What are you reading right now (II)?

[RogueElephant]

The Poison King, the life and legend of Mithradates - Adrienne Mayor.

 

[RogueElephant]

Sarah Palin's autobiography "Going Rogue"

Kyallie, just a note to let you know the title of her book had nothing to do with a relationship with the RogueElephant. :biggrin2:

 

[kyallie]

Kyallie, just a note to let you know the title of her book had nothing to do with a relationship with the RogueElephant. :biggrin2:

Gotcha, most of the auto biography concerns her independence throughout her political and personal life, hence the "Rogue" part of the title. :smile:

 

[jabcmb]

Duty - Bob Greene

 

[jabcmb]

Finished reading about the Commanches - fascinating, brutal and sad history

Amazon.com: Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History (9781416591054): S. C. Gwynne: Books

Great book! I didn't realize how "rooted in fact" a lot of Larry McMurtry's books were until I read this book.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

 

[kyallie]

James Patterson 7th Heaven.

 

[AllTide]

I am halfway through the first in a series by Conn Iggulden Titled "Genghis Birth of an Empire".

I was in the library and the book jacket just cought my eye. I had never even heard of this author. So far it's been one of those that is hard to put down.

I drive quite alot, so I have started checking out books on CD and just got through with, Robert Masons "Chickenhawk". It is the authors tale of his time in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot.

 

[mlh]

AllTide, if you like audio books you should check out Podiobooks. Audio books in podcasts you can download to your iPod, mp3 player, computer, etc.

Podiobooks.com - Serialized audio books in podcast form

 

[AllTide]

AllTide, if you like audio books you should check out Podiobooks. Audio books in podcasts you can download to your iPod, mp3 player, computer, etc.

Podiobooks.com - Serialized audio books in podcast form

Thanks mlh, I will have to give it a try.

 

[Bodhisattva]

I am halfway through the first in a series by Conn Iggulden Titled "Genghis Birth of an Empire".

I was in the library and the book jacket just cought my eye. I had never even heard of this author. So far it's been one of those that is hard to put down.

I've read his series on Julius Caesar and on the Mongols. (The Mongol series is more historically accurate.) He has another in the Mongol series coming out shortly. Quick, entertaining reads.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)

 

[RogueElephant]

Hell Island - Matthew Reilly. I bought this novella Sunday afternoon and finished it by suppertime. Quick and good read. I have read 3 Reilly books and own the other 4 and he has quickly becoming one of my favorites.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

I wanted to read this book before the movie comes out (part 1 opens Nov 19). Of coures, I had not read any of them, so the last couple of months was a bit of a scramble to read all seven along with my other regular reading.

Impressive works. Massive body count.

Looking forward to the movie.

 

[dayhiker]

Deep Survival, Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why, Laurence Gonzalez.

So far, I'm enjoying it. It's about the psychology of what helps us to live in life or death situations. These impulses also sometimes lead us straight intot he teeth of death.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Daniel Silva, The Rembrandt Affair

 

[FitToBeTide]

Plowing through all of Clive Cussler's books. 2 in progress: Flood Tide, where the ship Oregon is introduced, and The Silent Sea. Entertaining, if not formulaic, and his subjects rather well researched.

 

[AllTide]

Ken Follett's new one "Fall of Giants".

 

[BamaNation]

Pillars of the Earth
Team of Rivals
The Help

 

[Bodhisattva]

The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand

will start Atlas Shrugged soon