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Windows 7: *spin off* Your favourite book
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11 Jan 2010
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#1 | |
Windows 7 x 32 bit Cairns, Queensland |
*spin off* Your favourite book
That is assuming you read  
I don't have just one - I read A LOT so I have a bunch of favourites but a few that come to mind
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (yes yes, total sob book and most of her other books suck but I really liked this one)
The life of Pi by Yann Martel
I also really enjoyed the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl who played with fire (about to read the last one) but I wouldn't rate as my favourite but definitely among the more enjoyable I have read lately. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Chosen by me - Built by someone else ;)
OS Windows 7 x 32 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II 810 Quad Core
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T
Memory Corsair 4GB (2x2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS GTS250 1GB DDR3
Sound Card Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ
Screen Resolution 1220 x 900
Keyboard Logitech New Touch
Mouse Belkin
PSU 650w
Case Antec Sonata Elite Black/Silver
Hard Drives Western Digital 1TB, Caviar Green
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11 Jan 2010
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#2 | |
Win7 Ultimate x64 Perth; Western Australia |
Though not an avid reader, i used to read anything from "yippee Yarns" to Lord of the Rings.
The last 3 years or so, it has been Clive Cussler books.
Getting quite hooked on the adventure style writing.
I do a lot of reading on a few forums that hold my interest, but since they are not in book form, i guess they don't count.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home build
OS Win7 Ultimate x64
CPU 3820
Motherboard Rampage IV formula
Memory 12 GB kit
Graphics Card XFX nVidia GeForce GTX 560
Sound Card On board card
Monitor(s) Displays LG 27" x 2
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech Wave Pro
Mouse Logitech
PSU 875W Thermal Take
Case Antec P160W
Cooling Noctua
Hard Drives 1 x OCZ Vertex 4 , 256Gb
Internet Speed 1.5 Mb
Other Info Logitech G25 steering wheel, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick.
Logitech surround sound speaker system.
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11 Jan 2010
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by NinaJay  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho +1
One of my favourites aswell. 
It's hard to tell about favourites, quite a lot
Most enjoyable ones I read recently: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak The Interpretation of Murder by Jen Rubenfeld
Quite a lot of Hercule Poirot books from Aghata Christie Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86 SP1
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11 Jan 2010
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#4 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop) east central NY state |
My favorite series lately has been Vince Flynn's novels that follow a character named Mitch Rapp, who is a CIA "black ops" character extraordinaire....that does whatever it takes to protect his country.
He does things that I would not necessarily agree with in real life, but it makes for an absolutely riveting read. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
Memory 2x 2GB OCZ DDR II SDRAM PC2-6400
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2009m(primary), Acer P191W
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse Logitech M-SBF90
PSU Antec Earthwatts EA500D
Case Antec Sonata III
Cooling 4 fans
Hard Drives Internal:WD Caviar Black 640GB 32MB cache 7200RPM
External:Samsung Story Station 1TB HDD desktop drive
500GB Toshiba portable drive
Internet Speed Slow due to home Wireless-G router
Antivirus MSE, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes
Browser Chrome and Palemoon
Other Info Laptop....Acer 5750Z-4835
15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit LCD Display: (1366x768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2.0GHz, 2MB L3 cache)
Windows® 7 Home Premium,500GB Hard Drive,4GB DDR3 RAM, Intel® HD Graphics,8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader,802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Chrome and Palemoon, MSE, Hitman Pro
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12 Jan 2010
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#5 | |
windows 7 professional & ultimate 64bit laptops the worst state in america |
John Fante - The Brotherhood of the Grape | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway/NV7923u & NV79C52u Laptops
OS windows 7 professional & ultimate 64bit laptops
CPU 2.27 boost to 2.53 & 2.53 boost to 2.80
Motherboard Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset ???
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Sound Card realtek High-definition audio support
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 " HD 1600 x 900
Hard Drives hatachi Travelstar 5400 500GB & west digital 500GB
Internet Speed 35MB fios
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12 Jan 2010
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32 bit/Windows 8 64bit Pembrokeshire, South Wales, UK |
NinaJay have you read Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult, I have that one to read. I have every book that Catherine Cookson wrote, plus a few Josephine Cox and Meg Hutchinson, Rosamunde Pilcher, Susan Howatch, plus others I can't remember some of which I've still to read.
Can't really say I have a favourite but over my lifetime I've read a variety of authors and still finding ones I like | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Zoostorm Desktop/ Asus K55A Notebook PC
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32 bit/Windows 8 64bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2400 MHz/Intel B820,1.7GHz
Motherboard Foxconn 45CMX/45GMX/45CMX-K/Asus
Memory 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM)/8GB 2 x 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel Corp 82945G Integrated Graphics Controller/Intel
Sound Card Onboard Realtek/Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Hanns.G HH221 22" inches Widescreen/Asus 15.6
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080/1366 x 768
Keyboard Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (UK)/Inbuilt
Mouse Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse/Touchpad
Hard Drives ExcelStor (250GB)/Asus
Internet Speed Just under 4MB download it's ADSL.
Antivirus MSE/MSE
Browser IE10/IE10
Other Info Epson Stylus SX415 All-in-one Printer,
Seagate Expansion 500GB External Desktop Drive
USB2 HDD Enclosure
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12 Jan 2010
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#7 | |
Vista Ultimate X64/ Windows 7 Dual-boot |
All Quiet on the Western Front
Finnegan's Wake
The Dune Trilogy
Tai Pan
Welcome to the Monkey House
Stranger in a Strange Land
Red Storm Rising
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Steal This Book
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Bourne Trilogy
Should get you started... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built
OS Vista Ultimate X64/ Windows 7 Dual-boot
CPU Q6600
Motherboard ASUS P5K
Memory 4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
Graphics Card EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
PSU OCZ Elite 800W PSU
Case RaidMax Smilodon Case
Hard Drives 500G Seagate SATA
200G Seagate SATA
100G WD Caviar SATA
80G WD Caviar IDE
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12 Jan 2010
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#8 | |
Win7 Ultimate x64 Perth; Western Australia |
Quote: Originally Posted by patio Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 42!! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home build
OS Win7 Ultimate x64
CPU 3820
Motherboard Rampage IV formula
Memory 12 GB kit
Graphics Card XFX nVidia GeForce GTX 560
Sound Card On board card
Monitor(s) Displays LG 27" x 2
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech Wave Pro
Mouse Logitech
PSU 875W Thermal Take
Case Antec P160W
Cooling Noctua
Hard Drives 1 x OCZ Vertex 4 , 256Gb
Internet Speed 1.5 Mb
Other Info Logitech G25 steering wheel, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro joystick.
Logitech surround sound speaker system.
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12 Jan 2010
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#9 | |
Windows 7 x 32 bit Cairns, Queensland |
Joan, I have read all of Jodie Picoult's books (apart from the latest two). I think her earlier ones were good but there came a point where she was just pumping out books and they all became a bit same same.
Patio - nice list. I have read most of those
Pacinitaly - I'll put that one on my list | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Chosen by me - Built by someone else ;)
OS Windows 7 x 32 bit
CPU AMD Phenom II 810 Quad Core
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770T
Memory Corsair 4GB (2x2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS GTS250 1GB DDR3
Sound Card Realtek Audio
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ
Screen Resolution 1220 x 900
Keyboard Logitech New Touch
Mouse Belkin
PSU 650w
Case Antec Sonata Elite Black/Silver
Hard Drives Western Digital 1TB, Caviar Green
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12 Jan 2010
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#10 | |
windows 7 professional & ultimate 64bit laptops the worst state in america |
Quote: Originally Posted by NinaJay Joan, I have read all of Jodie Picoult's books (apart from the latest two). I think her earlier ones were good but there came a point where she was just pumping out books and they all became a bit same same.
Patio - nice list. I have read most of those
Pacinitaly - I'll put that one on my list Fante was a writer from the 30's. Italian/American stories. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway/NV7923u & NV79C52u Laptops
OS windows 7 professional & ultimate 64bit laptops
CPU 2.27 boost to 2.53 & 2.53 boost to 2.80
Motherboard Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset ???
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Sound Card realtek High-definition audio support
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 " HD 1600 x 900
Hard Drives hatachi Travelstar 5400 500GB & west digital 500GB
Internet Speed 35MB fios
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