anybody reading a good book??

[tranzformer]

im in the middle of reading this book called On Doctoring, bunch of short stories/poems about the medical field most written my dr's. also reading some short stories by O.Henry, one of my favorites

[Viva]

Right now, I'm finishing a short book on the Tour de France by Bob Roll.

Over the next month or so I'll be reading:

Dinner is Served by Arthur Inch; An english butler's guide to the art of the table.

An Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson; On Operation Torch, the U.S. invasion of North Africa during the Second World War.

Alpine Circus by Michael Finkel; TRs from some ski dude from exotic places around the world.

[tranzformer]

dont tell me there are only two of us that read books

[summit]

I can't read.

[Toque]

Just finished a few books in last few weeks.

Catch-22 - Best book ever.
Great Gatsby
Treasure Island

Now I'm reading Rainbow-6. It seems to be normal Clancy material.

I don't have cable and have lots of time on my hands. Also Japanese porn sucks crap.

[BobMc]

Originally posted by Toque
Now I'm reading Rainbow-6. It seems to be normal Clancy material.

If you like Clancy and haven't read it be sure and check out "Without Remorse."

Clark at his wrecking machine best.

BobMc

[13]

Current:
- Touching the Void
- Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players

On the to-do list:
- Lullaby - Palahniuk
- Art of War - Sun Tzu
- Kama Sutra

[powstash]

"Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyasaki (sp?) is my current read

On the list:

"Rise and Fight Again" which is about the revolutionary war and how we didn't win all that many battles but we somehow won.

"Think and Grow Rich" by Napolean Hill.

I've also got a book about Doug Scott's climb of the South Face of Annapurna and a book about John Wesley Powell that are on the list but the titles escape me.

[Sublime]

One of the best books i've ever read was A Clockwork Orange.

Other then that I love my Hemingway.

[Toque]

"Without Remorse."

Clark at his wrecking machine best.

My favorite Clancy book actually. It would probably make a good movie.

But now I'm just trying to knock off the rest of his books. They kind of annoy me but only 1 more to go after Rainbow. His newest one. Not sure of the title.

[13]

Originally posted by Toque
My favorite Clancy book actually. It would probably make a good movie.

But now I'm just trying to knock off the rest of his books. They kind of annoy me but only 1 more to go after Rainbow. His newest one. Not sure of the title.

Teeth of the Tiger?

R6, Without Remorse, and Teeth of the Tiger are my favorites.

[iceman]

Geezus, don't give that hack Clancy any more of your money, please.

And maybe there's a better forum for this topic, but whatever.

[13]

Originally posted by iceman
Geezus, don't give that hack Clancy any more of your money, please.

And maybe there's a better forum for this topic, but whatever.

I know you have a library card. Fess up.

[The AD]

I'm reading Master and Commander. Figured I should read it before seeing the movie. I'm maybe 100 pages into it. So far it's good, but not much action.

[iceman]

Originally posted by The AD
I'm reading Master and Commander. Figured I should read it before seeing the movie. I'm maybe 100 pages into it. So far it's good, but not much action.

Dude, stick with it. Those are great books by a great writer and you will get a lot out of them.

Which puts them in direct opposition to Clancy's pile of steaming shit.

But I'm in favor of reading no matter what the material, so go read that shit 13!

[non grata]

likewise with the movie, ad.

http://tetongravity.com/forums/showt...threadid=11820

[CantDog]

I just finished Hard Bop: jazz and black music 1955-1965. If you like jazz history, its a good read, those ten years were, in my book, the best 10 years for music during the twentieth century.

Also just completed Robert Frost: The Work of Knowing by Richard Poirier. If Frost's poetry is your thang, this is the authoritative criticism. Dreadfully slow reading, but really interesting. Look at Frost's stuff much differently now. Its no longer, "thats a pretty poem".

I'm always reading, usually several books at once. The bathroom book over the past month has been Hayduke Lives!. Great book, but not as great as Monkey Wrench Gang.

[Crinkle]

I just finished Digital Fortress and I am about to start Life of Pi by Yann Martel.

[Vets]

I'm currently reading "All Things Possible" by Kurt Warner.
Last summer I read all of the Harry Potter books. The latest one, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" brings up some very interesting points on what is happening in education.
I agree with putting "The Art of War" on your to-do list, 13, and would like to add one of my favorites by Kurt Vonnegut, "Slaughterhouse Five", if you haven't already read it.

[drugged_monkey]

I read a lot of good books on tape. Actually I guess they're books on CD. And I guess I'm not really reading them. And when the guy reading the books tries to do the women's character's voices it gets kind-of weird.

The last two:

The Da Vinci Code
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Powstash, it sounds like you've raided my dad's library. I think GT has every personal finance book ever created. He's been kind enough to send me numerous Keosaki (sp? as well) CDs with regard to Real Estate investing. I think I did the Cash Flow Quadrant one as well. GT's even got a Keosaki board game about cash flow. Another one in that same arena he recommends is: "The Richest Man in Babylon".

[CantDog]

Could someone clue me into the Davinci code thing? Seems to be on everyones list, but it looks like total bs to me.

Zen...Motorcycle Maint. is a fantastic read. Couldnt understand shit the first time, just picked up that it was a cross country journey, but each successive time I've read it a uncover a new layer, it feels like a different book each time I go back to it(and I go back to it a lot). The book has seen its share of miles too, seen a few oceans, bays, gulfs, and still has sand in its pages. Probably my most cherished paperback.


Here's a book not to read: Galileo's Daughter. Worst. Book. Ever.

[Grifter]

Try Don Delillo's White Noise, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club (better than the movie fer shur). All good, with extra doses of the old ultra-violence in the last two.

[iceman]

DaVinci code...an enjoyable read. Don't think too hard while you're reading it, you'll ruin it.

[Schmear]

Right now: Caught Inside by Daniel Duane

Up next: Lolita. Never read it, figure I better add it to the cache.

[iceman]

Originally posted by Grifter
Try Don Delillo's White Noise

God I hate Don Delillo. Talented, certainly. The guy can write, no question about it. Pretentious and overwrought? I think so.

IMVHO, of course.