What are your recent good reads?

[mickey]

WHS

[SpontaneousOrder]

Recent re-reading of The Stainless Steel Rat - Harry Harrison (humorous sic-fi).
Recent-ish reading of Atlas shrugged - the book id recommend for anyone who could only ever read one book in their life.
Very recently "Anthem", also by Ayn Rand - it's a novella and only takes 2 or 3 hours to read. A very nice story.

[AtW]

Recent re-reading of The Stainless Steel Rat - Harry Harrison (humorous sic-fi).

Yes, that's a very good one!

[suityou01]

CUKBUK

[MyUserName]

Currently reading the modern scholar book on world war 2.

It is actually quite a hard read. I had no idea just how severe the atrocities actually were.

[SpontaneousOrder]

Currently reading the modern scholar book on world war 2.

It is actually quite a hard read. I had no idea just how severe the atrocities actually were.

I don't know if you mean hard because it;s hard work, or hard because the atrocities suck. But it reminded me that I started reading Moby Dick but had to give up because it was just too much effort (the old language). It was a shame because i really wanted to read it, noting that Captain Piccard felt compelled to quote it all the time.

[Ruprect]

Beavor's WWII is absolutely brilliant if you like history.

Reading Chris Brookmyre's Bedlam at the mo. Very, very good (like almost all of his), esp if you're a bloke, like technology, and grew up in the 80s

[SpontaneousOrder]

Beavor's WWII is absolutely brilliant if you like history.

Reading Chris Brookmyre's Bedlam at the mo. Very, very good (like almost all of his), esp if you're a bloke, like technology, and grew up in the 80s

If anyone like ancient history then I recommend Tom Holland's books (rubicon, persian fire, etc). Excellent mix of history and narrative to pack in the facts with the probabilities and the drama to make it an enjoyable read.

[doodab]

Most recent one that I would really recommend is 'the theoretical minimum' by Loenard Susskind. Anyone with an interest in physics who didn't take it beyond a level, or even an a level student, will enjoy it.

[NotAllThere]

Most recent one that I would really recommend is 'the theoretical minimum' by Loenard Susskind. Anyone with an interest in physics who didn't take it beyond a level, or even an a level student, will enjoy it.

On my "to do when I've got the time to go through the exercises" list.

Just read "The Carpet Makers" by Andreas Eschbach - the English translation; the original is German.