What are you reading? Books, articles or publications of any kind!

[rextheute]

Bit lightweight compared to others in this thread - Lone Rider - Elspeth Beard .First British woman to ride a motorcycle round the world on the early 80‘s good read , interesting from a ‘ I can do this perspective ‘
Most know her as a fancy architect …did a 1880s water tower in England as a house , won the award etc .
if you like that sort of thing .

 

[Asininedrivel]

Most know her as a fancy architect …did a 1880s water tower in England as a house , won the award etc .

The same?

 

[rextheute]

Hmm , not sure ?
this one - Munstead Tower

Elspeth Beard Architects - Munstead Water Tower

www.elspethbeardarchitects.com

 

[Asininedrivel]

Hmm , not sure ?
this one - Munstead Tower

Elspeth Beard Architects - Munstead Water Tower

www.elspethbeardarchitects.com

Different one! Very similar concept but.

^^^ that one's possibly even cooler.

 

[climberman]

‘Sapien: A brief history of human kind’ was the last book i raved about and made friends read. It’s an amazing, objective and dispassionate look at where we sit on the food chain, how we evolved (through tools, language, shared stories etc) and what drives human behaviour.

Have a whirl at 'The Dawn of Everything' by Graeber and Wengrow.
Graeber's 'Debt: the first 5,000 years' and 'Bullshit Jobs' are also worth a read.

 

[yuley95]

Have a whirl at 'The Dawn of Everything' by Graeber and Wengrow.
Graeber's 'Debt: the first 5,000 years' and 'Bullshit Jobs' are also worth a read.

Thanks - I’ll have a look

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

fuck I’m still going, 80% thru

Fuck I finished it, mega slog, so many words and references I didn't know and just so detailed and verbose.

But it did have its moments.

My family can't believe I finished it, but I can, as I became Ahab and the book became the white whale.

And when my Lego arrived in the post the other day (see the Lego thread), my son asked if I had ordered this :-

 

[tubby74]

anthony bourain's kitchen confidential. a relatable and amusing read whether you're a fan of his shows or not, but also a bit of an experience as I read it in his voice and mannerisms. not many authors Im that familiar with after his travel shows so this is something new.

 

[wesdadude]

Adrift: The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost at Sea a beautiful coffee-table book about ocean pollution.

 

[crash3]

Currently reading Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas.

HST is an incredible writer, but good lord he would have been the most obnoxious person to be around.

 

[shiny]

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I couldn't put this down, awesome book

Never saw this thread when posted. I tried to read Dave Grohl’s book and struggled. Got to chapter 3 and stopped Just a bit too hippy dippy for me. Might try again at a later date.

 

[nzhumpy]

Just finished this one, a pretty easy read but thoroughly entertaining.

 

[mike14]

Also started Stolen focus : why you can't pay attention by Johann Hari (which I thought I saw as a recommendation on this thread but can't find the post in question to give credit. I can definitely see the value of the message, and it stopped me from just going straight to the phone while on planes, in airports etc on the weekend trip. But good lord Johann came across as an old man yelling at kids because the world is changing in the first dozen or so paragraphs.

I'm hit and miss on enjoying these types of books. Good read? Is there anything you can compare it too?

 

[Litenbror]

I'm hit and miss on enjoying these types of books. Good read? Is there anything you can compare it too?

I'm finding it good, he does his research and gets plenty of interesting people in there. Can't think of anything in particular it's like off the top of my head but it's definitely more engaging that most of these style of books.

 

[crash3]

I'm finding it good, he does his research and gets plenty of interesting people in there. Can't think of anything in particular it's like off the top of my head but it's definitely more engaging that most of these style of books.

Yeah its very engaging. Reads more like a novel than a non-fiction book.

 

[Litenbror]

Yeah its very engaging. Reads more like a novel than a non-fiction book.

It has to be engaging to keep us off our phones

 

[beeb]

Read this the other day. It's about a man who believes he hears the voice of (an octupus) god inside him. Written largely in the first-person it's a very insightful look into what it's like to live with a severe mental illness. The writing is also very fast paced. Really enjoyed it.

 

[Oddjob]

Read this the other day. It's about a man who believes he hears the voice of (an octupus) god inside him. Written largely in the first-person it's a very insightful look into what it's like to live with a severe mental illness. The writing is also very fast paced. Really enjoyed it.

I should write about having the voice of Smaug inside of me. Although I've been falling behind recently.

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[scblack]

I'm currently reading "Belladonna Nights & Other Stories" by Alastair Reynolds.

A collection of short stories by him. It is a limited edition of 1,500 copies - mine is 1,437 and is personally signed by him, not a cheap book at $88. I have met him before and have a number of his novels also signed by him.

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

“The Body, an illustrated guide for occupants“ by Bill Bryson.

Fascinating with the information being totally accessible for a dunce like me (Well I did need the picture book).

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