What Book Are You Reading? Issue.8

[Red Door]

The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria.

How is that? I've seen it everywhere, but never bothered to look at it.

 

[Fifty]

I saw a lengthy interview with Zakaria where he talks about the book. Its here if you're interested.

 

[Gogf]

How is that? I've seen it everywhere, but never bothered to look at it.

I'm only about 50 pages in, but so far it's pretty good. I'd recommend it.

 

[JtheJackal]

I'm reading Night Watch by Sergey Lukyanenko. I saw the movie which was incomprehensible, but was intrigued enough to read the book which so far is much more understandable.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Professional Knowledge Gained From Operational Expirience In Viet Nam. It's a circa-1966 USMC maual I got at the Army-Navy store. Very erie how closley some of the stuff paralells with todays wars.

 

[warpus]

I'm onto God Emperor of Dune now

The first half of Children of Dune was a bit too.. hmm.. I'm not sure what word I'm looking for here, but the first half didn't hold my interest as much as Dune and Dune Messiah (although Dune Messiah wasn't that great in some parts either).. the ending of Children was great though.

I am pumped about God Emperor.

I've read all these before, btw, in high-school.. re-reading them now after I made my way through the 6 prequels.

 

[Nylan]

Philosophy: The Quest for Truth - Louis P. Pojman

 

[SG-17]

A World Only Lit By Fire - William Manchester

 

[Fifty]

Letters from a Stoic by Seneca

and

JS Bach: Life and Work by Martin Geck

and

Fear and Loathing on the '72 Campaign Trail by Hunter Thompson

 

[Taliesin]

A World Only Lit By Fire - William Manchester

This is a very nifty book. I read it a few years ago for a first-year history class and ended up writing a paper on it.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I think I might have asked you already, but is it a big coffee table book with tons of pictures? Because I remember look through that book at an aunt's house when I was a kid?

Yes. I absolutely love it.

 

[Dachs]

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev.

 

[Red Door]

I saw a lengthy interview with Zakaria where he talks about the book. Its here if you're interested.

This interview has been pretty interesting so far.

 

[Gogf]

This interview has been pretty interesting so far.

I finished the book last night. Very good. You should definitely read it, Al.

 

[Babbler]

I am presently reading CFC OT.

What genre is that? Comedy or tragedy?

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Political Science.

 

[SG-17]

This is a very nifty book. I read it a few years ago for a first-year history class and ended up writing a paper on it.

I am reading it because it is required summer reading for my Advanced Placement European History class! I love it too.

 

[Nylan]

What genre is that? Comedy or tragedy?

Political Science.

I see we have Bill Cosby in the house.

 

[LightFang]

I'm rereading Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. It's about "the hidden forces that shape our decisions."

OooOOooo.

It's very good and I wanted to digest the information. So I read it, then put it down, and now I'm rereading it.

 

[Nylan]

I see we have Bill Cosby in the house.

Speaking of which, I just finished Cosbyology: Essays and Observations from the Doctor of Comedy. Pretty good actually.