Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?

[Scepticalscribe]

Some brief research on my part indicates he did visit North America and as a child was an avid reader of Wild West stories. For those who have not read A Study in Scarlet, these days I'd recommend downloading the entire Sherlock series. In iBooks, versions of it range from free to very inexpensive. For this particular story, it's composed of two parts. Part 1 is in London. Part 2 starts in the U.S. West and for a moment you might think you've started a new story that has nothing to do with an English detective in London. I don't know if it is stated anywhere if he is English vs Scottish, as the author is.

(Dickens.Stanford.Edu)

Very nice quote, and thanks for posting it.

I hadn't known that, but it doesn't really surprise me. In any case, to dream of creating and crafting 'well researched historical romances idealising British history' is by no means the worst vocation ever conceived by a well known writer!

 

[tacotester1]

just read The Art of War again

probably check out the 48 laws of power again too


also reading nutrition reference book

 

[Scepticalscribe]

just read The Art of War again

probably check out the 48 laws of power again too


also reading nutrition reference book

'The Art of War' is a terrific book, and reads deceptively easily.

Actually, I managed to lay hands on a beautiful hardback edition over six years ago, as it is a book well worth re-reading.

 

[rhett7660]

Do comic books/omnibus's count!

Currently reading "Invincible Omnibus #1"

 

[Dontazemebro]

What Book Are You Reading?

Can anyone recommend a good book on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire? It's a topic I've been vaguely interested in for a while but never got around to pursuing.

I'm still enjoying the "Mistborn" series but I'd like a change of pace.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Can anyone recommend a good book on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire? It's a topic I've been vaguely interested in for a while but never got around to pursuing.

I'm still enjoying the "Mistborn" series but I'd like a change of pace.

I have read this one about the fall of Rome and highly recommend it.

The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians by Peter Heather.

 

[Dontazemebro]

I have read this one about the fall of Rome and highly recommend it.

The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians by Peter Heather.

Thanks ucf, I'll check it out.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I have read this one about the fall of Rome and highly recommend it.

The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians by Peter Heather.

Excellent book, I read it last year, and recommend it highly.

Also extremely good, but with a somewhat narrower focus, (it deals with the fall of the Roman Republic and the very beginning of Imperial Rome) is 'Rubicon', by Tom Holland.

 

[BigHungry04]

I'm currently reading The Godfather by Mario Puzo. It's really good. I didn't enjoy the movie but this is rather enjoyable.

 

[LadyX]

What Book Are You Reading?

Has ayone read Stephen E. Ambrose's Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West? It seems really interesting.

 

[SandPebble]

Has ayone read Stephen E. Ambrose's Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West? It seems really interesting.

I read it a few years ago. An informative and interesting book and I recommend it.

 

[LadyX]

I read it a few years ago. An informative and interesting book and I recommend it.

I've been wanting to read about the Lewis and Clark Expedition for some time. I've searched and found a lot of books but Ambrose's book seems like the best one. I don't know a lot about the expedition; just the basic information so I'm interested to read about the journey. Thank you for recommending it!

 

[LadyX]

Just started ...

 

[Tsuchiya]

Nearly done with Buying In by Laura Hemphill

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buying-Laur...UTF8&qid=1392994967&sr=8-1&keywords=buying+in

Just brought The Snowden Files by Luke Harding

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Snowden-Fil...&qid=1392995008&sr=8-1&keywords=snowden+files

 

[tacotester1]

'The Art of War' is a terrific book, and reads deceptively easily.

Actually, I managed to lay hands on a beautiful hardback edition over six years ago, as it is a book well worth re-reading.

nice! it was pretty simple
but pretty interesting

 

[ucfgrad93]

I am currently reading Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life on my Kindle.

 

[pachyderm]

'The Art of War' is a terrific book, and reads deceptively easily.

Actually, I managed to lay hands on a beautiful hardback edition over six years ago, as it is a book well worth re-reading.

by clauswitz (sp?) or tsun tze(sp?) =)

 

[kazmac]

that's what I thought...

My take on it was that it actually is a good story, you just have to get used to the slightly different style at first (compared to how most contemporary novels are written). For example, each chapter initially seems to introduce a lot of different characters, too many to keep track of, and I found it confusing. But, a lot of them aren't going to survive for more than a chapter or two, so after awhile you realize that there are just a few main characters threading through the book that you follow. Once I figured out the style, I thought it was a great, epic-scale story.

Also, if you've ever seen the movie Red Cliff, it's fun to see how the book is similar/different in comparison.

That's what I thought from the samples I've read.

I've got the international edition of Red Cliff on my iMac here...although no device to watch it on at the moment. Hate watching films on the computer itself.

Speaking of books, started Toby Venables' The Hunter of Sherwood: Knight of Shadows: A Guy of Gisborne story. Long winded title, excellent twist on Robin Hood lore with the focus on Guy and his clandestine work for prince John.

And in comics, I'm rereading all three Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi books (save for the as of yet unreleased final issue ) again. It's my favorite bit of Star Wars since the original film. Hope to heck Marvel picks this up with Ostrander and Duursema back at the helm.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

by clauswitz (sp?) or tsun tze(sp?) =)

Actually, I have both of them on my shelves, each bound in a lovely hard back edition. As it happens, I read Karl von Clausewitz's 'On War' when I was a student (although I was given the hard back version, years later, as a Christmas present by my brother's partner); Sun Tzu, I read years later, and subsequently treated myself to a lovely hard back version.

 

[pachyderm]

Actually, I have both of them on my shelves, each bound in a lovely hard back edition. As it happens, I read Karl von Clausewitz's 'On War' when I was a student (although I was given the hard back version, years later, as a Christmas present by my brother's partner); Sun Tzu, I read years later, and subsequently treated myself to a lovely hard back version.

I have the Sun Tzu version...

 

[JoshuaAmorah]

I'm sure this one has been mentioned in this thread: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.

 

[LadyX]

Just started ...

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I finished this one yesterday. A thought provoking and extremely interesting novel. The story ends abruptly and I kind of wished it were longer but nevertheless, the ending was satisfying. If you're looking for a quick and easy read, I recommend it.

 

[twietee]

The Girl with the Golden Eyes and other shorter stories by Balzac. The Unknown Masterpiece being my favorite so far amongst those.

 

[LadyX]

Currently reading ...

 

[iBreatheApple]

Just started ...

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I honestly can't remember anything about this book except for the fact that I loved it.


I'm currently reading Divergent.