusual setting (a hunter-gather world) and Paver took a hands on approach to research to write her books. The first book is called Wolf Brother.
Can someone recommend me a good book about screenwriting? Basically about how to format it and a general description of the process of writing it.
