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Well, one obvious thing would be to put a link to your blog in the signature to your posts on this forum so we could take a look. I have created a number of links to my birdwatching website from Wikipedia. This works well as there are already wikipedia entries for many of the birdwatching...

I really like HG Wells' The Time Machine. I like the idea of humans evolving into the Moorlocks and Eloi.

Haven't read Digital Fortress and will not be reading it unless all the other books on earth suddenly disappear. Da Vinci Code was disappointing and Deception Point was the most predicatble book I've ever read, the ending was so obvious. Truly awful.

The woman in white is probably one of the best written stories I've ever read. I loved the way it was written from different people's perspectives and I was really drawn into the story. I was told that the musical was poor by my mother who is an avid theatre goer. I also really enjoyed the...

Surely you can't beat Sherlock Holmes? Anyone who can tell what the murderer had for lunch last friday just by the sound of his footsteps has to be the best detective ever? My favourite story is the dancing men - I once used this story in an English class in Thailand and the students very...

The Twits by Roald Dahl - I just love the way they are so nasty to each other.

Strangely enough I have recently rediscovered the local library. I was searching through Amazon to see which books I would like to read when I suddenly thought "oh, the library is around the corner!". I have found myself reading books that I would never have read had I not come across them in...

Asterix Books I have been a fan of Asterix books since I was a small child and as an adult they are still great. I recently got hold of one of the later books which I didn't previoulsy own, Asterix and the Class Act, which was excellent and renewed my interest in the old books. I made a web...

I haven't read it and I will not be readin it. However, I did read Of Mice and Men as it is supposed to be an important book. I wondered what all the fuss was about - found it quite dull. Some books suffer from the Emperor's new clothes syndrome whilst others can be surprisingly good.

Perfect Hostage - A Life History of Aung San Suu Kyi. I am only a few chapters into it and I'm already engrossed. I have been interested in the situation in Burma for many years (I lived in Thailand for 7 years and taught some Burmese refugees) and reading this book in the light of recent events...

I found Into Thin Air very interesting and read it very quickly. I also saw the Imax film made at the same time which is amazing in a visual sense. I have also read Between a Rock and a hard Place by Aron Ralston which, although it is another amazing tale, I found one of the worst written...

I remember crying loads as a kid when my mother read me a children's version of a story by Oscar Wilde (I think) - it's about a Swallow that stays with a statue into the winter and dies. I can't remember its name.

Does it answer this question: Is god actually a force for good or is it that he is simply not a force for evil? This question is sort of dealt with in a series of books by F. Paul Wilson, beginning with "The Keep".

Generally I agree with Libre, Chrichton's books are childishly written. Congo was one of the worst books I've ever read, in fact i don't think I even bothered to read the last few chapters. I enjoyed Sate of Fear mostly for the fact that it lead me to some interesting scientific arguments...

Spike Milligan's - I wandered lonely as a clod,: Just picking up old rags and bottles,: When onward on my way I plod,: I saw a host of axolotls We had this read out at my father's funeral as he used to repeat it at all sorts of random moments - I'm not likely to forget it.

Candide is one of my favourite books. It's all about the main idea, that is the philosophy of the time "everything is for the best, in this, the best of all worlds" is rubbish. I find this as true today as it was then. In many parts of the world this philosphy is still applied and the have-nots...

I love Auster's Mr Vertigo, about a boy who is taught how to levitate. A really good and unusual story, written in an atmospheric style. I have had dreams about levitation for years and the method and style of levitation described in this story is exactly as in my dreams - so I was instantly...

I haven't read the book but I have been to see the play which is brilliant. It's in a tiny theatre and there are just 3 cast members. The lighting and sound is very atmospheric and it is a rally spooky play which makes you jump. I have recommended it to many friends who have all enjoyed it a...

I can't remember any particular stoires but I remember wishing I could have a go on the Slippery-slip.

You must find something by Roald Dahl, his books are great. "George's Marvellous Medicine" is probably a good one for a ten year old. "The Witches" is great, "The Twits" I love even now. "Matilda" is great and just right for a girl - I love the bit when Bruce Bogtrotter eats a whole chocolate...