Guest Vern Edwards Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 This is purely a social question. Something to get our minds off acquisition. If you are reading any book this week, what is the name of the book? Whatever book it is -- fiction or nonfiction. Title and author. I am reading Tristes Tropiques, by Claude Levi-Strauss (1955), translated from the French by John and Doreen Weightman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinaku Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Two this week - just completed, a re-read of East of Chosin: Entrapment and Breakout in Korea 1950 by Roy Appleman...... dense, highly detailed recount of army's 31st RCT tragedy on the east side of the reservoir in Nov 27 - Dec. 2 1950 - the definitive work on it. And started and about finished my first Anthony Trollope novel, The Warden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carl r culham Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Re-reading "Let'er Buck: A Story of the Passing of the Old West" by Charles Wellington Furlong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jljordan Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Re-reading "Scribbling the Cat" and "Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight" by Alexandra Fuller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajuncharlie Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I'm in a recreational fiction phase. In the past week or two I've read Wilbur Smith's "Triumph of the Sun," Daniel Silva's "The English Assassin," and the updated edition of Nelson DeMille's "Mayday." Current night-time read is Stephen Coonts' "The Disciple." Good story-tellers, all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 This is a little off topic, but my wife gave me a Kindle last year as a present and my reading has increased so much since then. It's just so convenient to browse books (you can get free previews), buy without going anywhere, and get exceptional discounts (about the most expensive in the best sellers are $9.99). I've read about twice as many books since I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vern Edwards Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Great. So what book are you reading now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy KO Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I am reading "That Old Cape Magic" by Richard Russo. Author won the Pulitzer for his book "Empire Falls." Also read his "The Bridge of Sighs" earlier this month. I'm from Central New York State so he really hits home for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msutherland Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Almost finished with "Matterhorn" by Karl Marlantes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_a Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 1776 by David McCullough. It's a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Great. So what book are you reading now? Dark Watch by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul - I couldn't remember the co-author and had to chcek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwgerard Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 I wish I could read a book, any of a number of books I have waiting for me, but I am in the midst of my dissertation and I dare not take any time away from that else I will most certainly fall behind. I have promised myself that I will read to my hearts content once I turn in my final document and complete my defense, but until then Barnes and Noble are unfortunately off limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schickson Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Just finished The Shack by William P. Young -- Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdy2retire Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Currently working on "The Real George Washington," by Parry, Allison and Skosen AND "As Far As You Can Go Without a Passport," by Tom Bodett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhinton Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 "The No A**hole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't" by Robert Sutton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanretired Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 State of Fear by the late Michael Crichton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott42208 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 The Stranger by Camus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAR Fetched Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Right now reading The Time-and-Materials Contract: the Time has come for a long, hard look - Vernon J. Edwards I've never heard of the guy, but it's a pretty good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contracting Contractor Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Just finished "His Excellency George Washington" by Joseph Ellis; I highly recommend it. Started "Assassination Vacation" by Sarah Vowell, but got bored after 50 pages and laid it aside. Nearly halfway through my long-term project of finishing "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo in the original French (yep, all 1800 pages!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron vogt Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 One of the Spenser books by Robert Parker. The title doesn't matter. They're all fun to read. If you had asked a couple of weeks ago it would have been Milton Cross' "Encyclopedia of the Great Composers." Timing is everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vern Edwards Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Ron, We're not snobs. Spenser's great. Have you read any of Parker's westerns about the gunmen/lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch? Terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerfed Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 My wife is a big fan of Parker and is sad because she is reading his last book now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron vogt Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 One of the books he wrote before he died just came out, and his last one is in editing now. The big mystery is whether we finally find out Spenser's first name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron vogt Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Vern, Not yet, but they're on my list. I try not to read more than 1 or 2 in a row from the same author. Some author's style gets stale and sounding the same, and it ruins some of the pleasure. Parker can get that way, so I need some variety. Before Parker it was a Carl Hiaison book, and a Nelson DeMille before that. Most of my pleasure reading is before going to bed, and I only last about 3-4 pages. Then the next night I have to reread the last page, so I'm only advancing at about 2-3 pages per night. That makes it hard to finish a paid-by-the-word book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Just finished "Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfus and "Dragon" by Stephen Brust. About to start the Emperor trilogy by Conn Iggulden (I read the first two Genghis Khan books but haven't read the third "Empire of Silver"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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