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NinOfEden	914698.  Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:23 pm Well, don't kill any people. It's OK to kill bacteria.
Spud McLaren	914731.  Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:51 pm NinOfEden wrote: Well, don't kill any people. It's OK to kill bacteria. sally carr wrote: ...Try To Kill a Mockingbird Can we have some consensus, please?
Starfish13	914800.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:21 am Spud McLaren wrote: sally carr wrote: ...Try To Kill a Mockingbird Can we have some consensus, please? Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember its a sin to kill a mockingbird.
Efros	914807.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:29 am What about Mockingjays?
Starfish13	914816.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:38 am That's all about killing.
Spoilt Victorian	914817.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:38 am Efros wrote: What about Mockingjays? What about bluebirds?
mckeonj	914829.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:22 am May the bird of paradise fly up your nose.
sally carr	914870.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:16 am I've never heard it called that before
Strawberry	914873.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:23 am i think Mckeonj is referring to this song. Link
cornixt	914968.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:26 am Neotenic wrote: While I would recommend Pratchett for some light chuckling, I certainly would not consider his work a path to enlightenment. Small Gods is both funny and philosophical.
NinOfEden	914992.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:51 am Yeah, there's a fair bit of philosophy + science in the Discworld series. Also quite a lot of social satire in the newer ones.
Jenny	915037.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:01 pm Small Gods is one of my favourite Discworld books.
sally carr	915052.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:25 pm Good Omens by Pratchett and Neil Gaiman gives some food for thought.
Inquiring Mind	915053.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:41 pm Thanks for the replies. I'll take a note - although it could get quite long! I included the Pratchett books because I have heard a couple of people mentioning them in a ''you'd be surprised how deep they are'' kind of way. Only one way to find out.
Leith	915064.  Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:24 pm Posital wrote: Godel, Escher and Bach: The Eternal Braid: Hofstader - For me it was the final (layman's) proof that nothing "ought" to join up... but never waded to the bitter end. Also enjoyed "Sarum" Edward Rutherfurd. I liked Sarum, too, and highly recommend Gödel, Escher, Bach A couple of other popular science books I'm fond of: Phantoms in the Brain - a fascinating book on neuroscience by the rather awesome V. S. Ramachandran How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker Not attempting to be a comprehensive or balanced treatment of the subject, and not all of Steven Pinker's theories sound entirely convincing to me, but it's a compellingly written, intelligent, compassionate and quite humorous book.

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