What are you reading?

[Stevieboy]

Just finished The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters and it's sequel. Phenomenal

Working my through a pile of Vertigo Graphic novels I've been stock-piling off eBay

[JOAO LA PEZ]

Not a book a long essay, The Road to Wigan Pier,

People of the Abyss, Jack London

[L_DOG]

Just finished the final book of Scott Pilgrim. Fun read!

Now getting tucked into Pandoras Star by Peter Hamilton.

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[Manning]

Just started reading sherlock holmes got it as a xmas present, not sure if i like it yet. Last book i read was the count of montecristo, awesome story.

[Simon Bolivar]

Well Manning, that leads nicely into mine, I have just finished Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Colan Doyle & tells how squire Nigel wins his golden spurs. It a prequel to his White Company, which is Sir Nigel's life in the Hundred yrs war. Very well researched & a real surprise if you are more used to the Sherlock Holmes stories. I used to enjoy reading Medieval knight novels at school so this was a good follow up. Then I tried to buy White company on fleabay but have ended up with another copy of Sir Nigel! So if any one is interested, I'll fwd it for a fiver or swap it for White Company.

[tippexx]

The Encyclopaedia of Plants .... I know, but I'm looking to re-design the borders a bit!

[HabanoSy]

My Early Life 'Young Winston' - Winston Churchill
Encyclopedia of post revolution Havana cigars - Min Ron Nee (ongoing )

Cheers, HabanoSy

[senor_robusto]

perdurabo: the life of aleister crowley by richard kaczynski! fantastic book, honestly written, well researched!!! kinda demystifies the 'wickedest man in the world', the 'great beast 666, makes him more human/ man like! man, did he get up to some serious mischief, lol......

alex

[Deano]

Just finished the final book of Scott Pilgrim. Fun read!

Now getting tucked into Pandoras Star by Peter Hamilton.

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Let me know how the Hamilton book is. Read a load of his now.

Just started the Dune series as I've not read them before.

[Manning]

Just finished reading Sherlock Holmes The Sign Of Four, much better than a study in scarlet IMO.Plenty of references to cigars, pipes and interestingly the hypodermic use of cocaine which basically opens and closes the novel. Cant help thinking there would be much more of a fuss made if the book was more modern .

Enjoyed reading this on a nice lazy Saturday, smoking a monte no 5

[monkey66]

Recent:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Partridge-Need-Talk-About-Alan/dp/0007449178

Classic Partridge!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Way-See-It-Revelations/dp/1447205391/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2

Much better than expected and a really good read (especially for anyone in business).

Current:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jerusalem-Biography-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore/dp/0297852655

Unbelievable book but very academic and hard work. Will let you know if/when I finish it.

[nicwing]

Just read 'The moons a balloon' again, plus Tony Wilson's biography and the Peter Hook 'How not to run a club' about the Hacienda, great to read the same story told from two completely different perspectives.

[Superbrother]

I'm currently hooked on James Ellroy. Read American Tabloid, just about to finish The Cold Six Thousand then onto Blood's a Rover tonight.

[Simon-JG-hr]

Fiction-wise, I'm currently making my way through Kipling's Kim. I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far, and love some of the powerful messages that are built into the story, narrative and dialogue. Since starting the book, I have new addition to my list of 'favourite' quotations: "...if evil men were not now and then slain it would not be a good place for weaponless dreamers."

From an academic/work point of view, I have a few on the go at the moment. Command in War by Van Creveld, which I'm reading alongside my umpteenth return to Clausewitz's On War (which, along with Machiavelli's The Prince, is misinterpreted and misquoted more than just about any book in history, in my opinion). Finally, A Question of Security: The British Defence Review in an Age of Austerity, which is a key reference in my article on the post-SDSR adaptability of maritime power as a tool of foreign policy. (If the premise of the article isn't boring enough for you, it should be published sometime around the end of the year).

[Gary]

Currently enjoying The Finest Wines of California by Stephen Brooke, excellent book if you love your wine like me