Book Suggestions

[Jon MW]

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• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari - Chunky one about the history of humankind. Full of amazing info you won't be able to help telling others about.

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The sequel Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow is also good but, as a warning, don't expect it to be quite so good as the first one.

I don't think it was disappointing exactly and if I'd read it first I would have thought it was great - but I don't think it quite reached the standard of Sapiens.

[Jon MW]

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• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari - Chunky one about the history of humankind. Full of amazing info you won't be able to help telling others about.

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The sequel Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow is also good but, as a warning, don't expect it to be quite so good as the first one.

I don't think it was disappointing exactly and if I'd read it first I would have thought it was great - but I don't think it quite reached the standard of Sapiens.

[RED-DOG]

Downloaded Sapiens. Will report back.

[RED-DOG]

Sapiens was a great shout.

It's like an anthropological ASHONE. I'm really enjoying it, the only trouble is I can't help regaling everyone with my new-found knowledge.

[roshambo]

The right side of History - Ben Shapiro - Don't agree with all his thoughts but a well written book.

[kukushkin88]

Sapiens was a great shout.

It's like an anthropological ASHONE. I'm really enjoying it, the only trouble is I can't help regaling everyone with my new-found knowledge.

Homo Deus is excellent as well, I’d recommend moving on to it straight after, they kind of come as a pair.

[RED-DOG]

Sapiens was a great shout.

It's like an anthropological ASHONE. I'm really enjoying it, the only trouble is I can't help regaling everyone with my new-found knowledge.

Homo Deus is excellent as well, I’d recommend moving on to it straight after, they kind of come as a pair.

I'll download a sample when I finish Sapiens.

[Mark_Porter]

Has anyone read Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life?

I have had limited exposure to JP but don't agree with much of his political stuff and have issues with some of his more recent social commentary stuff. I do keep hearing that his self help stuff is actually really good though.

[nirvana]

Has anyone read Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life?

I have had limited exposure to JP but don't agree with much of his political stuff and have issues with some of his more recent social commentary stuff. I do keep hearing that his self help stuff is actually really good though.

I've read it and enjoyed it but I read it as someone who had enjoyed quite a lot of his work. I don't know if it's good from a self help point of view but it did make me spend some introspective moments to reflect on who I am, what I value and how i should spend my time.

I think there is enough in there that is well argued/reasoned and shows insight in areas that I don't know much about to make it a recommend from me. It is inseparable from political (and to some extent religious) thought and so I would find it hard to imagine anybody who is completely anti religion or who has a predominantly socialist outlook finding much worth in it.

[Mark_Porter]

Has anyone read Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life?

I have had limited exposure to JP but don't agree with much of his political stuff and have issues with some of his more recent social commentary stuff. I do keep hearing that his self help stuff is actually really good though.

I've read it and enjoyed it but I read it as someone who had enjoyed quite a lot of his work. I don't know if it's good from a self help point of view but it did make me spend some introspective moments to reflect on who I am, what I value and how i should spend my time.

I think there is enough in there that is well argued/reasoned and shows insight in areas that I don't know much about to make it a recommend from me. It is inseparable from political (and to some extent religious) thought and so I would find it hard to imagine anybody who is completely anti religion or who has a predominantly socialist outlook finding much worth in it.

Thanks, I am not totally anti religion or a socialist so have no issue there.

I just don't agree with a lot of his stuff on political correctness, family values and some of his masculinity stuff. I think I will give it a go.

[nirvana]

Has anyone read Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life?

I have had limited exposure to JP but don't agree with much of his political stuff and have issues with some of his more recent social commentary stuff. I do keep hearing that his self help stuff is actually really good though.

I've read it and enjoyed it but I read it as someone who had enjoyed quite a lot of his work. I don't know if it's good from a self help point of view but it did make me spend some introspective moments to reflect on who I am, what I value and how i should spend my time.

I think there is enough in there that is well argued/reasoned and shows insight in areas that I don't know much about to make it a recommend from me. It is inseparable from political (and to some extent religious) thought and so I would find it hard to imagine anybody who is completely anti religion or who has a predominantly socialist outlook finding much worth in it.

Thanks, I am not totally anti religion or a socialist so have no issue there.

I just don't agree with a lot of his stuff on political correctness, family values and some of his masculinity stuff. I think I will give it a go.

It'll be interesting to hear your thoughts after you've read it

[MANTIS01]

I literally never read fiction but recently picked up Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth and thought it was mint.

First of a trilogy and quickly dusted off the other two

Guess I read a lot of fiction

[Marky147]

Might have to try and pick a few up from here to read when I'm next off work over Xmas.

Either that, or just read sporting auto/biographies all winter.

I literally never read fiction but recently picked up Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth and thought it was mint.

First of a trilogy and quickly dusted off the other two

Guess I read a lot of fiction

Read a lot,  or write a lot?

[AlbusFawkes]

I enjoy thrillers, particularly with an espionage theme, so a lot of my early favourites were from Robert Ludlum, especially The Bourne Trilogy.

The following were also great reads:

David Baldacci - The Winner
Dean R Koontz - Dark Rivers Of The Heart
Gerald Seymour - A Song In The Morning
Stephen Frey - Absolute Proof

Another favourite is Frederick Forsyth's No Comebacks - this is a collection of excellent short stories, all with a twist.

[bergeroo]

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

Very limited knowledge or opinion about surfing but picked this up after it was norminated for the William Hill sports Book award. Absolutely blown away.

He writes so evocatively about the power and the beauty of the ocean, the search for the perfect wave, pre internet via word of mouth and trial and error. The danger of surfing, the risk, the stupidity and the reward and glory which nobody else will probably see or share with him.

Haven't loved a book this much for a long time.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/14/barbarian-days-surfing-life-william-finnegan-review