What are you currently reading?

[sonic titan]

Here we can list the books that we are currently indulging in, and maybe write a little somthing about them.

I recently started to reread The Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. I am reading Part I now The Fellowship Of The Ring and am enjoying it very much. I've always been a nerd about the fairytale creatures, light and dark. I love to smoke and then delve off into the world of elves, orcs, and wizards and just drift away.

I am also reading Anarchy, State, And Utopia by Robert Nozick.
I enjoy reading about theories about what could be, the challenges, and obstacles that would be involved and just overall the learning experience a book like this gives me. i'm very interested in Anarchy and such. This book is full intelligent inquiries and mind opening conclusions. A good read for anyone interested in politics.

What are you reading?

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

"Lord of the Rings" eh... Never heard of it :wtf:



Right now I'm reading "The Shadow Rising", 4th book in the Wheel of Time series, by Robert Jordan. I'm absolutely in love with it.

[beachguy in thongs]

I started reading, "My Son Jimi", by James A. Hendrix, as told by Jas Olbrecht. It's the third book, in a row, in which I've read about Hendrix, so I'm taking it slow.

[40oz]

I am about 30 pages away from finishing a book called "Prometheus Rising" By Robert Anton Wilson. Very interesting book, it seems to be making very interesting connecetions to every other philosophy and psychology/sociology books and ideas I am currently dabbeling in. I reccomend it to everyone.

Next, if I can find time between all the books I am assigned to read, I am interested in reading "The Poor Man's James Bond" by Kurt Saxon. It touches on some really interesting topics, such as the best way to murder and wrek havoc.:chainsaw:

[jessem98]

Cannabis: A History. im liking it alot, although theres so many names, and dates to keep up with.

[McLeodGanja]

This.

[beachguy in thongs]

This.

Here, I'll give you "rep" to increase your reading material.

[akimbo1013]

I'm bout to start reading The Road by cormac mccarthy. Just picked it up yesterday night. It looks pretty promising.

[TurnyBright]

The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft

[McLeodGanja]

Here, I'll give you "rep" to increase your reading material.

Thanks! I'm a bit of a blank canvas at times.

[Gonzo54]

Read all of the LOTR a while back and recently finished The Hobbit.
I thought the Hobbit was actually alot better than the LOTR.
Well worth a read if you haven't already, and acts as a cool 'prequel' - for those who read the LOTR's first - anyway.

Currently reading Honor: A History
really interesting book, the american spelling is driving me nuts though, lol

Aldo leafing through Heart of Darkness by Jospeh Conrad when on the move, have yet to get into properly yet

[bhouncy]

Use Of Weapons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_Weapons) - Iain M. Banks

Pretty violent Sci fi.

[human8]

[quote=40oz]I am about 30 pages away from finishing a book called "Prometheus Rising" By Robert Anton Wilson. Very interesting book, it seems to be making very interesting connecetions to every other philosophy and psychology/sociology books and ideas I am currently dabbeling in. I reccomend it to everyone.

RAW is a great author, and such a good book! I recommend
"Opening of the Way" by Isha Schwaller de Lubicz. Pretty eye
opening.

[bhouncy]

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics Fourth Edition

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

C++ For Dummies.

It's 7 books in one that teach computer programming. The first book is the absolute beginner's stuff, then they get gradually more complex until it reaches the most advanced stuff.


I plan to develop Skynet myself, but this time make sure it serves me and only me. :cool:

[bhouncy]

Who by?

Stan Gibilisco.

[bhouncy]

C++ For Dummies.

It's 7 books in one that teach computer programming. The first book is the absolute beginner's stuff, then they get gradually more complex until it reaches the most advanced stuff.


I plan to develop Skynet myself, but this time make sure it serves me and only me. :cool:

I'll build it and you can program it!

I promise not to put any bugs that might hand control to me:D

[silkyblue]

current reads, non -fiction bios only

'Out of The Dust', Karen Hesse author, subject, 'The Dust Bowl 1934'

'The God Squad' Paddy Doyle author, subject, abusive nuns

[buttyrekka]

bolshy great yarblockos to thee and thine!,yours truly is currently rereading a clockwork orange,a bolshy read if ever there was one!

[Nightcrewman]

Shoes were for Sundays, by Molly Weir, about life as a child being brought up in the Glasgow tenements in the early part of the 20th century, as I read this book I am beginning to appreciate some of the things my Gran used to tell us about when we were kids.

Cheers

NCM

[meteorite]

Ultimate X-Men Volume 1. It's damned well drawn.

[dragonrider]

Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carey.

Other than Tolkien and George R R Martin, I don't go in much for fantasy. But I saw this book recommended by Martin on his website, so I gave it a chance. It's pretty good!

It is a very similar story to LOTR; however, it is told from the point of view of the other side. There are a lot of analogous characters and certain analogous plot elements to what you have in LOTR. There is a Gandalf-like wizard-type character organizing a quest to destroy a powerful being that everyone in the world considers evil. But it is told from the point of view of those on the side of the "evil" one, although they don't consider themselves to be evil. The main character would be roughly analogous to the LOTR Witch King. So in this book you are rooting for the freakin' Witch King! In a way you end up hoping they can find and kill Frodo! Ha ha! It's actually really cool. The story stands in it's own right, so you don't have to read it as a twisted take on LOTR, but it is kind of fun if you know that story.

One of the things about LOTR is that people are pretty much unambiguously good or bad. The only time there is an internal struggle within a character about good or evil, it has to do with a good person struggling with the corrupting influence of the outside evil of the ring. This is a bit more of a modern story in that it gets into the ambiguous nature of good and evil --- it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong. The villain of one side is the hero of the other, and they might have their own doubts about their own righteousness. It's a pretty good book for the fantasy genre, I think.

[Coelho]

Carlos Castaneda - The Fire From Within.
(Its pretty trippy... mainly when stoned:stoned:)

[DrSpoof]

"The Post American World" by Fareed Zakaria. Saw him on the Daily Show and liked what he had to say. Not as good as The World is Flat or the any other global econ book... more general, less specific examples.

The World is Flat is a very good read too if youre into globalization and all that. Talks about how the US is getting left behind in math and science and cites less graduating engineers/mathematicians and the fact that we no longer dominate world math/science contests... Friedman also does a Weds/Sunday op-ed column in the times if you like his stuff. :thumbsup:

DrSpiggity

[dragonrider]

"The Post American World" by Fareed Zakaria. Saw him on the Daily Show and liked what he had to say.

Fareed Zakaria has a new weekly show that is about to start on CNN.

[DrSpoof]

yeah its like sundays at noon though... *headslap*

i should dvr it! :thumbsup:

drspiggs

[rebgirl420]

World War Z - Max Brooks

Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks

I (heart) zombies

[bhouncy]

Quantum Physics.. A Beginners guide by Alastair I.M. Rae

[texas grass]

teaming with microbes
jeff lowenfelds & wayne lewis forward by elaine ingham

[Requyred]

OMG! i feel so bad is everybody out there reading books? i cant remember the last time my lazy ass read a book. i guess i'll go to barnes and nobles today. There is more to life then going to work for 8-16 hrs. 5 days a week, i just didnt know everyone was spending the extra hours reading. :stupid:

[stinkyattic]

Crockett's Victory Garden. And it is making me feel guilty, because I am a couple months behind schedule for what I'm supposed to be doing in my veggie patch :(
I'm also reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by one of my favorite authors, Barbara Kingsolver (Poisonwood Bible- go read it). It's a nonfiction account of the first year she and her family became 'localvores' and started growing all their own food.

[dragonrider]

OMG! i feel so bad is everybody out there reading books? i cant remember the last time my lazy ass read a book. i guess i'll go to barnes and nobles today. There is more to life then going to work for 8-16 hrs. 5 days a week, i just didnt know everyone was spending the extra hours reading. :stupid:

Do your Requyred reading...

[silkyblue]

I love to read read read

feeds my brain stems

my first book I read other than 'green eggs and ham' was 'Joy in the Morning" then 'Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones' I was 13

I found out where babies really do come from reading those books


:jointsmile:

read everyday

lol

[all ablaze]

The cannibal within-Mark Mirabello.
I have read some powerful shit but this is just fucking CRAZY.

[TheMetal1]

Threads like these contribute to the NEW stoner stereotype. A group of intelligent, knowledge seeking citizens. I love it!

After going through my book collection yesterday, I am overwhelmed with how many I want to re-read. Non-fiction is great because you learn volumes on the initial read, then refer back later and find that the same information has more impact.

Now that I'm in between semesters, I can start "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. I've been dying to read this one. I research Huxley all the time, but have yet to read any of his writings.

For non-fiction, I am jumping around between:
The Holographic Universe (Talbot)
The Next 50 Years (compilation of essays)
Forbidden History (multiple authors)

I also have this weird obsession with reading my judge's manual from the 19th Cannabis Cup in A-dam almost daily. They give you a booklet to make comments on shops and strains. Whenever I read it, I am transported straight back to that amazing city. If you've never been there, it's incredible. However, it is a heartbreak to have to leave. It's like spending two weeks in heaven, then they say "Oh, there's no more room so you can't stay... but you can hang out in Jersey until next time." :(
(nothing against Jersey, just a metaphor) :jointsmile:

Keep reading... stay in school!
Stay :D and Keep :jointsmile:

[ralphbuick]

Kill All Your Darlings, by Luc Sante (which among other things, contains his famous High Times essay. "Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?")

[pinkyslayer]

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick. Anybody ever seen the movie or read the book? Incredible, incredible story, semi-based on Dick's actual life. Very powerful book, I finished it in two days and I highly recommend it.

"The pain, so unexpected and undeserved had for some reason cleared away the cobwebs. I realized I didn't hate the cabinet door, I hated my life... My house, my family, my backyard, my power mower. Nothing would ever change; nothing new could ever be expected. It had to end, and it did. now in the dark world where I dwell, ugly things, and surprising things, and sometimes little wondrous things, spill out in me constantly, and I can count on nothing."

[silkyblue]

current read

'The Magic of Believing" author Claude M. Bristol

'Positive creative thoughts lead to action and ultimate realization, but the real
power, much more than action itself, is the thought.
Remember always:
"Whatever men and women can conceive mentally, they can bring into materialization" Health, Wealth, and Happiness must follow if the proper mental pictures are created and constantly maintained, for the law of cause and effect is immutable"
'Know Thyself, Know your power

read on

[higher4hockey]

'the last true story i'll ever tell'

john crawford

soldiers account of the war in iraq.

[epilepticme]

Just picked up The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul. It is an amazingly quick read considering the breadth of topics he indulges.
I am particularly interested in his views on foreign affairs though most people not in the know about Dr.No would say it is another boring economics text.

[IrieIrie]

Well a couple weeks ago I finished The 15 Biggest Lies in Politics by Major Garrett and Timothy J. Penny. It was a little outdated as it was published in 1998 but it had some good points.

Then last week I read The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison in a single day, about 6 or 7 hours. I just got into it and I actually really liked it. I'd recommend it to everyone especially anyone really into good literature as there are so many things to analyze and think about even after you finish it.

Now I'm about to start The Things They Carried By Tim O'Brien. That one should only take me a day or two so when I finish it I'll report back on what I thought of it.

[silkyblue]

10-4!


The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

good choice good book

Toni's a bad ass

[215helpsme]

Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer

read it, its great if your into history of course

[DaBudhaStank]

Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings. This will be the....third time, I think, reading it. That is, after reading the previous ten books each time as well. Then it's just Polgara the Sorceress and, if I feel bold, the Rivan Codex. Fantasy is numero uno as my favorite genre, and David Eddings is definitely up there with George R.R. Martin, Tolkien, and R.A. Salvatore.

[DaBudhaStank]

Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks

The most important book anyone can ever buy.

[IrieIrie]

good choice good book

Toni's a bad ass

I agree. Her writing style was like nothing I've ever read before and I really liked it. I'm thinking about getting more of her books. Do you have any recommendations?

[rebgirl420]

Haha you never know man.

That book can save your life when Zack comes knocking on your door.

[CannabaCharlie]

John Updike - Rabbit Redux. Just finished Peyton Place, Rereading Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death.

[rebgirl420]

I was recently pondering whether or not to re-read The Stand again. It's one of my favorite books, however it's pretty damn lengthy.

[stinkyattic]

Man, I love 'Amusing Ourselves To Death'. It should be required reading for everyone- especially parents!!!

Im currently reading a stack of books and magazines on mid-century and modern design. I've got a renovation coming up! Woo hoo!

[SnSstealth]

48 laws of power-robert greene
the end of time-julian barbour

whiskeytango

[the image reaper]

'Mr. Nice' by Howard Marks ... :thumbsup:

[birdgirl73]

I'm reading The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan. Fascinating book and a really harrowing chapter in our county's history. Heard the author interviewed on NPR last year and had to get the book. Took me a while to read the others in front of it on the reading list. I always have a pile of 15 or so books waiting for me.

For school I'm reading Lange's Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology. I'll spare you any summary on this one!

[rebgirl420]

^ The Dust Bowl was one hell of a time for America's midwest. I did a report on that when I was in 10th or 11th grade.

[birdgirl73]

You'd enjoy this book, Reb, especially with your interest in history and having already studied the Dust Bowl. It's just incredible what those poor folks, some of whom were my ancestors on my mom's side of the family, endured. Black blizzards. Dust pneumonia. Static electricity-generated fires because of all the static in the dust storms. Incredible.

[rebgirl420]

I must admit, I'm a self appointed nerd and History buff.

[krazy chino]

by ray bradbury a very good book basically its talkin about our future not too long from now on how corrupt our government is........ the book is great

[ralphbuick]

I'm eagerly anticipating Martha Frankel's memoir, Hats & Sunglasses.

[av8610]

this needs a bump:

Just finished Pillars of the Earth for the third time. I'm very excited to read A World Without End, the sequel.

I'm now reading With Charity Towards None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy.

Up next: Steve Martin and Don Felder autobiographies. A couple Kurt Vonnegut books and Practical Demonkeeping, the only Christopher Moore book I haven't read.

[SnSstealth]

Agreed on the bump...I just started re-reading Chaos and Harmony by Trin Xuan Thuan...Wrap your mind around a doob and read this book man....Promise you'll dig it.
whiskeytango

[Coelho]

Re-reading Castaneda's Tales of Power for the nth time... i think i need new books...

[Esoteric416]

I just finished George Orwell's "Animal Farm" I found it among the lost items at work that I'm supposed to send to our overgoods departmant but I had to read it first. :D
Delightful. I love satire. A little sad though, those poor animals, especially Boxer. :(

[dragonrider]

I just read two books about the doomed Franklin Expedition to the arctic to find the Northwest Passage in 1845. They were both very good and very interesting.

At that time the British Navy and others were absolutely convinced that there was a passage through the arctic and that you would be able to sail a ship from Europe to Asia without having to go all the way around Africa or around South America. They put huge amounts of money and resources into finding the Northwest Passage, and they made it a major issue of national prestige to be the country to discover it.

The most famous expedition was the Franklin Expedition of 1845. They outfitted two ships with revolutionary technology for the time --- super reinforced hulls with steel cladding to resist the ice, steam engines to supplement the sails, steam heating to help survive the cold. Sir John Frankin was a famous arctic explorer and was put in charge of the expedition. They knew they would probably get frozen in the ice like all the other arctic expeditions, so they took provisions for as much as 5 years. There were huge national celebrations around the country to see them off. They set sail with 128 men aboard --- and they just disappeared. Never heard from again.

Imagine if we put our national pride on the line and launched 100 astronauts to the moon, in the most advanced rockets of the time, led by a famous lunar astronaut like Neil Armstrong --- and they just disappeared without a trace. It was like that.

The first book was The Terror, by Dan Simmons. It is a fictional novel about the Franklin Expedition. There is no doubt that it is completely fictional --- it gets a bit into the supernatural. But the story is really well written and the characters are great. Also the depictions of what it was like to be on an arctic expedition in that era are very accurate, and it really gives you the flavor of what it was like to be trapped in the ice for years. Even though the book is fictional, it is consistent with certain facts that were discovered about the lost Franklin Expedition by later expeditions that went looking for them.

The only complaints I had about this book were that it was a bit long --- sometimes I felt like I was actually ON the Franklin Expedition, trapped for years with no way out. But the book was good enough to carry through that. And the other complaint was that I was not 100% satisfied with the ending. There is a lot of Inuit folklore that comes into the ending and the author has to spend too much time explaining it all. That should have been tightened up a lot. But even if the pace and style were way off at the end, there were definitely things I did like about the end. All-in-all, I highly recommend this book.

The second book was Resolute, by Martin W. Sandler. This book is a non-fiction history about the lost Franklin Expedition and also about the many later expeditions that went looking for them. The effort to rescue the Franklin Expedition or at least find out what had happened to them went on for YEARS and cost fortunes.

One of the ships on one of the search expeditions was the Resolute. The leader of that expedition ordered the ship abandoned in the ice. Eventually apparently the ice broke up and the Resolute SAILED ITSELF over 1000 miles out of the arctic and was salvaged intact by an American whaler! The US government bought it from the whaler, reoutfitted it, and gave it as a gift back to Queen Victoria. It was an act that was so appreciated by the British that it helped to cement the freindship between Great Britain and America that has lasted since then.

Years later when the Resolute was ultimately dismantled, some of its timbers were made into a massive desk that was given as a gift to the American President. It is called the Resolute Desk, and it currently sits in the Oval Office. During the RNC a few weeks ago, I heard President Bush mention signing something or doing something "at the Resolute Desk." There is an iconic picture of President Kennedy sitting at the Resolute desk, while John Jr. looks out of the kneehole panel.

It was interesting to read these two books back to back. The Terror was a fascinating fictional novel, but after reading Resolute, it seems like the truth about the history of arctic exploration is almost as strange as the fiction.

[rebgirl420]

Apocalypse How: Turn the end times into the best of times!

By: Rob Kutner

[rhizome]

Christian Attitudes toward War- Beujolais, 1956

Def worth the read- examines Xtian thought on warfare from the pacifist days of the original cult thru the fall of Rome, Inquisitions, Crusades, up through Second World War.

Interesting to see how the original pacifism was supplanted by the theory of Just War, and how that concept has been watered down in the present day.

Yeah, I know that 1956 isn't the present day, but compared to say, 812 it's pretty damned close.

Also interesting to look at the Bush Doctrine as opposed the the Just War doctrine...

[bhouncy]

Just finished Filth by Irvine Welsh. Brilliant. The main character Bruce Robertson. A twisted individual who shits on everyone trying to get to the top. Highly recommended.

[Nightcrewman]

A Dance Called America, I've had this book on my bookshelf for ages now and finally found the time to read it.
It is an account of what happened to the thousands of people who left the Scottish Highlands to make a new life in the United States and Canada. The book looks at the impact of people from the Highlands on the New World. It looks at how soldiers, explorers, fur traders, lumberjacks, guerilla fighters, railway builders and pioneer settlers from the northern part of Scotland contributed to the United States and Canada.
It's one of those books where you don't have to read from end to end each chapter is a story in itself but they all lead to one conclusion.

I have also just finished Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, excellent book.

Cheers

NCM

[av8610]

wow, ya'll got some good taste in books.

Adding to my list thanks to ya'll: Chaos and harmony, Apocolyse How, and Filth.

Rebgirl, have you read Pillars of the Earth? Being into history, you might like it. It's fiction (takes place around 1100), but Follet (who'd always written spy novels) was interested in cathedrals from a young age and always wanted to find out more about the people who built them. It's a fascinating epic; I highly recommend it to all. And the sequal is about a bridge builder a couple hundred years later.

[DTRave420]

I bought "CATEGORY 7 The Biggest Storm In History" today...

Its written by Bill Evans,(the weather guy on channel 7) and Marianna Jameson

[JeffersonBud]

Carl Sagan Cosmos and The Mystery of 2012

[rebgirl420]

For school I am reading some short E.B. White stories and some Steinbeck passages.

I'm not a big fan of either really. I think David McCullough is up next and I'm excited.

[epilepticme]

Just read "The Machine Stops" by E.M. Forster...

Crazy short story and very cool read :D

[nschell_420]

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared M. Diamond
a good read about past societies that have fallen and why.

[JeffersonBud]

Most current archiologist say that there were civilizations tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of years ago. Mars perhaps? With finding such as the Cydonia region and articles of space artifacts "The Brooking Report", who knows how far back humans or other intelligent life forms may have laid claim to our solar system

[DTRave420]

BONANZA OF GREEN(A Fully Illustrated Do-It-Yourself Guide to Growing the Highest Quality Medical Marijuana Indoors)-By BushyOldGrower:420thought:

[overgrowthegovt]

[I]Les Miserables[I] by Victor Hugo. It's about a thousand pages long and Hugo's the worst rambler ever (an entire section of the book is devoted to the Battle of Waterloo, which took place a few months before the story starts), but it's a dazzling and very moving tale that I'd recommend for anyone who has the patience. Jean Valjean makes a hell of an anti-hero with a hell of a name.

[thecreator]

(an entire section of the book is devoted to the Battle of Waterloo, which took place a few months before the story starts), but it's a dazzling and very moving tale that I'd recommend for anyone who has the patience.

Indeed its a lengthy one but 3 quarters of the way through you have such a revelation that the last part is almost like another novel entirely.....completely changed my outlook on the book.


I'm keeping it light these days,I'm fawning over T.S. Elliot's "Rum runner" I'm enjoying the dry,crass,grim humor.It's a short but sweet read so I'd suggest it to all of my Fear and Loathing fans out there..

[overgrowthegovt]

Indeed its a lengthy one but 3 quarters of the way through you have such a revelation that the last part is almost like another novel entirely.....completely changed my outlook on the book.


I'm keeping it light these days,I'm fawning over T.S. Elliot's "Rum runner" I'm enjoying the dry,crass,grim humor.It's a short but sweet read so I'd suggest it to all of my Fear and Loathing fans out there..

I'll be sure to check that out, man. All I've read of Eliot are the standards: The Hollow Men, The Waste Land, Ash Wednesday, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. I don't much care for Eliot's worldview and I despise New Criticism, but I think his poetry is brilliant. What is Rum Runner, anyway? It's not one of his plays, is it? Can't remember him writing any novels...

[Northstarchronic.]

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. Hes one of my favorite writers and this is one of his less dense novels. Such a unique writing style.

[silkyblue]

'The Deadliest Storm in Modern Sailing History'
Nick Ward

'A Paper Life'
Tatum O'Neal

[Weedhound]

"What Remains" by Carole Radziwill. She's got an excellent eye for what really counts imo.

[JaggedEdge]

Women Who Make the World Worse - Kate O'Beirne

[Stemis516]

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.
By Barbara Kingslover

i highly recommend this book to anyone, especially since there are so many growers here who are growing their own buds.....GROW YOUR OWN ORGANIC FOOD TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cayugacanIBus]

American Pastoral by Phil Roth :thumbsup:

[FourTwenty4Life]

April 09 issue of Parachutist magazine.:cool::hippy:

[shaberkorn]

Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs and re-reading Jorge Cervantes' Medical Grow Bible

[cptcannabis]

Reading Thuycides' "History of the Peloponesian War". Just finished Marcus Aurelias' "Meditations". I'm on an ancient literature kick... If you like LOTR, try Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series.

[blazed_babe]

hearts in atlantis
by stephen king

i've been collecting his stuff lately. he's my favorite author :)

[delusionsofNORMALity]

just finished rand's "anthem" and i'm about half-way through rushdie's "satanic verses".

[Italiano715]

Biology Of Marijuana. From Gene To Behavior
Emmanuel S. Onaivi


Marijuana Botany. An Advanced Study.
The Propagation And Breeding Of Distinctive Cannabis
Robert Connell Clarke


The Science Of Marijuana
Leslie L. IversenNot sure how many have read these books, but I'm currently reading the first and last and finishing up the middle one. All great books so far in my opinion. Really breaks down things for ya on a cellular level. Recommended for your biology and historical readers.

[bhouncy]

Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality - Manjit Kumar

Just started reading this. It seems like a history or quantum physics. I'm interested in this subject and I'm finding it enjoyable.

[fourkicks]

THE BELLS OF NAGASAKI BY TAKASHI NAGAI...
its a great read about a doctors account of his time treating victims in the aftermath of the second atomic bomb dropped on japan..real graphic and moving..id highly recomend it..(translated by william johnston}:thumbsup:

[wholapola]

Joe Hill: Heart-Shaped Box

[killerweed420]

Poetry on the restroom walls.

[Dublinair]

Into the Wild. Not a fan.

[Michael Oliver]

Well, since you're on a very specific forum, i would 'suggest' you read some "appropriate"! Two great newer works (2012) to enlighten anyone about Cannabis;
"Blowing Smoke" by Dr. Michael J. Reznicek, a Washington State Psychiatrist, who writes about the "broken" Model of Addict and Toxin.
and; from Colorado and by Greg Campbell who also wrote; Blood Diamonds and Flawless; "Pot,Inc."

[boobies mcgee]

I'm currently rereading Everything's Eventual by Stephen King, and after this I plan on reading Damned by Chuck Palahniuk :woohoo:
Books.. Ah. :toilet_claw:

[Cinnamon]

Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker. Narrated by a demon trapped in the book, who was dragged up from Hell and walked among humans before his imprisonment.

[Shovelhandle]

Akram Aylisli's "Stone Dreams"

[Lemma1234]

"The Lost Years of Merlin" by T.A. Barron. It's an imaginative work about the mysteries of Merlin's childhood. You'd like it I bet ! It emanates with Druid ambience. :1baa:

[majordog]

just finished reading Sarah's Key, The best book I have ever read. amazing , now waiting for the movie to come to the library so I can watch it. awesome awesome book

[Creamy Pies]

Sherlock Holmes by Athur Conan Doyle. Such an amazing book. You can get some of it for free off of apple store books if you have an ipod.