What's everyone reading?

 

I've got my nose in Amerco Peredes' George Washington Gomez, Burroughs Junky (excerpts about my neighborhood) , and Stevenson's Jekyll and Hyde.

 

George Washington Gomez was written in the 1930s but not published until about 1990. It is set in my neck of the woods, and I find it very interesting.

Eldest (the second book in the Eragon series).

 

 

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What Goes up : The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, Brokers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made It by Eric J. Weiner

 

Awesome book so far. I am almost done with it. Its great perspective from the inside, instead of from reporters who don't really understand Wall Street.

Right now I'm reading Greasy Rider: Two Dudes, One Fry-Oil-Powered Car, and a Cross-Country Search for a Greener Future by Greg Melville.

The Given Day by Dennis Lehane. Its set in early 20th-century Boston. Babe Ruth is a minor character.

when you are engulfed in flames - sedaris

what is the what - eggers

best american short stories 2008 - edited by salmon rushdie

Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything

 

Isaacson's Einstein

 

I'm going to crack open my copy of On the Origin of Species in honor of Darwin Day today

The Amber Room by Steve Berry.

 

Historical fiction. I've read his last 4, all of which have the same main character and liked them. He didnt have any carry over characters in his first 3 books and this is the first one he wrote. It's harder for me to get into than the other 4 i mentioned so far.

Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything

 

Isaacson's Einstein

 

I'm going to crack open my copy of On the Origin of Species in honor of Darwin Day today

 

Man I really didn't like Isaacson's Ben Franklin biography

The War Against the Chtorr by David Gerrold. Rereading it since I have been slacking off in going to the used bookstore lately. It is sci-fi that when I first read, I had a hard time predicting what was going to happen. Usually I can figure out just where they are going with the story, but this one is different. I had just finished The Green Trap by Ben Bova, which I think several of you in here would like.

I'm currently reading Bret Hart's autobio, Hitman.

I would NEVER have guessed that Hart had any sort of sense of humor at all, but the book is a really great read.

Often very funny, other times self-depricating, and some thoughtful stuff in there as well.

This is not the side of himself that Hart let the public see, and that's too bad.

Great Thread! I just finished with The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and have moved on to The Dead Zone. Bith biiks i couldn't finish when i was younger. I'm a huge King fan, probably, have his entire collected works.

Foundation trilogy.

 

 

Awesome.

Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything

 

Isaacson's Einstein

 

I'm going to crack open my copy of On the Origin of Species in honor of Darwin Day today

 

I just recently bought the Isaacson Einstein book on cd. My physics teacher said it's a great book. How far have you gotten in it? I have only listened to the first chapter so far.

Foundation trilogy.

 

 

Awesome.

Truly is.

I just recently bought the Isaacson Einstein book on cd. My physics teacher said it's a great book. How far have you gotten in it? I have only listened to the first chapter so far.

 

Just cracked into "the bomb," so I'm nearing the end. It's been a pretty good read.

I'm currently reading Bret Hart's autobio, Hitman.

I would NEVER have guessed that Hart had any sort of sense of humor at all, but the book is a really great read.

Often very funny, other times self-depricating, and some thoughtful stuff in there as well.

This is not the side of himself that Hart let the public see, and that's too bad.

i went to the hart book signing when he was in schaumburg. was pretty cool. (i do wish they'd played his music when he walked in.) i'm reading the book only in bits and pieces between other books but i agree with you about it. good stuff.

 

other than that i just finished a pretty good fantasy novel called acacia by david anthony durham, and i'm starting ken kalfus's second story collection, pu-239 and other russian fantasies.

Getting ready to crack open The Watchmen.

Finished the Dead Zone yesterday, really good, probably one of the top 5 i've read that he's written. Moved on to Dead Even by Brad Meltzer.

Foundation trilogy.

 

 

Awesome.

 

One of my all-time favorites.

I'm reading Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides. I am about a third of the way through and so far it is a great read. It tells stories of America conquering the west from the sides of the Navajo Indians, Mexican leaders, general Kearny, and the trapper/guide Kit Carson. It really gives an understanding of the of the time from many perspectives. The book shows no biases and shows the events from both sides.

Saying It's So by Daniel Nathan, about the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.

Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad

 

It chronicles a lot of the 80s punk bands, it's a pretty interesting read.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Inspired Blade Runner) by Philip Dick.

 

Afterwards I'll tackle "Swan Song," which is a novel similar to The Stand in its plot of a group of people surviving a post apocalyptic world.

 

I wanted to bump this thread to add this book. It goes against most things I look for in books. Personally I have never been big into the biography thing, but this was excellent. I also am totally a Paul McCartney guy, but this book about John Lennon just brings him to life in a way I never knew him before. It was amazing.

 

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