ggaspar Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Journey to the End of Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine. The Goldfinch did not impress me btw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 3 hours ago, irratebass said: @JohnS I too am a musician bio fanatic, tell me some of your favorite, and I'll do the same. My favourites include... • Before I Get Old: The Story of The Who by Dave Marsh • The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions by Mark Lewisohn • Look, Listen, Vibrate, Smile by Domenic Priore • You Never Give Me Your Money by Peter Doggett • Here, There and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick • Life by Keith Richards • Chronicles, Volume One by Bob Dylan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, JohnS said: My favourites include... • Before I Get Old: The Story of The Who by Dave Marsh • The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions by Mark Lewisohn • Look, Listen, Vibrate, Smile by Domenic Priore • You Never Give Me Your Money by Peter Doggett • Here, There and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick • Life by Keith Richards • Chronicles, Volume One by Bob Dylan chronicles, i loved. friends who are big music bio readers love richards' book. but were very disappointed by neil young's. dave marsh must make a habit of such books. he did one on bruce. i have it but yet to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 That Dave Marsh one I read in the 90s. I haven't read it in years since, but it was objective and unbiased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Joe Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 47 minutes ago, ggaspar said: Journey to the End of Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine. The Goldfinch did not impress me btw Where did it miss for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Undeniable, by Bill Nye Unstoppable, by Bill Nye The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, by Malcolm Gladwell Each one brilliant in its own way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irratebass Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 My favourites include... • Before I Get Old: The Story of The Who by Dave Marsh • The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions by Mark Lewisohn • Look, Listen, Vibrate, Smile by Domenic Priore • You Never Give Me Your Money by Peter Doggett • Here, There and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick • Life by Keith Richards • Chronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanI've added a few to my goodreads list, per your suggestions. Here are some of my faves :Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, And Tragic End Of "Dimebag" Darrell AbbottLouder Than Hell : The Definitive Oral History Of MetalEverybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of GrungeI'm With The Band: Confessions Of A Groupie The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock BandI'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol) Face The Music: A Life Exposed (Paul Stanley of Kiss) Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock (Sammy Hagar) White Line Fever: The Autobiography (Lemmy Kilmister) Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell (Marilyn Manson) SlashThe Heroin Diaries : A Year In The Life Of Shattered Rock Star Get In The Van: On The Road With Black FlagI Am OzzyCash (Johnny Cash) Light My Fire (Ray Manzarek) Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs (Johnny Rotten) Riders On The Storm: My life With Jim Morrison And The Doors (John Densmore) No One Here Gets Out AliveLife (Keith Richards) Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoyoFan Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Slightly departure from fiction but I would highly recommend Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss. An amazing capture of the rituals, routines, inspiration and stories of the top performers in the world 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhsu Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I've added a few to my goodreads list, per your suggestions. Here are some of my faves :Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, And Tragic End Of "Dimebag" Darrell AbbottLouder Than Hell : The Definitive Oral History Of MetalEverybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of GrungeI'm With The Band: Confessions Of A Groupie The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock BandI'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax Dancing With Myself (Billy Idol) Face The Music: A Life Exposed (Paul Stanley of Kiss) Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock (Sammy Hagar) White Line Fever: The Autobiography (Lemmy Kilmister) Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell (Marilyn Manson) SlashThe Heroin Diaries : A Year In The Life Of Shattered Rock Star Get In The Van: On The Road With Black FlagI Am OzzyCash (Johnny Cash) Light My Fire (Ray Manzarek) Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs (Johnny Rotten) Riders On The Storm: My life With Jim Morrison And The Doors (John Densmore) No One Here Gets Out AliveLife (Keith Richards) Sent from my SM-N910V using TapatalkWow, this is quite some heavy metal reading! Love it and copied into my amazon wish list. Maybe another interesting one: Anthony Keadis' Scar TissueGesendet von iPad mit Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikB Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Everland by Rebecca HuntVerzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer99 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet...amazing storytelling and detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher MooreThis is my girlfriends favorite book, and I finally got around to reading it. What am awesome, funny book. Best book I've read in a long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVantes Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 All That Man Is by David Szalay. And to forget city living for a while: H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald, The Old Ways by Robert MacFarlane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 28 minutes ago, Engineer99 said: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet...amazing storytelling and detail. agreed. a cracker. the sequel is okay but it seemed to me that it was just the entire plot of the first rehashed umpteen years later. bit like how that new star wars was a rehash of the very first one. i've read book 1 of the century trilogy - not bad. not as good as pillars, but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 8 minutes ago, Boosted said: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore This is my girlfriends favorite book, and I finally got around to reading it. What am awesome, funny book. Best book I've read in a long time. also agreed. one of my all time faves. read it a number of times and lent it to many people. most also love it. not all. i think i have read almost all of moore's works. this is my pick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetary Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Hard science fiction with at least two big ideas. Flashbacks to the Cultural Revolution in China, with the main story taking place in the very near future. Very nice, overall. First of a trilogy, which is now available in English. I'm going to keep reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickEwing Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 One of Us (Anders Breivik): Horrible events, book expertly done. Travels with Charley. Entertaining, need to read/reread more Steinbeck A River Runs Through It. Wish McLean had written more. Currently working on the 42nd Parallel by dos Passos and The Hidden Life of Trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRunch61 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 An American Plague by Jim Murphy. Chronicles the outbreak of yellow fever in Philadelphia in 1793. Fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Currently reading - Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland. Ancient Rome is nothing to aspire to..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, Colt45 said: Currently reading - Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland. Ancient Rome is nothing to aspire to..... ta for that, colt. have added it to the amazon shopping list for next time - plus a few others of his. recently finished Robert Harris's Cicero trilogy - granted fiction, but based on all the writings of Cicero. thoroughly enjoyed them and definitely a worthwhile read (loved 1 and 2 but by 3, although it is worth reading, i did feel that perhaps he could have squeezed this into two books, not three). ceasar comes across as anything but the glorious hero. more an ego-maniacal whack job who would have been better off stabbed a good few years earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyGunz Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Read this over the Easter break, a little heart wrenching but if you're a mans man it's a good read to give you perspective on life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_jack Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Left of Bang:USMC Combat Hunter Program. Very good book about reading your environment and those inside of it. You always want to be left of bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVantes Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 8:45 AM, Colt45 said: Currently reading - Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland. Ancient Rome is nothing to aspire to..... On 4/17/2017 at 8:56 AM, Ken Gargett said: ta for that, colt. have added it to the amazon shopping list for next time - plus a few others of his. recently finished Robert Harris's Cicero trilogy - granted fiction, but based on all the writings of Cicero. thoroughly enjoyed them and definitely a worthwhile read (loved 1 and 2 but by 3, although it is worth reading, i did feel that perhaps he could have squeezed this into two books, not three). ceasar comes across as anything but the glorious hero. more an ego-maniacal whack job who would have been better off stabbed a good few years earlier. Of Tom Holland's works, I think his best is Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic. He really brought Caesar, Cicero and the power politics of the era to life. For a broader tour of ancient Rome, Mary Beard's SPQR is thoroughly enjoyable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, SirVantes said: Of Tom Holland's works, I think his best is Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic. He really brought Caesar, Cicero and the power politics of the era to life. For a broader tour of ancient Rome, Mary Beard's SPQR is thoroughly enjoyable. I can second Mary Beard's SPQR. I thought it was very well done and was detailed enough despite being a more general history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/16/2017 at 8:56 PM, Ken Gargett said: ceasar comes across as anything but the glorious hero. more an ego-maniacal whack job Seems to have been a prerequisite for the job! Will look into the trilogy. 1 hour ago, SirVantes said: Of Tom Holland's works, I think his best is Rubicon: I'll probably read Rubicon when I've finished Dynasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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