Just read Terry Pratchett's latest book, Making Money. Think of Douglas Adams' satire/humor (The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy) only better! Pratchett is the second most read author in England (that would be one place behind J. K. Rowling). Most of his novels take place on Discworld, acircular world on the back of a giant star turtle supported by four elephants. Many deal with a particular institution. Previous books dealt with rock music, the post office, newspapers, and religion to name a few subjects. This one is a great primer on banking and economics.
If you like a book that's laugh-out-loud but also helps to explain how things work in the real world I think you'll enjoy Money. By the way, we've got it as part of our new popular fiction collection in the Library lobby.
I'll leave you with one (of his many, many) quotables:
"I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it."
I like Marques a lot Rick, however, I have not read the book you just read. My favorite is the well known "One Hundred Years of Solitude." I just finished "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think," by Brian Wansink. Truly a very interesting book! You'd be amazed to realize how much more we eat than we should.:-)
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Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel García Márquez. I noticed this book in the bookstore, and have enjoyed his other works.
While I enjoyed the story and characters, the writing left me wanting. Either translator Edith Grossman or García Márquez is getting lazy.
Just read Terry Pratchett's latest book, Making Money. Think of Douglas Adams' satire/humor (The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy) only better! Pratchett is the second most read author in England (that would be one place behind J. K. Rowling). Most of his novels take place on Discworld, acircular world on the back of a giant star turtle supported by four elephants. Many deal with a particular institution. Previous books dealt with rock music, the post office, newspapers, and religion to name a few subjects. This one is a great primer on banking and economics.
If you like a book that's laugh-out-loud but also helps to explain how things work in the real world I think you'll enjoy Money.
By the way, we've got it as part of our new popular fiction collection in the Library lobby.
I'll leave you with one (of his many, many) quotables:
"I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it."
I like Marques a lot Rick, however, I have not read the book you just read. My favorite is the well known "One Hundred Years of Solitude." I just finished "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think," by Brian Wansink. Truly a very interesting book! You'd be amazed to realize how much more we eat than we should.:-)
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