So what is everyone reading?

[Drip Curl Magic]

Marabou Stork Nightmares by Irvine Welsh.

 

Eh, it's alright so far.

 

Not nearly as good as The Acid House and Trainspotting, though.

[Jay-qu]

The road less travelled by M Scott Peck

[InfiniteNow]

Einstein's Dreams

by Alan Lightman

 

...reading it again actually...

[Tarantism]

"Organic Chem for Dummies". its for college courses but i am reading independently.

[Racoon]

Punisher MAX graphic novels

Comic Books that Rock!

 

"Chem for Dummies" sounds pretty cool too :evil: :cup:

[Loricybin]

Still Life with Woodpecker - Tom Robbins

 

REEFER MADNESS, and Fastfood Nation - Eric Schlosser

[Michaelangelica]

This looked good.

 

Title The Best American Science Writing 2003

Author(s) Oliver Sacks

Publisher HarperCollins

Publication Date Sep 1, 2003

Format Paperback

Pages 288

Dimensions 6 x 9 x 0.72 in

ISBN 0060936517

I love Sacks's writing "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" is terrific. He has great insight into mental problems, great compassion, and is a great observer and writer.

[Freddy]

American Dynasty; Aristocracy, Fortune, And The Politics Of Deceit In The House Of Bush

[Tarantism]

hey i have read that one!

 

...i am currently reading Food of the Gods by Terrence McKenna

[betrayer_of_hope]

I'm currently reading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. Seems pretty interesting, I'm nearly halfway through it. Its a series of 8 books in 3 vol. set in the Baroque period.

[Michaelangelica]

...i am currently reading Food of the Gods by Terrence McKenna

I might have read it. Is that about ethnogens?

 

I am reading a long-winded book on Genetics "The Impact of the Gene" by Colin Tudge. (Can someone recommend something better?)

The best quote so far:- "All genetics is a footnote to Mendal"

 

Also reading/browsing two popular books on medical mistakes and medical history, a popular kids book on science, and I am about to start another Paul Doherty medieval-murder-mystery. Just finished one and enjoyed it.

 

If you would like a good laugh you might enjoy the book "Motzart's Maulers" by Dorian Mode. You might have to be Australian and know about Rugby Union for a good LOL. It is the funniest book I have read since "Adolf Hitler my Part in his Downfall" by Spike Milligan or perhaps "My Family and Other Animals" by Gerald Durrell.

I LOVE Terry Prattchet's books so you might understand my sense of humour.

 

The best non-fiction book I have read of late is "Longitude" by ?? A small but amazing book about what we did before it and how we finally nailed it (Longitude). Incredible story.

Another great non-fiction is "Shaman's Apprentice" by (US Author) about his single minded hunt for plant medicines in the Amazon.

[Tormod]

I'm currently reading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. Seems pretty interesting, I'm nearly halfway through it. Its a series of 8 books in 3 vol. set in the Baroque period.

 

I'm reading this book too. Did you read Cryptonomicon first?

[Tormod]

I'm also reading "A Briefer History of Time", a remake of Stephen Hawking's besteseller "A Brief History of Time". It seems pretty good so far, but nowadays it is far from the revolution it was back in the 1980s.

[niin]

I am reading the internet. :)

I am pretty much still at the beginning and don't plan on finishing it soon.

It's very good. I recomend it. :)

[Tarantism]

:)

I might have read it. Is that about ethnogens?...

 

pretty much. it glazes over some basic enthogen information, some breif McKenna-accounts of experiences, and there is a lot on Humanity and the "Stoned Ape Theory".

 

 

....Another great non-fiction is "Shaman's Apprentice" by (US Author) about his single minded hunt for plant medicines in the Amazon.

 

haha, are you sure that isnt food of the gods? ::)

[Michaelangelica]

:hihi:

 

pretty much. it glazes over some basic enthogen information, some breif McKenna-accounts of experiences, and there is a lot on Humanity and the "Stoned Ape Theory". ::)

I like the "Stoned Ape Theory" Do you want to start a thread on it?

[Queso]

I think there are a few threads on that topic, just with different names.