What are you reading?

[Cigargal]

Just started Under the Dome by Stephen King. Brand new hardcover that came out last month. Over 1000 pages. SHould keep me busy for a week or two.

It's a fast read-very entertaining.

I finally finished New York and half way through The War that Killed Achilles but I had a yen for something fluffy so I am reading Four to Score-Stephanie Plum.

[E.J.]

Who's Your Caddy - Rick Reilly

[Neuromancer]

Gai-Jin by James Clavell

[CigarNut]

Took a brief respite from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series after I finished book 6, and read Jim Butcher's Turn Coat (Dresden Files series) -- a good read.

Now I am on to book 7 of the Wheel of Time :)

[M1903A1]

The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov.

[M1903A1]

New York by Edward Rutherford-big historical novel ala Michener. I read London, Sarum, The Forest and his Ireland sagas...all span the centuries.

I read the first chapter of Sarum (the part with Hwll the caveman) my freshman year in high school and hated it, probably because it was for a class I hated. Along the way I picked up a used copy of the full book, and about a year ago I sat down to read it. I loved it.

[CBI_2]

The Christmas Sweater - Glenn Beck

[Cigargal]

2009 is over and I finished off the year with 72 books. Still shy of my goal of 100. The last book completed was The Golden City by John Twelve Hawkes completing his series of the Travelers. Good series but the last one was disappointing. I was looking through the list and thought I would post the stand outs for this year.

The best books for 2009

Drood, by Dan Simmons
I was fascinated by this book and it sparked an interest(or renewed interest) in Dickens and Victorian detective stories. It was one of four books that received the top 5 star rating on my list.

The other three books are by the same author
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson
What a shame this author passed away after writing this series. The best mystery series I have ever read. If you haven't read them, please do. The titles are funky but the content is excellent.

Close runner up with four and a half stars
Darkness Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane
I love it when I find a new author. When I started with Lehane I couldn't stop and read all his books but one. I haven't read Shutter Island because when i do I won't have anymore to read...wah!

There were a few stinkers-books that got only two stars, but one book stands out with only one star...The Shroud of the Thwacker by Chris Elliott. Worse book I finished this year.

On to 2010. The fist book is Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell-almost done with this one-very entertaining writer. The book is about Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley.

[webjunkie]

Just finished Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

[BigCat]

"Blink" by Malcom Gladwell. I'm about 50 pages into it and it has kept my attention so far.

[Demented]

The Haunted Bookshop (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/172/172-h/172-h.htm) by Christopher Morley.

[Tombstone]

Men in Black by Mark Levin

[maverickdrinker]

Just finished reading 'Manulife' and starting to read snowball, the autobiography of warren buffet

[Tripnastic]

Havana Nocturne: How the Mob owned Cuba and then lost it to the Revolution by T.J. English

http://www.amazon.com/Havana-Nocturne-Owned-Cuba-Revolution/dp/0061147710

[Cigargal]

I am reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It is historical fiction about Thomas Cromwell, assisstant to Wolsey and Chancellor after Thomas More. The writing style is very intriguing. This book has won a lot of awards and critical praise. i am enjoying it so far. It is a period of English history I love to read about.

[hotreds]

Yeager autobiography.

[Fumes]

Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome -- Anthony Everitt. (sort of rough going so far, though interesting at points)

Anna Karenina -- Leo Tolstoy. (Pevear and Volokhonsky translation -- smooth as a Davidoff.)

the Heart of Shobogenzo -- Dogen. Very challenging. I think I understand about half of this, and that half I think I need to re-read.

Holiday airplane reading: Somebody Owes Me Money -- Donald Westlake. Breezy and funny, but not the best Westlake on the shelf.

[Savvy]

Reading a few autobiographies and biographies right now. Two about poker people.

Just finished up Check-raising the Devil which is Mike Matusow's autobiography. It was a quick read, but it provided a lot of insight into what he's been through, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Just started One of a Kind, which is the story of Stuey Ungar, also eye opening and a very interesting read.

And the third one that I am reading is General Jimmy Doolittle's autobiography I Could Never be so Lucky Again, which is a great read as well.

Definitely keeping myself busy reading lately.

[Pilon]

Letters on Freemasonry written by John Quincy Adams

[qwerty1500]

Picked up A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. It was recommended as a Hitchcock type work. Only a few pages into it ... this guy can write some terrific prose.

[Cigarbud]

Superfreakonomics

[paris1129]

Havana Nocturne: How the Mob owned Cuba and then lost it to the Revolution by T.J. English

http://www.amazon.com/Havana-Nocturne-Owned-Cuba-Revolution/dp/0061147710

I just ordered a copy of this. Sounds very interesting! Thanks!

[Mark]

My current fun reading is Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt. Very affecting and troublesome, but a fantastic piece of journalism.

[Tripp]

Just started Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Book One. A Christmas gift from my father-in-law to be.

[Steve]

Dances with Trout by John Geirach

[M1903A1]

Just finished "The True Believer" by Eric Hoffer. I didn't completely agree with all of his premises and conclusions (as it's over fifty years old and new information has since come to light), but it was very interesting and eye-opening nonetheless.

Also finished reading Sarah Palin's autobiography "Going Rogue". Think what you may of her politics, I found her personal story quite charming.

[Rabidsquirrel]

Just started Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Book One. A Christmas gift from my father-in-law to be.

Good series with an interesting twist.

[Starscream]

The Hound of the Baskervilles

[dccraft]

Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy.

[4WheelVFR]

Just started "Under the Dome" by Stephen King.

[CigarNut]

Just started Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever Book One. A Christmas gift from my father-in-law to be.This was the first series I read with an "anti-hero". I hope you enjoy this!

[Savor the Stick]

I just finished DUNE by Frank Herbert. I don't know what I am in the mood for now.:rolleyes:

[Rabidsquirrel]

Just started rereading The Chronicles of the Necromancer again so I can read the newest book.

[systm]

Going to start The Inferno by Dante Alighieri soon

[CasaDooley]

The Good Cigar by H. Paul Jeffers & Kevin Gordon. Not a bad book considering the copyright is 1996. Fun to read how much some things have changed in the world of cigars.:ss

[massphatness]

Just finished The Lost Symbol - could not put it down
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[blugill]

Just finished Day by Day Armageddon, fast read as I couldn't put it down, now reading South.

[E.J.]

Dances with Trout by John Geirach

Great book....:tu

If you enjoy it and want to give a few of his other books a try. I just dug out "Where the Trout are All as Long as Your Leg" "Dances with Trout" & "Sex, Death & Flyfishing."

[Cigargal]

Hot Six by Janet Evanovich

[TheRealBonger]

Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. Little over halfway and love this book. Just checked out The Grapes of Wrath from the library today. I need to read quicker.:)

[qwerty1500]

Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. Little over halfway and love this book.

Read it last summer and seem to find examples from it in the news nearly every day.

Currently reading The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffery Toobin. Really don't care for the author's political commentary. Nevertheless, it's a fascinating description of the Justices, the process and the deliberations.

[Fumes]

Currently reading The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffery Toobin. Really don't care for the author's political commentary. Nevertheless, it's a fascinating description of the Justices, the process and the deliberations.

It's been a while since I read this, but the details that stick in my memory are his description of Rehnquist's poker games and the friendship between Scalia and Ginsburg. Political commentary is almost unavoidable with cases like Bush v. Gore, but the fact that Ginsburg and Scalia are socially very close says a lot about the nature of the court. A good read.

[Pilon]

The True Story of the Bilderberg Group

[Ratters]

Just finished Day by Day Armageddon, fast read as I couldn't put it down, now reading South.

Read that when it was all posted online in early 2005. Been waiting or the sequel ever since. :( Sposda be out this summer, let's hope so. Just finished re-reading WWZ, as well as a couple other zombie novels.

Just started reading the Bible. Gonna take awhile.

[Emjaysmash]

Persuasion by Jane Austen

[hotreds]

We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah by Patrick O'Donnell

[BigCat]

"Blink" by Malcom Gladwell. I'm about 50 pages into it and it has kept my attention so far.

Just finished it the other day - an interesting read. Not as profound as I had heard it described, but not bad.

I'm onto "The Last Lion" right now, part I of a 2-part biography of Churchill. This one is going to take some time.

[baldanders]

George R.R. Martins A Game Of Thrones
Book one of A Song of Ice and Fire

[baldanders]

Just finished Day by Day Armageddon, fast read as I couldn't put it down, now reading South.
Great book and looking forward to part 2.It took so long because the author J.L. Bourne is active duty.

[Buena Fortuna]

Just finished reading The Poet and just started Blood Work, both by Michael Connelly.

[Rabidsquirrel]

George R.R. Martins A Game Of Thrones
Book one of A Song of Ice and Fire

Fantastic series, you'll enjoy it.

[Savvy]

Read Twelve Angry Men

Currently reading The Complete Sherlock Holmes Vol I

as well as The Prince by Machiavelli

Thoroughly enjoying all of it.

[lightning9191]

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Read this a few months ago....read anything else by her?

[baldanders]

George R.R. Martins A Clash Of Kings
Book two of A Song of Ice and Fire

[Aldebaran]

Working through From Hell by Alan Moore and I just finished The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

It's always good to see someone else reading ASoIaF

[D_A]

Ford County by John Grisham

[CigarNut]

Ford County by John GrishamThis sounds like a good read; last time I checked it was not available on the Kindle, so I will have to wait to check it out...

I just started Kinfe of Dreams by Robert Jordan (Book 11 of his Wheel of Time series). (not a Kindle book, but I have book 12 on the Kindle -- had to re-read the series in order to be prepared for the latest book).

[adampc22]

the man in his high castle

[Starscream]

Rest in Peace J.D. Salinger.

I'm rereading Catcher in the Rye this week.

[Rabidsquirrel]

George R.R. Martins A Clash Of Kings
Book two of A Song of Ice and Fire

I'm guessing you liked the first one? :D

[baldanders]

I'm guessing you liked the first one? :D

I love these books and can't wait for the TV show showtime is making I hope they do I good job not like that crappy Legend of The Seeker based on Sword of Truth.

[hotreds]

Cradle of Conflict: Iraq And the Birth of Modern U.S. Military Power by Michael Andrew Knights

[sikk50]

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

[TXRebel]

I, Sniper by Stephen Hunter.

[Mr.Erskine]

The Passing of the Armies by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

[4WheelVFR]

Just finished Moments by Christiano Ronaldo and Memorial Day by Vince Flynn. Now I'm on Blood Brothers by Brian Lumley.

[akumushi]

Just finished A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, a very dark comedy about a group of English children kidnapped by pirates.:tu

[Ratters]

I, Sniper by Stephen Hunter.

How do you like it? I've read pretty much all his stuff. Waiting for this one to come out in paperback.

[Steve]

Fish Fights: A Hall of Fame Quest by Bob Rich

[Barndog]

Hawke by Ted Bell.

[TXRebel]

How do you like it? I've read pretty much all his stuff. Waiting for this one to come out in paperback.

I haven't had much time to read, only 7 chapters in. If you liked the others in the Swagger Series, you will like this one.

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Im reading Marco Pierre White: Devil in the Kitchen

Recently finished Kitchen Confidential by Tony Bourdain

[Steve]

Recently finished Kitchen Confidential by Tony Bourdain

I enjoyed that one.

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

I enjoyed that one.

Have you read Cooks Tour yet?

[Steve]

Yes.

[bookman]

Varieties of Religious Experience by Wm. James (Henry's brother).

[MedicCook]

Finished 'Heart Shaped Box' by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son). Was a pretty good book and only took me a couple days to read. You can see a lot of his father's influence in his writing.

Now I have moved onto 'The Dark Half' by Stephen King.

[VirtualSmitty]

Just finishing "The American Civil War" by John Keegan. Nothing new or groundbreaking in it, but very readable and a nice single volume account of the war.

[4WheelVFR]

Just finished "The Last Aerie" by Brian Lumley. His Necroscope series is awsome and just keeps going.
Now I'm on "Consent to Kill" by Vince Flynn.

[Neuromancer]

The Tailor of Panama, by John le Carre...

[4WheelVFR]

Act of Treason by Vince Flynn. Pretty good so far.

[Steve]

True Love and the Wooley Bugger by Dave Ames

[dccraft]

Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy.

[blugill]

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.
First McCarthy novel for me, taking me a while to get used to his style. The lack of punctuation really threw me off for a while.

[Neuromancer]

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard...

[Whynot]

With the Old Breed by Sledge and No Angel by Jay Dobyns. It is a Donnie Broscoe type deal were ATF infiltrated the Hells Angels.

[JackSchwartz]

With the Old Breed by Sledge and No Angel by Jay Dobyns. It is a Donnie Broscoe type deal were ATF infiltrated the Hells Angels.

I loved "With the Old Breed". Another good memoir from the Pacific Theater is "Helmet for My Pillow" by Robert Leckie; pick that one up if you get a chance.

[landhoney]

Reading the whole Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series......again. :D



<Spolier alert>






Wish the ending was better, but I really enjoy reading these books, so much fun and funny. :tu

[PeteSB75]

Black Powder War by Naomi Novik - third in a series (5-6 books so far?) - psuedo-historical fiction set during the Napoleonic wars, but with dragons. Very well written and engaging.

Was also reading some Brian Lumley - the first few Necroscope books. Pretty good, definitely entertaining, and very bloody.

And finally a bit of Dan Simmons - Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion. Incredible books - think Chaucer's Canterbury Tales style, but set in a sci-fi world.

[hotreds]

I loved "With the Old Breed". Another good memoir from the Pacific Theater is "Helmet for My Pillow" by Robert Leckie; pick that one up if you get a chance.

:tu:tu:tu Sledge is amazing- they have him on video somewhere and a more articulate person you won't find anywhere!

[jmsremax]

Just started reading Lords of Finance.

[qwerty1500]

Just started reading Lords of Finance.

That's on my short list. Let us know how you like it.

[JackSchwartz]

:tu:tu:tu Sledge is amazing- they have him on video somewhere and a more articulate person you won't find anywhere!


Man, I would love to see an interview with him. I still get chills when I think about the part of the book where he was describing the day and hours leading up to his first landing on Peleliu. When I finished that section I realized I had knots in my stomach and I think I was about as tense as I have ever been reading a book.

[hotreds]

Yup- I'm looking for the whole thing as well. Just saw snippets of it on The Military Channel- obviously somewhere the whole interview resides!

http://www.amazon.com/China-Marine-Infantrymans-after-World/dp/0195167767/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267116904&sr=1-2

[Emjaysmash]

Started listening to "The Gunslinger" by Stephen King.
Not sure if I like it or not.

[Cigargal]

Just finished The Help, by Kathryn Stockett

Outstanding book-one of the best I have read-evah!

[Beer Doctor]

Freakonomics

[Whynot]

Freakonomics
Great book along with Superfreakonomics.

[CigarNut]

I just started reading Masterpieces by Orson Scott Card; it's a collection of 27 short story by various SF authors. I really like short stories so I have been looking forward to this one for awhile.

[Emjaysmash]

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston

[dccraft]

Without Remorse....Tom Clancy

[Rabidsquirrel]

Just finished Dust of Dreams. Definitely going to have to reread.

[4WheelVFR]

Just finished The Empty Land by Louis L'Amour. Another excellent book.

[baldanders]

NOTHING TO LOSE the 12th JACK REACHER BOOK by Lee Child.

[Walt]

I just finished up the last book in the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (Assassin's Quest) and am currently waiting as patiently as possible for my next Amazon shipment to come in. Can't wait to dive into the next Trilogy by Robin Hobb, which is Liveship Traders.

[RevSmoke]

The Silver Chair - CS Lewis
At Home in the House or My Fathers - Harrison

[4WheelVFR]

Vampire World III: Bloodwars by Brian Lumley.

[4WheelVFR]

Necroscope: The Lost Years by Brian Lumley. Looks to be another good one.

[Fumes]

Just finished Homer and Langley by E.L. Doctorow
Started Middlemarch by George Eliot (not sure if I can finish this one) and Redbreast by Jo Nesbo.

[kelmac07]

Thumbing through Baseball Americas 2010 Prospect Handbook

[BeerAdvocate]

My goal this summer is to read the entire Left Behind series.
I hope I atleast finish it before the world ends in 2012 :D

[pennjones]

Last night I bought and started to read The First Cruisade: A New History by Thomas Asbridge. Looks to be a good read!

[feathersforever]

Just finished re-reading Larry Sabato's A More Perfect Constitution. Once I get done reading my students' research papers, on to Walker Elliott Rowe's A History of Virginia Wines: From Grapes To Glass.

[Razorhog]

Just finished Stephen King - Under The Dome. Now reading The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

[hotreds]

The Truth Behind the New Atheism: Responding to the Emerging Challenges to God and Christianity by David Marshall

[Cigargal]

Finished Connie Willis Blackout. I love her time travel novels. But dang, this is a two parter. I wont know how it ends until Fall.

[jledou]

Finally finished Anathem at the end of February and I blazed through The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on my trip to Moscow last week.
Currently I am about about 2/3 into the first Wheel of Time book.

[jcruse64]

Just got into With The Old Breed this week.

[BlackDog]

John Adams by David McCullough. It's an excellent biography of a vastly undervalued man in the founding of our country.

[Salvelinus]

Just finished The River Why by David James Duncan. Great read regardless of if you fish.

[kelmac07]

April issue of Cigar Aficionado

[qwerty1500]

John Adams by David McCullough. It's an excellent biography of a vastly undervalued man in the founding of our country.

That one is on my short list. The wife liked it, and it's good to hear that you liked it too.

[Rabidsquirrel]

The Chaos Balance.

[quantim0]

I just finished The Survivors Club and am starting on F.A. Hayeks The Road to Serfdom

[BrokenSkeg]

Just finished Star Wars Fate of the Jedi: Abyss. What can I say. Just an old kid.
Now working on The New Penguin History of the World. The abridged version. I guess there won't be a final version in my lifetime.

[Walt]

Finished up the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb about two weeks ago and am working my way through her Liveship Traders Trilogy.

[4WheelVFR]

Just finished two more L'Amour books. Now I'm on Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn.

[MedicCook]

I started reading 'December' by Phil Rickman. Made it through 78 pages and had to stop. Just could not get into the flow of the writer.

After putting 'December' down I read 'Mad As Hell' by Mike Lupica. Book was published in early 1996 but is still revolent with the complaining of how sports are screwing the average fan over.

Started reading 'The Passenger' by Patrick A. Davis the other day. After the first page I was into the book. :tu Will probbaly finish it by this time next week.

[Mayor]

South of Broad by Pat Conroy.
Good book. Takes place here in Charleston, it's a novel but there are real places/events/and some people!

[shooter21489]

Just starting the Percy Jackson series.

[CigarNut]

Need some recommendations... I am going on a 15 day cruise and want to take some books with me. Right now I have Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.

I like epic fantasy (Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, etc.), science fiction (Heinlein, Asimov, Card, Brin) fantasy (McAffery, Card, Butcher). (Basically, I read for escape and entertainment, not education.)

The catch is that any recommendations need to be available on the Kindle.

Thanks!

[MortonMilo]

The Big Short. Just a so-so read, but worth it if you're looking to pass some time.

[shooter21489]

Need some recommendations... I am going on a 15 day cruise and want to take some books with me. Right now I have Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.

I like epic fantasy (Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, etc.), science fiction (Heinlein, Asimov, Card, Brin) fantasy (McAffery, Card, Butcher). (Basically, I read for escape and entertainment, not education.)

The catch is that any recommendations need to be available on the Kindle.

Thanks!

Ender's Game. Not sure if you've read it, or if it's on the Kindle, but I absolutely loved it, and I'm into about the same genres as you.

[Emjaysmash]

Written on The Body - Jeanette Winterson

[CigarNut]

Ender's Game. Not sure if you've read it, or if it's on the Kindle, but I absolutely loved it, and I'm into about the same genres as you.Thanks for the response!

I have read all of the Ender books (Ender's Game was the best). I loved the series and have read most everything that Card has written.

[Mugen910]

Water for Elephants.
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[Neuromancer]

The Sword Of Honor Trilogy by Evelyn Waugh

[4WheelVFR]

Reading Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn. Yet another great book so far.

[Skywalker]

I just now finished Star Wars Darth Bane Rule of Two!!!

Very good series!!!

[jaydub13]

Just finished The Stranger, by Camus.

For lighter reading, I love anything by Ludlum for a trip, or anything by Lawrence Block. Interesting, easy reads.

[jledou]

Need some recommendations... I am going on a 15 day cruise and want to take some books with me. Right now I have Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.

I like epic fantasy (Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, etc.), science fiction (Heinlein, Asimov, Card, Brin) fantasy (McAffery, Card, Butcher). (Basically, I read for escape and entertainment, not education.)

The catch is that any recommendations need to be available on the Kindle.

Thanks!

I would suggest Peter F Hamilton's Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained. Both are good scifi IMO there are two more that jump time ahead in the series and they are the Dreaming Void and the Temporal Void with a new one coming in August.

[CigarNut]

I would suggest Peter F Hamilton's Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained. Both are good scifi IMO there are two more that jump time ahead in the series and they are the Dreaming Void and the Temporal Void with a new one coming in August.Thanks for the suggestion!

[4WheelVFR]

Just started Necroscope:Resurgence by Brian Lumley. Only 50 pages in or so and already getting good.

[Poronico]

Need some recommendations... I am going on a 15 day cruise and want to take some books with me. Right now I have Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.

I like epic fantasy (Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, etc.), science fiction (Heinlein, Asimov, Card, Brin) fantasy (McAffery, Card, Butcher). (Basically, I read for escape and entertainment, not education.)

The catch is that any recommendations need to be available on the Kindle.

Thanks!

R.A Salvatore Drizzt Do'Urden series is fantastic if you like fantasy.

[kelmac07]

The morning newspaper. :D

[BeerAdvocate]

Finished the 1st book in the Left Behind series.
It was the fastest that I have ever read a book = 3 days!
Great read!!!!

[Walt]

Need some recommendations... I am going on a 15 day cruise and want to take some books with me. Right now I have Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.

I like epic fantasy (Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, etc.), science fiction (Heinlein, Asimov, Card, Brin) fantasy (McAffery, Card, Butcher). (Basically, I read for escape and entertainment, not education.)

The catch is that any recommendations need to be available on the Kindle.

Thanks!

I read Mistborn recently and thought it was good. I struggled a little with the second book but the third more than made up for it. If you haven't read it yet, I'd suggest Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest). I thought it was fantastic, my favorite series to date. I'm not sure that it meets your epic requirement because the danger is the destruction on one land, not the entire world (at least not in this series anyway).

[Emjaysmash]

Need some recommendations... I am going on a 15 day cruise and want to take some books with me. Right now I have Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series.

I like epic fantasy (Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, etc.), science fiction (Heinlein, Asimov, Card, Brin) fantasy (McAffery, Card, Butcher). (Basically, I read for escape and entertainment, not education.)

The catch is that any recommendations need to be available on the Kindle.

Thanks!

I know some people hate this series, but I went from R.A. Salvatore to Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. I would recommend it. Sadly, I haven;t read much fantasy since I got to college. I'd second the Drizzt series like The Dark Elf Trilogy, or The Icewind Dale Trilogy.

[CigarNut]

I read Mistborn recently and thought it was good. I struggled a little with the second book but the third more than made up for it. If you haven't read it yet, I'd suggest Robin Hobb's Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest). I thought it was fantastic, my favorite series to date. I'm not sure that it meets your epic requirement because the danger is the destruction on one land, not the entire world (at least not in this series anyway).Maybe I used the wrong word when I said "epic" -- what I meant to say is a complex tale usually taking more than one book to complete.

Anyway, I checked out the Farseer Trilogy and have downloaded it to my Kindle. Thanks for the tip!

[Darrell]

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

[SteveA]

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

A great book.

I'm working on Volume 3 of Shelby Foote's "The Civil War". I've been at this read off and on for years. Will likely finish next winter.

Just finished up "The Night Inspector" by Frederick Busch. On GoodReads I gave it 5 stars, which is also what I gave "Team of Rivals".

[Onward James]

The past few years I have read so many books, many for research for my novels. At present I am working on Aeron Rowan Teague: Art Crime Detective. A homicide cop who happens to be a bona fide artist whose works sell at high end galleries. He is transferred to head up the AC Unit and once in awhile goes undercover for Interpol.

Some forum members might be interested in the synopsis for Barbarians, a Mongol love and war story, when women were warriors and commanders, too.

http://onwardjames.blogspot.com/2009/05/barbarians-novel-for-literary-agents.html

I love to smoke a decent cigar when I read or write.

[qwerty1500]

In the mood for a good fiction read. These caught my eye:

The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larson

American Gods Neil Gaiman

Heart-Shaped Box Joe Hill

Any recommendations?

[jledou]

In the mood for a good fiction read. These caught my eye:

The Girl Who Played With Fire Stieg Larson

American Gods Neil Gaiman

Heart-Shaped Box Joe Hill

Any recommendations?

I am currently 1/2 way through The Girl Who Played With Fire and while maybe a little slower start to than The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, it is a good book so far IMO.

The others I have not read.

[MortonMilo]

Think I'm gonna start rereading A Confederacy of Dunces....

[E.J.]

A Dog In A Hat - Joe Parkin

[Beer Doctor]

Last week I finished re-reading The Great Gatsby and just started The Eye of the World, the first book in the Wheel of Time series.

[potlimit]

'The Greatest Show On Earth' by Richard Dawkins... An extremely digestible (and accessible) book on evolution.

[sikk50]

Les Fleurs Du Mal by Charles Baudelaire

[Mr.Maduro]

American Conspiricies by Jesse Ventura.

Very interesting.....very interesting!
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[Beer Doctor]

'The Greatest Show On Earth' by Richard Dawkins... An extremely digestible (and accessible) book on evolution.

i love dawkins! saw him give a lecture and i got him to sign the god delusion.
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[potlimit]

i love dawkins! saw him give a lecture and i got him to sign the god delusion.
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Yeah, I too am a fan. God Delusion was great, but a bit dense at times... this book is far easier to process.

Had a chance to go see him at ASU for the Origins Symposium, and I was like a 12 year old girl with Jonas Brothers tickets... but something came up and I couldn't attend. Brutal.

[Ashcan Bill]

Last week I finished re-reading The Great Gatsby and just started The Eye of the World, the first book in the Wheel of Time series.

I began rereading the whole Wheel of Time collection back in January, starting with New Spring. I'm on book 8 at the moment. I've picked up a number of nuances I missed reading them as they were originally published.

[MedicCook]

I have moved onto Stephen King's 'Just After Sunset'.

[gettysburgfreak]

Finally got the contract from the publisher for my book. Should be out within the next few months.

Currently reading the book: The Story of the Confederacy by Robert Henry

[hotreds]

The Bomber Boys: Heroes Who Flew the B-17s in World War II by Travis Ayres

[jmsremax]

Finished Lords of Finance and will start 1776 soon.

[bigpedunn]

The Final Frontiersman non fiction!

[Emjaysmash]

Anyone have any recommendations on some good epic fantasy to read? I honestly havent reead a book for pleasure in like 2 years, and I need something to pull me back in...

[Beer Doctor]

Anyone have any recommendations on some good epic fantasy to read? I honestly havent reead a book for pleasure in like 2 years, and I need something to pull me back in...

I just started the Wheel of Time series. Currently reading The Eye of the World. Great book!

[Mark]

Yesterday I read "Dress Your Children in Corduroy and Denim" by David Sedaris - absolutely HYSTERICAL!

Other than that...just scholarly stuff. I don't get much time to read things other than for my research, so Sedaris was a nice treat. I would highly recommend it!

[bookman]

I like Sedaris for occasional quality silliness. Right now I'm reading:


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[Ogre]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

[nozero]

Just finished the AA Big Book Monday...

[Fumes]

Tale of the Heike (McCullough translation)
Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman

[4WheelVFR]

Necroscope:Invasion by Brian Lumley

[jcruse64]

Just finished "To Hell and Back" by Audie Murphy. Good read and a great account of the war from a participant's perspective.

[CigarNut]

Just started Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. I am about half-way through it and it is very good. An "epic" story -- the kind of book (series) that I really like, something that I can sink my teeth into. Perfect for my trans-atlantic cruise!

[markem]

Journey by Michener
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_%28novel%29

A very small book for a Michener work

[qwerty1500]

Finished The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larson. I think I liked this one better than his first.

After ripping through this bit of literary popcorn, I was ready for something with a little more meat. Just started The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn. This is a 1969 Pulitzer Prize winner for history. It's an academic piece but I'm already a hundred pages into it. All I can say is WOW. This should be required reading for anyone with an interest in current political discussion.

[hotreds]

End Time Delusions by Steve Wohlberg. Very interesting!

[p@rick]

The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond. Im a big fan of all of his stuff.

[CigarNut]

Finished the Mistborn trilogy (Brandon Sanderson) about 10 days ago followed by the Farseer trilogy (Robin Hobb) yesterday. Now I need to find something else to read :D

[Walt]

Finished the Mistborn trilogy (Brandon Sanderson) about 10 days ago followed by the Farseer trilogy (Robin Hobb) yesterday. Now I need to find something else to read :D

I went from Farseer right into Liveship Traders (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship, and Ship of Destiny). The series is written by Robin Hobb and takes place within the same world just a different location. I'm about to start on book three shortly and I am enjoying the series very much.

If you are a fan of the Fitz character from Farseer, there is also the Tawny Man Trilogy (think it takes place 15 years after Farseer). I've got all three books and plan on getting into them when i wrap up Liveship.

[McSmokey]

Just finished Day by Day Armageddon

[CigarNut]

I went from Farseer right into Liveship Traders (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship, and Ship of Destiny). The series is written by Robin Hobb and takes place within the same world just a different location. I'm about to start on book three shortly and I am enjoying the series very much.

If you are a fan of the Fitz character from Farseer, there is also the Tawny Man Trilogy (think it takes place 15 years after Farseer). I've got all three books and plan on getting into them when i wrap up Liveship.Thanks for the tip!

[Beer Doctor]

Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman

I read this awhile back and I just bought his new book, Jesus Interrupted. I'm looking forward to reading it.

[Beer Doctor]

Currently reading The Great Hunt. The second book in the Wheel of Time Series. I'm also reading Puppies for Dummies because I just got a puppy and was a little lost for a bit there.

[MortonMilo]

Just finished Blood Meridian and No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. Blood Meridian is a tough read, with overflowing violence, but well written regardless. No Country is the best told story I've ever read.

[p@rick]

Got into the way back machine and re-read for the nth time "Tarzan". I love that book.

[dccraft]

Union 1812 by A.J. Langguth.

[Walt]

Currently reading The Great Hunt. The second book in the Wheel of Time Series. I'm also reading Puppies for Dummies because I just got a puppy and was a little lost for a bit there.

I'm curious what you think of The Wheel of Time so far? I've been considering reading it but I'm a little worried about getting started. Some say the latter books get very dull up until Brandon Sanderson took it over after Jordan's death. Others say that the series is fantastic and well worth the read of 10+ books.

The only other series I have invested that much time in was The Sword of Truth at 11 books. At times it seemed to drone on and on but overall I was glad that I read it.

[CigarNut]

I'm curious what you think of The Wheel of Time so far? I've been considering reading it but I'm a little worried about getting started. Some say the latter books get very dull up until Brandon Sanderson took it over after Jordan's death. Others say that the series is fantastic and well worth the read of 10+ books.

The only other series I have invested that much time in was The Sword of Truth at 11 books. At times it seemed to drone on and on but overall I was glad that I read it.Depends upon what kind of stories you like.

I like epic fantasy. By epic I mean, big, complex plot, lots of story lines, lots of characters and depth, many books. I think Wheel of Time is one of the best if not the best in that category.

If you start now, you might finish with book twelve by the time books 13 and 14 are out :)

(Sanderson has stated that books 13 (Towers of Midnight) and 14 (A Memory of Light) will be out much faster than Jordan typically released his books -- 2 years. Right now 13 is due out in October)

[kydsid]

Super FreakaNomics - by Levitt and Dubner

The stats and economics behind human motivations basically. Wickedly funny satire even though that is not the intention.

[paris1129]

Depends upon what kind of stories you like.

I like epic fantasy. By epic I mean, big, complex plot, lots of story lines, lots of characters and depth, many books. I think Wheel of Time is one of the best if not the best in that category.

If you start now, you might finish with book twelve by the time books 13 and 14 are out :)

(Sanderson has stated that books 13 (Towers of Midnight) and 14 (A Memory of Light) will be out much faster than Jordan typically released his books -- 2 years. Right now 13 is due out in October)

Sounds interesting. I've picked up the first 4 books of the series based on your recommendation. I look forward to checking these out!

[Kreth]

I'm curious what you think of The Wheel of Time so far? I've been considering reading it but I'm a little worried about getting started. Some say the latter books get very dull up until Brandon Sanderson took it over after Jordan's death. Others say that the series is fantastic and well worth the read of 10+ books.
Jordan's writing is very immersive. Sometimes that means reading a page or six about the latest fashions in Ebou Dar. Also, as the series went on, it picked up sub-plots involving dozens of minor characters from the various factions. Sanderson (working partially from Jordan's notes) has started to wrap some of these
up in The Gathering Storm.
The only other series I have invested that much time in was The Sword of Truth at 11 books. At times it seemed to drone on and on but overall I was glad that I read it.
I got as far as Faith Of The Fallen in SoT. Someday I'll have to reread the series. Lots of interesting parallels: Rand as The Dragon Reborn/Richard as a war wizard, Moiraine/Kahlan, Aes Sedai/Sisters of the Light, Seanchan/Jagad, the Stone of Tear/Stone of Tears.
(Sanderson has stated that books 13 (Towers of Midnight) and 14 (A Memory of Light) will be out much faster than Jordan typically released his books -- 2 years. Right now 13 is due out in October)
Supposedly, the last two books are due in 2010 and 2011. Hopefully the dates don't slip. :tu
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[The Poet]

Just a little light reading for me now: Krafft-Ebing's Psychopathia Sexualis. Hoping to pick up a few pointers. :r

[Beer Doctor]

I'm curious what you think of The Wheel of Time so far? I've been considering reading it but I'm a little worried about getting started. Some say the latter books get very dull up until Brandon Sanderson took it over after Jordan's death. Others say that the series is fantastic and well worth the read of 10+ books.

The only other series I have invested that much time in was The Sword of Truth at 11 books. At times it seemed to drone on and on but overall I was glad that I read it.

So far it's great. I was looking for a series that had a lot of content and would take awhile to complete. I like to immerse myself in the author's world and so far I can't complain. I wish I had more time to read so I could get through the books faster! I also love the way Jordan writes. I'd recommend giving it a try:tu

[PeteSB75]

Just finished Day By Day Armageddon by JL Bourne. Great journal-style zombie book. Very engaging.

[forgop]

I'm reading Sh*t my dad Says...funny stuff.

[Eleven]

Finally found 2 books I read as a kid. Been looking for them for years but they were out of print, finally found them on Ebay (of course!)

Genesis and Revelation by W.A. Harbinson.

[Don Fernando]

Ian Rankin's The black book, a detective

[hotreds]

Passionate Conviction: Contemporary Discourses on Christian Apologetics by Paul Copan, William Lane Craig, N. T. Wright, and Norman Geisler

[ABNMP619]

Halfway through this book No Angel by Jay Dobyns. It is about an undercover DEA agent who infiltrates the Hells Angels. Pretty good read. :2-(P

[pnoon]

The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles. :tu :tu

[CigarNut]

I'm reading Sh*t my dad Says...funny stuff.You should check out the Twitter account shitmydadsays... Pretty funny stuff :)

[leasingthisspace]

I just read a bit about this....
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14697685?source=most_viewed
Really sad stuff.

[Walt]

Thanks for all the info on The Wheel of Time. I've got a pretty hefty stack of books to read as it is but I think I'm going to add the first Box Set of WoT to it for future reading. I checked the Wikipedia page to get some story (and not spoilers) and the premise seems interesting.

I think my book buying has gotten almost as bad as my cigar buying..... lol

[forgop]

You should check out the Twitter account shitmydadsays... Pretty funny stuff :)

I know, that's how I found out about it. The book has some much funnier detailed stories.

[Emjaysmash]

The Path of the Just by Rav. Luzzato
At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft

after Lovecraft, I might start The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

[Walt]

Started in on the Tawny Man trilogy with "Fools Errand" by Robin Hobb.

[forgop]

Last night, I just started Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends by Wild Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron, 2 of the guys featured in Band of Brothers. So far it appears to be on its way of being a very good read.

[s0leful0ne]

Just started Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (sp?). Lately have been reading everything from him.

[Starscream]

Showcase Presents: Sgt. Rock

[Mr.Maduro]

The Connoisseur's Book of the Cigar by Zino Davidoff
First Edition
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[jledou]

Finished the Eye of the World and then headed into a little summer reading with Jimmy Buffett's books: Tales from Margaritaville, A Salty Piece of Land and Where is Joe Merchant. All we a nice relaxing summer time read.
Reading A Pirate Looks at 50 right now to finish it off.

[CigarNut]

Just started Raymond Feist's Daughter of the Empire -- the paperback, as this three book series is not available on my Kindle

[massphatness]

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

a nice, light read
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[G G]

The Music Lesson by Victor Wooten.

[qwerty1500]

The Lion by Nelson DeMille

[Walt]

Finished Fool's Errand in little time and am already half-way through Golden Fool (Book 2 of the Tawny Man Trilogy)

[hockeymaniac]

I'm reading Fever Dream by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Latest installment of the Pendergast novels.

[Walt]

Wrapped up Golden Fool and have moved into Fools Fate. Started the book expecting to read a chapter or two before putting it down. Wound up getting sucked in and had to pry myself away after 150 pages.

[Walt]

Stepping away from Robin Hobb for a little while and started The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. First book is entitled The Blade Itself.

I think when I finish up this series I'll check out Robin Hobb's Rain Wild Chronicles.

[Neuromancer]

The Savage Sword of Conan Vol. 1

[MedicCook]

Joe Hill's 20th Century Ghost.

[CigarNut]

Just finished Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg and Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?: More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg M.D. and just started Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern.

[waffle]

Consent to Kill, Vince Flynn ... I know its not enlightening but its like a tv show for my brain to create! ;) And yes I'm in the 7th book of what is roughly the same story, and yes I love every page!

[Virginia_Ghost]

The Tipping point...

[Powers]

Reading James McPherson's Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction. Going off to Graduate school in History at Clemson and Ordeal by Fire is one of the preeminent Civil War works of the century so I figured I better read it :tu

[kydsid]

No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels by Jay Dobyns ex ATF UC Officer


Good story. A little over the top maybe even if partially true but good read for a biography about UC work.

[timj219]

Just finished "Parasite Rex" by Carl Zimmer. Fantastic book if a little creepy at times. Zimmer is an excellent science writer and this book about parasites (who apparently make up the majority of species) is written for the layman. The author has a blog I like and one of my favorite features is this (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/science-tattoo-emporium/). He asked one day in his blog if anyone had a science tattoo and the pictures started coming in so he set up a space for them and adds a new one every Friday.

Now I'm on to "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Pretty dark as you'd expect from him.

[gettysburgfreak]

Picked up a book from the Alamo called 13 Days to Glory. So far its a pretty good read.

[gettysburgfreak]

Reading James McPherson's Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction. Going off to Graduate school in History at Clemson and Ordeal by Fire is one of the preeminent Civil War works of the century so I figured I better read it :tu


Awesome book! I had the pleasure of meeting McPherson a few times and hes a really interesting guy to talk to.

[Azaelius]

Courage and Honor, an Ultramarines novel by Graham Mcneill. Amazing writing, though a bit quiet compared to Storm of Iron, the last one I read, which was basically BATTLEBATTLEBATTLEBATTLEBATTLE the whole way through. The 40K universe makes for some good reading.

[qwerty1500]

The Great Bridge by David McCullough. I wrote a term paper about the Brooklyn Bridge during a college urban history class. Now, I understand why the professor didn't seem all that impressed.

[Volcodom]

Right now I'm reading some of Edgar Allen Poe and a little H.P. Lovecraft. I also read lots of fan fiction, but honestly some of that barely gets past the third grade level, but it's an addiction

[Emjaysmash]

Right now I'm reading some of Edgar Allen Poe and a little H.P. Lovecraft. I also read lots of fan fiction, but honestly some of that barely gets past the third grade level, but it's an addiction

I'm a fan of H.P. Lovecraft!

You play any of the RPG games?

[Volcodom]

I'm a fan of H.P. Lovecraft!

You play any of the RPG games?

You mean any of the tabletop games for Lovecraft? I've seen a few, but I have never had the pleasure though I'm sure anything with shogoth in it would be a welcome change from D&D

[White97Jimmy]

Currently reading "Never Tell Our Business To Strangers" by Jennifer Mascia.

Beginning was decent, but it's starting to drag out. Should be able to finish it off tonight though.

[bsmokin]

Just finished "Parasite Rex" by Carl Zimmer. Fantastic book if a little creepy at times. Zimmer is an excellent science writer and this book about parasites (who apparently make up the majority of species) is written for the layman. The author has a blog I like and one of my favorite features is this (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/science-tattoo-emporium/). He asked one day in his blog if anyone had a science tattoo and the pictures started coming in so he set up a space for them and adds a new one every Friday.

Now I'm on to "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. Pretty dark as you'd expect from him.

The Road is a good one... Read that a little while ago. A little slow, but I liked it. Never did see the movie...

[bsmokin]

I'm reading Magician: Apprentice (Riftwar Saga) by Raymond Feist

I do most of my reading while smoking cigars on the back deck. Doesn't get much better than that!

[bsmokin]

I'm reading Magician: Apprentice (Riftwar Saga) by Raymond Feist

I do most of my reading while smoking cigars on the back deck. Doesn't get much better than that!


I guess I should have mentioned that I like the book so far. I'm one who's been searching for something comparable to Tolkien for some time. This book tries... we'll see...

[Starscream]

Rising Stars (Volumes I and II)

[waffle]

You mean any of the tabletop games for Lovecraft? I've seen a few, but I have never had the pleasure though I'm sure anything with shogoth in it would be a welcome change from D&D

:tpd: However, now that I'm not doing ANY tabletop games, I'm missing them quite a bit...

[holli4pirating]

I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo. Incidentally, I tend to have a cigar while I'm reading.

[Mugen910]

Just finished Malcom Gladwell's Blink, Outliers, and Tipping Point.

Also The art of driving in the rain. :tu my fav so far.

Now it is The girl with the dragon tattoo.
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[Rabidsquirrel]

The Runelord series.

[BeerAdvocate]

Black by Ted Dekker

[M1903A1]

"Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History" by Simon Winder. It has lots of lore and ancient history about Germany that I never knew before, and now some aspects of German culture (and certain events between the late 1800s and 1945) are beginning to fall into place.