I got to take my books back to the library tomorrow Ive read all the books buy my favourite authors at my local library which is pretty crap really they spent millions doing the building up to end up with half the books go figure .I liked the dingy old joint full of books I'm not keen on this brightly light crap with more magazines than books . Anyway I lke assorted crap history ,science fiction whatever how to books etc. some biography's Ive just about read out the library . So go for broke ive probably read it or my library doesn't have it .
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I liked the dingy old joint full of books I'm not keen on this brightly light crap with more magazines than books .
An interesting observation that mirrors my own. I dropped into revamped library recently, appeared to be less books, a huge magazine selection and many more computer stations. most users appeared to be travelers enjoying the free WiFi. A questionable financial burden on rate payers? I think so.
If you are ever in the village of Yungaburra (North Queensland), drop into the bookshop. There are 1000's of old books and you can buy a coffee there and browse at your leisure.
They do have wifi but the rest of the experience is old school. The place is a large timber framed shed, nothing like the modern brightly lit places with no soul.
Im in Cairns, where in Yungaburra is this bookshop? Sounds good.
They did the same thing to the Cairns Library. More tourists using free WiFi than books on shelf. 
Just re-read Ender's Game after seeing the trailer for it. Still a great read but I can't see the movie doing it any justice.
Also just read Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson and really enjoyed it as well as a few of his other books.
Know what you mean about the public library being frustrating. Mine seems to specialise in carrying all of the part 2's of any series and they spread the rest of the series out at other libraries. It pads out the shelves but is pretty pointless.
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Im in Cairns, where in Yungaburra is this bookshop? Sounds good.
They did the same thing to the Cairns Library. More tourists using free WiFi than books on shelf.
Rexo,
It's at 18A Eacham Road (4095 2123).
Just head towards the food market from the pub (pub on your left) and follow the road left up the hill. It's on your left and I think the last shop.
(It's Yungaburra, you cannot get too lost in Yungaburra! 
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The owner was really friendly, we had a great chat about a whole range of things.
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cormac mccarthy - blood meridian. check it out.
I haven't read this one yet. Though I have read "the road" by the same author; well written and dragged me in, but very dark. Still have 'flashbacks' to parts of the book sometime later.
actiomax, a few random suggestions...
The kite runner
Speaks the night bird
Water for elephants
Don't sweat the small stuff
The persimmon tree
A short history of nearly everything
Select to expand quoteSkid said..myusernam said..
cormac mccarthy - blood meridian. check it out.
I haven't read this one yet. Though I have read "the road" by the same author; well written and dragged me in, but very dark. Still have 'flashbacks' to parts of the book sometime later.
Do yourself a favour. Read them. Dont be fooled by the titles of his books, such as 'all the pretty horses', bloodthirsty as any. great books. 'No country for old men' Brilliant. I just wish he would write more.
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Join the new century and buy a Kindle, books on tap whenever, wherever.
Nothing beats the feel of a REAL book. Theres no school like old school.
Wilbur Smith, you can't go wrong.
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I've read all Wilber smith & have enjoyed them . My Nanna used to by them all & pass them on to me .
Yesterday bought 3 books from op shop for $2 & read two of them yesterday
The unofficial biography of ozzy ozbourne that was interesting &
The husband by dean kootz
. Its really weird if I read I can see all spelling mistakes but I cant spell for the life of me yet my brother who I don't think has ever read a book in his life can spell anything. If I got paid to read at only a dollar per book I still would be a multimillionaire .
Tis is my special skill if I could only work out a way of making money out of it .
Select to expand quoteSkid said..myusernam said..
cormac mccarthy - blood meridian. check it out.
I haven't read this one yet. Though I have read "the road" by the same author; well written and dragged me in, but very dark. Still have 'flashbacks' to parts of the book sometime later.
then you're gonna love blood meridian. Regarded as his best book. in fact many regard as best book ever written. was on first tuesday book club recently and couple of authors said it was their favourite.. Mind you, it makes the road seem like a childerens bedtime story in comparison !
Did you like 'the road' movie? It was so faitfhul to the book and just as I imagined. thought it was good.
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I've read all Wilber smith & have enjoyed them . My Nanna used to by them all & pass them on to me .
Yesterday bought 3 books from op shop for $2 & read two of them yesterday
The unofficial biography of ozzy ozbourne that was interesting &
The husband by dean kootz
. Its really weird if I read I can see all spelling mistakes but I cant spell for the life of me yet my brother who I don't think has ever read a book in his life can spell anything. If I got paid to read at only a dollar per book I still would be a multimillionaire .
Tis is my special skill if I could only work out a way of making money out of it .
Put yourself up for hire on outsourcing websites like Odesk and Freelancer as a proof reader.
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Join the new century and buy a Kindle, books on tap whenever, wherever.
Nothing beats the feel of a REAL book. There's no school like old school.
But if the book is good enough you really shouldn't notice.
Pros:
Can read while eating breakfast. Kindles et al don't require a hand to keep them open.
Text is sharper.
Amazon can deliver the book to me in about 2 minutes. Free.
Books are cheaper. Last one I bought The Worst Journey In The World was actually free (marked down from $1).
Can store your entire library.
The 1,000+ page tome you are reading fits in your jacket. Easily.
You can highlight quotes and they appear in your Kindle page online. Nice way to revisit things. You can click online to continue reading.
Batteries last a month.
Cons:
Batteries last a month.
It is possible to lose your page by accidentally clicking 'next chapter' button.
Flight attendants make you turn them off for takeoff and landing (why!?)
Bit plasticy. I'd like an Apple version.
Also, people still seem to think they are a screen, with a light. They are not.
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Cons:
Batteries last a month.
It is possible to lose your page by accidentally clicking 'next chapter' button.
Flight attendants make you turn them off for takeoff and landing (why!?)
Bit plasticy. I'd like an Apple version.
This is why attendants make you turn it off.
I read Michael Crichton timeline today should have been working on the house but my excuses was she was asleep.
Lucky I finished just as she woke up & grabbed the chain saw & finished cutting down palm tree now all I got to do is dig out the stump .
I thought mythbusters proved the plane thing is a con everything is shielded on planes to stop that sort of interference & it was just a con to make you use there phones at ridicules prices.
Try peter F hamilton Great North road. spent a week in Bali soaking in a pool drinking beer reading that one
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I've read all Wilber smith & have enjoyed them . My Nanna used to by them all & pass them on to me .
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New Wilbur Smith "Vicious Circle" just came out. Bryce Courteney writes (well, wrote) a good novel, though found "Aprils fools day" and 'the family frying pan" a bit heavy going. Everything else of his is gold. Tim Winton is a good read, and his stories usually centre around a coastal theme.
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cormac mccarthy - blood meridian. check it out.
I haven't read this one yet. Though I have read "the road" by the same author; well written and dragged me in, but very dark. Still have 'flashbacks' to parts of the book sometime later.
then you're gonna love blood meridian. Regarded as his best book. in fact many regard as best book ever written. was on first tuesday book club recently and couple of authors said it was their favourite.. Mind you, it makes the road seem like a childerens bedtime story in comparison !
Did you like 'the road' movie? It was so faitfhul to the book and just as I imagined. thought it was good.
I haven't seen 'the road' movie. As you alluded to, movies do not always follow the same storyline as the book. I'll put it on my list to eventually see.
'Blood meridian' is on my wishlist, will get it after I finish the couple of books I have on the go at the moment. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. [:)
Have a look at Rusty Youngs "Marching Powder" about an english coke smuggler who got locked up in a Bolivian Prison (where money buys you a condo, and your family can come live with you), or Shantaram, written by an Australian armed robber and prison escapee. Both ripping yarns.
Tm Wimton read all his what the hell was it with the Riders it had a hole in the plot so big im surprised it actually made it into print.
Read most of Bryce courtny books.
Still havnt managed to get to library yet.
I did enjoy the movie no country for old men ill try & get it
