Author Topic: What book(s) are u reading now? (Read 12227 times)

Me! · « **Reply #75 on:** February 16, 2006, 05:32:44 pm »

^^^that sounds really interesting, good? what does it touch upon

Spacey · « **Reply #76 on:** February 16, 2006, 05:49:48 pm »

Quote from: Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk

What if it hadn\'t rained at Agincourt in 1415 and the French had, as expected, won the day? What if one of Napoleon\'s most trusted commanders had spiked Wellington\'s guns with a handful of nails at Waterloo in 1815, providing his emperor with victory? What if Hitler hadn\'t paused for three vital days during his invasion of France in May 1940, allowing the British Expeditionary Force precious time to evacuate from Dunkirk? Moments like these, argues Erik Durschmied, provide the hinge factor in history: examples of stupidity, chance, or accident that have irrevocably changed the outcome of human history, for better or worse.

Drawing on his extensive experience as a war correspondent with the BBC and CBS, Durschmied moves from ancient Troy and the Trojan Horse to Iraq and Operation Desert Storm, offering a persuasive and at times wry account of the ways in which chance affects the unfolding of history. Recounting 17 key moments in human conflict and warfare, The Hinge Factor is not just an amusing meditation on what might have been; it is also a poignant and vivid account of the brutality and stupidity of war. More than just an account of accidents in history, this is a thoughtful and absorbing book.

Kinda of the "what if" factor

antbach · « **Reply #77 on:** February 16, 2006, 08:03:13 pm »

finished Diary by Chuck Palahniuk a month or so ago, just started Electroboy by Andy Somethingorother, its a memoir of a manic-depresant who underwent electric shock therapy after years of being misdiagnosed by psychologists and psychiatrists, the author is a graduate of CT\'s own Wesleyan.

Overexjoesure · « **Reply #78 on:** February 16, 2006, 08:12:01 pm »

Wesleyan=Most pretentious school in the country..

antbach · « **Reply #79 on:** February 16, 2006, 08:30:23 pm »

Quote from: TreyChica

Wesleyan=Most pretentious school in the country..

Pretentious = way too big of a word for this guy :lol: I remember it being the most expensive school in the country for tuition when I was in high school.

my_third_eye · « **Reply #80 on:** February 16, 2006, 08:34:05 pm »

im just finishing the fabric of the cosmos by brian greene and i just started the plauge by albert camus

Jim Cobb · « **Reply #81 on:** February 16, 2006, 11:20:10 pm »

i\'m in the middle of A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.

oldnewbie · « **Reply #82 on:** February 16, 2006, 11:30:53 pm »

a robert ludlum spy novel and an awesome short story by a local author. just finished a book about the 112 minutes from when the first plane hit the wtc until the buildings fell. very intense.

Me! · « **Reply #83 on:** February 17, 2006, 10:46:13 am »

Quote from: antbach

finished Diary by Chuck Palahniuk

my favorite author!! as you can see by my signature, did you like it??

Overexjoesure · « **Reply #84 on:** February 17, 2006, 10:58:17 am »

Music and Miracles, compiled By Don Cambell

Voices Of A People\'s History of The United States by Howard Zinn

antbach · « **Reply #85 on:** February 17, 2006, 11:24:29 am »

Quote from: Me!

Quote from: antbach
finished Diary by Chuck Palahniuk
my favorite author!! as you can see by my signature, did you like it??

Mine too. Behind Ms. Rowling, of course. I don\'t really read much so I haven\'t read much of his stuff yet, but am trying to catch up.

As for Diary, loved it. Enjoyed it much more than Lullaby, though I still liked Lullaby. It would definitely make a cool screenplay, too. I got Diary from bn.com (had a gift card, sorry dave for not usin amazon), hard cover 1st ed for like $3 or something, also bought Fugitives and Refugees at the same time, read that first, well more or less skimmed through it. It wasn\'t bad for a non-fiction, just didn\'t capture my attention. Also read Survivor again before xmas.

Next up is Haunted and Invisible Monsters, putting them on order within the next week or so, unless you have a copy I can borrow

. My top list of what I have read by him:

1. Choke
2. Diary
3. Survivor
4. Lullaby
5. Fugitives and Refugees

Spacey · « **Reply #86 on:** February 17, 2006, 11:30:01 am »

Quote from: TreyChica

Voices Of A People\'s History of The United States by Howard Zinn

Read this book for a history class once.

Me! · « **Reply #87 on:** February 17, 2006, 11:33:41 am »

Haunted was def my least fav chuck book
Choke def should be at the top of that list
I have and and have read all his books including his walkthrough of Portland Oregon (Fugitives and Refugees), so your welcome to borrow any of them.

Overexjoesure · « **Reply #88 on:** February 17, 2006, 11:42:24 am »

Any Dark Tower fans, besides Paul Ryan

antbach · « **Reply #89 on:** February 17, 2006, 11:51:51 am »

Quote from: Me!

Haunted was def my least fav chuck book
Choke def should be at the top of that list
I have and and have read all his books including his walkthrough of Portland Oregon (Fugitives and Refugees), so your welcome to borrow any of them.

Cool. You gonna be at Iron Horse tomorrow? If so, ya think you can bring me Haunted and/or Invisible Monsters? I\'d offer up something in exchange for you to borrow, but my book collection isn\'t all that big