What are you reading, Chapter 2

[Chebass88]

Anyone got a good thriller or 2 to recommend?

I'd recommend the Bounty Trilogy by Nordhoff. Mutiny on the HMS Bounty, Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island. Fantastic & gripping writing.

 

[jp58]

You'd have to narrow that down a bit, but if you're talking about those "seventeen minutes to save the planet from nuclear destruction" things, I'm probably not your guy.

I like pretty much any sci-fi, spy, psychological thriller, war novels, etc. Some old Horror stuff. It really depends more on the writer's style than anything.

Worth Dying For....the latest Jack Reacher novel from Lee Childs.

Jeffery Deaver's Edge was not bad.

Michael Connelly's latest is pretty good...both Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch in the same story.

John Sandford's Rough Country is the next in the "Virgil Flowers" series....a great departure and refresjhed story line over Lucas Davenport.


That'll hold ya for a few days....

I'd recommend the Bounty Trilogy by Nordhoff. Mutiny on the HMS Bounty, Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island. Fantastic & gripping writing.

I'll make sure and check both sets out.

 

[Tampabass]

reading:
The Beatles, by Bob Spitz; yeah, another Beatles tome;it's a juggernaut - no startling new info but it's delivered in a very readable storytelling manner, and he really gets at the context of how the Beatles came to be, the social, economic and musical setting that gave birth to the band.

Sourwood, by Joyce Carol Oates, another collection of great & sometimes disturbing short stories by the most prolific short story writer - or maybe just most prolific writer - in the world.

Recently finished Knots and Crosses, crime/mystery fiction (part of a series) from Brit writer Ian Rankin; and Therapy, by Brit comic writer David Lodge.

Hmm, there's a Brit theme happening here.

 

[Emerald_gasH]

Finally finishing Dostoevsky's The Idiot (taking forever because I'm dreading the ending)...so I picked up a few more:

-The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas père

-Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

-Some anthology of six novellas by Chekov, Joyce, Hemingway, and three others I can't remember

-Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Relin...so far, really interesting and amazing...I might buy this one..

 

[73jbass]

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Exellent read!!

 

[crucislancer]

I like pretty much any sci-fi, spy, psychological thriller, war novels, etc. Some old Horror stuff. It really depends more on the writer's style than anything.

For a good Sci-Fi thriller, check out Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan. Fantastic book.

Also, Craig Thomas has a boatload of spy/thriller novels, his most famous being Firefox. Check out Snow Falcon as well.

 

[Kosko]

Trying to read "Godel, Escher, Bach: the golden braid"... but I think its a bit above my level, might be backing up to "The people's history of the United States" soon.

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

I like pretty much any sci-fi, spy, psychological thriller, war novels, etc. Some old Horror stuff. It really depends more on the writer's style than anything.

Check out L. Ron Hubbard's Fear.

As for me, I'm going to take a stab at Finnegan's Wake over the holiday.

 

[Bongolation]

"The people's history of the United States" soon.

By Zinn? Forget it.

 

[crucislancer]

Reading this, which deserves more attention:

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Remarkable history of day-to-day life in the capital, the mundane but unique conditions with which average people had to cope -- such as the terrific inconveniences and dangers of the blackout, which ranged from train collisions to a wave of crime, including gruesome serial killings.

So far, it's a fascinating book.

Started reading this one the other day. I agree, it is a fascinating book, I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

 

[Lazylion]

I have several classic sci-fi books on my to-read pile, including Azimov's "I, Robot", the "Foundation" series, and Bradbury's "Farenheit 451", and a collection of H.G. Wells stories. I've read all these decades ago, it's time to review!

 

[Bongolation]

This. Gruesome murders in 1936 Moscow connected with official sales of Orthodox icons, and the onset of the Yezhovshchina, the blackest phase of psychotic Stalinist purges.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

This. Gruesome murders in 1936 Moscow connected with official sales of Orthodox icons, and the onset of the Yezhovshchina, the blackest phase of psychotic Stalinist purges.

I'll have to check that out, Iconography is one of my most favorite styles of art.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Holiday/Vacation reading

Decision Points - President George W. Bush

 

[A.Diva]

Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur

 

[Staccato]

During the last week, Invalid Link Removed, Invalid Link Removed, and Abandon Ship!

All three from the local library...

 

[JacoLesFlea]

The Autobiography Of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley.

 

[dmonroe]

The Buddha in Your Rearview Mirror by Woody Hochswender.

and

Lesson 9 of my Illustrator CS3 homework, "Applying Brush Effects".

And on the UPS truck as we speak:

FAQ Bass Guitar Care & Setup
John LeVan

Bass Fitness: An Exercise Handbook
Josquin des Pres

The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for
Growth Through Music
Read by Victor L. Wooten
Compact Disc

Essential Bass Technique: The Definitive
Technique Manual for Bass Guitar
Peter Murray

You will LOVE "The Music Lesson" by Victor Wooten. I think every bass player should read it if not every musician. It will leave you looking at music and life a little differently.

I've thought about picking up the Bass Fitness book you mentioned. Let us know what you think about it.

 

[Yvon]

The Dogs of Riga / Henning Mankell

 

[thedovewarlord]

Keith Richards' bio -- LIFE, just getting started, although nothing revealing so far and with basically the same early chapters as Andy Summers, Sting, Jimmy Page, Clapton bios -- postwar UK childhood, bullies, isolated, art school, rebellion. I am enjoying it as I am at the point where The Stones are formed.