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Originally posted by Baird:

Hannibal Rising - Thomas Harris

Baird - how was this? I saw it the other day and was thinking about buying it.

I am currently reading Peter the Great by Massie. Anyone interested in Russian history should check out his books. They are great

zblang,

I'm tempted to read John Adams. For a historian, McCullough's books are very readable, and although his subject matter has already obviously occured, his books actually build a type of suspense. I loved 1776.

I'm going to take your recommendation.

The Good German

Just finished - The Three Arched Bridge - Ismail Kadare

Just starting - Against the Day - Thomas Pynchon

"Secret Germany" - Baigent/Leigh. Stauffenberg's (failed) assassination attempt on Hitler's life and much more.

Will read "Conservative Mind" soon, it's on my list.

Just finished Straight Man by Richard Russo and started The Sea by John Banville.

just finished a life uncorked by hugh johnson and started reading fast food nation. i am using it as motivation to stay away from fast food joints.

The Kite Runner

Read Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn this week on the plane to and from Chile.

The Kite Runner was a great book.

Much better than the one I've got my nose in: Constitutional Law Of Canada, 8th Edition. I mean, talk about dry! The plot's going nowhere, this "jurisdiction" character is all over the map, and frankly, the whole "based on a true story" hook is not nearly enough to keep one interested.

winespectator

and anything by Robert K.G. Temple

The Sword of Lincoln (Jeffry D. Wert)

I am about a half through it. It is kinda slow moving but not bad.

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Originally posted by zblang:

quote:

Originally posted by Baird:

Hannibal Rising - Thomas Harris

Baird - how was this? I saw it the other day and was thinking about buying it.

I am currently reading Peter the Great by Massie. Anyone interested in Russian history should check out his books. They are great

"The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverant Journey Through the Wine World" by Lawrence Osborne

and just got done reading

"Lunar Park" by Brett Easton Ellis

Spy: The Funny Years

Just finishing up Where's My Space Age?: The rise and fall of futuristic design by Sean Topham
I originally thought this would be about all those great things that were promised to us back when, i.e. flying cars, jetpacks, self-cleaning houses, self-cooking kitchens, etc, that we were supposed to have by 1985. It's more about inflatable pod-houses and mod clothing styles and furniture of the 60's & early 70's. Still, an interesting read.

Cambridge history of Poland.

"Wine and War: The French, The Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure"

Great read about the struggles of the French winemaking families in WWII.

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Originally posted by John Doesecco:
"Wine and War: The French, The Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure"

Great read about the struggles of the French winemaking families in WWII.

Decent read, but struggles they were not.

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Originally posted by steve8:
Just finished Straight Man by Richard Russo

Richard Russo is awesome -- I read this as soon as I finished Empire Falls.

My wife gives me a hard time about my reading habits, because I am usually reading about five books at once. Right now I'm reading

1) "Crisis" by Robin Cook (good story, but this guy can't write dialogue worth a damn)
2) "The Island of the Day Before" by Umberto Eco (I've started this book three times over the years and never finished it).
3) "Memoirs of Fighting Captain" (about Admiral Lord Cochrane - the real man upon whom Patrick O'Brian based Jack Aubrey)
4) "Rumpole" by John Mortimer (the Folio Society's Edition)
5) "Bee Season" by Myla Goldberg (I keep this in my car for lunchtime reading)
6) "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke (fascinating reading -- a must for anyone who has read C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, etc.)
7) "1776" by David McCullough (another "car" book in case I want nonfiction during lunch).

So that's the list -- I honestly have these seven books bookmarked and resting in various rooms in the house. Of course because of my reading habits, it usually takes me about three months to finish a book.

"The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam" by Robert Spencer, "Epicenter" by Joel Rosenberg, and "Wildcards Book 1" edited by George R.R. Martin.

On the way: "World Atlast of Wine, 5th ed."

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs. This book is a twisted and funny memoir.

toetag -

"Mayella" and "chiffarobe". I'm sorry, but I couldn't let it go....

Will be starting Romeo and Juliet and 1984 next week.

Ross Bernstein's "The Code: The Unwritten Rules of Fighting and Retaliation in the NHL." was delivered yesterday. Will start it tonight....

Golf&Pinot, what do you think of Bee Season? I read it a couple of years ago, and while it seemed promising, I didn't enjoy the side plot about the brother and I just really didn't come away loving the story.

Altaholic, I liked Running with Scissors and actually didn't hate the movie version. I prefer Dry by Burroughs and would recommend it.

Good Wine Conversation.