What are You Reading Now?

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[Briar Lee]

I finished Coal Black Sea, by Stuart Heaver.

The History Press | The Coal Black Sea

This book reveals for the first time the extraordinary true story of the worst naval catastrophe of the First World War and how Churchill covered it up

www.thehistorypress.co.uk

Three large British armored cruisers, the HMS Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, we’re sunk by submarine attack off the Dutch cost with awful loss of life in September 1914, while Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty.

Churchill survived that political crisis, only to be removed after the far greater disaster at the Dardanelles and Gallapoli.

Churchill had political enemies, but in 1914 the mainstream press was loyal to the Crown and there was no populist sensationalist press, as there exists today, converting anti government sentiment into cold, hard cash.

I wonder if the greatest British leader to ever speak English, could have survived a similar disaster today as the sinking of the Live Bait Squadron was in 1914?

 

[Indygrap]

Bill Bryson “I’m a Stranger Here Myself”. It’s a collection of articles he wrote for a British column after he moved from England back to the states.

 

[crashthegrey]

The most underrated of the bunch. I loved it.

Definitely a phenomenal read.

 

[crashthegrey]

Dune Chapterhouse.

 

[autumnfog]

Re-reading Factotum by Charles Bukowski.

 

[Jwebb90]

 

[carlomarx]

12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson

 

[RonB]

Stonehenge a novel of 2000bc by Bernard Cornwell.

I didn't expect much of that book but it was surprisingly good.

 

[RonB]

Currently reading:
Phineas Redux by Anthony Trollope (fourth time)
The Kings Coat by Dewey Lambdin
Blood and Treasure by Bob Drury

 

[BCF]

 

[kanaia]

The True Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain

 

[brooklynpiper]

Haven’t posted hear in a while.

Here are the January and February reads.

January


February

 

[SBC]

Although I read a lot, I haven't posted here before. Today, I will, because I just received a very kind birthday present from @scloyd!



This was a most unexpected and delightful thing to receive! I love poetry (and poetic prose) of this sort, and I wax nostalgic about pipe and tobacco, so I anticipate many an enjoyable smoke over this volume.

Thank you very much, Scott! You're a thoughtful fellow!

 

[scloyd]

Although I read a lot, I haven't posted here before. Today, I will, because I just received a very kind birthday present from @scloyd!

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This was a most unexpected and delightful thing to receive! I love poetry (and poetic prose) of this sort, and I wax nostalgic about pipe and tobacco, so I anticipate many an enjoyable smoke over this volume.

Thank you very much, Scott! You're a thoughtful fellow!

You're welcome. You're one of the good guys. Happy Birthday.

 

[OSOBUCO]

Animal Farm

 

[BarrelProof]

The Harry Potter series, aloud, with the kids. That’s supplementing my own epic fantasy reading while I take a break from primary scientific literature.

 

[fMf Piper]

Just finished 1984, and stared A Christmas Carol.

@OSOBUCO, I always enjoy Animal Farm, and @BarrelProof you can't go wrong with Harry Potter.

 

[ADKPiper]

You Can't Always Get What You Want: My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and Other Wonderful Reprobates - Kindle edition by Cutler, Sam. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

You Can't Always Get What You Want: My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and Other Wonderful Reprobates - Kindle edition by Cutler, Sam. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while...

www.amazon.com

 

[Masson]

I read some fiction thing and some books regarding my professional area. From fiction i would like to say that i read mostly sci-fi things