Any Nerds out there??

[Lckymii]

So I have been going through piles of books this summer, and am coming up empty on diverse reading material, I need some inspiration!
Any ladies, or gentlemen out there with some good books you've read lately? Wanna discuss any books you've read?

[lulublue]

I wish I had enough time to read, I study full time and work full time so all my reading is textbooks

on holidays for a few weeks co trying to cram a few books in now but I'm in your boat no idea what to read!!

[cassie121]

Yep, Mostly teen books but i've also read "The Red Badge of Courage" and "A Smile as Big as the Moon" this summer.

[Mrs_Muscles]

As far as inspiration goes, there are two I have read somewhat recently that I really liked. "It's Not About the Bike" - Lance Armstrong, and "Ultramarathon Man" - Dean Karnazes. I liked Karnazes' book a lot more.

[lulublue]

I just finished reading American Psycho
interesting to me as i study criminal minds but not exactly the easiest of reads.
I like Terry Pratchet for a bit of fun light comedy, they're always good for the train ride to work

[5c8h2]

If you like light, somewhat mystery books, then I recommend the No. 1 Ladies Detective agency series by Alexander McCall Smith. I think there are seven books in the series now, and they're lighthearted, funny, easy to read books about a lady detective in Botswana.

[Lckymii]

I wish I had enough time to read, I study full time and work full time so all my reading is textbooks

on holidays for a few weeks co trying to cram a few books in now but I'm in your boat no idea what to read!!

I have been kinda in the same situation, I just polished off my Biology book, which was actually kinda good. So many interesting things to learn about... okay that sounds sick lol.
Mrs Muscles, what was the UltraMarathon Man about? I'll pick that one up, especially if you thought it was better...
Ooh and comedy, that is something that I really enjoy. Has anyone read Lysistrata? It's a play by Aristophanes, the roman women revolt against the men, it's really cute.

[Lckymii]

If you like light, somewhat mystery books, then I recommend the No. 1 Ladies Detective agency series by Alexander McCall Smith. I think there are seven books in the series now, and they're lighthearted, funny, easy to read books about a lady detective in Botswana.

That sounds like a nice break from biology... and something different from what I have been reading. Thanks

[Amanda76]

So I have been going through piles of books this summer, and am coming up empty on diverse reading material, I need some inspiration!
Any ladies, or gentlemen out there with some good books you've read lately? Wanna discuss any books you've read?

I've been really digging books by Augusten Burroughs lately. They're really easy reads for when you don't have much time. He writes about his life (maybe with some exaggeration) which is super-disturbing but...he's very entertaining.

If you want to think a bit, Ayn Rand is fabulous. I really enjoyed Atlas Shrugged (which is about to become a movie starring Angelina Jolie...read the book before you get spoon-fed POV...LOL). Some of the ideas she presents are interesting enough that I would read paragraphs over again to let them sink in...Make sure you have time for her, though. One year it took me 3 tries to get through that book b/c I was in school and had to keep taking breaks that were long enough that I'd have to start over again. LOL

I also like re-reading books that I read as a kid...it's funny how things take on new meaning once you're an adult. Chronicals of Narnia is a good example for me. I read that series when I was 10, so reading it again in my late 20's was a trip.

Maybe it's time to reacquaint yourself with Harry Potter, too, with the last book coming up and all.

[Mrs_Muscles]

I also like re-reading books that I read as a kid...it's funny how things take on new meaning once you're an adult. Chronicals of Narnia is a good example for me. I read that series when I was 10, so reading it again in my late 20's was a trip.

Maybe it's time to reacquaint yourself with Harry Potter, too, with the last book coming up and all.

That is so true! I've enjoyed re-reading some books that I read many years ago as a kid. Pretty soon I'll have my daughter reading them.

[FreshFish]

Food for Fitness by: Chris Carmichael. This is a great sports nutrition book. Written by Lance Armstrongs Nutrtionist. Alot of info on what to eat and when to eat during different stages of training. I have read it once and will need to read it again to figure this stuff out. Good book to put you to sleep at night.

[BuffedWildCat]

Well, I'm reading (or I should say trying to, BB.com keeps distracting me though, heh) "Science and Practice of Strength Training" 2nd edition, by Vladimir Zatsiorsky & William Kraemer as part of the CEC's I need to get in order to renew my ACE personal trainer certification in November. So far I really like it, I'm just all into that kind of stuff, exercise physiology, human physiology, strength training, nutrition, eh, you know, the stuff BB'rs want to know! Anyhoo... I've got a lot of books, a lot of fictional books that I'd love to read if I had the time. But these days all I have time to read are the educational type books on the subjects I'm interested in and need to have to keep my certification.

[Jordyn]

i dont read anymore, but my faves r:
- hermann hesse stuff
- the hottest state
- that other book written by the same author as american psycho, the name escapes me now

[CoffeCanSlayer]

Well the last book that I read was The Evil That Men Do, very good read. Had to read it twice to really sink in. Its about what the Germans did to the Jews, and the halocaust, very disturbing. But, I like historical novels.

Edit- Im not a Nazi kinda guy, just like reading books that include events that have actually taken place.

[lulublue]

Well the last book that I read was The Evil That Men Do, very good read. Had to read it twice to really sink in. Its about what the Germans did to the Jews, and the halocaust, very disturbing. But, I like historical novels.

Edit- Im not a Nazi kinda guy, just like reading books that include events that have actually taken place.

sounds interesting
I'm trying to read a book on the SAS but its not written in a way tats easy to read so i keep stopping and starting.

I find war/army/conflict books really interesting as well

[CoffeCanSlayer]

sounds interesting
I'm trying to read a book on the SAS but its not written in a way tats easy to read so i keep stopping and starting.

I find war/army/conflict books really interesting as well

Yes, but some of the things that are in that book i'll warn you, are very disturbing. For ex (and I dont want to ruin the book for you but just a few things) The skulls from them were used as paperweights and the skin as lampshades, and the description of the smell almost made me, well you get the point. I find war novels very interesting.

[nockowt1]

Star Wars books are usually all I read. Darth Bane: Path of Destruction and Mace Windu: Shatterpoint were probably my favorites. What I really like about the books is that George Lucas didn't write them.

[kitebean]

Last 3 books I've read have been great

Ed Viesturs "No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks" (I am somewhat obsessed with high-altitude climbing and have plenty of other recommendations if this is your thing!)

Gary Shteyngart "Absurdistan" f'ing hilarious

Mark Haddon "A Spot of Bother" (also recommend his first book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" if you haven't read it)

I am a SNOB to me there is nothing WORSE than a bad book....

That said there is no accounting for taste

[Revmachine21]

"Emergency Sex and other desperate measures"

http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Sex-.../dp/1401352014



///Loved/// it.

[frolik]

I've been really digging books by Augusten Burroughs lately. They're really easy reads for when you don't have much time. He writes about his life (maybe with some exaggeration) which is super-disturbing but...he's very entertaining.

lovelovelove Augusten Burroughs- just finished "Possible Side Effects" yesterday. =)

[Amanda76]

lovelovelove Augusten Burroughs- just finished "Possible Side Effects" yesterday. =)

I'm reading that now (well, not now "now"...but before bed for the last couple of days "now" :P)! I just finished the chapter where he has to bring KittyKitty to the ASPCA. Poor dog. LOL

[Amanda76]

That is so true! I've enjoyed re-reading some books that I read many years ago as a kid. Pretty soon I'll have my daughter reading them.

My daughter loves reading (she's 12)...and she has enjoyed some of my childhood faves! Tom Sawyer and Black Beauty are a couple she likes. She's finally starting to become amused by Roald Dahl books (instead of freaked out by them), too.

[breathingsky]

Platform by Michel Houellebecq was the best leisure book I'd read in a while.

I also spend too much time reading for school, and haven't had a chance to read for pleasure very much lately. I could recommend some great articles as a cure for insomnia on international trade policy.

[ubadboy]

harry potter


I know, I know, i cant help it...

/hides

[Fragilezim]

Terry Pratchet, Harlan Coben, Jeffery Deaver and Stephen Errikson at the moment!

[sixzebra]

i mostly read fitness mags. I haven't read a good book for a couple of months. once i pick a good one, i can't put it down so I can read an entire book in one evening. But when I do read a book, i enjoy any book about war, particulary the civil war and ww2. yeah, i'm a nerd.

[Amanda76]

harry potter


I know, I know, i cant help it...

/hides

Those are actually really good books. I've enjoyed the movies, too.

So...who do you think is gonna die?????????? LOL

[LiftingIsLife]

"Emergency Sex and other desperate measures"

http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Sex-.../dp/1401352014



///Loved/// it.

hey Rev, how about a quick review??? sound fascinating from the title

best,
~lifer

[MissThing]

I don't seem to make time to look for good books anymore

Though I WILL be buying the last Harry Potter book in less than a fortnights time

[kalagan]

So I have been going through piles of books this summer, and am coming up empty on diverse reading material, I need some inspiration!
Any ladies, or gentlemen out there with some good books you've read lately? Wanna discuss any books you've read?

"Men are from mars, women are from venus".

lol


No, seriously my favourite book is "the little prince" from Antoine de Saint-Exupery.