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[Bada0Bing]

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The chapters on the Bulls was a nice trip down memory lane.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Just got Cathedral by DeMille

 

[Bada0Bing]

"Drop Dead Healthy," by AJ Jacobs

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Originally Posted by Amazon
From the bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All comes the true and truly hilarious story of one person’s quest to become the healthiest man in the world.
Hospitalized with a freak case of tropical pneumonia, goaded by his wife telling him, “I don’t want to be a widow at forty-five,” and ashamed of a middle-aged body best described as “a python that swallowed a goat,” A.J. Jacobs felt compelled to change his ways and get healthy. And he didn’t want only to lose weight, or finish a triathlon, or lower his cholesterol. His ambitions were far greater: maximal health from head to toe.

The task was epic. He consulted an army of experts— sleep consultants and sex clinicians, nutritionists and dermatologists. He subjected himself to dozens of different workouts—from Strollercize classes to Finger Fitness sessions, from bouldering with cavemen to a treadmill desk. And he took in a cartload of diets: raw foods, veganism, high protein, calorie restriction, extreme chewing, and dozens more. He bought gadgets and helmets, earphones and juicers. He poked and he pinched. He counted and he measured.

The story of his transformation is not only brilliantly entertaining, but it just may be the healthiest book ever written. It will make you laugh until your sides split and endorphins flood your bloodstream. It will alter the contours of your brain, imprinting you with better habits of hygiene and diet. It will move you emotionally and get you moving physically in surprising ways. And it will give you occasion to reflect on the body’s many mysteries and the ultimate pursuit of health: a well-lived life.

I really enjoy Jacobs' stuff. I'm only about 1/4 the way through this one, but it's entertaining an (oddly) educational--just like his others.

I'm a huge fan of Jacobs' stuff too. This was fantastic. Although, I got a little bored towards the end when he started to talk about safety. The part on paleo training was hilarious.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Just finished Cathedral by DeMille.

Started out slow, but had lots of twists at the end. Good read.

 

[AZ Native]

Just finished Cathedral by DeMille.

Started out slow, but had lots of twists at the end. Good read.

Good book

 

[jf-08]

Finished Grapes of Wrath and Tobacco Road.

Tobacco Road was seriously a trip. I highly recommend it - very entertaining read.

Now reading Outliers.

 

[seesred]

Just finished John Lennon the life. Very interesting about lennon from boyhood. Great read, well written. I'm now reading The Bully Pulpet a huge volume of great interest on Teddy Roosvelt and Taft. Dorris Kearns Goodwin a great writer .

 

[earthsci]

11/22/63

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

The Capitalism Papers by Jerry Mander. I've previously read his Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television and In the Absence of he Sacred. Both excellent reads.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The Falling Away by T.L. Hines.

 

[jf-08]

Just finished All Quiet on the Western Front.

Now I am on "14" about a creepy apartment.

 

[jw7]

11/22/63

That is a really good book. I loved early Stephen King, but then he kind of sucked for a decade. This one was entertaining.

 

[Bada0Bing]

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Americans have lost touch with their history, and in this thought-provoking book, Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying twelve leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past. In ten powerful chapters, Loewen reveals that:

The United States dropped three times as many tons of explosives in Vietman as it dropped in all theaters of World War II, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki Ponce de Leon went to Florida mainly to capture Native Americans as slaves for Hispaniola, not to find the mythical fountain of youth Woodrow Wilson, known as a progressive leader, was in fact a white supremacist who personally vetoed a clause on racial equality in the Covenant of the League of Nations The first colony to legalize slavery was not Virginia but Massachusetts
From the truth about Columbus's historic voyages to an honest evaluation of our national leaders, Loewen revives our history, restoring to it the vitality and relevance it truly possesses.

I found parts of this book interesting. For example I had no idea that Helen Keller was a radical socialist. Stuff like that makes history so much more intense.

 

[FischerKing]

first, let me say that i can't believe i started this thread over 10 years ago and it is still going - we should throw it a party...




i've had my head crammed in academic books for the past several years since i've been back in school. however, i'm taking this semester off to give my mind a rest and i've picked back up the joe abercrombie books. i'm starting over again with "The Blade Itself" which is a fun fantasty read.

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[Russ Smith]

Just started Wooden A Coaches Life by Seth Davis. I'm still reading the Keyteyian book about bigtime college football the contrast so far is pretty striking.

I was expecting a hit piece by Davis since he's a Duke guy but so far seems like a pretty even handed book.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Just finished "Code to Zero" by Ken Follett

Meh, nothing to get excited about

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

The Circle by Dave Eggers

 

[AZZenny]

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I found parts of this book interesting. For example I had no idea that Helen Keller was a radical socialist. Stuff like that makes history so much more intense.

That sounds pretty interesting, as a history fan -- how was it as a read? When you say 'I found parts of this book...' I cringe a bit and think there may be some dry slogging...

 

[AZZenny]

I've been reading and rereading some John LeCarre -- damn he's a good writer -- and Frederick Forsyth. I think I'm going to pick up Nic Pizzolatto's novel, 'Galveston' - he's the writer/brains behind True Detective.

 

[Bada0Bing]

That sounds pretty interesting, as a history fan -- how was it as a read? When you say 'I found parts of this book...' I cringe a bit and think there may be some dry slogging...

Every topic was interesting, but at times they were beating a dead horse. It could have been much shorter.

 

[seesred]

I'm reading a Bull Pulpit by Kearns. Great read about Taft and Roosevelt years in the early 20th century.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Just finished "Sycamore Row" by John Grisham.

Good book and quick read.

 

[Avondale Red Rage]

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Finished over the weekend. Really enjoyed this thought provoking read about a gal who gets her dream job at 'The Circle', which feels a lot like Google, and the ramifications on our social and political lives as the company pursues it's altruistic goals of a completely transparent society.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Killing Floor by Lee Child.

 

[jf-08]

Now reading - Maze Runner.

After that - Child 44