Herbert Spiegelberg, The Phenomenological Movement: An Historical Introduction. Also, Frederick Exley's A Fan's Notes, depressing as hell but a brilliantly written book.
I'm reading Slash's autobiography. I read Nikki Sixx's Heroin Diaries prior to this one. And I'm going to start on The Dirt when I finish. I like to live vicariously thru rockstars that have pushed themselves to limits.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City - by Jonathan Mahler
I finished a book called "Hey, Nostradamus!" by Douglas Coupland awhile back...it really didn't look THAT interesting at first, but it's one of the best contemporary novels I've ever read. Right now I'm on East of Eden for the fifth time, needless to say, best book ever written.
if you like rock bios you should definitely check out the keith richards biography by victor bockrus (m.s.?). a "highly" entertaining read. that dude has absolutely no business still being alive. also, the miles davis autobiography, which may be one of the best books ive ever read.
star wars thrawn trilogy heir to the empire dark force rising last command on last command now it has been excellent
About 20 pages left in: It's ending in one of my favorite cities in the U.S. and even has a description of my favorite book store (at least I'm assuming it is). Going to start this next: It's a fictional account of Hitler's childhood. Sounds pretty fascinating. I'm also about two and half issues behind on Newsweek and one issue behind on Mother Jones.
Just finished Guests of The Ayatollah, about the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis, 750 pages, 2 days, really fascinating. Now I'm reading Sun Tzu's Art of War
Just finished The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid and will either start reading Rant by Chuck Palahniuk or Until I Find You by John Irving. I also knocked out the graphic novel From Hell by Alan Moore not too long ago.
Fiction Crap Capitol Conspiracy - William Bernhardt. Cormac, the Tale of a Dog Gone Missing - Sonny Brewer (stupid book) Snow Angel - Jamie Carie. (real dumb) Kill Zone: a sniper novel - Jack Coughlin The Red Thread : a Chinese tale of love and fate in 1830s Singapore - Dawn Farnham Bios Karl Brandt : the Nazi doctor, medicine, and power in the Third Reich - Ulf Schmidt The great expectations school : a rookie year in the new blackboard jungle : a memoir - Dan Brown Fidel Castro : my life : a spoken autobiography - Some guy name Fidel, but translated by another guy. Copernicus' secret : how the scientific revolution began - Jack Repcheck Non fiction crap The leaders we need : and what makes us follow - Michael Macoby Bound together : how traders, preachers, adventurers, and warriors shaped globalization - Nayan Chanda Know what I mean? : reflections on hip-hop - Michael Eric Dyson Money shot : the wild days and lonely nights inside the Black p*rn industry - Lawrence C. Ross (loved it) The assist : hoops, hope, and the game of their lives - Neil Swiddey Made in America : the most dominant champion in UFC history - Matt Hughes Damn, I wish you guys were cool as me
I got a question for all you "book lovers"... I'm assuming ya'll must not have kids (or maybe just one) to be able to read book after book after book... right? Either that or you're not taking your kids to soccer games, ballet practice, etc. Seriously, I don't see how ya'll make time for BOOKS. I wished I could.
