What are you reading?

Speaking of depressing, I tried to read Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" several years ago. I don't know if it was just the author, or possibly the era/style of writing, but it was hard going. I couldn't make it through the book. I had just read "The Three Musketeers" - translated into modern English from 16th century French - so I was used to a hard read, but this just seemed to suck at my soul.

Fight Club, again...

Reading as an audio book (I drive a lot). Absolutely fascinating and recommended to anyone with even the vaguest interest in the Apollo program.

Was that Apollo suit a David Clark company suit? I have read a good eBook on their suits.

OverTheTop said:

Was that Apollo suit a David Clark company suit? I have read a good eBook on their suits.

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The International Latex Corporation (ILC, Playtex) A7L spacesuit, Apollo 7 through 14.

An amazing story brilliantly told. Lots of interesting information about all sorts of associated stuff.

A book on the history and restoring of Zenith Transoceanic radios.

Just bought the two Weapons Shops of Isher books on Kindle. A.E. Van Vogt.

On Thermonuclear Warfare and Thinking The Unthinkable by Herman Kahn

If you're talking about Adolph Hitler, dude, he was a decorated CORPORAL who served during World War 1. Get yer facts straight, fer chrissakes

John Kemker said:

Just bought the two Weapons Shops of Isher books on Kindle. A.E. Van Vogt.

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Hi John;

I read those some years back. I think that is some of the best sci-fi ever written. It'll be a cold day in hell before Hollywood makes a movie out of them.

Jim

Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island

https://www.amazon.com/Chesapeake-R...d=1582729991&sprefix=chesapeak,aps,230&sr=8-1

BOLD by Peter Diamandis.

Just kicked this one off. It's essentially a how-to-take-over-the-world guide for modern entrepreneurs. Maybe I can glean an idea or two for starting my own business here soon.
https://www.diamandis.com/bold

After this, I have his latest book The Future is Faster Than You Think waiting in line.

I've gotten off on a Diana Rowland "White Trash Zombie" binge. I think a couple of my nieces would really like this series.

Just finished reading this

It was a great read. I need to get more of the Culture series...

just finished Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter. did not enjoy it as much as I had hoped. Now its time for something different. Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith, author of Gorky Park. I wish more of these Arkady Renko stories were made into movies. I'd love to watch them.

IGNITION! (again...), along with a few others.

Mugs914 said:

IGNITION! (again...), along with a few others.

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I just got that book on the recommendation of Scott Manley (youtube). No idea when I'll be able to fit it into my reading lineup.

Jim Hinton said:

Hi John;

I read those some years back. I think that is some of the best sci-fi ever written. It'll be a cold day in hell before Hollywood makes a movie out of them.

Jim

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I, too, read it some years back. (Think late 70s, early 80s.) I wanted to read them again.

You're right, of course. Hollyweird would never make a movie that's basic premise is "The right to buy weapons is the right to be free."

Just read Bowl of Heaven and Shipstar by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven. A 3rd book in the series should be released in June.

A fellow rocketeer recommended Spearhead. It is about several WWII tank crewmembers; one American and one German. The author interviewed the main people in the book and then wrote their stories. The US guy was in a Sherman, but then gets one of the first Pershings in Europe. The German was in a Panther. It is exciting, sad, exhilarating and funny.

Reading Large and Dangerous Rocket Ships by Mark Canepa, and Guilty Not Guilty by Felix Francis.

Reading a .pdf from work on how to work from home

Certainly getting more reading done in isolation. Current "top of the pile."

Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

The Dictator Next Door by Eric Paul Roorda. The "Good Neighbor Policy" and the Trujillo Regime in the Dominican Republic, 1930 -1945. College class I'm taking on US/ Latin American Relations this semester.

jd2cylman said:

Reading Large and Dangerous Rocket Ships by Mark Canepa, and Guilty Not Guilty by Felix Francis.

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Reading the LDRS book as well.

Enjoying it and highly recommend it.

The Eon series by Greg Bear.

I am finally reading 'The Rocket Boys' . I'm a good rocketeer and I've Seen October Sky a number of times. No surprise that the book has lots of detail omitted in the movie. Homer Hickam displays a lot of courage in discussing his family. I don't know that I could have been so up-front about my youth.

Jim