What is the last book you read? What book are you reading right now? and How often?

[Woodsy]

Last Book: 5 people you meet in heaven. Had it forever but never read it.
finally did. Better than expected

currently reading: American Theocracy. Kevin Phillips.
whoa. Same guy wrote "The Emerging Republican Majority" back in the 70's and served on Nixon's team and I think Ray Gun's
to sum up from the intro: "Reckless dependency on shrinking oil supplies, a milieu of radicalized (and much too influential) religion, and a reliance on borrowed money—debt, in its ballooning size and multiple domestic and international deficits—now constitute the three major perils to the United States of the twenty-first century"
Also "How to talk to anyone: Leil Lowndes
helps with work stuff.

I usually read about a book a week orevery other, I go through phases, sometimes voracious, sometimes not so much depending on othrer stuff around me.

[irul&ublo]

Last book finished was vol. 5 of Churchill's History of the Second World War. Currently reading #10 of Janet Ivanovich's Stephanie Plum detective series...funny fucking books and a brainless read.

[BLOODSWEATSTEEL]

Next: 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America [And Al Franken is no. 37] - by Bernard Goldberg

[steve]

Also "How to talk to anyone: Leil Lowndes
helps with work stuff.

I read that.. Didn't think it was as good as larry king's book by a similar name..

[Obstruction]

Just finished the Dubliners by Joyce.
Reading Huck Finn by Twain.

As I plunge into old fart hood the chin hits my chest far too quickly and the pace of reading suffer dramatically.

[fez]

just finished
Threat Modeling by Frank Swiderski and Window Snyder

currently reading
Assessing Network Security by Kevin Lam, David LeBlanc, Ben Smith
Exploiting Software, How to Break Code by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw

All great for making you fall asleep at night.
But on order I have In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. that will be my first non tech book in a year plus.

[Tippster]

I read that.. Didn't think it was as good as larry king's book by a similar name..

I would think that could be summarized in 3 words: "Kiss their ass."

[schindlerpiste]

I'm not sure why, but I just re-read "A Farewell to Arms" by Hemmingway, and I am reading another "Secrets of Droon" book with my six year old. I am always reading something to my kids, and something for myself. I'm a fan of Jeffrey Archer (Cain and Abel), so I may pick up "False Impression". ...Then again, I might just re-read "Shibumi" by Alex Trevanian again.

[Lash LaRue]

I just finished a great book "The Time Traveler's Wife". Very unique writing and point of view on the story telling. read it in two days.

Now I'm reading "Virtual Unreality" a collection of short stories by Alfred Bester. If you enjoy science fiction Alfred Bester is a fantastic writer. More along the lines of Aldous Huxley, not cheesy "fantasy" sci-fi.

[hev]

Posted a review of of Let my People Go Surfing Yvon Chouinard.

Currently reading:
High Adventure - Sir Edmon Hillary, honestly not that great despite being a first hand account of the first accent of everst.
Mother's Toungue - Bill Bryson, good stuff. I like Bryson books.

On deck. Bill Bryson A Short History of Nearly Everything

How to talk to Anyone sounds interesting.
For work related I just picked up Working with Emotional Intelligence. Was a big fan of Emotional Intelligence if your into that kind of reading.

[mrw]

Free Fall by Kyle Mills. The guy lives in Jackson Hole and a lot of his fiction has a climbing,skiing kind of plot.

I recently found Silent Coup by Colodny & Gettlin on my mom's book shelf. What a find! I have wanted to read that for years. It is one of the best books ever written on the Watergate years and way out of print

The Creature From Jekyll Island A Second Look At The Federal Reserve
a good thoughtfull read

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

and to answer your question, I finish about a book a week. I'm not much of a tee vee guy.

[Hutch]

I might just re-read "Shibumi" by Alex Trevanian again.

I thought Trevanian was a nom de plume for some other author? Shibumi kicks ass. I re-read it in the Basque region a couple summers ago. Wiki says:

Trevanian kept his true identity unknown for many years, and refused to grant interviews or contribute to the publicity efforts of his publishers. Trevanian's first known interview was granted to Carol Lawson of The New York Times for a June 10, 1979 article coinciding with the release of Shibumi. In this article Trevanian stated that "Trevanian is going out of business. Now he can talk." It was often rumored that he was actually Robert Ludlum using a pen name to which Trevanian stated, "I don't even know who he is. I read Proust, but not much else written in the 20th century.".
Trevanian was first outed as Rod Whitaker in an August 31, 1980 front-page expose by Jack McGiver that appeared in the Toronto Star. This fascinating article remains little known in the United States and is the first known connection in the major media of Rod Whitaker as the man behind the pseudonym. In any event Trevanian's retirement proved short lived as the appearance of the second Nicholas Seare book and The Summer of Katya demonstrated in 1983.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevanian

Last read: Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Very interesting non-fiction piece that has been reviewed here before. I kept waiting for some intersection of the two plot lines but one never really came.

Reading: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. Awesome sparse writing that somehow communicates so much. Gripping plot, too.

Next up: How to Start & Build a Law Practice by Jay Foonberg. Thinking about hanging a shingle.

EDIT: They're making a Shibumi movie, starring Keanu. http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/id/375360

[BLOODSWEATSTEEL]

Nice. ...My all-time favorite book. I think I've worn both covers through.

The Creature From Jekyll Island A Second Look At The Federal Reserve
a good thoughtfull read

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

[mrw]

[QUOTE=Pope Benedict XVI]I thought Trevanian was a nom de plume for some other author? Shibumi kicks ass. I re-read it in the Basque region a couple summers ago. Wiki says:

That's funny. I just re-read all of Trevanian. Eiger, Loo, Shibumi, Katya.

[irul&ublo]

EDIT: They're making a Shibumi movie, starring Keanu. http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/id/375360

No way...

[pappag]

Currently reading this:





And also reading the Basic Writings of Nietzsche


...both on my 2nd read through and that much more enjoyable.

[Gdubya]

I'm currently reading this:


Taking a long time to finish though.

[Tippster]

No way...

Way.

Fuck. Why him? Shibumi is one of my favorites of the genre!

[cloudpeak]

Currently reading The Arabs by David Lamb. I'm about 1/3 through it. The author provides an interesting perspective on the Middle East.

Just finished Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons. It was OK, but not quite my cup of tea. This poor girl's life was just too awful. The story seemed contrived, and the ending didn't work for me.

The week before, I finished The Plot Against America by Philip Roth and Night by Elie Wiesel. Reading those two together was an eye opener. It was particularly interesting to me in light of the current discussions about immigrants in the US. In today's overall political atmosphere, these books were pretty eerie to read.

[Alioops]

last one was "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Currently on "The Stand" by Steven King. And "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving

Loved all three.

Currently reading "Snow Sense"

A must in every skiers library.

I am finishing up Krakauer's "Under The Banner of Heaven"

I read Into the Wild and loved it, but just cannot bring myself to read anything else from Krakauer since I read his version of the tragedy with "Into Thin Air".



Currently reading "Gellhorn: A Twentieth Century Life". The biography of legendary war correspondent Martha Gellhorn

[biggins]

I just read "American Studies" by Louis Menand (fellow who wrote "The Metaphysical Club")

I'm currently plowing through "The Lovely Bones" and it really is as good as everyone said it was. I read it every waking chance I get.

I'm also reading "Development Throughout the Lifespan," "Adult Learning," some Jerome Bruner and some Albert Bandura and lemme tell ya- they are all real page turners.

Oh, and I also thumb through "Guide to Getting it on!" every so often. Some great tips in there (the shocker ain't the half if it fellas, read this one for ya lady- she'll be mighty appreciative. Same goes for you ladies. Gay folks too, this book covers it all...)

[biggins]

On deck. Bill Bryson A Short History of Nearly Everything

I've posted on this one before, its like a fun version of all the science course you ever failed to pay attention in coupled with a slapstick version of Nova. A great read.

[FigureEleven]

I just finished The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey... such a good read. I don't know how I made it so long without having read this book.

[cloudpeak]

I just finished The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey... such a good read. I don't know how I made it so long without having read this book.

If you liked that book, try The Brave Cowboy by Abbey. The book is good, but the movie is even better IMO. They changed the title for the movie to Lonely are the Brave. Both are favorites of mine.

[Knockneed Man]

Last Book: The Devil's Teeth : A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks

Current Book: The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer (A must for every mountaineer)