Anyone reading anything interesting right now?

[supersizeme]

I'm about 150 pages into "Blind Eye" by James Stewart. It's a non fiction account of a dude name Dr. Michael Swango who was a serial killer doctor. He was an ex-military guy who had a strange passion for violent trauma and death, and he worked in several hospitals in the U.S. He got away with murdering a shitload of patients in these hospitals by poisioning their IVs. Throughout the killings, the hospitals he was working in didn't seem to pay enough attention to him or see the obvious signs that he was in there fucking shit up. It's quite chilling that all of it really happened.

Before that I was reading "Doomsday Book" which was pretty good. It is set about 50 years from now over in England where they were sending historians back in time to do research on a particular era. This one student is supposed to be sent back to the year 1320 so she can study life shortly before the Bubonic Plaque wiped out half of Europe, but instead the time travel technicians screwed up entering the data, and she gets sent back to the year 1348 when the plague first hit the town she was sent to. Meanwhile, an influenza epidemic breaks out in the real world, and people are dying back in real time as well. Good stuff, except for the story kept switching back and forth between what was happening with the student in 1348 and the epidemic in 2050. The parts dealing with 2050 got boring, and I wanted to skip over them to see what was going down in 1348.

 

[mylife]

Just starting this book....

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Kingdom of Fear is billed as a memoir, but in essence, all of Hunter S. Thompson's books could fit into this category since his life and work have always been tightly bound together by a mythology largely of his own making. (After all, this is the man who, before earning a single dollar as a writer, began meticulously saving a copy of every letter he ever sent.) Still, this is certainly an unconventional memoir, but then what would you expect from the father of gonzo journalism? In these pages Thompson manages to dig deep and reveal a few "loathsome secrets" without offering the kind of personal details he has always avoided. His childhood, for instance, is basically summed up in a sentence: "I look back on my youth with great fondness, but I would not recommend it as a working model to others." He does, however, reflect upon his considerable legacy, including his well-known, and admittedly exaggerated, use of controlled substances ("The brutal reality of politics alone would probably be intolerable without drugs"), as well as offer assessments of his own work, such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ("It's as good as The Great Gatsby and better than The Sun Also Rises").
In this collection of twisted parables and outlaw adventures, Thompson writes about his early run-ins with agents of authority and the lessons learned; his stint in the Air Force and the beginning of his journalism career; his unsuccessful, though illuminating, bid for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado in 1970 as the Freak Power candidate; the casualties and unintended consequences thus far in the War on Terror; and numerous examples of present-day injustice and hypocrisy--all with his characteristic mix of brutal frankness laced with humor. He also offers his own take on state of the Union: "The prevailing quality of life in America--by any accepted methods of measuring--was inarguably freer and more politically open under Nixon than it is today in this evil year of Our Lord 2002." Thompson continues to make even the most deadly serious subject matter endlessly entertaining. --Shawn Carkonen

From Publishers Weekly
Hunter Thompson, author of such classics as Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail and other journalistic endeavors, has finally penned a memoir. Well, sort of. Just as Thompson paved his own way in writing about politics, sports, news and culture throughout the 1960s and '70s, he now offers an autobiography that is typically unorthodox in style but still revealing previously unknown facts about its subject. Wavering between the uproarious and the... read more

 

[Drunken_Weasel]

Just starting this book....

Good fucking choice.. I still need to read Fear and Loathing...

 

[supersizeme]

I couldn't ever make it all the way through that movie. I've done my share of drugs, and that movie was just too weird. Maybe I was not in the right state of mind(i.e. sober) when I watched it.

 

[rnch]

i'm still at work( 2:43 am), nothing interesting worth reading here!!

 

[mylife]

I couldn't ever make it all the way through that movie. I've done my share of drugs, and that movie was just too weird. Maybe I was not in the right state of mind(i.e. sober) when I watched it.

As your broly I advice you to rent it again, and you're gonna need the high grade.

 

[Raina]

I just finished 2 parallel books to Ender's Game. They're not sequels but follow another character through the same time period, at least that's the case in the first one, Ender's Shadow. I wrapped it up on Saturday. I bought the next book, Shadow of the Hegemon on Sunday. I finished that one last night. If anyone is up for a sci-fi/military/political strategy story then try them. I couldn't put them down.

Last night I started The Sword of Shannara again. I was 1/4 into it when I lost it. I bought it again over the weekend. I got the huge hardcover book with all 3 books of that trilogy in it. I'm hoping that the weight and size of the book will prevent me from misplacing it again.

 

[havoc]

I am reading the Clifford series, tantalizing to say the least.

 

[bullett]

I'm reading the morning paper... Greensboro, NC...

The most interesting thing here is the local city council bought cell phones for themselves citing that "it will allow us to be in closer touch with our constituents"....

SO...the paper published their cell numbers on the front page of the paper......

LMAO..

I'll bet those cell numbers will be cancelled, pronto... I love this shit! Believe it or not, the local media is somewhat conservative...

 

[p0ink]

I'm reading the morning paper... Greensboro, NC...

do you live in greensboro? go check out Stamey's BBQ.

it's the shit. you will blow loads.

 

[jerkbox]

Hunter S. Thompson rules.....i need to read some more of his books.

 

[bullett]

do you live in greensboro? go check out Stamey's BBQ.

it's the shit. you will blow loads.

Yes.I do...

LOL @ Stameys...

Everyone from out of town says to eat there, probably because its right beside the coliseum....

I have eaten there, its ok, but there is better BBQ around...

How do you know about it?

 

[WODIN]

The Financial Times, AES energy is about to default on 1.3 bil in debt to Brazil and lose its holdings in the country. Should be an interesting stock plunge.

 

[Y_lifter]

I've read all of KOONTZ at least once.
Currently reading "One door away from heaven"
Very different koontz style, but still some very funny dialog.

Raina, "Enders Game" was fantastic, and I have considered reading the others.

REPLAY by Grimwood was one of the most memorable books I have read. Great fiction.. Pick it up.

 

[AAP]

koontz's Watchers and Lightening were my favorites.

 

[Michael Corleone 21]

Just starting this book....

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Kingdom of Fear is billed as a memoir, but in essence, all of Hunter S. Thompson's books could fit into this category since his life and work have always been tightly bound together by a mythology largely of his own making. (After all, this is the man who, before earning a single dollar as a writer, began meticulously saving a copy of every letter he ever sent.) Still, this is certainly an unconventional memoir, but then what would you expect from the father of gonzo journalism? In these pages Thompson manages to dig deep and reveal a few "loathsome secrets" without offering the kind of personal details he has always avoided. His childhood, for instance, is basically summed up in a sentence: "I look back on my youth with great fondness, but I would not recommend it as a working model to others." He does, however, reflect upon his considerable legacy, including his well-known, and admittedly exaggerated, use of controlled substances ("The brutal reality of politics alone would probably be intolerable without drugs"), as well as offer assessments of his own work, such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ("It's as good as The Great Gatsby and better than The Sun Also Rises").
In this collection of twisted parables and outlaw adventures, Thompson writes about his early run-ins with agents of authority and the lessons learned; his stint in the Air Force and the beginning of his journalism career; his unsuccessful, though illuminating, bid for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado in 1970 as the Freak Power candidate; the casualties and unintended consequences thus far in the War on Terror; and numerous examples of present-day injustice and hypocrisy--all with his characteristic mix of brutal frankness laced with humor. He also offers his own take on state of the Union: "The prevailing quality of life in America--by any accepted methods of measuring--was inarguably freer and more politically open under Nixon than it is today in this evil year of Our Lord 2002." Thompson continues to make even the most deadly serious subject matter endlessly entertaining. --Shawn Carkonen

From Publishers Weekly
Hunter Thompson, author of such classics as Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail and other journalistic endeavors, has finally penned a memoir. Well, sort of. Just as Thompson paved his own way in writing about politics, sports, news and culture throughout the 1960s and '70s, he now offers an autobiography that is typically unorthodox in style but still revealing previously unknown facts about its subject. Wavering between the uproarious and the... read more

very very good book...highly recommended...I personnally just finished reading it....its very good but coming from Mr Raoul Duke himself , you probably already knew that...

 

[Necrophagia]

Ninja Mind Control by Ashida Kim

 

[Testosterone boy]

I just finished 2 parallel books to Ender's Game. They're not sequels but follow another character through the same time period, at least that's the case in the first one, Ender's Shadow. I wrapped it up on Saturday. I bought the next book, Shadow of the Hegemon on Sunday. I finished that one last night. If anyone is up for a sci-fi/military/political strategy story then try them. I couldn't put them down.

Last night I started The Sword of Shannara again. I was 1/4 into it when I lost it. I bought it again over the weekend. I got the huge hardcover book with all 3 books of that trilogy in it. I'm hoping that the weight and size of the book will prevent me from misplacing it again.

All of your lost books are under the sofa cushions. Except for the two under the bed.

 

[HS Lifter]

Im reading fire lover right now for my english class.

Pretty good book.

Usually teachers pick the most boring shit to read.

 

[gmanlax7]

some " Flaming carrot"

 

[Raina]

Raina, "Enders Game" was fantastic, and I have considered reading the others.

The Children of the Mind sequels are good- Ender's Game is a prequel to those. They're worth reading but totally different than the books about Bean....those books btw can probably stand on their own. Shadow of the Hegemon was described as being sort of like a game of Risk-- and that's really how it was.

 

[flex123]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...6302514/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/002-8860860-5309644

reading this atm...

 

[Bullit]

SSME - I'm reading Projects posts so to answer your question NO.

 

[TheProject]

SSME - I'm reading Projects posts so to answer your question NO.

Suck my left nut.

Bitch.

 

[Bullit]

Suck my left nut.

Bitch.

Nah.. I ain't taking beastgirls sloppy seconds.
Try Nature Broly.

 

[Taps]

I'm reading the following books right now:

A Peoples History of the United States, by Howard Zinn
This is a great read, if somewhat tedious at time. It's basically a history book told from the perspective of the lower class (ie: everyone who got fucked over in the last 500 years -- indians, balcks, irish, etc.)

The Road Ahead, by Bill Gates
Gates wrote it in '95, and it's a tad dated, which shows just how quickly the computer industry is moving. Very interesting book, though. Bill is actually a decent writer, and there's a surprising amount of humor in his words. Great for people interesed in computers, business, or who just want something neat to read beofre bed.

Awakening the Buddhist Heart, by Lama Surya Das
Great addition to "Awakening the Buddah Within." Think of it as a beginers guide to Buddhism. Surya Das is actually a jewish guy from brooklyn who became a Lama, and now teaches the Dharma in the US. Great read. I highly reccomend it.

 

[Frackal]

I am reading the Clifford series, tantalizing to say the least.

now that was funny


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[slickdadd]

SSME: If you liked the Doomsday thinger, you might like Timeline by Michael Crichton. Same kind of concept, but really focuses on action. I really liked it.

 

[Testosterone boy]

I am reading the HP notebook startup guide. More to notebook mastery that I would have thought.

 

[MrMuscle]

Right now im reading these books:

- High Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer way
- Beyond Brawn
- Ironman's ultimate bodybuilding encyclopedia
- The Glycemic Index revolution

 

[Zebo]

The Ethical Conduct Paradigm.....if I ever get out of grad school, I'll be one happy fuckin' camper...

This is great. I need some titles for when I can actually read for pleasure.....

 

[skaman607]

I just finished Anthem by Ayn Rand