What book is on your nightstand? Readers!

[Homercidal]

Started Good Omens by Pratchett and Gaimen. I swore I read this already, but once I loaded it up and started reading, it's not ringing a bell, so I guess this is the first time.

Bad part is, I started reading it to my daughter, and now I feel obligated to not get ahead without including her.

 

[passedpawn]

About half way through The Jekyll Revelation. It's pretty interesting, with famous characters from the past interleaved into the story. One of the characters is Robert Louis Stevenson.

 

[Homercidal]

About half way through The Jekyll Revelation. It's pretty interesting, with famous characters from the past interleaved into the story. One of the characters is Robert Louis Stevenson.

Oh, that sounds interesting!

 

[hagar]

Finishing up D-Day Through German Eyes. An honest and frank account of what happened by those that were there. Loved it. Reading a few samples now trying to decide what to read next...

 

[sillbeer]

I have 5 books on my nightstand.

1. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
2. 1984
3. The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of The Bicameral Mind
4. Billions & Billions
5. Cognitive Psychology (this one is for my graduate program)

 

[govner1]

Just finished the 17th Daniel Silva book, then American Assassin now onto Flynn’s Transfer of Power.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Lights Out by Ted Koppel

 

[JohnSand]

Conor O'Brien's Across Three Oceans, an account of ocean cruising in the 1920s.
Just finished Lost Voyages, Two Centuries of Shipwrecks in the Approaches to New York. Also working on Canoes, A Natural History in North America.
There appears to be a theme.

 

[sasky7777]

Lightkeeper’s Daughter a fictional historical novel about a lighthouse on Lake Superior https://m.harpercollins.com/9780062572035/the-lightkeepers-daughtersWas
Son of a Trickster, first book in a trilogy with lots of potential https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/532532/son-trickster#9780345810786
History of Bees, biology, history, and a dystopian future http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-History-of-Bees/Maja-Lunde/9781501161377

 

[unionrdr]

I started writing a book about being afield to hunt, fish, and what it's been like to experience nature while doing so. Why those who don't should be more tolerant and try to understand. Then someone who, I guess, remembered my mentioning it, posted this on my Facebook home page;
http://spirainternational.com/170102/insider/eBook_Fishing_Shooting_Sketches_GCleveland.pdf

 

[passedpawn]

Conor O'Brien's Across Three Oceans, an account of ocean cruising in the 1920s.
Just finished Lost Voyages, Two Centuries of Shipwrecks in the Approaches to New York. Also working on Canoes, A Natural History in North America.
There appears to be a theme.

I read a lot of these types of books. If you want recommendations, let me know. Try Skeletons on the Zahara, for example.

 

[JohnSand]

Thanks PP.
Sailing is my passion, traditional boats only. I have an extensive library, but I'm always looking for more.
I have read, and watched survival and adventure stories in other settings too.

 

[sasky7777]

I enjoyed this novel as well, Smoke
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27208482-smoke

 

[passedpawn]

Starting re-reading Conrad's Heart of Darkness last night. Love this story and the writing.

 

[user 246304]

Need a break from brewing stuff, so back to a great passion, WWII history. Reading (Sir) Max Hastings's Overlord right now; as well as his Armageddon, which details the push to final collapse of Germany - from both directions. It wasn't till reading Armageddon years ago that I knew anything much about the Soviet contribution, save Stalin's and Zhukov's willingness, with Hitler, to spill blood. A brilliant work in my opinion.

In gratitude for the read, I actually wrote to Sir Hastings, and in a humbling move, he wrote a nice little note back. If you're into this same period, highly recommend his work.

 

[user 246304]

Thanks PP.
Sailing is my passion, traditional boats only. I have an extensive library, but I'm always looking for more.
I have read, and watched survival and adventure stories in other settings too.

John, that's a beautiful avatar. My FIL is equally in love with sailing and the sea. I try to find books for him, but it seems he's read them all. He introduced me to O'Brien, and think it was he who suggested Goldings's Sea Trilogy, which I really enjoyed (Also enjoyed Pincher Martin, which stunned me at its conclusion. Inheritors and of course, Flies).

 

[JohnSand]

Thanks Gad.
The avatar is Wandering Star, my 39' wooden ketch. That shot was taken from the beach by my wife, with her phone. It was also an experimental sailing day, mostly one handed. I had dislocated my shoulder a few weeks before and it was first time out alone since the injury.

 

[user 246304]

Just beautiful, John. Dislocated shoulder is ZERO fun, kudos for you for getting out.

The story of The Dove lit me up as I approached teenhood. Consumed everything about it in National Geographics we owned, his book, outside articles; my (navy flight instructor) stepdad loaned me his Bowditch and I bought charts, as I was going to sail to the same haunts as Robin Graham.

Just needed to hop into a Laser for the first time, and pull my first come-about.

Beautiful Ketch, John. Congratulations.

 

[JohnSand]

Thank you. If you are ever on Long Island, come for a sail.

 

[Vandulus]

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson. It's taking me 3 weeks to finish this book @ 1220 pages!

 

[Leezer]

About half way through The Jekyll Revelation. It's pretty interesting, with famous characters from the past interleaved into the story. One of the characters is Robert Louis Stevenson.

This sounded interesting so I downloaded to my kindle. Just finished it, terrific read, one of the better novels I’ve read lately. I may try his Einstein Prophecy next.

 

[triethylborane]

Need a break from brewing stuff, so back to a great passion, WWII history. Reading (Sir) Max Hastings's Overlord right now; as well as his Armageddon, which details the push to final collapse of Germany - from both directions. It wasn't till reading Armageddon years ago that I knew anything much about the Soviet contribution, save Stalin's and Zhukov's willingness, with Hitler, to spill blood. A brilliant work in my opinion.

In gratitude for the read, I actually wrote to Sir Hastings, and in a humbling move, he wrote a nice little note back. If you're into this same period, highly recommend his work.

Have you read Kershaw's "Hitler" two volume set, "Hubris" & "Nemesis?" Excellent work. B Liddell Hart also produced some good stuff on Nazi Germany, though the best is "The German Generals Talk." It is quite interesting to hear panzer commanders discuss tactics that Hart theorized about.

 

[user 246304]

Have you read Kershaw's "Hitler" two volume set, "Hubris" & "Nemesis?" Excellent work. B Liddell Hart also produced some good stuff on Nazi Germany, though the best is "The German Generals Talk." It is quite interesting to hear panzer commanders discuss tactics that Hart theorized about.

Wow, not read any of them, thanks, triethylborane. Added to my cart. Also interested in Weimar, though I have at least a decent command - but more from a social structure and coalition politics perspective, less on social or other history. The whole interwar interests me actually, so if you have any others, would love to read them.

My mind is thinking on Hajo Holborn's A History of Modern Germany series. Pretty misty now, but I was at one time particularly interested in the mid-19th century nationalist movements across Europe, and how it played in in Germany; and Holborn covers it well (it's V. 3; V. I is the Reformation, V. 2 is 1648-1840, V. 2 is 1840-1945. Holborn really lit me up as it was a theory of nation-state development that I was working on, using a lot of Germany's experience on the way to Bismarck as material. And he's dense in those mid- to late-century movements and trends.

Funny timing, literally just now bedside, re-reading the brewing material series (current, Malt), and just kind of aimlessly bored and considering another historical period. Ridiculous way in, I know, but watching with my wife the Tudors has rekindled my desire to dive in more deeply to the period, as well as English history generally (I have some Anglo-Saxon, but very surface otherwise). Tapped on re-reads of ancient history, and thought I'd read plenty on WWII so this is awesome - really looking forward to them, thanks again.1648-1840, and 3, 1840-1945).

Right now, I'm picking up a book I never got even close to finishing many years ago. Europe, Norman Davies. We'll see if I can make it this time, monster of a book.

Cheers, thanks again, triethylborane.

 

[Jayjay1976]

Fire and Fury. Haven't started it yet but I had to get my copy to stash away before the book burnings begin.

 

[passedpawn]

This sounded interesting so I downloaded to my kindle. Just finished it, terrific read, one of the better novels I’ve read lately. I may try his Einstein Prophecy next.

You might also consider this. It was a very good read, and I noticed in the paper this morning it's now a movie. Besides a book cover smilar to the Jekyl book, The Alienist has Teddy Roosevelt as one of it's main characters in finding a serial murderer 100 yrs ago. Recommended.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BTM9CTI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[passedpawn]

I dunno. I think I read something, but there's always talk. Better chance on Ready Player One getting a deal. It was super awesome. Check it out.

This one becomes a movie later this year. Speilberg. I loved loved this book. Check it out.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887448/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

This one becomes a movie later this year. Speilberg. I loved loved this book. Check it out.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887448/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Awesome book, especially for those of us of my generation and a little older... The ones who remember and grew up during the 80s.

Can't wait for the movie. Hope they don't **** it up.

 

[Homercidal]

This one becomes a movie later this year. Speilberg. I loved loved this book. Check it out.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887448/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

I knew nothing about this except I heard my kids read it and really liked it. I was not really expecting to like it, but I decided to try it out since the movie was coming out. And it ended up being a real page turner! The writing style is not bad for someone the author's age. I did like the 80's references.

Not sure about the movie yet. I'm withholding judgement until I see it.

I'm currently reading A Wrinkle in Time. I hear the movie is coming out soon, and I'd never read it, but always wanted to, so it was a good reminder to check it out. It's a quick read, but I like it so far. It's got elements of some of the classic SciFi writers from the dawn of the genre, and some 60s style, but it's fairly modern in feel too. I think I would have loved it more as a kid in the 80s, though.

 

[MHBT]

Yeast,water,hops,malt are the best books since the Holy Bible

 

[Kharnynb]

(re)reading "lucifers hammer" by niven&pournelle, great "end-of the world" survivalist book.