What book is everyone reading at the moment?

[Bikewer]

Just finished two by Neil Gaiman; Neverwhere and American Gods. Both very clever. Neverwhere is a fantasy in the city-within-a-city mould, very well done.

American Gods is good stuff as well, the dealings of the Old World gods migrated by various means to America, and how they get along. (or don't!)

 

[kmortis]

Oh, I forgot, one....Science Friiction by Shermer

 

[Alliebubs]

Just got a book of essays from the boy; Common Sense and Other Writings by Thomas Paine. I am currently reading the first essay, the aforementioned Common Sense. So far, so good.

 

[Dcdrac]

War of the Worlds
White Moghuls
MSoft Certified engineer Guide Book

And one i can find one Why Ayn Rand was an idealogically driven lunatic.

 

[Chris Haynes]

..And one i can find one Why Ayn Rand was an idealogically driven lunatic.

You should read Tobias Wolfg's latest book: Old School

An absolutely great depiction of her and her follewers.

 

[Mercifull]

Urgh been trying to get a copy of Randi's book, Mask of Nostradmaus but its nowhere in any of my local libraries. I really cant afford to buy it either

 

[cgordon]

Current reads:

Voltaire: Candide
SM Stirling: Dies the Fire
Dawkins: Ancestor's Tale

Next up:
Audobon's Elephant (can't remember the author) ...

 

[TriangleMan]

Urgh been trying to get a copy of Randi's book, Mask of Nostradmaus but its nowhere in any of my local libraries. I really cant afford to buy it either

If you can't find it you can still have fun by getting two different pro-Nostrodamus books and comparing their translations of his predictions. For some reason they never match up. It is even better if you know a bit of French so you can see where "liberal" translations have been made to make it easier to shoehorn the prediction into whatever event they want.

Currently I'm reading Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan, and The Quark and the Jaguar by Murray Gell-Mann.

I'm also reading the Financial Sector Assessment Handbook by the World Bank. A gripping tale of combat, confusion and betrayal with a shocking twist ending.

 

[Dcdrac]

Just started Americana - John Delillo

will be reivisiting The Great Gatsby next week.

 

[Chris Haynes]

The Post Office by Charles Bukowski

 

[T'ai Chi]

I just bought

The Tai Chi Book : Refining and Enjoying a Lifetime of Practice

and am reading it.

 

[Skeptic]

Just started Americana - John Delillo

will be reivisiting The Great Gatsby next week.

How is it? His "White Noise" is a masterpiece, perhaps the best American book of the 80s and 90s.

 

[Hazen]

Stolen Journey by Oliver Philpot - The true story of an escape from Stalag Luft 3

 

[Terry]

Bad Astronomy, by Phil Plait

 

[Orangutango]

Just finished two by Neil Gaiman; Neverwhere and American Gods. Both very clever. Neverwhere is a fantasy in the city-within-a-city mould, very well done.

American Gods is good stuff as well, the dealings of the Old World gods migrated by various means to America, and how they get along. (or don't!)

Read all three... loved them all! I am a big fan of Gaiman's "Sandman" comic from Vertigo, and if you prefer the Apocalypse spiced with a heathly dose of British wit and humor, then I highly recommend "Good Omens" by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

Right now, I am reading "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris... a must read imo.

Jen

 

[Curnir]

Read all three... loved them all! I am a big fan of Gaiman's "Sandman" comic from Vertigo, and if you prefer the Apocalypse spiced with a heathly dose of British wit and humor, then I highly recommend "Good Omens" by Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

Hmm I've never read 'good omens' even though I love Pterry's humor and characters.

I must re-read small gods and hogfather, those books are more addictive that tetris.

 

[ranson]

The Executioners (aka Cape Fear), by John D. Macdonald

 

[headscratcher4]

Goya by Robert Hughes

 

[Dcdrac]

Revisiting White Noise - Delillo next week

 

[Chris Haynes]

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath