A-Z of great reads - Page 3

pdurrant · 05-14-2010, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Xanadu - Kubla Khan a poem
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Sorry - no poem titles, unless you can point me to a book edition of the poem having that title. I can't find one.

GeoffC · 05-14-2010, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Sorry - no poem titles, unless you can point me to a book edition of the poem having that title. I can't find one.

pppffft !

There is a book titled Xanadu by John Man; whether it's a Great Read or not, I'll leave for someone else to find ....

Anyone else got any suggestion for "X" ....

pdurrant · 05-14-2010, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

pppffft !

There is a book titled Xanadu by John Man; whether it's a Great Read or not, I'll leave for someone else to find ....

Anyone else got any suggestion for "X" ....

This is what makes it fun - finding a good read that meets tricky criteria.

Of course, you could format up "Xanadu" prettily and upload it to mobileread.... except, that on checking, I find that the poem is actually entitled "Kubla Khan".

GeoffC · 05-14-2010, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

This is what makes it fun - finding a good read that meets tricky criteria.

Of course, you could format up "Xanadu" prettily and upload it to mobileread....

that would be 'cheating'

I'll leave it for someone to discover a great reading "X" titled tome ..... [there must be at least one !!!????

GeoffC · 05-14-2010, 06:09 AM

whoops !

this comment means nothing anymore, there was an echo here before someone removed it ....

ardeegee · 05-14-2010, 07:20 AM

Probably very slim pickings for "x." You could go with Xenocide by Orson Scott Card, even though it isn't a great read.

Stitchawl · 05-14-2010, 07:31 AM

"Xone of Contention" by Piers Anthony?

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 05-14-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

"Xone of Contention" by Piers Anthony?

Is that an entry for the thread, or just a title beginning with X?

Come on folks - you didn't think all the letters would be as easy as the other 25 did you? :-)

beppe · 05-14-2010, 12:23 PM

Xmas by Ferguson, Norman ; Kelly, Mary-Claire

beppe · 05-14-2010, 12:26 PM

(The) Xmas Files: The Philosophy of Christmas by Stephen Law Orion Publishing Group

pdurrant · 05-14-2010, 01:33 PM

OK, we have an 'X' title. 'Y''s been done.

who's got a 'Z'? Make it a great one!

beppe · 05-14-2010, 01:46 PM

I have it, I have it
ZORBA THE GREEK by NIkos Kazanfzakis—Simon & Schuster

Nikos Kazantzakis, 68 (this was written in 1952), was runner-up for the Nobel Prize in Literature last year.* Born in Crete and author of some 30 novels, plays and books on philosophy, Kazantzakis is one of Greece's leading men of letters. When Zorba the Greek appeared in Britain seven months ago, British critics tossed cheers around like "well dones" at a cricket match. Said the Times Literary Supplement: "Mr. Kazantzakis . . . has created in Zorba one of the great characters of modern fiction." Said the New Statesman & Nation: "A minor classic."

darknessangel · 05-15-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Verencat

Le Comte de Monte-Christo, Alexandre Dumas (you didn't mention the language!

)

I love that one especially in french! The atmosphere is really different and more intense!

GJMS

pdurrant · 05-15-2010, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by beppe

I have it, I have it
ZORBA THE GREEK by NIkos Kazanfzakis—Simon & Schuster

A good choice. I should probably read it sometime - once an ebook version appears!

pdurrant · 05-15-2010, 01:29 PM

Well done, we've gone from A to Z. So who's going to start us off at 'A' again? Be prepared to edit your post to add in the books B-Z that people submit to the thread!

I'll link to the start of the next alphabet from my first post.

05-14-2010, 06:09 AM	#35
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	whoops ! this comment means nothing anymore, there was an echo here before someone removed it .... Last edited by GeoffC; 05-14-2010 at 07:56 AM.

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	OK, we have an 'X' title. 'Y''s been done. who's got a 'Z'? Make it a great one!

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beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	I have it, I have it ZORBA THE GREEK by NIkos Kazanfzakis—Simon & Schuster Nikos Kazantzakis, 68 (this was written in 1952), was runner-up for the Nobel Prize in Literature last year.* Born in Crete and author of some 30 novels, plays and books on philosophy, Kazantzakis is one of Greece's leading men of letters. When Zorba the Greek appeared in Britain seven months ago, British critics tossed cheers around like "well dones" at a cricket match. Said the Times Literary Supplement: "Mr. Kazantzakis . . . has created in Zorba one of the great characters of modern fiction." Said the New Statesman & Nation: "A minor classic."

05-15-2010, 01:29 PM	#45
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Well done, we've gone from A to Z. So who's going to start us off at 'A' again? Be prepared to edit your post to add in the books B-Z that people submit to the thread! I'll link to the start of the next alphabet from my first post.

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