The "what are you reading" thread:

[Julian Delphiki]

I read Rendezvous with Rama by A.C Clarke yesterday, continued with Augustus: The Life of Romes first emperor by Anthony Everitt.

[Dracon II]

Emile, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

[asleepathewheel]

I read The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt yesterday and a few pages today. Really quick read. Now I have to do a paper on it. I haven't written a term paper in years.

Overall-not a good piece of literature, but a good instructional tool, I suppose.

Anyone else read this? I had to read it for an Operations Management course.

[Lord Avalon]

A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, by Andrew Chaikin

[Imran Siddiqui]

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. Before that it was World War Z by Max Brooks

[phoenixcager]

Taproots: Underlying Principles of Milton Erickson's Therapy and Hypnosis by William Hudson O'Hanlon

[Traianvs]

Het verdriet van België (The sorrow of Belgium) by the recently deceased Hugo Claus

[b etor]

lie to me - david martin
i'm pretty sure this is the only book i've read that's freaked me out a bit. but i like it so much.

[Verto]

For school, I just finished reading The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon, and have started The Prince by Machiavelli. I've also got an essay for my Russian History class, about Napoleon's invasion of Russia, so I've been thumbing through a couple different books on that.

I had been reading The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, but I gave up after Book 3. It's interesting at times, but not enough for me to commit for the whole series. So, I'm looking for something else to read. From my fellow Polytubbies as well as other research, I've compiled a list of potential authors/books: George R.R. Martin, Iain Banks, Masters of Rome, the Mars series by Kim Robinson, The God Delusion, What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, and more.

Anyone want to recommend where to start?

[Lord Avalon]

Start with A Game of Thrones by GRRM.

I'm about to start Matter by Iain M. Banks

[Nostromo]

Originally posted by Verto
I had been reading The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, but I gave up after Book 3. It's interesting at times, but not enough for me to commit for the whole series.

Man, you're patient... I read the first one and stopped there. It was really, really bad, IMO.

I'm halfway through Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell. Its very enjoyable so far.

[hexagonian]

Recently reread Pillars of the Eath By Ken Follett, now reading World Without End by same, and then will read Ghengis, Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Lord Avalon
Start with A Game of Thrones by GRRM.

I'm about to start Matter by Iain M. Banks

One of his better ones IMO

[CrONoS]

Philippe Muray - Festivus, festivus (any cdn or french ever read him?)

[Nostromo]

No I haven't read Murray. Is it any good?

I finished Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell. It was pretty good. I recommend it.

I just started Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz. Its quite amazing so far.

And I'll probably also read The Right To Be Lazy by Paul Lafargues. I've been meaning to read that one for a while. Its fairly short and its available on the Internet. Here's the link for the English translation those of you who are interested:

http://www.marxists.org/archive/lafargue/1883/lazy/index.htm

Here's the link for the French version:

http://abu.cnam.fr/cgi-bin/donner?paresse3