What Have You Read Recently?

[jaymitch84]

I'm looking for ideas for new books to look into because I'm out of options once I finish my current one, so I thought I'd start this thread to see what other people are in to.


Books read in the last month:
Faithful (Chronicle of 2004 Boston Red Sox Season) - Stewart O'Nan/Stephen King
Idiot - Johnny Damon
Napalm & Silly Putty - George Carlin
Getting in the Game: Inside Baseball's Winter Meetings - Josh Lewin

Currently reading:

Moneyball - Michael Lewis


From this list, I would recommend Faithful (if you are a Red Sox fan) and Moneyball (if you have any remote interest in baseball).

Getting in the Game also has interesting parts if you are into reading random interesting minor league baseball stories (that's not the whole book, but there are a number of them).

Napalm & Silly Putty - You've probably heard all these jokes, but it's still funny to read.

Idiot - I love Johnny D...but at times I got pretty annoyed with how perfect Johnny Damon is in Johnny Damon's eyes.

[HURLS]

I read David Wells' autobiography last. Obviously filled with great stories.

[35Pete]

I recently read "Principles of Application Specific Integrated Circuit Design". It was a good read. I've always wanted to know more about the development and fabrication of ASICS.

[HURLS]

that was next on my list. And here I thought it was about the running shoe.

[BeastMode Deep]

Angels & Demons and The DaVinci Code, Both by Dan Brown. I loved them both, I couldnt put either down

[Mouldsie]

Where Else Would You Rather Be? - Marv Levy

[The REAL Bling]

http://www.buffalorange.com/showthread.php?p=957931#post957931

[Mouldsie]

Did you really?

[The REAL Bling]

Did you really?

maybe...

[Big Cow]

I am currently reading Frank Miller's Sin City books. The last sports book I read was "Me and My Dad" by Paul O'Neill. The later is a great read if you are a Paulie fan.

[TRIPLE P]

Catcher in the rye. i read it every summer.

[coastal]

Striptease by Carl Hiassen for the thrid time. That dude is funny!

And I was reading some of Zane Grey's stuff over the hurricane weekend. Great fishing writer.

[markythebill]

Catcher in the rye. i read it every summer.



My favourite book. I think it's best to read it the FIRST time when you are young, though. Every adult I have met who read it in their 30's or 40's said they didn't like it. Guess you need that rebellious streak still intact.


A couple of other books I can read again and again are High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (much better than the film) and A White Merc With Fins by James Hawes (about the cleverest bank robbery ever).

Oh, and for a pretty weird story, The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks.

[Woody]

Last book I read was "Mastering Windows 2003 Server" by Mark Manasi. Probably not what you're looking for... but I'm throwing this in anyway since the book weighs like 20lbs and I'm proud that I read the damn thing. :niterider

[nehemiah]

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

seriously, NASA, when are we going to terraform mars? let's get that **** done now!

[TRIPLE P]

My favourite book. I think it's best to read it the FIRST time when you are young, though. Every adult I have met who read it in their 30's or 40's said they didn't like it. Guess you need that rebellious streak still intact.


.

I read it when I was, i think, 14. I started reading it every summer after that, I don't plan on getting rid of the rebel in me, for better or worse.

someone told me a couple years ago that lots of crazy people have an obsession with the book, never heard that though.

[rob on the job]

Just finished "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" for the upteenth time.

Now I'm reading a book on the history of NASCAR.

[markythebill]

someone told me a couple years ago that lots of crazy people have an obsession with the book, never heard that though.


Yeah, it is the most popular book amongst serial killers (says a lot for me and you, huh?!)

Charles Manson loved it and when the cops approached Mark Chapman after he shot the man in my avatar, they asked him his name and he replied "I'm The Catcher in the Rye". or so they say.

I love it, so ahead of its time and I love that it was banned for a long time in America. Amazing when you read it and then see that it was first published in like the late 40's or early 50's (can't remember which).

I also love the explanation Holden gives towards the end which explains the unusual title.

[Stealth01]

Just finished A Fortress of Grey Ice, by J.V. Jones. Currently reading A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin and Writers on Writing, a Writer's Digest book. I enjoyed both DaVinci Code and Deception Point (speaking of Dan Brown), but had trouble suspending disbelief for some things in them. THe albino really threw me off.

[TRIPLE P]

I also love the explanation Holden gives towards the end which explains the unusual title.

Yup. Definatly one of the best parts.

[rob on the job]

... Charles Manson loved it and when the cops approached Mark Chapman after he shot the man in my avatar, they asked him his name and he replied "I'm The Catcher in the Rye". or so they say. ....

Another coincidence: isn't there a mention about a merry-go-'round in "Catcher"? At the same time, Lennon had a hit in "Watching the Wheels Go 'Round and Round."

[markythebill]

Another coincidence: isn't there a mention about a merry-go-'round in "Catcher"? At the same time, Lennon had a hit in "Watching the Wheels Go 'Round and Round."


Yeah, I think Holden takes his little sister on a merry-go-round at some point.

[brewdizawgs]

I just finished Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader. Pretty good, I would suggest it.

[Jeanneret's LaLaLa]

To Kill a Mockingbird is a good story i had to read it this year and it was theonly book ive ever read in school that I've actually liked. And i guess if you want somethign differnet , try harry potter, i no its for the younger crowd but its teh best plot ive ever seen, just the way the author makes everythign tie in together is incredible, so if you are willing to get past the fact that it is a fictional fantasy book, it ahs a great plot.

[CoachC.]

My Story by Bob Knight (with Bob Hammel).

It's Knight's autobiography.

I recommend it for anyone who is a fan of Coach Knight -- and I especially recommend it for those who do not like him.

I think it will give you an amazing new perspective about the man. He cares so much for the players he has coached, and the people who influenced his life. Not to mention there is a great deal about his coaching philosophies.

It was written (with the afterword) after his first season at Texas Tech, so there's a whole (very revealing) chapter on everything that went down in his last months at Indiana.

Plus, there are some really funny stories he shares (both good and bad) about other coaches, the media, and refs.

[SweetLee8 3PlayaWha?]

I just got done with Superfudge by Judy Blume.

[TRIPLE P]

To Kill a Mockingbird is a good story i had to read it this year and it was theonly book ive ever read in school that I've actually liked. And i guess if you want somethign differnet , try harry potter, i no its for the younger crowd but its teh best plot ive ever seen, just the way the author makes everythign tie in together is incredible, so if you are willing to get past the fact that it is a fictional fantasy book, it ahs a great plot.


Not to bring it up again, but have you read The Catcher in the Rye?

If not, you should read it...it a really cool book, especially if you're 16.

[rob on the job]

I just finished Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader. Pretty good, I would suggest it.

I have six of the Uncle John collections in my house (including a kids' version and one on the weather) and they may be the greatest collection of interesting junk ever assembled.

[TRIPLE P]

I have six of the Uncle John collections in my house (including a kids' version and one on the weather) and they may be the greatest collection of interesting junk ever assembled.


I'm a huge Uncle Johns fan...I also have quite a few books...


I recommend, i think its called, Uncle John Dives into the presidency.

[Woody]

Word. I'm in total agreeance(if there is such a word). To Kill a Mockingbird owns... and so does 'Billy Budd' by Herman Melville. Check it out. :niterider

To Kill a Mockingbird is a good story i had to read it this year and it was theonly book ive ever read in school that I've actually liked. And i guess if you want somethign differnet , try harry potter, i no its for the younger crowd but its teh best plot ive ever seen, just the way the author makes everythign tie in together is incredible, so if you are willing to get past the fact that it is a fictional fantasy book, it ahs a great plot.

[TRIPLE P]

Word. I'm in total agreeance

There is, we call it "agreement" :)

[Woody]

Awesome.. I'll remember that for when I'm sobre. :niterider

There is, we call it "agreement" :)

[twosheds]

Where Else Would You Rather Be? - Marv Levy

Just finished it. Funny and inspiring. But man, it did open some old wounds. :(

[l3ills]

Im in the middle of last months playboy....its pretty good so far.

[Mouldsie]

I just started "Go Ask Alice"



weird

[rob on the job]

"Sunday Money" by professional wiseass Jeff MacGregor.

It's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" meets NASCAR.

He mixes hilarious one-liners with penetrating insight on American recreation and society.

Highly recommended.

[Norwoodsrevenge]

Man Made: A Memoir of My Body

A Buffalo guy who makes several references throughout the book to WNY. A great read that can be finished in a few sittings.

Marv Levy: Where Else Would You Rather Be?

I am currently reading this.

[Mouldsie]

I just started "Go Ask Alice"



weird
crazy

[Victor7]

All 4 of Dan Brown's books, best one is Angels and Demons
Assassini by Thomas Gifford and the best book ever ...

Where else would you rahter be?? by semi God Marv Levy

[nehemiah]

The Heart of Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh

[freedomfrypizza]

Unfit for Command

Men in Black

[jaymitch84]

I just finished Ball Four by Jim Bouton.

I highly recommend it.