Steve Smith Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 On a Peter Straub kick I guess; I finished Ghost Story and started Shadowlands. Nothing very high brow I am afraid, I do have a George Orwell anthology that I got a present from my parents when I was 18, 1984 was one of the novels for my English Literature Exam when I was at school. At the moment I am reading a book by Don Felder "My life as a guitar player in The Eagles 1974 to 2002" I am also reading the biography of Severiano Ballesteros, the poor boy from a Spanish peasant farm who rose to become the world's greatest golfer and died of a brain tumour in 2011. Seve's story is so uplifting, a story of success against the odds. He was not allowed on the golf course in his home village of Pedrena in Northern Spain so he played on the beach and made his own golf course in the dunes. A really wonderful rags to riches tale, compared to all of the pampered sports stars we see now today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 No Wall Too High - Xu Hongci 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 On a Peter Straub kick I guess; I finished Ghost Story and started Shadowlands. Seve was playing in a tournament in New York state in around 1983 when he was the reigning Masters champion He brought his mother and father over an put them in a suite in the NY Hilton. Seve grew up with nothing, he was the youngest of 4 sons and the smallest in a family where his father was a poor peasant farmer. His brothers would complain to their mother at the meal table "why does Seve always get second helpings??!" His mum just said "Because he is my favourite and will always be my little baby" Seve took his dad out in a stretch Limo to tour around New York with a mini bar After Mr Ballesteros had about 5 whiskies he said "Seve my boy this is just f***ing amazing, never in my life could I have ever dreamed about this day" Seve just smiled and said "My father, I have worked all of my life so I could do this for mother and you" I cried so much when he died :( :( :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) The Bruce Springsteen Bio. Born to Run. Good stuff. I enjoy learning about where these guys come from. Not a huge Bruce fan, but respect him nonetheless. Edited February 13, 2017 by Xanadoood 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 (edited) The Bruce Springsteen Bio. Born to Run. Good stuff. I enjoy learning about where these guys come from. Not a huge Bruce fan, but respect him nonetheless. My wife just gave me the Bruce autobiography for my birthday. I can't wait to start it. I'm a pretty big fan of his music since 1978, so I'm really looking forward to the stories behind the years of music. Enjoy the read Xanadoood! :) Edited February 13, 2017 by ReGorLaTroy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)- Robin Hobb I absolutely adored the first two books. Just started the final volume in this trilogy (but more is still to come!). Amazing writer. I may enjoy her more than Tad Williams and Tolkien... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Smith Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)- Robin Hobb I absolutely adored the first two books. Just started the final volume in this trilogy (but more is still to come!). Amazing writer. I may enjoy her more than Tad Williams and Tolkien... John Crowe Ransom - The World's Body I do not understand a lot of it but it gives me inspiration to create music around themes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Lenin The Dictator: An Intimate Portrait - Victor Sebestyen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakesideShark Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 The Vision Of The Anointed - Dr Thomas Sowell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I am reading this forum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony Great books series. I usually reread these every few years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Living Dead In Dallas - Charlaine Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwillchooseFreeWill Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Peony in love by Lisa See. A bit of weird one, historical novel about China. Her other books were great so trying this one. Then back to space opera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 The Unicorn, by Iris Murdoch It's not actually about a unicorn, though, hahaha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 The Unicorn, by Iris Murdoch It's not actually about a unicorn, though, hahaha. My god man, what's it about then? I'm piqued! Noah's ark?The Irish Rovers?A Duocorn that needs an operation?Eunuchs? a eunuch with a bad sense of humour?Spies? spies that are eunuchs?an Irish leper?a tiger in a boat with an Irish leper? Be careful if it's a pop-up book. http://img02.deviantart.net/03f7/i/2012/249/e/f/unicorn_pop_up_by_biancaneve81-d5drvky.jpg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Reading "The Unique Horn" at Blue J's recommendation. It's about the alpen-horn, and it's inventor Sydney Alpen, who interestingly enough, was a eunuch.Gripping stuff. I mean 'griping'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Haha!! No, but it does take place at a Victorian house on the seaside, in Britain (not Ireland). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)- Robin Hobb I absolutely adored the first two books. Just started the final volume in this trilogy (but more is still to come!). Amazing writer. I may enjoy her more than Tad Williams and Tolkien... I'm looking for a new book series to read. I'll check this out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 (edited) Loved that song as a kid! Let's see if I remember... "Ya got your green alligatorsAnd long-necked geeseYour humpty-back camelsAnd your chimpanzeesRats and cats and elephantsAs sure as you're bornBut don't you forget my unicorn!" :) Surprised myself! Edited March 5, 2017 by goose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)- Robin Hobb I absolutely adored the first two books. Just started the final volume in this trilogy (but more is still to come!). Amazing writer. I may enjoy her more than Tad Williams and Tolkien... I'm looking for a new book series to read. I'll check this out. One of a kind fantasy. It is one of the few that doesn't have any obvious Tolkien-isms. It also doesn't read like fantasy. It feels...real. One of the best works of fiction I have ever read. I'm waiting to finish the first trilogy before I make my mind up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3)- Robin Hobb I absolutely adored the first two books. Just started the final volume in this trilogy (but more is still to come!). Amazing writer. I may enjoy her more than Tad Williams and Tolkien... I'm looking for a new book series to read. I'll check this out. One of a kind fantasy. It is one of the few that doesn't have any obvious Tolkien-isms. It also doesn't read like fantasy. It feels...real. One of the best works of fiction I have ever read. I'm waiting to finish the first trilogy before I make my mind up.http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/05/11/3DF8D7D700000578-4283256-Snatched_If_close_encounters_with_beady_eyed_birds_is_enough_to_-a-17_1488714121538.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwillchooseFreeWill Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm reading "Assembling California" by John McPhee. Very dense and full of geology as well as history and other stuff. I love his writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Bruno's Dream, by Iris Murdoch I read her probably more frequently than any other novelist- she is an all-time favourite of mine. Four or five or six of her books per year, I go through. And yet there are still a few that I've read only once. This is one of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZumbi Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I am about to start reading this book now: http://i.imgur.com/WMeGfyR.jpg I was reading it before, when it was new, but about half thru the book I just stop reading it even tho I liked it. I don't know why, but now Im gonna give it a second go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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