ghost of miles Posted March 10, 2005 Author Report Posted March 10, 2005 Mercy, Mercy, Me--The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye. Michael Eric Dawson. 'Salright. Made me remember that Guralnick is working on a Sam Cooke bio--can't wait to read that. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 (edited) Meredith Brosnan: Mr Dynamite That's a good read. I enjoyed it. Currently reading: The Journalist by Harry Mathews Edited March 10, 2005 by Brandon Burke Quote
Jazzmoose Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 Just went through a stack of books by my favorite author of my teen years, Robert Heinlein. How the hell did I ever end up as a Democrat???? Quote
paul secor Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 Various essays/reviews in Michael Dirda's 'Bound to Please' - highly recommended. Didn't like this one nearly as much as Readings -- the Book World review pieces are just too short. --eric I agree to an extent. The 'Readings' essays are generally longer and a bit more personal, but I'm finding a wealth of books that interest me in the 'Bound to Please' reviews. Now I just have to find the time to read them. Quote
paul secor Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 Meredith Brosnan: Mr Dynamite That's a good read. I enjoyed it. Currently reading: The Journalist by Harry Mathews So Clem is responsible for the sale of at least two copies of 'Mr. Dynamite'. Quote
Dr. Rat Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 Various essays/reviews in Michael Dirda's 'Bound to Please' - highly recommended. Didn't like this one nearly as much as Readings -- the Book World review pieces are just too short. --eric I agree to an extent. The 'Readings' essays are generally longer and a bit more personal, but I'm finding a wealth of books that interest me in the 'Bound to Please' reviews. Now I just have to find the time to read them. Yes, it is good as a "book tips" sort of thing. But I really loved Readings, though I don't share his predilections for Nabakovian stuff or for supposedly beautiful prose stylist like Prolix. --eric Quote
BruceH Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 Just went through a stack of books by my favorite author of my teen years, Robert Heinlein. How the hell did I ever end up as a Democrat???? Yeah, the guy could be a crusty old hard-hat, couldn't he? I think his political views are mostly in the background (where they should be) in the juveniles. The novels meant for adults are increasingly hard to take, though... Quote
TheMusicalMarine Posted March 30, 2005 Report Posted March 30, 2005 Just finished rereading Sixty Days That Shook The West: The Fall of France, 1940 (Benoist-Mechin). Believe it was one of the first books to cover that campaign. Strongly recommended for any World War II history enthusiasts. Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 30, 2005 Author Report Posted March 30, 2005 (edited) Just finished rereading Sixty Days That Shook The West: The Fall of France, 1940 (Benoist-Mechin). Believe it was one of the first books to cover that campaign. Strongly recommended for any World War II history enthusiasts. I'll add that one to my list--I'm still on the hunt for Beevor's FALL OF BERLIN 1945. Ever read his Stalingrad book? I'm currently reading SATCHMO BLOWS UP THE WORLD, about the U.S. State Department's sponsorship of jazz tours during the Cold War, and trying to get traction on Conrad's THE SECRET AGENT. Edited March 30, 2005 by ghost of miles Quote
Guest che Posted March 30, 2005 Report Posted March 30, 2005 Just started to read a book by David Nylund "Treating Huckleberry Finn - A New Narrative Approach to Working With Kids Diagnosed ADD/ADHD" I know sad or what Che. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 30, 2005 Report Posted March 30, 2005 Just started rereading "The Divine Invasion" . . . Philip K. Dick. Time number 4 probably. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted March 31, 2005 Report Posted March 31, 2005 Rereading Even Cowgirls Get the Blues due to the indirect influence of that thread in the Radio forum...I can't keep anything straight anymore! Quote
jlhoots Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Maximum City (Bombay Lost & Found) by Suketu Mehta Quote
Harold_Z Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Revisiting "Valis" (P.K. Dick) for the first time since it came out in 1982. It's like reading it for the first time and I'm enjoying it. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Amazing book isn't it Harold. I just this morning finished rereading The Divine Invasion. A stupendous work. . . I was especially impressed with it this time. It grows in depth as my life experience does! Now back to "Half Slave, Half Free" . . . I needed a break from it halfway through. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Would you believe it? Valis is the one Dick book I never finished. I'll have to dig it out and give it another shot... Quote
Harold_Z Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Amazing book isn't it Harold. Yes it is. VERY. It's a little tougher going than some other P.K.D. I've read, but it's well worth the effort. Jazzmoose - give it another shot. For me it's taking a lot of concentration, but I'm hooked now and it's, as Lon said, amazing. I'm reading it from THIS paperback. I was surprised to find that this is the first edition (even tho it says so on the cover - I always thought that was paperback hype). It wasn't out in hardcover first. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Yeah, that's the same one that I got; picked it up when it came out. Quote
Harold_Z Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Yeah, that's the same one that I got; picked it up when it came out. We're OLD ! Quote
neveronfriday Posted April 2, 2005 Report Posted April 2, 2005 Now reading ...: Amiri Baraka on Collier, Crouch, et. al. Interesting. Quote
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