Reading List 2006

As I said in an ealier blog note I have been lucky in that for xmas I got a few book tokens and the bookshop that I was in was doing a 3 books for the price of 2, and to me that was a real good deal as I got 70 UK pounds of books for 25 UK pounds, if this is a repeat of what I said earlier and the figures don't tally up the reason for this is that I did actually look up the cost of each book.

So as I said here are the books that I have to read over the next few months, I can say here that I am looking forward to it, the reading that is.

1. Richard Dawkins "The Ancestor's Tale" I have been waiting for this to come out in paperback as the hard back was just too much money.

2. Nick Mason "Inside out (A Personal history of Pink Floyd)" This was a book that I did not know anything about, but I like 2 of there albums, one of which is "Darkside of the Moon"

3. Iain M. Banks "The Algebraist" Not much to say I have read all his other books and this is the latest book in paperback so I had to get it, it's just a pity that he does not write more, my understanding is that he writes a book in 2 months and then has the rest of the year of, not sure if that's true or not.

4. Jeremy Clarkson "The world according to Clarkson" This man presents a show on BBC about cars and well just look up Top Gear and you will see what I mean, I like him as he is not affriad to say what he thinks, so this book which apperas to be a collection of his writing he does for the Sunday Times.

5. Charlie Connelly "Attention All Shipping" This was a book that I heard on BBC Radio 4 in there book of the week slot and now atlast I can read the book myself.

6. NewScientist "Does Anything Eat Wasps?" just got this as some of the questions in it are things that at one time or another I have come up with, but did not have anyone to answer them for me.

7. Alastair Reynolds "Century Rain" Having read all his books and I have to say I am a fan, I had to get this one and in paperback.

8. Alastair Reynolds "Pushing Ice" This book I did not buy as it was given as an xmas present, but it's in my stake of books to read.

So as you can see from above I have alot of reading to do, and I think from where I am sitting at this time all the books look like they will give me a loy of pleasure.