Question What are you reading?

adamb193

Lighting Geek
Joined
Feb 11, 2008
Messages
248
Reaction score
2
Points
0
Location
North Canton, Ohio
So what books are you reading currentaly reading?
I am currently enjoying some Harry Turtledove myself. And in school I am reading The Catcher in the Rye ,and Der Besuch der alten Dame.
 

Missioncmdr

New member
Joined
Mar 21, 2008
Messages
538
Reaction score
2
Points
0
I am currently reading Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson.
 

computerex

Addon Developer
Addon Developer
Joined
Oct 16, 2007
Messages
1,282
Reaction score
17
Points
0
Location
Florida
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for the only god knows how many times.
 

FlyingSinger

Tutorial Publisher
Tutorial Publisher
Donator
Beta Tester
Joined
Mar 17, 2008
Messages
53
Reaction score
2
Points
8
AI and Niven

I'm reading "The Emotion Machine" by Marvin Minsky, a book about AI and the mind. And I'm taking "Ringworld" by Larry Niven on a trip this week because it's a classic I never read. Taking a few other books too (8 day UK trip). I guess I read a lot (137 "books" posts on my blog, but 185 "Orbiter" posts - guess I write a lot too). :)
 

bujin

New member
Joined
Oct 20, 2007
Messages
505
Reaction score
2
Points
0
Location
Wrexham, N. Wales, UK
I am currently reading

The Portable Atheist - Christopher Hitchens

and I've just also started

God: The Failed Hypothesis - Victor Stenger
 

TSPenguin

The Seeker
Joined
Jan 27, 2008
Messages
4,075
Reaction score
4
Points
63
I am (re)reading First Contact by Murray Leinster.
A great first contact story involving two starships meeting coincidentialy inside the crab nebula after documenting it's developement for 4000 years via faster than light travel.
 

Brad

Addon Developer
Addon Developer
Joined
Apr 2, 2008
Messages
486
Reaction score
10
Points
18
The Scarecrow and his Servant by Philip Pullman.
 

n0mad23

Addon Developer
Addon Developer
Joined
Feb 10, 2008
Messages
1,078
Reaction score
17
Points
0
Location
Montesano
Website
soundcloud.com
I've been in the mood for a comedy -

So I'm currently reading Gerard K. O'Neill's, The High Frontier.

For some reason though, I don't seem to be able to book a reservation for the decade old Island 1....
 

doggie015

Addon Developer
Addon Developer
Joined
Oct 17, 2007
Messages
351
Reaction score
0
Points
0
I am currently reading "Maximum Security" and will eventually be reading Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception (again)
 

MajorTom

Ker-splash!
Addon Developer
Donator
Joined
Mar 28, 2008
Messages
354
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Location
Puget Sound
As usual for me, a big pile of books...switch to a new one when I get tired of the one I'm on.
  • The Case for Mars, Zubrin (quite a slog, though lots of vitalstatistics)
  • China's Space Program, Brian Harvey
  • Curious George, H.A. Rey
  • Dragonfly, Bryan Burrough (very interesting...about MIR and NASA during the early days of Russian / US cooperation in space. Yet surprisingly downbeat.)
Just finished a good one: To a Distant Day, by Gainor. Survey of rocket development and the driving personalities, from Tsiolkovsky to the Manned moon landing. This one's pretty new, and I had been searching for a survey on the topic rather than focused biographies of individuals such as von Braun, Korolev, Glushko, et. al.
 

Brad

Addon Developer
Addon Developer
Joined
Apr 2, 2008
Messages
486
Reaction score
10
Points
18
Finished the Scarecrow and his servant and am now reading Science Instruction in the Middle and Seconary Schools by Chiappetta and Koballa. Yawn... :study:Oh well.. I'll get that teaching degree some day.
 
Joined
Jan 1, 2008
Messages
263
Reaction score
0
Points
16
I just finished Rendezvous with Rama (very good, although the anti-climax at the end means that I won't be able to rest until I've read the rest of the series:mad:), and I'm about to start Destination: Void.

The Case for Mars is a good book, although it gets rather less grounded in reality near the end. Still, I hope we get to try it someday.
 
Top