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Doyle Brunson' autobiography - The Godfather of Poker it's very interesting. He's led quite a life and the book is full of amusing and sometimes shocking stories about various gamblers and mobsters he's known.
Carl Jung - Psychological Types
Not the first time I've read it, but I've put a bit more thought into it this time round. I've blogged about some of the key themes (at least to me) recently, so won't go over the same ground again here. Link's in my sig, if you're interested.
I usually get through few books while on holiday in Mauritius; I also read Simon Baker's Ancient Rome (a whistle-stop tour through a few of the major Emperors' reigns, and a good informal follow-up to Rubicon by Tom Holland which I read while here last year, and which described the fall of the Roman Republic), and I'm also quickly re-reading the first three of Asimov's Foundation novels and the Odyssey's also on my "to read before I fly home" list.
Not the first time I've read it, but I've put a bit more thought into it this time round. I've blogged about some of the key themes (at least to me) recently, so won't go over the same ground again here. Link's in my sig, if you're interested.
I usually get through few books while on holiday in Mauritius; I also read Simon Baker's Ancient Rome (a whistle-stop tour through a few of the major Emperors' reigns, and a good informal follow-up to Rubicon by Tom Holland which I read while here last year, and which described the fall of the Roman Republic), and I'm also quickly re-reading the first three of Asimov's Foundation novels and the Odyssey's also on my "to read before I fly home" list.
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It is an excellent book. I read it a few years ago and just loved it.
Shakey, Neil Young's biography, which is very good.
I have also just started 'Editor' by Max Hastings which tells his story of being the editor of The Daily Telegraph between 1986 and 1995. I can't put this book down, very interesting from a historical point of view and interesting to read first hand about how an editor runs a paper.
I have also just started 'Editor' by Max Hastings which tells his story of being the editor of The Daily Telegraph between 1986 and 1995. I can't put this book down, very interesting from a historical point of view and interesting to read first hand about how an editor runs a paper.
I envy you. I still remember how much I loved reading that book for the first time. I think it's the only book I've read more than once, in fact. Enjoy!
I just started reading Last Night in Twisted River, John Irving's latest. I've been hooked on Irving for years, and can't help myself; everytime he puts out a new book I have to read it immediately. Interesting so far.
Right now I'm concurrently reading The Killing Of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers and Exceptions To Reality, an anthology by Alan Dean Foster. On tap for next is either World War Z or another Culture novel. Of course, that could change with my mood.
The Killing of Crazy Horse is on my wish list but I can't make up my mind whether to buy it or not as I have already read Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas by Mari Sandoz, as well of Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors by Stephen Ambrose.
Just finished "Temple of the Winds" by Terry Goodkind, and waiting for my wife to finish "Soul of the Fire" so I can get started on that.
Killing Of Crazy Horse is pretty good. It's very informative with lots of obscure information about American Indian culture and customs and a lot of minutiae about daily life in the Old West that is very evocative. The guy's writing style makes it slow going, however; it's very dense with endless digressions into who knows who how and when-- every other paragraph reads like "six degrees of Kevin Bacon."
^Ooh, that is a good combination!
January first, I started A Year with C.S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works. I'm also currently reading The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, by James Martin.
On a lighter note, I recently finished a collection of Terry Bisson's short stories (Hear that, Bears Discover Fire?
) and the most recent two of Margaret Coel's Wind River Reservation mysteries.
Next on the to-be-read pile: Jung's Map of the Soul, by Murray Stein.
January first, I started A Year with C.S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works. I'm also currently reading The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, by James Martin.
On a lighter note, I recently finished a collection of Terry Bisson's short stories (Hear that, Bears Discover Fire?
) and the most recent two of Margaret Coel's Wind River Reservation mysteries. Next on the to-be-read pile: Jung's Map of the Soul, by Murray Stein.
I have only read the first of Margaret Coel's Wind River Reservation mysteries. I have the next one on my Wish List. I have a long, long wish list 
I finished Death's Inheritance. I can understand why my mother doesn't remember reading it as it is a very run-of-the-mill mystery. 2/5
I have just started reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
I finished Death's Inheritance. I can understand why my mother doesn't remember reading it as it is a very run-of-the-mill mystery. 2/5
I have just started reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
Ooo, a recommendation. CJ Sansom has a series of novels about Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer in the time of Henry VIII, it's really really good, historical mysteries. Not only am I going to reread them shortly, the new one, Heartstone, is just in at the library,. This is A Good Thing.
I like them because the path to the bad guy isn't clear and keeps you guessing.
I like them because the path to the bad guy isn't clear and keeps you guessing.
Tried to read it many years ago, but gave up. Will probably listen to the audiobook version soon.
I'm currently a little over half way through the audiobook version of The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It's a compelling update of the vampire mythos, read by del Toro stalwart Ron Perlman. Very astute writing; highly recommended.
Print-wise, I've been reading Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett. It's about the re-introduction of football to the Discworld's Unseen University and although it has a lot going for it, it's a bit of slog to get through. This may be a case of over-familiarity, as I've been reading his stuff for over twenty years. His earlier novel Nation, which is a standalone non-Discworld tale set on a small island in an alternate nineteenth century, is a thumping good read and a minor classic.
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Agree about Unseen Academicals and Nation. The problem with UA is it has about three characters too many that belonged in a different story. That said, you should really get I shall Wear Midnight, the new Tiffany Aching/Discworld novel, it's much better than UA, really.
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