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Read any good books lately?

I'm Halfway through Keith Richards book "Life". It's a pretty good read. I just finished The Wastelands by Stephen King. It's the third book in his Gunslinger series. I plan on reading the next two after I finish the book I'm reading right now. Lately I've been reading 3 or 4 books a month.:thmbsp:
 
I'm reading "Caesar, Life of a Colossus" by Adrian Goldsworthy and recently read his books "Antony and Cleopatra" and "How Rome Fell". Guy is pretty good; a scholar who writes for the public rather than other scholars. Enjoyable style and of course very interesting subjects.

I keep a couple or three books going at once and I'm also reading "The Dragon and the Foreign Devils, China and the World, 1100 BC to the Present" by Harry Gelber. Very interesting; I know a great deal of European and New World history but I want to learn more about China.

Also just read "Maori Fortifications" by Ian Knight. Interesting how quickly the Maoris adapted European weapons and fortification ideas and how adept they became at using them but with their own twist.
 
tincat2 said:
i two books i always recommend are 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb' and 'The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb" by i forget whom, but they are very good non-fiction reads.
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Written by Richard Rhodes. Excellent books, I own them both, hardcover.

Speaking of historical novels my favorite is "Aztec" by Gary Jennings. And I love the Flashman books. Very funny and some good history in there too; my favorite is "Flashman and the Indians".
 
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Just finished the first and third "Halo" novels, "the fall of reach" and "first strike", both written by Eric Nylund. Good couple of books if you enjoy the video games they are based on, kinda an action movie in print. Both nicely elaborate the games plot and adds a good amount of depth and interest while bridging the games together. The book in the middle "the flood" ties in with the game, rather than a totally unique plot, and is written by William C. Dietz, a pretty good book as I recall. If you like the game, you'll like it.
 
Tom Brennan said:
Written by Richard Rhodes. Excellent books, I own them both, hardcover.

Speaking of historical novels my favorite is "Aztec" by Gary Jennings. And I love the Flashman books. Very funny and some good history in there too; my favorite is "Flashman and the Indians".
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thanks for the help here. i believe an author should be credited for his work(especially in the case of excellence), but i can't seem to hang on to names much beyond what i'm currently reading. i picked up another Willa Cather today and i should have mentioned her earlier as i've been a big fan since i read 'Death Comes for the Archbishop' years ago. also James Farrell and the 'Studs Lonigan' books(a trilogy, i believe).
btw, i too, enjoyed "Aztec".
 
Just finished William Gibson's "Zero History" another complex Gibson creation that filters international intrigue through the lens of a very talented science fiction writer. (actually i suppose speculative fiction is more appropriate for Gibson)

As in most of Gibson's books, he shows a very keen eye on how technology is being used by individuals, governments, and corporations, and how this technology might be used by certain rogue elements for good or ill.

You might start with "Spook Country" to get some of the back story on the characters in "Zero History" but it's an excellent stand-alone read as well
 
I just finished reading again "Trout fishing in America", by Richard Brautigan.

I got seven books by Brautigan, and I understood not a single one. Its crazy, but I love the books anyway.

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