[Quaddy]

 

[Lazarus Short]

I'm finishing up Before the Flood by Ian Wilson, an exploration of the theory that the Black Sea was once a freshwater lake until the rising salt waters on the other side of the Dardanelles burst through. It is a fascinating exploration of one of my favorite subjects, prehistory.

Next, I plan to plow through The Book of Enoch.

 

[AdamCalifornia]

"The Spy Who Loved Me" (1962),
by Ian Fleming with Vivienne Michel.

From the front flap:

Quote:

... It's all true - absolutely. Otherwise Mr Fleming certainly would not have risked his professional reputation in acting as my co-author and pursuading his publishers, Jonahan Cape, to publish my story.

(Above, the italics are mine.)

 

[appophylite]

Just finished Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert today.

Now, working on Chapterhouse: Dune

 

[hockeyb213]

Reading Macbeth for my english class

then I will be reading a book called little brother.

 

[AmanGeorge]

"Open", Andre Agassi's autobiography. I'm only a little way in so far (reading a few pages every night) but so far it's quite a nice read

 

[G-man]

 

[Drag0n]

Finished "As America Has Done to Israel" by John P. McTernan
An excellent book!!!

Now im into the first chapter of "The Blood of Lambs" by Kamal Saleem
Everyone in the World should read this book NOW!!!

Next im buying Saral Palins new book "Going Rogue"
Also Glenn Becks new book "Arguing With Idiots"

 

[fatcat28037]

 

[TopPop]

Paul's letter to the church at Rome

 

[AdamCalifornia]

'An Evil Guest' by Gene Wolfe (2008)

(from back flap)

Quote:

Gene Wolfe is the greatest writer in the English language alive today. Let me repeat that: Gene Wolfe is the greatest writer in the English language alive today. I mean it. Shakespeare was a better stylist, Melville was more important to American letters, and Charles Dickens had a defter hand at creating characters. But among living writers, there is nobody who can even approach Gene Wolfe for brilliance of prose, clarity of thought, and depth in meaning. Michael Swanwick, author of Dragons of Babel ....

(from front flap)

Quote:

'An Evil Guest' is a stand-alone supernatural horror novel in the Lovecraftian tradition with a 1930s noir atmosphere. Gene Wolfe can write in whatever genre he wants - and always with superb style and profound depth. .... "Wolfe is quite simply a superb writer." The Washington Post Bopok World

I don't agree with those statements at all. - Two thumbs down!

 

[mattcalf]

This Is Your Brain On Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin

 

[VicAjax]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamCalifornia /img/forum/go_quote.gif 'An Evil Guest' by Gene Wolfe (2008) (from back flap) (from front flap) I don't agree with those statements at all. - Two thumbs down!

ooooh... i love Gene Wolfe. haven't read this yet, though. have you read his Book of the New Sun series? great stuff.

 

[VicAjax]

i'm reading this:

and this:

 

[VicAjax]

oh, and this... because i'm particularly ADD lately: