Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Please, answer this post :
  • saying the book(s) you chose to read
  • explaining why you chose it (just a few words)
  • adding a link to a web site where the book is talked about

18 comments:

  1. I've chosen the book called "The To-Do list", written by Mike Gayle.
    I'm interested in this book because I'm mad about lists... I'm very organized (maybe too, in fact) and I love to do lists about every little thing around my daily life.
    Have a look at this website to get more information:
    http://www.mikegayle.co.uk/to_do.html

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  2. The first book that I'm reading is "My family and others animals" by Gerald Durrell. An amusing book that my daughter recommended me. You can find information in this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Family_and_Others_Animals
    After this one I'm going to read "True tales of American life" by Paul Auster. It was recommended by Juan Ramón and I think it is easy to read because it has short chapters. More information in http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2001/dec/08/highereducation.news

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  3. I’m reading « Completely unexpected tales » by Roald Dahl. It was recommended by one of my friends who enjoyed it. Get more information in this link: http://www.amazon.es/Completely-Unexpected-Tales-More/dp/0140098208/ref=pd_sim_sbs_fb_1

    After this one, I’m going to read “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides, recommended by our English teacher.
    http://www.amazon.es/Middlesex-Jeffrey-Eugenides/dp/1408827352/ref=sr_1_2?s=foreign-books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355416675&sr=1-2

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  4. Hi everyone,
    just a quick comment to tell you the books I've chosen for this course.
    The first one is "INFIDEL" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the second one is "A THOUDAND SPLENDID SUNS" by Khaled Hosseini. I've chosen them as my good friend and old English teacher, "Petri", recommended me them. She knows my liking really well and is always right!.
    For further information about these books click the nent links:

    http://www.bookrags.com/Infidel_(book)/

    http://www.casadellibro.com/libro-a-thousand-splendid-suns/9780747585893/1337247

    Take care

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    2. Hello everybody,
      the first book I am going to read is The snowball. Is the biography of Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest men on earth. I think I will enjoy reading it hope to learn something about how he has done his fortune.
      The link is: http://www.amazon.com/Snowball-Warren-Buffett-Business-Life/dp/0553384619

      The second book I will read is Behind the Cloud. A book about technology and how a man built from scratch a succesfull company. The writer invented a new way of seing software so I will like the book.
      The link is: http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Cloud-Salesforce-com-Billion-Dollar-Company-/dp/0470521163/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355784231&sr=1-1&keywords=behind+the+cloud

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    3. I am sorry for the messy comment, but I don't know how to delete the comments.
      see you

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  6. Hi there!
    I'm going to read Enduring Love by Ian McEwan. Last year I read The Comfort of Strangers written by the same author and I really enjoyed it. I love suspense novels!!
    You can find more about the book here:
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0099276585/ref=aw_d_detail?pd=1
    And here about the author:
    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McEwan

    See you in a while!
    Ana Isabel

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  7. I'd like to read a biography by Patrick Williams about Philip II. The title of the book is "Philip II", and I've choosen this book because I'm working in my final degree project and this project is about the armies during the era of Philip II. I've read that this is a really good biography, easy to read and not boring at all, so I'd like to give it a chance.

    In this link you can see some of the book's characteristics:
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philip-II-European-History-Perspective/dp/0333630432

    I won't be able to go today to the cooking contest so I hope you to spend a nice time during holidays and to have a happy new year!

    Simón

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  9. Hi everyone,

    My first book is “True Tales Of American Life” by Paul Aster. The book has about 180 tales, none more than a few pages long, told by people from all walks of life: “true stories that sounded like fiction”. It sounds really interesting! You can find more information in: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/oct/12/society.paulauster.

    My second book is “On Chesil Beach” by Ian McEwan. I don`t know why I have chosen it because, to be honest with you, I don’t know anything about the book. It was recommended by our teacher in class and I hope not regret it. The link is: http://www.ianmcewan.com/bib/books/chesil.html.


    Merry Christmas.

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  10. Hi there,

    The first book I´m reading is "On Chelsey Beach" by Ian McEwan. Honestly, I chose this book because I started to read it but I didn´t finish it, so this is the moment. Also, because the other book that I have chosen it´s a bit long and this is easer to read. I copy the link from my partner Paloma, ´cause it´s the best one to know the plot of the book: http://www.ianmcewan.com/bib/books/chesil.html.

    The second book I want to read it´s "Twilight" written by Stepheny Meyer. I have chosen this book because I really love vampires stories and I read the saga in spanish few years ago, so I think it could be easier to read such a long book (Juan Ramón, take into account that the book has got 260 pages with a very very small letter!!!)
    Here you have a link with some information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_(novel)

    Merry Xmas to all of you!!

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  11. I've chosen the book: Girl with a pearl earring by Tracy Chevalier. It is a historical novel based on the Vermeer's painting with the same title. I've chosen it because I've read very interesting critics about it and the way the writer describes the relationships between the characters as well as the reality of the Netherlands.
    For more information click the links:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring_(novel)
    http://www.tchevalier.com/gwape/index.html

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  12. Hi,
    The first book I´m goning to read is: " True tales of American life" by Paul Auster. My teacher recomend me, but I´m not sure that I can finish because I don´t understand some stories
    I´ve been reading. I understand the words but not the sense of the sentences. However, I´m goning to try.
    The second book is "The public confessions of a middle-aged woman" by Sue Townsend.

    And If I have to change my first choice, the other book I´m going to read will be "Please, forgive me" by Melissa Hill.
    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6695435-please-forgive-me

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  13. Hello mates,
    I don't want to finish my holidays without telling you the first book I'm reading: "American stories". It is a collection of short narrations written by well-known authors of American literature.
    There are different reason to made me choose this book: a friend recommended it to me, I like reading short and varied stories, and I'm allways interested in classic and famous writers.
    You can find more information about this book in the following link:
    http://www.macmillanenglish.com/product.aspx?id=42724

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  14. Hi everyone,

    I´m going to read "trumpet voluntary", a friend recommended it to me because it´s a exciting book related with murders and investigations.
    here we have a link with a litlle summery:
    http://alt.ulricianum-aurich.de/trumpet/book/contents.htm

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