AndyMan 7 #26 May 4, 2005 I just finished "Shaking Hands with the Devil : The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda" by Romeo Dallaire. It's insightful, informative, yet incredibly depressing and at times gruesome. I hope one day it becomes recomended reading at military colleges worldwide. As such, yesterday I started The Da Vinci Code. I hadn't read it previously, and am finding it a far less depressing and enjoyable rebound. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #27 May 4, 2005 That's awesome, I never thought to check it if had been translated, I tell my friends about the book, but of course they can't read it. This will be about the 5th time I've read it. It's a great book and has a lot of meaning to me ( First book I read by myself in Portuguese for school and then got a 100% on the test and essay ) He's a wonderful author. My other favorite book is Enders Game<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #28 May 4, 2005 Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series (again) - just to be up to speed for the last book of the series. Pretty good, but starting to look like he's going the way Jordan did - he needs to wrap it up. That and "Go, Dog, Go" Do you like my hat? ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #29 May 4, 2005 Haven't had time to finish the 7th book of the Dark Tower series, despite over a month of trying to get back to it. I finally went to the library a couple days ago and checked out the audio-book version so I can listen to the rest of it while driving or during periods of inactivity out at job sites. Next in line is Catch-22. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcarchangel 0 #30 May 5, 2005 "Guns, Germs, and Steel" about the rise of human civilizations.------------------------------------------------------- "These are the old days, the bad days, the all-or-nothing days. They're back! There's no choice left, and I'm ready for war." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skolls081102 0 #31 May 5, 2005 Actually, the only good reading time I get is in the bathroom (I know, I know)- so In my bathroom reading basket is: The Giant Bathroom Reader Haunted New Jersey Wierd NJ (magazine) and a few Parents/Family Circle magazines. The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpchikk 0 #32 May 5, 2005 I just recently finished The DaVinci Code and now I am reading...The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks and the SIM and also the Skydiver's Handbook... I've read almost everything by Dean Koontz (he's my fav) and I've read a lot by Stephen King.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Punky_Monkey 0 #33 May 5, 2005 I just finished mental training for skydiving and life Next is Tuesday with Morry******* Punky Monkey You may never get rid of the butterflies, but you can teach them how to fly in formation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #34 May 5, 2005 Currently reading: Medical Spanish for Health Care Workers Fabric of the Cosmos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpchikk 0 #35 May 5, 2005 I read the Five People You Will Meet in Heaven by that same author that wrote Tuesdays with Morrie.... good book if you haven't read it.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurfer 0 #36 May 5, 2005 This morning: the back of 'Raisin Bran' cereal box. This evening: continuing 'Angels and Demons' (great book). As skysprite posted ..."Go read it NOW" aloha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Punky_Monkey 0 #37 May 5, 2005 yep, already read the Five People You Will Meet in Heaven...I loved it, it really made me look at life different. I picked up the Tuesdays with..hoping it will be just as good. I guess we shall see.******* Punky Monkey You may never get rid of the butterflies, but you can teach them how to fly in formation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #38 May 5, 2005 I have a bunch I'm about to start, including Guns Germs and Steel Most recent books I've loved have been: Eats, Shoots and Leaves The Botany of Desire Deep Survival Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #39 May 5, 2005 Haruki Murakami - A Wild Sheep Chase Rudolf Arnheim - Art and Visual Perception Just finished: F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby Richard Condon - The Manchurian Candidate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #40 May 5, 2005 The Sun Also Rises is a great great book. It's my favourite Hemingway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #41 May 5, 2005 I love these threads! Recently devoured/redevoured - Dragonriders of Pern series (Anne McCaffery) The Harry Potter books (is it July yet??) Richard Bach's Illusions (for the 278th time ) Vampire Chronicles (Anne Rice - for the fifth or sixth time) Piers Anthony On a Pale Horse - next book purchases will be the rest of the Incarnations of Immortality series. Robert Heinlein's To Sail Beyond the Sunset, Time Enough for Love and The Number of the Beast (just finishing the last one tonight; have read all of them at least five or six times) The Four Agreements (over and over and over....) Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet Coming soon - USPA's SIM and IRM One or more guidebooks for hiking in northern California Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #42 May 5, 2005 Quote"Guns, Germs, and Steel" about the rise of human civilizations is by Jared Diamond. His new one "Collapse" is about the Fall of civilizations and cultures. Also excellent! By the way, I think 'Collapse' first chapter is also available as free link at NYTIMES.com book review section.....that's a great place to see how you like a book... marc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #43 May 5, 2005 I just got done reading RED DRAGON. I watched the movie right after I was done. I found it to be a very creepy book and the movie was ok. Along with numerous text books HeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #44 May 5, 2005 My girlfriend and I are reading Kon Tiki.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
climbnjump 0 #45 May 5, 2005 Accidents in North American Mountaineering - 2004 American Alpine Journal - 2004 Mental Training for Skydiving and Life Synaptic Self The Society of Mind Mapping the Mind ...and a couple issues of "Rock & Ice" and Parachutist Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #46 May 5, 2005 I'm reading First Aid for the USMLE Step I. Great stuff. No, really. When I work out, I'm reading Dean Koontz, The Face. It's good, but sometimes its hard to concentrate on the book with sweat drippin' in my eyes. I've read Da Vinci Code and that was awesome! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alxnder 0 #47 May 5, 2005 Has any one read these books by Carlos Castaneda? (any of them) wicked stuff and scary too ------------------------------------------------------- Danger brings fear, but fear... brings more dangers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #48 May 5, 2005 House Atreides by Frank Herbert Collected Poems 1947-1980 by Allen GinsburgSky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #49 May 5, 2005 "Teaching English as a Second Language, A guide for Secondary Teachers". It's rivetting stuff. NOTYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #50 May 5, 2005 Lisa what are Heinleins books like, I've read about 4 of them but other than "Stranger in a Strange Land" I found them to be very simplisitc, particularly "Red Planet". Are the books you cited better or worse the Stranger?You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
