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Hi everyone here.

Michael

Aaron wrote: "HI guys. I'm reading a whole bunch of books. Good recommendations here.

Anyone into pop psychology/behavourial econs? I started to read Shillers Irrational Exuberance, which is based on the paper..."

Dan Ariely has some popular books about behavioral economics. I've read a short excerpt of one of his books, and it was interesting (though a bit too dumbed down for my taste).

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies



This is the second one from Jim Collins I am reading

Sngsweelian wrote: "I'm a fan of Scandinavian thrillers. Reading Redemption by Jussi Adler-Olsen now."

Absolutely brilliant author - the books not half bad either!

Audrey wrote: "Aaron wrote: "HI guys. I'm reading a whole bunch of books. Good recommendations here.

Anyone into pop psychology/behavourial econs? I started to read Shillers Irrational Exuberance, which is base..."

I have just read Office Politics by Oliver James - felt a little lite.

I've always enjoyed Ben Anderson's documentaries, especially his Holidays in the Axis of Evil series. So far, I'm finding this book gripping and incredibly honest.

Just started David and Goliath by M Gladwell as preparation for The Big Read Meet at NLB next week. Looking forward to participating in my first book discussion!

Sngsweelian wrote: "Just started David and Goliath by M Gladwell as preparation for The Big Read Meet at NLB next week. Looking forward to participating in my first book discussion!"

OOoo. Did I bump into you at the Big Read meet?

That was so much fun! Looking forward to the next one

Regards
Michael

Just a public announcement - the national library is doubling the loan amount again (16 Nov - 31 Jan 2014) and they seems to have bought a whole stack of new YA/adult books so do pop down to the library and have a look.

And for those wanting to be in the know (for new arrival books - you can check out http://newarrivals.nlb.gov.sg/ which is updated with the new books every Monday

Have a good weekend!

Michael wrote: "Just a public announcement - the national library is doubling the loan amount again (16 Nov - 31 Jan 2014) and they seems to have bought a whole stack of new YA/adult books so do pop down to the li..."

This is really helpful! Thank you!

I'm reading 'More than this'!

I'm reading Incarnate...or at least, I'm trying to. Homework's a little time-consuming and GR is kind of addictive. xD I just finished Prodigy, though.

I haven't been reading any actual books lately, outside of what I have to do for school, but I've been having fun with a piece of Harry Potter fanfiction called Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. I can't really decide how to feel about it yet, but it's getting interesting (I'm around chapter 30).

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This series is so addictive! Those who enjoy PNR should read it :D

I have just read Rider and Speaker and while those were not my cup of tea (and I believe the author is baying for my blood as we speak) have to support local publishing and local writers so do have a look - they are available in the public libraries

i'm reading Patricia Cornwall series and trying to finish up till the latest book :) as well as mashing in some chick lit to take off all the stress from the thriller books :) is there any Robin Burcell's fans here?

Been a long while since my last social psychology book!

I am reading "Under the Tuscan Sun" by Frances Mayes and loving it! :)

I just read Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison - wasn't too impressed by it.

Hello all!

I'm new here. I'm rereading LOTR's The Fellowship of the Ring and wondering if I should carry on with Books 2 and 3. I find myself getting very stressed when the Company meets with obstacles!

Anyone here have any book recommendations for books/authors like Tolkien, Tom Holt, Jasper Fforde, Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman?

Corinna wrote: "Hello all!

I'm new here. I'm rereading LOTR's The Fellowship of the Ring and wondering if I should carry on with Books 2 and 3. I find myself getting very stressed when the Company meets with obs..."

For something a little less heavy, why don't you try Neil Gaiman's "Ocean at the End of the Lane" - you could borrow the book or the audio book from the public library?

The Good War: An Oral History of World War II by Studs Terkel.

miss peregrines home for peculiar children by ransom Riggs

Gregory wrote: "miss peregrines home for peculiar children by ransom Riggs"

Ah, in that case you'll have to look out for the sequel to that this year.

I just finished reading From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 & Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going. Also finished The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't. Currently reading Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder & One Man's View of the World. I'm into books on Singapore affairs, psychology & fantasy (The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan ranks as the most epic books I've ever read in my life so far!)

Joel if your into psychology i would recommend to consider of reading these 2 books

- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- The Art of Thinking Clearly

I just finished Gone Girl. Chilling. Read it!

Jess wrote: "I just finished Gone Girl. Chilling. Read it!"

The movie will have a different ending compared to the book - just thought I'll warn you there...

http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01...

oh dang, i havent gotten around to reading the book, my to read list keeps getting longer hahaha. is anyone joining the goodreads challenge this year? i thought i saw a goal of 1000 books, wonder if the challenger is gonna reach that goal. hmmm...

Huey wrote: "oh dang, i havent gotten around to reading the book, my to read list keeps getting longer hahaha. is anyone joining the goodreads challenge this year? i thought i saw a goal of 1000 books, wonder i..."

You might want to add The Silent Wife, The Woman Upstairs AND Apple Tree Yard as well to the TBR list....just saying... 1000 books is REALLY simple to achieve - 3 books a day for a year but if it's children books/coffee table books - easy peasy.

Huey wrote: "oh dang, i havent gotten around to reading the book, my to read list keeps getting longer hahaha. is anyone joining the goodreads challenge this year? i thought i saw a goal of 1000 books, wonder i..."

Try reading on your commute, Huey.

I've been making good progress by reading at lunch or whenever I need a short break from homework. Three full-size books in three days. I might be able to hit the 100 mark this year.

Recommended: Steelheart. Great fun. Easy read. Narrator gets a bit annoying at times.
Might be interesting: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are - though I found it useless (my review is here) it talks about the very sort of stuff that people love to characterize Singaporeans as lacking: willingness to play, compassion, empathy and all that stuff. And it has fantastic reviews elsewhere, plus the author's given TED talks and appears all over the internet and whatnot. If anyone else from the group reads it let me know what you thought.

Huey, I am doing the Goodread's reading challenge at 30 books now at my 6th for this year. Reading or listening to books while i travel from places to places does wonders you should try it Huey.

Especially it's more productive besides sleeping, stoning, reading newspaper and listening to music while you travel.

Yeah.. i agree with Jess, would recommend Steelheart.
IMO, It's a quick read with a comic-book feel.

Nowadays i am reading other less heavy books like Murakami.

Murakami Haruki - Dance dance dance 42%.

lol sorry totally missed out the new messages. oh I do read on my way to work, just progressing very slowly of late cos of every other thing. but hoping to get my mojo back lol. am now actually trying to catch up with the scarpetta series so I'm sort of neglecting other books. I only read 22 books last year so hope i can read more this year :)

I just finished reading "The Book of Tomorrow" by Cecilia Ahern, same author for "PS, I Love You" (which was made into a film - which I liked). I wrote a review abt the book.

Now enjoying the liberty & joy of selecting which book to read next. :)

Blessed day to all of you! :) Hopefully, the haze subsides.

I just finished 5 people you meet in Heaven.

In the month of March, I finished Fangirl and The book thief.

It has been fun reading different books back to back. It's like a read-a-thon without the series. :)

I finished The Mistborn trilogy and Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.

Moving on to Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Anyone a fan of the Hannibal tv series?

ilovemybrain wrote: "I finished The Mistborn trilogy and Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.

Moving on to Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Anyone a fan of the Hannibal tv series?"

Me! I really enjoyed season 1! I haven't found the time for season 2 tho. :/

Dayang wrote: "ilovemybrain wrote: "I finished The Mistborn trilogy and Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.

Moving on to Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Anyone a fan of the Hannibal tv series?"

Me! I really e..."

Oh. It gets better.

Just reread Good Omens (on a trip to Cuba!) after four years - what a hilarious book. I didn't think much of it the first time round, perhaps because I'd been reading a poorly-formatted Kindle edition surreptitiously during lectures in JC; I'm glad I gave it a second chance.

Jess wrote: "Just reread Good Omens (on a trip to Cuba!) after four years - what a hilarious book. I didn't think much of it the first time round, perhaps because I'd been reading a poorly-formatted Kindle edit..."

Hey Jess
been sending you messages - did you get them?

I've read a string of books that I couldn't finish one way or another.

1. The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway was a meandering story that went nowhere.
2. Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake was a slog through wet cement.
3. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon was probably the worst book that I've read in a long time.

Thankfully, I've found my footing once again. Went on to read Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny, which was a great blend of Buddhism, Hinduism, fantasy and science fiction. I'm currently on Stephen King's Different Seasons, and it always feels like coming home whenever I read King's works.

"Isn’t it strange how all of our games are miniature versions of war?"

Recently finished reading Blossoms and Bayonets by Jana McBurney-Lin and Hi-Dong Chai!

I highly recommend it!

Just finished The Kite Runner, Before I Go to Sleep and Fahrenheit 451, about to start on Boy by James Hanley!

Like most, some of my big favourites were classics like Catcher in the Rye and Bell Jar. Any other recommendations, anyone?

I'm currently reading 'the Fountainhead' by Ayn Rand, think it's pretty brilliant! :)

I'm currently reading Fallen by Lauren Kate (:

Just finished Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. A bit hard to read, but a unique reading experience, definitely. (For those who have read the book, what do you think happened to Clarissa? Peter?)

Half way into this interesting novel by Ruth OZeki.



Next on my list is a major project:

Reading . Rough start but halfway through it now and it's getting interesting.

Intending to read . Honestly, I think the original title was great, what does Edge of Tomorrow even means?

@Nasri I really liked Of Mice and Men and A tree that grows in Brooklyn!

And I've finished reading The Giver by Lois Lowry. :)