What are you reading at the moment?

**Baron Porthos** · 10-08-2005, 06:46 AM

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Up next: THe Hornet's Nest by Jimmy Carter "A novel of the Revolutionary War" by the ex-Prez
The Jester by James Patterson

**Bull** · 10-08-2005, 07:33 PM

"The Godfather" by Mario Puzo. Had never read the book (it's great--better than the movie, which is so often the case).

Up next: "Rat Pack Confidential" about Frank, Dean, Sammy, et al. Vegas like it used to be.

Moo

**stjohnroe** · 10-09-2005, 05:40 PM

Just finished "The ministry of fear" by Graham Greene, now starting "Accelarando" by Charles Stross.

**superman78** · 10-09-2005, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Bull

"The Godfather" by Mario Puzo. Had never read the book (it's great--better than the movie, which is so often the case).

Up next: "Rat Pack Confidential" about Frank, Dean, Sammy, et al. Vegas like it used to be.

Moo

Check out OMerta pretty good book also

reaganyouth84 · 10-10-2005, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by Iced T

I thought it was page 606...

"1776," and "Guns, Germs and Steel"

1776 is a good read.

-Mike

**basil** · 01-09-2006, 07:59 PM

Just finished "A Million Little Pieces", by James Frey. Sensationalistic, contrived, stylistic to the point of gimmicky. Typical Oprah endorsement. Don't waste your money.

**CoventryCat86** · 01-09-2006, 08:06 PM

I'm still reading my Jaguar Service Manual....

**basil** · 01-09-2006, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by basil

Just finished "A Million Little Pieces", by James Frey. Sensationalistic, contrived, stylistic to the point of gimmicky. Typical Oprah endorsement. Don't waste your money.

Whoops! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060109/...isputed_memoir
This figures. Also in the book he describes a character addicted to Quaaludes. My math puts the story at around 1992. 'ludes were taken off the market in the US in 1982.

**slcraiders** · 01-09-2006, 08:28 PM

I have had 4 books going at the same time for the last couple of months (short attention span). All of these are Biographies or Autobiography- Clint Eastwood, Merle Haggard (My House of Memories), Johnny Cash (The Man Called...) and The Ramones (Story of...)

**nhcigarfan** · 01-09-2006, 10:40 PM

http://www.cigarsmokers.com/showthre...?t=1789&page=5

**WOXOF** · 01-10-2006, 01:18 AM

NOTAMs

**Bluenote** · 01-10-2006, 06:17 AM

Clapton's Guitar by Allen St.John.

It's about Wayne Henderson (musician/guitar maker) making a guitar for Clapton. Interesting read for any guitar players.

**MadAl** · 01-25-2006, 02:22 PM

Whiteout, by Ken Follett

**cigar no baka** · 01-25-2006, 11:18 PM

Lies your Teacher Told You.

**heftysmokes** · 01-26-2006, 01:28 AM

Originally Posted by cigar no baka

Lies your Teacher Told You.

Great book.

I'm reading " 'tis " by Frank McCourt, great book...not quite as depressing as "Angela's Ashes."
Also reading "The Friends of Pancho Villa" by James Carlos Blake, a fun historical fiction.
Two bathrooms in the house, two books!

**thepyrofish** · 01-26-2006, 01:56 AM

Jarhead by Anthony Swofford. Was an impulse buy while I was at WalMart, had seen the movie so I figured I would read it. Much better than the film. Was a good movie though.

**basil** · 01-26-2006, 03:36 PM

Bumpin' this one more time.

Originally Posted by basil

Just finished "A Million Little Pieces", by James Frey. Sensationalistic, contrived, stylistic to the point of gimmicky. Typical Oprah endorsement. Don't waste your money.

Originally Posted by basil

Whoops! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060109/...isputed_memoir
This figures. Also in the book he describes a character addicted to Quaaludes. My math puts the story at around 1992. 'ludes were taken off the market in the US in 1982.

And finally, author confesses, Oprah apologizes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060126/en_nm/frey_dc

**upinsmoke** · 01-26-2006, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by WinstonSpencer

The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene

How is that? I met him last year and keep meaning to order his book off amazon.

**Bluenote** · 01-26-2006, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by basil

Just finished "A Million Little Pieces", by James Frey. Sensationalistic, contrived, stylistic to the point of gimmicky. Typical Oprah endorsement. Don't waste your money.

I thought the same things after I read the book. I told my wife how so much of it was unbelievable and seemed far from the truth.

**WOXOF** · 01-22-2008, 05:23 AM

Bumpin the dust of this thread.

Just finished Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides.
Next up is Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell.
On deck after that is Ghost Soldiers also by Hampton Sides