A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin
Next up is A Feast for Crows, but I'll probably take a break from the series. I just got:
The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara
The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
Clapton - Eric Clapton
You'll enjoy Killer Angels and Clapton.Originally Posted by OrangeJerseys
I'm reading the Hobbit again right now. It's been a few years since I've read it so it feels pretty "new" to me.
I believe I read -The Killer Angels - Michael Shaara
My memory aint what it used to be or ever was.But IIRC, it IS a great book. I have read a lot and have many books on the Civil War.
I have just started going back to local battlefields and taking photos. As soon as the weather clears, I'll be heading to Gettysburg.
I am currently reading ANSEL ADAMS - An Autobiography!
The man had some of the greatest photo's in Black and White ever.
I plan on getting back to using my old film camera, just for B/W.
I'm taking an literature course with a heavy concentration of 1920's literature which excites me since I really love the 20's feel after enjoying Boardwalk Empire's 1st season. First book I had to read for the class that I just finished wasn't 20's at all but called Maus. Real interesting graphic novel by Art Spiegelmann that is basically a biography of his father's experiences in the years leading up to and including the Holocaust but with mice as Jews, cats as Germans, and pigs as Poles. Reading a book that is required for my Chinese history course called Chinese Village, Socialist State. In my free reading, I have Thomas Keneally's The Great Shame which is about the Irish disapora of the 19th century. (writer of the book that was adapted in to Schindler's :List) Also picked up Mark Twain's uncensored autobio but I will probably read that with more time on my schedule. I read the Willie Mays bio over the winter break and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
"I know the Save Rule, but quite frankly it doesn't carry a much weight with me. I like the Win Rule a little bit better."
Buck Showalter, 8-3-2010, On keeping Mike Gonzalez in the 9th inning.
I just started Scorecasting, the new book being promoted as essentially the sports version of Freakanomics. So far, interesting stuff on how officials decide to make/not make calls.
If you're into self help books, I'm currently reading Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart by Gordon Livingston.
It's not like I've never been able to figure out some of life's revelations, as pointed out in his book, but seeing them in print, kind of helps me understand why I do some of the things I do...like the same dumb decisions over and over again.
So far, it's a good read.
'The Baseball Economist'
I'm currently reading The Last Boy, the Mickey Mantle Book.
I also just picked up Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier by Edward Glaeser.
Hopefully it will at least help me play SimCity a bit better
First, from my previous post I want to highly recommend Triumph of the City. Very interesting look at the advantages cities provide the world.
I'm reading two books right now. I'm finishing up Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller, and starting 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports by Kostya Kennedy.
The former I highly recommend if you are an SNL fan or are curious how a TV show like that can function and adapt over the years. The latter is very interesting so far, with quite a bit of detail about the era and even (seemingly) random Americans who came to be DiMaggio fans.
Infinite Jest- David Foster Wallace
Finished 56. I've read a few "one-season"-type baseball books and this might be the best of them. Kennedy really does a great job getting in DiMaggio's mind. There's also a few chapters mixed in on subjects like the mindset of a hitter when they go to bat, Pete Rose and the differences between his 44-game streak and Joe's, and a great one at the end on probability in streaks that I really think a lot of Orioles fans should go read right now
Starting A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. With the series coming out on HBO, I have heard so much about the books and the style and how you don't really need to like "fantasy" to enjoy them that I figured I would give the first book a try. Next up: either Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella by Neil Lanctot or Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game by John Thorn
Five chapters into 'The Darak Story of Eminem'.
I wanna eventually read 'Game of Thrones'.
Game of Thrones
Decided to check it out and see what all the hype is about. Pretty impressed with it so far.
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