What are you reading?

[jquirit]

"The Living Dead", a zombie short story anthology edited by John Joseph Adams.

Quite good book, though the stories are not your typical horror zombie stories so some people (*cough*Dooge*cough*) looking for gore might be a tad bit disappointed. But it does have stories that take a different twist on the zombie mythology. My favorite out of all the short stories is one called "This Year's Class Picture" by Dan Simmons.

[massphatness]

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

Took it on vacation and couldn't put it down.
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[GTsetGO]

I, Jedi

I am a star wars dork and tend to read those types of books.

[Azpostal]

Fool by Christopher Moore.

[Starscream]

Star Trek: The New Voyages

[VTDragon]

Second Wave: Acorna's Children by Anne Mccaffery and Elizabeth A Scarborough

I enjoyed Mccaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series years ago, so I thought I would give this series a try. This is about the 9th book in the series with one more to go, (so far). Overall the series has been mildly interesting, but unexceptional. Though not labeled as such, it should probably be relagated to the young adults section as these are quite unchallenging reading. I have continued going through the series only because my local library had them all, they're easy to read while also doing something else, (like listening to the Sox game) and I am curious to see how it all comes out in the end.

[Cigargal]

Finished Thunderstruck, by Erik Larson. Great read-about Marconi and the invention of the wireless radio interspersed with a good old Victorian murder story. This is the same guy who wrote Devil in the White City about the Chicago Worlds Fair. Finished the Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin-1830 Istanbul mystery-good book...now what to read????

[qwerty1500]

Originally Posted by Cigargal

Finished Thunderstruck, by Erik Larson. Great read-about Marconi and the invention of the wireless radio interspersed with a good old Victorian murder story. This is the same guy who wrote Devil in the White City about the Chicago Worlds Fair. Finished the Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin-1830 Istanbul mystery-good book...now what to read????

Enjoyed "Devil in the White City." Was "Thunderstruck" anywhere nears as good?

"Mark Twain a Life" by Ron Powers. Very good so far.

[MedicCook]

Bound By Honor: A Mafioso's Story
By: Bill Bonanno

This is the family that the movie the Godfather used as a template.

[Cigargal]

Originally Posted by qwerty1500

Enjoyed "Devil in the White City." Was "Thunderstruck" anywhere nears as good?

I thought so-I really like his stuff. I ordered his book about the 1900 Galveston Flood-one of his older works.

[GreekGodX]

I'm reading Artie Lange's autobiography Too Fat to Fish. Going to the library today going to checkout something.. Maybe some more James Patterson or go with something I've never tried before.

[BUCASmoker]

Traffic: Why we drive the way we do and what it says about us.

Really good book. I recommend it.

Attempting to read Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson it is a bit tiresome but I hear the first hundred or so pages are a bit hard to get through.

Last book I read was On Killing

[TheTraveler]

How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman. (yep, I'm a chess geek)

[GreekGodX]

Originally Posted by TheTraveler

How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman. (yep, I'm a chess geek)

I got the Idiot's guide to chess. I play occassionally but want to become a better player. Is that book for more of an advanced player?

[TheTraveler]

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

I got the Idiot's guide to chess. I play occassionally but want to become a better player. Is that book for more of an advanced player?

The book isn't designed for absolute beginners but you don't have to be very advanced to get good info from it. I would consider myself an enthusiastic, barely past beginner level player (even though I've been playing for a while) and I've really enjoyed this book. I do recommend it because when you gain a little experience then re-read the book you'll pick up things you didn't understand the first time through. I can't wait till I read it for the third time. He does a good job of thoroughly explaining all the maxims that are touted but rarely well-explained - what to do with a strong center, Bishop vs Knight, etc.

Another good read that is closely related is The Amateur's Mind (also by Silman). It exposes common myths and misconceptions held by beginners through masters.

The best part of both of these books is that there is a lot of explanation (in easy to read prose) between the diagrams of the positions. Most chess books give a diagram and a long dry list of moves and cryptic notations and that doesn't always make for good reading.

[ActionAndy]

Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. He's pretty damn good.

[Steve]

The Essential Wilderness Navigator.

I have been approched to teach a couple of Map & Compass/Wilderness Navigation classes, so I am researching material for my power point presentations. Novel concept for me, get paid for doing something I actually enjoy

[Cigargal]

Started The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir. We are watching The Tudors right now so I am on an english history kick. Also got her book on the court of Henry VIII