What are You Reading?

[mikemacrdlnds]

Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot "Murder in Retrospect"

 

[buster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergent_(novel)
Just finished divergent and now I am working on book #2 insurgent. If you like the huger games give this a shot.

 

[lasttango]

Foccault's History of Madness... unabridged... and Tocqueville's Democracy in America

 

[lyle]

"Winesburg, Ohio" by Sherwood Anderson. It was recommended to me as an American analog of James Joyce's "Dubliners." A lofty expectation, for sure, but so far living up to it.

 

[smokeystover]

"Red Phoenix Rising" The Soviet Air Force in World War II

 

[garyovich]

"A History of Russia" by Nicholas V. Riasanovsky

 

[zanthal]

House of Silk was good enough to keep me reading Sherlock Holmes ... I'm on "Dust and Shadow" by Lyndsay Faye

 

[rigmedic1]

Re-reading "The Hobbit", in a recently updated form from Barnes and Noble. I did not realize that Tolkien had changed it from the original work to match up with the Lord of the Rings. Apparently, his heirs are continuing the tradition.

 

[yaboofive]

I am currently reading The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York. So far its a great read.

 

[sergemoat]

Just finished Gary Schrier's Confessions of a Pipeman, and starting Schrier's History of the Calabash Pipe.

 

[hfearly]

Currently reading through the "Wheel of Time" series, which by the way contains a TON of references to pipe smoking and tobacco. I swear, I can't turn more than 5 pages before the evil authors mentions one of the protagonists thumbing Two Rivers tobacco in their long-stemmed pipes and puffing away happily. Guess what I want to do immediately when I read this .... ;-)

 

[lafraas]

Just finished Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Letters & Papers from Prison." I didn't really find the expanded version to be that interesting with its ongoing prattle about family events. I am not convinced by the totality of his argument that God has abandoned the world hence 'evil' prevails. And, I found his brand of piety bordering on fanaticism. On a whole, some very interesting points and highlights buried in a lot of nothingness. I was a bit disappointed.
Tonight, I am starting Homer's "The Illiad". Hopefully, I'll learn more about the classical views of courage, honor and ambition. I am wondering how polytheism will play into the fates of men. I know the gods use mankind as pawns, proxies, and agents. It will be a good read.
I'm also looking for examples of personal transformation though the use of ritual space, sounds, and actions. I'm not sure I'll find any....; but, I always enjoy the quest. Sometimes, the smallest details matter greatly.
I am always open to suggestions future readings if anybody has any suggestions.
Many thanks,

Laf Raas

Arabic - "head spin"

 

[hobie1dog]

Back issues of "Rockets" magazines

 

[undermidnight]

Currently have multiple books in mid read:
- "The Dragon Reborn" by Robert Jordan

- "Inside the Third Reich" by Albert Speer

- "This is Berlin" by William L. Shirer

- "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" by Jean Shepherd

- Struggling through German Folk tales in German

 

[flyguy]

I am reading through Jeremiah (Old Testament) and Luke (New Testament). I am also reading Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer and Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat by John Vigor. O.K., I'm retired!

 

[tbradsim1]

Last Of The Breed by Louie Lamour. The old cajun

 

[zonomo]

Just finished The Last Man by Vince Flynn. Staring Atlas Shrugged (4th time).

 

[zonomo]

@Flyguy: The Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer is going to rock your world. Towzer's Pursuit of God changed my life. He is my 4th favorite dead guy.

 

[madmurdoc]

Trinity by Leon Uris

 

[phred]

Currently I'm working through a CompTIA Network+ study guide (plan to take the exam early next year - no later than March...). Also working my way through Edward Said's "Orientalism" - getting back to my academic roots. For lighter reading, I've been chewing through urban fantasy novels. Just finished Jim Butcher's "Cold Days", and am about to start Richard Kadrey's "Devil Said Bang".