What are you reading at the moment?

[Rincewind]

Started on Game of Thrones. Jumping all over the place with characters. Got to the part where an exiled princess is being visited by some lord.

[kingfox]

Nice one 21st Century Fox

I wouldn't do that though.

[Webbo]

Started this last night. You're virtually guaranteed a good read with Michael Connelly.

[BHAFC Braders]

Love these threads

Currently Alan Hansens - Matter of Opinion (bed side) and Stephen Frys - Moeb is my Washpot (away days bag)

Nearly finished both (AHs is surprisingly good even if you don't rate him as a pundit , SFs has been a struggle to keep interest with)

[MikeyT]

[Charl91]

Reading 'Chemistry for Dummies' at the moment.

Sadly, not for a course, I just felt like learning Chemistry.

[FoxesAreBlue]

Reading 'Chemistry for Dummies' at the moment.

Sadly, not for a course, I just felt like learning Chemistry.

I have Nutrition for Dummies that I dip in and out of. It's quite good! Apart from the Americanisation but its a good resource.

[BHAFC Braders]

Finished over the last couple of weeks:

Alan Hansens Autobiography - It wasn't bad , didn't go as much into his own story as I expected but worth a read I guess.

I am the secret footballer - Again was very good , but as I'm playing along with this asked more questions then it answered , despite "living the lid" on the beautiful game I found nothing new about football that I don't think I knew before.

Currently reading Jessica Ennis autobiography , halfway through it and it's pretty good.

[Webbo]

The Great Gatsby.

Every now and again I get the urge to try to be intellectual. At the minute I'm about a third of the way through it. Alright I suppose.

[FoxyPV]

This was a really good read, Trav, although not a light, easy read, and possibly the most racist book I've ever read.

MsFoxy bought me both copies of this. I found it an emotional read. My copy disappeared (with some polariods I'd have rather not lost of MsFoxy ) when I moved out of my student house.

The Great Gatsby.

Every now and again I get the urge to try to be intellectual. At the minute I'm about a third of the way through it. Alright I suppose.

I thought it was overrated.

If you want an intelligent, good read, try "The big over easy" by Jasper Fforde or any of his Thursday Next series.

[thewarmanator]

Just started reading "I Am The Secret Footballer" good book so far but wish I could figure out who it is.

Rumours suggest it could be Konchesky and a section on managers sounds like when Pearson alientated Matt Mills

[Ilkeston_Fox]

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose. Big fan of the series and a big fan of the book so far (just over half way through)

[Carl the Llama]

Very belatedly, and despite being up to date on the tv series, I'm about two thirds through GOT. Sansa's actually more annoying in the book and Tyrion more entertaining - didn't see that coming.

[Guest MattP]

Started The Art of War by Sun Tzu today, always said I woudl read it, finally got a bit of time to do it.

[The Doctor]

Richard Dawkins - The Magic of Reality. It's ok, seems a bit dumbed down though. After that I've got The Origin of Species on my shelf to read.

[The People's Hero]

This is a good read. Finished it some time ago, but am re-reading it now (something I often do) to try to cement some of it in my mind.

This is also a very good read:

Edited 8 January 2013 by The People's Hero

[MooseBreath]

Taleb comes across as a proper willy puller in fooled by randomness. I've been considering reading the black swan but I can't be bothered.

Currently reading a booked called the power of habit, which is fairly interesting so far

[The People's Hero]

Taleb comes across as a proper willy puller in fooled by randomness. I've been considering reading the black swan but I can't be bothered.

Currently reading a booked called the power of habit, which is fairly interesting so far

The Black Swan is a good read. I find Taleb (like Gladwell) very readable. They do both occasionally go both ways ie over complicate (show of their vocab/knowledge) and then make the exact same point in an over-simplified manner, but this is the challenge of writing a book like this and yet keeping it accessible. I imagine the audience for these books range from wanting the more in depth stuff - to the lighter, more accessible version. It does make reading them a little disjointed though as you get many of the points twice!

[Zingari]

This book is excellent and comes backed with a better-than-a-money back guarantee:

Prove the conclusions of this book wrong and you get $25,000. Fail to prove it, and you pay the author nothing.

Any takers ?

edit ;

it's only £1:95 on Amazon kindle at the mo , well worth it !

Edited 8 January 2013 by Zingari

[FoxyPV]

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Sorry. On phone.

Interesting and funny. I'd recommend it.

[James.]

Just downloaded this for my Kindle. Won the Guardian First Book Award.

And ahead of honeymoon in Colombia later this year also got this in the queue.

[Wakeyfox]

Nearly at the end of this - well worth a read, as are his previous books...

[Trav Le Bleu]

This...

... just to see if I had misremembered any of it, but no - Peter Jackson's a knob.

[BoneDog]

Noticed my Crimbo stack yesterday. Got bought a few books but am disappointed with one of them. I'm never gonna read it, not my cup of tea in the slightest. Sounds blummin rubbish.

RJ Ellory - Bad Signs.

I told them before Crimbo aswell, I said, 'When it comes to books it's all about the non-fiction for me - specifically eschatology and catastrophism. You know I'm far too intellectual to waste my time on baloney. I'll only think about reading fiction nowadays if it is funny'.

This book doesn't sound pissing funny! What's the point in giving out instruction hints if they get ignored?

[Tielemans63]

Reading Andrew Marr's - A a History of Modern Britain right now. Highly recommend it - very interesting and informative.