I had a proper laughing out loud moment when I read this.
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Not one of life's great readers but making the effort to get into a routine that gets me away from the laptop, phone and TV more often. I'm loading up my bookshelf with books I've both already read plus books I've got lined up to read. My reasoning is, everything I've read I'll likely read again so I'll record the progress here when I get to it a second (third/forth) time.
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Martin Pugh wants to read Every Tool's a Hammer by Adam Savage
Every Tool's a Hammer by Adam Savage
In this New York Times bestselling “imperative how-to for creativity” (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—star of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters—shares his golden …
Martin Pugh started reading The annihilation score by Charles Stross
The annihilation score by Charles Stross
"Mo's latest assignment is to assist the police in containing an unusual outbreak: ordinary citizens suddenly imbued with extraordinary abilities …
Martin Pugh finished reading The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross
Martin Pugh quoted The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross
rugby: sort of like American football only with less body armour and more biting and gouging
Martin Pugh started reading The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross
Martin Pugh finished reading The apocalypse codex by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #4)
The apocalypse codex by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #4)
"For outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself), computational demonologist Bob Howard is on the fast track for promotion to …
Martin Pugh quoted The apocalypse codex by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #4)
I'm thinking on the fly, here. (Although now that I'm in middle management I think I'm supposed to call it 'refactoring the strategic value proposition in real time with agile implementation', or, if I'm being honest, 'making it up as I go along.')
— The apocalypse codex by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #4)
Martin Pugh quoted The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
"my nemesis was going so fast I couldn't read her number plate because of the Doppler shift"
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Heading off on hols again on Monday so it'll be back to leisurely reading by the pool with a cold drink in hand.
Martin Pugh started reading The apocalypse codex by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #4)
The apocalypse codex by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #4)
"For outstanding heroism in the field (despite himself), computational demonologist Bob Howard is on the fast track for promotion to …
Martin Pugh finished reading The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
Martin Pugh started reading The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
Martin Pugh finished reading The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
Only the second time through for The Jennifer Morgue and while the overall story arc was familiar, still a lot of the details I had forgotten so fun rediscovering them again.
Martin Pugh started reading The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
Bob Howard, geekish demonology hacker extraordinaire for "The Laundry," must stop ruthless billionaire Ellis Billington from unleashing an eldritch horror, …