Posted on 03/28/2008 6:52:40 AM PDT by MplsSteve
OK everyone, it's time for my quarterly "What Are You Reading Now" post.
I like to get a feel for what Freepers are reading these days. It can be anything...a best seller, a literary classic, a trashy pulp novel, a scientific journal, etc.
Do not demean this thread with posts like "I'm reading this Thread right now". It became un-funny a long time ago.
I'll start. I've just started "One Square Mile Of Hell: The Battle For Tarawa" by John Wukovitz.
Rather than a minute by minute account of the battle, it takes a more personalized view of the battle by interviewing a few combatants and the families of those who died in the battle. I wasn't sure I'd like this format at first - but am really starting to get into this book.
Well...what are YOU reading right now?
I am 3/4 of the way through an online advance reader copy of The Last Centurion by John Ringo.
Just finished: “A Walk on the Wild Side” by Nelson Algren.
Completing “The Metaphysical Club” by Louis Menard.
Just started: “Nicholas and Alexandra” by Robert K. Massie “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” and some other short fiction by Tolstoy, and “The Everlasting Man” by G.K. Chesterton.
1. Sanctuary, by Raymond Khoury
2. The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps, ed. Otto Penzler
3. The Chase, by Clive Cussler (finished...great!)
and of course FreeRepublic !
That’s just this week, in between poker games
Lord Jim — waaaaay too wordy. We’ll see if I get anything out of it.
Rebuilding Big Block Mopar Engines.
Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends by William ‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere and Edward ‘babe’ Heffron
By: Balint Vazsonyi
"Whether the United States survives as the beacon it has been will depend on the willingness of Americans to contemplate anew the reasons for its success, and to make decisions accordingly."
Joe,
When you finish “Shelters of Stone,” would you mind letting me know what you thought of it?
It’s been years since I read it myself, but I had some pretty strong opinions of it at the time. I’d like to know what you thought.
Enjoy your book,
Regards,
I read that too.
The book made me angry.
Angry that Robert Hanssen could do what he did to his country.
Angry because no one caught on to what he was doing for so long.
Rise & Fall of the 3rd Reich - William Shirer (2nd time)
Yom Kippur War - consortium (2nd time)
What's the matter with California - Jack Cashill
Looking for my next one.
schu
I am still reading the Annals of the world. It is a big book.
Nalini Singh’s
“Visions of Heat”
Just finished: The Frontiersman by Allan Eckert
About half finished: The Archer’s Tale by Bernard Cornwell
On deck: Vagabond (I think that’s #2 of the Grail series - that or Heretic) by Bernard Cornwell
OK everyone, it's time for my quarterly "What Are You Reading Now" post.
John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, the McNeill/Battles edition.
Meredith G. Kline, The Structure of Biblical Authority.
“With an Everlasting Love” by Kay Arthur
There was one part in the book I laughed out loud. When Brian Epstein was writing his autobiographical book, he was stuck on what to call it. Lennon suggested "Queer Jew."
I've got 4 others from Christmas I've read a chapter or two.
"33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask" by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
"The Language of God" by Francis S. Collins.
"The Politics of Life - 25 Rules for Survival in a Brutal and Manipulative World" by Craig Crawford.
"Clemente - The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero" by David Maraniss.
Normally I'd sail right through books but I'm taking a class at school, working full-time and putting in about 20+ hours of overtime at the hospital every pay period. It's very busy there these days.
Oh well, job security and all that.
Yeah, this is my umpteenth re-reading. On the other hand, didn't care for the sequel at all, and don't recommend it to anybody.
Now Reading: Reagan in His Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan that Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America, edited by Schultz, Skinner, Anderson & Anderson
I am currently reading Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. (Somehow, I never got around to reading it until now.)
Hey cool - how is that?
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