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Taxi 4

The fourth in the series. I found this one not very good. It missed a good pursuit in a car, afterall the movie is called ‘Taxi’

Lord of chaos

Sequel 6 in “the wheel of time” series. I found this book a bit slow going, however the last chapter makes that up. |I had to reread it.

The fires of heaven

I found the next sequel of the wheel of time series. In this book really the next step is taken, so a lot is happening.

Cars

A nice movie, another success of Pixar. It was entertaining, funny and even moving at some times.

The afterlife experiments

In this book a set of experiments is presented with mediums that can contact the afterlife. The author has defined a scientific protocol to execute these experiments. This protocol guards against possible fraud. The results are very interesting and show that it is possible to contact persons in the afterlife through mediums.

Strange Affair

The brother of Alan Banks got into trouble and Alan banks has to solve. Crime is coming closer to his family than he wants. And in the mean time back home, all kinds of things happen as well.

Close to home

Alan Banks has to dig into his own past in order to solve a crime. Another nice read.

Strip Jack

Nice story. Much better than the first Ian Rankin we read. It is about an intrigue around a Member of Parliament and friends in his neighbourhood. And naturally some deaths.

Het Janson Dilemma

Nice book, read it in two days.

Before the Frost

This books gives an interesting twist to the inspector Wallander series. His daughter Linda will start working at the same police station. In the book we follow the work of Wallander seen from his daughter eyes. But she gets involved in the procedings herself as well, when a friend of hers gets involved. She is under threat as well and Wallander hs to save her, when a group of religious fanatics threat to blow up several cathedrals.

The Conscious Universe

This book gives an overview of the scientific research into psi. As this is a contested subject information is given on the scientific methods and the criticisms of critics are analysed. The book is very interesting and clearly show that psi can be proven te exist. How to explain psi in terms of theory is however another matter. But that is where the psi researchers ar now moving into.

Seven Up

Stephanie Plum gets into another mess again with very unlikely events. A retired bail jumper makes here life very difficult again. And she continues to live in an open house.

Dr. Quantum’s little book of Big Ideas

This book gives a short overview of the relation between consciousness and physics. It presented several very dep thoughts, which are difficult to grasp. I will read some of his other books.

Hot Six

Another Stephanie Plum novel. It was again a very unlikely story, but that gives so much more pleasure. Still fighting her relation with Ranger and Morelli. And the usual display of strange characters.

High Five

Another enjoyable book in the Stephanie Plum series. A normal request into a lost family member turns into a strange quest for the truth and the truth is more complex than expected. Also her love life takes an interesting turn. And naturally the usual array of weirdo’s pass by and strange setbacks for Stephanie happen.

War of the Worlds

A classic book by H.G. Wells, so I had to see this DVD. I have good memories for this story, mainly because I was introduced to it through a radio paly many years ago. And naturally I read the book. Fortunately that was all many years ago. I have the impression that Steven Spielberg took many artistic freedom choices.

It was an enjoyable movie nevertheless.

Madagascar

I looked with Alwin at this movie. It was quite amusing, although not great. It is about some animals from the Central Park Zoo that want to discover the wild. And thus they discover the island of Madagascar.

Le Monde de Narnia

Went to see this movie in Veynes. It was quite nice, although it naturally did not have the depth of a Lord of the Rings. The monsters made me think of that movie. Nevertheless I enjoyed myself pretty well. The movie had a continuous fast tempo, so I had no chance to fall asleep.

Michel Vaillant

A nice movie, it reminded me well of the cartoon albums that I have read. It has a nice tempo and plot.

Naked Empire

The eight installment of The Sword of Truth series. In this one Lord rahl learns another Wizard’s rule. He discovers another part of the old world and fights again against emperor Jagang. The value system of the new race he discovers is quite interesting. The book gave me a post sep 9, 2001 feeling. It presents a lot of ideas of good versus evil and the action that can be taken.

The Collection

I always seemed to like the songs by Alanis Morissette, but I never bought something. So to get started I decided to buy this compilation. And indeed I like it. So maybe I should by a regular CD now.

Four to Score

Stephanie Plum, the bounty hunter, goes after another bail jumper. It turns out to be a difficult case and mixes her research with that of het police friend, Joe Morelli. The usual array of weird people pass by, which makes the book a very interesting read. I enjoyed it again a lot. Finished the book to quickly.

Knots and crosses

The book centers on a police inspector working en living in Edinburgh. The police inspector is haunted by his past. And yet another inspector with a troublesome private life. It takes a while before he acknowledges it. The book is a bit slow to start.

Physics of the Soul

A very interesting books, which gives a phydisc underpinnging for many exotic subjects, such as reincarnation, channeling, ufo’s, media, eastern mystics, etc. I have to read it again, as I did not understand everything.

Naked in Baghdad

This book is an amazing account of a very brave NPR Reporter, Anne Garrels, of the war in Iraq. She stayed in a hotel in Baghdad during the war and braved the Iraq government. She tried to understand the Iraqis and their suppressed feelings. This gives a very interesting view on the events. It is a pity that I missed her NPR recordings.

Where You Live

A very nice CD again. Slow and smooth. Great for the evenings

Janet Evanovich bundel

This book bundles the first three novels. It was quite a different read than we were used to. We normally read only police detectives. But it was refreshingly different and fun. It is about a woman becoming a bounty hunter, which has difficulties doing her job.

Jarka Ruus

This is a new book in the Shannara series. In fact it is even a new sub-serie. A new plot has been created against the Shannara backdrop. It is quite intriguing again and I read the book quickly again. However there is a lingering feeling that I have read it already. I get the impression that there is not much new.

Charlie et la Chocolaterie

I went to see this movie in Veynes. We quite liked it. It is like a fairy tale and the casting was a bit caricatured. i am not sure about Willy Wonka. After reading the book I imagined someone older. The Oompa Loompas were nice but not as strange as I had in my head.

Les Rivières pourpres

I liked this book a lot, especially because the revelations are on the last pages. A policeman starts helping a murder inquiry in the province and encounters very strange murders. In some other part of the country strange things happen and the inquiries intertwine in an intriguing way.