What are you reading now?

The Tide Of Victory, by Eric Flint and David Weber.

Probably the third time I have read this series. Good stuff.

I just started "H Is for Hawk," which is part memoir, part guide to falconry. The nerd in me is especially relishing the latter--I've been fascinated with these birds ever since I read "My Side of the Mountain" as a kid.

Of course, after knowing JG's parrots and seeing how scary smart/cunning they are, I now realize that having a bird of prey would be like walking a tightrope. Made of knives. Daily.

Margie

I am tired of being hand to mouth

Kitchen Confidential-Anthony Bordain.

Just finished "Decoding the Heavens" by Jo Marchant. It's a book about the Antikythera Mechanism. Good book.

just finished The remaining:allegiance by dj molles. Was a fairly good series but not as well written as the ashes series by William Johnstone. I read a lot and plan too start on The lion by nelson demille tonight.

In reply to Nick_Comstock:

I liked "Go Fast or Go Broke", "Go Like Hell", and "The Unfair Advantage". All car related, but all light, humorous (well, maybe not "Go Like Hell"), and very entertaining.

Right now I'm going on a trip and brought "A Farewell To Arms" and "Competition Car Suspension" :P

The 100-year-old Man (who climbed out the window and disappeared)

Very nice light reading. The author definitely has a sense of humor, and it makes for a nice, easy, relaxing read (not "easy" as in dumb, but "easy" as in I never mind picking up the book when I want to relax). Right now I'm almost half way through it.

Needed some brain candy: Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

Recommended to me by a number of friends. Not ~quite~ getting into it yet.

In reply to SkinnyG:

Ejoyed that book immensely. The scond time. First time was a bewildered slog through a book I didn't quite get. Got glimmers of what I was reading, and at the end had an aha moment, necessitatingthe ssecond read.

Im currently reading starship troopers. Its pretty good.

"A Dance With Dragons", the 5th book in the "Game of Thrones" series. I'm re-reading it to see how the HBO series differs with the book. I love how Martin writes. Authors like he and Tolkien amaze me with their ability to create such complex worlds.

Also, I'm re-reading the Bible. I just started Joel in the Old Testament and Revelation in the New Testament.

BTW, I'm aware that this is a bizarre combination. I read in all three books almost everyday.

Dusterbd13 wrote: In reply to SkinnyG: Enjoyed [*Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance*] immensely. The second time. First time was a bewildered slog through a book I didn't quite get. Got glimmers of what I was reading, and at the end had an aha moment, necessitatingthe ssecond read.

I couldn't finish it the first few times, despite repeated efforts. And if you look below, you will see I have staying power with books. Once I finally did finish it by sheer brute force of will, I was supremely disappointed at the end.

Graefin10 wrote: "A Dance With Dragons", the 5th book in the "Game of Thrones" series. I'm re-reading it to see how the HBO series differs with the book. I love how Martin writes. Authors like he and Tolkien amaze me with their ability to create such complex worlds.

I'm reading that for the first time right now. In fact for the past few months I've been reading the entire main 5-book sequence in series, no breaks in between, in the hope that it would increase my comprehension of the overarcing plotlines. The problem is there are so many characters and places that there's no way that I can remember any but the most important dozen or so. I did the same thing with Lord Of The Rings and The Dark Tower / Gunslinger books, with similar results.

SevenEves, Neil Stephenson's new tome.

http://www.nealstephenson.com/seveneves.html

Neil stephenson has a new book? He is, by far, my favorite author. I have to get this.

I thought this went here:

We saw it at the library and I grabbed it for the kiddo. He's hamming it up in the picture, I promise he was way more nonchalant before the camera came out

I just ordered Colin Quinn's "The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America"

Just finished "And the Mountains Echoed". Darn good read, but I did find it a bit difficult to keep track of the multiple stories and how they all tied in.

Well worth it though.

On to "I, Robot"

If you're looking to get into Isaac Asimov this would be a good one to start with.

Recents: the 'Silo' trilogy (Wool, Shift and Dust) by Hugh Howey. Also, '50 Simple Questions for Every Christian' which is about how to defend one's atheism without coming across as attacking Christian beliefs. Pretty interesting; I'd recommend anyone who's even just curious about atheism read this one.

We've both read Wool and loved it. I bought Shift and Mrs. Duke read it and hated it. I'm currently reading a graphic novel called Saga, but I'm going to give Shift the next spot on my To-read list.

Just finished Mike Doughty's (frontman and creative force behind Soul Coughing) memoir, called The Book Of Drugs. Offered some insight into why the band only lasted 3 albums. Of course, it's only his side of the story, but he's brutally honest about some of the shiny happy person things he did, so I'm willing to be believe the fundamental truth of the shiny happy person things the other guys in the band did.

Reading"shame about the aliens, mr president. " its entertaining, if not a lot like a written montey python episode.

Dusterbd13 wrote: Reading"shame about the aliens, mr president. " its entertaining, if not a lot like a written montey python episode.

That sounds like a good read. I may have to snag a copy from the library.

It was free on the kindle. I had nothing to lose.