What book is everyone reading at the moment?

[citizen327]

Ideas Have Consequences by Richard Weaver.

 

[sackett]

The Swan's Trumpet, by E. B. White.

 

[zooterkin]

Just finished The God Delusion, just started Ilario by Mary Gentle.

 

[laurae]

Small Wonders by Barbara Kingsolver

 

[Spidey13]

Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer by Maureen Ogle

 

[juniper_ann]

The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham, a semi-autobiographical tale of a rebellious teen growing up in a rural American Hassidic community.

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett, a Discworld book. Not one of my favorites--I know the Discworld books are satires, but it's a touch too anvilicious even for a satire.

 

[headscratcher4]

McMansion a murder mystery by Justin Scott

 

[Francesca R]

"Affluenza" by Oliver James. It's pretty bad and I'm not going to finish it.

 

[LordoftheLeftHand]

Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad.

Available free for download:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/526

LLH

 

[Acleron]

Lord of the Rings Tenth or so time but first since seeing the films.

 

[four elevener]

I just got King's Duma Key. It's a big one at 600 pages. On top of my schedule and things I have planned, it'll take me a while to finish.

 

[sackett]

Lord of the Rings Tenth or so time but first since seeing the films.

Question: Do you find your visualization of the book affected by the movie?

 

[sackett]

Just finished good old J. Nickell's Looking for a Miracle. Hey, the choir likes a good sermon!

Now starting Ruggles of Red Gap. Humor too often goes stale with age, but not this 'un.

 

[sackett]

Just finished good old J. Nickell's Looking for a Miracle. Hey, the choir likes a good sermon!

Now starting Ruggles of Red Gap. Humor too often goes stale with age, but not this 'un.

 

[Deus Ex Machina]

Anabasis The March up Country - Xenophon translated by W.H.D. Rouse

 

[Camillus]

I've just finished Matter by Iain M. Banks. I enjoyed it but thought the ending was a little weak.

I am now starting on Dark Heresy the RPG rules for playing in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. My enjoyment is only slightly spoiled by the fact that Games Workshop announced the closure of its RPG arm two days after the game's release.

 

[Darth Rotor]

I am a Strange Loop (Douglas Hofstadter)
The Consolation of Philosophy (Botheus, translation into English)

DR

 

[mrich]

Snake Oil Science: The Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine, by R. Barker Bausell, Ph.D.

What if someone with impeccable academic credentials and years of experience in designing rigorous clinical trials turned this expertise toward CAM (complementary and alternative medicine)? What if this same person reviewed the controversial and contradictory literature of CAM for efficacy? What if this same person went the extra mile and helped to develop a credible placebo for, say, acupuncture?

Find out answers to all 3 questions in this book, written by the former Research Director of a National Institutes of Health-funded Complementary and Alternative Medicine Specialized Research Center.

If I had 10 hands, I'd give this book all 10 thumbs up.

 

[Polaris]

Just finished No Country for Old Men and Your Call is Important to Us: the Truth About Bull(rule8). First was excellent, though seeing the movie first did affect my visualization. The second was just ok, basically a book-length editorial, but it did put things into perspective regarding where my workplace fits in the grand scheme of things (I'm head of security at a call center).

Currently reading Sperm Wars, Robin Baker The 33 Strategies of War, Robert Greene and A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole.

And a recommendation for the chick in acuity's avatar: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Shaving-M...bs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201963377&sr=8-5

 

[Francesca R]

And a recommendation for the chick in acuity's avatar: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Shaving-Myriam-Zaoui/dp/0609609157/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201963377&sr=8-5

Thanks, though the chick is me and I don't think I have much use for that one