What are you reading right now?

RE: What are you reading right now? (jaylhorner)

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:45:10 GMT

Wish You Well... David Baldacci

Split Image ... Robert Parker

RE: What are you reading right now? (fishtaco)

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:12:09 GMT

Coup d'etat, the fourth of Harry Turtledove's alt history of WWII.

RE: What are you reading right now? (chewingthefat)

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:11:43 GMT

XO...Jeffery Deaver, fun read, all his books are!

RE: What are you reading right now? (MetroplexJim)

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:22:55 GMT

"Cowards", Glenn Beck

RE: What are you reading right now? (fishtaco)

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 09:35:58 GMT

Last Men Out, by Bob Dury and Tom Clavin. Just started. About the final hours in Apr of 75 at the US Embassy in Viet Nam.

RE: What are you reading right now? (mr chips)

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:11:09 GMT

Just finished alan Brinkley's biography of John Kennedy in the American Presidents series. These books are about 140 pages with an interesting perspective. Brinkley writes well but is a little wishy- washy and does not really write too much about the sex and health scandals that would have come to light under modern media practices and probably would have brought JFK down. He also writes a lot about the popular perceptions of JFK versus the reality of his accomplishment. A good read.

RE: What are you reading right now? (kland01s)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:33:14 GMT

Davydd

The next two months the MilePost will be my constant companion read in bits and pieces as necessary.

I read the MilesPost through 3 times before we went to Alaska! It's actually pretty interesting but I haven't seen one in 10 years so I don't know if they changed to format much, contents I'm sure because of many changes in 10 years but I wonder if the style is the same. It was so readable and clear, best guidebook I have ever used.

RE: What are you reading right now? (jmckee)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:36:04 GMT

Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester. Absolutely fascinating.

RE: What are you reading right now? (Davydd)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:03:39 GMT

The next two months the MilePost will be my constant companion read in bits and pieces as necessary.

RE: What are you reading right now? (chucktay1)

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:33:12 GMT

The National Enquirer

Re:What are you reading right now? (jaylhorner)

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:55:50 GMT

Born Round .... Frank Bruni

Re:What are you reading right now? (kyolive123)

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:41:07 GMT

The stu you from seven to three days of thercircumstances at the time, and how they memories formed would be lasting ones, the group participants again

Re:What are you reading right now? (Louis)

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:30:02 GMT

The Count of Monte Cristo (1846)

Re:What are you reading right now? (fishtaco)

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:55:10 GMT

The Columbus Affair, the new Steve Berry, no Cotton Malone.

Re:What are you reading right now? (MetroplexJim)

Sat, 05 May 2012 18:16:45 GMT

Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky

For convenience, here is an excellent quality pdf of it: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/82214106

Re:What are you reading right now? (Mosca)

Sat, 05 May 2012 10:27:25 GMT

I just finished Rachel Dratch's memoir, A Guy Walks Into a Bar. OK enough, a nice quick read.

Re:What are you reading right now? (MetroplexJim)

Sat, 05 May 2012 09:53:17 GMT

porkbeaks

Tex-Max

chewingthefat

Do you all remember the "Twilight Zone" episode where the guy is the only one to survive a worldwide meltdown, and is a total Bibliophile, finds the Library of Congress, only to have his thick glasses to fall off and break?

I remember this episode very well. He went into the bank vault to have a quiet lunch and read. What I don't understand is why do I or some of us remember this episode so well. Was it a light bulb moment? Utter despair? I do not remember any of other episodes.

Last year I was listening to the Twilight Zone on the radio. Now that was really great. Came on Saturday or Sunday night around 10 central.

I don't think it was a bank vault.
http://www.youtube.com/wa...e=youtube_gdata_player

Too bad he didn't have an I-Pad.

Seven years ago wet macular degeneration presented itself in both my eyes, so I was actually "living" this nightmare episode. Since, regular injections of Avastin and Lucentis have brought my vision back to "almost normal" - for golf, driving, T.V., etc. - except for reading, readily, anything less than 14 pt. type. Using the I-Pad as a reader I can now "go" at nearly what was my former reading speed. This device is literally a God-Send.

(Here, of course, all I need do is view the site at 150%; even at that magnification it fits nicely on my large display).

Re:What are you reading right now? (MetroplexJim)

Sat, 05 May 2012 09:28:37 GMT

JRPfeff

I got turned on to Elmore Leonard through the Justified TV series. I decided last fall to buy all his books and just purchased the last two books for my Elmore Leonard library.

I am reading Be Cool, the sequel to Get Shorty which I finished early this month. I have 46, or so, left to read. Excellent for my weekly 1460 mile airline flights.

I started watching Justified when it began three seasons ago because of Elmore Leonard's association with it. First time through each episode I catch the plot and the action. Second time through I savor the terse, elegant dialogue. It is by far the best drama on TV.

Glad you discovered both the show and Leonard. Continue to enjoy!

Re:What are you reading right now? (Tex-Max)

Sat, 05 May 2012 01:33:13 GMT

fishtaco

Tex-Max

Speaking of old, I just finished Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Better late then never!

I reread the old classics. Never tire of reading about Tom and Huck, or the white whale. Still enjoy The Outsiders, with Soda Pop and Pony Boy.

Well I am attempting to read the Classics I have never read. I will have to take a look at The Outsiders. Started Moby late last fall didn't get too far. Its still waiting. I also haven't read The Old Man and the Sea nor Robinson Crusoe. But I need to break these up with some land or I just might feel like I'm on a ship.

Re:What are you reading right now? (fishtaco)

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:26:26 GMT

Tex-Max

Speaking of old, I just finished Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Better late then never!

I reread the old classics. Never tire of reading about Tom and Huck, or the white whale. Still enjoy The Outsiders, with Soda Pop and Pony Boy.

Re:What are you reading right now? (BelleReve)

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:28:28 GMT

I recently discovered mystery writer Peter Robinson, and just finished Before the Poison (got to be the worse title for a book) It's a standalone book from his Inspector Banks series, and I really enjoyed it. Now plan to read some more his stuff.

Re:What are you reading right now? (baileysoriginal)

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:50:54 GMT

Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore - fascinating - so far......

Re:What are you reading right now? (JRPfeff)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:55:09 GMT

I got turned on to Elmore Leonard through the Justified TV series. I decided last fall to buy all his books and just purchased the last two books for my Elmore Leonard library.

I am reading Be Cool, the sequel to Get Shorty which I finished early this month. I have 46, or so, left to read. Excellent for my weekly 1460 mile airline flights.

Re:What are you reading right now? (Tex-Max)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:36:53 GMT

Speaking of old, I just finished Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Better late then never!

Re:What are you reading right now? (fishtaco)

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:04:38 GMT

Picked up an oldie, The Bridges at Toko Ri, James Mitchner.

Re:What are you reading right now? (improviser)

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:45:50 GMT

Finished the audiobook version of Poodle Springs, the sequel to the Big Sleep that Robert B. Parker wrote using an unfinished Raymond Chandler manuscript. I'm a big fan of Parker, but I found Poodle Springs to be uninspired. The best part by far was that the book was read by Elliot Gould, who of course played Phillip Marlowe in Robert Altman's version of The Long Goodbye.

Re:What are you reading right now? (josefinajoisey)

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:25:17 GMT

Finally getting around to "Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand. Really enjoying it!

Re:What are you reading right now? (Mosca)

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:39:32 GMT

improviser

Mosca, I really loved Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards. Kooper tells such great stories. Have you read Mid-Life Confidential? It's written by the members of The Rock Bottom Remainders, a band comprised of authors such including Stephen King, Barbara Kingsolver, Amy Tan, Dave Barry. Dave: "We play music about as well as Metallica writes novels." It's a fun book. Kooper, the band's musical director, wrote a chapter of the book.

Just finished Backstage Passes last night, it is a wonderful book. I paused in the middle of it to read Emperor Mollusk vs the Sinister Brain, which I also enjoyed very much.

Re:What are you reading right now? (fishtaco)

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:03:01 GMT

Just got the brand new David Baldacci from the library, The Innocent!

Re:What are you reading right now? (porkbeaks)

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:11:13 GMT

Dishonest Money: Financing the Road to Ruin by Joseph Plummer. The Federal Reserve Bank and how it has ruined this country. Truly a must read. pb