What book is everyone reading at the moment?

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It's in the same series as that but I've only just started The Soddit so I can't comment too much on it yet but it hasn't really grabbed me with its literary(sp?) excellence or insightful wit. Interestingly they also do a Harry Potter rip called Barry Trotter. Possibly worth a glance for HP fans although I fear most of it would pass me by as I don't really like the HP books.

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Still slogging through the Critique of Pure Reason... you know a book is a heavy read if another book on evolutionary psychology is a light read in comparison.
 
About half-way through 'Royal Babylon: The alarming history of European royalty', by Karl Shaw.

The back cover says it all:
'An uproarious, eye-opening histroy of Europe's notorious Royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a Democracy'.

Recommended for anyone doing a school report about any King or Queen of Europe; I guarantee that the teacher wouldn't be expecting THIS much detail!
 
Temporal Renegade said:
About half-way through 'Royal Babylon: The alarming history of European royalty', by Karl Shaw.

The back cover says it all:
'An uproarious, eye-opening histroy of Europe's notorious Royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a Democracy'.
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Has anyone done a similar book about the Democracies? There's Jevfferson and his slaves, Washington and Sally Fairfax, FDR and his secretary(?), Eisenhower and his driver, Strom Thurmond and his racism, Clinton and his...
 
Beady said:
Has anyone done a similar book about the Democracies? There's Jevfferson and his slaves, Washington and Sally Fairfax, FDR and his secretary(?), Eisenhower and his driver, Strom Thurmond and his racism, Clinton and his...
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I'm afraid that would cover more than one volume!:D
 
A Short History of Just About Everything - written by some guy...Bill Bryson! :) Christmas present, and a good one!
 
Treasure Island. One of the few worthwhile books I can download for free on to my Palm Pilot.
 
The Royal Road to Card Magic by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue. I'm determined to actually be able to do some decent magic at some point in my life.
 
I'm halfway through Carl Sagan's Broca's Brain and have just started Francis Wheen's How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered the World. I seem to be getting away from my usual detective thriller fare for something a little more serious.
 
Zep said:
A Short History of Just About Everything - written by some guy...Bill Bryson! :) Christmas present, and a good one!
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Bryson's style is as usual excellent in that book but I felt that rather than being (as I thought it was billed as) a collection of important theories in approachable form, it seemed more of a collection of mini biographies of various prestigious scientists...
 
Women in Purple...an interesting history of 8th Century Byzantine Empresses.

Over the holiday read American Brutus...a bio of Booth and a history of the Lincoln Assination and plot. Very interesting and a very nice read.

Also read Shadow Divers...a great book (recent) on scuba divers and their finding and exploring a German U-Boat off the coast of N.J. Facinating and thrilling...in the "Into Thin Air/Perfect Storm/Touching the Void" vein...really good. I highly recommend it.
 
Beale Street Talks : a Walking Tour Down the Home of the Blues
by Richard M. Raichelson

I had seen it at the book fair, and it was out of print when I decided to acquire a copy, so my GF got it for me for my birthday.

The first illustration is a poster from one of the big bands my grandfather played with.

The book itself is a great mythbuster for anyone tired of the Memphis/Elvis/DaBlooz hype.
 
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Beale Street Talks : a Walking Tour Down the Home of the Blues
by Richard M. Raichelson
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When I was walkin' in Memphis
Walkin' with my feet 10 feet off of Beale...
 
Denying The Holocaust by Deborah Lipstadt
 
Just finished last night

The Ancestors Tale by Richard Dawkins

reading (and probably finishing) today
The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger (what a great middle name!) this one is more of a kids book but I am getting a lot out of it anyway.

Not sure what to pick up next... There are so many...
 
Animalia said:
Just finished last night

The Ancestors Tale by Richard Dawkins
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I'm currently reading this. I'm really liking it! :) What did you think about it?
 
Open Office for dummies.
XP For Dummies
Programming For Dummies
Understanding DOS


Well what would you expect from a product of secondary modern schooling
 
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