What are you reading?

[Osomir]

Currently reading:

- Modernist Islam, 1840-1940: A Sourcebook, by Charles Kurzman

- The Cage: The fight for Sri Lanka and the last days of the Tamil Tigers by Gordon Weiss

- A History of Nigeria, by Toyin Falola

Recently finished:

- Bare Branches: The Security Implications Of Asia's Surplus Male Population, by Valerie Hudson

- Princeton Readings in Islamic Thought: Texts and Contexts from Al-Banna to Bin Laden, by Roxanne Euben and Muhammad Qasim Zaman

- Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places, by Paul Collier

 

[jasonnfree]

Finished "From the corner of his eye" by Dean Koontz. Spiritual, good vs evil.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Catching up on the latest John Sandford novels.

Since he can't screw or sleep anymore, all he does is write.

That he does well, still.

 

[Bill Angel]

An excellent book that I just finished reading is

Instant: The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos
The Book Polaroidland

Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid, was a role model for Steve Jobs, and the author develops a picture of Edwin Land that illustrates some of the similarities in how Land and Jobs ran their respective companies and promoted their products. The book isn't just about personalities however. The author makes an effort to explain to a general audience how the different systems for instant photography that Polaroid developed worked, as well as each of the systems' strengths and weaknesses.

 

[Treeshepherd]

I've been reading Nero Wolfe novels and short stories by Rex Stout. It's sort of the comfort food of reading, simplistic mystery stories.

I'm a huge fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, and also a huge fan of Raymond Chandler's mystery novels. Those two are in a class by themselves, and I would never put Rex Stout anywhere near them.

But, Rex Stout sort of combines the two; Wolfe is the eccentric genius and his assistant Archie Goodwin is a Phillip Marlow type of hard detective. He repeats the familiar stuff in every story until even the chairs in Wolfe's office become characters themselves.

 

[Esmeralda]

A Dark Adapted Eye, by Barbara Vine. Barbara Vine is a pseudonym for Ruth Rendell. I am a Ruth Rendell fan. She writes psychological mysteries.

From Wiki:
"A Dark-Adapted Eye (1986) is a psychological thriller novel by Ruth Rendell, written under the nom-de-plume Barbara Vine. The novel won the American Edgar Award.

Largely set during World War II, the story is told by Faith Severn, who at the prompting of a true-crime writer recounts her memories of her aunt, the prim, fastidious, and snobbish Vera Hillyard. Vera's life is initially centered on her beautiful younger sister, Eden, even to the exclusion of her own son, Francis, with whom she has a poor relationship. Later, Vera has a second son, Jamie, to whom she is intensely devoted, while Eden marries the scion of a wealthy family.

When Eden is unable to have children with her husband, she begins to demand custody of Jamie, who she claims is being poorly raised by Vera. To the bewilderment and shock of the rest of the family, the custody battle escalates to violent levels, leading to tragedy and a series of disturbing revelations."

 

[Treeshepherd]

pasted from another What Are You Reading thread;

Just read Devil in a Blue Dress and Red Death by Walter Mosley.

I was out of town and looking for Rex Stout in the mystery section of a used book store. Didn't have any. So, I gave Mosley a try. His character is the unlicensed untrained detective Easy Rawlins-- a black guy living in a tough LA neighborhood post-WWII.
Like with Raymond Chandler, the Mosley books describe a time when everyone wanted to move to LA, only from the black perspective.

They were okay. Maybe a little weird at times, or awkward, but with some real sections of exquisite writing that sneak up and surprise you.

 

[Treeshepherd]

Last book just finished "Clan of the Cave Bears" about a Cro-Magnon girl raised by Neanderthals. Author Jean Auel. A hard to put down book for me.

Those were quite entertaining.

 

[Hawkeye2j]

Stephen King's 11/22/63 I could not put the book down

 

[my2¢]

Currently reading:

The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics by Barton Swaim
"The Speechwriter is a funny and candid introduction to the world of politics, where press statements are purposefully nonsensical, grammatical errors are intentional, and better copy means more words. Swaim paints a portrait of a man so principled he’d rather sweat than use state money to pay for air conditioning, so oblivious he’d wear the same stained shirt for two weeks, so egotistical he’d belittle his staffers to make himself feel better, and so self-absorbed he never once apologized to his staff for making his administration the laughing stock of the country. On the surface, this is the story of one politician’s rise and fall. But in the end, it’s a story about us—the very real people who want to believe in our leaders and must learn to survive with broken hearts."

Just finished:

The Wilderness of Ruin : a tale of madness, Boston's Great Fire, and the hunt for America's youngest serial killer by Roseanne Montillo
"In the early 1870s, local children begin disappearing from the working-class neighborhoods of Boston. Several return home bloody and bruised after being tortured, while others never come back.
With the city on edge, authorities believe the abductions are the handiwork of a psychopath, until they discover that their killer—fourteen-year-old Jesse Pomeroy—is barely older than his victims. The criminal investigation that follows sparks a debate among the world’s most revered medical minds, and will have a decades-long impact on the judicial system and medical consciousness."

 

[Unkotare]

Creating America, Biology, Frankenstein, Holes, Hatchet, The Outsiders, World History, Unbroken, A Different Mirror, SpongeBob and the Squirrel.

 

[Esmeralda]

The play Blood Relations which is "a psychological murder mystery written by Sharon Pollock. The play is based on historical fact and speculation surrounding the life of Lizzie Borden and the murders of her father and stepmother."

 

[shadow355]

"Gideon's Spys - The Secret History of the Mossad"

Non-Fiction

I am a murder / mystery and spy buff anyway.

I am somewhat of an analytical person, whom deducts and cuts most everything apart to dissect it ; it be in true life, a book, a movie...or a real day conversation. For the most part = I investigate, pay attention, deduce, ask questions, compare statements and past events. I work the outside towards the inside.

A great book, although I found some names wrong ( Joint Special Operations Commanders name ) and some locations were not correct ; Such as Pope Air Force Base ( the book lists it as in Alabama ).

And how does a bomb, that is in a carry on bag, that detonates by altimeter......go off in a pressurized cabin.

There was inconsistencies with time lines and the author "Back tracked", changing his story from a story previously told......AND events and their timelines is mixed up or totally inaccurate, or inconsistent with what was previously told.

I believe the Author "Fudged" portions of the book, and about 70% remains accurate and true. I do not believe that the Author, as he describes......is as connected to the World Intelligence Community as he describes ; where he knows some of the deepest and darkest secrets, that he in fact publishes. In fact in portions of the book he said he obtained the info from interviewing a "Spook", I believe he got the info from news articles ; and/or media sources/journalist. If the Author was as well versed as he said he was.....he would be one of the "Former" people in his book = a memory who's body would never be found.

Portions of the book and intelligence events were in depth, some stories just scratched the surface. The true events are from actual history books and acknowledgements, the stories that are not in depth are from speculation and conclusions drawn from the author I believe. The same intelligence info that got people in his book killed, he obtained from sensitive sources and published it. Humph - yeah...right.

He allegedly lives overseas, as he has written in his book the exact location. Yeah, I believe that also.

BUT - All in all is a very interesting read. The first 5 chapters keep the reader interested, but when Chapter 6 starts......true or false, the book is hard to put down.


Shadow 355

 

[Preacher]

I am reading Natures Eternal Religion very very slowly. Maybe 4-5 pages and there to let what I read sink in and am reading And a Hard Rain Fell its a biography about a soldier in Vietnam.

 

[ret54cmh55]

I'm currently reading "The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible" by Charles Eisentein. What is "Natures Eternal Religion" about?

 

[longknife]

The Diary of Father Serra

Life and Works of the Reverend Ferdinand Konsag, S.J. 1703 - 1759

Light reading, heh?

 

[Preacher]

I'm currently reading "The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible" by Charles Eisentein. What is "Natures Eternal Religion" about?

Based on the eternal laws of nature, history, logic, and common sense the White people of the world now have a religious program of their own!

I wouldn't suggest buying a copy from Amazon I did and I returned it. Course one I got from someone else wasn't much better....the older copies are the better ones....Can get them on Stormfront or other racialist forums...lot of pro white bookstores online will have it as well.

 

[ret54cmh55]

O ok

 

[Preacher]

O ok

Yep. If you like books and to read. Come join goodreads.com

 

[longknife]

O ok

Yep. If you like books and to read. Come join goodreads.com

I've been on Goodreads for several years and STILL can't figure out how the darned thing works!