Punk forum literature thread
 

Name some good books/magazines that you would recommend anyone to read...


[b]Political Books;[/b]

o A Reason To Be Cheerful - Mark Steel's book on politics from the 70's to today, Quite an interesting and amusing book, Deals with serious issues whilst remaining witty.

o Viva La Revolution - Another book by Mark Steel about the french Revolution, Again very witty and intelligent, I have only read half of it as the library robbed it back and fined me, bastards!

o Animal Farm - George Orwells finest work in my opinion, Political fable using Animals to represent the Russian Revolution, Well worth a read.

[b]Other Books;[/b]

o 144 Picadilly Street - Samuel Fuller's amusing book about a group of people from contrasting cultures all crammed in the same squat in constant threat from the old bill, Hippies, Skinheads, Rockers and a Journalist. Check it out!

o Human Punk - John King's book that follows the antics of a young punk who witnesses the death of a freind of his, trecks accross russia and so forth, Quite an intreaging book, worth a read.

[b]Magazines;[/b]

o Private Eye - Politically based magazine for the uk, available in most decent Newsagents although it is sometimes a pain in the arse to get, Comes out monthly!

o Organize - Anarchist Federations magazine for the uk, i beleave it can be shipped to america, Usually comes out around 3 times a year. If you want to know more about it, check out the Anarchist Federations website

Brave New World - Huxley's masterpiece about a futuristic society in which people are conditioned to accept their goverment controlled lives.

Cats Cradle - A book about the end of the world, religion, foot sex, and various other commodities.

Cats cradle rings a bell for some reason, I will check it out none the less, couldn't give me the name of the author could you?

Kurt Vonnegut

I think all of his books are great.

Magazine/Periodical: [I][B]Weekly World News[/B][/I]
They aren't afraid to tell the truth!

[U][B]Fiction:[/B][/U]

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller - The best book about war ever written and the funniest book ever all roled into one.

Any Kurt Vonnegut book - Seriously, he's a genius. My favourites are Slaughterhouse 5, Breakfast Of Champions and Mother Night

[U][B]Non-Fiction:[/B][/U]

Killing Hope - William Blum - The best book on US foreign policy I've ever read. Very comprehensive. There are samples of it on Propagandhi's Today's Empires, Tommorrows Ashes CD-ROM extras

Sandinistas - Dennis Gilbert - A comprehensive look at the Sandinista Regime. Very well written.

Autobiography - Malcolm X - The best autobiography I've ever read. Entertaining and informative

For Reasons Of State - Noam Chomsky - A collection of his essays including a large one on the Vietnam war and a good introduction to Anarchism.

Death hawk do you have msn per chance, you appear to be one of the more worthy posters on this ridiculous excuse of a punk forum, With out Meg, Nick, Jme, And often Joe this place really would be a waste of space!

[B]Books[/B]

o Fight Club - Check Palahniuk's book of pent up testosterone and destruction

o Please Kill Me - A history of punk in the form of quotes from notable figures

o Humanity: A Moral History of the 20th Century - It sounds thick, but it's actually very readable. Gives a good perspective as to how we got into this mess.

[B]Photobooks[/B]

o Glen E. Friedman's "F u c k you Heroes" and "Banned in DC"

[B]Magazines[/B]

o Adbusters - media and cultural critics, reclaiming the mental environment

[QUOTE=Widerstehen Sie]Death hawk do you have msn per chance, you appear to be one of the more worthy posters on this ridiculous excuse of a punk forum, With out Meg, Nick, Jme, And often Joe this place really would be a waste of space![/QUOTE]


msn?

Is that instant messaging?

I only have aim at urielerubey

Ah. no matter then. cheers anyway.

[QUOTE=IFlogMyMolly16]Magazine/Periodical: [I][B]Weekly World News[/B][/I]
They aren't afraid to tell the truth![/QUOTE]

I love that stuff.

Sci-Fi:
[b]Fahrenheit 451[/b] - amazing novel by the legendary Ray Bradbury, written in the 50s at the times of the cold war which also influenced such books as Brave New World and 1984, both great books. F451 concentrates on the topic of censorship. Very good novel, be sure to check it out.

...also on a more web-oriented piece of work, goto [url]http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1931/[/url] , it's the Anarchist FAQ, believe as much as you think you know about Anarchism, this site will teach you a thing or two...or even three...:chug:

The technological soceity- Jacque ellul
Society of the spectacle- Debord
Culture of make believe- Derrick jensen
Any John Zerzan book
Revolution of everyday life
Anarchism after leftism- Bob Black
Unabombers Manifesto (Google it!) - Ted K!
Rebels against the future: The luddites and their war against the industrial revolution- Kirpatrick Sale.

Any Dead Koontz, that guy is a genius. I have yet to read one of his books I didn't like...

Ones to get: "The Eyes Of Darkness" and "Fear Nothing"

Fiction
[i]1984[/i] by George Orwell - Orwell's eerily prophotic tale of the future and the control and spying of the government
[i]A Clockwork Orange[/i] by Anthony Burgess - The corruption of society shown through the eyes of a ruffen youth, humourous and frightening at the same time.
[i]Anthem[/i] by Ayn Rand - Short book about a society where there is no individual, the entire thing is written in first person plural.

Non-Fiction
[i]Please Kill Me[/i] - A history of punk, I have yet to read it, but I've heard good things about it

Oh yeah.[I] Anthem[/I] was a good one.

Also, if you like humour books check out the entire series of Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy books by Douglas Adams, there are 5 in the trilogy. I love 'em, I'm on the 5th now.

The Clash- Return of The Last Gang in Town
Punk- Loud, Young and Snotty
1984- George Orwell
THE CALL OF CTHULHU!!!!- H.P. Lovecraft (for all those real goths out there)
Ender's Game- dont know who its by, but really good
Dune Series- Frank Herbert
No Woman, No Cry- bob marley's wife
and finally

SIMPSONS COMICS- ALL GREAT, GREAT FOR LONG CAR RIDES,TRAIN RIDES, PLANE RIDES, VACATIONS, CASUAL READING, BRILLIANTLY MASTERED, lol

anyway, if you have read any of these please say there good or something

I forgot the Dune series.

These books are seriously amazing.

The depth, characters, and how everything interwines is unbelievable.

[QUOTE=Brain Squirmin' Like a Toad]Also, if you like humour books check out the entire series of Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy books by Douglas Adams, there are 5 in the trilogy. I love 'em, I'm on the 5th now.[/QUOTE]
yeah good sh[SIZE=2]i[/SIZE]t

[QUOTE=Brain Squirmin' Like a Toad]Also, if you like humour books check out the entire series of Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy books by Douglas Adams, there are 5 in the trilogy. I love 'em, I'm on the 5th now.[/QUOTE]
i have only one thing to say to that




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[QUOTE=AnihilateShrubbery]
Ender's Game- dont know who its by, but really good
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That is a really good book by Orson Scott Card. I have been hooked on that series for quite a while.

[QUOTE=fat_tits103]That is a really good book by Orson Scott Card. I have been hooked on that series for quite a while.[/QUOTE]
i useually hate reading, but my friend threw that book at me and said to read it, and if i didnt he would sic his badass dog on me. anyway, i read it and it changed my veiw on reading

Henry David Thoreau : Walden; Life in the Woods -
It's a very good book on the subject of Transcendentalism. Kind of a hard read, but it's good stuff, over all.

Edgar Allen Poe : Complete Works -
Most of you should know this man, and if you don't, then you suck at life and don't deserve to know his greatness.

George Orwell : Shooting an Elephant -
Lesser known than 1984 and Animal Farm. Leans more towards non-fiction. It's a good read. Very short.

Bertrand Russel : Marriage and Morals -
A very unbiased look at morality. Very interesting read by a very interesting man. He has an essay which I think a lot of you might like called "10 Reasons Why I am not a Christian"

Marshall McLuhan : Understanding the Media -
About the creation of mass media and how it influenced modern live.

Harold Schechter : A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers -
Gives insight into the minds of serial killers. Very engrossing.

[QUOTE=bitLion][B]Books[/B]

o Please Kill Me - A history of punk in the form of quotes from notable figures

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Great book to help people understand what punk music really is about.

[QUOTE=Brain Squirmin' Like a Toad]Also, if you like humour books check out the entire series of Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy books by Douglas Adams, there are 5 in the trilogy. I love 'em, I'm on the 5th now.[/QUOTE]
Douglas Adams is great. It's a real shame he died before he finished the final one. What annoys me though is everyone who says that he was the first person to make Science Fiction funny.

arnt there 4 books in the trilogy?

[QUOTE=Brain Squirmin' Like a Toad]Also, if you like humour books check out the entire series of Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy books by Douglas Adams, there are 5 in the trilogy. I love 'em, I'm on the 5th now.[/QUOTE]

There are 5 in the TRIology?

Wow, that guy is pretty awesome to fit 5 books into a 3 book series!

[url]www.johntaylorgatto.com[/url] read some of his stuff on schooling its very good

I just re-read Long Walk To Freedom, Nelson Mandela's autobiography. Great book and interesting from start to finish.

[/B]Fiction[B]: a clockwork Orange

Non Fiction: Fear and loathing in las vegas
Hells angels

Biography: Englands dreaming

I have read all these books between oct/nov