What are you reading?

[al_cam]

The Whole House Book: Ecological Building Design and Materials.
It is a bit carp so far - seems like it has been written by someone who has just done some desktop research to cash in on current trends.

I haven't read any fiction since I failed higher English for the second time in 1994.

[bogeyman]

[...] I haven't read any fiction since I failed higher English for the second time in 1994.

Hi al_cam. I keep hearing this a lot: People have stopped reading fiction.

I find it quite disturbing. Reading fiction was one of the things that got me through some of the more difficult passages of my life. I can't imagine going through life without the occasional escape that a well-crafted novel provides.

[cailin maith]

I've a few by the bed to read - but at the moment, I don't have the attention span for it.. I'm still reading the sunday paper too - usually takes me most of the week

[cailin maith]

Hi al_cam. I keep hearing this a lot: People have stopped reading fiction.

I find it quite disturbing. Reading fiction was one of the things that got me through some of the more difficult passages of my life. I can't imagine going through life without the occasional escape that a well-crafted novel provides.

Agreed.

[Scary]

I'm looking for something new to read, can anyone recommend or otherwise the books of Niall Ferguson?

[NickFitz]

Just finished this

I've got Paradise lost, The Art of War and The Prince lined up next.

There's an extra "ht" and "tp://" wrapped around your link

[Durbs]

BIG recommendation for a couple of life-sucking trilogies:

Robin Hobb - Farseer Trilogy & Tawny Man Trilogy.

Just on the last book of the second trilogy but every one was a gem. Start with the Assassins Apprentice and work through 'em.

[doodab]

I am currently working on The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose, Herman Hesse's The Glass Bead Game, a Will Self book, and a couple of technical books.

[MarillionFan]

I've just started

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

[NickFitz]

I've just started

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

That's on my "unread" shelf, next to Getting Things Done