What are you reading? What was the last book you enjoyed?

Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust by Ken Scott and Bobby Owsinski

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http://www.amazon.com/Abbey-Road-Ziggy-Stardust--record/dp/0739078585/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341683752&sr=1-1&keywords=abby+road+to+ziggy+stardust

Ken Scott was one of the premier recording engineers beginning in the late sixties. This 400+ page book was so much fun to read as it covers all the great albums he engineered and, later, also produced.

The Beatles, Bowie, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Supertramp, Missing Persons, George Harrison, Duran Duran, Stanley Clarke, Lou Reed, Elton John, etcetera. Plus, he goes into detail about the mics, limiters, tape machines, boards and studios that he used.
 
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Just finished Cold Vengeance, Preston Child
for anyone that's followed all the Pendergast novels it's a good train ride, I enjoyed it more than Fevre Dream. Can't believe I have to wait for them to come out with the next Gideon book before they come back to it.
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Up Against It- M.J. Locke

A bit of "hard sci-fi" about life on an asteroid colony were disaster strikes, a feral AI gets loose and organized crime may be the cause. A pretty good read and not at all bad for a first book from a new author.
 
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The Fix: By Declan Hill

The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. It presents compelling evidence that some of the highest soccer matches in the world may have been fixed: European Champions League, Olympic and World Cup tournaments.

Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist, Declan Hill, who set out to examine the world of football match fixing in professional soccer.
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Match Fixing - Declan Hill - The Fix

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The Iceman Confessions of A Mafia Contract Killer: By Carlo, Philip

An American contract killer. The 6'5" , 300 pound Kuklinski worked for Newark's DeCavalcante crime family and New York City's Five Families. He claimed to have murdered close to 250 men (sources vary) between 1948 and 1986. Claimed to have committed his first murder at the age of 13

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The Art of Intelligence Lessons from A Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service: By Crumpton, Henry A.

For a crucial period, Henry Crumpton led the CIA's global covert operations against America's terrorist enemies, including al Qaeda. In the days after 9/11, the CIA tasked Crumpton to organize and lead the Afghanistan campaign. With Crumpton's strategic initiative and bold leadership, from the battlefield to the Oval Office, U.S. and Afghan allies routed al Qaeda and the Taliban in less than ninety days after the Twin Towers fell. At the height of combat against the Taliban in late 2001, there were fewer than five hundred Americans on the ground in Afghanistan, a dynamic blend of CIA and Special Forces. The campaign changed the way America wages war. This book will change the way America views the CIA.

The Art of Intelligence draws from the full arc of Crumpton's espionage and covert action exploits to explain what America's spies do and why their service is more valuable than ever.
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The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA's Clandestine Service: Amazon.ca: Henry A. Crumpton: Books
 
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finally back in a reading mood and just finished 'Full Moon' by Jim Butcher (book 2 in the dresden files)... love this series so far. got the wife reading book 1 at the moment. and i've decided to pick up with "Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin.. been awhile since i read feast for crows but i need to finish this series. be back in 6 months LOL this book is huge.
 
I have a request.

When you post the image of the book, post the name as well.

I will re-read this thread every so often to find a new book to read or go back and get the name of book I remember someone posting from way back. Since this thread is years old there are many early posts that simply have a red x.

or this:

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Oh man this is greatest book ever! Changed my life, you really must read it!


and of course we now have no idea what the hell book the person is talking about. So please, if you would be so kind, post the name with the book image.
 
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Man's Search for Meaning is a 1946 book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experiences as a concentration camp inmate and describing his psychotherapeutic method of finding a reason to live. According to Frankl, the book intends to answer the question "How was everyday life in a concentration camp reflected in the mind of the average prisoner?"

Man's Search for Meaning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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Heavier than Heaven by Charles Cross

This is the first in-depth biography of the troubled genius Kurt Cobain. Based on exclusive access to Cobains unpublished diaries, more than 400 interviews, four years of research, and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobains life from his early days in a double-wide trailer outside of Aberdeen, Washington, to his rise to fame, fortune, and the adulation of a generation.
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Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain - Charles R. Cross - Google Books
 
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Roma- Steven Saylor

Saylor writes historical novels and has appeared on the History Channel as an expert on Roman life and politics. This book tells the story of Rome from it's humble start as a campsite on a trade route crossroads to the city that was the home of emperors and spawned an empire that ruled the known world. It covers a millennium and follows different characters and generations of Romans. An epic book in scope and time, but Saylor really does a good job breathing life into and fleshing out history. And he stays true to the real history of Rome as far as people and events (I looked some of it up in history books) but makes it entertaining. Reading this gives you a good history and feel of what Rome was like at its start and during the days of Roman Kings and the rise of the Republic. (It ends with Julius Caesar getting wacked and Augustus becoming Emperor). A good read, I really enjoyed it.

And BTW, I don't know if it was just me but I actually thought like a Roman while reading it. For example: at work the other day someone at work did a weasely thing and my first thought was to either poison them or plunge a dagger into their chest.
 
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I don't know why it took me so long to notice this thread, but it has been great! Many recommendations in here that I look forward to checking out!

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Just finished Stephen King's 11/22/63. Great read. Both a typical and not a typical King book at the same time. Can recommend you to read it.

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I really liked this one. An interesting view on how randomness affects one life and delves into probability math, statistics, and several of the key historical figures responsible for such concepts.

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow


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I peeked at this and got hooked and read it all (it's not too long)!! :D

The Birds by Camille Paglia

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It's a really interesting and informative book on, well, The Birds. Definitely recommended for fans. I know what movie I'll be watching again soon. ;)
 
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I really liked this one. An interesting view on how randomness affects one life and delves into probability math, statistics, and several of the key historical figures responsible for such concepts.
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This sounded interesting, I picked up a copy yesterday afternoon. Hope to start it this weekend
 
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