DVDTalker001

Hi all-

I'm going on a 6 week international journey on trains, buses, and planes. I'm going to be doing a lot of reading -- but usually when I travel I bring a bunch of magazines to keep me occupied. I'm more of a magazine/journal type of reader.

Can anyone recommend some interesting books dealing with technology, gadgets, mobile computing, etc that won't bore me because i'm more of a short-length reader?

Thanks for the recommendations!

shrike

Great short little book by Neal Stephenson called "In The Beginning Was The Command Line". He's one hell of a writer and it's a very entertaining, informative (if short) read.

DVDTalker001

Great - thanks for recommending something like this . I like funny books as well.

Anyone else? this isn't going to keep me occupied the whole time

littlefuzzy

Try Kill-O-Byte by Piers Anthony.

SpacemanSpiff

Hi,
I am going to china in a month and am lookin for some recommendations for some interesting books to read while on the long long flight

currently i am thinking of picking up the stand by stephen king and the descent by jeff long

i enjoy most types of books, except romance and self help type of things

any interesting reads youve been real impressed with?

Scheherazade

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski is defenitely... interesting. If you want a different sort of read with all sorts of twists (literally) and brain-rending reading then I'd suggest checking it out. I've never read anything like it... You'll need at least three bookmarks though

~Scheherazade

Alien Redrum

If the concept of The Stand is to your liking, I would also recomend Swan Song by Robert McGammon (sp?). Another post-apolyptic book that is very good.

*Almost forgot:

The Alienist and it's psuedo-sequel The Angel In The Darkness (title may be off) by Caleb Carr. Both very good crime novels that take place in the 19th century.

-Steve

dancinns

I have to recommend my all time favorite, The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay.

Nick Danger

I've had some good luck with books which require you to slow down and get used to the language. These are also pretty long.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds -- MacKay.

Look Homeward Angel -- Wolf

I've also used big, dumb novels like Tom Clancy. They don't require as much concentration, so if I'm tired I can still keep reading.

The book I read during Christmas vacation was The Black Book of Communism, but that probably wouldn't go over real well with Chinese customs.

SpacemanSpiff

might have to look into that, i do enjoy sci/fi especially post apocalytpic type of stuff (fallout )


thanks, ill look into all those books...

any other suggestions?

SpacemanSpiff

i think im just gonna pick up the ignored (sounds cool)

and fight club or survivor
i enjoyed the movie so the books sound cool