What are You Reading Now?
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I'm about 4 chapters into this one. I don't usually read memoirs, but I was a big Star Trek fan growing up. His early life has been quite interesting so far- his childhood home had no refrigeration, and this is 1950s northern England.
Titan. The life of John D Rockefeller. Includes a good deal of info on business in the late 1800's, through trust busting, and his later charitable efforts, which were massive.
I’m reading The Cabinet of Dr Leng by Preston and Child. My wife and I have read all their books since The Relic. They are probably the best to fill the void left when Crichton died: not great, but at least they were smart enough to keep their best character (Agent Pendergast). As summer page turners, they’re good enough.
Lately, I've been enjoying "The Lunar Men," by Jenny Uglow. It's a rather long, somewhat rambling, but very well written account of a group of men who met during the 1700's timing their meetings around the full moon, as most people did before street lighting became a thing. Some of the most prominent were Erasmus Darwin, Matthew Boulton, James Watt, Josiah Wedgewood, and James Preistley. A somewhat diverse group of business tycoons, industrialists, natural philosophers, (what we'd now call scientists,) artists and doctors.
They've all been dead for over 200 years, but they had considerable influence on their times, much of which remains to this day.
They've all been dead for over 200 years, but they had considerable influence on their times, much of which remains to this day.
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No way. I just thought of this one and added it to my "to read" list last month. I loved these books as a kid! How is it holding up?
I’m a couple of chapters away from finishing Gentle and Lowly.
I just finished For Whom The Bell Tolls. Absolutely loved it.
Machiavelli The Prince. Narcissism in its purest form. As the saying goes, there is no good fool.