What are you reading now?

I'm in the middle of a string of Andre Norton's works.

Flashman: A Novel by George MacDonald Fraser

First book of the Flashman series. Historical fiction. Funny stuff.

Dr. Hess wrote: I'm in the middle of a string of Andre Norton's works.

Me too, at about three books a night on night shift.

As we no longer have any radio stations that I can stand listening to on my commute, I've been listening to audio books in the car for the past year or so. Currently working on Douglas Adams "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" series in order. Almost done with the second one "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe". Light and entertaining, nothing serious in these. I read the first two books many years ago (I think they were the only ones out at the time.). Before that it was "The Lords of Discipline" by Pat Conroy (which I had also read many years ago). I'm going to have to listen to some of his other books, I really like the way he writes.

Boundary, by Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor

Just finished a biography of photographer Edward Curtis called Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, by Timothy Egan, fascinating book. In the last three weeks, read The Assassin, by Clive Cussler, Spirit of Steamboat, by Craig Johnson, and This Old Bill(a historic novel/biography of Buffalo Bill Cody) by Loren D. Estelman. All very good.

secretariata wrote: As we no longer have any radio stations that I can stand listening to on my commute, I've been listening to audio books in the car for the past year or so. Currently working on Douglas Adams "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" series in order. Almost done with the second one "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe". Light and entertaining, nothing serious in these. I read the first two books many years ago (I think they were the only ones out at the time.). Before that it was "The Lords of Discipline" by Pat Conroy (which I had also read many years ago). I'm going to have to listen to some of his other books, I really like the way he writes.

You ain't kidding. The only so called 'rock' station here has maybe 25 songs in rotation. I mean, I like Golden Earring's 'Radar Love', but yesterday a bud and I were in the shop from 9 till about 2, we heard that song four different times. And the other stations are worse. No wonder Pandora etc are taking listeners.

I think I might wander over to the used bookstore later today, see what's come in.

Pretty much all the radio stations here suck. As dumb as I thought it sounded at first I'm glad I got my XM.

I started a new book last friday: "The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation". So far it's pretty god. I've been stuck on early 20th century invention and science books lately.

Yeah, I listen to XM almost exclusively in the car. I'll occasionally get a local station for traffic but that's about it.

I'm going to look for that 'Bell Labs' book. Sounds like it would be interesting.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Man, what an odd, existential book. Not what I expected. I can't seem to put it out of my mind.

Appleseed wrote: Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Man, what an odd, existential book. Not what I expected. I can't seem to put it out of my mind.

There's even a movie version, believe it or don't. My parents were friends with the guy who built and flew the R/C seagull glider in the movie.

And there's the album.
http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B00OLY73DS

from when ND was on top of his game.

Im now on book four of the destroyermen series. It kicks ass. Recommended on here by someone. Thank you whoever that was.

Yeah, I'm half way through book 1 of the Destroyermen. Really good. Bought book 1 on Amazon when I couldn't find it, umm, in other ways.... It sat on my pile of stuff to read. The cover had a review comment like "started reading this, looked up and it was 2AM..." Yeah, I can see that. I picked it up to see what was in there and it was past my bed time before I realized it.

Walden, by Thoreau.

It's more like a wade or a struggle, than a read. This one might take a while.

Oh im also reading an efi book I bought from toyman. Going to have to read it a few times.

Firestorm by Taylor Anderson. Part of the Destroyermen series.

The Drop, by Dennis LeHane (Mystic River,Shutter Island, Gone Baby Gone, etc.) Wonderfully written. The movie is excellent also, with Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, and James Gandolfini in his last appearance before he passed away...

Dusterbd13 wrote: Im now on book four of the destroyermen series. It kicks ass. Recommended on here by someone. Thank you whoever that was.

Might be something I like. I am going to have a go at the first book. If I like it, I am going to hate you because I tend to not come up for air when reading and this is ten books.

In reply to NOHOME:

I like you.

But I will mentally and emotionally prepare myself to be hated by you.The sseries is that good.

Appleseed wrote: Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Man, what an odd, existential book. Not what I expected. I can't seem to put it out of my mind.

man … what a blast from the past … I remember reading that a long time ago … might try to find a copy and re-read it

right now I'm re-reading several of James Michener's epics … Hawaii now, and Centennial next … maybe Alaska and Chesapeake after those … should cover me for a couple of months

"Empire of the Summer Moon" by SC Gwynn. Subtitle: "Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history." So far it's a pretty even-handed and frank history. Clash of very different cultures, with very different views of the same situations and events.

I'm particularly enjoying the names. "Buffalo Hump" was a name used by early Texans to avoid a direct translation of "Po-cha-na-quar-hip". He could have better been called "Chief Priapism".

Dusterbd13 wrote: Im now on book four of the destroyermen series. It kicks ass. Recommended on here by someone. Thank you whoever that was.

That was probably me.

I gave my dad the first book and he called me up to ask for the next book. I told him I just got done with the 5th.

"Oh there's 5 books?"

"Uh, there's like 8"

"Oh my"

"Blind Man's Bluff" cold war submarine espionage.