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• One each (Score:1)

  by Mr. Muskrat (4572) <reversethis-{moc ... ta} {tarksum.rm}> on 2004.08.26 14:05 (#33739) Journal

  I recommend that you get (at least) one of each.
  Fiction: Rendezvous with Rama or anything by Arthur C. Clarke.
  Perl: Perl Cookbook is the only book left on your list that I have read. (I actually have most of those on my list as well.)

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  • Re:One each (Score:1)

    by cog (4665)

    OK, I'm getting the point with "Perl Cookbook" :-)

    As for Arthur, I already have a couple of his books (2001, Expedition to Earth), but I have been hearing so many good thing on this one, and I can't find it in Portugal, so... I guess I'll have to send it in! :-)

    Tell me, is that book a complete story, or is it just part of a greater one? (I've seen quite a few books with the name "Rama" on them...)
    • Rama (Score:1)

      by Mr. Muskrat (4572)

      It's definitely a complete story. The other books in the series are supposed to pick up where this one leaves off but I never made it past Rama II. (I didn't like the collabrative work.)
      • Re:Rama (Score:1)

        by jdavidboyd (3251)

        I would say don't ever bother. They go downhill, and I thought the ending was trite trash...
  • Re:One each (Score:2)

    by VSarkiss (704)

    Rendezvous with Rama or anything by Arthur C. Clarke

    If I had to pick one Clarke book to recommend, it would have to be Childhood's End [isbn.nu]. The original "Rama" is indeed good, but it suffers from a very weak ending, IMHO. Of all his books, "Childhood's End" is my all-time favorite.