What are you reading at the moment?

[Bellend Sebastian]

Just finished this cracker....

 

 

....which leads almost seamlessly into...

 

[Guest]

Just finished this cracker....

....which leads almost seamlessly into...

They certainly look naturally compatible.

[RonnieTodger]

Martin O'Neill: Crest of a Wave.

 

Great stuff.

[Bellend Sebastian]

They certainly look naturally compatible

 

Reading about the nation's youth being cheerfully sent to their deaths is in some way light relief after Ms Brick's harrowing tribulations of trying to fit in with the population of a very similar country

[Sharpe's Fox]

Started The Riyria Revelations, a fantasy series about a partnership between a thief and a mercenary who do dodgy jobs for various nobles trying to get one over on each other.

 

Pretty good, actually. 

[Kyle_Le_Don]

The Flower Of Life

[Ozwin]

Steven Tyler's autobiography, it's weird.

I want to get into more fictional stuff, I usually hate it and don't really know where to start. Any good starting places?

[The Year Of The Fox]

I really need to buy some new books. Currently reading Chris Ryan's 'Stand By Stand By' for approximately the 10th time

Ozwin, see my post below yours. Any Chris Ryan book is a great read IMO

Edited 28 June 2013 by The Year Of The Fox

[MikeyT]

Reading this at the moment. Got about 170 pages left. Really good. Soon to be a movie by Ben Affleck as well apparently.

 

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

The histories, by Tacitus. Great insight into the Roman world. Third time round now.

[Rincewind]

Kings Ransom - By a local author,

[William Boast]

I don't like to assume the role of the pedant, especially just four (admittedly very good) posts in, but in the signature above, encouraging all to reassess our views of the 'homeless' as if they even can be considered to be one homogenous group sharing identically similar qualities, to a man; the word 'productiveness' is used... I'm not convinced this is a word and perhaps it should be replaced with 'productivity'? Just a l;ittle ironic and jars a little when this error is included within a sentence preaching 'intelligence'.

 

Moreover, why should it matter whether we consider someone 'capable' of dignity? Surely dignity and the act of being dignified is its own reward? Why is the perception of anyone else important?

 

I am of course anti-homelessness and inequality and indeed negative assumptions/generalisations at all within society. The downtrodden now 'underclasses' must pull together against a common enemy who would keep them downtrodden. I may write a song about it - perhaps a new album even.

[Rincewind]

I did not write the quote. It is taken from the About page on www.mydownnotout.org.uk (I think) and I was limited to the lines I could put in my sig. I can change it to something more fitting which says the same thing which is that there are many misconceptions and stereotyping and the aim of DNO is to help those who have just been made homeless moving to/from a hostel/flat and help them build back their lives by teaching new skills.

They are not there just to give handouts and a pat on the back with an 'Asshh never mind' they have to want to work at it too.

[MikeyT]

Just started on Sharpe's Trafalgar. 

 

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

A,D, 69. Reading it for the fourth time now. Brilliant. 

[muzzycomeback]

The "what are you reading at the moment?" Thread on foxestalk

[Rincewind]

Nearly finished Kings Ransom. Chapter Fourteen gets to the nitty gritty in more ways than one. A little love interest always helps a novel.

[The Doctor]

Just finished The Geek Manifesto; Why Science Matters, and moving on to Bad Science by Ben Goldacre. Quite enjoyed the geek manifesto, decent points in there on why policies should be based in science, not ideology.

 

As for Bad Science, I'm led to believe it's a rampage against pseudoscience like homeopathy, astrology etc., so should be interesting.

[NathanC93]

Mockingjay

 

Just finished the first of Nathan McBride trilogy though, Born to Kill, so will be reading the next two of them after Mockingjay!

[BoneDog]

Blott on the Landscape - Tom Sharpe

[Filbert_Ross]

I don't really tend to read true crime but this is pretty astonishing. A retired homicide detective recounts his private investigation into one of the most notorious, unsolved murders in American history and finds the chief suspect to be his own father.

Just been looking for something new to read and had a scan through this thread and came across this, sounds good. Just ordered it.

[Ozwin]

Anyone fancy suggesting some philosophical stuff? Stuff that makes you think about life and all that.

[Rincewind]

Finished Kings Ransom. Clever ending. So much for the British Intellegence Service.

[Captain...]

Anyone fancy suggesting some philosophical stuff? Stuff that makes you think about life and all that.

You could try the alchemist by Paulo Coehlo, nearly finished it, if you can cut through the religious side to it there is a lot in there that gets you thinking, especially if you are someone who feels a little directionless at the moment.

[MooseBreath]

Sophie's World is a good book to introduce you to various philosophical concepts, from where you can choose your favourites and look into them further.

The Alchemist is for middle teenagers. I wouldn't expect many adults to get much out of that.

Edited 12 August 2013 by MooseBreath