What are You Reading?

[4dotsasieni]

Maybe it's because I took up pipe smoking again, but for some reason I'm suddenly on a Sherlock Holmes kick. I took down my old volume of the complete stories, and re-read all the way through, from "A Study in Scarlet" to "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman."
Still not enough, so I re-read the three Nicholas Myers books, and, still not satiated read "New Sherlock Holmes Adventures" (now re-titled "The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures") -- highly recommended: very well written adventures by various authors, almost indistinguishable from the original Doyle (Watson) tales.
And, worried I'd run out of new adventures, I've just ordered two books: "The Secret Notebooks of Sherlock Holmes" and "The House of Silk."
There's lots of new Holmes stuff available on Amazon, but do read the reviews, as apparently not all are written up to the standard of the master himself.
Speaking of whom, did you know that Arthur Conan Doyle is widely believed to be responsible for the Piltdown Man hoax? Seems he was mad at the scientific establishment for not believing his psychic experiments to be valid, so he set out to get even. That would make for a great Holmes case, too!

 

[flyguy]

Back at the helm - sailing the Yaghan to Antarctica, Patagonia and the South Pacific by Arne and Helene Martensson

 

[pipesicle]

If you have never read anything by Vince Flynn, I would recommend "American Assaasin". These are great books, along the lines of The Bourne Novels. Exciting but set in modern day. Great reads or listening to in the car.

 

[tombraider]

At the moment, "Atlas Shrugged". Next up is something light. Maybe a Dick Francis book.

 

[englishdave]

The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien.

 

[dochudson]

The Gatekeepers #1: Raven's Gate by Anthony Horowitz

 

[mustanggt]

If you have never read anything by Vince Flynn, I would recommend "American Assaasin". These are great books, along the lines of The Bourne Novels. Exciting but set in modern day. Great reads or listening to in the car.

Try Brad Thor too. He and Vince are alot alike. Once I start I get through it quick because I can't put it down. Right now I'm reading Chesty by John T. Hoffman.

 

[uberam3rica]

I'm not reading anything currently, but I recently read Back From "The Ashes: Uncovering the Lost History of G.L. Hunt and Falcon Pipe". As the title suggests, it's about Falcons.

 

[tbradsim1]

Copper River by Walt Kruger c, series about Cork O Conner sheriff small town, part Indian, good read. The old cajun

 

[ssjones]

Just finished "Argo", a pretty good read. I wanted to read it before watching the movie (when it comes out on DVD..). The author, Tony Mendez, retired from the CIA to our little town. I hope the movie is as good as the book.
Currently reading "Thread Vector" a Tom Clancy collaboration.

 

[tbradsim1]

Al my son and I went to see Argo and it is a good movie, we also saw Lincoln, slow, not factual feel good stuff , Hollywood crap. The old cajun

 

[ssjones]

Seems we have similar tastes Bradley, so I'll look forward to seeing the movie.

 

[docrx]

Raquela A Woman Of Israel by Ruth Gruber

 

[joeahearn]

Just finished reading ed Sander's book, The Family, which is about Charlie Manson and the Tate-LaBianca murders. Manson and crew were even crazier than I thought they were.

 

[kanaia]

Just finished "The Book Thief" and I'm starting "Inferno:The World at War, 1939-1945." by Max Hastings.

 

[troutface]

Just started "Understanding Power" from Noam Chomsky. Nothing like a little light reading before bed 8O

 

[cajunguy]

Just got finished re-reading "The Great God Pan," a novella by Arthur Machen. At my age, not many books give me the willies; this one has its moments. This story gave Lovecraft the creeps, so HP fans, you might want to check this one out.