What book you reading at the moment?

[husky03]

just taken delivery of "Call of the wild" by Guy Grieve-his experience of quitting the rat race and living in the wilderness in rural Alaska for a year.
I missed it when sky ran a documentary on him so jumped at the chance of getting his book.One for the outdoor type.

husky

[krhall]

How to fix broken Red Hat 4.0 ES servers for complete dummies.

[keithd]

last night i finished something by some bloke. it was average.

tonight i start birdsong by sebastian faulks (i think)

[yorkie_chris]

Mechanics of engineering materials.

Sod off.

[Tiger 55]

Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming.

So far, apart from smoking 60 fags a day, James Bond is also permanently out of his nut on the bevvy! How he'll ever find time to sort out the baddies I don't know. Great stuff.

[Lou M]

Forgotton Voices of the Great War.

Good but very sad.

[husky03]

Forgotton Voices of the Great War.

Good but very sad.

Lou is that the book from the docu on sky

[Kinvig]

Got three books on the go (depending on my mood):

1. Red tape & white Knuckles: Lois Pryce
2. The Dreaming Void: Peter F Hamilton
3. The Algebraist: Iain M Banks

[Ceri JC]

I always have several books on the go. Amongst others:

William Golding - The Spire
The green Clarkson book (I forget the title)
Neil Gaiman: Sandman - Endless Nights
Haynes' Electrical Manual
Irvine Welsh - Glue
Jonathan Safran Foer - Incredibly loud and Extremely Close
Bryan Talbot - Alice in Sunderland
WMW Fowler - Countryman's Cooking

[gettin2dizzy]

Dracula! Mauhahaha!

[JamesMio]

I'm working my way through Ian Rankine's Rebus books at the moment.

[startrek.steve]

American Gods by Neil Gaiman...
amazing...

Steve

[gettin2dizzy]

Oh, and just finished 'Dreaming of Jupiter', by Ted Simon. Great book :thumbsup:

[Lissa]

I've just finished 'Meat' by Joseph D'Lacey..............one of the most compelling but disturbing books I have ever read.:shock:

Now reading The Face by Dean Koontz for a little light relief after Meat.:D

[sv-robo]

Don't read that much....takes up to much drinking time:smt030

[madness]

I don't really do much reading, but over Christmas I read Motorcycle Roadcraft.

When I do read it tends not to be fiction. Autobiographical accounts of people who do adventurous things are my cup of tea.

[husky03]

Autobiographical accounts of people who do adventurous things are my cup of tea.


+1:)

[Dangerous Dave]

A Guide to Anger Management by Alice Katz.

[zsv650]

currently reading the spartans an epic history by paul cartledge then ive got a book about the roman's to read should keep me going for a while.

[northwind]

1610: A Sundial in a Grave by Mary Gentle. It's not as good as I remember, alt-historical drama with some interesting twists, sort of like Neal Stevenson's Baroque Cycle. But because it's Mary Gentle, stuff happens for no apparent reason, characters' motivation is frequently inexplicable, and there's ALWAYS a woman who dresses as a man, or a man who dresses as a woman.

Still, it's alright. Her Ash: A Secret History was almost very very good, except she blew it a bit trying to be too clever/alternative.

[xXBADGERXx]

Penthouse

[kwak zzr]

i cant read i just look at the pictures.

[Rog]

Richard Dawkins God Delusion (first read) The last 3 minutes by Paul Davies (second read) and at work I am reading Hammer of the Gods a zep biog (first read)

[ThEGr33k]

A feast for crows, 4th and most recent book of 7 in A Song of Ice and Fire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire) series by George R.R. Martin. Very good, enjoying them but its taking me a while, BIG books and I dont have much time :(

5th book I just found out isnt out till October... Then itll be an age for the one aftere no doubt :( Hope the fella doesnt get too old to finish it, he is 60 now :(

[Viney]

Stephen Leather - Dead Man

[Mr Speirs]

Johnny Gingers last ride. It's about a fella that retraces his ancestry and discovers one of them set sail for austrailia and discovered the port that is now named Fremantle, and so he sets of himself for Fremantle on a bicycle and ride from England to Australia.

[Miss Alpinestarhero]

The Lucifer Effect by Phillip Zimbardo.

Its basically explaining how good people can turn evil and do unimaginable things. I havent finished it yet but its a good book so far

[ogden]

Just finished a Charlie Brooker one and Galapagos, by Kurt Vonnegut, both received for Christmas.

Current book pile, in no particular order:

Linguaphone Arabic PDQ
Will Self - Tough Tough Toys for Tough Tough Boys
Steven Pinker - The Blank Slate
Jeremy Paxman - The Political Animal
John Cole - As I Saw It
Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle
Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea

Maybe if I read fewer books at a time, I might finish them quicker. Hmm.

[Filipe M.]

'The shock doctrine' - Naomi Klein
'Spaces speak - are you listening?' - Barry Blesser & Linda-Ruth Salter

[wyrdness]

American Gods by Neil Gaiman...
amazing...

Steve

American Gods is an absolutely superb book.

I've just finished "Making Money" by Terry Pratchett. Highly recommended.

[northwind]

5th book I just found out isnt out till October... Then itll be an age for the one aftere no doubt :( Hope the fella doesnt get too old to finish it, he is 60 now :(

He's always been in danger of going a bit Robert Jordan, hope he doesn't follow that example too closely!

[G]

Reading 'Rogue Trader'

Infact I have pretty much read it in 3 days as when I get sucked into a book I cant put it down.

Its about Nick Leeson, written by nick lesson.

Amazing reading, everybody should read it.

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[ogden]

Reading 'Rogue Trader'

Infact I have pretty much read it in 3 days as when I get sucked into a book I cant put it down.

Its about Nick Leeson, written by nick lesson.

Seen the film?

It's not great, but it's fairly entertaining and Anna Friel's rather boffable.

[-Ralph-]

Mondo Enduro. Who else has read it? What's with all the punctures? I've only got as far as Turkey and they seem to have at least one puncture or blow out every day and they are still on tarmac.

[Sudoxe]

Seen the film?

It's not great, but it's fairly entertaining and Anna Friel's rather boffable.

The book is better, I read it in a day and a half :)

Im reading various travel guides at the moment.Currently the insight city guide to Singapore.

[gettin2dizzy]

Mondo Enduro. Who else has read it? What's with all the punctures? I've only got as far as Turkey and they seem to have at least one puncture or blow out every day and they are still on tarmac.
:notworthy:

Absolutely loved that book.

[Tim in Belgium]

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb , very interesting so far.

[Tim in Belgium]

Richard Dawkins God Delusion (first read)

A very thorough book, very well thought out.

[stewie]

Have recently started listening to a book at bedtime on Radio 4 whilst at work and have decided to read 'one morning like a bird ' by andrew miller about pre WW 11 Japan, also fancy reading 'birdsong'

[scottjames]

Richard Hammond - as you do, its quite good actually.

[Ace-T]

I've just finished "Making Money" by Terry Pratchett. Highly recommended.
Truly splendid. I read Going Postal last week (cracking:)) then Making Money at the weekend. Currently reading Feet of Clay (one that I had missed). I am glad Pratchett was made a Sir, hope that was one in the eye for some of the snottier critics.

It will be a truly sad thing if he is not able to write any more.

Trace :)

[SuzukiNess]

Richard Hammond - as you do, its quite good actually.

reading that too at the minute... pretty hilarious

[wyrdness]

Truly splendid. I read Going Postal last week (cracking:)) then Making Money at the weekend. Currently reading Feet of Clay (one that I had missed). I am glad Pratchett was made a Sir, hope that was one in the eye for some of the snottier critics.

It will be a truly sad thing if he is not able to write any more.

Trace :)

Oh bugger. I've just realised that I haven't read Going Postal. I bought it but somehow it ended up on a shelf, unread.

So, currently reading, "Going Postal" by Sir Pterry.

[Lou M]

Lou is that the book from the docu on sky


Dunno, haven't got sky (or digital, only got 4 channels!).

[Lou M]

reading that too at the minute... pretty hilarious

I bought myself this for Christmas, so funny! (Richard Hammond that is!)

[wyrdness]

Dunno, haven't got sky (or digital, only got 4 channels!).

Not for long....

[El Saxo]

Oh, and just finished 'Dreaming of Jupiter', by Ted Simon. Great book :thumbsup:

I'm about 1/3 of the way through Jupiter's Travels at the mo, brilliant so far. :D

[punyXpress]

Just finished ( took over 15 years ! ) :
ZEN and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Brain feels as if it's been savaged by a blunt trepanning tool.

[Tim in Belgium]

I can remember reading that book years ago and not knowing what rhetoric was, doh!

Probably needs a re-read now.

[thedonal]

The Pale Blue Eye- Louis Bayard.

Is my lunch time book at work- I need to find another bed time book for at home- just finished The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds. Rather enjoyed it- as with all his other books.