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[Gopher]

This thread simply asks what various Current-Events Forum contributors are reading at the moment. Curious to know what kind of information various posters here regularly take in. If you read internet soruces and not books, such as a particular journalist's column or a particular source of information, then list that. Also, please do not criticize anyone for whatever they might write. Just list what you are reading right now, see what others are reading, and move on...

Here is what I am reading at the moment.

Nigel Davies, Ancient Kingdoms of Peru (1997) (in the middle);

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Hunters of Dune (2006) (fifty or so pages left);

Chalmers Johnson, Sorrows of Empire (2004) (last chapter today);

rereading Nietzsche's essay "Use and Abuse of History"; and

Robert Vitalis, America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier (2007) (just starting).

[Octavius Hite]

No God but God Reza Aslan

A Short History of The Philippines Teodoro A. Agoncillo

Porno Irvine Welsh

The Prize Daniel Yergin (for the 5th time)

[Big_Bird]

Written by one of those sexually repressed American types...

Every now and then I delve into:

And right at this moment and I'm checking out Uri Avnery's latest article



These last few weeks he's been having a bit of a (very public) barny with historian Ilan Pappe

[Octavius Hite]

Big Bird, if I weren't gay I would ask you to marry me. Orgasm's for Two, you're the kind of girl that likes to share!

[Nowhere Man]

By and large, my posts are informed by MAD magazine, a consistently non-partisan fountain of truth.

I have also been known to watch episodes of South Park.

Guess that makes me a lightweight.

Others might do well to list some seriously serious publications, as this is clearly an ammo run.

Cobra II like. Bonus points if you can quote the Cobra Commander.

Has anyone read anythng with snake references?

Please include those.

They're cooler.

[mithridates]

I'm not reading anything in particular.

Sites:
http://www.spaceref.com

[Nowhere Man]

http://www.spaceref.com

Well, that explains your shrill Americentric gestures.

Are you a registered Republcan?

[Big_Bird]

NOWHERE MAN

I presumed jinju would be the first to derail this thread, but no. I thought this might develop into an interesting thread, but you are potentially ruining it.

I don't think it is fair to accuse Gopher of looking for ammunition. He can do that anyway with the websites and news sources we often cite. And besides, you're really only speculating about his motives. Perhaps you should give him the benefit of the doubt. I thought this thread was a nice idea. Myself, I am always quite curious to know what others are reading, and it might lead to discovering new writers/books/sites of which I might otherwise remain unaware. And I'm also rather curious about the sorts of things various posters might be reading.

I often find your posts very amusing, but am not amused today!

And here is a new avatar for you.


So Jeremy, tell us, what are you reading at the moment? Don't be a Blue Meany!

[Octavius Hite]

[stevemcgarrett]

Octavius:

Enlighten me on The Prize. Why do you fancy it so?

Gopher:

That's quite an eclectic list.

I understand that ddeubel's reading the back of his Wheaties cereal box. Someone tipped him off that it was the inspiration for Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions or something.

As for me, I'm reading a splendid transcultural autobiography, Full Circle, by Ruth Hayhoe, the sinologist par excellance.

And leisurely poring my way through that panoramic Larry McMurty tome, Lonesome Dove, for the second time.

Also rereading the seminal work, The Closing of the American Mind, by the late great Allan Bloom.

While occasionally reading Shipler's updated classic, Arab and Jew.

Just finished David Horowitz's masterful collection of essays, Left Illusions, which ought to be required reading for half of those who post to this board.

[Octavius Hite]

The Prize is quite frankly my favorite non-fiction book of all time. What I love about it is the fact that it gets me so excited about the spirit of business. Its cast of characters is so amazing and colourful. And for those who often wonder why the world has both its current wealth and current problems, this book lays the groundwork for explaining both. In short, its just an amazing book. If you haven't read it, do it. It will not disappoint.

[enns]

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[thepeel]

[Gopher]

Congratulations on your imminent Master's Degree, BJWD.

And what is "a barney," Big_Bird?

[jinju]

I read newspapers. In Korea the IHT. A liberal rag but I'm not stupid enough to be influenced by others.

As far as books go, I read boooks on phootgraphy mainly.