Thread: What are you reading?

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

Done with podcasts? Have you listened to all the Sword and Scale ones?

Yeah I still listen to those basically as soon as they come back against my better judgment... My podcast list is mostly tapped because I still listen to them so often - you should check out "Over my dead body" if you haven't already.

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker

The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Endurance by Lansing
Making of the A-bomb by Rhodes

Can I be super needy/lazy and ask for a brief summary or why you found them interesting?

Originally Posted by Buff

Can I be super needy/lazy and ask for a brief summary or why you found them interesting?

Endurance - about Shackleton's doomed voyage to the Antarctic. My dad had this Shackleton phase when I was in my late 20's and I rolled my eyes. Then I saw it on Hoopla (free audiobooks) and gave it a go. Glad I did. It's non-fiction that reads a bit like HP Lovecraft. Surreal, impossible conditions, and how a bunch of dudes handled it. Lansing's prose is excellent.

Making of the A-bomb - I was surprised at how compelling the book was--I couldn't put it down. Besides winning a bunch of awards (Pulitzer, NBA), the best push I can give is that it made me think about the possibility of the human race. Not in an apocalyptic sense, but in the triumphal sense. A bunch of people got together and thought and engineered and broke the ******* atom. What if another crisis arose and we needed to...idk...save the planet from humans, or destroy a meteor, or so on? To me it is the single most impressive feat of humankind, and this book does it justice.

Just finished dark places by Gillian Flynn. Really good. Not sure what to read next. Kinda thinking American history

Gift of fear.....a good insight into our subconscious ability to risk assess, yet this skill is drowned by our social condition of being polite

The psychopath test......a look into psychopaths in a light hearted way

Born to run...... About ultra running with indigenous people of the copper canyons

Originally Posted by aberdien

Priorities require that I read the Beastie Boys book before I read the Quanah Parker book.



Preordered it but have only just found the time to read it, so I'm only on page 50 but it's excellent so far. Ad Rock and Mike D both acknowledge that MCA was the brains so the book won't be as good without his perspective. But it's got a lot of good, interesting stuff in it. Exploring NYC life in the 80s, being teenagers, the punk scene, etc. Their voices come through really well which is awesome. Can't wait to get into the actual band stuff.

Also, it's a hefty price but worth the physical copy. Very well made, tons of pictures throughout. Impressive. Fans of Beastie Boys will enjoy, but fans of music in general should also get a good kick out of it.

Finally finished this. Great stories. Cool dudes.

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

The most clever mystery book I've read this life, not finished yet, so won't recommend yet.

No name yet. The 4th book by JQ Davis.

Originally Posted by Davii

No name yet. The 4th book by JQ Davis.

Do you know if her works are available on Hoopla?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Do you know if her works are available on Hoopla?

I do not! I've never actually heard of all this hoopla, I'll look into it though.

Originally Posted by Davii

I do not! I've never actually heard of all this hoopla, I'll look into it though.

Audiobooks I can check out from library, it's a licensing thing. Not sure how the author monetizes, but I'd check it. It's probably reasonable to get a reader to make an audiobook if they aren't already.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Audiobooks I can check out from library, it's a licensing thing. Not sure how the author monetizes, but I'd check it. It's probably reasonable to get a reader to make an audiobook if they aren't already.

She is not. She is considering having hers turned into audio

I started reading the Harry Potter books.

A friend strongly recommended Empire of the Summer Moon and Blood and Thunder. I have no doubt they are entertaining, but how are they relevant?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

A friend strongly recommended Empire of the Summer Moon and Blood and Thunder. I have no doubt they are entertaining, but how are they relevant?

History is relevant!