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I'm presently enjoying "The Gatehouse" by Nelson DeMille.

I enjoy mainly thrillers and crime novels but also a fair share of history, travel and sporting books!
 
The Information by James Kleick (not to be confused with the Martin Amis book by the same name).

"Acclaimed science writer James Gleick presents an eye-opening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the very nature of human consciousness. A fascinating intellectual journey through the history of communication and information, from the language of Africa’s talking drums to the invention of written alphabets; from the electronic transmission of code to the origins of information theory, into the new information age and the current deluge of news, tweets, images, and blogs. Along the way, Gleick profiles key innovators, including Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, Samuel Morse, and Claude Shannon, and reveals how our understanding of information is transforming not only how we look at the world, but how we live."

http://www.amazon.com/Information-History-Theory-Flood/dp/1400096235

I'm loving it.
 
I just finished Gomorrah by Roberto Salviano.

"A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano's insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent than the Mafia. The Camorra is an elaborate, international system dealing in drugs, high fashion, construction, and toxic waste, and its influence has entirely transformed life in Campania, the province surrounding Naples."

http://www.amazon.com/Gomorrah-Pers...=UTF8&qid=1358306271&sr=1-1&keywords=gomorrah

An awesome and very disturbing read. Not surprisingly, the guy is currently in hiding.
 
I have a couple of books on the go.

Zoobiquity - In the spring of 2005, cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was called to consult on an unusual patient: an Emperor tamarin at the Los Angeles Zoo. While examining the tiny monkey’s sick heart, she learned that wild animals can die of a form of cardiac arrest brought on by extreme emotional stress. It was a syndrome identical to a human condition but one that veterinarians called by a different name—and treated in innovative ways.
This remarkable medical parallel launched Natterson-Horowitz on a journey of discovery that reshaped her entire approach to medicine. She began to search for other connections between the human and animal worlds: Do animals get breast cancer, anxiety-induced fainting spells, sexually transmitted diseases? Do they suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia, addiction?
The answers were astonishing. Dinosaurs suffered from brain cancer. Koalas catch chlamydia. Reindeer seek narcotic escape in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Stallions self-mutilate. Gorillas experience clinical depression.


And also -

Life After Death - Damien Echols.
In 1993, teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.—who have come to be known as the West Memphis Three—were arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in Arkansas. The ensuing trial was marked by tampered evidence, false testimony, and public hysteria. Baldwin and Misskelley were sentenced to life in prison; while eighteen-year-old Echols, deemed the “ringleader,” was sentenced to death. Over the next two decades, the WM3 became known worldwide as a symbol of wrongful conviction and imprisonment, with thousands of supporters and many notable celebrities who called for a new trial. In a shocking turn of events, all three men were released in August 2011.
Now Echols shares his story in full—from abuse by prison guards and wardens, to portraits of fellow inmates and deplorable living conditions, to the incredible reserves of patience, spirituality, and perseverance that kept him alive and sane while incarcerated for nearly two decades.

I also have a Richard Dawkins book kicking around here that I got for Xmas, that I've not opened yet.
 

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Trying American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Something that's been on the shelf for awhile and finally getting around to get into it.
 
Currently drawing to the end of 'A Dance With Dragons' by George R R Martin. Book 5 in the series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' of which Game of Thrones was book 1.

I have been ploughing through this series over the past month or 2 and also bought the GoT season 1 TV series and have pre-ordered series 2.

I'm a fantasy (LOTR, GoT) and spy type books (Tom Clancy) reader.
 
I'm a bit like you MinerBoy. I've just finished Joe Abercrombie's 'Red Country'. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Currently reading Kevin Brownlow's exceptional book on early cinema, 'The Parade's Gone By'.
 
White Bread, a history of white bread.

really interesting book. Also reading Murkami's book on jogging.
 
Just started reading the Hobbit (have seen the movie)

Recently finished reading all three series of Deltora Quest :p
 
I'm just about to finish reading Drew Brees' autobiography, Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity.

Great book, though Drew, being a noted Christian, lays on the bible bashing a bit thick for my liking. Still, I didn't appreciate the struggles he had to overcome, both physical and mental, to reach the pinnacle of his chosen career.
 

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Just got back from 10 days away down the beach. Got the chance to finally get my teeth into Bolano's 2666. A great book.
 
I've decided to not buy any more books until I've read a few more on my (ever sagging) shelves.

With that in mind, I've just finished Peter Carey's 'Illywhacker' & have started Peter Goldsworthy's 'Honk if you are Jesus'.

Also read the Land Acquisition Act 1969 & the 2004 Regulations. Very dry.
 
moginie said:
I've decided to not buy any more books until I've read a few more on my (ever sagging) shelves.

With that in mind, I've just finished Peter Carey's 'Illywhacker' & have started Peter Goldsworthy's 'Honk if you are Jesus'.

Also read the Land Acquisition Act 1969 & the 2004 Regulations. Very dry.
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Sounds like engaging reading.... Land Acquisition Act that is.

Reading A book called 'Spice: a history of temptation' by Jack Turner. Really enjoying it.
 
To The White Sea. By James Dickey, the author of the original Deliverance book that the film was based on.

Hemingway-esque tale of a tail gunner shot down over WWII Tokyo and tries to make his way overland to the north of Japan to his familiar wintery climate he believes he can hide in, relying on his Alaskan upbringing.

Not too far into yet, & not too enthused at this point.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/350300.To_the_White_Sea
http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0385313098
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...ckey-simon--schuster-1499-pounds-1393653.html
 

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Reading the Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. Just started it.

Finished another of his books 'How to get filthy rich in Asia' a couple of days back.

Good writer. Also got Anthony Beevor's 'Second World War' on the go too.
 
As it's holiday time I've just finished John Densmore's "Riders On The Storm". It's a good read, but it doesn't shake my belief that you know when the party's over when people start quoting Monty Python & somebody puts a Doors album on.
 
Reading Jurassic Park!
 
StevieDewar said:
Certainly is. Really enjoying it so far
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I've only read The Andromeda Strain.

I'm reading Rachel Kushner's The Flamethrowers. Bloody good read.
 

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