jlhoots Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 Nicole Krauss: Man Walks Into A Room John Burdett: Bangkok Tattoo Quote
1ngram Posted July 31, 2005 Report Posted July 31, 2005 I suppose I would be kidding myself if I thought this book was ever going to come out in english buts its one I would love to read. I guess I will have to get my french friends to get it for me and try to struggle through it. Its a period and milieu that fascinates me. I was recently reading a book with tales of Austrian emigres in France during the war, how they survived and outwitted the police and Gestapo. Just amazing. Now reading L'Affaire Joinovici by Andre Goldschmidt, a book that deals with the case of a notorious and unique jewish double agent who made a fortune in Paris during World War Two as a scrap metal dealer who was allowed to continue working during the nazi occupation. 'Monsieur Joseph' as he was nicknamed was condemned as a collaborator of the nazi regime by a French court in 1949. During the trial, a number of jewish and non-jewish witnesses testified that Joinovici had helped save their lives. After he served part of his sentence, he fled and went to Israel but the government refused to apply the Law of Return to such a controversial Jew. He was sent back to jail in France and died in 1965. The book tries to clear some of the mysteries surrounding Monsieur Joseph's activities and brings a somehow positive account of his deeds for the French Resistance. ← Quote
GA Russell Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 Last night I finished Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse. I enjoyed it, but recommend a collection of shorts stories called The Most of P.G. Wodehouse to anyone who hasn't tried him yet. Quote
Dr. Rat Posted August 1, 2005 Report Posted August 1, 2005 ← This is partially remaindered at my local book dump. Should I get it? --eric Quote
Z-Man Posted August 5, 2005 Report Posted August 5, 2005 Lon - have you read "Millennium"? It's been on my shelf for a while and I haven't been able to dig into it yet. Quote
Shawn Posted August 5, 2005 Report Posted August 5, 2005 Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand --Believe it or not I've never read this one, it was recommended by a friend so I went and picked it up at Borders today. Quote
ghost of miles Posted August 5, 2005 Author Report Posted August 5, 2005 Digging into my Hoosier literary roots with Booth Tarkington's THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. Quote
Kalo Posted August 8, 2005 Report Posted August 8, 2005 (edited) Just finished The Last Avant-Garde: the Making of the New York School of Poets, by David Lehman. I'm getting more interested in poetry in my middle age. I'd also recommend Lehman's earlier book The Perfect Murder: a Study in Detection (a Guide to the Best Mysteries Ever Written). It's a nice overview of the world of detective and crime fiction. Edited August 8, 2005 by Kalo Quote
Big Wheel Posted August 8, 2005 Report Posted August 8, 2005 Summer reading: Jon Stewart's Naked Pictures of Famous People, to be followed by Neal Pollack: Never Mind the Pollacks. (I'm kind of ashamed to admit that they've both jumped As I Lay Dying in the queue...Faulkner's just not conducive to reading on the train when my commute's only about 10-15 minutes long each way.) Quote
Big Wheel Posted August 8, 2005 Report Posted August 8, 2005 Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand --Believe it or not I've never read this one, it was recommended by a friend so I went and picked it up at Borders today. ← For $9.95 plus shipping I'll send you a nice hunk of New England granite. I find it makes for a much sturdier paperweight, and is much more effective at propping up asymmetrical furniture. Downside: the granite is no good for kindling--you may have to stock up on extra copies of Anthem around mid-November. Quote
Kalo Posted August 8, 2005 Report Posted August 8, 2005 Summer reading: Jon Stewart's Naked Pictures of Famous People, to be followed by Neal Pollack: Never Mind the Pollacks. (I'm kind of ashamed to admit that they've both jumped As I Lay Dying in the queue...Faulkner's just not conducive to reading on the train when my commute's only about 10-15 minutes long each way.) ← At least the Faulkner book is written in relatively short chapters. Try reading Proust, say, during your commute. You'd get through about one SENTENCE per trip... Quote
BruceH Posted August 8, 2005 Report Posted August 8, 2005 I finally got the Bob Newhart Show Complete first Season Set. I'm settling in for a debut viewing now. ← Are you going to do a shot every time someone says "Hi Bob"? ← I have on occasion participated in that particular drinking game. You can get really trashed. ← Truly one of the great comedy shows of all time though. Quote
Dr. Rat Posted August 8, 2005 Report Posted August 8, 2005 We do a morning show here starting at 6am. If someone gets in early, they just throw something we wouldn't normally play on until 6. A lot of times this is comedy. A couple of weeks ago we played an old Newhart record and got some very puzzeld responses . . . a lot of people just didn't get it at all. --eric Quote
Guest Posted August 8, 2005 Report Posted August 8, 2005 has anyone read guns germs and steel? i've been meaning to get that off of amazon. it seems like the in book to have read around my town. Quote
JohnJ Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 has anyone read guns germs and steel? i've been meaning to get that off of amazon. it seems like the in book to have read around my town. ← Read it a few years ago and found it very thought provoking and entertaining. I would definitely recommend it. Quote
Dr. Rat Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 has anyone read guns germs and steel? i've been meaning to get that off of amazon. it seems like the in book to have read around my town. ← I also would highly recommend it, as well as Diamond's earlier book the Third Chimpanzee, and if you like those there is a good book called, I think, the Great Human Diaspora by Cavalli-Sforza that is an excellent place to go next. --eric Quote
jazzbo Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 Yes, Eric, get "Civilizations." It's an interesting read. "Millenium". . . by John Varley? Yes, I read it more than a decade ago. . . . Quote
Matthew Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 The Spiritual Teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Richard Geldard. The more I read of Emerson, the more I'm convinced that he is America's greatest theologian. Very interesting to see how his conviction that everyone needs to have an "...original relation with the universe" is still a radical call in this day and age. Quote
Z-Man Posted August 10, 2005 Report Posted August 10, 2005 "Millenium". . . by John Varley? Yes, I read it more than a decade ago. . . . ← Actually meant "Millenium" by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, author of "Civilizations". Basically a history of the last 1000 years in 800 pages. Looks fascinating. Quote
ASNL77 Posted August 10, 2005 Report Posted August 10, 2005 (edited) "The Fall of Yugoslavia" by Misha Glenny. Well written book about the war in former Yugoslavia between 1989 and 1993. Edited August 10, 2005 by ASNL77 Quote
jazzbo Posted August 10, 2005 Report Posted August 10, 2005 Yeah, I just noticed you may have meant that "Millenium." I bet that is an interesting book, as interesting as "Civilizations" is. Quote
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