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June 23, 2008 at 12:59 am #1174870
MisterDuck
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jon read the beach by alex garland

do iiiiit or i will inseminate you
June 23, 2008 at 9:34 am #1174865
process
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the dice man is good as well cant remember who its by.
Don jolys auto biography is well good, although it is totally made up i think. so many others, cant think of them now…
June 23, 2008 at 9:53 am #1174866
process
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both really moving accounts of some guys battle through addiction and rehab, although some bits are fictional its still a good read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Million_Little_Pieces

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Friend_Leonard

Also read…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_Down_the_House_(book)
its been been made into a film, which is shit. book is wicked tho.
June 23, 2008 at 3:50 pm #1174883
beddersfc
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Anything by Bill Byson, especially A Short History of nearly everything.

I could literally feel my brain getting bigger with every page i read.

Which balanced bashing the shit out of it at the weekend

raaa
June 23, 2008 at 5:37 pm #1174898
Nuke
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No Logo – Naomi Klein (she looks quite hot) No Logo is the first book to put the new resistance into pop-historical and clear economic perspective. Naomi Klein tells a story of rebellion and self-determination in the face of our new branded world.

Shantaram – Gregory David Roberts Lindsay arrives in Mumbai after escaping from an Australian prison where he was serving a 19-year sentence for armed robberies that had fed his drug habit. In Mumbai, he meets Prabhakar who takes him to his native village where the locals name him Shantaram and teach him Marathi. Lindsay relaunches his criminal career as Shantaram in the city’s notorious underworld.
June 23, 2008 at 7:34 pm #1174869
coastie
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‘Addict’, by stephen smith.

Highly recommended by myself and mates agree.
June 23, 2008 at 7:54 pm #1174895
rachus
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try reading grits by niall griffiths if u like trainspotting
generation x – douglas coupland is good too
yes man by danny wallace (he’s signing his new book in my book store in 2 weeks! wahhheeeyyy) fucking funny book, its my fav 🙂
acid house by irvine welsh is meant to be good too
murakami is a good author too

il ask around at work books thats are similar to the ones uv read
June 24, 2008 at 9:41 pm #1174890
ratty303
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http://www.sewersidechronicles.com

check out the glastonbury festival extract on here. made me chuckle.
June 25, 2008 at 6:46 pm #1174896
rachus
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Done some research here’s some good authors and books:

Bret Easton Ellis- lunar park, rules of attraction
Kurt Vonngut- slaughterhouse five (anti-war, time- travel, prisonar of war novel)
William S Burroughs- naked lunch (i’ve been recommended this loads i think its worth checking out, he’s abit of a nutter writer)
Chales Bukowski- Tales of ordinary madness, Factorum
Michel Houellebecq- Atomised (I tried reading this but got confused/put off by the german history, i was more interested in the character whose sex mad)
Joseph Heller- Catch 22
Hunter S thompson- hells angels, fear & loathing on campaign trail 72
Are you dave gorman? (humourous writing)
One red paperclip (humourous writing)
Chunk Palahnuik- Suvivor (something about cults and going mad), Fight Club, Rant (about rabies and drugs!)

Hope this helps! 🙂
June 26, 2008 at 3:44 pm #1174877
Southcaver
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djprocess;223742 wrote:

both really moving accounts of some guys battle through addiction and rehab, although some bits are fictional its still a good read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Million_Little_Pieces

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Friend_Leonard

Also read…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_Down_the_House_(book)
its been been made into a film, which is shit. book is wicked tho.

Bringing down the house is real good,
so is this..
http://www.amazon.com/Marching-Powder-Friendship-Americas-Strangest/dp/0312330340
June 26, 2008 at 4:00 pm #1174867
process
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Southcaver;224307 wrote:

Bringing down the house is real good,
so is this..
http://www.amazon.com/Marching-Powder-Friendship-Americas-Strangest/dp/0312330340

read that before, quality book…
June 26, 2008 at 5:12 pm #1174894
Joker78
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djprocess;223738 wrote:

the dice man is good as well cant remember who its by.

The Dice Man is a great read, it’s by Luke Rhinehart.

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell is superb.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M Persig is a true classic.

The Tao of Physics by Fritjov Capra is a little dated now but his ideas and insights are amazing.

Anything by Ben Elton is usually entertaining.

Someone else mentioned Bill Bryson. All his stuff is good.

Dean Koontz writes wierd but enthralling stories.

And let’s not forget the amazing Dr. Seuss.
June 26, 2008 at 5:22 pm #1174868
process
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not a fan of ben elton at all, although tbf i havent read any of his books, but he does irritate the shit out of me when ever i see his face on t.v.:yakk:
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