What Are You Reading?

[4bronxbombers]

http://www.amazon.com/Wiley-CPA-Exam...e=UTF8&s=books

A real page turner

[yankeebot]

Has anyone read Digital Fortress? I was thinking I'd start that after I'm done with Dark Tower. Either that or Survivor by Chuck Palaniuk.

I haven't read Survivor yet but you can never go wrong with Palaniuk.

[RhodyYanksFan]

I haven't read Survivor yet but you can never go wrong with Palaniuk.

I read Luallaby and hated it. I'll never read another one of his books. It's one thing to be different and hip, but to do so just to do so isn't entertaining. That book had a great premise yet the story he told was awful.

[penfold]

I figure I may as well plug my husband's book in this thread. It's a really good read! USA Today liked it and Amazon readers appear to agree!

http://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Within-N...e=UTF8&s=books

[Hitman23]

You are actually able to read fiction with infant twins - wow, I am impressed. I didn't read anything other than "How to keep your Child Alive" (my thoughts on the ultimate title for a baby book), for at least a year. Then it was. maybe a People magazine article!

I have time after 10 every night when they go to sleep. So if I don't pass out it's either books, movies or sports.

[Hitman23]

I haven't read Survivor yet but you can never go wrong with Palaniuk.

I've liked every one of his books so far. I was gonna read it no matter what anyone said anyway. Just looking for a review really.

[Hitman23]

I read Luallaby and hated it. I'll never read another one of his books. It's one thing to be different and hip, but to do so just to do so isn't entertaining. That book had a great premise yet the story he told was awful.

Really? Man next to FC that's his best (that I've read). I enjoyed it alot. Couldn't put it down.

[penfold]

I have time after 10 every night when they go to sleep. So if I don't pass out it's either books, movies or sports.

Your wife must feel... abandoned! sniff, sniff.


Seriously, though, your "me-time" is necessary for your sanity. I'm glad you're able to stake out your territory!

[TinoFan84]

Mickey Mantle: My Favorite Summer 1956

I read that one, I love reading baseball books.

[RhodyYanksFan]

Really? Man next to FC that's his best (that I've read). I enjoyed it alot. Couldn't put it down.

The whole making the real estate lady beyond bizzare and the sideplot with the guy and the class action lawsuits was just too annoying for me. For such a cool premise, I guess I was expecting an X Files type story, not a Kubrick-esque too-cool-for-the-room one.

[Hitman23]

Your wife must feel... abandoned! sniff, sniff.


Seriously, though, your "me-time" is necessary for your sanity. I'm glad you're able to stake out your territory!

Nahh that's her away time. She has the kids all day and I help when I get home. We spend that time together and then she gets away for her time. It works well.

[4bronxbombers]

http://marleyandme.com/images/home_book.jpg

Anyone read this? I hear it's a great book. The dog on the cover is so handsome!

[Hitman23]

The whole making the real estate lady beyond bizzare and the sideplot with the guy and the class action lawsuits was just too annoying for me. For such a cool premise, I guess I was expecting an X Files type story, not a Kubrick-esque too-cool-for-the-room one.

I do agree his writing is a little out there. All of it is. Invisible Monsters was a little strange as well. I love his POV on things I guess that's why I enjoy his books so much. I always expect a far fetched story.

[TinoFan84]

Nahh that's her away time. She has the kids all day and I help when I get home. We spend that time together and then she gets away for her time. It works well.

Good for you! I love a man who helps with the kids (mine really doesn't).

[GiambiRocks]

I figure I may as well plug my husband's book in this thread. It's a really good read! USA Today liked it and Amazon readers appear to agree!

http://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Within-N...e=UTF8&s=books

I read and enjoyed it.

[Sixty one]

I just started reading The Echoing Green by Joshua Prager. It's about the famous shot heard round the world....Bobby Thompson's homerun that won the pennant for the NY Giants in 1951. So far it is pretty good and is very detailed!

[YankeePride1967]

My Experiences in an Adult Theatre by Pee Wee Herman.

[RhodyYanksFan]

Whenever I can fit in a few free minutes I have been reading "Manhunt: The Twelve Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer". Great book. It's an amazing story.

[CardNYY]

I read that one, I love reading baseball books.

I bought it at an antique shop. Imagine that..I just finished reading his All My Octobers book with a foreword by Bob Costas not too long ago. Mantle was indeed a student of the game...

[gdn]

I would also seriously recommend "The Brief History of the Dead" by Kevin Brockmeier.

You can read the first chapter here.

And if any of you are in the mood to read a one-act play, send me a PM

[penfold]

I read and enjoyed it.

Thanks for the props! I'll let him know!

[yankeebot]

I just got Throwing Bullets, A Tale of Two Pitchers Chasing the Dream from the library. It's about Justin Olson and Francisco Liriano's rise through the minors. Anyone read it?

[DanB]

Thanks for the rec, Dan. You're actually the one who inspired me to get off my butt and read Nagl's book in the first place. I kept putting it off and putting it off.

But it really does make the reader think about the differences between theory/administration and reality/in-theater-action.

wow...glad I could help. I've had the good fortune of meeting with LTC Nagl and corresponding a bit with him. He had a good interview on NPR the other day. I think I have the link somewhere, I can PM it to you if you want it. If you're really interested in counter insurgency, then the defining source from what I hear is a book called called Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice by David Galula and it just came back into print. I haven't read it yet, but it's on my Xmas list.

[patrick.o]

The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky (which may be the best poker book I've ever read), A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years by Armin Brott, and How to Raise a Brighter Child: The Case for Early Learning by Joan Beck. And I recently finished Buddha, His Life and His Teaching by Walter Henry Nelson.

[Hitman23]

The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky (which may be the best poker book I've ever read)

I've been looking for a new poker book to dive into. Convince me to buy this one....

[Barb51850]

I'm reading a book that I read every year at this time -

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickins

[Soriambi]

Very true. Most of the books that Oprah recommended through her show I personally found boring.
I like the website bookreporter.com They have a section titled "Word of Mouth" where people tell you what they have just finished reading...I've found lots of books and new authors by going to that site.

This site can be useful sometimes:

http://www.allreaders.com/default.as...tID=2&arange=A

It doesn't have a lot of books that I want to look up, but it gives a general idea of what kind of book it is (what the main character does for a living, what "type" of book it is, how much of the book is action, how much is dialogue/problem solving, and so on) so that you can try to determine whether it is a good fit for your tastes. It also has several reviews for each book.

For instance, here is the page for The Da Vinci Code, which I'm sure a lot of the people here have read:

http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_17502.asp

I wouldn't read it if you don't want a spoiler, as there is a bit of information there that might spoil part of the book for you (which usually isn't the case on the site), but you can look up other books you've read.

[Tal Hawkins]

I figure I may as well plug my husband's book in this thread. It's a really good read! USA Today liked it and Amazon readers appear to agree!

http://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Within-N...e=UTF8&s=books

That is definitely going on my list of books to read. I just finished "Cut and Run" by Ridley Pearson...started another Pearson novel today, "The Art of Deception".

[Soriambi]

I figure I may as well plug my husband's book in this thread. It's a really good read! USA Today liked it and Amazon readers appear to agree!

http://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Within-N...e=UTF8&s=books

That does look good. It sounds like my type of book. I hadn't heard of it. It seems that it's available at my library, so I'll put that one on my list for next time I get books.

[patrick.o]

I've been looking for a new poker book to dive into. Convince me to buy this one....

Well, I'm only about a third of the way through it, but it's been pretty educational so far. I'm pretty solid in most aspects of my game, playing my position, representing my hand, knowing when to slow play vs when to lay the hammer down, etc, but my weakest link has always been the math. I can figure out the general odds of making my hand easily enough, and pot odds are straight forward enough, but implied odds? Effective odds? I was pretty much ignorant of what those actually were, never mind how to figure them or apply them. It'll take more study and practice, but I feel like once I get a better grip on those things and how they all interrelate it'll make it a lot easier to make correct decisions in those times when you feel like you could go either way.

Essentially the book emphasises how to approach the game in a more...I dunno, scientific? way. Proffesional, logical, and businesslike could all fit, too. I'd always heard that Sklansky was one of the premeir poker writers/theorists (along with Mike Caro) and 10 chapters in I now know why.

[#1PaFan]

Buddha: His Life and His Strategy on Poker by Walter Henry Sklansky.

[AMC]

I'm reading "Forty Signs of Rain" by Kim Stanley Robinson and it's pretty slow so far. I'm reading this book because I liked his Mars trilogy books: Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars. They also had a lot of slow moments with technical gibberish but I found them really interesting. Hopefully things will pick up a bit in this book soon. I started reading it because the sequel sounds interesting.

[montrealer]

Assorted Christmas recipe magazines...then after Christmas whatever Santa brings me.

[Hitman23]

Well, I'm only about a third of the way through it, but it's been pretty educational so far. I'm pretty solid in most aspects of my game, playing my position, representing my hand, knowing when to slow play vs when to lay the hammer down, etc, but my weakest link has always been the math. I can figure out the general odds of making my hand easily enough, and pot odds are straight forward enough, but implied odds? Effective odds? I was pretty much ignorant of what those actually were, never mind how to figure them or apply them. It'll take more study and practice, but I feel like once I get a better grip on those things and how they all interrelate it'll make it a lot easier to make correct decisions in those times when you feel like you could go either way.

Essentially the book emphasises how to approach the game in a more...I dunno, scientific? way. Proffesional, logical, and businesslike could all fit, too. I'd always heard that Sklansky was one of the premeir poker writers/theorists (along with Mike Caro) and 10 chapters in I now know why.

Awesome. That's exactly what I was looking for. Far all the same reasons as you. God damn you couldn't have come at a better time with this.

[goin for 27]

I'm in the process of beginning, The Alienist by Caleb Carr. Seems like it's going to be a pretty intense read. Prior to that I read The Tender Bar, which was an awesome read. Anyway, I'm just interested in what others were reading. My boss traditionally gives me a gift certificate for Amazon during the holidays. This year I'm looking to buy some books.

I second "The Tender Bar". My wife is from Manhasset, and we hung out in Publicans quite a bit when I was in College, still like to poke in there if I can....

I am just finishing "Resolute", by Martin Sandler. It is all about Arctic Exploration through the mid 19th Century. Guys discovering and mapping the Arctic, looking for the Northwest Passage.

Crazy tales of adventure....

[Hitman23]

I think you'll be surprised at the way he ends it, I know I was ... once you get there, let me know what you thought. I'll reserve my comments on the ending until you done so as not to influence you any.

Finally finished Wolves this weekend and got about halfway through "Song of Susannah" I couldn't put it down once I started reading. I don't know how I'm staying enteratined for this much of a story, but damn I'm impressed.

[patrick.o]

Buddha: His Life and His Strategy on Poker by Walter Henry Sklansky.

you tool

[patrick.o]

Awesome. That's exactly what I was looking for. Far all the same reasons as you. God damn you couldn't have come at a better time with this.

Happy to oblige

[gamesix1977]

Omen trilogy. Just saw the new Omen on DVD.

[IronCaballo4]

I'm reading "The 50 Greatest Yankee Games" by Cecilia Tan

[TheMick@ND]

The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain (author of Kitchen Confidential). His writing is awesome especially if you've ever worked in the kitchen of a restaurant.

[4bronxbombers]

I'm reading The Kite Runner right now which I love so far...........I've heard good things about it.

[IronCaballo4]

I'm reading "Ladies and Gentlemen: The Bronx is Burning"

[allybear]

I'm reading "Ladies and Gentlemen: The Bronx is Burning"

I loved that book! I am not currently reading anything, but will probably start "Redneck Woman, Stories from my Life" by Gretchen Wilson tonight - I got it for Christmas from my bosses along with two NASCAR books (one of which I finished and the other one I flipped through). I went to put "Redneck Woman" away last night and looked at a little of it and it actually looks pretty good, so I may as well read it.

Does anyone have any good chick book recommendations - I got a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card and I have to return a book to Amazon (JP & I each got each other the same book - OOOPS). I know I can find something myself that I'll like, but I figured I'd ask for recommendations anyway.

[GiambiRocks]

Does anyone have any good chick book recommendations - I got a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card and I have to return a book to Amazon (JP & I each got each other the same book - OOOPS). I know I can find something myself that I'll like, but I figured I'd ask for recommendations anyway.

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks, Mad River Road by Joy Fielding, Light on Snow by Anita Shreve and What Matters Most by Nicole Bokat are books I have read in the past few weeks. I liked them all.

[RhodyYanksFan]

I'm reading The Kite Runner right now which I love so far...........I've heard good things about it.

I hated that book.

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks, Mad River Road by Joy Fielding, Light on Snow by Anita Shreve and What Matters Most by Nicole Bokat are books I have read in the past few weeks. I liked them all.

Few weeks?? I wish I had your kind of time on my hands.

[DontHateOnNumber2]

50 Greatest Yankee Games by Cecelia Tan.

[GiambiRocks]

Few weeks?? I wish I had your kind of time on my hands.

Well I watch less than 5 hours a week of t.v. so I read a lot.

[IronCaballo4]

50 Greatest Yankee Games by Cecelia Tan.

I'm reading that one too....how are you liking it so far?

[Barb51850]

I'm reading The Kite Runner right now which I love so far...........I've heard good things about it.

Make sure you have lots of tissues when you get to the end.