Probably a lot of us don't have as much time to read as we'd like. But I'll ask it anyway: Besides Golf Rewind, what do you read? I guess I'm mainly curious about books you're reading (not necessarily about golf), but any reading counts (newspapers, magazines, web sites where you go to read not to post).
Tonight I finished reading a good book: Trafalgar: The Nelson Touch, by David Howarth (New York: Phoenix, 2003; paperback, 176 pages). The book is a re-issue of the original, which appeared in 1969. It's about the Battle of Trafalgar, which our UK friends must know all about. That's the great naval battle fought in 1805 between the British and the French/Spanish fleet. The Brits won a great victory but lost their admiral, Horatio Nelson, who was killed by a French sniper. It was probably the last major sea battle fought between two fleets of square-rigged sailing ships. If you saw the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, you know the kind of ships I mean. Lots of technical terminology, but the events leading up to, during, and after the engagement are fascinating, and are well-told by the author.
Next up is a work of science fiction, probably In the Ocean of Night, by Gregory Benford. Not exactly great literature, but the author is a physicist, so I'll get some science along with an interesting story line (first contact between humans and a race of intelligent machines).
How about you? Do you have a good summertime read going?
I just finished reading the latest Harry Potter book. My son gets em and when he is done I will usually read them. They have all been in my opinion very well written and easy to get drawn into. I think this last one had 800 some pages. I know they are "kids" books, but I have enjoyed to series so far.
I don't really have a genre I enjoy when it comes to books. I never really pick my own books actually. I try to read as many of the books people recommend to me as I can. The last book I read was, Illusions by Richard Bach. It was a really short book and when I have time, I'm going to work on A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving which looks about 6 times longer (no joke!).
If I were to pick my own books, I would probably focus on classics but I get so many, "you should read this" recommendations that I don't ever pick books I read myself. Not that I read much anyway. Once I get started on a book, I'll probably finish it in a week or two but then I won't get started on another one for 2 months.
Oops, forgot. The last book I read was actually Who's Your Caddy which I think is written by Scott Reilly? I just read it the other week but I didn't note it because that really isn't a novel.
As for other reading (newspapers, magazines, Web sites), I read a lot of technology and business related material.
I generally read history books, currently going through 'A history of England' by Keith Feiling, first published in 1950. I don't mind the early Tom Clancy, especially 'Red Storm Rising', I finished that in one sitting the first time (couldn't put the beggar down).
Magazines: GolfWorld, Golf Magazine, Time, National Review, Consumer Reports.
Books: All of Clancy, Ludlum, Follett, et al. Right now I am reading a series of political novels by Vince Flynn and Aidan Nichols' Discovering Aquinas.
One of the most inspiring books I ever read was Marine Sniper by Charles Henderson, the true story of Marine Sergeant Carlos
Hathcock.
I have most of the works of fiction from Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Michael Crighton, Clive Cussler and J.K. Rowling. For non-fiction/fact based, I read Rotella, Feinstein, and other golf or woodworking related books.
For anyone who enjoys the Indiana Jones movies, I would highly recommend Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt series. I don't read a whole lot of books that I think would make a great movie series but the Clive Cussler ones could.
For anyone who enjoys the Indiana Jones movies, I would highly recommend Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt series. I don't read a whole lot of books that I think would make a great movie series but the Clive Cussler ones could.
I have read quite a few of the Cussler series, I would agree with the Indy Jones comparison.
For anyone who enjoys the Indiana Jones movies, I would highly recommend Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt series. I don't read a whole lot of books that I think would make a great movie series but the Clive Cussler ones could.
Hi,
A film version of Cusslers novel 'Raise the Titanic' was made around the early 1980's (IIRC). It wasn't too bad either, with Richard Jordan playing Pitt (pretty well) and Jason Robards.
Have you read the one where the US has maintained a small research base on the Moon? can't recall the title.
I tend to read alot of history books mostly dealing with war. I just finished a book called Parllel Journeys, and it was very good. It was two different accounts of Hitler's rise to power in Nazi Germany, and how life was throughout the war and after. One account is from a member of the Hitler Youth and the other by a Jewish prisoner who escaped Germany to Holland and eventually was caught by the Gestapo. I would definatly recommend it to anyone to read, I was intrigued and interested that I finished it in two days. I study a good amount on Germany during the period of 1923-45 and Parellel Journeys even told me some information I wouldn't be able to know without an account from someone who lived through the period. I'm also currently finishing a series called The Soldier Spies, by W.E.B. Griffin. I'm halfway through the last book but I usually read those books when I'm on summer break or winter break. So I won't even look at the book until November. I'm able to remember stories pretty easily so it doesn't bother me to just drop a book for a few months and pick back up later. Right now I'm about to start Sun-Tzu's Art of War and another book called the Soul of Battle by Victor Davis Hanson. The Soul of Battle is about how Great Generals, he uses Patton, Sherman and and ancient Theban General Epaminondas, vanquished tyranny using untrained fighters.
Last edited by PingPlayr : August 13th, 2004 at 08:46 AM.
Anything by Tom Wolfe, John Irving, Updike... some Phillip Roth & Joe Heller. Stuff with a sense of humor, although I don't read more than 1 or 2 a year these days... usually on vacation, between golf & snorkeling, which begins TODAY !!!
"Killing Pablo"..about Colobian drugpin Pablo Escobar and his death. It's by Mark Bowden who wrote "Blackhawk Down".--read that too. I guess I like non-fiction present day military/law enforcement stuff. I also read Knessler's "Inside the CIA"..LOL
Other Websites Mostly :D
Whatever stuff I have to read for school.
Whatever book is interesting to me at the time. (i.e. Right now I just read "If Chins Could Kill - Confessions Of A B-Movie Actor" - the autobiography of a true God among men, Bruce Campbell.) and I just started "Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man" :D
August 11th, 2004, 11:37 PM
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