Indiana Jones books anyone?

[Vorchia]

I tend to read them when my mind has gone goopy and as of lately I have deep fried it then over-caffeïnated it to be able to deep fry it a little longer and so I came to the sad point where my short term memory is dead and gone and my poor fried axon endings are sizzling in a puddle of cerebrospinal fluid in what is supposed to be my brain.
I even ended up taking them to school, the books are so small and handy! Fancy that, a little science college where everyone knows each other and I sit with my classmates reading THAT.
Indiana Jones is a tad bit out of place there, I didn't care, my higher brain functions were quite far gone. I got a few amuuuuuused looks from some of my classmates...
Oh heck, why am I apologizing... Its not as if I have been reading those craptacular softporn paperback three-for-ten-dollar 'romance novels', if I ever sink to THAT level you must take me out of my misery!

So, does anyone else read Indiana Jones or perhaps watch a movie? I read several of the books... I don't remember ALL of them as I think I started somewere during my early teens and well, I'm 23 now. I know I read:
Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone - by Max McCoy
Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs - by Max McCoy
Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth - by Max McCoy
Indiana Jones and the Genesis Deluge - by Rob MacGregor
I know I must have read more but the rest of the English titles don't ring a bell. I read them in Dutch... Those of you who aren't bilingual might not understand but no matter how good my English might seem and though I can read it and think it, its not the same as reading or hearing Dutch... And when the mind is stressed out I need pre-chewed translated books.
Of the movies I only saw 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'.
Besides Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones is kinda... Well... Just hit 'Indiana Jones' in Wikipedia. ;D
We loves Wikipedia, yes my precious, it has everything for us, from science to religion and from antropology to literature.
Still I find the Indiana Jones books spark my curiosity about the historical and cultural phenomena mentioned or used in the plots so its a bit or science popularisation too, which is always a good thing.

[turner]

Yes!
I've actually got several of those books, the exact titles escape me at the moment though.
In all honesty, I've only read a few and they've kinda become trophy books (books I have just for the heck of it and I havent gotten around to reading yet. Theres a slew of Star Wars and Paranormal books in same catagory right next to them.). I'm not sure what it is, but very few of them have actually been able to draw me in and keep me interested until completion. Seeing as how I got them in bulk at a used bookstore for a buck each, its not as bg a waste as it might seem. I did enjoy the ones about the Oracle at Delphi, Dance of the Giants, Noahs Ark and the Dinosaur Egg.

Theres a great quote from the last one mentioned. Leave it to Indy to hit the nail on the head years before anybody else figures it out. "Maybe dinosaurs were just another kind of bird"

[Vorchia]

Oh so you can be lured into posting by starting about Indiana Jones?

Most of the books I read too long ago to remember and I don't specifically recall the "Maybe dinosaurs were just another kind of bird" but yes thats very cool!

I tend to read one or two then leave it for a while again as the style is somewhat predictable. He always gets almost killed, it always involves Nazi's and two or three love interests.

Well if you bought a bad book, try e-bay or something, there's always SOMEONE looking for a book, no matter how bad it might seem to you. Ask Az how much money can be made off E-bay by selling second hand stuff!