Squid Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 I was browsing the library recently and absolutely nothing looked interesting. I've gone and read every book with pictures in it, now it's time to step up and start reading those books with hard covers and no pictures. I'm taking all recommendations- fiction, nonfiction, Chomsksy to bodice-ripper. What are you guys reading these days? (aside from spray) Quote
JGowans Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 I enjoyed reading The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary Quote
assmonkey Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Television and the Crisis of Democracy. You can get hardcopy at Amazon or your local used book store. Quote
Dru Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Sex and the Single Girl and Sex and the Office by the notorious Helen Gurley Brown, ex-Cosmo bigwig. Scored these for 25 cents each in local thrift store. Highly amusing 60's vintage Quote
EWolfe Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Check out some of Jim Harrison's many books. His writing has immortality in it. Quote
griz Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Stephen Hunter is a fine fiction writer. Any of his books w/ Earl or Bob Lee Swagger in them are top notch fun reading. His early stuff is okay but I would wouldn't really go out of my way to suggest them. Hunter really hit his stride with the Swagger books though. Total late night page turners.Dirty White Boys, Time to Hunt,Point of Impact, Hot Springs Ever read "Into Thin Air"... ? ?that's pretty good too... Quote
lummox Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 i just read 'knight of the maison-rouge' by alexandre dumas. same guy who wrote '3 musketeers' and 'count of monte cristo'. theres love and blood. and blood and love. some lusting. then everybody gets their fukin head chopped off. i thought it was a great book and i look forward to the movie. Quote
tele_nut Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Unholy Wars by John K Cooley Commentary on foreign policy that has led us to the present geo-political situation we are currently mired in. Quote
nonanon Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Whatever you thought of "Into the Bank", I'd still recommend Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. I think it's this decade's In Cold Blood. Grim but fascinating. Quote
icegirl Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 The coming plague: newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance Betrayal of Trust: the collapse of global public health both by Laurie Garrett The constant Gardener by John Lacourre, about corruption of pharmaceutical companies in Kenya any of the books by Richard North Patterson (Political thrillers) (Degree of Guilt, Protect and Defend, No safe place, etc...) Quote
willstrickland Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 The last few years I've been reading through the Modern Library's list of 100 best novels. Most of my other reading is modern non-fiction, so the ML list is great...fiction, guaranteed good reading, you can find most of the list in any library. Quote
EWolfe Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 It's spring - I recommend you book down to Yosemite. Quote
cj001f Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 "Dangerous Liasons" and "The Arms of Krupp" are currently being purged from the haven't read but should shelf. Quote
foraker Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature Genome Both by Matt Ridley. Quote
Double_E Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Fuck Yes! A Guide to the Happy Acceptance of Everything. the author is listed as a "Reverend Wing F. Fing, MD, PhD, DDS, LLD, DVD, and much much more!"... which someone once told me is a pen name for Tom Robbins. also, all you Ed Abbey fans out there (something tells me you might fall in that group Squid).... if you haven't read The Fools Progress you should; little-known gem. Quote
jjd Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 The Fool's Progress, Fire on the Mountain, The Brave Cowboy, Good News, The Monkey Wrench Gang, Black Sun, Desert Soltaire....they're all good. The Fool's Progress is one of his best. Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, The Practice of the Wild, anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Walden Two, One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest, A Clockwork Orange, Elegant Universe, and The Road to Serfdom are some of the favorites from my little library. For something a little heavier, read The Divine Comedy. Quote
Dru Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 i'm reading fools progress a chapter a day right now and it ain't much IMHO. desert solitaire and MWG were waaaay better. Quote
DPS Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 I recently read the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series and thought they were very entertaining and clever. Quote
glacier Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Frequencies, by Joseph Ortega - near-future SF set in a somewhat orwellian future Seattle. The Count of Monte Christo - for my occasional Thick Classic fix. The Ten Thousand - Historical fiction of Xenophon's march from Persia, but not as good as Pressfield's books. Survivor, by by Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) - Fun satirical read on religion, media, and cleaning tips. Currently fighting my way through Dave Eggers' "You Shall Know Our Velocity" - Giving him a second chance after 'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," which was none of those things. Quote
STORER Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 I read both of Lance Armstrongs books: "Every Second Counts" and "It's Not About The Bike". Both are great inspiring books. If you're looking for something different, try "A Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi. Here is a link to it: http://www.samurai.com/5rings/ If you're a nerd like me, I can give you a few titles of books about thermodynamics or medicine. Steve Quote
sk Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Fuck Yes! A Guide to the Happy Acceptance of Everything. the author is listed as a "Reverend Wing F. Fing, MD, PhD, DDS, LLD, DVD, and much much more!"... which someone once told me is a pen name for Tom Robbins. . is this true? Quote
glacier Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 What..no Davinci Code?? Read it a couple of months back - a fair read, some cool research - coworker is reading "Angels and Demons" right now - says it's exactly the same plot - just substitute "Illuminati" for "Templars/Priory of Scion" (actually A&D was written before DaVinci) If you want the whole 'Templar Plot' done well and with some literacy and humor, rather than just as an Oprah Bestseller, read Focaults Pendulum, by Umberto Eco. Quote
Double_E Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 Fuck Yes! A Guide to the Happy Acceptance of Everything. the author is listed as a "Reverend Wing F. Fing, MD, PhD, DDS, LLD, DVD, and much much more!"... which someone once told me is a pen name for Tom Robbins. . is this true? what, that WFF is actually Tom Robbins? don't know... like I said that's what i heard once. so have you read Fuck Yes!, Muffy? damn funny book, i recommend it to all. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0940183218/qid=1080333056/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-9643025-4683033?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 Quote
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