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I might be interested in "modern soviet weapons," not the other ones though.

since january 2007, about 93...the past couple months have been slow, though.

Ah yes, 1984...I read that a couple years ago. Of course, coming from a family that lived in the Soviet Union, I generally don't like Geroge Orwell too much, but it was ...enlightening. So, what are your other favorite books and how did you get into reading?

I'll be going to Greece in a few months, and as I like to read books that take place where I'm going, does anyone have any suggestions for books that take place in Greece? I know one by Alexandre Dumas(in fact, he writes so much about various countries that I almost use him as a tour guide)...

I have a similar system - I place books I've read upright, others are either on my desk or sideways. I suppose it's not too good for the books, but it makes it easier for me..plus then I can brag about the amount of french books I've read.

Hey, I'm under 18! I remember everyone beeing happy that I joined a few years back because,finally, "at least some teenagers were reading." I think the issue, though, is that teenagers read, well, crap. They read gossip girl and comic books, and almost no one I know knows anything about...

hey, the count of monte cristo is a great book. I'd reread it if i wasn't trying to read 300 other books by the same author. And yes, I do reread - I reread a few favorite books I have that I keep on my shelf. They're not very worn like other books(i love a worn book, it means it' s loved)...

I usually "actively read" (english teachers have been trying to get all the students to do so) when I am reading in French, or when I'm reading poetry. Or both. For prose, or nonfiction, I usually don't take notes unless there's something I need to look up, etc. .

Can anyone suggest a good biography of Napoleon? A political biography, I suppose, but that includes lots of information about his non political life as well.

I would starts with his sonnets and then move to reading his plays. Sonnets such as 129 and 130 are good ones to start with, because they laugh at conventions...although in his sonnnets, he generally laughts at conventions. Also, sonnet 15 is beautiful. You'll learn to appreciate his word play...

I must definately agree - which is why I prefer Paradise lost, because i can appreciate its beauty. I actually have a nice translation of the inferno but Alen Mandelbaum that is a dual language book, and if you are at least a bit familiar with romance languages, you'l be able to read the english...

read The Club Dumas...The scarlet Pimpernel-I'll try that. It's been on my list, but lately I don't know what exactly I want to read from my list.

Wikipedia. I use online for quick info, but for in depth info, I use books and yes, the library. But I often look things up about Dumas or French lit, and for that I have two very trusty sites.

I think I've posted here before, but I will again, i have something to add. I keep track of books just to see how many I read per year/month/etc...it's fairly interesting. I also like to keep track so that I can write to authors and it's easier for me.

nomadic_myth, here is a link to the contact page of her publishers: http://www.nimbus.ns.ca/ContactUs/tabid/898/Default.aspx

I've been in a sort of reader's block lately-I honestly don't know what to read. What I'm looking for is some really captivating story, with adventure, mystery, good characters, and preferably historical. Something that's reminiscent of 19th century Romanticist literature, such as the Three...

yes-i was right! The dark is rising. I believe that's about the only book I've been able to guess in the book search board.

How it works with me is that I usually read lots of fiction and learn a lot from that, and then become interested in a certain subject and then go buy LOTS of books about that subject. These subjects are usually about espionage, pirates, pagan mythology, vampires, and literature. I also like to...

Tell me what you thought of the book when you're done. I read it and loved all the information about Dumas, who is like a hobby for me, but I felt that he had little to do with the story and was just to keep the reader entertained, kind of like all that extra info in Dan Brown's books.

My suggestion for contacting any author is the publishers, there is just no other way. Write to the author, c/o publicity dept. of the publishers. If you go to the publisher's site, they will usually have a contact page with a publicity dept. address for contacting authors. I've received many...