The Book Thread - What You're Reading & Everything Book Related

[Harry Gypsna]

not to be contrary but .........

frank herbert's son should have left Dune the fuck alone! ....... that does not mean i'm not interested in seeing more of what frank wrote

Definitely, the Stuff he has written sucks in comparison to his dads work, even if it is based on notes and story outlines left by FH.
Having said that, it was interesting to read "Spice Planet" the original story which became Dune.

I went to the library yesterday, and took every single Douglas Adams they had.
I also got the latest crime novel by Howard Marks. Yes that Howard marks, he writes crime novels now.

 

[Princess Vahall]

The Rainmaker by John Grisham...but have a huge line-up:
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux (thank you Mr. F.)
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Absolute Power by David Baldacci
Plum Island by Nelson Demille
....in power reading mode

 

[Max Headroom]

Julian Assange - Cypherpunks (2012)
(audiobook version)

interesting discussion between him and some of his collaborators.


almost finished:

James W. Douglass - JFK and the Unspeakable - Why he died and why it matters

excellent collection of the ins and outs of the case. recommended if you want a lesson in real history.

 

[vonforne]

Gardening at the Dragons Gate by Wendy Johnson

The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka

 

[GP73LPC]

Black Tuna Diaries

the story of Robert Platshorn. a notorious marijuana smuggler that got caught and served 30 years in federal prison. the book was written on a typewriter in prison.

 

[Max Headroom]

Antony C. Sutton - The Federal Reserve Conspiracy (1995)

if you haven't read any of Sutton's works - they are essential for understanding history.
this one is no exception and a very quick read at 115 pages.
free pdf here: http://servv89pn0aj.sn.sourcedns.co...y.C.Sutton.The.Federal.Reserve.Conspiracy.pdf

 

[Cmobile9]

I was checking out Amazon for something to read on my tablet earlier this summer.
I ran across one of the best stoner books to me so far that is some funny azz sh$t.
Now it has a member of our community name in the book and I tried to pm, that member about the book but he must have thought I was and I guess i am a "fan boy".*

The book is " AlienChem" by Erasto Banks*

 

[GP73LPC]

reading "LIFE" by Keif !!!

 

[lasthippie]

Book about Pablo Escobar mostly based his brother sayings..gives a whole different angle about Escobar and the Medellin cartel.

 

[MJPassion]

Botany of Desire, a plants eye view of the world.

About how plants have manipulated animals & man in order to get what they desire.

 

[MJPassion]

The Secret Life of Plants.

Another book about plants and their own consciousness.

 

[longearedfriend]

Legend of a suicide

pretty crazy book, it's actually a couple stories in one book, with 2-3 short ones and one big one. They are not all connected per say.. but they still hold the same characters. It's a bit of an unusual book. I would recommend it though... I didn't fully comprehend the way it was put out at first but eventually I was very grateful for having read it.

 

[SetHeh]

Began reading Ice by Anna Kavan

"Kavan's 1967 hallucinogenic end-of-the-world novel follows two men's search for a girl as waves of ice threaten to destroy the planet. Acclaimed by Brian Aldiss on its publication in 1967 as the best science fiction book of the year, this extraordinary and innovative novel has subsequently been recognized as a major work of literature in its own right." [quote from Amazon]

It's quite an unusual book for open-minded readers, very surreal, but writing style is superb.

 

[mugenbao]

Currently finishing a trilogy by R.A.W. and about to start on "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce.

 

[mowood3479]

The given day by dennis lehane.. He also wrote mystic river n gone baby gone.. All 3 excellent reads..
Also read i hope they serve beer in hell by tucker max ( bought it randomly at the airport) suprisingly hilarious)
Also read good faith by jane smiley (kind of a slow read but very insightful, touching)
Also recentley read another jack reacher book.. Nothing like a good action movie book to relax the mind.. N reacher is such a bad. Ass

 

[imnotcrazy]

Damned - Chuck Palahniuk

Second book in this series, Doomed, comes out today

 

[Scottish Research]

RETRIBUTION
The Battle for Japan, 1944-45.
By Max Hastings.

I've already read this 3 times; he is a great writer. A few inaccuracies have been found, but otherwise a great read.

R.Fortune

 

[imnotcrazy]

Deadeye Dick - Kurt Vonnegut and Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton

Was also cool to score both of these in first editions cheaply @ the local used bookshop.

 

[PoopyTeaBags]

The Two Babylon's by Alexander Hislop... outstanding book if your interested in history and religion especially of the catholic church and Babylon.

 

[norcal_sourD]

Re-reading an old favorite, White Gold Wielder. Stephen R donaldson. Epic series in my humble estimation. I couldn't put these books down when I was a teen. felt sad when I finished last one of the series...