Reading one of my favorite Polish authors, Waldemar Lysiak. This one is about the history of Polish leftist intellectuals that have ruined it all for the rest of us (Poles).
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Reading one of my favorite Polish authors, Waldemar Lysiak. This one is about the history of Polish leftist intellectuals that have ruined it all for the rest of us (Poles).
I'm afraid the only books I have been reading of late have not been books but rather Mountain Bike Action, DirtRag, and Bicycling Retailer......magazines :ne_nau:
Just finished "The Aenied" by Virgil. I was a bit nervous about reading it, but instead, I am excited to read The Illiad and The Odessey now. It really isn't bad for a book that is 2,000 years old.
I liked Book V - Games and a Conflagration.
And a quote from Book IX - A Night Sortie, A Day Assault lines 1039 - 1049
"Turnus
Spoke and rose to full height, sword in air,
Then cleft the man's brow square between the temples
Cutting his head in two - a dreadful gash
Between the cheeks all beardless. Earth resounded
Quivering at the great shock of his weight
As he went tumbling down in all his armor,
Drenched with blood and brains; in equal halves
His head hung this and that way from his shoulders."
Wow, the combat fought in these times was something else.
I picked up "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson today, and will start "All Quiet on the Western Front" soon.
Just finished Terminal Freeze by Lincoln Child. First half was pretty slow and it wasn't that great.
I'm reading 48 Days to the Work You Love. It's a career finding/changing book and very good.
Also, there's a site called [url]www.goodreads.com[/i] where you can list your books and give them up to five stars in rating, and also review them if you want. It's a good place to find out about books to read the you may not have heard of.
It's on my shelf and in my queue but my best bookworm friend has warned me about it as well as Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell amongst others.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueeyessmiling
Well, after recently finishing Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maughm and The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz, I decided to take on A People's History of The United States by Howard Zinn. I'm about nine days and 60 pages into it and must say that in spite of its somewhat liberal view, it's better written than any other historical work I've ever taken on.
I'm also reading my son's current 7th grade book, "Warriors Don't Cry" by Melba Patillo Beals. It is the memoirs of one of the 9 students who first integrated the public high school in Little Rock AR. I highly recommend it both for its historical perspective as well as its inspiration of personal triumph. It's also interesting to see how much she learned from the soldiers of the 101st who came to protect them.
How far we've come in 50 years!
Finished "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Still reading "A Walk in the Woods"
Picked up "The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes"
and "I Was A Born Again Mormon"
Read "The Poisonwood Bible"
Currently reading "Pigs In Heaven"
both by Barbara Kingsolver
Good books, good topics, like the way she writes.
Just finished: Beyond the Zonules of Zinn: A Fantastic Journey Through Your Brain by David Bainbridge. Fascinating look at brain anatomy, physiology and development, for the lay person.
Currently reading: Death From The Skies by Phil Plait. The many ways the universe could kill us, astronomically. What would happen if a black hole wandered our way? What if we were hit by a nearby Gamma Ray Burst? What will happen when our sun dies? etc. etc. Really interesting.
Next up: A Crack In The Edge Of The World by Simon Winchester. "America and the great California earthquake of 1906". I've read his The Professor and the Madman and The Map that Changed the World, and both were quite good. Looking forward to his take on this.
Hey Cher
I have that book in the queue!Quote:
Originally Posted by blueeyes
Glad to hear it's a good one. I rarely read fiction, but this one was on sale for $1.00 at the "friends of the library bookstore" I frequent, & it sounded interesting. Scanning the text, it looked to be written well.
I'm currently reading
Young Stalin" by Simon Montefiore ~ it's a historical account of stalin's childhood and his life leading up to his rise to political power.
I'll most likely follow this book at some point with "Stalin ~ the court of the red Tsar" which is also written by Monteifore.
I'm a huge fan of history.
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Hey Cher
I've been enjoying a few books this Summer:
Finished: "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson. Highly recommended, fun read.
Finished: two by Michael Perry "Population 485" and "Off Main Street" , tales about life in rural Wisconsin. Fun reads recommended by a friend.
Currently reading another by Perry: "Truck: a love story".
Win
I thought that was just great! Got my son (12) to read it, and he really enjoyed it, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Win
Just started back into the series by Piers Anthony -- Incarnations of Immortality. Finished 'Bearing an Hourglass' today and start 'Wielding a Red Sword' tomorrow. I have a lot of time to read at work between loading railcars and such :ne_nau:
The Climb... Just finished Into Thin Air... Don't know what will be next
History of Emery County!!! :nod:
I finished the entire Vince Flynn series (Mitch Rapp rocks) and am hoping for more new books. Went to B&N the other day and picked up:
Brad Thor's, the Lions of Lucerne.
Working on
The Decline And Fall of the Roman Empire.
Great read- not as dry as you'd expect. Gives a lot of great background for european history through today.
I had to read that when I went to the U. I still have that text book. It was a great read as I recall.. Haven't opened it since 1990 at least! :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by uintahiker