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 ====== Books I Want to Read ====== ====== Books I Want to Read ======
-The date in brackets is when it was originally added to my list.+The date in brackets is when it was originally added to my list.  See also:  [[Reading|Books I'm Reading]] and [[read|Books I've Read]] 
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 +===== Recommended (to me) ===== 
 +  * [[wp>​Neurotribes]] 
 +  * [[wp>​Otherland]] by [[wp>Tad Williams]] - Recommended by Gwmngilfen at the September Tech Meetup. ​ Deals with slightly-in-the-future VR worlds. 
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 +==== Hive Minds ==== 
 +  * Theodore Sturgeon - To Marry Medusa 
 +  * Vernor Vinge - A Fire Upon The Deep 
 +  * The Green Brain and Hellstrom'​s Hive, both by Frank Herbert 
 +  * Swarm by Bruce Stirling 
 +  * All you Need is Kill by Hiroshi Saukurazaka 
 +  * Serpents Reach by CJ Cherryh 
 +  * Janet Edwards Hive Mind
  
 ===== I've got ===== ===== I've got =====
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   * [[wp>If We're So In Love Why Aren't We Happy?]] by [[wp>​Susan Page]] (May 2005)   * [[wp>If We're So In Love Why Aren't We Happy?]] by [[wp>​Susan Page]] (May 2005)
   * [[wp>The Illuminatus! Trilogy]] by [[wp>​multi multi]] (Mar 2004)   * [[wp>The Illuminatus! Trilogy]] by [[wp>​multi multi]] (Mar 2004)
 +  * [[wp>The Importance of Being Earnest]] by [[wp>​Oscar Wilde]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) and of course, I'd been meaning to read this one especially
   * [[wp>In The Balance]] by [[wp>​Harry Turtledove]] (Sep 2010)   * [[wp>In The Balance]] by [[wp>​Harry Turtledove]] (Sep 2010)
   * [[wp>The King Beyond The Gate]] by [[wp>​David Gemmell]] (Sep 2010)   * [[wp>The King Beyond The Gate]] by [[wp>​David Gemmell]] (Sep 2010)
   * [[wp>The Last Wish]] by [[wp>A Sapkowski]] (Sep 2010)   * [[wp>The Last Wish]] by [[wp>A Sapkowski]] (Sep 2010)
-  * [[wp>​Making History]] by [[wp>​Stephen Fry]] - Gift from my sister, Dec 2011. (Dec 2005)+  ​* [[wp>The Little Prince]] by [[wp>​Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) and it's a classic I always meant to read 
 +  ​* [[wp>​Making History]] by [[wp>​Stephen Fry]] - Gift from my sister, Dec 2011. (Dec 2005)] 
 +  * [[wp>​Man'​s Search for Meaning]] by [[wp>​Viktor Frankl]] ​ - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) 
 +  * [[wp>The Martian Chronicles]] by [[wp>Ray Bradbury]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020) 
 +  * [[wp>​Notes from Underground]] by [[wp>​Fyodor Dostoevsky]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020)
   * [[wp>The Nudist on the Late Shift]] by [[wp>Po Bronson]] (May 2003)   * [[wp>The Nudist on the Late Shift]] by [[wp>Po Bronson]] (May 2003)
   * [[wp>​Pride and Prejudice]] by [[wp>​Jane Austen]] (Sep 2011)   * [[wp>​Pride and Prejudice]] by [[wp>​Jane Austen]] (Sep 2011)
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   * [[wp>The Star Diaries]] by [[wp>​Stanislaw Lem]] - Rumoured to be where Douglas Adams got his writing style from.  Need to read this.  Mentioned by a guy on slashdot. ​ Got as a gift from my mum, Dec 2011. (May 2004)   * [[wp>The Star Diaries]] by [[wp>​Stanislaw Lem]] - Rumoured to be where Douglas Adams got his writing style from.  Need to read this.  Mentioned by a guy on slashdot. ​ Got as a gift from my mum, Dec 2011. (May 2004)
   * [[wp>​Stargirl]] by [[wp>​Jerry Spinelli]] (Aug 2003)   * [[wp>​Stargirl]] by [[wp>​Jerry Spinelli]] (Aug 2003)
-  * [[wp>The Subtle Knife]] by [[wp>​Philip Pullman]] (Sep 2010) 
   * [[wp>The Survivors Club: How To Survive Anything]] by [[wp>Ben Sherwood]] (Mar 2012)   * [[wp>The Survivors Club: How To Survive Anything]] by [[wp>Ben Sherwood]] (Mar 2012)
   * [[wp>Tao Te Ching]] by [[wp>Lao Tzu]] - This book is recommended by everybody who makes a list of 'great books' or 'books that changed my life' and they never mention what the fsck its about - just stuff like; 'if you haven'​t read it, read it' and nothing descriptive. ​ I suppose I better track (Jun 2004)   * [[wp>Tao Te Ching]] by [[wp>Lao Tzu]] - This book is recommended by everybody who makes a list of 'great books' or 'books that changed my life' and they never mention what the fsck its about - just stuff like; 'if you haven'​t read it, read it' and nothing descriptive. ​ I suppose I better track (Jun 2004)
   * [[wp>The Time Traveller'​s Guide to Medieval England]] by [[wp>Ian Mortimer]] (Mar 2012)   * [[wp>The Time Traveller'​s Guide to Medieval England]] by [[wp>Ian Mortimer]] (Mar 2012)
   * [[wp>​Utopia]] by [[wp>​Thomas Moore]] (Sep 2005)   * [[wp>​Utopia]] by [[wp>​Thomas Moore]] (Sep 2005)
-  * [[wp>​Virtual Light]] by [[wp>​William Gibson]] (Sep 2010) 
   * [[wp>​What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive]] by [[wp>​Mark McCormack]] (Jul 2005)   * [[wp>​What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes From A Street-Smart Executive]] by [[wp>​Mark McCormack]] (Jul 2005)
   * [[wp>​Where Wizards Stay Up Late]] by [[wp>​Katie Hafner]] (May 2003)   * [[wp>​Where Wizards Stay Up Late]] by [[wp>​Katie Hafner]] (May 2003)
   * [[wp>Why We Love]] by [[wp>​Helen Fisher]] - Read some of her papers and listened to one of her talks. ​ Fascinating woman. ​ Looks like an interesting book. (Sep 2010)   * [[wp>Why We Love]] by [[wp>​Helen Fisher]] - Read some of her papers and listened to one of her talks. ​ Fascinating woman. ​ Looks like an interesting book. (Sep 2010)
-  * [[wp>​Wizard'​s Bane]] by [[wp>​Rick Cook]] (Sep 2010) 
  
 ===== Still to get ===== ===== Still to get =====
   * [[wp>​1Q84]] by [[wp>​Haruki Murakami]] - Characters slipping between parallel universes with subtle differences. ​ Sounds interesting. (Jan 2012)   * [[wp>​1Q84]] by [[wp>​Haruki Murakami]] - Characters slipping between parallel universes with subtle differences. ​ Sounds interesting. (Jan 2012)
   * [[wp>​Amusing Ourselves to Death]] by [[wp>​Neil Postman]] - http://​i.imgur.com/​qdg3v.jpg - this made me want to read it. (Jun 2012)   * [[wp>​Amusing Ourselves to Death]] by [[wp>​Neil Postman]] - http://​i.imgur.com/​qdg3v.jpg - this made me want to read it. (Jun 2012)
 +  * [[wp>​Ancillary Justice]] by [[wp>Ann Leckie]] - recommended at a sci-fi bookgroup (6 Dec 2019)
   * [[wp>​Antarctica]] by [[wp>Kim Stanley Robinson]] - Set in McMurdo base, same as The Thing, might be interesting,​ though I did find his Mars trilogy quite tough to read. (Sep 2012)   * [[wp>​Antarctica]] by [[wp>Kim Stanley Robinson]] - Set in McMurdo base, same as The Thing, might be interesting,​ though I did find his Mars trilogy quite tough to read. (Sep 2012)
   * [[wp>​Blindness]] by [[wp>​Jose Saramago]] (Apr 2011)   * [[wp>​Blindness]] by [[wp>​Jose Saramago]] (Apr 2011)
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   * [[wp>The Hot Zone]] by [[wp>​Richard Preston]] - Sounds interesting. (Dec 2010)   * [[wp>The Hot Zone]] by [[wp>​Richard Preston]] - Sounds interesting. (Dec 2010)
   * [[wp>The Internet is a Playground]] by [[wp>​David Thorne]] (Nov 2010)   * [[wp>The Internet is a Playground]] by [[wp>​David Thorne]] (Nov 2010)
 +  * [[wp>​Jonathan Livingston Seagull]] by [[wp>​Richard Bach]] - Recommended on a reddit list of books to read before you die (Jan 2020)
   * [[wp>​Letter to a Christian Nation]] by [[wp>Sam Harris]] (Feb 2012)   * [[wp>​Letter to a Christian Nation]] by [[wp>Sam Harris]] (Feb 2012)
   * [[wp>​Lost Boys]] by [[wp>​Scott Orson Card]] - The climax was mentioned on xkcd.  Sounds interesting. (Jul 2011)   * [[wp>​Lost Boys]] by [[wp>​Scott Orson Card]] - The climax was mentioned on xkcd.  Sounds interesting. (Jul 2011)
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