What are y'all reading now?

[reuben]

Originally Posted by tumbler

This one:


And also this one:

Those two books could go together under certain circumstances.

[parris]

I'm rereading Yeager's books.

[fa63]

This one:

[jamesdak]

Guess I read the boring stuff. I just started the French Wars tonight when the front cover finally fell off my book. Dang cover only made it 140 years before it fell off. They just don't make them like they used too.





I'll tell you one thing, this book would never make it in today's PC culture....

[gbcoupe]

Originally Posted by reuben

Those two books could go together under certain circumstances.

Got the Sadaris book for my wife for Christmas. Of course I will read it after her... or before if she dawdles. Best when read by him. Live or Memorex.

Not this book, but if you want to have some fun around the household, wipe your ass on a brown bath towel, sit back and enjoy family reactions.

I'm reading The Pale Faced Lie. Not too far in. Want to smack some people, but so do the characters.

[corsu61]

Cixin Liu’s The Dark Forest. I’m not a big sci-fi fan but this series has been thought provoking and mostly well written.

[Bob Ross]

Someone here -- or perhaps it was ATH -- mentioned Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow so I picked it up recently and got about 80 pages in before the missus and I started prepping for The Great Pandemic Road Trip Experiment. (In short, we drove across country and are spending a couple months living with my parents in Arizona.) Hoping to resume my reading this week.

[m_moses]

I’m reading something a little lighter than usual.



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[Greenpea]

I just finished About Face but David H Hackworth. It is his biography that goes from this time serving the Army post WWII all the way to Vietnam. I truly believe he is the finest example of combat leadership the army has ever produced. Takes a honest look at the awful leadership our men suffered through Vietnam. It’s ruff around the edges and was written by a soldiers soldier.

Just started Atomic Habits by James Clear. This one looks like it could be a game changer for me. Just feels different then any other self improvement book I’ve read.

[d_douglas]

“Gone Tomorrow” - Heather Rogers

A great book on the history of waste. I starting reading it two years ago and put it down, but am back at it for round 02. It’s a great read for those who love learning about the less glamorous influences on urban planning.

[marciero]

Originally Posted by reuben

Those two books could go together under certain circumstances.

I'm also reading the Sedaris. Got the audio book too as a bonus.

Also reading Peter Frampton's memoir that just came out. Was never a big fan but that is a fun, easy read- lots of great stories and he comes off as a very earnest and likeable guy. I stumbled onto it after watching a youtube video where he relates the story of how he acquired, lost, and, after 31 years, recovered, a guitar- the iconic three-pickup black Les Paul.

[Edit: Other books recently read or in various stages of reading]

• Hollywood Godfather, Gianni Russo. Unbelievable, hilarious, outrageous life story of the guy who played Carlo Rizzi in the Godfather.
• To Shake the Sleeping Self, Jedidiah Jenkins. Yet another finding oneself/travel story. Often annoying writing style but somewhat interesting. recommend with reservations.
• How to be an Antiracist, Ibram Kendi. What can you say? Presents a framework for addressing racism. Plus, reads like a memoir-interesting, easy, and even fun to read.
• Uncanny Valley, Anna Weiner. Inside view of Silicon Valley start up culture. Recommended if you are into that. Also fun to read memoir. Author is writer for New Yorker and her columns there are also recommended.

[Peter P.]

"The Rodchenkov Affair" by Dr. Gregory Rodchenkov. He's the doctor who ran the Soviet doping program, until they got caught in the Sochi Olympics. There's brief cycling content-prior to being caught he was asked to visit USADA/WADA in the U.S. to give a speech on how Lance Armstrong was able to pass so many doping tests despite being positive.

"The Room Where It Happened" by John Bolton. His memoir of working in the Trump White House.

[marciero]

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[oliver1850]

I've been stuck in automotive mode for the last few reads.

Vintage and Historic Drag Racers by Robert Genat. Nice photographs and histories of 16 preserved drag cars from the 1950s - 1970s.

Indy Racing Legends by Tony Sakkis. Short biographies and photos of Indy drivers, owners, and constructors through the mid 1990s.

Truck by Michael Perry. Partially about restoring an IH pickup but more about meeting and dating his wife.

50/50 by Sylvia Wilkinson - an account of John Paul Jr.'s racing, legal trouble, and fight against Huntington's disease.

Inside Shelby American by John Morton. This is a great account of what sports car racing was like in the early 1960s, from both the low and high budget perspectives.

50/50 and Inside Shelby are available here:

http://johnmortonracing.net/purchase

My understanding is that the profits from 50/50 will be donated to Huntington's disease research.

Morton will probably put the profits from his book into the helmet fund. Last I knew, he was still putting vintage sports cars "tits side up".

[classtimesailer]

My wife gave me this one (along with "The First Tour de France"
https://www.amazon.com/Tyranny-Merit.../dp/0374289980
I think he is too polite. I've been a part of the meritless training program in the public schools and it is horrifying.