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  1. zen

    Books similar to da vinci code

    The Historian was a good read, a good twist on the Dracula thing.. how about: The Last Templar - Raymond Khoury The Templar Legacy - Steve Berry have a read about them first of course.. i can't personally recommend either of them, but have had them recommended to me as being along the...
  2. zen

    Robert Jordan: Wheel of Time

    reading this thread has reminded me i haven't read book 11 yet, even tho i bought it ages ago... i think i'll wait till the series is finally finished, and see if i can go back and start at book 1 once again.. because quite frankly, it's been so long since i was in the WOT world, i think i've...
  3. zen

    Dirk Pitt

    Dirk Pitt! what a guy! :D i have enjoyed these books... really enjoyed watching Sahara too!
  4. zen

    Sweet Tooth...

    i adore Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, big ones, mini ones, don't care which! of course, they are not sold in Australia, apart from some speciality chocolate shops, or i sometimes order them online from a place in Melbourne that sells US foods to us poor deprived aussies or homesick americans...
  5. zen

    Historical Fiction! A list of popular authors and novels.

    how about Sharon Kay Penman, Morgan Llywelyn, Nora Lofts, Rosalind Miles, Mary Renault, Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series... would Irving Stone qualify? how about Victoria Holt (Jean Plaidy, Phillipa Carr) ? would mysteries set in medieval times qualify as historical perhaps...
  6. zen

    Why do we like collecting books?

    yes.. my reasoning is that by the time i am really old, i'll have all these books i don't remember reading, and can enjoy them all again! :D it's another excuse for being a collector...
  7. zen

    Kate Bush

    whichever you end up buying, i like this double cd very much.. How to be Invisible is my favourite track! :) in the old days, and yes this will show my age probably, an imported vinyl record was usually the way to go as it would be better quality (8 out of 10) something to do with how many...
  8. zen

    Your Name, Gender & Age...

    you mean i may not be the oldest person here after all? :eek: :D
  9. zen

    New Site Design - Why?

    wondered where i was at first! hadn't been in to look about for a short while - well done! i really do like the new look...
  10. zen

    What browser and screen resolution are you using?

    Firefox 1280x1024 it's all looking good from where i'm sitting! like it!
  11. zen

    Never Ending Song Titles:Words in Common

    Drunk on the Moon - Tom Waits
  12. zen

    Never Ending Song Titles:Words in Common

    Moondance - Van Morrison
  13. zen

    Never Ending Song Titles:Words in Common

    As the Bell Rings the Maypole Spins - Dead Can Dance
  14. zen

    Angels & Demons reference?

    oops.. i remembered in time that religon wasn't supposed to be discussed here.. why can't we delete our own posts?
  15. zen

    Text Adventures

    used to love Zork as a text adventure, and also as a graphic adventure game too.. remember Hitchhikers as a text adventure? you can also see it here (with graphics) for a dash of nostalgia.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_andrew.shtml
  16. zen

    Willa Cather

    just wanted to say thankyou here.. we are now in the discussion phase of this book, and the comments here have helped me frame some questions for the group...
  17. zen

    Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code

    seems exactly what is missing from the anti side of things here as well.. like in the first post to this thread for example, the one i responded to originally.... and really Stewart, i did not say i thought this book was good, merely asked why it was thought to be bad, especially from a read...
  18. zen

    Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code

    well, hats off to you Stewart! you've made me realise, yet again, why i don't usually post to forum sites.. thankyou, i can now take this site off my list of possibles..
  19. zen

    Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code

    lol.. unique and eloquent.. yep, that would be us! our spelling follows the english way of doing things, hardly a surprise i guess.. :)
  20. zen

    Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code

    did i say that? can't see it anywhere...... nope, not even on a re-read...
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