What are you currently reading?

[King Pizza]

I just finished reading The Overton Window by Glenn Beck. Great Book!!

[Jo76]

Hello,

i am just reading the Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson. I finished the fist two books and now started the third.
It is really fantastic. Dramatic tension.

[jeep]

Presently re-reading The Witches Bible, a complete witches handbook of the Gardnerian/Alexandrian tradition by Janet and stewart Farrar. Full of interesting historic info.

[Arsonist]

I am currently reading Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis.

A hilarious book following a "sh*t-magnet" private detective hired by a heroin-addict White House Chief of Staff to find the second secret Constitution which was lost by Nixon in a whorehouse and traded for various obscure items and favors throughout the years. It really reminds you how good of a life you actually have haha

[peteR]

I am currently reading "Epsilon" by David Ambrose (original title: "The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk").

[jeep]

That edition of Hound of the Baskervilles looks a nice example. What printing or year is she. I collect antique books and like the aesthetics of the older editions.

[Historybuff83]

Right now I am currently reading The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army, which was written by a professor of mine from university.  Pretty interesting story of how an unemployed, non-English speaking Prussian officer managed to make it to the colonies to train George Washington's army at their winter camp of Valley Forge in 1778.

[jeep]

Thats great that you value the gifts from your grand fathers. It was in fact inheriting an 1898 edition of Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott which was my great grand fathers that actually fostered my love of books and especially antique books. The cover designs, bindings, gold edges on pages, drawings and plates and just the shear patina they have let alone the amazing worlds, stories, fables and times covered in the texts within.

[jeep]

Yea most of my collection has come from local book fairs as well, you can get some real great bargains but there is always a real rush and jostle at the table with the real old stuff on it as all the book dealers are queuing before the doors open and make a B line for them to snap em up and sell em for great sums in their shops. So often i will just grab as much as i can then scrutinies and maybe put back what i dont want later. I only buy books i am interested in for the content or asthetics, i dont buy something to make a profit on itand I dont sell my books, i just read them and keep them, some are worth alot of money but i would rather have them than the cash. One thing i like about the reading the real oldies is thinking who had read them before and what they were like as people. The oldest books i have were printed in 1722 so are nearly 300 years old.

[Sik]

Quite far away from those nice old 1900's original books, I'm currently reading "SCJP Sun
Certified Programmer for Java 6 Study Guide (Exam 310-065)".  (I'm working at enhancing the Curriculum Vitae :P)

I honestly didn't think it would be so fun to read! ^^

[jeep]

Tech books can be fun or enjoyable to read if your into the subject though. I always read through a new manual and I enjoy reading my collection of WW2 era manuals on the various military vehicles and guns i own. In fact just today i had to refer to a Willys Jeep manual as i was working on one but i have photo copied versions for use in the workshop and keep the originals for clean handed reading or reference.

[mcibear]

I know this is rather specific to my interests, but I recently found a 1940 Avionics Technical manual.  Considering that my dream is to own a PBY-5, WWII flying boat, I'm finding it interesting.

[Dan]

Quite far away from those nice old 1900's original books, I'm currently reading "SCJP Sun
Certified Programmer for Java 6 Study Guide (Exam 310-065)".  (I'm working at enhancing the Curriculum Vitae :P)

I honestly didn't think it would be so fun to read! ^^

Did you just put "Java" and "fun" in the same paragraph? :-P

[jeep]

If you get a PBY ill line up for a ride mate, love many WW2 aircraft, i am in the New Zealand wing of the Commemorative Air force - but i digress.

[egonspengleruk]

Air Pilots Manual #1 as ive just started to learn to fly :)