futuredivot 0 #76 March 11, 2011 About to finish "Book of Secrets"-Chris Roberson. Just finished rereading Simon Green "Something From The Nightside" and getting ready to start "Earthquake Weather"-Tim PowersYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #77 March 11, 2011 In the last week: Armageddon: Day by Day World War Z Grimnoir: Hard MagicMike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #78 March 11, 2011 Naughty text messages... Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #79 March 11, 2011 Quote Naughty text messages... (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #80 March 12, 2011 Just finished reading "How To Be An Alien" Best review said: "If you are 'English' you will enjoy it. If you are an 'Alien' you will understand it." In any case, it's a good read - even if you are neither! Plus, it's short and has pictures Note: Yes, I gave a link to a book with a different title. It's the same book, except you can read some of it online through the magic of "preview" "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #81 March 12, 2011 Bonfire. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #82 March 12, 2011 http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/9780307588142.html I read all of ex-CIA agent Robert Baer's books, and this one just arrived a couple days ago. It is co-written with his wife, who he met in the CIA. This part written by her just amused me: Quote Another class the CIA won't hire is congenital liars, the kind who lie about the size of the fish they caught. I can't miss the irony that the organization that lies for a living won't hire men and women born to the task, but I guess the CIA prefers to train its own to lie. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #83 April 25, 2011 Finishing up Stuntman!: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life by Hal Needham. The man's entire career is a "no shit, there I was" story. Also really looking forward to reading There's a Spy In My Soup because a) it looks like a fun story and b) the author and her family are long-time family friends - her daughter and I were BFFs back when we were young'ns and still stay in touch today. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #84 April 25, 2011 Right now: "CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide, Fourth Edition" I sure as hell wouldn't recommend reading it for pleasure. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #85 April 25, 2011 Just got done re-reading Day By Day Armageddon, after having read the sequel for the Morning Star Strain. Now I'm reading Goldfinger. After that there are a handful of non-fiction on my plate that involve a mired of history topics.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #86 April 25, 2011 The Overcoat by Nickolai Gogol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrubin 0 #87 April 25, 2011 The Man in the Iron Mask"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #88 April 25, 2011 Quote Finishing up Stuntman!: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life by Hal Needham. The man's entire career is a "no shit, there I was" story. That sounds great. I'm gonna get that book. I just finished Bill Bryson's book "At Home", an interesting history of . . . practically everything, like most of his books. I'm currently reading two books. First is "Shell Games" by Craig Welch about seafood poaching in Washington's Puget Sound. The other is "The Universe in a Mirror", the story of the trials and tribulations of the Hubble Space Telescope. Those two and a couple of comic books. Gotta keep a little variety in it all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #89 April 25, 2011 Quote Fate is the Hunter ~Ernrst K. Gann Great book, Twardo. I have the hard back copy from my parents. I first read it as a teenager, and it's been on my bookshelf ever since. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,047 #90 April 25, 2011 Hi shrop, Just finished 'True Grit' ( fun read ) by Portis. Next on the list is 'The Long Walk' by Rawicz, to be followed by 'Wild Bill Donovan : the spymaster who created the OSS and modern American espionage' by Waller. That enough for you? JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dean358 0 #91 April 25, 2011 Just finished: "Just Kids" by Patti Smith (great follow up to the Keith Richards book) "The Windup Girl" by Paolo Bacigalup (2010 Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards) Cued up: "Starman - The Truth Behind The Legend Of Yuri Gagarin" by Jamie Doran & Piers Bizony "The Wizard Of Lies - Bernie Madoff And The Death Of Trust" by Diana Henriqueswww.wci.nyc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #92 April 25, 2011 brian germain transcending fearLife through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifell 0 #93 April 25, 2011 Thats a good book Shah, I even had my mom read it for her fear of flying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #94 April 25, 2011 QuoteThats a good book Shah, I even had my mom read it for her fear of flying So is Mom into swooping yet?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #95 April 25, 2011 Quote "Just Kids" by Patti Smith Seconded. LOVED this one. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifell 0 #97 April 25, 2011 QuoteQuoteThats a good book Shah, I even had my mom read it for her fear of flying So is Mom into swooping yet? LOL Not quite, she has yet to travel since reading it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #98 November 4, 2013 NWFlyer Finishing up Stuntman!: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life by Hal Needham. The man's entire career is a "no shit, there I was" story. Just noticed that Hal Needham died on 10/25. What a life he lived!"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #99 November 4, 2013 And NWFlyer gets this week's award for resurrecting old threads.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #100 November 4, 2013 kallend And NWFlyer gets this week's award for resurrecting old threads. Eh, only 2 1/2 years old and it's still early in the week. I won't accept that award just yet. Plus, "what are you reading" threads are timeless. And it's coming on winter, so people are starting to read again. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
