What are you currently reading?

[Matt34]

Just started Lone Survivor...

http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Survivor-Eyewitness-Account-Operation/dp/0316067598

So far so good, of course this type of book is right down my alley but I still would recommend it for non-military types as well.


Book Description
The battle raged ten thousand feet up in Afghanistans Hindu Kush Mountains. Four US Navy SEALs in a fight to the death against 150 armed Taliban warriors. Despite wiping out half the Taliban force, it all ended as the worst day in the history of the SEALs: three of the four dead, eight more killed when the rescue helicopter was hit and destroyed by an Al Qaeda rocket grenade. Now, two years later, in the summer of 2007, hear the spellbinding, first-hand account by the SEAL who survived. It is a heartbreaking, yet inspiring story of heroism, courage, and sacrificewritten by the only man who lived to tell the tale.

 

[evilkat]

I'll have to check that out. You should read Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden. The movie barely does justice to what REALLY happened out there.

BTW, I just picked up a copy of 'The World is Flat' yesterday. Trying to see what all the hype is about!

 

[Matt34]

I'll have to check that out. You should read Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden. The movie barely does justice to what REALLY happened out there.

BTW, I just picked up a copy of 'The World is Flat' yesterday. Trying to see what all the hype is about!

I read BHD a couple years ago right before the movie released.

 

[annunaki]

I just finished Zechariah Sitchin's "End of Days". A decent read but a lot of rehashing from other books of the "Earth Chronicles".

I am reading "The Sirius Mystery" by Robert Temple right now.

I am planning on reading 1984 here shortly as well.

 

[avaserfi]

The joys of being a student its the first day of classes and I started reading my books yesterday .

1200 pages of organic chemistry fun and I am not even sure I want to go to medical school anymore ! This is simply my most loathed book of the semester there are far more of similar caliber.

When I am not reading for class I have been reading from the Speaker Builder Trilogy Set. I haven't had much time to read solely for pleasure, but the last book I read was pretty good Chuck Palahniuk's Rant, but then again I love his style and can't wait for the new movies (Choke and Survivor) to come out.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

I am currently re-reading the first 6 Harry Potter books to refresh my memory before reading the final one.
After that, I have a huge Harlan Ellison anthology.

 

[density]

I'm about 200 pages into Infinite Jest.

Course, while reading it I've also read Crime and Punishment, Speaker for the Dead, and Xenocide.

Infinite Jest is good, sofar, but I really should keep a legal pad for all the names and abbreviations. It's a huge book told from who knows how many different perspectives (and the writing style changes drastically from one perspective to the next). The endnotes take up another 50-100 pages easily. But there seems to be quality in it, so I'm not being daunted. Just struggling with time (C&P was started when I left IJ at work, and my wife went into labor, the other two were done during the two weeks at home)

 

[aberkowitz]

Reading "Firstborn" the final book of the latest Arthur Clarke trilogy.

After that I've got a stack on my bedside that includes:

A biography of Charles Schulz- http://www.amazon.com/Schulz-Peanuts-Biography-David-Michaelis/dp/0066213932/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200340219&sr=8-1

American Creation- a book about the founding fathers
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/030726369X/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=IJWFCXJ2OLO65&colid=1MFVY7F2JTNZH

The Best and the Brightest- David Halberstam's brilliant take on the Vietnam war
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0449908704/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1EU3VOGQVDECC&colid=1MFVY7F2JTNZH

Just finished Halberstam's amazing book on Korea, "The Coldest Winter", and I HIGHLY recommend.

 

[Rickster71]

Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment By Raoul Berger
I started it about a year ago; stopped when I got too busy at work.
I'm finishing it now.

Next:
Operation Cyanide by Peter Hounam

A book about Israel's unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty.
The attack on the surveillance ship lasted nearly 2 hours -- 34 men died and 172 were injured.
Initially it was thought that either Egypt or the U.S.S.R. was responsible, but astonishingly Israel, the U.S.'s closest ally, said that the planes and boats belonged to them, and that they mistook the ship for an Egyptian vessel -- despite the prominently displayed Stars and Stripes.
A massive cover-up has endured to this day -- the attack on the Liberty remains the only maritime incident that has not been investigated by Congress.
But many survivors and senior government officials say that the attack was no accident, including Secretary of State at the time, Dean Rusk. Based on interviews with ex-government officers and the examination of official documents, this book answers the following questions: Why did the White House call back rescue planes from helping the Liberty -- twice? What was the CIA's role in this attack? Did LBJ know in advance about the attack? Why did the U.S. government accept Israel's explanation?

 

[Rickster71]

The joys of being a student its the first day of classes and I started reading my books yesterday .


1200 pages of organic chemistry fun and I am not even sure I want to go to medical school anymore ! This is simply my most loathed book of the semester there are far more of similar caliber.

And I thought 'The Cat in a Hat' was a grueling read.

 

[furrycute]

Harrison's, Principles of Internal Medicine.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

1200 pages of organic chemistry fun and I am not even sure I want to go to medical school anymore ! This is simply my most loathed book of the semester there are far more of similar caliber.

That is unfortunate. When I took Organic Chemistry, I found it fascinating.

 

[Tom Andry]

Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged

 

[majorloser]

Stephen Coonts - "The Trator"

and

Patrick Robinson - "Ghost Force"

 

[rnatalli]

I'm getting ready to read "The Life and Adventures of John Ledyard". I've heard of this book, but never read it.

 

[rnatalli]

That is unfortunate. When I took Organic Chemistry, I found it fascinating.

LOL... When I hit organic chemistry or orgo as it's often called, it convinced me I didn't want to be a pre-med anymore

 

[Halon451]

I just finished reading "The Founding Brothers" by Joseph J. Ellis. Excellent read for anyone interested in Revolutionary era American History - really goes deep into the personalities of the Founding Fathers, and exposes what truly made them great, along with their many often over-looked flaws as human beings. What really got me were the stark similarities to politics now versus politics at the birth of our nation - it helped wake me up to the fact that our current political quagmire is merely reminiscent of the old days, and has always been this way. Political warfare is certainly no new concept...

Here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Founding-Brothers-Revolutionary-Joseph-Ellis/dp/0375405445

 

[Kevin T]

Eats, Shoots & Leaves
The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

by Lynne Truss

 

[Sheep]

Modern Recording Techniques, 6th Edition by School.

SheepStar

 

[Rob Babcock]

I'm afraid I'm currently reading 3 different textbooks for school. I'm also in the middle of Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind, and partway into The Gift of Death by Derrida.