What Book Are You Reading? Volume 9

[1889]

The Thirty Years' War by Geoffrey Parker, damn that was some complicated sh*t.

And The Prima Guide to Super Mario Galaxy 2, not much simpler.

 

[shortguy]

The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them) - Peter Sagal

 

[Godwynn]

All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque

 

[Godwynn]

The German Empire 1867-1914 Vol. II - William Harbutt Dawson

 

[FriendlyFire]

PERSIAN FIRE - The first world empire and the battle for the west. - Tom Holand

I have to say that Iraq hasnt changed all the much since the time of Xerzes

 

[sophie]

All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque

Great book!

Well, I just finished reading the Lord of the Rings, delightful stuff.

Now I'm reading The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Reading it is a monumental task, which is why I might do Riazanovsky first.

I have indeed chosen this. Riasanovsky is terribly enjoyable and thorough. I am already up to Pyotr Velikiy!

 

[Smellincoffee]

Just finished Admiral Hornblower and the West Indies by CS Forester, thus ending the series. I have Hornblower's "biography" to read next.

My current read is Sharpe's Eagle, a bit of Napoleonic war military fiction about a sharpshooter in Britain's peninsular campaign.

 

[Azale]

Might be awhile before I get to them, but I picked up two more books at HalfPrice Books today:

Sources of East Asian Tradition vol. 2 by Theodore de Bary (really happy with this one)
Reporting Vietnam Part One: American Journalism 1959-1969 by various (Library of America hardcover with some snazzy maps near the back, got it for $3)

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

The Land and People of Malaysia and Brunei. By John Major. Interesting so far, but is sadly almost two decades old.

 

[Cynovolans]

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne

 

[Cutlass]

Dreadnought Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War. - Robert K Massie

 

[Murky]

Effective Java 2nd Ed. by Joshua Bloch

 

[Smellincoffee]

The Lost World, Michael Crichton. He knows to be dramatic.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Dreadnought Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War. - Robert K Massie

Excellent book, excellent author. I used this one for a paper on German Naval Policy. I'm thinking of reading his biography of Peter the Great next.

 

[Communisto]

The Lost World, Michael Crichton. He knows to be dramatic.

Woah! Weird I was just about to post this myself.

Race ya!

 

[Godwynn]

Excellent book, excellent author. I used this one for a paper on German Naval Policy. I'm thinking of reading his biography of Peter the Great next.

I'm thinking about it too, I picked up his biography on Peter for ~$8.00 at Barnes and Noble in the bargain bin.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Just finished Admiral Hornblower and the West Indies by CS Forester, thus ending the series. I have Hornblower's "biography" to read next.

If you liked those, I'd highly recommend Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin series. Start with Master and Commander and go from there. There are 18 of them.

My current read is Sharpe's Eagle, a bit of Napoleonic war military fiction about a sharpshooter in Britain's peninsular campaign.

I've read about a half dozen of that series so far. They are quite good.

Also, check out George Fraser's "Flashman" series. They are an interesting irreverent counterpoint to these historical novels about a public school bully and admitted coward who becomes a British war hero in the mid 1800s.

Effective Java 2nd Ed. by Joshua Bloch

That is most excellent, although the style is essentially stolen from Scott Myers' Effective C++ books. I read it not that long ago. If you are into concurrent programming I'd highly recommend a book which he co-authored: Java Concurrency in Practice.

 

[sophie]

Excellent book, excellent author. I used this one for a paper on German Naval Policy. I'm thinking of reading his biography of Peter the Great next.

It's absolutely massive though!

 

[GoodGame]

Picked up Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
by historian James M. McPherson.

Basically a synopsis of the war (mostly Northern perspective) from Lincoln's perspective as C-in-C.

Interesting if you want to read more about how he interacted as a leader with his generals.


Anyone seen a similiar book from Davis's perspective?