whats on your bookshelf?

kj · 20th August 2004, 09:16 PM

right now i can see...

The Essential Bond Guide
a psychology book from Uni by Gleitman
Master Photography
Modern Dundee, Life in the City Since World War Two
JSP Web Development
Salman Rushdies Fury
Iain Banks' Dead Air
Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York
Michael Moore's Stupid White Men

and a whole lot of others, too much to list, but i thought that was a bit of a random variety. Always wondered about how people keep their books. In order or just anywhere it'll go on the shelf?

evilheartedyou · 20th August 2004, 09:26 PM

I am anal and like having my books in alphabetical order, but cos I always read them it never works out and they end up being scattered all over my room

WarmToast · 20th August 2004, 09:31 PM

Unfortunatly, the books that catch my eye first have exciting titles like; Discrete Mathmatics and its Applications, Calculus- and advanced course, Mixed Signal Processing, Motorola 68000 Handbook and The Essance of Databases.

I *assure* you there is some good reads in there, most are clouded though by my uni beasts.

Scotty · 21st August 2004, 03:50 PM

Not alot...

Lord of the Rings trilogy
Harry Potter - Order of the Phonix
Britan At War
WW2
Band of Brothers
The Hobbit

Lovecat · 21st August 2004, 05:56 PM

Far to many. I'm running out of space on my shelf. I have a tendacy to buy lots of books and not read them as fast as I am buying them.

My books just get pushed in any old way.

Edit:

Assorted Chrisopher Brookmyer books
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the glaxy trilogy in five parts.
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
Willy Russel - The Wrong Boy
Checkov - Plays
Jostein Gaarder - Shopies World
Iain Banks - Espidair Street
Graham Green - Brighton Rock
Wiliam Falkaner - As I lay dying
Jack Kerouac - On the road
Edward Gaitens - Dance of the Appretcies
Proust - Swanns Way
101 Philosophy problems

Theres an other layer of books behind that, but i cant be bothered to move the ones in front.

Lazzaro · 21st August 2004, 11:49 PM

Discworld 1, 2 and 3 - Terry Pratchet.

Harry Potter, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - J.K. Rowling.

Lord Of The Rings, 1, 2 and 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien.

Shiva 3000 - Jan Lars Jensen.

RussellOrGoose · 22nd August 2004, 12:15 PM

I don't have a bookshelf,I use a bedside cabinet that's been altered.So right now I can see.

No Logo-Naomi Klein
The Gangs Of Chicago-Herbert Ashbury
The Shining-Stephen King
Captain Scott-Ranulph Fiennes
Animal Farm-George Orwell
and all the Harry Potters.

samuraisloth · 22nd August 2004, 12:54 PM

lots of uni books and ....

roman dirge - lenore (graphic novels)
sylvia plath - the bell jar
william shakespeare - romeo and juliet
kevin lewis - the kid
susanna kaysen - girl interrupted
william blain - witches blood
walt disneys treasury of childrens classics
anthony burgess - a clockwork orange
pamela stephenson - billy
zadie smith - white teeth

there are lots more but thats the ones that jump out

Pink Lady · 22nd August 2004, 05:36 PM

the poisonwood bible- barbara kingsolver
good omens- terry prachett
the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy- douglas adams
catch-22- joseph heller
the curious incident of the dog in the night time- mark haddon
life of pi- yann martel
roald dahls revolting rhymes- roald dahl

and way too many more, no more room in bookshelf!

kj · 22nd August 2004, 06:03 PM

i have no Roald Dahl books at all

i used to have James and the Giant Peach and the BFG.

RussellOrGoose · 22nd August 2004, 08:36 PM

I used to have all of them but now i only have:
Matilda
The BFG
and The Twits.

I miss my 'Fantasic Mr Fox'

.star* · 22nd August 2004, 09:13 PM

I've got too many to list cos I've got a big massive bookcase thing. I'm not *that* anal about organising them though, just as long as all the books by each author are together and in order of the dates they were published. None of this alphabetical nonsense though, that takes far too much effort when putting them back.

~smack · 22nd August 2004, 09:54 PM

His Dark Materials TRI-logy

Ragamuffin · 23rd August 2004, 06:32 PM

i have dust on my bookshelf.......

(tumbleweed), nah mine usually consists of either Terry Pratchet (has to be the diskworld novels), and those Neil Gaiman ones- The Sandman Library

trying to find a book called "The Screwtape Letters" though, anyone seen it or read it, its meant to be pretty good :\

20th August 2004, 09:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,145 Band: A band of merry men	whats on your bookshelf? right now i can see... The Essential Bond Guide a psychology book from Uni by Gleitman Master Photography Modern Dundee, Life in the City Since World War Two JSP Web Development Salman Rushdies Fury Iain Banks' Dead Air Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York Michael Moore's Stupid White Men and a whole lot of others, too much to list, but i thought that was a bit of a random variety. Always wondered about how people keep their books. In order or just anywhere it'll go on the shelf? __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

21st August 2004, 05:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lovecat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,043	Far to many. I'm running out of space on my shelf. I have a tendacy to buy lots of books and not read them as fast as I am buying them. My books just get pushed in any old way. Edit: Assorted Chrisopher Brookmyer books The Hitch Hikers Guide to the glaxy trilogy in five parts. Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights Willy Russel - The Wrong Boy Checkov - Plays Jostein Gaarder - Shopies World Iain Banks - Espidair Street Graham Green - Brighton Rock Wiliam Falkaner - As I lay dying Jack Kerouac - On the road Edward Gaitens - Dance of the Appretcies Proust - Swanns Way 101 Philosophy problems Theres an other layer of books behind that, but i cant be bothered to move the ones in front. Last edited by Lovecat : 23rd August 2004 at 06:43 PM.

22nd August 2004, 06:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,145 Band: A band of merry men	i have no Roald Dahl books at all i used to have James and the Giant Peach and the BFG. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

20th August 2004, 09:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
evilheartedyou Uh oh! Spaghettio! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: glasglayglo Posts: 1,187	I am anal and like having my books in alphabetical order, but cos I always read them it never works out and they end up being scattered all over my room

20th August 2004, 09:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
WarmToast Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St Georges Cross, Glasgow. Posts: 717	Unfortunatly, the books that catch my eye first have exciting titles like; Discrete Mathmatics and its Applications, Calculus- and advanced course, Mixed Signal Processing, Motorola 68000 Handbook and The Essance of Databases. I assure you there is some good reads in there, most are clouded though by my uni beasts.

21st August 2004, 03:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Scotty Let The Chaos Begin... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North East Fife Posts: 3,247	Not alot... Lord of the Rings trilogy Harry Potter - Order of the Phonix Britan At War WW2 Band of Brothers The Hobbit

21st August 2004, 11:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lazzaro Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 6,065	Discworld 1, 2 and 3 - Terry Pratchet. Harry Potter, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - J.K. Rowling. Lord Of The Rings, 1, 2 and 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien. Shiva 3000 - Jan Lars Jensen.

22nd August 2004, 12:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
RussellOrGoose legend Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 6,432	I don't have a bookshelf,I use a bedside cabinet that's been altered.So right now I can see. No Logo-Naomi Klein The Gangs Of Chicago-Herbert Ashbury The Shining-Stephen King Captain Scott-Ranulph Fiennes Animal Farm-George Orwell and all the Harry Potters.

22nd August 2004, 12:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
samuraisloth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: viva las dundee Posts: 2,409 Band: spam purse...given we are still to unite properly	lots of uni books and .... roman dirge - lenore (graphic novels) sylvia plath - the bell jar william shakespeare - romeo and juliet kevin lewis - the kid susanna kaysen - girl interrupted william blain - witches blood walt disneys treasury of childrens classics anthony burgess - a clockwork orange pamela stephenson - billy zadie smith - white teeth there are lots more but thats the ones that jump out

22nd August 2004, 05:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pink Lady Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kirrie Posts: 173	the poisonwood bible- barbara kingsolver good omens- terry prachett the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy- douglas adams catch-22- joseph heller the curious incident of the dog in the night time- mark haddon life of pi- yann martel roald dahls revolting rhymes- roald dahl and way too many more, no more room in bookshelf!

22nd August 2004, 08:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
RussellOrGoose legend Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cupar Posts: 6,432	I used to have all of them but now i only have: Matilda The BFG and The Twits. I miss my 'Fantasic Mr Fox'

22nd August 2004, 09:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
.star* Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,186	I've got too many to list cos I've got a big massive bookcase thing. I'm not that anal about organising them though, just as long as all the books by each author are together and in order of the dates they were published. None of this alphabetical nonsense though, that takes far too much effort when putting them back.

22nd August 2004, 09:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
~smack Excuse me, who are you? Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,139	His Dark Materials TRI-logy

23rd August 2004, 06:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ragamuffin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: I Posts: 204	i have dust on my bookshelf....... (tumbleweed), nah mine usually consists of either Terry Pratchet (has to be the diskworld novels), and those Neil Gaiman ones- The Sandman Library trying to find a book called "The Screwtape Letters" though, anyone seen it or read it, its meant to be pretty good :\