Whatcha reading?

[IFUSEEKAMY]

Post the title and author of the book you are reading, audio-book you are listening to. Feel free to include a brief description, links, jacket illustrations, opinions, whatever you see fit...

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

Weaveworld by Clive Barker

Weaveworld is the perfect introduction to the wild imagination of author/painter/screenwriter, Clive Barker. It's the tale of a young man who stumbles upon a long hidden secret. A carpet, into which the fabric of an alternate world has been woven, a world full of magic, wonder and on occasion, dark terror. When this world overlaps with our own, and its residents known as the seerkind are once again revealed to humankind, all Heaven and Hell breaks loose on the streets of England.This fantastical tale blends elements of tradional fantasy in the mould of Tolkien, with visceral horror and stark eroticism.

This will be my 8th time reading it.... love it to bits.

 

[SandOnTheBreeze]

I'm a nerd, I read a lot. I just started reading The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene

Last read: Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau - John English

"To read pile" on my bookshelf:
Super Freakonomics - S. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Gold Boy, Emeradl Girl - Yiyun Li
The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
Annabel - Kathleen Winter
The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky

Past favourites:
Fiction: 1984 (G. Orwell), Oryx & Crake (M. Atwood), Never Let Me Go (K. Ishiguro), The Road (C. McCarthy), Atlas Shrugged (A. Rand), The Trial (F. Kafka), The Vagrants (Y. Li), Life of Pi (Y. Martel), The Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)

Non-Fiction: Paris 1919 (M. MacMillan), The Selfish Gene (R. Dawkins), Collapse (J. Diamond), Guns Germs and Steel (J. Diamond), Shake Hands with The Devil (R. Dallaire)

 

[Blank_Dave]

Right now I'm reading.......

When He's Married to Mom By Kenneth Adams

I just finished reading...
by Kenneth Adams

In the wings are....
The Emotional Incest Syndrome by


Healing the Shame That Binds you by John Bradshaw

More later, maybe

 

[Hangman]

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Feriss

The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228 by Dick Couch

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (excellent fantasy novelist)

 

[JT13]

by Michael Lewis

From the author of notable books Moneyball (the famous book which coined the term 'Moneyball' in the world of baseball about statistical analysis and building a successful team) and The Blind Side (turned into a sappy movie with Sandra Bullock, but the book is a better read).

Liar's Poker tells his own behind-the-scenes story of Wall Street, and rise through the ranks at Salomon Brothers. He has a highly entertaining writing style and I've been making my way through his books.

 

[Curly]

I only read Stephen King

 

[KathrynBardot]

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. It's the story behind HeLa cells.

 

[Art Mann]

This is what I'm currently reading:



Although I also enjoy this:
https://www.hubgfe.com/community/showthread.php?21354-Wet-and-wonderful

and this:

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

by Henry James

The story starts conventionally enough with friends sharing ghost stories 'round the fire on Christmas Eve. One of the guests tells about a governess at a country house plagued by supernatural visitors. But in the hands of Henry James, the master of nuance, this little tale of terror is an exquisite gem of sexual and psychological ambiguity.

A really really good story :happy:

 

[peace]

I read this non fiction novel written by Ishmael Beah a few years agoi and highly recommended it. It is called: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.

As you know there are many child soldiers, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s, in more than fifty conflicts around the world. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them. He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words. I don't want to add anything more as I dont want to ruin the suspense.
In conclusion, it's heavy but the story itself is incredible.
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[randygirl]

Kurt Vonnegut (R.I.P)
- Armageddon in Retrospect

A book of short stories that were compiled after his death.

One story entitled "Spoils" made me cry, it was so moving.

If anyone here is a Vonnegut fan, it is definitely worth reading.

 

[a 1 player]

The Analects - Confucius (for the second time)
The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: From Hobbes to Locke - C.B. MacPherson
Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology - Jean Paul Satre

 

[tboy]

Oh, the op asked for title of a book, I was going to write:

What are you reading?

Umm this thread? lol......

 

[Wilsonjso]

I've just started reading and it's seems to be a good book.

 

[Dan]

Oh, the op asked for title of a book, I was going to write:

What are you reading?

Umm this thread? lol......

Me too, LOL. I'm not much of a reader except for online articles.

 

[RAWD]

I've been on a US history kick. About a month ago, I picked up The Amateur, by Edward Klein, which is a hatchet job on Barack OObama. While interesting to read a critical view of the presidency, it was too biased to be credible.

Then I blew through The Prseidents Club, by Nancy Gibbs and michael Duffy. I really enjoyed this book about the relationships between Presidents. An interesting look at the oval office from a diff perspective.

The past week has been about soldiers. First I read My American journey by Colin Powell, which has led me to read It Doesnt Take a Hero by Norman Schwartzkopf. Reading powell's and Schwartzkopf's accounts of the same events back to back has shown some interesting insights...about perception vs reality vs spin.....

 

[Robintheboywonder]

of course and notice who's name is bigger.

 

[Jesus Quintana]

Fiction: Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand



Where the Wild Things are Maurice Sendak

Non-fiction : If I told you I'd have to kill you......

 

[HOF]

The Last Lecture
by
Randy Pausch


I know this may sound silly, but I read this book every month. It is a quick read in reality and there are favourite passages, and it encourages me to think back to times that were easier, where I or anyone could have a childhood dream and one day possibly fulfill it.

This man died at 47 and left a legacy for his young children like no other. It touches me as my mother suffered and eventually passed from pancreatic cancer.

I guess in retrospect there is some rationale for me not wishing to be a family man as there are some dreams, hopes and places that I still want to accomplish and see.
I'm not being selfish, at 44 I do not want to raise children that would one day maybe have to take care of me.

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