What Are You Reading?

[JPM]

I'm actually reading a bunch of cookbooks on bread making. Several of Peter Reinhart's and some others. I actually enjoy reading cookbooks, probably have about 50 on grilling and barbecuing.

Breadmaking is the new passion and I'm going through about a dozen right now.

Anybody else a cookbook reader?

[timj219]

I just finished "Your Inner Fish" by Neil Shubin. The author is one of the discoverers of Tiktaalik - the "missing link" between fish and land dwelling creatures. The book is about the evolutionary transitions that led from fish to reptiles to mammals to humans. Written for the layman and really an excellent read IMO.
Now I'm reading "Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews: A History" by James Carroll a former priest. The book explores the history of relations between the Catholic church and the Jews from the days of Jesus through various antisemitic phases to the present. He tends to ramble a bit about his personal experiences and feelings but the historical writing is well done and extensively footnoted.

[SRock]

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[Mr. Imperial]

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Hah, I just finished The Lost Symbol this morning!

[SRock]

Hah, I just finished The Lost Symbol this morning!

I read that one about a month ago :cool:

[rummwa]

I am re-reading the Ian Flemming James Bond novels in the correct order, currently on Goldfinger.

[kwk285]

The Devils Punchbowl.

[bigstick]

Desolation Island, Patrick O'Brian

[Duamuteffe]

Anybody else a cookbook reader?

Yup. I find it's a great way to relax. Currently working through "Rustic Fruit Desserts" (can't wait until berry season now!) and "The Good Egg."

[Verderer]

I devour whodunnits with a great gusto. My all time favourite is the late Stuart M. Kaminsky, and I am constantly on the lookout for any of his Toby Peters mysteries that I don't yet have. Really hard to find, some of those. What makes these a bit special in addition to the delightful humour and wit is that they're set in the Hollywood of the 1940s, and each book features a known movie star or other period celebrity as the client of Mr. Peters.

Currently, I am reading C. J. Samsom's Sovereign which is a historical murder mystery set during the reign of Henry the VIII. I am also waiting for Paul Doherty's latest medieval mystery which should be out any day now in paperback form.

[bigstick]

Verderer might want to look up Lyndsey Davis, whose Roman whodunnits are quite good.

[Verderer]

You know, I have read a couple of Roman murder mysteries, but I can't remember who wrote them now, but I googled for Davis, and the name Falco rings a bell...

[TimmyBoston]

Mercy Rule by John Lescroart

[SiBurning]

The Vampire Archives. A collection of short vampire (and related) stories edited by Otto Penzler, published by Vintage Crime / Black Lizard. Was expecting it to be spotty, and it is a bit, but it's a whole lot better than I expected. The inclusion of The Horla (Guy de Mapaussant) and Ligeia (Poe) is odd, but there's some wonderful classics like Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fanu), as well as more modern tales like The Master of Rampling Gate (Anne Rice) and, my favorite, Bite-Me-Not Or, Fleur de Fur (Tanith Lee).

[markb]

Just completed: The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

Now reading: Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut

On deck: Under The Dome - Stephen King

[Henrique]

Desolation Island, Patrick O'Brian

I've been reading the complete series for some months... currently on "Treason's Harbour" the 9th book.

Have fun!

[AndrewWiggin]

God's Battalions by Rodney Stark

Feast for Crows by George RR Martin

The Hobbit by Tolkien

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Kindle=spectacular.

[dod.e.ratherwell]

Great Expectations at the moment and I think The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn next.

Just re-reading some of my old favorites at the moment.

[timj219]

Dracula by Bram StokerI've read Dracula and enjoyed it. Nobody I recommended it to did though. The style is definitely dated and I guess it's a tough go for most modern readers.

[dwestenk]

Recently finished:

The Swans' War Trilogy by Sean Russell
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and
The Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson
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as well as
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
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and now 50 pages into
The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert Redick
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[SRock]

Now reading: Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut

On deck: Under The Dome - Stephen King


The Hobbit by Tolkien

Dracula by Bram Stoker


Great Expectations at the moment and I think The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn next.

Great books!

[Snappy Lunch]

Just finished Jefferson and His Time The Saga of Monticello by Dumas Malone
Just started Atlas Shurgged by Ayn Rand.

2 of my favs
Marine Sniper 93 Confirmed Kills by Charles Henderson. God bless Sgt. Carlos Hathcock
One Shot One Kill By Charles W. Sasser and Craig Roberts

[MrScorpio]

Just read Getting Into Guinness by Larry Olmsted which i thought was quite interesting,it tells you alot about how The Guinness Book Of Records started,some of the more colourful people thats been in it and some astonishing records by a guy called Ashrita Furman,can recommend it.
Currently reading Who Censored Roger Rabbit and its very different from the film,half way through and liking it,not sure as much as the film though.

[dog]

I just read the whole Twilight series last weekend. Not bad. Sadly, I'll be spending most of this weekend reading elementary math textbooks, as I have a presentation to give next week .

I would prefer the math texts!

[infotech]

Just finished the Fifth Column by Ernest Hemingway

Thinking about getting The Ask by Sam Lipsyte. Anyone ever read it?

[AustinC9]

Just finished up Richard Dawking, "The God Delusion." Food for thought to say the least. I would certianly recommed it to anyone who is interested in the subject matter.

[Dennard]

Down To A Soundless Sea by Thomas Steinbeck.

[markb]

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

[AustinC9]

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

A great book in a great series

Gotta love King

[joshmpdx]

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[falkor27]

Absolute faves. You should check out the comics, if you haven't.


A great book in a great series

Gotta love King


The Gunslinger by Stephen King

I'm working my way through the introduction of The Road to Serfdom.

[SRock]

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[beginish]

"Silence of the Grave", a Reykjavik thriller by Arnaldur Indridason

[coyotewhisper]

Currently finshing the Map (The Way of all Great Men) by David Murrow. It is about the following the spiritual map for your life and the path to being a great man.
Cemetery Dance by Preston and Child. A murder mystery, featuring FBI agent Pendgrast. It has the qualities of Sherlock Holmes for the 21st century.
I read the Bible daily.

[arghblech]

The Women by T. Coraghessan Boyle

[Derek_V]

As with a couple of others here, I am a multiple reader... it's bad, distracted by the new shiny all the time...

First and foremost, the Bible.

Jeff Cooper - "To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth"
Alfred Hutton - "Cold Steel" (Old manual on Sabre Fencing)
Miyamoto Musashi - "A book of Five Rings"
Robert Heinlein - "Starship Troopers" (An all time favourite, must have read this one a dozen times)
Piers Paul Reid - "The Templars"

I also browse "The SAS guide to survival" from time to time. Super interesting, but not the kind of book you read cover to cover.

[Bushranger]

I enjoy this thread, i've missed it for a while. I've been on a bent towards Australia. Specifically the wondrous writings of Ion 'Jack' Idriess (http://delarue.net/idriess.htm)
1. The Desert Column - the Great War 1914-1918 - He served in Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine - the best most candid and real 'war' book I have read. Poignant even today for that and society. A must read.
2. Lightning Ridge - The hunt for Opals in Australia
3. Silver City - The hunt for silver, copper and other minerals.

'Jack' Idriess has a style that is easy to read, akin to listening to the closest of friends or interesting of fellows. He writes about the land, country, people (of all types), fauna with the gift of a detailed observer and participant. His books make and take many tangents from teamsters to the Camel Corps, the air of a battlefield, the ecstacy of the charge, beauty and cruelty of man and nature.

I can not recommend this precious Australian writer. If you want a good read or to learn about AUstralians, read this bloke's books. YOu will be glad you did! When you do, let me know!!

[Yushiro]

Oddly enough (for a guy born and raised in Malaysia), I'm reading "Wheels - A Season on NASCAR's Winston Cup Circuit" by Paul Hemphill. Positively riveting. I think I have a new hero now. The Intimidator. :thumbup1:

[King of Kailua]

Just finished The Windup Girl (http://www.librarything.com/work/8585029/58403676) by Paolo Bacigalupi (http://www.librarything.com/author/bacigalupipaolo). It is his first novel and it's the first thing I've read of his. Not bad sci-fi stuff. I liked his themes of bio-security, genetic engineering, and economic control within the framework of a post-oil/post-expansion age future Thailand.

"..a post-oil world, with very little petroleum technology available, remaining. No evidence of solar tech, either, really. Power is provided by human labor and genetically engineered highly efficient animals pourding kinetic energy into springs, which then can be used to power machines. Treadle computers, even. Countries have shrunk in upon themselves as a result, but are beginning to look outward again, with ships, and dirigibles."

I'll probably check out his Pump 6 / Yellow Card short story collections. Anybody read um?

[winky]

The Courage to be Protestant by David Wells. Great must read for any Christians out there.

[betat]

About to finish "The Road" and will start the new book by Stephen King, "Blockade Billy".

[tblech]

I'm still bogged down in a biography of James Madison, I'm not sure I will ever survive reading this book to it's conclusion!

[kwk285]

True Blue by David Baldacci

[EvilGobi]

Shades Of Grey by Jasper Fforde

[amspratt]

Let's see...right now I'm reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. It's a very honest, tender book about the impact of September 11 on individual human lives. Great book, highly recommended. I also just finished Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, which was much better, and creepier, than the dreadful 1999 film adaptation.

[mdevine]

I just started reading Ulysses by James Joyce, this is going to take a while to finish as I'm only reading this on days that I do cardio (3x a week).

I recently finished this book. By the middle of chapter 3, I realized I would get more out of the book with some assistance. I downloaded the online course on "Ulysses" at The Teaching Company. The course is long- 24 half hour lectures. I listened to them in my car and got much more out of the book this way. Good luck getting through chapter 14, "The Oxen of the Sun" without some sort of help. I am an avid reader and this is by far the hardest single piece of literature to comprehend that I have ever read.

[funkyb]

Half way through Exectutive Decision in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series.

And am happy to report I just learned Tom's adding another one to this awesome series due out this year!

[SeattleSparky]

Discovered Cornwell through a friend who is a big fan of his Sharpe's series, which i haven't read as yet. Historically accurate fiction at its best!!

http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index.cfm?page=2&BookId=41

[xjrob85]

I usually read a couple of books at once. Currently I am reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Your Movie Sucks by Roger Ebert, and Visions by Michio Kaku.

[HCSchluge]

Just finished "The Road" and started re-reading Steinbeck's East of Eden. Good stuff.

[SRock]

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[xjrob85]

I saw that book at the store the other day. Is it pretty interesting? I'd like to check it out for myself sometime.

[Not A Nice Person]

Runic Amulets & Magic Objects by MacLeod and Mees. It's an academic study of runic finds from the Migration Age through the Late Medieval period focusing on the subcategory of charms and magic formulae.

NANP™

[SRock]

I saw that book at the store the other day. Is it pretty interesting? I'd like to check it out for myself sometime.

Which book? The Everything Freemason's Book that I listed? If so, yes it is a short simple read. Offers a broad overview. If you know a great deal about Freemasonry I'd say skip it, but if you know nothing it's worth the $10.

[gaseousclay]

just finished Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Sign of Four' and 'The Valley of Fear.'

[Cynomys]

I a simultaneous reader. At the moment, I'm reading the following:

* Richard Manning, "Rewilding the West"

* "The Question of Sports" (an Amish view of competitive sports and the sports culture in contemporary society)

* Wallace Stegner, "Mormon Country"

* Paul Johnsgard, "Prairie Dog Empire"

[Gammon]

Numbers.

And, Atlas Shrugged, I suppose. Been on page 600 something for a couple years.

[moonshine44]

Resolution, by Robert B. Parker

[AndrewWiggin]

Numbers.

And, Atlas Shrugged, I suppose. Been on page 600 something for a couple years.

Want to know what happens in Atlas Shrugged? Read her philosophy... Atlas Shrugged is basically a philosophy book with more dialogue.

Reading Paradise Lost right now.

[Obsessed]

And, Atlas Shrugged, I suppose. Been on page 600 something for a couple years.

I gave up at about page 567 in the early to mid '90s. Leaving aside a discussion of Ayn Rand's philosophy, which I have no desire to engage in, I'll just say that the title of the novel is incongruously terse.

Edit: I think AndrewWiggin's description is accurate.

[Gammon]

Want to know what happens in Atlas Shrugged?

I pretty much know what happens. I find it very interesting how accurately this book describes the present. But, the book is just a little too boring for me to concentrate on.
Wow. That coming from a guy who just finished Leviticus. Though maybe I was mumbling "sea cows and wave offerings" all day and that would explain the looks I was getting.

[craig87c]

Reading a bunch of East Asian History, Political Science, and US Foreign Policy books as finals are coming up, but SWMBO got me red earth and pouring rain by Vikram Chandrea. She asked the bookstore people what book to get someone who likes Brian Hebert and James Clavell- this particular Barnes and Noble employee deserves a raise because this book is engrossing within the first couple of pages.

Also reading Chapterhouse: Dune on the side.

[Gredge]

Wiley CPA Exam Review 2010, Financial Accounting and Reporting :cursing:

[SubmarinerLV]

:w00t:1st speakeasy post :w00t:. Right now I've just polished off Moby Dick the greatest American novel? discuss, and am beginning an assault of F.Scott. Fitzgerald's the Beautiful and the Dammned which is pretty good also.

Regards Grant

[Kevan]

Reading a bunch of East Asian History, Political Science, and US Foreign Policy books as finals are coming up, but SWMBO got me red earth and pouring rain by Vikram Chandrea. She asked the bookstore people what book to get someone who likes Brian Hebert and James Clavell- this particular Barnes and Noble employee deserves a raise because this book is engrossing within the first couple of pages.

Also reading Chapterhouse: Dune on the side.
I'm currently reading "Sacred Games" by Vikram Chandra.

GREAT book for people who like police procedurals/investigative stories. Totally engrossing, and the urban sprawl of Mumbai comes alive.

[ovrmnjake]

I jsut read Ender's Game by Scott Orsen Card... i'm guessing it already been mentioned somewhere in this huge thread, but i highly recommend it!!!

[ShavelockFoams]

Collected Ghost Stories by M. R. James. Victorian horror at its finest.

McLevy Returns by James McLevy.

[blackfoot]

I jsut read Ender's Game by Scott Orsen Card... i'm guessing it already been mentioned somewhere in this huge thread, but i highly recommend it!!!

I read that years ago, when I was still in Middle School. It is a very good book. I recently picked up a copy at a garage sale last year, but have not read it yet.

[mdevine]

Recently started William Gibson's "Spook Country" but I'm having a little trouble getting into it so far.

[citizensoldierny]

Doing cardiology for my EMT-CC class so I've been reading a lot of ACLS, EKG/ECG , protocols , algorithms, you know fun stuff:cursing:
And to break it up a bit and decompress I just started Moby Dick by Melville as it's a classic and I've been meaning to read and so far I'm definitely not disappointed.

[Swampfox]

Just finished William Gilmore Simms classic bio on Francis Marion, and am now reading Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind.

[Crackedlens]

The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere On Earth by Bill Holm, and

A Patriot's History of The United States by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen

[BCP]

I have just finished "Surely you can't be serious Mr. Feynman" (Richard Feynman is my favorite physicist, even more so now after reading this excellent book, he died in 1988).

I'm starting "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.

[Johnny_Z]

I've got The Devil's Company on my E-reader right now. It continues the adventures of Ben Weaver. Historical fiction dontcha know.

[honed]

I'm re-reading Joesph Conrads "The Nigger of the Narcissus" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nigger_of_the_'Narcissus')

Despite the title, it's an amazing book, highly recommended :thumbup:

[napoleon]

I'm into James Bond right now. In the past few weeks I've read In her majesty's secret service, Thunderball, and now I'm reading Goldfinger.:thumbup1:

[Nishnabotna]

Just finished "Unintended Consequences", John Ross. A bit disappointed/baffled at the unlikely happy ending.

[GeorgeIV]

Recently started William Gibson's "Spook Country" but I'm having a little trouble getting into it so far.

I tried to read that one a while ago, but was unable to finish it. I loved Neuromancer, and was sorely disappointed by Spook Country.

I just finished re-reading Dune for the fourth or fifth time. I read it once every year and a half or so. It's one of my absolute favorites. For those who don't like SF but enjoyed Ender's Game, this is another great example of the genre.

There's a stack of books by my bed to choose from now. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Stranger in a Strange Land, House of Leaves, and a few others are waiting for my attention.

[TonyH]

Finished "When You Are Engulfed in Flames", by David Sedaris. Hated it. Now I'm re-reading "Relic", by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

[craig87c]

I tried to read that one a while ago, but was unable to finish it. I loved Neuromancer, and was sorely disappointed by Spook Country.

I just finished re-reading Dune for the fourth or fifth time. I read it once every year and a half or so. It's one of my absolute favorites. For those who don't like SF but enjoyed Ender's Game, this is another great example of the genre.

There's a stack of books by my bed to choose from now. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Stranger in a Strange Land, House of Leaves, and a few others are waiting for my attention.

You've picked up some of my favorite books. Throw a dart at one and start reading the one it hits- you cannot go wrong with any of those!

[iGadget]

I am currently finishing up The Letters of Robert Frost to Louis Untermeyer. If you can get your hands on a copy I highly recommend it. Amazing to see a friendship develop through letters. Also, just great examples of what a letter should be, which I think is important in this age of email and tweets.

Will be moving on to either Psychoanalysis of Fire, or Poetics of Space. Both by Gaston Bachelard.

[Bushranger]

Literary classic....."A study in scarlett" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - brilliant read where Dr Watson (returned serviceman veteran from Afghanistan war) returns to London and finds a flat mate in the eccentric (surely bipolar) and utterly unique Sherlock Holmes

[schwartr]

currently reading:
Small Animal Clinical Nutrition 5th edition.

its a real page turner.:001_rolle

[Walker]

Studying for my license upgrade so a lot of Engineering stuff right now. For pleasure I am reading "They Fought For Each Other-The Triumph and Tragedy of the hardest hit unit in Iraq" by Kelly Kennedy. I love books about War. That and Music, I just bought "Hammer of the Gods" the Led Zepplin story. I hear it's good.

[WastedResources]

Re-Reading: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

[cnahil]

About a third of the way through "Zen and..." for the first time. I'm finding it a tough go.

[Lynchmeister]

Just finished Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier.

It does a great job of explaining the theory and physics behind the method. This will go far in allowing me understand, and, consequently, accept the techniques vs. just watching the guy on the DVD and trying to replicate the technique. The two in tandem, I'm convinced will turn me into a happy, solid swimmer. (We'll see how it all pans out in the Clubhouse's Total Immersion Swimming thread.)

[Ender Wiggins]

I jsut read Ender's Game by Scott Orsen Card... i'm guessing it already been mentioned somewhere in this huge thread, but i highly recommend it!!!

There are several other books in the series that are good as well! :thumbup:

[Ender Wiggins]

Wiley CPA Exam Review 2010, Financial Accounting and Reporting :cursing:

Good luck!!! I'm currently reading the Becker CPA Review Auditing book and Financial is scheduled for after that. Thankfully, I've already got the other two out of the way. :thumbup:

I'm also reading The Absolute Sandman: Volume 4 by Neil Gaiman and Secrets of the Baby Whisperer (at SWMBO's request) by Tracy Hogg. (It's generally a good idea to do what SWMBO requests when she's nearly ready to pop...)

[Ender Wiggins]

Just finished Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier.

It does a great job of explaining the theory and physics behind the method. This will go far in allowing me understand, and, consequently, accept the techniques vs. just watching the guy on the DVD and trying to replicate the technique. The two in tandem, I'm convinced will turn me into a happy, solid swimmer. (We'll see how it all pans out in the Clubhouse's Total Immersion Swimming thread.)

I really enjoyed that book and found it to be helpful when I was working hard to improve my swimming for triathlons! I hope you find it to be helpful as well! :thumbup1:

[dalecooper51]

I'm re-reading Women by Charles Bukowski right now.

[WastedResources]

About a third of the way through "Zen and..." for the first time. I'm finding it a tough go.

I read it in high school, and didn't really get into it. Last summer, I took a cross country trip with my dad on BMW motorcycles. It's a different read this time around.

[timj219]

I'm re-reading Women by Charles Bukowski right now.I love some of his poetry. I guess my favorite collection is "The Days Run Away Like Wild horses Over The Hills." The only novel of his I've read was Post Office and it didn't do much for me.

[fleshdunce]

Just finished reading The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. Loved it...that book is madness.

Now I've been reading a Philip K. Dick short story collection which is pretty fantastic. Plan on reading another PKD novel once I finish this collection.

[Phog Allen]

I just finished Riding With Reagan by John Barletta. He was a secret service agent who served with the president for nearly two and a half decades. He originally was assigned the duty because he was the only agent who could ride horses properly. President Reagan was a skilled horseman and a number of the agents were getting themselves thrown off and injured because they could not keep up with him properly. Very interesting read and very non-political.

Regards, Todd

[AndrewGWU]

Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? The Carter Family & Their Legacy in American Music

by Mark Zwonitzer & Charles Hirshberg

It is a biography of AP Carter and the Carter family.

[kwk285]

The Sleeping Doll by Jeffrey Deaver

[Dennard]

The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway

[Gammon]

Deuteronomy.

[Wendy]

Does a trashy People magazine count? :w00t:

[SRock]

http://www.dsonnydrew.com/images/Mens%20Library%20Graphics/Turning%20the%20Hiram%20Key.jpg

This book is the follow up to 'The Hiram Key' by the same author.

[Menhir]

I'm re-reading
Blood Sport: A Journey Up the Hassayampa
by Robert F. Jones.

It's Field and Stream on steroids with a villain worthy of Randall Flagg and Darth Vader. Wicked fun. Not for sensitive new-age types. Really.

[SiBurning]

Major fail with several chemistry books... Best way to fall asleep I know of.

About half way through Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, a book of shorts based on Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, but not actually written by him. The book does include two actual Lovecraft stories. The Call of Cthulhu opens the book. Also, there's a story that's a follow up to The Haunter of the Dark, so that's also included. A couple of the stories have more the feel of Algernon Blackwood and the great outdoors, and even reference one of his creatures.

Next up is the penny dreadful Varney the Vampire. I was hoping to read this on the commute, but it's the size of a ream of paper and just as heavy, so I might have to rethink this.

[King of Kailua]

I'm now reading Shop Class as Soulcraft
An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
by Matthew Crawford. (http://www.librarything.com/work/book/58993920)

Ma ka hana ka ike!
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[ratcheer]

I am re-reading Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry. When I'm out of McMurtry books, its time to start rereading the old ones.

Tim

[Duamuteffe]

Next up is the penny dreadful Varney the Vampire. I was hoping to read this on the commute, but it's the size of a ream of paper and just as heavy, so I might have to rethink this.

Enjoy Varney- it's a hoot. I think a flow chart could be handy to keep track of everything, but it was still fun nonetheless. I wish I could get paid by the word...

Currently, I'm halfway through "The Book of Eibon, " a Chaosium collection of stories about Clark Ashton Smith's (http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/) character Eibon of Mhu Thulan, by Clark and "divers hands. " Good stuff.

[Manco]

We The Drowned - Carsten Jensen, great book.

[SafetyManiac]

D-Day by Stephen Amborse. I will be following it with Band of Brothers, which he also wrote. Since I'm a big fan of the movie, I thought it would be interesting to read the book first hand.

[fleshdunce]

Just started The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick not long ago. Really digging it so far.

Alternate history on the general premise of Japan and Germany had won WWII instead of the Allied powers. Good stuff.

[dreadpirate]

Just finished Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut JR.

[mdevine]

Eifelheim by Michael Flynn

[ddstb]

Just started In the Woods by Tana French

[Synovia]

I tried to read that one a while ago, but was unable to finish it. I loved Neuromancer, and was sorely disappointed by Spook Country.

I just finished re-reading Dune for the fourth or fifth time. I read it once every year and a half or so. It's one of my absolute favorites. For those who don't like SF but enjoyed Ender's Game, this is another great example of the genre.

There's a stack of books by my bed to choose from now. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Stranger in a Strange Land, House of Leaves, and a few others are waiting for my attention.

I've got Spook County on the night stand, and yeah, having trouble (and I've loved a lot of Gibson's other works).

Ender's game is a Masterpiece. Ender's game is quintessential sci-fi: using an advanced setting to pose a problem that can't be posed any other way. Its character driven, like good sci-fi should be.

[Benthic]

I'm currently reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's actually kind of scary...

Brian

[Gammon]

I'm currently reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It's actually kind of scary..

I could probably come up with a lot of different adjectives, but, scary??

[Matt S]

"In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan

[mdevine]

I've got Spook County on the night stand, and yeah, having trouble (and I've loved a lot of Gibson's other works).

Ender's game is a Masterpiece. Ender's game is quintessential sci-fi: using an advanced setting to pose a problem that can't be posed any other way. Its character driven, like good sci-fi should be.

Finished "Spook Country" while on vacation a couple of days ago. I usually get through a book in about a week but took over a month for "Spook Country". It took a while to get into and the payoff at the end just wasn't worth it. I can't see myself recommending it to others although I have enjoyed much of Gibson's older work. And as to "Ender's Game", I agree that is as good as sci-fi gets. Anybody who hasn't read it should put it at the top of their reading list. If you like Ender, try John Scalzi's "Old Man's War".

[Timmy Dee]

The Ice Man: Confessions Of A Mafia Contract Killer by Philip Carlo.

A very riveting read - I have just gotten back into reading each night (primarily as a way to help me sleep more restfully, as tv/video games apparently do the opposite) and what a great book to begin with.

Violent, sadistic, vivid. Although it may be contrary to the 'less tv' intentions I entered with, there's apparently a movie being made on Kuklinksi, to star Mickey Rourke.

Should be interesting.

[thunderball]

more Tintin.

[plexibass]

I just started reading JACK BRUCE: COMPOSING HIMSELF.

[David in Boston]

Just finished Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut JR.

Read it years ago.

Enjoyed it and the movie was quite good.

[sparcotsi]

Working on Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy the trilogy of four, and The Dark tower series by stephen king. Loving them both right now.

[fleshdunce]

Man flew right through Man in the High Castle and now I am moving onto The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch also by Philip K. Dick.

I'd highly recommend him to anyone even if you aren't usually into sci fi. His writing is quite thought provoking.

[dreadpirate]

I have just started Cannery Row, John Steinbeck. I also want to read Travels with Charlie

[Duncanh48]

James Ellroy - L.A. Confidential, excellent read

[americanarmsdealer]

D-Day by Stephen Amborse. I will be following it with Band of Brothers, which he also wrote. Since I'm a big fan of the movie, I thought it would be interesting to read the book first hand.

Both are phenomenal books for those of us who are history geeks. I found it interesting that Ambrose's son worked on The Pacific. Carrying on the family legacy, you might say!:thumbup1:

[shipr]

i just started reading 'A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian'

[kwk285]

Just started "Impact" by Douglas Preston.

[icedoverfire]

Started "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand

- ice

[DougK]

Just finished Grave Peril (#3 in the Dresden Files series) by Jim Butcher. Tomorrow I'll start on either Otherland by Tad Williams or Sword of the Lady by S.M. Stirling.

[_MementoMori_]

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

[kwk285]

Started "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand

- ice

That is my favorite book. It is the only book that I can think of that I would consider reading for a second time.

[WECIII]

That is my favorite book. It is the only book that I can think of that I would consider reading for a second time.

I'm reading The Fountainhead now and Atlas Shrugged is up after I finish that one. A little light reading to go along with my dissertation work; something to distract me. :lol:

But seriously, I'm really enjoying this book thus far. :thumbup1:

[MPruett]

Let's see... I'm somewhere toward the middle of "The Ionian Mission" in the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. This is my 3rd or 4th reading of the series in the past 10 years.

I'm also about halfway through "Chasing the White Dog" by Max Watman, which is a book about moonshining and the author's experiences in making his own home made moonshine.

[redwing]

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

concentrating in the 4 types of shock

[Nishnabotna]

Patriots - The Men Who Started the American Revolution (http://www.amazon.com/Patriots-Men-Started-American-Revolution/dp/0671675621/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)
A few pages into it anyway.

[ackvil]

I have a habit of finding one author and reading everything he writes. I am currently reading Stephen Hunter. Finished Havana and am starting Dirty White Boys

[moonshine44]

I enjoyed most of Hunter's books immensely, but didn't really care for Havana. Dirty White Boys is a good one.

I'm currently working on Ghostrider One by Gerry Carroll

[kwk285]

I'm reading The Fountainhead now and Atlas Shrugged is up after I finish that one. A little light reading to go along with my dissertation work; something to distract me. :lol:

But seriously, I'm really enjoying this book thus far. :thumbup1:


Years ago, I worked for a company called Fountainhead. The inventor of our product was a huge Ayn Rand fan and the product that I sold was for the building industry.

[echelon3]

I just started The Imperial Cruise and I find it a fascinating read.

From Booklist:
Bradley’s first books, Flags of Our Fathers (2000) and Flyboys (2003), were sensationally popular World War II combat stories. His new one, about U.S.-Japanese diplomacy in 1905, represents a departure. Asserting a causal connection between diplomatic understandings reached then and war 36 years later, Bradley dramatizes his case with a delegation Theodore Roosevelt dispatched to Japan in the summer of 1905. Led by Secretary of War William Taft and ornamented by the president’s quotable daughter Alice, it sailed while TR hosted the peace conference between victorious Japan and defeated Russia. As he recounts the itinerary of Taft’s cruise, Bradley discusses attitudes of social Darwinism and white superiority that were then prevalent and expressed by TR and Taft. They modified their instincts, Bradley argues, in dealing with nonwhite Japan, and secretly conceded it possession of Korea. This is what Bradley asserts was a prerequisite to Pearl Harbor in 1941, a dubious thesis when the tensions of the 1930s stemmed from general Japanese aggressiveness, not its control of Korea per se. Bradley does fine on 1905 but falters when predicting the future.

[alfbacca]

Currently working on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Great book so far.

[schatz]

Too Big to Fail by Andrew Sorkin. Story of the 2008 Wall Street Bailout.

[malocchio]

found a leather bound ,decent size print,hard bound chinese made "complete sherlock holmes" from barnes and noble ....20 bucks.no illustrations from the strand though,i miss those.....i'm on "the sign of four " now...

[ratcheer]

I am just about to start a new (for me) author, Dan Simmons. The book is Black Hills. I just saw it in the library and it looks like it will be very interesting.

Tim

[sparky750]

I'm currently reading
Chris Evans- "it's not what you think" biography very interesting and highlights the harder you work the luckier you get.
Jay Dobyns- "No Angels" ATF undercover with the Hells Angels very interesting indeed this guy is nuts
Simon Kirnick "The Business of dying" british crime thriller he is my new favourite fiction author similar to Harlon Coben.

I generally read 3-4 books a week and my Sony E-reader is possibly the best gift i ever received although my ipad is catching up quickly

[Improbable]

After hearing an interesting chat with the author on NPR, I just started reading Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, by Daniel Okrent.

It's fairly dense, but it's also an incredibly insightful story of the political movement that brought Prohibition around and all the consequences thereof.

As they say, those who fail to study history are gonna flunk the final and have to take it again next year.

[inkcoffee]

Death with Interruptions and A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading

[Supernaut]

After hearing an interesting chat with the author on NPR, I just started reading Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, by Daniel Okrent.

It's fairly dense, but it's also an incredibly insightful story of the political movement that brought Prohibition around and all the consequences thereof.

As they say, those who fail to study history are gonna flunk the final and have to take it again next year.

Our current "War" on Drugs is sad proof of this. Prohibition doesn't work, not with alcohol, or with illegal drugs. Then, it was Capone and the mobsters. Now, it is Crips, Bloods, Mexican cartels, etc.

It just amazes me that people realize what a colossal failure alcohol prohibition was and fail to see the failure of drug prohibition. So many billions of dollars and lives wasted for nothing.

[Escosse73]

I am halfway through :

The Value Of Nothing ( Why Everything Costs So Much More Than We Think ) by Raj Patal

Cheers,

Scott

[VR6ofpain]

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.

[auk1124]

Just finished Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household. A classic, highly recommended.

[Luc]

I started William Shatner - Up until now...

Good stuff so far!

[SRock]

I can't say:

http://www.masonic-lodge-of-education.com/images/S_and_C_360x360.jpg

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

In all seriousness I'm just studying.

[JoshuaLuke]

Man flew right through Man in the High Castle and now I am moving onto The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch also by Philip K. Dick.

I'd highly recommend him to anyone even if you aren't usually into sci fi. His writing is quite thought provoking.

Philip K. Dick is one of my absolute favorites. +1 to this recommendation!

I just finished Shogun by James Clavell, which was quite good. Epic story about a European experiencing Japanese Samurai culture in the 1600's. If you've never read a 1200 page book before, why not start now?!

I'm about halfway through Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. I don't know why I haven't read this one before, but I am most certainly enjoying it!

[tom66]

death and honor-W.E.B. Griffin


just finished artic drift by clive cussler.

[kwk285]

Jupiter's Bones by Kellerman

[arghblech]

Rowdy goes to Paris by Tim Sandlin

[luvmysuper]

Anybody here read any of the "Flashman" series of books by George McDonald Fraser?

Certainly not great literary works, but very entertaining adventure with a serious historical base.

[texbilly]

I'll soon be reading this:

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/wordpress/wp-content/image/2010/books/thodore-roosevelts-history-of-united-states.jpg

[JoshuaLuke]

I'll soon be reading this:

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/wordpress/wp-content/image/2010/books/thodore-roosevelts-history-of-united-states.jpg

Oooooh, that looks very interesting! I'm a *big* fan of Theodore Roosevelt. What I wouldn't give to have a president of his quality again...not sure it's even possible these days...

At any rate, I just might have to order that book for myself!

[texbilly]

Oooooh, that looks very interesting! I'm a *big* fan of Theodore Roosevelt. What I wouldn't give to have a president of his quality again...not sure it's even possible these days...

At any rate, I just might have to order that book for myself!

I'm a big TR fan as well. If you haven't already, Candice Millard's The River of Doubt is a great read.
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/covers/0767913736.jpg

[Mainecanefan]

I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo. Just one of those classics I never read in high school or college. When that's done, I will start The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest. Stieg Larsson's other 2 books in this series have been so great, I'm going to be sad when I turn the final page on this one I suspect.

[Dennard]

Working on Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy the trilogy of four, and The Dark tower series by stephen king. Loving them both right now.

:thumbup1: to that reading list. Great reads, all.

[Dennard]

The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle by Wroblewski.

[SalvadorMontenegro]

Underworld by Don DeLillo. I am very mixed about this book. There are moments where I love it and moments where I'm sort of "eh..." on it. I've been trudging through Lost Illusions by Balzac since January. I'm not finding it very interesting, but I always finish a book I start, so I'll get it done eventually.

[JoshuaLuke]

I'm a big TR fan as well. If you haven't already, Candice Millard's The River of Doubt is a great read.
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/covers/0767913736.jpg

I was so excited about TR's History of the US that I ordered it from Amazon last night. :biggrin1: I'll have to wait to get The River of Doubt!

[OldAF]

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson

[Not A Nice Person]

Still working through The Faith Instinct by Nicholas Wade, but all a-twitter waiting for Heathen Gods In Old English Literature, on order from Amazon.com.

NANP™

[blary54]

I was so excited about TR's History of the US that I ordered it from Amazon last night. :biggrin1: I'll have to wait to get The River of Doubt!

+ this book was fantastic. Hard to believe it was non-fiction. And I gained alot of respect for Roosevelt. Have to say he is by far my favorite president after reading this.

[blary54]

Currently reading Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. Same person that wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (however never read that one) Im only on like page 5 though.

http://www.amazon.com/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Seth-Grahame-Smith/dp/0446563080/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275797880&sr=8-1

[jones2289]

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair. I'm about halfway through so far, and am surprised by how much I enjoy it.

[California Cajun]

Right now I'm reading L.A. Noir, by John Buntin. It is about the struggle for control of The City of Angels between Gangster Mickey Cohen and L.A. Police Chief William Parker.

I am a native Angelino and Dragnet fan, which may or may not be a reason this subject interests me.

[arghblech]

Just started Spook Country by William Gibson.

[moonshine44]

Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton...

[Dennard]

Winning The Future- Newt Gingrich

[dbl-haul]

The Wind in the willows. by Kenneth Graham.

[SRock]

Still studying. I can't wait to get back to some good leisure reading.

[auk1124]

I'm reading the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. Never read it before, and a little over halfway through it.

It started out pretty entertaining but is beginning to bog down in the sheer magnitude of the evil villains the author wants to throw at his hero. Thus far, the hero has:

1. Pissed off every vampire in the world (apparently there are a bunch) and started a supernatural war, with the hero naturally at the center;
2. Pissed off the rest of the good guy wizards to the point they want to kill him too;
3. Pissed off some sort of evil fairy race that want to either kill him or enslave him (or both);
4. Had mortal police attempting to track him down and throw him in jail in nearly every book;
5. Earned the particular wrath of some sort of mutant vampire/sorceress/zombie Queen who keeps an open grave waiting for him, his name on the tombstone;
6. Imperiled his soul to a demonic entity who looks like a hot chick and splashes around in hot tubs;
7. Earned the wrath of a handful of super powerful zombie-master sorcerers;
8. Pissed off some sort of demonic symbiote who carries around a bag full of Judas Iscariot's silver;
9. And generally been driven to the brink of death (repeatedly) by an assortment of minor baddies that weave their way through the series.


Whew. The series is exhausting and I still have several books to go. I'm expecting Satan, Attilla the Hun, Snidely Whiplash, and Darth Maul to show up in the next book.

I think the series would have been better with a few less villains. It's lost some of its enjoyment for me and I find myself grimly slogging through the books now.

[kwk285]

Deception by Jonathan Kellerman.

[TulsaLhorn]

Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett

[OneRand]

Philip K. Dick is one of my absolute favorites. +1 to this recommendation!

I just finished Shogun by James Clavell, which was quite good. Epic story about a European experiencing Japanese Samurai culture in the 1600's. If you've never read a 1200 page book before, why not start now?!

I'm about halfway through Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. I don't know why I haven't read this one before, but I am most certainly enjoying it!

3 Stigmata and Ubik are tow of my favorite books. Ever.

I recommend this old article by Jonathan Lethem on Philip K. Dick:

http://www.bookforum.com/archive/sum_02/lethem.html

"You don't know Dick"

[JoshuaLuke]

Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett is great! I think I've read nearly every one of the Discworld books. :thumbup:


3 Stigmata and Ubik are tow of my favorite books. Ever.

I recommend this old article by Jonathan Lethem on Philip K. Dick:

http://www.bookforum.com/archive/sum_02/lethem.html

"You don't know Dick"

Yes! Both of those are *great* books. I'll check out that article, for sure. Also, I just noticed that you have a Don Hertzfeldt cartoon as your avatar. Well played, sir!

[xillion]

I finally finished The Fourth Realm Trilogy by John Twelve Hawks.

Book 1 The Traveler was great.

Book 2 The Dark River was even better.

Book 3 The Golden City was my least favorite of the three.

[Dewaine]

Moby Dick
Herman Melville

Re-read the first 200 pages.
About 1/3 of the way through at this point.
Intend to finish it this year.

[TulsaLhorn]

Terry Pratchett is great! I think I've read nearly every one of the Discworld books. !

I think so too. I'm working my way through the series. I just finished Wyrd Sisters, its was great. I went ahead and started Pyramids. I have to admit. I'm having hard time getting into book 7.

I also really liked Equal Rites and Mort.

[TulsaLhorn]

@JoshuaLuke and OneRand

I too am a huge PKD fan. I moved on to reading him after I read almost everything by Frank Herbert.

[craig87c]

Just finished 2001: A Space Odessey. Mind is blown much much more than the movie.

[timj219]

Parasite Rex by Carl Zimmer
Fascinating view of parasite species - which may outnumber free living species four to one. A biology book written for the layman by an excellent writer. It will change the way you see nature and evolution.

[jazzman]

HBO's The Pacific inspired me to read E.B. Sledge's With The Old Breed. Unquestionably the best book about combat I've ever read.

Came across a passage about what he did as soon as he was relieved from Pelelieu, and it's relevant to B&B:


"My hair, though it had been short on D day, had grown into a thick matted mass plastered together with rifle oil and coral dust. Long ago I had thrown away my pocket comb, because most of the teeth had broken out when I tried to comb my hair. I managed now to clean up my head with soap and water, and it took both edges of two razor blades and a complete tube of shaving soap to shave off the itching, greasy tangle of coral-encrusted beard. I felt like a man freed of a hair shirt."

[JoshuaLuke]

@JoshuaLuke and OneRand

I too am a huge PKD fan. I moved on to reading him after I read almost everything by Frank Herbert.

Frank Herbert is probably my favorite scifi author. His works are, in my opinion, the best possible blend of philosophy, sociology, psychology, anthropology and nearly every other -ology within the context of science fiction. Awesome.

Just finished Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (quite enjoyed it) and have now started Theodore Roosevelt's History of the United States by Daniel Ruddy. It's one of those books that I have a hard time putting down even though I know I need to go to sleep.

[Cuttingboard]

The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston & Mario Spezi.

[jonwings]

I'm reading the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. Never read it before, and a little over halfway through it.

It started out pretty entertaining but is beginning to bog down in the sheer magnitude of the evil villains the author wants to throw at his hero. Thus far, the hero has:

1. Pissed off every vampire in the world (apparently there are a bunch) and started a supernatural war, with the hero naturally at the center;
2. Pissed off the rest of the good guy wizards to the point they want to kill him too;
3. Pissed off some sort of evil fairy race that want to either kill him or enslave him (or both);
4. Had mortal police attempting to track him down and throw him in jail in nearly every book;
5. Earned the particular wrath of some sort of mutant vampire/sorceress/zombie Queen who keeps an open grave waiting for him, his name on the tombstone;
6. Imperiled his soul to a demonic entity who looks like a hot chick and splashes around in hot tubs;
7. Earned the wrath of a handful of super powerful zombie-master sorcerers;
8. Pissed off some sort of demonic symbiote who carries around a bag full of Judas Iscariot's silver;
9. And generally been driven to the brink of death (repeatedly) by an assortment of minor baddies that weave their way through the series.


Whew. The series is exhausting and I still have several books to go. I'm expecting Satan, Attilla the Hun, Snidely Whiplash, and Darth Maul to show up in the next book.

I think the series would have been better with a few less villains. It's lost some of its enjoyment for me and I find myself grimly slogging through the books now.

I have picked this series back up again. Over the past couple of weeks I read Blood Rites and Dead Beat. I am finishing up Proven Guilty, which is proving to be my favorite so far.

[hypo_style]

Tilting at Mills (http://www.amazon.com/Tilting-Mills-Dealings-Corporate-Squeeze/dp/0395984173) by Lis Harris.

[Wilpar76]

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

[WECIII]

I'm reading the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. Never read it before, and a little over halfway through it.

It started out pretty entertaining but is beginning to bog down in the sheer magnitude of the evil villains the author wants to throw at his hero. Thus far, the hero has:

1. Pissed off every vampire in the world (apparently there are a bunch) and started a supernatural war, with the hero naturally at the center;
2. Pissed off the rest of the good guy wizards to the point they want to kill him too;
3. Pissed off some sort of evil fairy race that want to either kill him or enslave him (or both);
4. Had mortal police attempting to track him down and throw him in jail in nearly every book;
5. Earned the particular wrath of some sort of mutant vampire/sorceress/zombie Queen who keeps an open grave waiting for him, his name on the tombstone;
6. Imperiled his soul to a demonic entity who looks like a hot chick and splashes around in hot tubs;
7. Earned the wrath of a handful of super powerful zombie-master sorcerers;
8. Pissed off some sort of demonic symbiote who carries around a bag full of Judas Iscariot's silver;
9. And generally been driven to the brink of death (repeatedly) by an assortment of minor baddies that weave their way through the series.


Whew. The series is exhausting and I still have several books to go. I'm expecting Satan, Attilla the Hun, Snidely Whiplash, and Darth Maul to show up in the next book.

I think the series would have been better with a few less villains. It's lost some of its enjoyment for me and I find myself grimly slogging through the books now.

Honestly, I had the same reaction at first; the books mid-series got a little slow, but I really like where he seems to be going with the series. It picks back up as you go IMO. Hope you wind up liking it!

[WECIII]

I just finished Shogun by James Clavell, which was quite good.


Shogun could well be one of my all-time, read it over and over favorite books. Tai-Pan is the next in his Asian Saga, and it is a pretty good read as well. Begins with the British take over of Hong Kong and revolves around a couple of trading companies and the bitter rivalry between the leaders.

[rtaylor61]

I'm now working my way through the Robert B. Parker books. Currently reading the Spenser series.

Randy

[Barbarian]

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane, by Robert E. Howard.

This book is a nice compilation of all of Howard's Solomon Kane stories.

[TulsaLhorn]

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

As a father of a young boy, I found this to be one of the most moving reads I have ever had, I actually read the whole book in one sitting. Matter of fact I refuse to watch the movie now, I don't ruin the perfection of the story.

Unfortunately I watched No country for old men before I read it, but the Coen bros. really did it justice.

[Luc]

Half way through Hannibal by Thomas Harris.

I never knew, I read Black Sunday when in high school (same author). I now want to get the Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs..

Hannibal is much better than the movie so far, like 10,000x better!

[Legion]

Half way through Hannibal by Thomas Harris.

I never knew, I read Black Sunday when in high school (same author). I now want to get the Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs..

Hannibal is much better than the movie so far, like 10,000x better!

Yep, I've read all the Hannibal books, they are quite entertaining and I quite liked the movies too. I am trying to track down a copy of Manhunter which was the movie they made of Red Dragon before SOTL came out. It was never a big hit but it was quite good in its own right.

I'm reading The Cider house Rules by John Irving at the moment. The GF bought it when she was last in town visiting. She left it at my place and I said I'd take it to her when I visited her the next time. Well, I started reading it in the airport... and now she will have to wait a little while. :biggrin1:

[Virgo Thing]

I'm still deciding on a book that would get me back to reading.

[Dennard]

She by H. Rider Haggard

[csogbk]

Terror at Beslan by John Giduck. This is the story of the school takeover in Beslan by Muslim terrorists in Chechnya. This is believed by many experts to be how the next major attack will be carried out in the US. Its very interesting not only to me as a law enforcement agent but simply a reader! Highly recomended!

[Evbo]

The Women, (http://tcboyle.com/page2.html?2,19) by T.C. Boyle. It centers around Frank Lloyd Wright, and is an exploration of the 4 women who loved him.

If any of you know T.C. Boyle's writing, you know how funny, literate and riveting his books can be. This one is no exception. I can't put it down!

[Barbash]

Just finished up the book Switch by Chip and Dan Heath who also wrote Made to Stick. Great business book.

I am really excited to start Chuck Palahniuk's(author of Fight Club) new book Tell All.

[Bristlingbeardofodin]

Just finished The girl with the Dragon Tattoo Starting Girl who Played with fire next.

[auk1124]

"The Patriots and Guerillas of East Tennessee and Kentucky: The Sufferings of the Patriots; Also the Experience of the Author as an Officer in the Union Army, Including Sketches of Noted Guerillas and Distinguished Patriots" by Major J.A. Brents.

An interesting little biographical sketch of some of the players in the Tennessee-Kentucky border fighting that took place during the American Civil War. Certainly qualifies as the longest title of any book I've read in recent memory. :tongue_sm

[Shane]

"You Don't Love Me Yet" by Jonathan Lethem.

[jazzman]

Hunting Eichmann, by Neal Bascomb. Reads like a novel by Daniel Silva or Tom Clancy, but it's all true.

[svarog]

Last week I finished the English Assassin by Daniel Silva, now reading Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith.

[timj219]

"The Patriots and Guerillas of East Tennessee and Kentucky: The Sufferings of the Patriots; Also the Experience of the Author as an Officer in the Union Army, Including Sketches of Noted Guerillas and Distinguished Patriots" by Major J.A. Brents.You've probably already read it but if you haven't, "Personal Memoirs" by Ulysses Grant was a phenomenal personal account. Also "Company Aytch" by Sam Watkins who was a confederate enlisted man.

[arghblech]

The Women, (http://tcboyle.com/page2.html?2,19) by T.C. Boyle. It centers around Frank Lloyd Wright, and is an exploration of the 4 women who loved him.

If any of you know T.C. Boyle's writing, you know how funny, literate and riveting his books can be. This one is no exception. I can't put it down!

Boyle is one of my favorite authors. Glad to see another fan.

I just finished reading Voice of the Whirlwind by Walter Jon Williams. Williams is a very close friend of a friend and we used to bump into each other quite a bit but I always forgot his last name. He came up in a recent conversation and realized that I'd never read one of his books! Not shabby! Sci-fi isn't really my genre but it was an entertaining read that showed more skill and depth than I had hoped for.

The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling is what I'm chewing on now.

[ratcheer]

I am just about to start The Terror by Dan Simmons.

Tim

[Vic Mackey]

Just started reading "Murder city" by Charles Bowden.
Quite interesting so far.

[blantyre]

Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky.

[andrew98]

Finishing up The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. Not something I'd normally be drawn to, but it came highly recommended by several friends. It's really good.

-Andy

[Luc]

Yep, I've read all the Hannibal books, they are quite entertaining and I quite liked the movies too. I am trying to track down a copy of Manhunter which was the movie they made of Red Dragon before SOTL came out. It was never a big hit but it was quite good in its own right.

I'm reading The Cider house Rules by John Irving at the moment. The GF bought it when she was last in town visiting. She left it at my place and I said I'd take it to her when I visited her the next time. Well, I started reading it in the airport... and now she will have to wait a little while. :biggrin1:

Finished Hannibal, back to square one, Red Dragon. I got a deal on ebay to get Red Dragon, Silence of the lambs and Hannibal rising (3 missing out of 4 - Hannibal is #3 in the series).

So far so good!

I saw manhunter a long time ago, Brian Cox was playing the doctor if I remember correctly...

[breadstick]

Under The Dome by Stephen King right now. Once I finish that one, it'll either be The Man Eaters of Stavo by John Patterson or A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. They'll both get read, but I'm not sure in which order. I have so many e-books it's hard to decided which one to go to next.

[Edcculus]

Finally got around to reading The Omnivore's Delimma. Pretty interesting read about where food comes from, even though I already strive to buy as much local food as possible.

I'm also delving into "The Apple Grower - A guide for the organic orchardist" as part of my research into opening a Cidery that produces quality craft cider from traditional cider trees.

[ddstb]

I just started The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer and recently finished Bombproof by Michael Robotham. It was a quick and easy read, but was pretty good. It made me head to the library for other works by Robotham.

[FrankC]

Just finished the Financial lives of the poets by Jess Walter. Its actually my second read of it i liked it that much. Big fan of his. Next I am starting a book called Dream Golf about the building of Bandon Dunes golf complex

[AndrewGWU]

Reading South of Broad by Pat Conroy... again

[Dennard]

1776 by David McCullough.

[cernel_joson]

The Power Broker by Robert Caro. What a stunning achievement this book is.

[Rudy Vey]

"Das Parfuem" by Patrick Suesskind in original language (German).

("The Perfume" is the English title).

[steveclarkus]

Anti-Federalist Papers and Vattel's The Law of Nations

[Dennard]

Anti-Federalist Papers

I've seen that in the bookstore a few times, but haven't picked it up yet. Sounds like an interesting read since I've read "The Federalist Papers".

[DaveNJ74]

Just started Night Siege, the Hudson Valley UFO sightings.

[scottb]

Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson.

[Numb]

Just started The 5000 Year Leap... Nice book so far.

[lindcruiser]

Try- "Child of God" by Cormac McCarthy- warning: it is a bit twisted.

[Barbarian]

Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Downloaded onto my new Android phone.

[auk1124]

The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell.

[xillion]

1984

[timj219]

Try- "Child of God" by Cormac McCarthy- warning: it is a bit twisted.You think? :001_smile

[scottb]

Try- "Child of God" by Cormac McCarthy- warning: it is a bit twisted.


You think? :001_smile

I'm going to regret this, aren't I?

[mikeon]

I have been doing some summer cleaning and found a bunch of books I have not read yet. I have just started Son of Rosemary.

[craig87c]

Finished 2010: The Year We Made Contact (AMAZING)

Reading No god but God by Reza Aslan. I'd bought it before college, but it was lost before I could finish it. Repurchased it, and see why I loved it.

Also, starting to read Straight Man by Richard Russo again. Love it!

[Dennard]

Also, starting to read Straight Man by Richard Russo again. Love it!

That's one of my favorite books by one of my favorite authors. Hilarious.

[EvilGobi]

The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larrson. I just finished reading Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and will probably read the latest The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest. They seem to be good summer/camp reading.

[WECIII]

The Ghost Writer by Robert Harris, originally published as The Ghost. Really interesting so far.

Faulkner's The Unvanquished.

[TulsaLhorn]

Try- "Child of God" by Cormac McCarthy- warning: it is a bit twisted.

I haven't read this yet, but if it's more twisted than some parts of The Road... then I will be suprised. The Road is one of the few books I have read non-stop, in one sitting.

[steveclarkus]

I've seen that in the bookstore a few times, but haven't picked it up yet. Sounds like an interesting read since I've read "The Federalist Papers".

It's an easier read than the Federalist Papers. The Anti-Federalists were right. It will make you cry.:cryin:

[ama015]

Vladimir Nabokov`s Lolita. A true masterpiece and a classic.

[Dennard]

It's an easier read than the Federalist Papers. The Anti-Federalists were right. It will make you cry.:cryin:

Yeah, I need to read this at some point. I agree with you.

[WECIII]

Vladimir Nabokov`s Lolita. A true masterpiece and a classic.

+1. Excellent literature. Pale Fire is another of his novels that is wonderful.

[scottb]

The Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larrson. I just finished reading Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and will probably read the latest The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest. They seem to be good summer/camp reading.

+1. Some disturbing violence against women, but very addictive characters.

[svarog]

Post Office by Bukowski... with a nice glass of scotch (Teachers) by my side.

[ama015]

Knut Hamsun`s Hunger. The book that made Hamsun a world known writer. If you read it you will certainly understand why. Yes, I am a Norwegian and Hamsun was a Norwegian, but that is not favorism of a countryman, just a fact. Hamsun is up there with the finest there is. (As a writer, not man, he was very pro-Germany during the Nazi years and was condemned as a traitor of his land after the war).