What is the last good book you read or are reading

[Maynard111]

Read two of Dan Brown's books this summer and fall. "The Lost Symbol" and "Angels & Demons". Both good books. "The Lost Symbol" is based in D.C. Just took the family to Washington last year during spring break. I can picture seeing most of the landmarks he mentions in the story. That was fun.

(1)Just finished "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It's the story of a 1996 Mt. Everest expedition where 6 people lost their lives. He was part of the expedition as a writer for an outdoors magazine. I had no idea how much preparation goes into that climb. Well written but, very sad.

Now reading Krakauer's book "Into the Wild" about the young man who went on a cross-country soul-searching trip just after graduating college & ended up perishing in the Alaskan wilderness. It was recently a movie directed by Sean Penn.

(2)Oh yeah, I also found a fairly nice copy of "GO - The Bettenhausen Story" at a flea market a couple of months ago. It chroncles Tony Sr's career fairly well but, I felt it kinda sped thru the 3 boys careers. But, I now have a much better appreciation of Tony Sr's legacy. Too bad the family never got a win at the Speedway.

(1) I would recommend reading "The Climb" by Anatoly Boukreev. Boukreev was a guide on Everest and tells the story of the same tragic day from his viewpoint as one of those tasked with getting people up and down the mountain.

(2) Good find, racing books in general are dificult to find in any condition.

I recently read "Happy New Year - ted" by Tim Wilson and Roger Keiss

The authors give well researched evidence that Ted Bundy committed The Columbus (GA) Stocking Strangler murders in 1978.

[GoodStone1969]

"The Execution of Private Slovik", by William Bradford Huie. Pretty well done, but the title gives away the ending.

[racefanindy]

Read two of Dan Brown's books this summer and fall. "The Lost Symbol" and "Angels & Demons". Both good books. "The Lost Symbol" is based in D.C. Just took the family to Washington last year during spring break. I can picture seeing most of the landmarks he mentions in the story. That was fun.

Just finished "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer. It's the story of a 1996 Mt. Everest expedition where 6 people lost their lives. He was part of the expedition as a writer for an outdoors magazine. I had no idea how much preparation goes into that climb. Well written but, very sad.

Now reading Krakauer's book "Into the Wild" about the young man who went on a cross-country soul-searching trip just after graduating college & ended up perishing in the Alaskan wilderness. It was recently a movie directed by Sean Penn.

Oh yeah, I also found a fairly nice copy of "GO - The Bettenhausen Story" at a flea market a couple of months ago. It chroncles Tony Sr's career fairly well but, I felt it kinda sped thru the 3 boys careers. But, I now have a much better appreciation of Tony Sr's legacy. Too bad the family never got a win at the Speedway.

[rrrr]

I may be the only other person on this forum that has read that book....

[Jack Harrington]

The Man In The Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas. It's the story of D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers thirty years after their original adventures. It is the third and final book Dumas wrote about his now 4 Musketeers. All for one, and one for all...And so it goes. Touche`. Dumas was driven from within to write. He produced about 600 novels in his life....But he made great use of assistants doing research, and writing outlines. One hundred years later, James Michener, an English Prophy @ UT-Austin used the same system to produce such books as TEXAS, HAWAII, SOUTH PACIFIC, ALASKA, CARIBBEAN.

[Doyouloveit?]

I also struggled with 'Unbroken,' skipping large portions of the last 1/3 or more. It sort of grinds on for the last half, loses its grip and then the ending peters out.

I agree. Overall unbroken was great, but the first part was slow, middle part was great, and ending was boring. But overall, it was definitely interesting to read about Louis Zamperini's time in the war and as a POW

[Liz]

"Life" by Keith Richard, very good so far.

That was a fun read! And for all of Keef's vices, real and perceived, he has a great memory and is an entertaining storyteller.

[sightlines]

American on Purpose was a really fun (and touching at times) read. One of the best autobiographies I've read.

My biggest problem reading it was getting the scottish accent out of my head

[mstove]

American on Purpose was a really fun (and touching at times) read. One of the best autobiographies I've read.

[Sea Fury]

[GeekSpeed]

American On Purpose by Craig Ferguson. Hilarious read, well written, reads as much like a novel as an auto-biography.

Open-An Autobiography by Andre Agassi. Fascinating. Surprising. Disappointing. Exciting. Inspiring. This was likely the most interesting auto-biography I've read in years. It sheds an interesting light on professional athletes, pro sports, and how what we as fans see isn't always the truth in these athlete's lives. I read this book in 6 days, then went back and read it again. Andre is one guy I'd like to meet and shake his hand some day, even more now that I've read his book. I've gone from being a "fan", to respecting him immensely as a man.

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Pop economist extraordinare hits another one out of the park. I really enjoyed his analysis of professional hockey and the correlation to birthdates. Look it up

My Life as an Experiment by A J Jacobs. Ever since reading "The Year of Living Biblically" I've been hooked on his lifestyle of living the experiment. How he's still married I'll never know!

Currently have 3 books on the go.

[mstove]

I'll second "The Big Short". I read it a few months ago.

Ditto.

[beej]

I can recognize a gotcha question when it's posed to me. :mad:

[Joe in LA]

I'll second "The Big Short". I read it a few months ago.

[Jim Wilke]

I also struggled with 'Unbroken,' skipping large portions of the last 1/3 or more. It sort of grinds on for the last half, loses its grip and then the ending peters out.