Books

[EXTRAPOLATER]

I scored an unabridged audio of Orphan Master's Son from piratebitch.sueme,
in case anyone is interested. About half a G and took about 30 minutes, even
with my semi-super service.

Only heard a fraction so far. Seems to be based in North Korea and I must confess
that the early use of so many Asian names is making it mildly difficult for me to follow.

I'll try some more if and when I am less poisoned.

 

[Berty5446]

Recently got back into reading more, I havent read a lot of books, some of my favorites are catch-22, garp, several bukowski novels, vonnegut...

Deciding to start reading blood meridian after reading this thread

 

[The Joker]

I read The Bronze Horseman.


It sucked. Slow and depressing.

 

[Hashish]

I just finished Skagboys, which is the prequel to Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. He is one of my favorite authors. If you have never read anything by him, I suggest starting with Glue. It is the most accessible of his works and also one of his best. All of Welsh's books feature heavy Scottish dialect that is written in phonetics, which can take some getting used to for most readers.

Skagboys was very enjoyable, but it was probably the weakest of the trilogy. Trainspotting is absolutely brilliant, and the sequel Porno is one of the funniest books I have ever read (though you do have to have a bit of a warped sense of humor like Welsh). By the by, Porno is set to be adapted for the big screen with Danny Boyle back to direct and all the principal actors back. If you haven't read the book, Begbie is a much bigger character in the sequel, which means we will get to see plenty of Robert Carlyle bringing him to life in the new film. :00hour

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[kneifl]

Just finished a few books:

Open by Andre Agassi, liked a lot and I'm not a tennis fan

Stories I only tell my friends by Rob Lowe, pretty good

Ship it Holla Ballas co-authored by Jonathan Grotenstein and Storms Reback, excellent

The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, very good

Shark Tank, Jump Start your business by Michael Parrish DuDell, sub par book but I do like the show

Punch fear in the face, Jon Acuff, very enjoyable

Quitter, Jon Acuff, very enjoyable

Unlabel by Marc Ecko, excellent (one of the best books I have read all year)

High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service Inspire Timeless Loyalty in the Demanding New World of Social Commerce by Micah Solomon, very good, recommended

How An Economy Grows And Why It Crashes by Peter D Schiff and Andrew J Schiff, just OK (knew most of this already, I have a degree in Economics)

The Buy Side by Tierney Duff (totally awesome if you like Wall Street stories)

Those are just a few, I'll add more later....

kneifl

 

[Happy Hippo]

extrapolator - I could NOT get through the Orphan Master - got about 100 pages and it just wouldn't pick up. I've slowed down on reading a little as I'm trying to pick up some other skills right now, but read Amy Tan's new novel which was good, and re-reading Unbearable Lightness of Being Right Now, a classic.

Hash - I'm going to check out those books you recommended.

 

[gardenweasel]

a friend suggested I stop by the library and pick up a book called"the martian" by andy weir...

after reading some reviews,it sounded like it might be worth a read.....

anybody read this?...any good?

 

[The Joker]

I read Communion by Whitley Streiber. A supposedly true account of an alien abduction.
It's very slow at times but I enjoyed it.

 

[kneifl]

Read one recently

Read one recently

Called Heft by Liz Moore, it was different but it was a page turner and enjoyable.

kneifl

 

[hawkeye]

CJ Box--game warden mystery stuff in Wyoming--good reads

 

[redsfann]

a friend suggested I stop by the library and pick up a book called"the martian" by andy weir...

after reading some reviews,it sounded like it might be worth a read.....

anybody read this?...any good?

Whaaaa??
The Wease can read? Who'd of thunk it???



All kindling aside, I haven't read this one or know anything about it.
Sorry I can't be of any help to you here, partner....:toast:

I just finished one called the Boys of '67--Charlie Company's war in Vietnam.

A powerful account of the men of Charlie company starting from the time they came together at basic training all the way through to their reunions 25-30 years later.

Haven't read anything this emotionally moving in quite some time.

If you are from the generation that served in Vietnam or just have an interest in those turbulent times, this is a must-read book.

 

[#cruncher]

I?ve read a lot over the years, here?s a few that I can think of right now that stood out. I can?t seem to do fiction (normally) but strangely enough am hooked on the conspiracy theory types and true crime types; especially concerning the Kennedy assassination, and any good books about the Mafia. I also love any good books on nature and especially animals. So I guess I?m somewhat of a contradiction, so be it.

Nature/Animal Books:

1. Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat (Canadian author) ? He lived in the Canadian wilderness for about 18 months observing wolves; has humor to, sharp man.

1. White Fang and also The Sea-Wolf ? Both by Jack London ? excellent.

Three books by Vincent Bugliosi

1. Helter Skelter (He prosecuted Charles Mansion and his group)
2. O. J. Simpson Trial (Don?t remember the exact name)
3. And the Sea Will Tell ? If you like murder mystery combined with sailing, this is the book

You can tell why this guy rarely if ever lost a case; one sharp dude.

Dr Mary?s Monkey by Edward T. Haslam
This one revolves around New Orleans, so it was especially interesting to me. Primarily about a secret laboratory, polio, cancer-causing monkey viruses, and the strange murder of a famous female doctor that supposedly was due to testify before the Warren Commission the day of her death. Very interesting.

Cosmic Consciousness by Richard Maurice Bucke (Canadian psychiatrist), first published in 1900.
Introduction by Willis W. Harman, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, California, January 1974.
This one is different from all the others, but very, very interesting. It?s basically a study in the evolution of the human mind. I never knew before reading this that the human race was once color-blind, much like the animals of today. After talking about self-consciousness and other topics he has a few pages on the following people: Gautama the Buddha, Jesus the Christ, Paul, Plotinus, Mohammed, Dante, Las Casas, John Yepes, Francis Bacon, Jacob Behmen, William Blake, Honore de Balzac, Walt Whitman, Edward Carpenter, and others. Very thought provoking book; it?s not necessarily one that you just sit down and read all the way through at one setting.