[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[chops]

Mr Nice - Howard Marks

Then on to Brighton Rock by Graham Greene.

 

[Hillian1]

A Few Good Men by Spencer Vignes.

Brightons all time 11.

bloody good it is.

 

[keaton]

Medium Raw - Anthony Bourdain
One of my favourite writers, enjoyable even if you're not obsessed with food, but amazing if you are

 

[Dave the OAP]

Weren't you reading that a couple of months ago, Dave? I'm sure I remember mentioning that The Globe were doing Dr Faustus this summer. Anyway, if I didn't, it will be well worth catching in the open air, The Globe is always atmospheric.

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Yes I read it through and now as I have actually started the course, I have read it again ( The OU send you a DVD/CD with the transcript from the BBC version) so you can read along as it where. Not having a brilliant education ( 9 schools due to moving about so much with my dads job) learning something like this is hard work!

I will certainly try and catch it at the Globe.. Cheers

 

[Peever]

The Third Reich At War - Richard J Evans

Keaton, you say his books are well worth the read?

 

[keaton]

The Third Reich At War - Richard J Evans

Keaton, you say his books are well worth the read?

Yeah, Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour are both superb. In the first he writes about what it's really like to work in a kitchen and about food generally, the other's a travelogue but obviously with focus on food. But he's one of the best non-fiction writers around, bits are like Orwell or Hunter S Thompson

 

[jcdenton08]

Neuromancer - William Gibson

It's shit

 

[Dave the OAP]

The Third Reich At War - Richard J Evans

Keaton, you say his books are well worth the read?

If you are into those sorts of history books, I thoroughly recomment this:

It is the best one I have ever read:

 

[KZNSeagull]

The Last Resort by Douglas Rogers. All about his folks place in Zimbabwe. Good stuff so far.

Just finished Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre. Very interesting reads if you like WW2 history.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Oh yes, I have also been reading "50 People that stuffed up South Africa". Apparently Kevin Pieterson is one of them!

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

On and Off the field by Ed Smith (a season long diary from 2003) - excellent

And I read Charlie Oatways book in bed last night. More like a long essay - but well worth the read.

Waiting in the wings - Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey (looks great) and would recommend Map Addict by Mike Parker for anyone interested in maps. He's a avid collector and really witty writer.

Based on the above, will try Kitchen Confidential too.

 

[brighton_girl87]

I've got three books on the go at the moment, all completely different and I switch between them depending on my mood -

Medic: Saving Lives - From Dunkirk to Afghanistan - John Nichol, Tony Rennell, and Eleo Gordon

My Booky Wook 2 - Russell Brand

You're Next - Gregg Hurwitz

 

[Hornblower]

David Mitchell's 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet' a wonderful, wonderful book, I can't recommend it too highly. The best book I've read in years and I read, on average, a book a week (commuter).

 

[Peever]

Yeah, Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour are both superb. In the first he writes about what it's really like to work in a kitchen and about food generally, the other's a travelogue but obviously with focus on food. But he's one of the best non-fiction writers around, bits are like Orwell or Hunter S Thompson

Well I always enjoyed his show when I watched it and I am sure that same sense of humour and wit are in his books as well. will keep that in mind keaton!

If you are into those sorts of history books, I thoroughly recomment this:

It is the best one I have ever read:

Note made of the book. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Storer68]

Can't think why I started this? Never judge a book by its cover

 

[Titanic]

On the train this week I are mostly reading (and learning) the German libretto for Der Glorreiche Augenblick (Op.136) Ludwig van Beethoven.

 

[Gerbil]

Stuart- a life backwards

 

[Gwylan]

Can't think why I started this? Never judge a book by its cover

That's a misleading cover if I ever I saw one.

Moonstone's a good book though

 

[Don Quixote]

David Mitchell's 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet' a wonderful, wonderful book, I can't recommend it too highly. The best book I've read in years and I read, on average, a book a week (commuter).

I preferred Ghost Written myself.

I am reading Lady Chatterly's Lover, it is pretty good I have to say.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Spent about an hour reading Charlie's book from cover to cover last night. Does that count?