Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?

[yaxomoxay]

I am preparing for a tournament, so I started studying this:

I also use other books (mainly Chess Informant and Encyclopedia of Chess Openings) as a reference. I definitely need to work on the endgame.

 

[Plutonius]

Re-read "Diplomatic Act" by Peter Jurasik & William H Keith Jr. copyright 1998.

It's a humorous science fiction novel very similar to Galaxy Quest but it was released a year before the Galaxy Quest movie / novel.

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I am preparing for a tournament, so I started studying this:

I also use other books (mainly Chess Informant and Encyclopedia of Chess Openings) as a reference. I definitely need to work on the endgame.

This is all you need to get ready for your match .

 

[JamesMike]

Started John Grisham's 'The Whistler'.

 

[0388631]

Brighton Rock by the renowned Graham Greene.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Brighton Rock by the renowned Graham Greene.

I read that ages ago; while it is not his best work by any means, - it is quite an early one - it is an interesting read.

 

[cdcastillo]

El laberinto de los espíritus (maybe it would translate to "the spirits' labyrinth") by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The final volume of the tetralogy "the cemetery of forgotten books", that started with the shadow of the wind.

 

[pachyderm]

Alrighty, bought Catch 22 5oth anniversary version for my 20 yr old for one of his Christmas presents. Fingers crossed he at least likes it, hopefully he will love it as much as I did. As I posted before on here he's recently started reading out of boredom and really enjoyed himself.

 

[vkd]

Mahabharata - Ganguli Open-Domain version.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

Irving Wallace: "The Word".

 

[Scepticalscribe]

El laberinto de los espíritus (maybe it would translate to "the spirits' labyrinth") by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The final volume of the tetralogy "the cemetery of forgotten books", that started with the shadow of the wind.

Ah, this is a series I have not read, although I have seen them in shops; do you recommend the series, or any of the books within that series in particular?

Alrighty, bought Catch 22 5oth anniversary version for my 20 yr old for one of his Christmas presents. Fingers crossed he at least likes it, hopefully he will love it as much as I did. As I posted before on here he's recently started reading out of boredom and really enjoyed himself.

Catch 22 was a terrific book, and some of the individual chapters were simply brilliant.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

An interesting book arrived yesterday, "Understanding Terror Networks" by Marc Sageman.

That will form a part of my Christmas reading, I expect.

 

[yaxomoxay]

An interesting book arrived yesterday, "Understanding Terror Networks" by Marc Sageman.

That will form a part of my Christmas reading, I expect.

Let me know how's the book. It sounds promising.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Let me know how's the book. It sounds promising.

I bought it because some of the presentations that I have attended have discussed the whole notion of 'network theory' and terrorism, - how its nodes are horizontal was much as vertical, but the vertical links aren't necessarily state based.

Moreover, it was pointed out how the 'older models' (that attempt to describe political mobilisation, or organisation) do not offer a sufficient explanation - let alone analysis - to enable us to understand some of the new developments that are taking place in our world.

Certainly, in recent years, the current president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, has discussed network theory and terrorism with great understanding and insight, and it seems to me to be a topic we (well, certainly, I) need to explore further.

Having said that, my immediate Christmas reading will be more 'pure' history, as I like that; the philosophy of terrorism and its networks, will be for late December.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Another book arrived this evening - more Christmas reading.

This one is called "Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina" by Jonathan Wilson.

 

[cdcastillo]

Ah, this is a series I have not read, although I have seen them in shops; do you recommend the series, or any of the books within that series in particular?

Yes, I do! I specially recommend the first book, shadow of the wind. Although I have not read the english translation, I suppose the guys from Penguin got a decent translator to work on it. That book is magical.

Also, minor spoiler,

Spoiler

one of the main characters is very appreciative of certain fountain pen; I think you could relate

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Yes, I do! I specially recommend the first book, shadow of the wind. Although I have not read the english translation, I suppose the guys from Penguin got a decent translator to work on it. That book is magical.

Also, minor spoiler,

Spoiler

one of the main characters is very appreciative of certain fountain pen; I think you could relate

I have seen the first book - with a gorgeous cover - in shops, and certainly it appears to have been popular, or well regarded, judging by how widely available it was.

 

[Zendokan]

Just finished Lee Child's 'Jack Reacher Night School' and Stephen King's 'The wind through the keyhole' (8th book of the Dark Tower saga).

It was great to do some reading of relaxing books after reading books like "ISTQB Test Manager - Advanced Level" and "APMG Agile Project Management".

 

[cdcastillo]

I have seen the first book - with a gorgeous cover - in shops, and certainly it appears to have been popular, or well regarded, judging by how widely available it was.

I've read the first book at least 3 times in the last 3-4 years. Also, I liked it so much that I kept buying it after my lent copy went missing at least 4 times. (That is, the copy I lent to friends never came back to me).

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I've read the first book at least 3 times in the last 3-4 years. Also, I liked it so much that I kept buying it after my lent copy went missing at least 4 times. (That is, the copy I lent to friends never came back to me).

Ah.

Excellent.

I have a few books that fall into that category - the ones you love so much (and have re-read so often) that you give them out as presents, - precisely because you rate them so highly - or, on loan to family, friends and/or colleagues(and rarely have them returned, or, you may find that they are returned to you years later).

That is about the highest praise that can be given to a book.

Consider me persuaded; I'll buy a copy over the coming days.

 

[pachyderm]

Alrighty, bought Catch 22 5oth anniversary version for my 20 yr old for one of his Christmas presents. Fingers crossed he at least likes it, hopefully he will love it as much as I did. As I posted before on here he's recently started reading out of boredom and really enjoyed himself.

and he bought me a copy Bluebeard - Vonnegut.

 

[yaxomoxay]

I have finished reading "The Sicilian Dragon" by Eric Schiller, and I moved to Pawn Endings while studying more of the Sicilian Dragon opening.
Therefore I am reading:

And this is a very difficult book from 1972 when the Descriptive notation for moves was still used ("Pawn in King's Rook Fourth", written P-KR4 instead of today's easier algebraic notation).

I also visited one of the best bookstores in TX, and among the piles of books I found a few gems.


I acquired a volume of the H.P. Lovecraft letters, this time to Zealie Brown Reed Bishop. The volume is autographed in a Cthulhian way by the editors Sean Brandy & Andrew Leman. It's a wonderful production, with even a nice facsimile of one of Lovecraft letters. This adds to my already numerous volumes of H.P. Lovecraft's letters.

And this is my chess book haul from the store, all books from the 1970's.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Started reading "Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History Of Argentina" by Jonathan Wilson today.

 

[JamesMike]

I have finished reading "The Sicilian Dragon" by Eric Schiller, and I moved to Pawn Endings while studying more of the Sicilian Dragon opening.
Therefore I am reading:

And this is a very difficult book from 1972 when the Descriptive notation for moves was still used ("Pawn in King's Rook Fourth", written P-KR4 instead of today's easier algebraic notation).

I also visited one of the best bookstores in TX, and among the piles of books I found a few gems.


I acquired a volume of the H.P. Lovecraft letters, this time to Zealie Brown Reed Bishop. The volume is autographed in a Cthulhian way by the editors Sean Brandy & Andrew Leman. It's a wonderful production, with even a nice facsimile of one of Lovecraft letters. This adds to my already numerous volumes of H.P. Lovecraft's letters.

And this is my chess book haul from the store, all books from the 1970's.

A good collection of chess books enjoy them, my collection is always in use.

 

[kazmac]

Well the Big Trouble in Little China: Big Trouble in Mother Russia prose novel was terrible. I know what an egotistic dork Jack Burton is but... yikes. I have a junior high sense of humor at times, but this was scraping the bottom of the barrel.

That said, Greg Pak should officially write Boom! Studio's Escape from New York and Big Trouble in Little China comic series because he understands and writes both characters quite well in the crossover mini series currently running now. And Pak spoils Kurt Russell fans - the brilliant Soldier visual Easter Egg used in Snake Plissken's WWIII flashback, so much fun. if MacReady shows up, I will utterly squee with joy. Will definitely pick up the trade.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

Just started:

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

I've already Kafka on the Shore and loved it, so figured give another one of this well-known works a try. Liking it so far