What are you reading right now?

[Samwhore]

mmmkay, we have one for music and eating, So what are you reading right now besides this thread?

I am reading
Mein Kampf (My Struggle)- Hilters Autobiography
The Diary of Anne Frank- ironic I know,
To Kill a Mockingbird

[dusto2k3]

My Federal Taxation Book...its fucking boring.

[notransfer]

deathnote volume 6 manga...(its..comic volumes..stuff anime is based off...but theres a ton of reading involved..ive read 1-5 on 6 and then i have 7 and 8 after that...then i think theres 9...IT NEVER ENDS Lol...dont get me wrong..highly enjoyable)

[Nochowderforyou]

I don't read books. Reading is for the weak! :p I'm just kidding.

The only thing I read is magazines pretty much. Mostly Guitar World magazine, no wait, I'm reading a Led Zeppelin book right called, "In Their Own Words." It's a compilation of how they got started and their music in their own words. It's from like 1981, so Jon Bonham was still alive then. It's pretty interesting. :)

[dusto2k3]

Oh yeah, i have Mad MAgazine in the bathroom.

[Daveracer]

Linear Algebra & It's Applications :wtf:

[Nochowderforyou]

I find Algebra interesting. I took a full semester of algebra and I found it facinating for some reason. I'd get high and figure out problems for a good few hours. I never realized how much it's used in everyday life either.

I'm a closet math nerd. :o

[sleepless]

the shadow over innsmouth by h p lovecraft. downloaded it for free along with most of his other stuff from horrormasters.com. i've also been reading a lot of clark ashton smith stories which i downloaded from the eldritch dark. he's a strange but good writer and uses words that sound like he made them up, although in a note i read about him it says he had photographic memory and read some dictionaries from cover to cover so i guess they are real words.

[BabyFacedAbortion]

I just finished Speak Softly, She Can Hear by Pam Lewis...pretty damn good book if you ask me.

[friendowl]

the devils notebook by anton levey

[slipknotpsycho]

mmmkay, we have one for music and eating, So what are you reading right now besides this thread?

I am reading
Mein Kampf (My Struggle)- Hilters AutobiographyThe Diary of Anne Frank- ironic I know,
To Kill a Mockingbird

that's what danny from american history x does his first report on... lol...

[Nochowderforyou]

the devils notebook by anton levey

Oooo, indulging in your evil side are you. :)

[NextLineIsMine]

Just about done with Electric Koolaid Acid Test, it was a trip

[russ-bob]

Sea Change by Sylvia Earle

kick ass envyronemtal book

[BizzleLuvin]

Candide by Voltaire
Democracy for the Few by Micheal Parenti

[burnable]

"My Name is Asher Lev"
Awesome commentary on embracing powerful yet unknown ethereal stimuli despite opposition from culture or family.

[Tokudai]

"Neuromancer" by William Gibson
One of the original cyberpunk novels - Johnny Mnemonic without the bad acting

[Professor Dan K.]

just finished "Brave New World"

now im re reading Ender's Game

[closeddoors]

I'm reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I'm about half way through. It is a really good book.

[Daveracer]

I find Algebra interesting. I took a full semester of algebra and I found it facinating for some reason. I'd get high and figure out problems for a good few hours. I never realized how much it's used in everyday life either.

I'm a closet math nerd. :o

Yeah, don't be fooled by the title of the book. The prerequisite for Linear Algebra is Calculus 2.....

And i'm really not liking it much :p

[b0Ng h!tz 4 mE]

the back of a beer bottle.

[Sabron]

i dunno.. take a wild guess on what i am reading right now..:jointsmile:

[The Colonel]

I don't read books. Reading is for the weak! :p I'm just kidding.

The only thing I read is magazines pretty much. Mostly Guitar World magazine, no wait, I'm reading a Led Zeppelin book right called, "In Their Own Words." It's a compilation of how they got started and their music in their own words. It's from like 1981, so Jon Bonham was still alive then. It's pretty interesting. :)

John Bonham died in 1980
but thats a great book

[Dro_Princess]

Nancy Drew The Secret Of Shadow Ranch:D

[vileoxidation]

Linear Algebra & It's Applications :wtf:

You actually read your math textbooks? I use them, but I never read them....


I'm a closet math nerd. :o

Being a closet math nerd is hot. Being a non-closet math nerd is even hotter. ;)



I am reading 1984 again, after having read it in high school. To Professor Dan, if you enjoyed Brave New World, 1984 is of the same basic theme but is, in my opinion, the better of the two.

[make it legal]

haha whens the next harry potter coming out?

[halo]

I just finished reading A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines. I'm about to start reading 1984 soon and i am very excited!

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

I find Algebra interesting. I took a full semester of algebra and I found it facinating for some reason. I'd get high and figure out problems for a good few hours. I never realized how much it's used in everyday life either.

I'm a closet math nerd. :o
Same here! I struggled with math all through elementary and high school, but in college, something clicked and it became my favorite subject.

[sam44]

I just finished 1984 for the second time.

Also "Breaking Open The Head:A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism"

And..."Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas" I read again in memory of Hunter S. Thompson

[Oh F Yeah]

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"Unique in scope, Lifecycles combines the best scientific testimonies about reincarnation with philosophically sound yet accessible arguments about its implications. Lifecycles is the first book to both describe the dynamics of rebirth and explore the ramifications of adopting a reincarnationist perspective. The book begins with a masterful synthesis of recent findings from consciousness research and near-death studies. It includes the work of such eminent therapists and scholars as Stanislav Grof and Dr. Ian Stevenson, and critically surveys the most compelling evidence for rebirth. Lifecycles emphasizes the lessons for self-awareness and spiritual growth inherent in a reincarnationist world view, showing us how we can reconnect with the order, intelligence, and beauty of the universe around us".

[azure]

"the psychology of handwriting"

[CanaDanKs Inc.]

I am currently reading True Hallucinations by Terrence McKenna.

It is the story of a group of anthropologists/ethnobotanists/travelers/scholars that go on a trip to the Amazon jungle to study ancient Shamanic traditions and hallucinogenic plants.

It is quite an interesting read! :)

[Prunedale]

Currently re-reading Think and Grow Rich - Nap Hill - Damn good. Gotta keep it fresh in the head or I feel myself slipping. Controlling your thoughts is so deep. Sometimes like earlier even with me, I was stressed, frustrated and ready to snap. Started re-reading it. Regained control, had to say sorry to a few people lol.

The Power of Focus - Jack Can and few co writers I finished last week. Its ok.

The art of Mixing - Technical Audio Engineering.
And Confessions of a Record Producer.

I try to read two self empowering books and 2 technical books in my field a month. Confessions is by moses avalon and if you're into or thinking of getting into the music and entertainment industry, this guys awesome. So awesome I bought two one for me and one to loan out to my assistant engineers.

Glad you guys read. I used to never at all. I thought about it and couldn't understand why I didn't, my mind wandered and soon I stopped a few pages in. Lost interest fast but deep thought allowed me to come to the conclusion that I was allowing my brain to become a fat ass couch potato. So I kicked it and threw it on Prunedale Craig. This was some years ago.

In my opinion. If you are not getting better (brain wise) then you're getting weaker. Stagnation does not apply to us. Your getting or losing. And I wanna be a good ol american smart ass some day so I'm gonna have to keep reading and act like I believe it all .

[potsmokingnome]

Haunted, by chuck Palahniuk

I'm not overly fond of it hence why its takin me so long to read, I liked fight club way more! and I have Choke, and Invisible monster written by him that i still have to read :)

[couch-potato]

Darwin's Black Box by Michael J. Behe... a very interesting read for anybody who has pondered the origins of life.

Just finished The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain... it was amusing.

Finishing up Inferno by Dante... I'm a lover of the classics.

My next readings will probably be some literature from the Romantic Era, most likely Frankenstein.

Reading > T.V.

[slipknotpsycho]

haha whens the next harry potter coming out?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5499231)

july 21st

[potsmokingnome]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Wal-Mart (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5499231)

july 21st

I actually do wanna read that when it comes out, great books! lol

[napolitana869]

I wish I had time for reading books that I choose. Right now I'm reading Juvenile Delinquency, Biological Psychology, a bunch of articles on human sexuality in a cross cultural perspective (at this point its not as interesting as it sounds). I've fallen behind in my anthropology reading, but what ever I'm being tested on next seems to be my highest priority right now. By the way, I was pretty surprised at how many good books some of you are reading. You guys have good taste and its an excellent way to fight off the stoner sterotype.

[Demeter]

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"Unique in scope, Lifecycles combines the best scientific testimonies about reincarnation with philosophically sound yet accessible arguments about its implications. Lifecycles is the first book to both describe the dynamics of rebirth and explore the ramifications of adopting a reincarnationist perspective. The book begins with a masterful synthesis of recent findings from consciousness research and near-death studies. It includes the work of such eminent therapists and scholars as Stanislav Grof and Dr. Ian Stevenson, and critically surveys the most compelling evidence for rebirth. Lifecycles emphasizes the lessons for self-awareness and spiritual growth inherent in a reincarnationist world view, showing us how we can reconnect with the order, intelligence, and beauty of the universe around us".
Thanks for sharing that, it looks really interesting- I will look for it!

[notransfer]

last thing i read in part was interpretation of dreams-freud
in part fight club- palahniuk
in full prozac nation-wurtzel...

i wanna see the prozac nation movie

interp of dreams i found really really boring and subjective...

[napolitana869]

That’s because that’s how Freud writes. He can be kind of dry and sometimes you just want to yell out his methodological errors. His students are pretty interesting though. The evolution of ideas always seems to have a positive effect

[cannabis=freedom]

I'm reading The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. So far I've read The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, The Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, and The Taming of the Shrew, and I'm reading All's Well That Ends Well (all his comedies are first, followed by the histories; I can't wait to get to the tragedies!)

[notransfer]

Thatâ??s because thatâ??s how Freud writes. He can be kind of dry

perfect word...dry

i enjoy the theory...psychosexual especially...id ego superego.. but i think some is very on point and some is off the wall
psych is dynamic...plenty of room for up and coming ideology

[Samwhore]

I'm reading The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. So far I've read The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, The Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, and The Taming of the Shrew, and I'm reading All's Well That Ends Well (all his comedies are first, followed by the histories; I can't wait to get to the tragedies!)

I dont remember if Shakespeare wrote this but "A midsummers nights nightmare" is good too, but I personally dont like shakes, and Romeo and Juliet,,, eh, okay,

[notransfer]

who wrote 'walden'? that shit is mad boring...

i remember i enjoyed caesar...but i was bipolarly analyzing in circles back in that time of hs...my essays came out good lol

[notransfer]

sartre's 'nausea' will suck you into the protagonists mind and make you nauseous
lol thats another thing i read in part...

all this 'in part' bs i gotta buckle down and add some finished stuff to my repertoire lol

[smok3y]

Im readind a couple books just now, Redemption (stanley tookie williams) & Trainspottin.

[EbelEyes]

I'm reading The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allan Poe....

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Freakonomics (can't remember the author, and I'm too lazy to go in the livingroom and check)
Downsize This! by Michael Moore

I always have at least 3 books going at once. I keep them in different rooms in the house, that way no matter where I go, I have an excuse to sit and read instead of clean.;)

[wadejason]

i just finished something i recommend to everyone no matter what you normally read. its in your best interest just being a human being on this little rock we call earth to read this book. its called Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. awesome read! i may change the way you think about the world.

[wholapola]

Currently "The Terror" by Dan Simmons. Pretty good, next is Deep Storm by Lincoln Child both take place in the arctic..wierd but true..

[OniEhtRedrum781]

The Making of Dark Side of the Moon :jointsmile:

[napolitana869]

who wrote 'walden'?

Thoreau did

[smoke it]

im reading The Hot Zone and I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

[Verde Es Dios]

I love to read, I try to read about a book a week. Christopher Moore is my favorite author, if you enjoy laughing I suggest reading.. Lamb by Christopher Moore. Currently however I am ready Trainspotting and its pretty damn good, makes me kinda glad I'm strictly herbal and not into harder stuff.

[higher4hockey]

Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

that book is f-in crazy

currently im reading the dharma bums by jack kerouac.

[Coelho]

im reading "The Art of Dreaming" by carlos castaneda, such an awesome book

good reading indeed! :thumbsup: someday i will read this book... i love all books from Castaneda, but only did read the 5 first ones (the last was The Second Ring of Power)... the library of my college have not the another ones... but someday i will read... im sure :)

currently im reading Out of Body Experiences-How to have them and what to expect by Robert Peterson.
and re-reading Castaneda's A Separate reality and Journey to Ixtlan.