What book are you reading?

Who Princess

Enkidu wrote:

Something is wrong with me. I've read The Coming of the Third Reich (very good). And Fatherland - it's like one of my favorite books EVER. Maybe I have some kind of Nazi thing...

Hey, I read ALL KINDS of weird stuff. People must think I'm really morbid.

Speaking of books about Nazis, have you read In the Garden of the Beasts? The Nazi's rise to power as seen by an American family. Very well written and quite a story.

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Enkidu wrote:

Something is wrong with me. I've read The Coming of the Third Reich (very good). And Fatherland - it's like one of my favorite books EVER. Maybe I have some kind of Nazi thing...

I'm reading this.

A pretty interesting read in the Nazi genre is a book called Ordinary Men.

brianlux

I'm reading James Bradley's Flags of Our Fathers right now. I'm not a big war stories fan- I'm much, much more into peace- but my father served as an Aviation Machinist's Mate with the Navy in the Solomon Islands during WWII and I figured I'm way overdue to learn more about that war. I've also recently read Bradley's Flayboys and Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers. My feeling is all three of these books are written from a mostly unbiased viewpoint and are outstanding literary works.

peacefrompaul

brianlux wrote:

I'm reading James Bradley's Flags of Our Fathers right now. I'm not a big war stories fan- I'm much, much more into peace- but my father served as an Aviation Machinist's Mate with the Navy in the Solomon Islands during WWII and I figured I'm way overdue to learn more about that war. I've also recently read Bradley's Flayboys and Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers. My feeling is all three of these books are written from a mostly unbiased viewpoint and are outstanding literary works.

Pretty good book. Gets a little boring like the movie.

brianlux

peacefrompaul wrote:

brianlux wrote:

I'm reading James Bradley's Flags of Our Fathers right now. I'm not a big war stories fan- I'm much, much more into peace- but my father served as an Aviation Machinist's Mate with the Navy in the Solomon Islands during WWII and I figured I'm way overdue to learn more about that war. I've also recently read Bradley's Flayboys and Hampton Sides' Ghost Soldiers. My feeling is all three of these books are written from a mostly unbiased viewpoint and are outstanding literary works.

Pretty good book. Gets a little boring like the movie.

Try Ghost Soldiers. It's hard to put down!

afroannnie

afroannnie wrote:

afroannnie wrote:

Finished Always Looking Up...I think I'll start this tonight...

I'm about 80 pages into this...pretty crazy, but good so far...

Finished this up on Thursday...wow..what a crazy book. :shock:

Andy Warhol's Popism up next.

smithnic

Just finished:



Now starting:

smarchee

"Ecology? Look it up. You're involved." With this slogan, posted guerrilla-style on billboards, the group that would become "Greenpeace" launched its first campaign ... and sparked a mind-shift that has literally changed how we think about the world around us. In the decade from 1969 to 1979, Greenpeace evolved from a loosely organized protest-group in the unlikely setting of Vancouver, Canada, into an international phenomenon that went head-to-head against governments and corporations, attracting the support of ordinary citizens alongside celebrities, politicians, writers, musicians and visionaries.

Greenpeace: The Inside Story is the definitive record of this extraordinary journey, indelibly portrayed by someone who helped make it happen--Pulitzer Prize nominee Rex Weyler. With an historian's insight and a novelist's style, Weyler introduces us to the characters and events that shaped an "eco-navy"--from the first voyage into the Pacific to "stop the bomb" to the risky mission to "save the whales" to the struggles with money and ideology that accompanied success. Greenpeace is a remarkable achievement: a gripping story; a snapshot of the mid-20th-century zeitgeist; a fascinating study of media manipulation; an uncompromising look at the sometimes brutal internal struggles of activist organizations; and above all, an inspiring call-to-arms that deepens our understanding of what it means to be politically engaged. Greenpeace shows why and how the revolution begins and leads us through the aftermath.

brianlux

This looks very interesting. How are you liking it so far?

smarchee wrote:

"Ecology? Look it up. You're involved." With this slogan, posted guerrilla-style on billboards, the group that would become "Greenpeace" launched its first campaign ... and sparked a mind-shift that has literally changed how we think about the world around us. In the decade from 1969 to 1979, Greenpeace evolved from a loosely organized protest-group in the unlikely setting of Vancouver, Canada, into an international phenomenon that went head-to-head against governments and corporations, attracting the support of ordinary citizens alongside celebrities, politicians, writers, musicians and visionaries.

Greenpeace: The Inside Story is the definitive record of this extraordinary journey, indelibly portrayed by someone who helped make it happen--Pulitzer Prize nominee Rex Weyler. With an historian's insight and a novelist's style, Weyler introduces us to the characters and events that shaped an "eco-navy"--from the first voyage into the Pacific to "stop the bomb" to the risky mission to "save the whales" to the struggles with money and ideology that accompanied success. Greenpeace is a remarkable achievement: a gripping story; a snapshot of the mid-20th-century zeitgeist; a fascinating study of media manipulation; an uncompromising look at the sometimes brutal internal struggles of activist organizations; and above all, an inspiring call-to-arms that deepens our understanding of what it means to be politically engaged. Greenpeace shows why and how the revolution begins and leads us through the aftermath.

madtowndave

About to start Day by Day Armageddon....

smarchee

brianlux wrote:

This looks very interesting. How are you liking it so far?

smarchee wrote:

"Ecology? Look it up. You're involved." With this slogan, posted guerrilla-style on billboards, the group that would become "Greenpeace" launched its first campaign ... and sparked a mind-shift that has literally changed how we think about the world around us. In the decade from 1969 to 1979, Greenpeace evolved from a loosely organized protest-group in the unlikely setting of Vancouver, Canada, into an international phenomenon that went head-to-head against governments and corporations, attracting the support of ordinary citizens alongside celebrities, politicians, writers, musicians and visionaries.

Greenpeace: The Inside Story is the definitive record of this extraordinary journey, indelibly portrayed by someone who helped make it happen--Pulitzer Prize nominee Rex Weyler. With an historian's insight and a novelist's style, Weyler introduces us to the characters and events that shaped an "eco-navy"--from the first voyage into the Pacific to "stop the bomb" to the risky mission to "save the whales" to the struggles with money and ideology that accompanied success. Greenpeace is a remarkable achievement: a gripping story; a snapshot of the mid-20th-century zeitgeist; a fascinating study of media manipulation; an uncompromising look at the sometimes brutal internal struggles of activist organizations; and above all, an inspiring call-to-arms that deepens our understanding of what it means to be politically engaged. Greenpeace shows why and how the revolution begins and leads us through the aftermath.

just started this morning and read the first 20 pages, started talking about the first nuke test in New Mexico

Lostdogsinthegarden

Songs of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings.

kw18

Enkidu wrote:

Something is wrong with me. I've read The Coming of the Third Reich (very good). And Fatherland - it's like one of my favorite books EVER. Maybe I have some kind of Nazi thing...

I just finished Fatherland ... greatly enjoyed it! Fantastic ending, and the book toward the end there made me think of 1984 in a lot of different ways. Wish he would right a sequel ...

I'm going to read this now:

Dissidentman

rick1zoo2

Dissidentman wrote:

a romance?

Dissidentman

rick1zoo2 wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

a romance?

Murder mystery.

dankind

:fp:

supadupa

Mindy Kaling's book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns).

She's adorable.

gunter1976

F Me In The Brain

kw18 wrote:

I'm going to read this now:

That book, while sort of 'fluff-y' was a great read, I loved it. The movie is beyond shitty when compared to the book. (Or, when compared to a piece of shit.)

Just started this: