southsider2k5 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Just finished a couple of good ones... First was Downfall by Richard Frank. It included some great source materials on the end of WWII with Japan and all of the information leading to the US dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. Instead of just presenting one side of things, they put materials out from both points of view and really offered a broad spectrum on the decision making process, and not just the decision. Great book. Also Oklahoma City by Andrew Gumbel on the bombing of the Murrah Building. It really outlines the whole plot and trials, as well as a lot of what the federal government potentially left on the table in order to bury McVeigh and Nichols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 I am really enjoying Moby Duck. The story of 28,800 bath toys that fell overboard in the Pacific and where they would up. Part adventure story, part environmental warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 I am really enjoying Moby Duck. The story of 28,800 bath toys that fell overboard in the Pacific and where they would up. Part adventure story, part environmental warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 George Martin released another sample chapter from Winds of Winter Arianne WoW Sample Chapter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Buffalo Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 06:43 PM) Also Oklahoma City by Andrew Gumbel on the bombing of the Murrah Building. It really outlines the whole plot and trials, as well as a lot of what the federal government potentially left on the table in order to bury McVeigh and Nichols. **bump** Driving cross country from AZ to Chicago last summer, we side-tracked to the OKC Memorial. I remember exactly where I was when the bombing happened, but I never really followed the story afterward. Not sure why. I wasn't expecting much, but the Memorial is very well done, and worth the trip if it's not too far out of your way. The letters that were taped up to the walls around the Memorial were heartbreaking. Back to books - I'm listening to 11/22/63 now (kills time while at work), and I'm near the end. Do we count listening to books as reading? So far, it has elements of what King does best, and some of what he does worst. I find his longer books a little slow to get going (100 pages) while he introduces characters, then they hit their stride hard and are great until just before the end. For whatever reason, I'm usually not too impressed with his endings on the long stuff. Hope this is different. Read "Gone, Girl" recently and liked it quite a bit. Easy read with some twists that I didn't expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) **bump** Driving cross country from AZ to Chicago last summer, we side-tracked to the OKC Memorial. I remember exactly where I was when the bombing happened, but I never really followed the story afterward. Not sure why. I wasn't expecting much, but the Memorial is very well done, and worth the trip if it's not too far out of your way. The letters that were taped up to the walls around the Memorial were heartbreaking. Back to books - I'm listening to 11/22/63 now (kills time while at work), and I'm near the end. Do we count listening to books as reading? So far, it has elements of what King does best, and some of what he does worst. I find his longer books a little slow to get going (100 pages) while he introduces characters, then they hit their stride hard and are great until just before the end. For whatever reason, I'm usually not too impressed with his endings on the long stuff. Hope this is different. Read "Gone, Girl" recently and liked it quite a bit. Easy read with some twists that I didn't expect. Absolutely. As a matter of fact, Stephen King wrote an article in EW a while back and talked about listening to books. He agreed that it is "reading" a book. I listen to probably 2 books a month driving to and from work. As far as 11/22/63, I thought it was one of King's best. And I liked the ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 06:10 AM) Absolutely. As a matter of fact, Stephen King wrote an article in EW a while back and talked about listening to books. He agreed that it is "reading" a book. I listen to probably 2 books a month driving to and from work. As far as 11/22/63, I thought it was one of King's best. And I liked the ending. That book was one of the best I have read in years and years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 06:10 AM) Absolutely. As a matter of fact, Stephen King wrote an article in EW a while back and talked about listening to books. He agreed that it is "reading" a book. I listen to probably 2 books a month driving to and from work. As far as 11/22/63, I thought it was one of King's best. And I liked the ending. Got it for X-mas. Didn't know it was so big. Having trouble picking it up. Will probably start it on one of my train rides after I am done with the Dream Team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 07:32 AM) Got it for X-mas. Didn't know it was so big. Having trouble picking it up. Will probably start it on one of my train rides after I am done with the Dream Team. You won't be able to put it down for the last few hundred pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 World War Z was much better as an audiobook--it was told in an oral history style with a full cast of voice actors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 06:40 AM) World War Z was much better as an audiobook--it was told in an oral history style with a full cast of voice actors. Hmm. That sounds interesting. Maybe I'll give it an another try this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) World War Z audiobook was great. Lot's of cool people on it. Alan Alda Carl Reiner Mark Hamill Henry Rollins John Turturro Rob Reiner Edited January 31, 2013 by GoSox05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Two classes this semester, Literary Theories and Topics in Lit History (Women Writers of the English Renaissance). Pretty cool starts to both classes. I may finally be understanding what Plato and Aristotle were saying about literature, art, and science. I'm presenting on Dante next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Jan 30, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) I'm usually not too impressed with his endings on the long stuff. Hope this is different. I'm the same way. I was pretty satisfied with this one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Someone change the thread title. Anyway, just as I turned many onto "Ready Player One", I highly recommend this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 21, 2013 -> 08:42 AM) Someone change the thread title. Anyway, just as I turned many onto "Ready Player One", I highly recommend this. Just downloaded it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 21, 2013 -> 09:15 AM) Just downloaded it. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Finished up Eric Forner's The Fiery Trial last week. Excellent book that chronicles Lincoln's changing views on slavery and black rights over the course of his life. I picked it up last November after seeing Lincoln but only recently got around to reading it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Just downloaded ready player one, was up unti 2 am reading it. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 22, 2013 -> 10:16 AM) Just downloaded ready player one, was up unti 2 am reading it. Wow. It's one of my favorite books of recent memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Anybody read Kelly Oxford's book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Anyone planning to read Inferno by Dan Brown? In looking at some of the reviews, I didn't realize there was so much love/hate for him and his books. I won't buy it until it's under $10 for the Kindle, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it like I've enjoyed all of his other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 15, 2013 -> 12:23 PM) Anyone planning to read Inferno by Dan Brown? In looking at some of the reviews, I didn't realize there was so much love/hate for him and his books. I won't buy it until it's under $10 for the Kindle, but I'm sure I'll enjoy it like I've enjoyed all of his other books. zzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I just finished Killing Lincoln by Bill O-Reilly and Oliver Stone's History of the US. Killing Lincoln was decent. The Stone book was a miserable read. I have read a lot of the books that were referred to in Stone's work, and I can't tell you how many times he misrepresented or misinterpreted the original author's work to make it look like something it wasn't. It was just painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Listening to Jude the Obscure, a free librivox.org recording. Nice. Even though they are not professional recordings they are clean and error free. I'm getting a head start on next semester's reading list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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