The What book are you reading thread ?

Thought I'd start a thread for TC members to post and say what book they are (or have) been reading. I've just finished 'Ayrton Senna, The Hard Edge of Genius' by Christopher Hilton. I'd say it's a pretty good book, Hilton is a well known motorsports author and gives an insightful look into an exceptionally talented and extremely driven man who was often very misunderstood by those both within and outside motorsport.

 

I have just started to read Fearful Symmetry: is * a Geometer by Ian Stewart and Martin Golubitsky. Its basicly something about Chaos Theory ...

 

I've been reading Bill Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything but can't seem to get into it. Might just give it up and read Glue by Irvine Welsh again. Lost count ow many times i've read it. going to be a bit controversial and say its better than Trainspotting!!!

 

Sounds very deep reading croatiatim. Ive just read Guns And Ganja- the secret life of Bob Marley, by his manager Don Taylor. Some interesting stories, dont know if its all true because of the controversy surroundin Bob's millions, but the ghetto justice story was amazin, after Bob and Don were shot and the police didnt catch the attempted assasins. Would recommend it.

 

I've just started reading the beano from 1976 , but the words are too big

 

LAst book I read was, Ham On Rye by something Chinaski. It was about a boy who's Da was a * and how his life was *. Was quite good actually.

 

I am currently reading 'Tommy' by Richard Holmes, exploring trench warfare from the eyes of the british infantry man. Pretty heavy reading, unlike Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNabb which gets better with every read (Partridge)

 

im on bill bryson walk in the woods + notes from a big country . both are brillant. also killer in clown town. about joe docherty great read.

 

if you realy search something deep for read then I recommend to you this book - Dreams of a Final Theory: the Search for the Fundamental Laws of Nature by Steven Weinberg

 

I can never concentrate on normal books. For some reason, they always have to be about Celtic or Football for me to be interested! Think the last normal book I started and finished was when I was about 7 and we had to read books at School. Just read or flick through the pictures of magazines, especially the Zoo and Nuts magazines! lol! Had a 'If you're Proud To Be A Leeds Fan' book all the way through a few years ago and found that very interesting because it was all about the fan's thoughts on a season. If they had Celtic books like that I'd have a massive collection.

 

"The European Dream" by Jeremy Rifkin; good book on various aspects why Europe is better than America. Very enjoyable

 

Ulysses, James Joyce.