What are you reading right now ???

poodiecat · What are you reading right now ???

Not found a thread on this subject so here it goes!

Not reading the book I want to read just now but have placed an order for:

The Making of the African Queen or How I Went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall, and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind

by Katherine Hepburn

Also looking forward to receiving her autobiography, called "Me".
You've just got to love that woman.

Will report back later when I have received and read her work.

PS: So far I have been known to like the author "Rupert Thomson" as he manages to use the English Language in a very colourful way without confusing non-native speakers.

fastnet

Steven Tyler from aerosmith's biography.

just started it and it is interesting.

Just finished Irvine welsh's if You Liked School, You'll Love Work.

very strange stories as expected but enjoyable....

LowLight

Damn I was thinking of starting a book thread. Nice one.

Last book I read was I Am Legend. Only 160 pages long but it gets to the point and is readable in a couple of nights. Really enjoyable too.

Currently reading The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly. I've read a few of his books, especially the Harry Bosch series and even though they do tend to all be pretty similar they still provide a really good read.[/url]

I was going to give this site a thread of its own but it'll fit in here nicely. Bookmooch lets you give and receive books for free. The more books you give the more points you receive to mooch. I've used it a few times now. Just need to find more books to add.

Given that the postage for a book to Guersney was only £1.91 1st class it's very worth it if it has the books you're after. Even cheaper than Amazon's 1p offer.

http://bookmooch.com

There's other services that are more UK specific but I haven't had the need to use them yet. We might even be able to do a wee bit of swapping on here?

poodiecat

Also heard of Book Crossing from a US friend who left books at random places in Glasgow. What a nice idea. If you're not a horder like me

Will give it a go one of these days.

http://www.bookcrossing.com/

Update - wtf it is darn expensive

sorry about that, my friend failed to inform me of any charges when I asked her

LowLight

I've been signed up to book crossing for ages but just never got round to leaving a book anywhere. After I read one I usually just give it away.

I'll take a couple to Belfast later in the week though.

Alex Glass

I am currently reading four book just now.

Can't Buy Me Love by Jonathan Gould (about the Beatles)

The Brian Epstein Story by Deborah Geller

Glasgow Rivers and Streams: Their Legends & Their Lore by TCF Brotchie

Regenerating the Inner City - Glasgow's Experience, Edited by David Donnison and Alan Middleton

I have a book for reading on the train on my way to work, one for reading at home when I am not doing anything and one for reading in bed. At the moment I have an extra one for general reading because some one loaned me it.

Great idea for a thread Poodie

poodiecat

Guys, you have been absolute stars to respond so quickly.

Do you think there is any need for a guidline of minimum info supplied if someone recommends a book?

poodiecat

Hugo Drax

Lovely idea for a thread. There is nothing I like more than discussing books.

I read a lot and tend to have several book on the go at the same time. Some for fun and some for work.

The main ones I am reading at the moment are:

The Time-Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-trav...oks&qid=1235949660&sr=1-1

Enterprise Architecture A thru Z Designing State-of-the-Art Data Centers by Daniel Minoli

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0849385172

Schneier on Security by Bruce Schneier.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470395354

I also like to listen to audio books late at night and am currently listening to Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett read by Nigel Planer.

poodiecat

Oh ah oh okay, all, just imagine you have to sell the books you are reading or have read and try to sell them to us so we know if we want to check them out or not.

Would that be acceptable for everyone?
Just enough info so folks know if they want to investigate further or not?

Edit: I am amazed at the responses in such a short time, and really chuffed since I haven't had as much time and patience for reading the things recently I would like to have read. I hope we can turn this into a wee book club or the like. Over to you now!

Hugo Drax

Good idea. May I suggest Enterprise Architecture as the first read :

poodiecat

cybers

Smashing Idea Poodiecat...
Currently into reading OP-JB which is about the Nazi War looting and the true story of the Author (Christopher Crieghton) and Ian Flemings mission to snatch the treasurer Martin Bormann with the view of returning the proceeds of war to it's rightful owners...
The book seems very well written and although only a short way in i am really enjoying it.

Great bit of insight on WWII also been given a few books on the Death camp at Auschwitz that i have yet to start but I seem to be obsessed with WWII at the moment.

LowLight

I'll need to keep this thread bookmarked for inspiration when I'm on the lookout for a new book.

LowLight

Back to BookMooch. Just got an email saying that Along Came A Spider by James Patterson has been sent out.

Anyone read it or in fact read any Patterson stuff? I know I haven't.

harky2402

Patterson's books are really good... I've got a few and get others I've not read from Library.

On the subject of what to read, then can heartily recommend anything by Christopher Brookmyre, very funny stuff. see www.brookmyre.co.uk for further info (no i'm not on commission

). The glossary of Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil is entertaining... http://www.brookmyre.co.uk/short5.htm

Cheers, Mark

LowLight

Thanks Mark, I'll check them out.

mr.underwood · latest book

Hi all.Just finished reading Barefoot Soldier by Johnson Beharry &Nick Cook.
Great to read about the last person to win the Victoria Cross and live to tell his story.Not many did.

Alex Glass

Has anyone seen this book

Glasgow by Charles Jamieson

Fjord

Nice find though it's not out until the 7th of April 2009 according to the info. One to look out for

Alex Glass

I got a preview of it today from someone who was given a copy of the book by Charles Jamieson. He is mentioned in the Acknowledgements and it is signed to him

Some very good photos many of which are similar to the quality of some of the photographers on here

AlanM

you'll get on better with the UK version of Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Glasgow-C...oks&qid=1238756009&sr=8-1

Alex Glass · The Dear Green Place - Archie Hind

The Dear Green Place by Archie Hind

Found this book in a second hand book shop in Callander. Bought it for £1.00. It hadn't been read and was the 1985 Corgi print.

I don't often read fiction but always willing to try something which is based on Glasgow. Still reading it at the moment so won't judge it till I have finished.

The story is about a young man who has aspirations to be a writer and struggles to come to terms with his passion to become a writer. After getting fired from his first job because of his repeated absence he goes to work in the Meat Market off Gallowgate. I am just at the point where he is about to take a further turn back to being a writer.

I have put off posting this until now. When looking through the internet to find some information to go with this post I discovered that the author Archie Hind died on 21st February this year just before he was due to attend the 'Aye Write!' event to publicise the re-print of the book. It is the only book he has written and it won the Guardian Writers Award in 1966 the year the book was first published.

Archie Hind - Obituary

Literary Tributes

edited to add

Author Returns

wee minx

Is that the same story that on telly just now "Dear Green Place", if it is, Jack the Clydesdale horse from Glasgow Green Stables is in the programme

Alex Glass

No Minx

It was written about a writer who struggled through the mid sixties.

Becky

I've been reading a fictional book by David Gibbins called 'The Last Gospel'. It follows some divers / archaeologists on the trail of a manuscript given to the Empreror Claudius by Jesus himself in Galilee.

It's obviously jumping on the DaVinci code bandwagon but is quite an enjoyable read. Probably particularly enjoyable for someone with more knowlege about Roman Britain than me.

Peace.

LowLight

Along Came A Spider - James Patterson

Pretty good so far.

cybers

Bronson By Charles...
Only really read factual or Autobiographical stuff.

me · halejuah

started readin it ages ago.....then lost it

found it the other day

its hilerious

its shaun ryders halejuah

zolita1908

Killing for Britain by John Black

About back home and the troubles. A £3 buy and well worth it

Lone Groover

I have read these in the wrong order, but they are brilliant crime novels - Stuart Macbride - Dying Light & Broken Skin.
Ordering the 1st one ( Cold Granite ) from the library asap

LowLight

That's my kind of thing. I'll be buying a couple of them.

Hamski

Trigger Men by Martin Dillon,book about The Troubles. Some barbaric stuff went on over there.The Shankill Butchers especially.

AlanM

A Snowball in Hell - Christopher Brookmyre

hillarious as usual

brickwall

Land Rover Series 3 Workshop Manual.

AlanM

brickwall

^nice.

Alex Glass · Robert Douglas - Whose Turn for the Stairs?

The new Robert Douglas book in out.

Whose Turn for the Stairs?

This is his fourth book but is fiction this time. Someone I know who has read it said it is a series of short stories. A good read.

wee minx

Now there is something I never seem to be able to get into..a book of short stories. I got one recently and just couldn 't even get into the first story, I suppose I feel there is no way it can get right into charatcters etc. I sometimes feel its just another way to make some pennies while thinking of what new book to bring out next. Feel free to enlighten me and gimmie a right good enthralling one to go get

What are you reading right now ???

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The Dear Green Place - Archie Hind

halejuah

Robert Douglas - Whose Turn for the Stairs?