What are you reading? August 2010 Edition

iSaint · Aug 6, 2010, 06:09 PM

We used to talk about what MR members were reading at times. Seeing as no one has responded to this thread, maybe we're just sitting in front of our [pick your Apple product] all day.

So what have you read this month?

Just finished several good books:

The Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway. I'm not much of a hunter, but enjoyable descriptions of tracking big game in the beautiful country of Africa in the mid-20th Century.

Louisiana Power and Light by John Dufresne. Southern Gothic at its best. Also read the sorta sequel Deep in the Shade of Paradise. Both are about the mystery and melancholy lives of a 'cursed' family in deep Louisiana.

macjram · Aug 6, 2010, 06:13 PM

Looking for Alaska

High School Summer Reading

Intell · Aug 6, 2010, 06:15 PM

2001: A Space Odyssey
2010: Odyssey Two
2061: Odyssey Three
3001: The Final Odyssey

A good series.

andalusia · Aug 6, 2010, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Intell

2001: A Space Odyssey
2010: Odyssey Two
2061: Odyssey Three
3001: The Final Odyssey

A good series.

I shall be reading those if I get a chance. A year at my college and I haven't used the library once! I think I shall start

Jaro65 · Aug 6, 2010, 06:49 PM

Right now I'm going through: How we Decide, and The Wisdom of Crowds.

184550 · Aug 6, 2010, 06:56 PM

Citizens of London and The Terminal Spy.

iShater · Aug 6, 2010, 06:58 PM

Unfortunately these days it is technical enterprise java books.

redwarrior · Aug 6, 2010, 07:08 PM

Textbooks and Reference
Essentials of Accounting - Kimmel Weygandt Kieso
Systems Analysis and Design Methods - Jeffrey Whitten & Lonnie Bentley
JavaScript: The Missing Manual - David Sawyer McFarland

Just for fun
Dreaming in Code - Scott Rosenberg
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard - Heath & Heath
Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out - Dr. Phil

Wow, makes me look like a pretty boring person I suppose.

amandapanda801 · Aug 9, 2010, 08:56 AM

Katie McAlister: Men in Kilts (really girly book but funny)

MrSmith · Aug 14, 2010, 01:55 AM

A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)

AAPLaday · Aug 14, 2010, 02:03 AM

Just finished Greed by Chris Ryan. Will next be moving onto either Confessions of a Spy by Pete Earley or The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

MrSmith · Aug 14, 2010, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AAPLaday

J... or The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

I recently listened to the first two Larsson's audiobooks. Excellent distraction during otherwise repetitive daily walking exercise. Haven't read the third yet.

AAPLaday · Aug 14, 2010, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MrSmith

I recently listened to the first two Larsson's audiobooks. Excellent distraction during otherwise repetitive daily walking exercise. Haven't read the third yet.

Yeah i heard really good things about them. Had Dragon Tattoo for few months now but been so busy with work that i haven't had time to get beyond the first page.

I pre ordered one of those new Kindles from Amazon and will probably use that as my primary reading tool.

SlovakApple · Aug 14, 2010, 02:23 AM

With the Old Breed by E. B. Sledge.

Rt&Dzine · Aug 14, 2010, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSmith

A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)

I was just thinking about that book a few days ago. I might re-read it to see if it's as good as I remember.

BoyBach · Aug 14, 2010, 11:21 AM

Lonely Planet: The Czech and Slovak Republics.

4JNA · Aug 14, 2010, 11:29 AM

this tread... oh, and going through Tolkien again in my 10 minutes of down time per day.

reading primary school star wars books to the 5 and 7 year old kids. funny but true, they have never seen the movies, and yet they are totally addicted based on books and the Wii lego game.

JediZenMaster · Aug 14, 2010, 12:25 PM

Imperial Earth - Arthur C Clarke
The Passage - Justin Cronin

OutThere · Aug 14, 2010, 12:44 PM

Recently read: Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby

Fun and unique way of writing a memoir—everything framed by football matches.

Just finished: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Fascinating, haunting character-driven dystopia.

Next up: Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language by Robert McCrum

A little non-fiction for the end of the summer.

NT1440 · Aug 14, 2010, 12:46 PM

I'm looking to clear my head for back to school, I'm reading The Sacred Balance by David Suzuki. It's a real eye opener and thinker.

MacRy · Aug 14, 2010, 01:30 PM

At the minute I'm reading The Sign of the four by Arthur Conan Doyle and a copy of Motorcycle Sports & Leisure

eelhead01 · Aug 14, 2010, 02:23 PM

Death Star by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry.
So far so good, nice perspective from the Empire side

Xavier · Aug 14, 2010, 03:04 PM

Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic by Terry Jones.

It's a short, easy read.

calb · Aug 14, 2010, 04:46 PM

Postwar by Tony Judt.

fireshot91 · Aug 14, 2010, 05:33 PM

American Creation- Joseph J. Ellis.

Slowest book I've ever read. Just spent the last two hours reading 38 pages..

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iSaint macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Mississippi y'all, near the water!	What are you reading? August 2010 Edition We used to talk about what MR members were reading at times. Seeing as no one has responded to this thread, maybe we're just sitting in front of our [pick your Apple product] all day. So what have you read this month? Just finished several good books: The Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway. I'm not much of a hunter, but enjoyable descriptions of tracking big game in the beautiful country of Africa in the mid-20th Century. Louisiana Power and Light by John Dufresne. Southern Gothic at its best. Also read the sorta sequel Deep in the Shade of Paradise. Both are about the mystery and melancholy lives of a 'cursed' family in deep Louisiana. __________________ Not Applicable
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redwarrior macrumors 603 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: in the Dawg house	Textbooks and Reference Essentials of Accounting - Kimmel Weygandt Kieso Systems Analysis and Design Methods - Jeffrey Whitten & Lonnie Bentley JavaScript: The Missing Manual - David Sawyer McFarland Just for fun Dreaming in Code - Scott Rosenberg Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard - Heath & Heath Self Matters : Creating Your Life from the Inside Out - Dr. Phil Wow, makes me look like a pretty boring person I suppose. __________________ The DriVen Class the light at the end of the tunnel may be you -Aerosmith
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Intell macrumors G4 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Inside	2001: A Space Odyssey 2010: Odyssey Two 2061: Odyssey Three 3001: The Final Odyssey A good series.
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184550 Guest Join Date: May 2008	Citizens of London and The Terminal Spy.
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amandapanda801 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	Katie McAlister: Men in Kilts (really girly book but funny)
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MrSmith macrumors 68030 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Japan	A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole) __________________ They are not long, the days of wine and roses: Out of a misty dream Our path emerges for awhile, then closes within a dream. Ernest Dowson
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AAPLaday Guest Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Manchester UK	Just finished Greed by Chris Ryan. Will next be moving onto either Confessions of a Spy by Pete Earley or The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
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4JNA macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: looking for trash files	this tread... oh, and going through Tolkien again in my 10 minutes of down time per day. reading primary school star wars books to the 5 and 7 year old kids. funny but true, they have never seen the movies, and yet they are totally addicted based on books and the Wii lego game. __________________ KATE: RISC architecture is gonna change everything. DADE: Yeah. RISC is good. Try Folding, all the cool kids are doing it...
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OutThere macrumors 601 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: the good life	Recently read: Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby Fun and unique way of writing a memoir—everything framed by football matches. Just finished: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Fascinating, haunting character-driven dystopia. Next up: Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language by Robert McCrum A little non-fiction for the end of the summer. __________________ puisqu'on est jeune et con, puisqu'ils sont vieux et fous. . .
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NT1440 macrumors G3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hartford, CT	I'm looking to clear my head for back to school, I'm reading The Sacred Balance by David Suzuki. It's a real eye opener and thinker.
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MacRy macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: England	At the minute I'm reading The Sign of the four by Arthur Conan Doyle and a copy of Motorcycle Sports & Leisure __________________ "You will go bra shopping with her or I will internet punch you in the junk" - Teh Don Ditty
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Xavier macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbus	*Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic* by Terry Jones. It's a short, easy read.
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calb macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK	*Postwar* by Tony Judt.
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