Question What are you reading?

[Codz]

Lucifer's Hammer now, just started, but it has a very fitting dedication to Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and all of the astronauts and cosmonauts that have died for the cause of humanity establishing itself in space.

 

[Cras]

I thought "Titan" was kind of depressing (the way and manner in which the politicos dismantle NASA).

Same here. Titan was just so depressing to me. A great read, but still....

Voyage is a much more uplifting book.

And yeah, the whole Columbia incident in the book....pretty eerie how close it was to reality.

 

[mode1bravo]

Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space by John W. Young and James R. Hansen

 

[mojoey]

I read that, it was a great book. I just finished up the Net Force series, by Tom Clancy. Its a great series Id recommend anyone to read.

Read Dead Or Alive by Tom Clancy. A really good book.

 

[Codz]

Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space by John W. Young and James R. Hansen

How did I not know about that book? Well, I guess I know what's next on my reading list.

 

[Allan]

Just started Galactic Exploration by Peter Cawdron. Very interesting. A bit heavy in the science (you guys may enjoy it).


Galactic Exploration is a compilation of four closely related stories following the exploration of the Milky Way by the star ships Serengeti, Savannah and the Rift Valley. These three generational space ships are manned by clones and form part of the ongoing search for intelligent extra-terrestrial life. With the Serengeti heading out above the plane of the Milky Way, the Savannah exploring the outer reaches of the galaxy, and the Rift Valley investigating possible alien signals within the galactic core, this story examines the Rare Earth Hypothesis from a number of different angles.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

I am reading "Halo: Glasslands" by Karen Traviss, in preperation for Halo 4.
I am also reading "The Case for Mars" by Robert Zubrin.

 

[Codz]

Now I'm on Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs. Fascinating.

 

[hedzup456]

The Hunt for Red October. My dad was right, I do need to set an alarm, Clancy is such an AMAZING author...

 

[Arrowstar]

Just reserved the first Wheel of Time novel at my library.

 

[ProAuroraX]

Well, since Im stuck at home, and cant go to work, because the people there are afraid I'll injure myself further, I'm reading my Clive Cussler collection. Currently reading "The Tombs".

 

[dgatsoulis]

This afternoon, I had to clear some boxes from a small storage room I have in my backyard, to make room for a used fridge, when I found these two beauties:

I clearly remember buying "Young Death" when I was on my second year of Lykeion (age 16), but for the life of me, I cannot remember when and where I got the "Mechanismo".

I'll be diving into these again, sometime tomorrow afternoon, with a glass of a nicely aged single malt. (When I first read them, I didn't even like beer).

 

[Kyle]

Reading The Right Stuff.

 

[Star Voyager]

Let me know how the accuracy of that book is.

 

[Eli13]

Finally got around to reading Catch-22.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

Odyssey, for my mythology class. It makes much more sense now than it did 30 years ago. It's a better translation too, of course I could learn to read Greek or something and try for an older copy...

 

[Marvin42]

Odyssey, for my mythology class. It makes much more sense now than it did 30 years ago. It's a better translation too, of course I could learn to read Greek or something and try for an older copy...

Oh, that's a story i grew up...I totally recommend learning some kind of Greek. Another option, the one I'm using, is to read a translation from an Italian version which have very good Greek translations. Anyway, a good free version is here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1728
But the one you need is Rodney Merrill, 2002, unrhymed dactylic hexameter, accurate line by line version, University of Michigan Press;

 

[FADEC]

With my broken collar bone I won't be able to go to work for the rest of this year (I need full power of my right arm). So, beside sitting in front of my PC, I have plenty of time for reading stuff. Some time ago I've got the complete volume which is used for ATPL training. And now I've got enough time to finally study the entire content (and not just fragments). It's about 6,000 pages altogether; ranging from air law, airframes and systems, meteorology, radio navigation, to flight planning & monitoring, and much more...

 

[flyer]

A couple of days ago I finished reading "The Martian" by Andy Weir.

http://www.galactanet.com/writing.html

I couldn't find a mention here on the forum surprisingly, but it is a great read.

Lots of maths and a great ending with plenty of well researched science (at least I think it is!) to keep you going.

I paid £0.77 on Amazon for it and for a split second was annoyed to find out it is actually available for free (Andy says Amazon does not allow him to post books for free), but then I realised that I had enjoyed it so much that Mr Weir deserves every one of my 77 pence (and more).

I think I got a total bargain!

Happy reading!

 

[Graham2001]

Echo & Firebird, the most recent of the Benedict & Kolpath Sci-Fi mysteries by Jack McDevitt. Set in a future so far away that:

"So what did happen Sherlock".

He grinned. I've often wondered where that term came from. But I've never been able to find an origin