For the book readers on STR, what are you reading?

[jasonmason]

Visions of Cody by Kerouac.
I kinda stalled on Under the Volcano, so jumped back into some Kerouac the other night. Needed something to go with the double bastard i was sipping, and it seemed to fit...

 

[gooseaholic]

Now dont make any assumptions But I am also reading this, very interesting.
Walter C. Langler, a secret war time report "" The mind of Adolf Hitler"

 

[Padre]

My daily read is not that popular.

Aside from that though, I'm pouring through a biography on Mother Theresa based on her letters called "Come Be My Light." That's one gnarly lady.

I also just finished a book by Shelby Steele called "White Guilt - How Blacks & Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era". That was top notch.

 

[OldDogDan]

Lance

Just read 2 of Lance Armstrong's books last month, "Its not about the Bike" and "Every Second Counts". Both were awesome and inspiring books, anyone who rides a bike would enjoy either of these books.

I really enjoyed "It's not About the Bike". I think you would also like Daniel Coyle's book "Lance Armstong's War".

 

[graves.z]

The Last Chancers
-Gav Thorpe

The 40th millenium. A penal legion is formed of criminals from thousands of Imperial Guard regiments. They are sent on suicide missions, with almost no chance of success. Six survive out of four thousand. This is their tale.

Glad to see I'm not the only nerd (or former nerd?). I'm currently reading Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett. For less nerdy fare I just picked up Beowulf and Atlas Shrugged as these are somewhat classics I've managed never to have read.

 

[OldDogDan]

Beowulf

For less nerdy fare I just picked up Beowulf and Atlas Shrugged as these are somewhat classics I've managed never to have read.

Yeah, I got Seamus Heaney's (love his poetry) translation of Beowulf. But I'm still not getting through it. Maybe eventually. I usually have three or four books in progress. The one I like best gets read fastest of course, and replaced by another or the next best. Some also-rans just fall by the wayside, even if classic. So many books, so little time...

 

[schleppp]

Where do I start??

World Religions in America
The Beloved Community
God and Country
Seven Sins of American Foriegn Policy
Present Dangers:Crisis and Opportunity in American Foriegn Policy
After the Black Death

Why you may ask?? History Major, all of these will be finished in the next week. This semester I had to read 19 different books! A new record for me.

I can't wait for the summer to get here!

 

[Schecky]

Charcuterie, The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing.
by Michael Ruhlman & Brian Polcyn

 

[Innes]

anybody read neil pert's cycling related book?

I read it years ago and I've read it a few times since then. I was more into Rush than I was biking at the time. Very interesting.

 

[BrewMaster]

Charcuterie, The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing.
by Michael Ruhlman & Brian Polcyn

dude, that looks cool. are you practicing what you are learning?

 

[Schecky]

dude, that looks cool. are you practicing what you are learning?

Gotta get the pink salt first, then I will be.:beer:
Better living through Chemistry!

 

[BFloFoxRider.]

i dont usually read but one book i did like was Jeremy McGrath's Wide Open: a life in supercross. by jeremy mcgrath and chris palmer.
its a good book about jeremy's life story and how he got into racing supercross and his crashes and retirement etc.
its the best book ive ever read.

 

[emfc]

My wife left Wicked lying on the table so I picked it up to see what it was about and now I'm 200 pages in. This book is crazy!

 

[graves.z]

My wife left Wicked lying on the table so I picked it up to see what it was about and now I'm 200 pages in. This book is crazy!

My wife has that lying around and I keep looking at it thinking "maybe?".

 

[ohyeah89]

Currently, John Adams by David McCullough

I'm usually a fiction kind of gal, especially when I'm reading for fun (Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Kathy Reichs, Dean Koontz, James Rollins, Michael Chricton, et al.) but something about McCullough's nonfiction writing really grabs me, it's less textbook-style and more narrative-style. I LOVED his book on Truman when I had to read it in high school, despite it being 1000 pages (haha or so it seemed in HS)!

I am the type to stay up reading for HOURS all night because I'm so into the book but haven't been able to do that since I started mtbing...

Mountain biking has really cut into my reading time!
It's worth it though

 

[donkey]

I just finished "The Last American Man". If you liked reading about McCandless in "Into The Wild" you'll probably like this one.

B

 

[nick]

Just finished Chris Carmichael's Food for Fitness: Eat Right to Train Right . It was a very good book that has taught me to think about food much differently. I highly recommend reading it.

And oh yeah, EAT LOTS OF CARBS!

 

[BrewMaster]

Visions of Cody by Kerouac.
I kinda stalled on Under the Volcano, so jumped back into some Kerouac the other night. Needed something to go with the double bastard i was sipping, and it seemed to fit...

Cody or not, you must have had visions of some kind after polishing off a bottle of Double Bastard on your own.

:drunk:

 

[schleppp]

Currently, John Adams by David McCullough

I'm usually a fiction kind of gal, especially when I'm reading for fun (Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Kathy Reichs, Dean Koontz, James Rollins, Michael Chricton, et al.) but something about McCullough's nonfiction writing really grabs me, it's less textbook-style and more narrative-style. I LOVED his book on Truman when I had to read it in high school, despite it being 1000 pages (haha or so it seemed in HS)!

I am the type to stay up reading for HOURS all night because I'm so into the book but haven't been able to do that since I started mtbing...

Mountain biking has really cut into my reading time!
It's worth it though

Is it good? And do you know if he is historically accurate in his writing? Thanks.

 

[ohyeah89]

Is it good? And do you know if he is historically accurate in his writing? Thanks.

I am REALLY enjoying it! It's not a stay-up-all-night-to-finish-it (haha it would take several since its looong) but I look forward to reading a bit of it before going to sleep each night.

As for historical accuracy, I personally am not too familar with early American history (part of why I'm reading it in the first place) but if I remember correctly he won a Pullitzer for this book (Best Biography or Autobiography) and doubt they'd award it to someone without proper primary and secondary sources...

Read it! I also recommend his book on Truman! =)