I am currently reading "Dr Fischer of Geneva" by Graham Greene as a change from SF which is my usual fare. Before that I read Double Vision by Tricia Sullivan which was OK but not brilliant (not as good as MAUL anyway).
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I am currently reading "Dr Fischer of Geneva" by Graham Greene as a change from SF which is my usual fare. Before that I read Double Vision by Tricia Sullivan which was OK but not brilliant (not as good as MAUL anyway).
I am reading How Dogs Think by Stanley Coren. Only in chapter 2, but great book :smiley20: Already learnt a lot I didn't know!
Well I'm about three years behind I just finished reading The Da Vinci Code. Finally I can understand all the hype good book not the best but good.
100 People Who are Ruining America.
cigarsmokers.com :smiley37:
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Originally Posted by Drake
Finished the GG while on the train and am now reading The Snow by Adam Roberts, quite good so far but reminds me of J G Ballard.
The American Revolution <A History> by Gordon S. Wood
So Others May Live
Its a history of the New York Fire Dept
A Jaguar service manual! :smiley36:
Later on, I'll read my new copy of European Cigar Cult Journal. I generally don't read books.
"Sinatra: The Life" I used to think Franik was cool... halfway into the book now, I can confirm he was an absolute dipshit! I'll hopefully keep enjoying his tunes at least.
Currently reading Jack Buck's (longtime voice of the Cardinals, and in broadcaster's wing of baseball's Hall of Fame, football's HOF, etc) autobiography, "That's a Winner!"
Just started, but as a guy who grew up with his ear glued to the radio, letting Jack teach me the finer points of the game, I've been looking forward to this read for a long time.
Moo
Let me know who wins. :smiley36:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lopaka
The Restaraunt at the end of the Universe.
The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene
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Originally Posted by Shagaroo
Awsome series!!! I have to re read it soon!
The Icelanders conquir the world I think :smiley36:Quote:
Originally Posted by pierce652
AWESOME BOOK!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shagaroo
Rich Dad, Poor Dad. After that, the Idiots Guide to Cigars if I can find it.
Just read "One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey "The Kid" Unger, The World's Greatest Poker Player"...what a sad, tragic life, or lack thereof...now reading "Harrington on Hold'Em: Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments (Strategic Play)"...
Finished Power of The Dog recently by Don Winslow. Fiction and painstakingly researched, about most recent drug cartels in Mexico, Central and South America, and southwest US. Brutal, well-written page-turner. Interestingly it hit the stores very close to when the Chief of Police in Nueva Laredo was shot a few months ago - same subject matter.
Currently:
Re-reading Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series. Excellent historical fiction about British Empire in late 1700s and early 1800s - India, Iberian peninsula, France. This guy is a nut for research too and writes very well.
Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence. Excellent benchmark work.
will soon be reading psycho-cybernetics thanks to a recommendation from someone on this board.
also reading communication works(text book) and negotiation:theory and practice(also textbook) for school:smiley19:
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis. Great work to introduce students to the field of philosophy! Lewis is one of the most concise, intelligient, and truly humorous (in the wonderfully traditional British sense) authors of the 20th century.
Years ago I read Lewis' The Screwtape Letters, and recently bought it to read again - haven't got to it quite yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigMacFU
started the new harry potter last night.
too bad i saw this posted at CP http://www.tshirthell.com/shirts/products/a510/a510.gif :smiley13:
big hearty chuckle at Drake's expense . . . one of those belly laughs too . . . lol sorry Drake . . i remember that thread! lol :smiley15:
you should see what happens to the ring! . . . oh wait wrong fictional waste of time . . . just messin with ya man enjoy reading it . . . :smiley4: :smiley9:
The Screwtape Letters are a classic work of Lewis', he said that that was probably the most difficult thing he ever wrote.
naked economics by Charles Wheelan
still waiting for my psycho cybernetics . . . they sent it to the wrong address, will resend they send. . . maybe if it gets here today i can read that in the closet as i hide from the tornadoes spawned by rita :D
Against Gravity by Gary Gibson, more scifi as is normal for me.
Robert Graves' Claudius The God.
Since you already know, check out this video of these guys who spoiled it for everyone waiting in line all night for the book to come out. Harry Potter Spoiled :smiley36:Quote:
Originally Posted by Drake
Pragmatic Version Control with Subversion
...and when I need a change of pace...
The Pragmatic Programmer
oooooooo...exciting.....
I and my classes have just finished Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis and we are now onto Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Plato's Euthyphro and Phaedo.
Just finished "Looking for Jake" by China Mieville, starting "Mind's Eye" by Paul McAuley
I recently read The Da Vinci Code. Then went and got the first book. The Illustrated Angels and Demons. I liked the pictures of the symbols in their natural state. Several James Patterson. Really enjoyed the Womens murder club series. Right now Tom Clancy Red Rabbit.
Reading Coyote Rising by Allen Steele
Wittgenstein's Poker by David Edmonds & John Eidinow
Almost forgot the five people you meet in heaven
Currenlty re-reading "Crime and Punish" by Michel Foucault. Had been a while. First read it as part of my degree and stumble upon it a week ago. Damn good book.
I thought it was page 606...
"1776," and "Guns, Germs and Steel"