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'Dialogue with death' by Arthur Koestler is an excellent read and should fit what you are looking for perfectly. Lisa

Fave actor for me has to be John Cusack, a great talent who really needs some more material like 'Being John Malcovich' and 'Max' to show the world how versatile he can really be!! Favourite actress would have to be either Cate Balnchett or Dame Judi Dench - cant decide which of the two i...

Russells History of Western Philosphy is quite possiby the best suggestion I have seen so far here! I recently finished this massive tome and found it to be one of the most fascinating reads i have had in years. I am now moving onto Nitchze whom i find has some v interssting things to say -...

I'm probably going to offend a lot of people with this but for me the worst book that i have read recently is 'Norwegian Wood' by Haurki Murakami. I just found the whole thing so incredibly dull and poorly written. Having said that it is far better than the worst author in the world EVER...

I'm with Erica here in that i could 'never' bring myself to turn over the corners of a page - it pains me greatly when i see people do this but i guess each to their own. i come from the school that uses travel tickets to mark your place. Servces two purposed - saves my page and means that...

Thanks for all the welcomes and intros!!!! Special thanks to Wabbit - i lost my pen about an hour ago and was wondering where the hell it was - i guess i now know. How do i get it back then? Lisa

I've got the following non fiction works to be read and on the go at the same time! Any comments on any of these from those that have read them great ly appreciated. Toulouse Latrec - Gerstle Mack Bertrand Russell - history of western philosophy The proud highway - hunter s thompson...

I have not read a biography on Winston Churchill but i can recommend the excellent book he wrote himself called simply "World War 2" It details his thoughts after the event and the things that he wished he had done differently as well as his (non) meeting with Hitler in Austria before...

Like my buddy Starchild42 I am at home most of the time at the moment so have loads of time on my hands to read and its been very liberating. My last job meant that i had to travel for four hours a day in the car and couldn't read at all. The job was 10 hours a day solid sometimes and was...

Hi all - newbie here. I'm currently reading 'Hitler and the art of aesthetics' by Frederic Spotts. Its a truly amazing book about how Hitler, having failed in his art career was absorbed by political life and tries to offer some explanation for his character and actions. It makes a...

Hi all out there in bookwormsville! My name is Lisa and i am from Woking in Surrey in the UK. Im an avid bookworm and have a pile of books the size of mount rushmore to read next to my bed including: 1. Hunter S. Thompson - The proud highway Bertrand Russell - Hostory of Western Philosphy...