Tough As Nails
Glave Master
I've got the audio book sitting in my car. PM me your address and it's yours.
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Socrates11
Footballguy
Just finished 'Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years' by Michael Palin. Long, but very interesting with Palin recording the behind the scenes look at his life in Monty Python, as well as his other projects and personal life. Lots of good stuff with meeting other actors, musicians, etc and the friendships that sometimes developed, as it did with George Harrison of The Beatles. His accounting of doing Saturday Night Live a few times was also very cool.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031238488...;pf_rd_i=507846
8/10
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031238488...;pf_rd_i=507846
8/10
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igbomb
Footballguy
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell --- Pretty good book about how the super successful are rarely the 'self-made man' that everyone celebrates so much. He takes a close look at some of the most successful people in the world to show how they had more behind the scenes help than people realize. It's a well-written book, but the nature of his theories don't really lend themselves to scientific evidence, so he throws out a couple of anecdotes and you're supposed to take his word for it. I really like his stuff but always end his books with the feeling that he may have just been blowing smoke up my butt and I'd never know any better.
Without Fail by Lee Child --- Jack Reacher is the man, and this may be my favorite in the series so far.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman --- Not in the league of my favorites of his (Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods), but a really good story about a boy growing up in a graveyard. I think Gaiman may be the best author in the world at taking a really unique, simple idea and turning it into a solid book. Marketed as a children's book, but it's a little dark for small kids and is more appropriate for teenagers. The structure is more of a series of short stories as there are usually several years between chapters.
Currently reading:
Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell
Woken Furies by Richard K. Morgan
Without Fail by Lee Child --- Jack Reacher is the man, and this may be my favorite in the series so far.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman --- Not in the league of my favorites of his (Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods), but a really good story about a boy growing up in a graveyard. I think Gaiman may be the best author in the world at taking a really unique, simple idea and turning it into a solid book. Marketed as a children's book, but it's a little dark for small kids and is more appropriate for teenagers. The structure is more of a series of short stories as there are usually several years between chapters.
Currently reading:
Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell
Woken Furies by Richard K. Morgan
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
I appreciate the offer, but no thanks. I like to read my books.
Tough As Nails
Glave Master
Word. I hear ya'. But I hate talk radio. I hate sports radio. I listen to nothing but RadioLab, MYSS or audio books on the commute. Love it.Offer stands for anybody else who wants it...
pantagrapher
Footballguy
Finishing up Contempt, which I highly recommend. Just started Don Quixote (the Edith Grossman translation).
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Huge fan of RadioLab -- I'm sure you know the new season has started.What's MYSS?
Tough As Nails
Glave Master
Movies You Should Seefrom Simply Syndicatedwww.simplysyndicated.comAwesome podcasts...all of them on that site...
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Thanks.Tough As Nails said:
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Huge fan of The Pillars of the Earth but would not recommend WWE. WWE didn't really seem inspired or really cover any new ground that POE didn't. It was mildly entertaining but the time you have to invest could be better used on other books. You aren't missing anything if you pass on it.This gets even worse in World Without End. I am now a huge fan of nuns, now that I know what goes on in the cloister.I enjoyed it as well, though Follett's issues with the Catholic Church are a bit tiring.I tried The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker based on a recommendation in this thread. After 100 pages I was completely
Now on An Instance of the Fingerpost, and loving it. Thinking I might be into Jonathon Strange based on the comments above.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Finished this earlier this week. I was really expecting more from the Holmes story, based on the hype. But I found myself unexpectedly pleased with the chapters on the Fair and found myself unable to put the book down at times because of Larsen's writing style. I can't believe how enthralled I was about the freaking Ferris Wheel.Currently reading Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates. Pulled it from my shelf because it's short and I was waiting for Santa to deliver my copies of World War Z and The Road.
Shrek
Having a great season
That's what I meant about the history angle. And I also agree about his writing style. I'm not sure that I've read another author that was quite like him.
SofaKings
Footballguy
Just finished "Write it when I'm gone" by Tom Defrank. He covered Pres. Ford when he was VP then began a 30 year semi regular interview process of Ford who said he could publish the interviews, "when I'm gone". Good anecdotes and also insights on his loss to Carter and animosity towards Reagan.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I'm about 140pgs into Generation Kill. Really like this book so far. Will comment more after I finish it.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Just getting into "The Road" by McCarthy. Pretty good so far. Lot's of description and sense of loss.
HellToupee
Footballguy
World War Z is up but I haven't started it yet
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Currently reading Murphy by Samuel Beckett, which is a departure from my usual ACW history books.
Just finished Manhunt by James Swanson - it's about the 12 day flight of John Wilkes Booth, good light read if you want to rip through something before going back to the office next year.
Just finished Manhunt by James Swanson - it's about the 12 day flight of John Wilkes Booth, good light read if you want to rip through something before going back to the office next year.
Paper Lions
Footballguy
DITWC and The Road are my next two reads. I've had DITWC and just never read it for some reason, but it looks good.The Road does not appear to be an easy read. Will have to get used to his style.
HellToupee
Footballguy
The Road is a very fast read .The pages just fly by. After I finally crack World War Z I want to buy McCarthy's Blood Meridian
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Thought this would be interesting because it's written in first person by a serial killer detailing his attempts to create a zombie sex slave by performing a lobotomy on his kidnapping victims. But there really wasn't much character development and there really wasn't much of a story here, just ramblings. I have never been more "WTF?" at the way a book ended. 4/10
coldchill
Footballguy
Both of these books are well worth the effort.
I just did the 4 for 3 from Amazon and bought....
The Catcher in the Rye - Salinger
Education of a Wandering Man - L'Amour
The Law - Bastiat
Man's Search For Meaning - Frankl
I've got these 4 and The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois to finish before school starts back up in mid-January.
The Catcher in the Rye - Salinger
Education of a Wandering Man - L'Amour
The Law - Bastiat
Man's Search For Meaning - Frankl
I've got these 4 and The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois to finish before school starts back up in mid-January.
pricklypete
Footballguy
Chigurh
Footballguy
For you music fans who like to read, I recommend you check out the 33 1/3 series of books. 33third.blogspot.com
I'm currently reading Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste by Carl Wilson.
I'm currently reading Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste by Carl Wilson.
HellToupee
Footballguy
anyone have any good recommendations on WWI books? I've read plenty about WWII but nothing about WWI
HellToupee
Footballguy
beer 30
Footballguy
http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...21&hl=worldI just spent some time searching because I know we started a thread on this before but I couldn't find it. The link above starts about WWII but mentions a few WWI books.
Paper Lions
Footballguy
Finished the Road, very good read and you're right, it buzzed by. Unique style, pretty powerful stuff. I'm going to have to get good and drunk tonight.
Tough As Nails
Glave Master
Currently on book 2 of the "Ringworld" series. Fun and interesting. Similar to the Ender series in a lot of ways. The science part of things is great...the characters are solid but nothing special. I'll keep going to book 3...but I think I will have reached my limit with it after that.
Chaka
Footballguy
I am reading Foundation's Edge now. I am definitely enjoying it but can anyone want to tell me if Foundation & Earth, Prelude to Foundation and Forward to Foundation are worth the investment or can I walk away after FE?
Men-in-Cleats
Footballguy
Enjoyed Ringworld but haven't read any of the others. Not sure what the order is either. What is the second one that you are on?Currently reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress from Heinlein. Good book.
Finished The Law a few days ago. Good read on personal freedoms and such.Just finished Man's Search For Meaning....amazing book. Very inspring and can see it being a great influential book on a lot of people.
D_House
Footballguy
Read the last two fiction Pulitzer winners over the holidays.
2007 winner The Road by Cormac McCarthy has been covered here and elsewhere. Definitely a fast and engrossing read. Had this real horror/thriller movie feel to it, but at the same time McCarthy's writing is very poetic. And unlike most horror stories, you really feel for the main characters in this one. Definitely a worthwhile read, this is my first from McCarthy and I will definitely be diving into his work.
2008 Pulitzer winner The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz was another fast read. The few Spanish language sentences and phrases weren't a real problem, but I did take high school Spanish
. However, the prose here definitely did not match that in The Road, it was much more contemporary and conversational, with a lot of slang and swearing. The story concerned one immigrant family from the Dominican Republic and the curse that allegedly haunts them. The book was also structured a lot less conventionally than The Road, as it skipped around in time, place, and point of view, and much of the text is contained in footnotes that detail various anecdotes about the D.R., its recent history and culture. I enjoyed it, although I thought The Road more worthy of its award.
2007 winner The Road by Cormac McCarthy has been covered here and elsewhere. Definitely a fast and engrossing read. Had this real horror/thriller movie feel to it, but at the same time McCarthy's writing is very poetic. And unlike most horror stories, you really feel for the main characters in this one. Definitely a worthwhile read, this is my first from McCarthy and I will definitely be diving into his work.
2008 Pulitzer winner The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz was another fast read. The few Spanish language sentences and phrases weren't a real problem, but I did take high school Spanish
. However, the prose here definitely did not match that in The Road, it was much more contemporary and conversational, with a lot of slang and swearing. The story concerned one immigrant family from the Dominican Republic and the curse that allegedly haunts them. The book was also structured a lot less conventionally than The Road, as it skipped around in time, place, and point of view, and much of the text is contained in footnotes that detail various anecdotes about the D.R., its recent history and culture. I enjoyed it, although I thought The Road more worthy of its award.
Tough As Nails
Glave Master
Ringworld Engineers is the 2nd book. I think there are 5? Not sure. #3 is called "Ringworld Throne" and it's sitting on the nightstand waiting for me to finish the last 50 pages of Engineers. Unless it really blows me away...I won't continue on. 3 novels with the same concept is a ton unless you really, REALLY nail it. Ender is more fun and I had to put that down when the Bean stuff started. Too much of a good thing and all that...
facook
Footballguy
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson.
Vietnam War/Era novel that hops and skips between multiple points of view and central characters. I'm not even sure how I'd classify it thus far (@ 200 pages in)...there's humor, history, espionage, war...kinda hard to put a finger on it, and even a little hard to follow in spots, but for whatever reason I'm really enjoying Johnson's writing thus far.
Vietnam War/Era novel that hops and skips between multiple points of view and central characters. I'm not even sure how I'd classify it thus far (@ 200 pages in)...there's humor, history, espionage, war...kinda hard to put a finger on it, and even a little hard to follow in spots, but for whatever reason I'm really enjoying Johnson's writing thus far.
guest 54788
Prince of ShantyTown
been reading this one also. have one story left. so far my favorite is "N."I am about half way through Just After Sunset by S King. It has some good stories in it.
Chaka
Footballguy
If you enjoy AQOTWF one I recommend Three Comrades.
