What are you reading at the moment?

[reaganyouth84]

I thought it was page 606...

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

1776 is a good read.

-Mike

[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.

[CoventryCat86]

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

[slcraiders]

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]

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

[WOXOF]

NOTAMs

[Bluenote]

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.

[CaptBirde]

The time trap (its about effectivly organizing) its a really good book i highly recomend it

[Corvin]

Just finishing up Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay.

Then I'll be on to either The Stand by Stephen King or Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire (the follow up to Wicked)

[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.

[basil]

Bumpin' this one more time.

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.

And finally, author confesses, Oprah apologizes.

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

[Bluenote]

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]

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

[sammis]

I'll add my own also

I read way too many technical books but the next up on the pleasure reading list is:

About Face, The Odyssey of an American Warrior by Colonel David H. Hackworth

sammis