What Are You Reading Right Now?
Fred Cole ·
July 31, 2012 at 10:01pm
I figured I'd just put this question out there. It might stimulate some fun discussion.
What are you reading right now?
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Apr '12
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
This thread on Ricochet?
About the only book I have going right now is Jim Manzi's Uncontrolled.
Dec '11
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Edward Klein's The Amateur it is interesting.
Mar '11
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Falling Up the Stairs, by James Lileks, the first book I bought specifically for the Kindle. It is excellent so far. I drew stares laughing out loud at parts while eating dinner. To be fair, I'd probably draw stares without laughing out loud.
Mar '11
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
The Admirals by Walter Borneman and How Philosophy Became Socratic: A Study of Plato's Protagoras, Charmides, and Republic by Lawrence Lampert.
Dec '11
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Escape from Camp 14, Amateur and the collected works of HP Lovecraft (not all at once - just one work at a time).
Oct '10
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Arahant stole my reply, which makes him the smartass this time.
I'm reading a collection of Rousseau's writings. Ricochet discussions--and particularly Robert Lux's comments--often send me back to fill in one of the gaping holes in my education.
Feb '11
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Just finished: Jane Borodale's novel The Book of Fires, about a country girl in 1753 who moves to London (pregnant and impoverished) and becomes apprentice to a fireworks maker. Quite well-done.
Last week I finished The Hour Between Dog and Wolf, by John Coates, which is about mind-body interactions and especially the effect of hormones on financial markets.
Oct '10
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Rockets and People, Vol. 2 by Boris Chertok. Here is my review of Vol. 1. This is a free PDF download from NASA.
Feb '11
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Reading Fulton Sheen's Life of Christ and James Herriot's All Things Bright and Beautiful and re-reading the outstanding fantasy Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (that will be finished by Brandon Sanderson because Jordan died several years ago).
Feb '11
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- Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher
- The First World War by John Keegan
May '12
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II by Keith Lowe.
May '11
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different by Gordon S. Wood. It's pretty light fare, with a short chapter on each of the founders (so far finished GW, TJ, BF and Al Hamilton.) Steers a fairly non-partisan course. Not a bad read for the summer.
Aug '10
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I read Falling Up the Stairs (on a Kindle) on a recent business trip. Fun read. I understand James is about to release a new novel that may reintroduce some of the characters.
Mar '11
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I'm reading several out-of-print books on the history of firearms development, and Jonah Goldberg's Tyrany of Cliches.
Sep '11
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers.
Jan '12
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I can't seem to focus on just one thing from beginning to end:
Jul '12
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
The Quincunx. By Charles Palliser. Absolutely brilliant! More Dickensian than Dickens.
Jun '10
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It's an overlooked masterpiece. I love that book.
Apr '11
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Now that the series is almost over I am finally starting the Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson epic "The Wheel of Time". I am also reading David Brinn's latest "Existence".
Jul '12
Re: What Are You Reading Right Now?
The Player of Games by Ian M. Banks. It's the second novel in his Culture series. I started with the first one, Consider Phlebas, and I'm probably going to read all nine of them.
I'm also rereading Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain by Isaac Asimov. Despite the title, it's not a sequel to his novelization of the 1966 movie. It's more of a reboot. The basic premise is the same, but the characters and plot are Asimov's own creation, not based on anything in the movie.
The Player of Games is on my Kindle. Fantastic Voyage II is the hardcover copy that I bought when the book was published in 1987.