Recent Books Read

[KC]

The Outlet (1905) by Andy Adams

This is the story of a cattle drive from Medina County, Texas to Fort Buford (North Dakota) in 1884.  ...

They was going to Fort Buford!

[Jed Cooper]

Clint: A Retrospective (Schickel, 2010)

I cheaped out when this was first released.  I just didn't want to pony-up the $35.00 for it, much as I was tempted.  Nope, I'll justify my Elvis purchases over that much money for this book.  Well, I lucked out and came across it on a Barnes & Noble bargain shelf for just $15.00.  At that price, I couldn't resist.  

A very good read with lots of great photos.  A few minor errors, such as the author stating "Eastwood would turn sixty in 1989" even though he'd stated a few pages prior that "he was fifty-eight the year it was released" (The Dead Pool, 1988).  Not a major distraction, though.  The dvd bonus is nice, too, The Eastwood Factor.

[Alcatraz]

Good Omens by Neil Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.

Pretty hilarious book. It's about the son of Satan, the coming of the End Times, and an angel's & a demon's attempt to stop it from happening because they've gotten used to the life they have on Earth.

[Hemlock]

Loved it 

[Gant]

You Never Give Me Your Money

by Peter Doggett



A really good book detailing the Beatles careers from Epsteins death (their manager) to the present day.
So much stuff I didn't know about how interwined their lives were over the years post split.

I'd be interested to hear what others make of this book.. Personally I thought McCartney comes out quite well
and Lennon a bit of an (supremely talented) @#!hole  

A great read whether your a fan of the combo or not.

5/5

[The Schofield Kid]

I'll have to check that one out. Sounds very interesting.

[Gant]

Yeah, thoroughly recommended. Once I started I couldn't put it down.. tho I couldn't help but feel quite
 saddened by a lot of it..

[The Schofield Kid]

Back when I got that J. Edgar Hoover book from the library, I got this one too. The Hoover book took me three days to read. This one at about the same size (500+ pp) took me 5 weeks. This was just as compelling as the Hoover book but for some reason I could never read more than a half dozen pages at a time as I kept falling asleep no matter what time of day it was and it was so damn annoying as this book was great. The screenplay for the 2009 Michael Mann film, Dillinger was based on this book. Where that film dealt mainly with the John Dillinger gang, this book covers all those public enemies in the USA during the early to mid 1930's and the F.B.I's hunt for them. Bonnie and Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and others are all covered and it goes into great detail of how the F.B.I hunted down these criminals. Sometimes showing just how inept the bureau was in those early days. It's quite graphic in some areas where Agents or police officers were gunned down before they knew what hit them.

Highly recommended.

5/5.

[The Schofield Kid]

After being disappointed with the last Karin Slaughter book, Skin Privilege. I took a break for a few months but decided to get back to them this week. This was a return to form of the first few I read. This is the first in the series of Will Trent books, so it's new characters and different city to the other Grant County books. It only took me four days to get through this, I couldn't put it down. Again, it's quite brutal with the crime scene descriptions but it does keep you on the edge of your seat.

It does make me wonder with so much garbage being spewed out by the movie studios, why these books haven't been adapted?

4/5.

[Hemlock]

Yet another Reacher novel 



aka WORTH DYING FOR

http://www.leechild.com/WDF.php

[KC]

"Risking their lives"? I guess that's close enough. The Reacher titles never seem to be very meaningful ... I can never remember which book is which.

But regardless ... I ate them all up! I've become a Reacher fan.

Have you read them all now, too, Hemlock?

[Hemlock]

"Risking their lives"? I guess that's close enough. The Reacher titles never seem to be very meaningful ... I can never remember which book is which.

But regardless ... I ate them all up! I've become a Reacher fan.

Have you read them all now, too, Hemlock?

There`s the very first Reacher novel,"Die Trying" that I´ve not read yet but it`s just translated to finnish("Linnake") so it won`t take too long when I´ve read them all  

I´m a huge Reacher fan and I can`t quite put in the words why   Maybe it got something to do with them being so forward,simple and yet catchy.

Btw evidently Tom Cruise will be the first Jack Reacher on screen.Not sure if I´m happy with this bit of a news 

http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/paramount-moves-tom-cruises-mission-impossible-to-december-21-and-sets-one-shot-for-early-2013/

[Elizabeth77]

Yeager: An Autobiography by Chuck Yeager



What a fun, exciting and interesting read.  Amazingly, it took me two weeks(!) to read the first half of the book, then I decided to leave the family behind and finish it up in half a day.  I didn't know when I started reading that Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to "break" the sound "barrier", but his story would be just as interesting if he hadn't.  His enthusiasm for flying and his willingness to take very calculated risks keep the story from ever having a dull moment.  Insights from his wife, superior officers and fellow pilots help to round out the story.  The amount of aviation history covered during his years as a pilot is tremendous.  While this is a great read if you love airplanes and flying, it's just as fun if you prefer to keep your feet solidly on the ground.

I felt drawn into this story in a very personal way.  In my early teens I dreamed of becoming a pilot.  From childhood I dreamed of flying in the Concorde.  It isn't likely I'll become a pilot (other dreams had a stronger pull), but 13 years ago my dream of flying in the Concorde became a reality.  I, too, have flown faster than the speed of sound.  I, too, have seen the curvature of the earth.  It's a little bit like talking to a complete stranger and discovering that you have a special experience in common.

[Sylvie]

"WORLD WITHOUT END", Ken Follett

Taking place in the Middle Ages in England, a fantastic saga and a thick book, perfect for Summer time  !

I had loved "THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH" a few years ago.

[The Schofield Kid]

The second in the Will Trent series and another good read. A good murder mystery and a hunt for another victim held captive. Gripping stuff.

4/5.

[Gant]

Stuart Lee. How I Escaped My Certain Fate, The Life and Deaths of a Stand-Up Comedian



Very funny autobiography by British comic Stuart Lee. Gonna see him live next month 

[Gant]

The Cover Art Of Blue Note Records

by Graham Marsh and Glyn Callingham



Beautiful book

[Hemlock]

Donald E Westlake`s The Road To Ruin  

[The Schofield Kid]

This was a little disappointing as it brought together for the first time, characters from both the Grant County books and the Will Trent books. I was expecting it to be a lot better. It's still a good read of fans of Slaughter's books.

3/5.

[GreenEyes]

"WORLD WITHOUT END", Ken Follett

Taking place in the Middle Ages in England, a fantastic saga and a thick book, perfect for Summer time  !

I had loved "THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH" a few years ago.

Let us know how you like "World Without End". "Pillars" was good, and the TV mini-series they did was entertaining (have you seen it?).