Looks like you've watched Mel Gibson's movie too many times.

No, the book is much better.



Try Ringworld or even Dune. They both show more logic and heart not to mention
intelligence.

"I was quite relieved to find two bibles aboard as we had run low on toilet
paper."
-Joshua Slocum



RB

Bobsprit wrote:

Looks like you've watched Mel Gibson's movie too many times.


No, the book is much better.



Try Ringworld or even Dune. They both show more logic and heart not to mention
intelligence.

"I was quite relieved to find two bibles aboard as we had run low on toilet
paper."
-Joshua Slocum


What a great quote (is it real?) -which book was it in I have them all
but I can't remember that epithet!

Cheers

"Nav" wrote in message

Try Ringworld

Was that a Poul Anderson book about a world constructed in a ring, suspended
by nasty wires around a sun? Pierson's Puppeteers, and all that?

Max

Was that a Poul Anderson book about a world constructed in a ring, suspended
by nasty wires around a sun? Pierson's Puppeteers, and all that?


Larry Niven.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message

Was that a Poul Anderson book about a world constructed in a ring,
suspended
by nasty wires around a sun? Pierson's Puppeteers, and all that?


Larry Niven.

Okay. Forgot that name. Good story, though.

Max

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 01:01:17 GMT, "Maxprop"
wrote this crap:


"Nav" wrote in message

Try Ringworld

Was that a Poul Anderson book about a world constructed in a ring, suspended
by nasty wires around a sun? Pierson's Puppeteers, and all that?

Larry Niven





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!