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I love to read books, but my favorite is Chosen (House of Night) --by P.C. Cast
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The subtle art of not giving a fxck by Mark Manson.
The book is very insightful - It teaches you the difference between the things that are your fault and the things that are your responsibility. It also shows you that you worry about many things that simply aren't worth the bother.
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Spelling mistakes in leading publications
Over the years I have come across numerous spelling mistakes, typographical mistakes and grammar relates mistakes in leading publications. I started to write them down from June 2019.
1: Details of publication: Wilbur Smith: Predator: Orion Mintaka (UK)Ltd:2016: First published in Great Britain: Harper Collins Publishers:2016 Page 84, sentence13
It reads as follows: ‘’He wanted people to know that however he might look now, he’d started out as a blue-collar kid, working his way up from nothing by ability, determination and damned hard work.”
It should read:
He started out as a blue-collar kid working his way up from nothing but ability, determination and damned hard work
2. Details of publication: Clive Clusser: Sahara: Harper Collins Publishers:1 London Bridge Street, London, SEI9gF:2017
age 30
Background: Kitty Mannock’s plane crashes in the desert, at this juncture, there are no ships!!!!!
Sentence 20
Reads as follows:
“She decided she had to make an attempt at reaching a village or the motor track. It was suicide to stay near the ship.”
It should read:
She decided she had to make an attempt at reaching a village or the motor track. It was suicide to stay near the plane.’”
2.1 Same book, same author and publisher: Page 35:Sentence 1-3
It reads:
“After travelling through the desert for days or weeks, seeing no animals, meeting no humans, civilization, no matter how tiny or primitive, comes as a stunning surprise.”
Rational: there is a comma after ‘humans,’ then the noun civilisation.
It should read
After traveling through the desert for days or weeks, seeing no animals, meeting no human civilization, no matter how tiny or primitive, comes as a stunning surprise
2.2 Same book, publisher and author: Page 36: Sentence 2
Typographical error despite the safety of direct speech. It is accepted that a speaker in direct speech can speak in slang or broken English, however, this does not apply in the following context as the speaker Major Ian Fairweather is well spoken!
It reads:
“The death blow came about forty years go when its wells began to dry up.”
It should read:
The death blow came about forty years ago when its wells began to dry up.”
2.3 Same book, same author and publisher: Page 112: Sentence 25
It reads:
“Very considerate of then to do as my thought waves demand.”
It should read:
Very considerate of them to do as my thought waves demand.
3.1 Clive Cussler: The Chase(Michael Joseph) Penguin Book, Penguine Group, 80 Strand, London WC2r ORL, England, 2007:Page 11, Sentence 7
It reads
“One suspender held up torn and ragged pants that were stuffed into scuffed and worn boots that should been thrown in the trash gully behind the town long ago.”
It should read
“One suspender held up torn and ragged pants that were stuffed into scuffed and worn boots that should have been thrown in the trash gully behind the town long ago.
3.2 Clive Cussler: Spartan Gold: Penguine Books ltd. England:2009: Page 325
It reads:
“I agree, but they’ll still have the same the dilemma.”
It should read
“I agree, but they’ll still have the same dilemma.”“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications.Comment
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My Favorite Wilbur Smith books are : Vicious Circle, those in Peril and Predator(the Hector Cross series)
My favorite Lee Child books are: Personal, The Affair, and Night School.“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications.Comment
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/16951017...der_1695101723 My favorite book . PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS BOOK by C Petersen AKAComment
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I am busy with an Afrikaans audio book ‘Die Blou van onthou’ by Marita Vyver. I spend a lot of time in the car, so it makes sense.
The story covers three generations of South Afrocan families and their relationships, while covering real life stories of South Africa over the years.
The storyline is intriguing, and at the same time I am getting a better idea of what our parents and grandparents went through. Almost done with the book!
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THE END OF HISTORY AND THE LAST MAN by Francis FukuyamaComment
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The Prophet, by Omar Khayyam - the most beautiful prose that you will ever find. Also a beautiful artwork in animated film.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam originally published 1892 and still relevant today. Written as lyric poem in quatrains (four-line stanzas) presenting the deep feelings and emotions of the poet on subjects such as life, death, love, and religion.Excellence is not a skill; its an attitude...
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Oops! Big mistake! The Prophet was written by Khalil Gibran.
The Prophet was also one of Elvis Presley's most loved books, which can still be seen in the Elvis museum.
The animated film by Salma Hayek with beautiful artwork is available on YouTube.
Excellence is not a skill; its an attitude...Comment
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My current favorite book is: "Unthink" By Chris Paley
He has a truly amazing theory of consciousness and the ideas in the book have become part of my daily life.Comment
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I don't only read poems or philosophy. I love to read thrillers like Lee Childs and his Jack Reacher character.
In Afrikaans there is no-one better than Deon Meyer. I don't read the translated books as it does not do justice to his characters as it does in its original, regional dialect.Excellence is not a skill; its an attitude...Comment
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Recently, I'm reading Neuromancer by William Gibson. Did you like Ghost in the Shell or The Matrix? What if I told you that the subgenre from which they drink was defined almost 30 years before and reached its climax in the 270 page story of a past-his-prime hacker who has to get back in the game? Neuromancer is a compelling story that has everything you would expect in a cyberpunk novel.Comment
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Well if you have your favourite books, then we can all pool in our own faves as well. That might just be the simplest way to make sure that everyone gets a chance to share what they love the most even if others are not that much interested about it.Comment
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My favourite book is Spud by John van de Ruit.Comment
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I've decided yesterday that I am going to change my life - No more endless hours of YouTube....rather endless hours of reading - real paper books.
I re-read:
Last Night - Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach. A beautiful book about becoming....
This morning - Who moved my cheese by Dr Spencer Johnson. One of THE BEST business books ever written...not only that, it is one of the best books ever written about dealing with change.
Next up - The richest man in Babylon by George S. ClasonComment
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