What Are You Reading?

DynamiteRave · 05-23-2008, 11:52 AM

Right now I'm about to start The Host by Stephanie Meyer.

Her other books are probably a little too girly and young for this crowd (vampire-y) but apparently this is her attempt at sci-fi, so I'm pretty excited.

I also need to pick up the new book by Augusten Burroughs. I'm a big fan of his memoirs.

redsk1 · 05-23-2008, 11:52 AM

I'll recommend a good book that I read some time ago. I have 2 small kids so i don't get much ME time anymore. Freakonomics. Very good book that makes you think about the real reason for certain social issues and opinions. Good book.

Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 05-23-2008, 11:55 AM

Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East.

mooby · 05-23-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SKINSnCANES

i read the new pc magazine in the bathroom yesterday...lol

I got Sports Illustrated in the mail yesterday and I was reading it in the bathroom today, I was kinda suprised actually because my subscription to SI ended well over a year ago, so I wasn't expecting to see it in the mail. Before that I was reading Robin Hood by Howard Pyle. I love reading that book, I've finished it several times but it never gets old.

KLHJ2 · 05-23-2008, 12:01 PM

The Warpath, it's a collection of opinions contributed by redskins fans from around the world. Some of the authors are a bit rough around the edges, but its a good read for the most part.

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 05-23-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Angry

The Warpath, it's a collection of opinions contributed by redskins fans from around the world. Some of the authors are a bit rough around the edges, but its a good read for the most part.

Took my idea

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 05-23-2008, 12:07 PM

But I am reading Where the Red Fern Grows by: Wilson Rawls read it like 5 or 6 times never gets old.

ArtMonkDrillz · 05-23-2008, 12:16 PM

I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy not too long ago and loved it. It took some effort for me to get into but by the end I thought it was one of the most moving books I've read in a long time.

It's about a father and son travelling south in a post-apocalyptic US where the majority of the other survivors have resorted to cannibalism. It's not the most original story and there isn't a whole lot of action but it didn't need to be.

One interesting thing: I always try to picture different actors as the characters in books so that I can visualize them better. For The Road I kept picturing Viggo Mortensen as the father for whatever reason, and then I just recently read that this book is going to be turned into a movie and, sure enough, Viggo is playing the lead. I should be a casting director.

724Skinsfan · 05-23-2008, 12:36 PM

A decently light, nerdy book that I read recently was A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. He covers the history and important events of just about every range of science category: physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, geology, etc.

MTK · 05-23-2008, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Angry

The Warpath, it's a collection of opinions contributed by redskins fans from around the world. Some of the authors are a bit rough around the edges, but its a good read for the most part.

lol good one

SC Skins Fan · 05-23-2008, 01:30 PM

As of this minute I am reading A Republic in Time: Temporality and Social Imagination in Nineteenth-Century America by Thomas M. Allen. I wouldn't recommend it for light reading, I'm struggling with it personally ... but since you asked ....

I also just finished Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas?, which is directed at a more popular audience. More descriptive than analytical and I found it particularly lacking in its historical analysis of the 'Backlash' ideology that he describes, but as a description of the de-coupling of economic class from politics and his characterization of contemporary Kansas as a case of 1890's Populism turned on it's head I found it compelling (though he perhaps takes an overly romantic view of Populism by avoiding - as he does throughout the book - any discussion of race).

If you are interested in making a foray into academic history and also wanted to read about football there is a professor at Oregon State, Michael Oriard, who has written a number of books on the subject. His latest is recently out from UNC Press entitled Brand NFL: Making and Selling America's Favorite Sport, which I gather is a cultural history of consumerism and the evolution of the NFL image. He has some other work on early popular presentations of the sport in newspapers and newsreels. I think I have most of his books checked out from the library, but have not actually read any of them so I can't give a personal opinion but would be interested what others thought if they got a chance to read any of them ... would even be up for discussing any of them as it would give me an excuse to pick one up and read it.

FRPLG · 05-23-2008, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by redsk1

I'll recommend a good book that I read some time ago. I have 2 small kids so i don't get much ME time anymore. Freakonomics. Very good book that makes you think about the real reason for certain social issues and opinions. Good book.

I might have mentioned this book on here a while back. I whole heartedly agree. it is a fascinating book and one that can really change your veiw of the world.

SmootSmack · 05-23-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog1

Who has a good historical non-fiction they would recommend? I have a Stephen King in the wings, but not quite ready for that yet.

I definitely recommend this one

Amazon.com: Carlisle vs. Army: Jim Thorpe, Dwight Eisenhower, Pop Warner, and the Forgotten Story of Football's Greatest Battle: Lars Anderson: Books

Right now I'm reading Bob Woodward's State of Denial

SmootSmack · 05-23-2008, 02:58 PM

I've been toying with the idea of getting one of these. But I don't travel as much as I used to so it may not be as practical

The Gadgeteer - Amazon Kindle

hooskins · 05-23-2008, 03:02 PM

Wow this is an old thread...

05-23-2008, 11:52 AM	#16
DynamiteRave Living Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington DC Age: 38 Posts: 16,867	Re: What Are You Reading? Right now I'm about to start The Host by Stephanie Meyer. Her other books are probably a little too girly and young for this crowd (vampire-y) but apparently this is her attempt at sci-fi, so I'm pretty excited. I also need to pick up the new book by Augusten Burroughs. I'm a big fan of his memoirs. __________________ Establishment, establishment, you always know what's best. I've been a part of this message board for 17 years. Damn I'm old.

05-23-2008, 11:52 AM	#17
redsk1 The Starter Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,351	Re: What Are You Reading? I'll recommend a good book that I read some time ago. I have 2 small kids so i don't get much ME time anymore. Freakonomics. Very good book that makes you think about the real reason for certain social issues and opinions. Good book.

05-23-2008, 11:55 AM	#18
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 45 Posts: 8,317	Re: What Are You Reading? Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East.

05-23-2008, 12:01 PM	#20
KLHJ2 Inactive Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Age: 46 Posts: 5,829	Re: What Are You Reading? The Warpath, it's a collection of opinions contributed by redskins fans from around the world. Some of the authors are a bit rough around the edges, but its a good read for the most part.

05-23-2008, 12:07 PM	#22
EARTHQUAKE2689 You did WHAT?!? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In The Kitchen With Dyna. Age: 35 Posts: 14,169	Re: What Are You Reading? But I am reading Where the Red Fern Grows by: Wilson Rawls read it like 5 or 6 times never gets old. __________________ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NG9zNxqMP8cYNP72QqUQT Shameless self-promotion. It is what it is.

05-23-2008, 12:16 PM	#23
ArtMonkDrillz Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ellicott City, MD Age: 42 Posts: 8,029	Re: What Are You Reading? I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy not too long ago and loved it. It took some effort for me to get into but by the end I thought it was one of the most moving books I've read in a long time. It's about a father and son travelling south in a post-apocalyptic US where the majority of the other survivors have resorted to cannibalism. It's not the most original story and there isn't a whole lot of action but it didn't need to be. One interesting thing: I always try to picture different actors as the characters in books so that I can visualize them better. For The Road I kept picturing Viggo Mortensen as the father for whatever reason, and then I just recently read that this book is going to be turned into a movie and, sure enough, Viggo is playing the lead. I should be a casting director. __________________ "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude

05-23-2008, 12:36 PM	#24
724Skinsfan Playmaker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 3,508	Re: What Are You Reading? A decently light, nerdy book that I read recently was A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. He covers the history and important events of just about every range of science category: physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, geology, etc. __________________ "I hope I'm getting better. I hope you haven't seen my best." - Jim Zorn

05-23-2008, 01:30 PM	#26
SC Skins Fan The Starter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,555	Re: What Are You Reading? As of this minute I am reading A Republic in Time: Temporality and Social Imagination in Nineteenth-Century America by Thomas M. Allen. I wouldn't recommend it for light reading, I'm struggling with it personally ... but since you asked .... I also just finished Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas?, which is directed at a more popular audience. More descriptive than analytical and I found it particularly lacking in its historical analysis of the 'Backlash' ideology that he describes, but as a description of the de-coupling of economic class from politics and his characterization of contemporary Kansas as a case of 1890's Populism turned on it's head I found it compelling (though he perhaps takes an overly romantic view of Populism by avoiding - as he does throughout the book - any discussion of race). If you are interested in making a foray into academic history and also wanted to read about football there is a professor at Oregon State, Michael Oriard, who has written a number of books on the subject. His latest is recently out from UNC Press entitled Brand NFL: Making and Selling America's Favorite Sport, which I gather is a cultural history of consumerism and the evolution of the NFL image. He has some other work on early popular presentations of the sport in newspapers and newsreels. I think I have most of his books checked out from the library, but have not actually read any of them so I can't give a personal opinion but would be interested what others thought if they got a chance to read any of them ... would even be up for discussing any of them as it would give me an excuse to pick one up and read it. __________________ It has taken a long time, but I have finally realized that nothing I say about the Redskins will have any effect upon anything the Redskins do.

05-23-2008, 02:58 PM	#29
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05-23-2008, 03:02 PM	#30
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