Norrington Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) Well, I'm not sure if this has been done before, but I love to read and am very curious as to what the rest of you are reading. Well, Right now I am on the last couple of pages of Jay Worrall's book "Any Approaching Eneemy," the sequel of "Sails on the Horizon. Both are books based in the Napoleonic British Navy, and follow the adventures of R.N. captain Charles Edgemont. I highly recommend them. I hope to start on Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson by Alen Pell Crawford. Edited January 3, 2008 by Norrington Quote
ExoBuilder Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Well right now I'm reading Split Second by David Baldacci. It's good so far. Yay first post. X-D Quote
Corvus Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Yay! We needed this... :-D Right now reading "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman" by Brian Jacques. Shouldn't you have included "Spoilers present" in the title? Will Quote
Norrington Posted January 3, 2008 Author Posted January 3, 2008 Why? Does my post contain spoilers? Quote
UniqueBuilder Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Why? Does my post contain spoilers? No, but like the "Last movie you watched"-topic, others might want to include them. At the moment I'm not reading any books, but I'm considering buying The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (If I can get my hands on it :-/ ) and "Round stars and shells" by David Bleser. :-) Quote
iamded Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Finished Ultimate Weapon by Chris Ryan. A great, action packed book, just the kind of thing I like. :-D ~Peace Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted January 3, 2008 Eurobricks Emperor Posted January 3, 2008 Well, I'm not sure if this has been done before, but I love to read and am very curious as to what the rest of you are reading. I don't think this exists already. We do have What are your favourite books/novels? I'm a big reader. Currently I'm reading 3 books (1 novel for in the train and the 2 others at home). - The Napoleonic Wars - Gunther Rothenberg - The oxford Illustrated history of the Royal Navy - My current novel: The secret of Napoleon (Javier Sierra). Quote
captaintau Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 For once I don't have a Star Wars book on the go. I needed a break. I'm enjoying the Legacy of the Force series. Currently, it's the 24 Series 5 Official Companion and Ch'ang Hon Tae Kwon Do Hae Sul by Stewart Anslow. Quote
Norrington Posted January 3, 2008 Author Posted January 3, 2008 - The oxford Illustrated history of the Royal Navy Probably doesn't come as a surprise, but I own the exacr same book. Very well written. Though I haven't strictly read it cover to cover :-$ Only from about 1600- 1900 X-D Quote
zero1312 Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 The Lord Of The Rings 3in1 book. ;-) Fantasy and sci-fi are my favorites! *wub* Quote
zouave Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 I'm reading the Pirate Hunter right now. It is a biography on the pirate Captain Kidd. I read it at night before I go to bed. Quote
legolover100 Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 harry potter and the half blood prince. for the first time! i am way behind in my harry books! Quote
oo7 Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Very nice topic, commodore! I just finished 'The Lord of the Flies', a very interesting book that Mr. William Golding wrote really well. Now that I'm done with it I guess I need to find another to replace it.... - The oxford Illustrated history of the Royal Navy That sounds very cool, I've been trying to find an illustrated book of sailing ships but that particular one seems to include contemporary naval warfare as well. Have you been skipping over that to get to the 'good stuff' or are you planning on reading the entire thing, helicopters included? :-D Quote
Greyfox327 Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 I'm finally reading Lord of the Rings! I'm almost halfway through The Fellowship of the Ring. Quote
Matn Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Well; after I read The Deadly Hallows out, I have started all over again with reading my Harry Potter books. And I'm already at the end of the Order Of the Phoenix. That is the greatest book of the series (along with the third). Quote
Stealth Hunter Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) At the moment I am reading a book about planes,jets and such things . Edited January 3, 2008 by Stealth Hunter Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted January 3, 2008 Eurobricks Emperor Posted January 3, 2008 That sounds very cool, I've been trying to find an illustrated book of sailing ships but that particular one seems to include contemporary naval warfare as well. Have you been skipping over that to get to the 'good stuff' or are you planning on reading the entire thing, helicopters included? :-D I've been mostly reading the chapters that cover the period from 1670-1830. But I plan to read it entirely. However this will take time because it's tick book and is written by professors, so for a non-native English speaker like myself it doesn't read very fast. Quote
The Kid Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 The Autobiography of Slash of Guns n' Roses fame. Pretty good so far. I'll then be reading Richard Hammond's Autobiography. :-) TK Quote
Brainbox Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Currently reading British Science Fiction Television: A Hitchhiker's Guide that my friend gave me for Christmas... 2006. It's taken me a while to get started, but it's pretty good if you're into that sort of thing. It covers all the main British sci-fi series from Doctor Who and Thunderbirds, to Sapphire and Steel and The Prisoner. Also got V for Vendetta to read (I've read it before, but not my copy) and I've just finished the graphic novel version of the Heroes online comics (vol.1). But today, I'm mostly reading revision guides, and my S@H catalogue which came this morning. :-D Quote
yellost Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 I just finished Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy". Now I'm starting the sequel. Pretty funny. I can't help comparing his writing to Terry Pratchett's (though I have a preference for Pratchett. His humour feels a bit more coherent in his non sense... Don't know if that makes sense *wacko* ) Quote
Norrington Posted January 3, 2008 Author Posted January 3, 2008 Just started reading Twilight at Monticello. Did you know that Thomas Jefferson had such bad migraines in his later years that he had to go into an empty, pitchblack room at Monticello, and sit there for the entire duration of the headache. Quote
Wout Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 Reading Interesting Times from Terry Pratchet for the second time. A good laugh with some interesting plot. Quote
captaintau Posted January 3, 2008 Posted January 3, 2008 I just finished Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy". Now I'm starting the sequel. I strongly recommend that you read the entire trilogy in five parts, though be warned that it gets really quite boring in book four. Quote
Buckshot Posted January 4, 2008 Posted January 4, 2008 Yay! Other Terry Pratchett fans! I'm currently almost done reading Reaper Man. *skull* Quote
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