OK, so I saw Greg mention a book he was reading and I thought it would be great to have a reading thread.

I would recommend to keep politics out of this thread as much as possible.

So what are YOU reading, fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, biography?

I read a bit of everything I'm a big Medieval history buff so historical fiction set in those times are
my guilty pleasure, I just finished "Agincourt" by Bernard Cornwell and I'm starting his "archer's tale" now, with some Sherlock Holmes short stories in between sagas.

So any good historical fiction to recommend to me?..........

and what is everyone else reading?

Brett

I usually read fiction, but I just started "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote. His power of description is impressive.

OH..... that's one of the great modern reads. Great book!!!!!!!

Brett

Most of my reading lately has been instructional, the two main topics being origami and Chapman Stick.

By the way, if you've not read Stickology by Steve Adelson, it's excellent. If nothing else, it's a lucid exposition of a lot of music theory that had just made me cross my eyes before - and valuable both generally and for specific application to the Stick.

Any Medieval hacking and Slaying???

Just Kidding Steve's book is a must read for all stick players. I'm talking about bedtime/airplane/train type reading AFTER you have put in your minimally required 3 hours per day on you instrument.

Brett

Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon is a fantastic (albeit long) book about comics through the eyes of a starving student. Required reading for all you ComiCon peeps out there.

Chabon + comics = WIN. Thanks for the pointer! Adding to my Amazon wish list now...

Besides the computer related stuff this has been my reading list of the past 2/ 3 months

Chomsky: How the world works (political essays) and Knowledge of language (linguistics)
D. Wilson: Amped (novel)
Bukowski: Women (novel my 3rd read I'm a big fan)
Penrose: The road to reality (work in progress and it will take a long time since I math / physics are too rusty)
Michael Moore: Here comes trouble (auto biography?)
David Leavitt: The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer (biography)


Cheers, Daniel.

Anthem .. Ayn Rand

The Golden Man .. Philip K. Dick

Galactic Effectuator .. Jack Vance

Illuminatus! .. Robert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea

..... I'm sure you all expected as much.

Kev

"Far and Away, a Prize Every Time" by Neil Peart. Reading this also makes me understand where some of the lyrical content of "Clockwork Angels" came from.