What Books Are You Reading?

[jenai]

On a whim, which I know was fueled by chlor tripolon abuse _ i bought this book called Armored Corps: Engage and Destroy by Pete Callahan, a $3.50 special from Zellers.

The genre is war stories

off the back cover is it's about north Korea invading South Korea, and it reads like the same old, same old happening now in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The author lists about 10 or so military officers in his Acknowledgements.

However, this book was written with encouragement from Armo magazine.

You'd have to know the acronyms to get into this book.

And it does have a glossary of terms.


What this book needs is a list of characters, since it has potential to become part of a future war RPG.

[Grapes]

The Clubvibes version of this thread is one of the few things reading on the whole site.

Good post Sage.

I just finished Guns, Germs & Steel, which I think pretty much everyone should read. Staggering insight into the factors at play during the course of human history... as simple and straightforward as it is powerful. Everyone knows, at least to some extent, how history played out, but this book delves into WHY it played out that way.

Reading the Kite Runner now... hadn't planned to read it because it seemed like one of those buzz books that get so much momentum in public opinion that they're overrated. But mom gave it to me for Xmas so, whatever.

She also gave me Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, has anyone read that?

[KrisisID]

I'm currently reading Londonstani... not so far into it yet to give any more info.

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by Grapes

She also gave me Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, has anyone read that?

No Logo was good, Kleins good, I prefer Zerzan.



Drops Apr 1st.

[Chewy]

KLondike The last great gold rush 1896-1899

Pierre Burton

A very interesting read so far

[pstylez]

The Stuff of Thoughts

Stephen Pinker

Philosophy type book.

[NinjaBoy]

"A short history of Everything" by Bill Bryson

A short look at all thing science from the birth of the universe to now. Interesting read, the author is well known for some great travel books so this is a nice change.

And

"Catcher in the Rye"

A classic which I missed reading growing up. Really enjoying it, but the style it's written in makes me look down on everyone ridding the bus with me.

I read two books at a time, switching between them. Just a bad habbit I guess.

Before that I finished Sidhartha, and Trouble with Triffids.

[Disco_Whore]

Richard II (Shakespeare)

Millennium Hall (Sarah Scott)

Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets (John Barton & Billeh Nickerson)

Can't wait till summer so I can ready whatever I please, though I'm <3ing my gay lit class.

[tiedye]

"The Interpretation of Dreams" by Sigmund Freud.

[Revolver]

killler money mgmt book.



i am always re-reading this book....changed my life.

[decypher]

introduction to ideology by terry eagleton
various marxist/gramsci/adorno readings on labour, culture and hegemony.

and for fiction,
Kite Runner by khaled housseini

[yoko*]

Originally Posted by decypher

introduction to ideology by terry eagleton
various marxist/gramsci/adorno readings on labour, culture and hegemony.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz !!!
*yawn*
*snore*
*fart*

I hope all those theorists die!!
....Oh wait, they're all dead. GOOD!

The Hungry Tide : Amitav Ghosh
I just finished reading this novel, and I only did so because I had to for my world lit class. If you have patience for books that don't get exciting until 200 pages in, and focus on minute excruciating details that make you zone out, then go for it. He says some interesting things in his book, and makes some subtle commentaries about human nature (especially in the context of the increasing separation between rich and poor, urbanization versus country-side, and ecology versus industrialization and capitalism) throughout the text, but I think he goes off on too many tangents without making one clear impression on the reader.

It seems that I'm not the only one to think his work sucks, but I guess to each their own. Some say it's good, I feel like I wasted my time.

A Small Place - Jamaica Kincaid

The author, an Antiguan native, talks about her experiences of growing up in Antigua and seeing how it has evolved from the colonial to post-colonial era. She criticizes the ignorance of the post-colonial tourist a LOT in her text, and I think, justifiably so.

It's a short, passionate reading but you'll find that you'll get through it pretty quickly. At the end of it you might even find yourself being more critical about your role as a tourist and the ways in which you yourself assume the role of the colonizer in another culture.

[decypher]

hahaha yoko, well eagleton is still alive and well in the UK. Some of it is painfully dualistic but they have a lot of interesting things to say about urban vs. agrarian culture, mass culture and industrialization.

[NinjaBoy]

[G3N3R4L]

finally started on the long journey... hope the end is finished by the series sucessor by the time i get there..

Wheel of Time :: Robert Jordan

[impure]

animal's people by indra sinha

it's the story of a boy who was horribly disfigured by this disaster:
The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 was an industrial disaster that was caused by the accidental release of 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a Union Carbide India, Limited (UCIL, now known as Eveready Industries India, Limited) pesticide plant partly (50.9%) owned by Union Carbide located in the heart of the city of Bhopal, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
The BBC gives the death toll as nearly 3,000 people dead initially and at least 15,000 from related illnesses since, while Greenpeace cites 20,000 total deaths as a conservative estimate.
According to the Bhopal Medical Appeal, around 500,000 people were exposed to the leaking tables. Approximately 20,000, to this date, are believed to have died as a result; on average, roughly one person dies every day from the effects. Over 120,000 continue to suffer from the effects of the disaster, such as breathing difficulties, cancer, serious birth-defects, blindness, gynaecological complications and other related problems.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by decypher

hahaha yoko, well eagleton is still alive and well in the UK. Some of it is painfully dualistic but they have a lot of interesting things to say about urban vs. agrarian culture, mass culture and industrialization.

IN A FEW YEARS YOU WILL COME TO REALIZE THAT ALL THAT SHIT IS WACK ASS BULLSHIT

SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY = CREATIVE WRITING WRITTEN BY PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SHIT BUT OFFER NO REALISTIC SOLUTIONS

o

[decypher]

I already know a lot of it is bullshit and circular but its concepts can be applied to other things and make you very critical. Plus if you have a passion for history and the sources of knowledge it's more then interesting.

[SEAN!]

Originally Posted by decypher

I already know a lot of it is bullshit and circular but its concepts can be applied to other things and make you very critical. Plus if you have a passion for history and the sources of knowledge it's more then interesting.

IM SO FUCKIN CRITICAL I DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING, MY SOCIOLOGY DEGREE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS BY THAT METRIC o

[-evil-duerr-]

hahah he's too busy getting stoned and eating snacks to notice women dig him. When will he ever learn?

[decypher]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

IM SO FUCKIN CRITICAL I DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING, MY SOCIOLOGY DEGREE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS BY THAT METRIC o

I was at that point awhile ago lol. But still we can't forget that ideas do create change over time. No amount of apathy can ignore that.

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by -evil-duerr-

hahah he's too busy getting stoned and eating snacks to notice women dig him. When will he ever learn?

ROFFLECOPTORS!!! o

[yoko*]

Originally Posted by decypher

I already know a lot of it is bullshit and circular but its concepts can be applied to other things and make you very critical. Plus if you have a passion for history and the sources of knowledge it's more then interesting.

I don't even have a problem with Marx or Weber. It's moreso contemporary theorists that drive me mad. At least Marx was political and practiced to some degree, what he preached. Contemporary scholars bitch and whine and are too chicken shit to go beyond determining problems and offer solutions. I think they are cowardly and support the hegemony they supposedly "uncover" merely by "uncovering" them and doing fuckall about it.

But yeah, it all gets repetitive after a while. Glad that someone is appreciating the works though.

[Prissypants]

Just finished the book of five rings by Miyamoto Musashi and now I'm well into Flight of the Eagle by J. Krishnamurti... Pretty interesting stuff!!! But not for those who don't like philosophy.

[diva]

Originally Posted by Revolver

killler money mgmt book.



i am always re-reading this book....changed my life.

I read Rich Dad almost two years ago. Very inspiring, but the book and author have earned a lot of criticism (google "rich dad poor dad critiques").

You should pick up "The Intelligent Investor", "Money, Greed, and Risk: Why Financial Crises and Crashes Happen", and "Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse" <-- google peter schiff, the author (also happens to be an economic advisor for the Ron Paul presidential campaign).