What book are you reading?

If this is an interest of your's, I recommend this one which I thought had a lot of information about the wine world today, including of course, but not exclusively, on Parker.

The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr., and the Reign of American Taste

 

Just got "Isaac's Storm" in the mail today.

 

Still trying to finish Omnivore's Dilemma....

but picked up Houston: The Forgotten City....from the library. Fantastic book..so much historical detail I was unaware of or only knew generally. If any of you have an interest in Houston history, I'd suggest picking it up.

 

"To Own a Dragon" by Don Miller.


love that guy.

 

Just finished The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. That was an interesting story. Gave a detailed (but I'm not sure how accurate) depiction of a woman's life during early biblical times. I haven't been to Sunday school in an awfully long time, but it offered an alternate point of view to the events of Genesis regarding Jacob and Joseph. It's worth checking out if any of that subject matter interests you.

I'm flying back to Seattle tonight, so I'm going to read Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz. The Alex Rider books are good fun and fast reads: the perfect antidote to spending 4.5 captive hours on a plane. Snakes on a plane!

 

Sweet...I'm going to pick that up.

I just finished The Ruins by Scott Smith. Damn if that wasn't a creepy as hell book. Picked up Heart of Darkness to read again. I didn't much like it in high school, but I want to read it and then watch Apocalypse Now right after.

 

it's almost too detailed for casual reading...so i kinda skim it looking for stuff i find interesting. but it breaks things up into time periods, which is nice.

 

Never Eat Alone

A pretty good book about a guy who networked his way up to be a top 40 under 40 guy.

 

I picked up Six Bits A Day by Elmer Kelton. It's the prequel to The Good Old Boys, which in my mind is the best "traditional" western ever written. It's an entertaining read for anyone who likes the genre.

 

No David

By David Shannon

 

Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson.

 

Audrey Niffenegger, "The Time-Traveler's Wife"
Ron Paul, "The Revolution"
Tad Williams, "Shadowplay"

 

I finished Snakhead the other day while flying back to Seattle. It was a fun book if you like Alex Rider novels. I think this might have been the last one. It certainly seems like Horowitz wrapped everything up.

I just finished reading I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak. It was a very fun read. I'd recommend not reading this book until you have the time to plow through it one go. This book along with The Book Thief are two pretty spectacular novels by Mr. Zusak. I think I'll pick up the other pair that he wrote.



I'm about to start reading The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers. I've been meaning to read some Walter Moers for a long time. I've hard fantastic things about "The City of Dreaming Books" and "A Wild Ride Through the Night" (which is being rereleased this September). Thought I'd start at the beginning.

I highly recommend "The Time Traveler's Wife". I thought that was a beautiful novel where one of the main characters happens to travel through time. Not sci-fi at all. I still think about that book occasionally even a year after finishing it.

 

Have you finished it yet?

 

I just finished "A Feast for Crows" by George R. R. Martin and have just started "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene"

 

Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Its a cool book, I'm a big #3 fan and there are a lot of things in this book I didn't know.

 

“Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley’s vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.”
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

 

Excellent series by Martin. I really enjoyed it!