[sanjuro]

i liked the movie and was considering actually reading a book. was it good?

If you really think about it, here is a kid who goes on a two year boondoggle and dies because he is unprepared to survive in the wilderness. Normally, I would only be critical of this story, but the book was captivating and I couldn't put it down.

I just read his newest book:

Pat Tillman was a much more fascinating person, but I thought the criticism of the war, particularly the media manipulation behind the scenes, was shocking.

Ultimately, I think Krauker is one of the finest authors, recognizing topics that strike a chord and fleshing out it with anecdotes that keep your attention and inform succinctly.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

James Galvin, The Meadow

One of the best books I have read in a long time.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Hilary Conroy, The Japanese Seizure of Korea 1868-1910, a study of realism and idealism in international relations

 

[skatetokil]

By my college prof - just started and so far so good.

Awesome vacation read.

Posthumous Hemingway. Mmmm.

 

[Pete..]

Buuuuuuump.

I'm currently reading:

Really interesting story. It's written damn well and sometimes I forget it's not a work of fiction. I definitely recommend it.

I've ordered my next two books which are for a class:

They should be pretty interesting. At least I hope so.

 

[TN]

just finished Robin Lee Graham's Home is the Sailor. & Colin Fletcher's The Man Who Walked Through Time. TMWWTT was great. I like RLG so I like that book.

 

[Bushwhacker]

I went old school and got some Clemens. Roughing It. Readable, but so far not one of his best.

I just orderd Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, I read the first 20 pages or so at Amazon and it piqued my interest.

Has anyone tried swaptree for books?
http://www.swaptree.com/home/

 

[nmjb]

Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman! by Richard Feynman

The Baroque Series by Neal Stephenson

Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter

 

[rockarollah]

Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman! by Richard Feynman

Great read, read that last year and really enjoyed it.

Trying to get through this:

Then this:

 

[Handy Man]

 

[BikeMike]

 

[JRogers]

Read this last week. One of the better books I've read recently:

 

[nmjb]

I have this ^ sitting on my desk to read soon.

Recently read:

Not bad, good historical summary of events leading to the solution.

 

[JohnE]

Currently reading a comparitive biography of Napolean and Hitler. I am a history geek...

 

[Polandspring88]

In the middle of reading that ^^^. Fantastic WWII book that accurately depicts life on the battlefield from the eyes of the author.

 

[chuffer]

The Terror was entertaining. Drood was a hair laborious, but I swear it induced sympathetic opium dreams / hallucinations.

Bear Basics was a good intro for someone with no bear experiences. For a seemingly intelligent guy his rant on Mtbs was a little shocking.

Exceptional Selling presented an interesting new take on (the traditional views of value in the) tech sales (process). It also pointed out many faux pas and gaffs that professional sales engineers make ALL the time.

EDIT: stuff in parentheses added.

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip>

Bear Basics was a good intro for someone with no bear experiences. For a seemingly intelligent guy his rant on Mtbs was a little shocking.

I wonder what mtbs have to do with bears?

 

[narlus]

am reading this currently, which raises a paradox for me...is it still possible to enjoy the work of a complete arsehole? (in this case, Burzum's _Filosefem_)

 

[chuffer]

I wonder what mtbs have to do with bears?

There was a chapter on Mtb vs. Bear encounters. Maybe it was a sub-chapter. The author more or less stated that Mtbs have no place in his peaceful, earth-toned forests... He also said that the bears agree with him...

 

[SkaredShtles]

There was a chapter on Mtb vs. Bear encounters. Maybe it was a sub-chapter. The author more or less stated that Mtbs have no place in his peaceful, earth-toned forests... He also said that the bears agree with him...

Ahhhhhahahaha. F**k him.

 

[Echo]

stuff

Dude good call on the George RR Martin. Just finished books 1-4 myself. Wish he would hurry the f*ck up and finish Dance With Dragons.

Other recent good reads - AJ Jacobs "The Know-It-All" and Chuck Klosterman "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs". And George RR Martin's "Tuf Voyaging" was pretty cool too.

 

[stevew]

Dude good call on the George RR Martin. Just finished books 1-4 myself. Wish he would hurry the f*ck up and finish Dance With Dragons.

HBO is doing a series based on those books....eta 2011...

 

[CBJ]

Bought the 1987 edition but since it history and its was 75 cents its all good. I really like it and have found it an easier read then her latest book on Lincoln.

Notice the beautiful 1987 cover layout which looks more like some greasy love novel.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Cover to cover, no I am not kidding.

 

[Big J]

Apparently, I don't read much because the last three books I cracked were made into movies.

I really liked the style of this and a great dedication from the author to his son.

J

 

[Big J]

In the middle of reading that ^^^. Fantastic WWII book that accurately depicts life on the battlefield from the eyes of the author.

I read this one and many others while I was in the Jarheads.....

Another good one is 'Sand in the Wind' which is about Vietnam, very good.

J

 

[syadasti]

 

[SkaredShtles]

Dude good call on the George RR Martin. Just finished books 1-4 myself. Wish he would hurry the f*ck up and finish Dance With Dragons.

That old bahstid has been working on it since... 2007?

I got poached by another series like that by Bret M. Funk... he's finished three but I think he has 6 planned for the series.

 

[gonefirefightin]

I read playboy for the articles

 

[laura]

Buuuuuuump.


I've ordered my next two books which are for a class:

They should be pretty interesting. At least I hope so.

In Search of Respect shifted my entire academic focus.


Right now I am reading:

It's my first ethnography since school (I boycotted for a while) and it is fabulously written.

 

[laura]

I just finished two really good books.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Just finished "With the Old Breed" by Sledge. Very gritty. I liked it a lot. Those poor bahstids.

 

[TN]

been reading some abbey. damn i miss the desert.
down the river is next but I may delve into something else

selling crack in el bario was the only one of Laura's text books I could ever read. what a crazy frenchie that guy is.

 

[TN]

good fing book....even of you are not a runner.

 

[dump]

I just re-read Fahrenheit 451 - loved it

 

[nmjb]

Reading this right now, meant to read it a long time ago....

Going to read this next..

 

[chuffer]

The author told some interesting stories, but came across as a whiny bitch.

This guy also had some interesting anecdotes. I am really not sure what his point was and I am not sure if he was sure either. Even his checklist of what makes a person a survivor at the end was a little contrived...

 

[chuffer]

been reading some abbey.

I think I like E. Abbey, but I have really only read his "pop" stuff. Monkey Wrench Gang was fun. The sequel was total crap. What is his other / earlier fiction like?

The story (autobio?) of the guy traveling back to WV was pretty wild.

I gotta read more of his non-fiction. Desert Solitaire was great. Is the other stuff as good, better, worse?

Reading his stuff makes me want to walk out into the woods and not come back for a couple of months.

 

[Pesqueeb]

If this book doesn't make you want stronger financial regulation, I don't know what will.

 

[mattmatt86]

I just finished The Road yesterday, going to Barnes and Nobel after work to pick something up. Any suggestions on something similarly written?