The official "What book are you reading?" thread....

[Thehemiman]

Finished "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" and "Theodore Rex".

The second one regarding his presidency is dull compared to the first regarding his growing up. Definitely worth reading.

I don't know if those two mention what he did after his presidency but if you like reading about Roosevelt then I'd recommend this one..

http://www.amazon.com/River-Doubt-Th.../dp/0385507968

[tom d]

great book.

[frankenbeemer]

Chickenhawk. Robert Mason's memoir of his 6 month tour in Vietnam as a Huey pilot. such an amazing book, i would recommend it to everyone. I have always been fascinated with Vietnam because my grandfather served two tours, but never told me a word about it. It's interesting to read about Vietnam from the perspective of a helicopter pilot, and I just ordered the book "If I die in a combat zone: box me up and ship me home" to learn about it from another perspective. Just like to add, thank you for your service to anyone serving in the military on this forum.

Everything by Tim O'Brien is top notch prose. Dispatches by Michael Herr is also one of the definitve books about the Vietnam war.

[SkiFree]

I don't know if those two mention what he did after his presidency but if you like reading about Roosevelt then I'd recommend this one..

http://www.amazon.com/River-Doubt-Th.../dp/0385507968

Just saw your response. The books I listed didn't cover his post presidential life, so I'll have to look into it. Thanks for letting me know.

Started a book about the birth of smokjumping, Two-Man Stick, happens to have been written by my great uncle.

[Mullet Bullet]

Zombie Survival Guide

[cg138]

Interesting book, but a little dry.

[Mercury[BKM]]

Hustler

[keine30]

This is Books

Haven't seen anything on here about this so I figured I'd ask:

Read any good books lately?

[keine30]

This is what I'm reading right now

[Farbin Kaiber]

^Excellent book.

I suggest this one next then.

[knuklehead92]

very true and changed my views a little bit. good read imo

[keine30]

^Excellent book.

I suggest this one next then.

yeah it's definitely making me think about somethings that haven't really occurred to me before... bit of a slow read still, but I'm loving it.

and I'll definitely check that one out next!

[bmwman91]

Just finished the last two books in the Ender's Game main series (Xenocide, Children of the Mind). I read the first one for a high school English class in 2002, then around 2006 I found the book and re-read it in college. Read Speaker for the Dead shortly after, and decided to finish the last two in the past couple of weeks. Great reads, if anything I can appreciate them a lot more being a bit older and married since they are basically all about the relationships between characters. I may pick up some of the other books that focus on the other characters. I was actually sad when I was done with the main series since it really sucks you into the characters' lives and I wanted to keep reading.

Someday I will read the Dark Tower series since I have hears so much about it.

Most of the books that I have read in the last few years have been science-related. Feynmann's QED was a really interesting read, and Schrodinger's Rabbit was another one that put quantum theory into layperson terms that I could understand. Feynmann's The Pleasure of Finding Things Out was a very good read and gave some neat perspective on life, and Faster Than The Speed of Light was interesting and entertaining at the same time (contained f-bombs lol).

[einhander]

[roguetoaster]

Exemplifies a natural approach to writing, easy to get engrossed and zoom through it in no time. Basically, read anything by H.L. Mencken and prepare to be delighted.