What are you reading? - Page 78

timj219 · 09-07-2011, 01:20 PM

"Debt: The First 5,000 Years" by David Graeber
anthropological research into the history of debt and its precedence over money in human history. Only about 1/4 into it so far. Some of the cites to classic economics works are a little over my head but it's a fascinating read.

rebelknight · 09-10-2011, 01:29 PM

Just finished da vinci code and suck on this year. Starting fates worse than death today

The Poet · 09-10-2011, 03:09 PM

I have finally, after nearly 40 years of attempts and false starts, finished Finnegan's Wake. Yippee!! But don't ask me to tell you what it's about, save that I know it's about 630 pages long.

Due to this, I've decided my brain needs a bit of a break, so aside from my fun reading (I have a copy of Azimov's Foundation And Earth handy in my bathroom), I've begun Marcel Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu . . . in translation, of course, as my French is a bad as my German, and nearly as poor as my Klingon. Said translation used to call these six volumes Rememberance of Things Past, but I understand it is now referred to as In Search of Lost Time.

Because that newer English title makes me think some guy has misplaced his timecard, I'll continue to refer to it by the former.

jledou · 09-10-2011, 04:57 PM

Read through the Hunger Games Trilogy - pretty dark for a young adult set but the writing is very much in the young adult range.
Also working to finish up Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, I will chalk it up to me being an engineer but I am not a huge fan of this one with only ~60 pages left.

elderboy02 · 09-11-2011, 03:53 PM

I finished 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers the other day. I would recommend it

DTM · 09-12-2011, 06:22 PM

Rereading The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan. My wife bought me the second book in the series, The Fall, and its been a while since I read this so don't remember much from it.

eber · 09-13-2011, 11:41 PM

Just finished "Secrets of the Sommeliers" by Rajat Par and Jordan Mackay, a fantastic read if you are into wine and want to learn more about it, especially French wine and more specifically the Burgundy region.

I am also working on "Unbroken" by Lauren Hillenbrand and "The Wine Bible" by Karen MacNeil, this one is going to take a while.

Moose6026 · 09-13-2011, 11:43 PM

Just finished a book called Open Season, can't reember the author though. Good fictionla story about a game warden finding a thought to be extinct weasel.

timj219 · 09-14-2011, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Poet

I have finally, after nearly 40 years of attempts and false starts, finished Finnegan's Wake. Yippee!! But don't ask me to tell you what it's about, save that I know it's about 630 pages long.

You're a better man than I am. I've attempted Finnegan's wake a couple times and Ulysses at least four times. But that's it for me. I've decided to admit defeat rather than submit myself to that kind of punishment again. I gave away my copies of both a few years ago.

Moose6026 · 09-16-2011, 07:54 PM

101 People You Won't Meet In Heaven by Michael Powell

qwerty1500 · 09-17-2011, 01:25 AM

The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek

rebelknight · 09-17-2011, 01:16 PM

Did any one else take advantage of borders going out of business. I stocked up for real cheap

The Poet · 09-17-2011, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timj219

You're a better man than I am. I've attempted Finnegan's wake a couple times and Ulysses at least four times. But that's it for me. I've decided to admit defeat rather than submit myself to that kind of punishment again. I gave away my copies of both a few years ago.

Better? Highly debatable. More stubborn? Quite possibly. I have read Ulysses 3 or 4 times over the years, the first as a college course. The professor advised us on day one that there would be many things we did not understand, and the trick was to just keep on reading regardless.

As well as this served me with Ulysses, it was essential with Finnegan's Wake . . . which makes the former read like Dick and Jane.

elderboy02 · 09-20-2011, 06:12 AM

Just finished: The Lincoln Lawyer

I highly recommend it!

MrClean · 09-20-2011, 06:20 AM

A Dance with Dragons - George RR Martin.

Sorry, that's my geek showing.

hotreds · 09-20-2011, 09:26 AM

The New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to America by Daniel Hannan

elderboy02 · 09-20-2011, 11:51 AM

I am going to be starting: The Black Ice, which is written by the same guy who wrote The Lincoln Lawyer.

CigarNut · 09-20-2011, 01:45 PM

Just started The Second Science Fiction Megapack by Robert Silverberg, Fredric Brown, Philip K. Dick, Alfred Bester, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Poul Anderson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Robert Sheckley, Fritz Leiber, C.M. Kornbluth, on my Kindle.

pnoon · 09-20-2011, 02:04 PM

The Princess Bride by William Goldman.
Posted via Mobile Device

CigarNut · 09-20-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

The Princess Bride by William Goldman.
Posted via Mobile Device

Always a great read!

Are you reading the book or the e-book?

09-07-2011, 01:20 PM	#1541
timj219 Feeling at Home Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Tim Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 699 Trading: (15)	Re: What are you reading? "Debt: The First 5,000 Years" by David Graeber anthropological research into the history of debt and its precedence over money in human history. Only about 1/4 into it so far. Some of the cites to classic economics works are a little over my head but it's a fascinating read. __________________ "All this of Pot and Potter - Tell me then, Who is the Potter, pray, and who the Pot?" Omar Khayyam

09-10-2011, 01:29 PM	#1542
rebelknight Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: John Location: Columbus, OH and Rochester, NY Posts: 510 Trading: (1)	Re: What are you reading? Just finished da vinci code and suck on this year. Starting fates worse than death today

09-10-2011, 03:09 PM	#1543
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: What are you reading? I have finally, after nearly 40 years of attempts and false starts, finished Finnegan's Wake. Yippee!! But don't ask me to tell you what it's about, save that I know it's about 630 pages long. Due to this, I've decided my brain needs a bit of a break, so aside from my fun reading (I have a copy of Azimov's Foundation And Earth handy in my bathroom), I've begun Marcel Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu . . . in translation, of course, as my French is a bad as my German, and nearly as poor as my Klingon. Said translation used to call these six volumes Rememberance of Things Past, but I understand it is now referred to as In Search of Lost Time. Because that newer English title makes me think some guy has misplaced his timecard, I'll continue to refer to it by the former. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

09-10-2011, 04:57 PM	#1544
jledou Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jay Location: Kansas Posts: 2,225 Trading: (27)	Re: What are you reading? Read through the Hunger Games Trilogy - pretty dark for a young adult set but the writing is very much in the young adult range. Also working to finish up Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, I will chalk it up to me being an engineer but I am not a huge fan of this one with only ~60 pages left.

09-11-2011, 03:53 PM	#1545
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,509 Trading: (133)	Re: What are you reading? I finished 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers the other day. I would recommend it

09-12-2011, 06:22 PM	#1546
DTM Get to the Chopper! Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: Derek Location: Just west of Topeka KS Posts: 157 Trading: (0)	Re: What are you reading? Rereading The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan. My wife bought me the second book in the series, The Fall, and its been a while since I read this so don't remember much from it. __________________ I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

09-13-2011, 11:41 PM	#1547
eber Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Erik Posts: 1,229 Trading: (7)	Re: What are you reading? Just finished "Secrets of the Sommeliers" by Rajat Par and Jordan Mackay, a fantastic read if you are into wine and want to learn more about it, especially French wine and more specifically the Burgundy region. I am also working on "Unbroken" by Lauren Hillenbrand and "The Wine Bible" by Karen MacNeil, this one is going to take a while.

09-13-2011, 11:43 PM	#1548
Moose6026 Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Aug 2011 First Name: Dan Location: In a house Posts: 358 Trading: (1)	Re: What are you reading? Just finished a book called Open Season, can't reember the author though. Good fictionla story about a game warden finding a thought to be extinct weasel. __________________ Life is hard, but it's harder when you're stupid. - John Wayne

09-16-2011, 07:54 PM	#1550
Moose6026 Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Aug 2011 First Name: Dan Location: In a house Posts: 358 Trading: (1)	Re: What are you reading? 101 People You Won't Meet In Heaven by Michael Powell __________________ Life is hard, but it's harder when you're stupid. - John Wayne

09-17-2011, 01:25 AM	#1551
qwerty1500 Good thing I'm normal Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: One Particular Harbor Posts: 607 Trading: (0)	Re: What are you reading? The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek

09-17-2011, 01:16 PM	#1552
rebelknight Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: John Location: Columbus, OH and Rochester, NY Posts: 510 Trading: (1)	Re: What are you reading? Did any one else take advantage of borders going out of business. I stocked up for real cheap

09-20-2011, 06:12 AM	#1554
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,509 Trading: (133)	Re: What are you reading? Just finished: The Lincoln Lawyer I highly recommend it!

09-20-2011, 06:20 AM	#1555
MrClean Bald Man Join Date: Sep 2011 First Name: Jeff Location: KC MO Posts: 2,229 Trading: (28)	Re: What are you reading? A Dance with Dragons - George RR Martin. Sorry, that's my geek showing. __________________ http://jeffcarrollphotos.com Not a photographer, just a dude with a camera. Proud member of the GMCGTPWHAFA

09-20-2011, 09:26 AM	#1556
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,664 Trading: (63)	Re: What are you reading? The New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to America by Daniel Hannan __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

09-20-2011, 11:51 AM	#1557
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,509 Trading: (133)	Re: What are you reading? I am going to be starting: The Black Ice, which is written by the same guy who wrote The Lincoln Lawyer.

09-20-2011, 01:45 PM	#1558
CigarNut Fck Cancer! Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Michael Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 18,042 Trading: (111*)	Re: What are you reading? Just started The Second Science Fiction Megapack by Robert Silverberg, Fredric Brown, Philip K. Dick, Alfred Bester, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Poul Anderson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Robert Sheckley, Fritz Leiber, C.M. Kornbluth, on my Kindle. __________________ Need Beads? Need Five Finger Bags? 2 of 3 Requirements for use of the CA Rolodex: 100 posts/ 60 day membership/ participation in trade (trader rating). New members can be added at any time.

09-20-2011, 02:04 PM	#1559
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: What are you reading? The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Posted via Mobile Device

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