What are You reading ?

MY WIFES DIVORCE PAPERS WITH HER EX-HUSBAND...THE PRICK IS GIVING US A HARD TIME WITH THE XTRAS..........

 

Guns, germs, and steel. I forget the author, but the guy won a Pulitzer for the book. Basically explains why Western Europe kicked the rest of the world's ass. Get it if you have an interest in history.

DrTax

 

"Nuts" about Southwest Airlines. I have to read it for a Bus. Leadership class. It's one of the less entertaining business books I've read so far, I'm having a hard time getting through it. Something about "having" to read a book always makes it less appealing, though.

 

if you must know...

How To Open Locks With Improvised Tools: Practical, Non-Destructive Ways Of Getting Back Into Just About Everything When You Lose Your Keys

and btw, it might be a small book, but it is one of the most informative of the lock picking books that I've read. just a few simple, yet innovative ways to open things up. while I don't plan on breaking into anything, I just like to learn how things work.

 

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram

About John Boyd who was extraordinary fighter pilot and was involved the military reform movement. He also developed energy maneuverability theory and was a major force in the development of the F-15 and F-16.

It's an interesting book though I wish it went into greater depth.

 

"How to Probate and Estate in California" Nolo Press. It's a real page-turner, let me tell you! Ha! But if it saves me thousands in attorney fees, it'll be worth the suffering.

I just read another Michael Connelly book - The Last Coyote. He's not Chandler or Hammet but it's not bad for modern times. Check him out if you like that sort of thing.

 

1. All the Trouble in the World by PJ O'rourke
Political and travel essays of this somewhat conservative, at least compared to Bill Moyers, columnist and humorist
2. Norman Davies/Roger Moorhouse- Wroclaw
History of my hometown. It moved around between Prussia, Poland, CH, etc., a nicely researched account
3. Autoweek, Road and Track, Autombile, Auto Italia, or SportsCarMarket

 

While i have not started to read it yet i will be reading "Ferrari Formula 1 : Under the skin of the championship winning F1-2000" by Peter Wright. This book has been advertised in Forza and Cavallino recently and was just releasd by the publisher about 10 days ago.

Rob

 

I usually read 10 Screenplays a week.

 

"The Prosperity Equation" by James Ziegler

 

This...

 

*thpppppt*

 

The King of Torts - Grisham
Property - law casebook

Started Tony Robbins book, stopped when I realized how lame and anecdotal it was. Even Lexus and the Olive Tree had more substance.

Lukek - you should read O'Rourke's Eat The Rich; hilarious account of his learning economics firsthand in a trip around the world.

 

I have just finished The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown. One of the best books I have ever read.

www.thedavincicode.com

Adam

 

Broken Summers by Henry Rollins

 

Bloody textbooks! Worst of all is my philosophy book which I thought would be interesting and 'mind expanding' but what do you know its stating the obvious with flowery language. What do you expect from academics I suppose. Come back novels all is forgiven!

 

Just finished "The Forgotton Soldier". It's a first-hand account of a German Soldier's experience on the Eastern Front. Now have just a few chapter left of "Enemy at the Gates". The beginning-to-end story about the seige at Stalingrad. BTW, the movie of the same name actually takes up about 2 pages in the book. Damn Hollywood!

Dave

 

The Minority Report and Other Class Stories by Philip K. Dick

 

Trend Tracking by Gerald Celente
Walk the Talk by Harvey and Lucia--just finished this one. In the vein of the One Minute Manager books.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill--just reread.......

How to Sell Yourself to Others by Elmer Wheeler
A classic must read for anyone in the sales business and we all are whether it means we are selling a product or service or that we are selling an idea to someone else. It was written, I believe, in the 1930's or 1940's but its message is timeless. He also wrote Sizzlemanship. He also coined the phrase "you don't sell them the steak, you sell them the sizzle".

 

RULE THE FREAKIN' MARKETS by Michael Parness


Reading this book for a trading class I have this semester. Anyone know if this book is worthwhile?

 

Came across a copy today at the local Goodwill and added it to my display of dust collectors.

Might land on it after Art of War, which could be after Atlas Shrugged, which is ongoing but no where fast.

 

Was on a huge huge reading rampage last month and read 18 books that month but stopped for a little while and have JUST started reading 'Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy'
I read very fast so should be done by tommorow night.

 

Nothing............

 

More or less concurrently:

The greatest lies in History
An Empire of Wealth-The Epic History of American Economic Power (Again!)
The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam
Freakonomics (Again)
Brunels Ships
The Wages of Destruction-The making and breaking of the Nazi Economy
The Theory of Elasticity, by Timenshenko(Again!)
To The Last Man, By Jeff Shara
Black Ships and Rising Sun-The Opening of Japan to the West
The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun-The drama of the Imperial Navy, 1895-1945 (Again!)
Formula One technical Analysis 2008-2009
A technical and operational history of the Liberty Engine
The Road to Serfdom by fredrick hayek (Again!)
That which is seen and not seen, The unintended consequences of government spending and "The Law" and "Economic Fallacies"-all three by Frederick bastiat (Again)

Read Hayek and Bastiat and the Empire of Wealth if you want to see why the USA became the Greatest Country ever and why our current path with government, taxes, "entitlements", etc will lead to our downfall.