What are you reading right now?

[Jagger]

Originally posted by Jiggy_12+May 28 2005, 04:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Jiggy_12 @ May 28 2005, 04:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Pagal4321@May 28 2005, 02:24 PM
I'm actually about to start Da Vinci Code....a little late I know but things at school have finally settled down a little bit.

Hey Pagal, have you read Angels and Demons? It's kind of the prequel to Da Vinci Code. I'm just finishing it up right now, and I have Da Vinci Code lined up next. [/b][/quote]
The other Dan Brown books are pretty good too. "Deception Point" and "Digital Fortress" were the first two books I read of his. Not bad at all. Anyone who likes "Da Vinci" though has to read "Angels & Demons" too, given that it has the same main character.

[nieuwy-89]

I just started 'The Sum of All Fears' as I continue my quest to complete the Jack Ryan series. I know there are some other Tom Clancy fans on this board.

I just finished 'A Hanging Offense' which is an account of an attempted mutiny on an American Navy ship in the mid 1800s. Not the most exciting read but an interesting account of life in the US Navy during that period. It was written by Buckner F. Melton Jr. if you're interested.

I read MacLean's every week and really enjoyed last week's issue on the Queen. It painted a great picture of a lady who was born into duty and has fully embraced it. Some may say "tough life", but consider that she never had the choice to follow her own path. Instead, she was forced to become a symbol of an entire political/ constitutional system. The article mentioned that she takes a keen interest in domestic and international politics and is far more influential than many of us know. She has held the monarchy together while the rest of the royal family tries to tear it apart.

[BlackEleven]

The recent release of the Hitchhiker's movie inspired me to re-read the books. I am on the last one of the five, Mostly Harmless.

Before reading the whole series I read A Confederacy of Dunces, which is a great book.

[kn]

Originally posted by Cain@May 28 2005, 03:29 PM
I am reading the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov right now...about 4 books in I believe.

I love sci-fi (not the crap like starwars and halo/starcraft stuff...that shouldn't be anywhere near the sci-fi scection) but have never read one of its best known series. It is pretty decent...not amazing, but a fun read.

The Foundation Trilogy won a special Hugo Award (beating out LOTR) as the best science fiction/fantasy trilogy ever written.

Don't forget about Prelude to Foundation, Foundation's Edge, Foundation and Empire and Forward the Foundation, four books beyond the original trilogy.

(How I wish this series would be made into a movie trilogy...)

[HOZ]

Originally posted by kn+May 29 2005, 05:34 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kn @ May 29 2005, 05:34 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cain@May 28 2005, 03:29 PM
I am reading the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov right now...about 4 books in I believe.

I love sci-fi (not the crap like starwars and halo/starcraft stuff...that shouldn't be anywhere near the sci-fi scection) but have never read one of its best known series. It is pretty decent...not amazing, but a fun read.

The Foundation Trilogy won a special Hugo Award (beating out LOTR) as the best science fiction/fantasy trilogy ever written.

Don't forget about Prelude to Foundation, Foundation's Edge, Foundation and Empire and Forward the Foundation, four books beyond the original trilogy.

(How I wish this series would be made into a movie trilogy...) [/b][/quote]
An impossibility. Too long! Too complex.

What is amazing is the guy thought that all up in the 40's. Well before popular-science really caught up!

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Just started reading 'The Power Of Now' by Eckhart Tolle.

Read an article about him in People magazine, and realized not only was it a bestseller, but he's also from Vancouver, so I thought I'd give it a shot.

Pretty deep reading so far, but interesting.

[V]

Read the HHG 'trilogy' and 1984 in the last month-ish.

1984 is such a great book. I couldn't believe the ending. I don't think he could've finished it any better.

[duncan]

Originally posted by nieuwy-89@May 29 2005, 05:11 AM
I just started 'The Sum of All Fears' as I continue my quest to complete the Jack Ryan series. I know there are some other Tom Clancy fans on this board.

Without Remorse is one of my favourites.

[Flame On]

Jonathon Strange & Mr. Norrell. I'm just starting it really, it's a huge book so it'll be some time before I really kick off with it. Not bad so far.

[Reggie Dunlop]

The Warriors by Sol Yurick. It's the novel that the cult 1979 Walter Hill film of the same name is based on. Quite a bit different than the movie, though.

[flamingchina]

Currently reading:
From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present. 500 years of Western Cultural Life
by Jacques Barzun
Really good, history book, but focused on linking ideas as they progress through history. Learning a lot from the book.

Last fiction book was Jennifer Government by Max Barry.

Da Vinci Code was not a good book. Dan Brown can't write a story.

Life of Pi was pretty good though.

[Agamemnon]

Originally posted by Jiggy_12+May 28 2005, 11:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Jiggy_12 @ May 28 2005, 11:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Pagal4321@May 28 2005, 02:24 PM
I'm actually about to start Da Vinci Code....a little late I know but things at school have finally settled down a little bit.

Hey Pagal, have you read Angels and Demons? It's kind of the prequel to Da Vinci Code. I'm just finishing it up right now, and I have Da Vinci Code lined up next. [/b][/quote]
It's almost too bad you read Angels and Demons first.

I found both novels to be _very_ similar in they're storylines. The Da Vinci code touches on some cooler stuff, more 'realistic' than Angels and Demons.

But I found them to be very much the same book, and was glad I read Da Vinci first.

You don't have to have read one to get anything out of the other. Good books.

[shane_c]

Originally posted by kipperiggy@May 28 2005, 11:28 PM
I've just started reading "Life of Pi" which I've heard nothing but good things about. Can anyone here on CP tell me anything about it?

I just started reading Life of Pi last week. Enjoying it so far.

After this I plan on reading Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett.

[BlackEleven]

Originally posted by Dominicwasalreadytaken@May 29 2005, 02:17 AM
Read the HHG 'trilogy' and 1984 in the last month-ish.

1984 is such a great book. I couldn't believe the ending. I don't think he could've finished it any better.

1984 has been my favourite book for years. Excellent book. Read any other of Orwell's books?

[Faid1]

Originally posted by Agamemnon+May 29 2005, 09:06 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Agamemnon @ May 29 2005, 09:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Hey Pagal, have you read Angels and Demons? It's kind of the prequel to Da Vinci Code. I'm just finishing it up right now, and I have Da Vinci Code lined up next.

It's almost too bad you read Angels and Demons first.

I found both novels to be _very_ similar in they're storylines. The Da Vinci code touches on some cooler stuff, more 'realistic' than Angels and Demons.

But I found them to be very much the same book, and was glad I read Da Vinci first.

You don't have to have read one to get anything out of the other. Good books. [/b][/quote]
My sister is about 70 pages into Angels and Demons and decided she absolutely needs the other 3 Dan Brown books.

Right now I'm reading The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins. Pretty good.

[Prototype]

Just picked up the Yzerman autobiography.

[kermitology]

I'm currently reading Machiavelli's The Art of War as well as a book by Thomas Friedman called The World Is Flat both are alright. After those are done, I'm going to look at getting into Jared Damon's Collapse.

[HelloHockeyFans]

1. Fundamentals of Communication Systems by Proakis and Salehi

2. Probability and Random Processes for Electrical Engineering by Alberto Leon-Garcia

3. Data Communications and Networking by Behrouz Forouzan

4. Control Systems Engineering by Norman Nise

[RougeUnderoos]

Gulliver's Travels! For me!

Damn it's funny and I'm only 50 pages in. Pee and poo jokes have been the highlights so far.

[Freeway]

Currently reading the Pulitzer Prize winning "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon. Fantastic read thus far.