keeping the forum alive: Right now I'm reading....

**chetacer** · 01-21-2005 12:13 PM

For anyone who has been around autism, or those who are in the dark about the topic...an excellent insightful book. Really original and fun to read too.

**gotta_jet** · 01-21-2005 09:49 PM

state of fear and 2001: a space odyssey

**gurl_under_the_hood** · 01-22-2005 04:02 PM

1984......weird book....they should ban it though so I wouldnt have to read it

**MikeSAABt** · 01-22-2005 11:17 PM

Keeping the thread alive... finished Hells Angels by Hunter S. Thompson which I really enjoyed

About halfway through The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe. Another interesting view into that time period.

**vwgolfsport** · 01-23-2005 11:58 PM

Just finished reading Memoirs of a Geisha and I loved it!

**OettingerGTI** · 01-24-2005 06:39 PM

Band of Brothers...finished watching the DVDs finally and I am hoping the book provides even more insight into the events of that time period.

**chetacer** · 01-25-2005 08:40 AM

Quote, originally posted by gotta_jet »

state of fear and 2001: a space odyssey

How is State of Fear?

**NoDubJustYet** · 01-26-2005 08:47 AM

Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph by Sir TE Lawrence

**Traviskid** · 01-27-2005 12:35 PM

trauma and recovery: judith herman

for my holocaust literature course

**MEIN_VW** · 01-27-2005 12:58 PM

Quote, originally posted by gurl_under_the_hood »

1984......weird book....they should ban it though so I wouldnt have to read it

We read that book in English class in highschool and I really enjoyed it.

I think I need to thank my English teachers for exposing me to some really great books in highschoo. 1984, Catcher in the Rye, Inherit the Wind. These were the books I most enjoyed reading in highschool.

**NoDubJustYet** · 01-27-2005 01:11 PM

Quote, originally posted by MEIN_VW »

We read that book in English class in highschool and I really enjoyed it.

I think I need to thank my English teachers for exposing me to some really great books in highschoo. 1984, Catcher in the Rye, Inherit the Wind. These were the books I most enjoyed reading in highschool.

have you read them since high school? having read animal farm, 1984 and fahrenheit 451 freshman year i didn't really appreciate them until later on in life. i took a history class called "Orwell, 1984 and the Future" in college- it opened up AF and 1984 to a whole new level on interpretation.

**MEIN_VW** · 01-27-2005 02:22 PM

NoDubJustYet:

I know exactly what you're talking about. I've re-read a few books that I first read in high-school, like Catcher in the Rye, because I enjoyed them so much the first time.

Other books like 1984 and Inherit the Wind I have re-read and enjoyed far more than I did in high-school.

The irony is that when I think about it, I read a lot of books in high-school that I enjoyed. And more, I now realize how my love of reading was influenced by my high-school English classes.

The irony? I HATED English class at the time!

**FlashRedGLS1.8T** · 01-28-2005 01:12 PM

Have never read Tolkien so I'm reading The Hobbit.

Just finished the DaVinci code on CD.

**SpedRacer** · 02-01-2005 11:31 PM

Right now, I'm swimming through:

"Created In Darkness By Troubled Americans" (multiple authors)...

Not too bad, but then again, I own almost everything in the Humor section at Barnes & Noble and Borders... I really need to find a new category because it is becoming slim pickins...

**laurent** · 02-15-2005 12:28 PM

Pierre Hadot - What is Ancient Philosophy?

Easy read for anyone interested in ancient greek philosophy.

**2001Wolfy** · 02-15-2005 12:36 PM

I finished A People's History of the United States and am continuing my non-fiction parade with No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society. You can see the Amazon review/summary here.

**peoples_car** · 02-15-2005 07:01 PM

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I finished A People's History of the United States

it's amazing that you said that. currently re-reading it again. i had to read it sophmore year in high school and im giving it another go w/o a deadline which makes it much more enjoyable. ah and a to hunter S.

**HappyVdubber2** · 02-18-2005 12:56 PM

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Way better than the movie!

Absolutely!

Just finished:
Timeline, by Michael Crichton
The Great Train Robbery, by Michael Crichton

Currently reading:
Congo, by Michael Crichton

**firebreathingbunny** · 02-19-2005 03:45 PM

Finished Band of Brothers a few weeks ago.

Read The Last Nazis by Perry Bidiscome last week.

Just started Super System 2 by Doyle Brunson.

**HaterOfHondas** · 02-20-2005 08:29 PM

Six chapters into Behold a pale horse by William Cooper. Great book a really makes you stop and think.

**walteri** · 02-22-2005 07:07 PM

Just started reading The Catcher In The Rye, I have not read it since like 2002 and felt like reading it a second time.

**ubermensch** · 02-23-2005 11:15 AM

"The End of Faith" by Ed Harris

**MEIN_VW** · 02-23-2005 12:45 PM

Just picked this up on the weekend. I enjoy watching Jeremy Clarkson on BBC Top Gear so I figured I'd enjoy this - and I am.

**The Chemist** · 02-24-2005 03:41 PM

I'm currently reading The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, as I never read this series when I was a kid, and a friend of mine gave me the whole series in one volume for my birthday. Right now, I'm in the middle of Prince Caspian. It's excellent reading, though clearly more oriented toward a younger audience than Lord of the Rings was.

**YESOD23** · 02-24-2005 07:01 PM

Born in Blood-John Robinson
History of the Freemasons in regard to their relationship with the Templar Knights

**abdrury** · 03-02-2005 02:19 PM

recently finished Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory & The Gold-Plated Porsche, by Stephan Wilkinson. i have Against Death & Time by Brock Yates en route.

btw: the Zanardi book is awesome. i had never heard of him, but i'm def'y a fan after reading his story

**DanielAdams** · 03-02-2005 04:41 PM

Island by Aldous Huxley

But then I have a bit of a thing for philosophy and utopian literature, studies philosophy at degree level. In particular, big on utilitarianism, utopia, got a pretty big downer on modern society and the drive for self, so I tend to do a lot of reading about that. For lighter stuff I love sci-fi and fantasy, the grittier the better tho its hard to find anything much that doesn't involve blasted wizards and sexy alien chicks these days.

Before Island my last good read was probably Jack Faust by Michael Snanwick, highly recommended dis-utopian spin on the old Faustian tale.

I also love books on mediterannean cultures in the last millenium BC - the early Rome of the Punic Wars and peninsula, the Greeks, Carthaginians. Just generally trying to get into the mindset of ancient cultures before everything became a little homogenized.

Dan

**FlashRedGLS1.8T** · 03-02-2005 11:05 PM

Dan Brown: Deception Point

So far it's better than DaVinci Code, imo

**vandiesel** · 03-04-2005 03:47 PM

Quote, originally posted by The Chemist »

I'm currently reading The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, as I never read this series when I was a kid, and a friend of mine gave me the whole series in one volume for my birthday. Right now, I'm in the middle of Prince Caspian. It's excellent reading, though clearly more oriented toward a younger audience than Lord of the Rings was.

Tolkein and Lewis were friends. Tolkein liked The Chronicles, Lewis didn't really like Lord of the Rings

Just finished The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. Working on The Longest Winter by Alex Kershaw and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

**handlestolen** · 03-08-2005 11:24 AM

On the Road - Kerouac

**TurboZen** · 03-10-2005 06:57 PM

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On the Road - Kerouac

man I gotta go on a road trip....

I'm reading:

A Spell For Chameleon - Piers Anthony

about the 5th time too. been 20 years though.

**2Point** · 03-12-2005 05:03 PM

Just Finished: A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson.

Just Started: Sideways, by Rex Pickett

**HappyVdubber2** · 03-13-2005 09:48 PM

Finished Congo, better book than movie but I'm sure that's common knowledge.

I am reading Prey, by Michael Crichton then I’d like to read one of Neal Stephenson's (sp?), any suggestions?

Edit: Has anyone read "The Sands of Sakkara", by Glenn Meade?

Modified by HappyVdubber2 at 9:51 PM 3-13-2005

**Luchak** · 03-14-2005 02:04 AM

finished 'Richest Man in Babylon'
currently reading 'Seven Spiritual Laws of Success' by Deepak Chopra

**brownhornet** · 03-14-2005 02:13 AM

Quote, originally posted by The Chemist »

I'm currently reading The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, as I never read this series when I was a kid, and a friend of mine gave me the whole series in one volume for my birthday. Right now, I'm in the middle of Prince Caspian. It's excellent reading, though clearly more oriented toward a younger audience than Lord of the Rings was.

The movie version of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe comes out in December I think.

I just finished The Bourne Legacy yesterday and am half way through Clandestine by James Ellroy.

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