What book are you currently reading?

Finished up No One Here Get's Out Alive last night. Heading down the shore for a few days and bringing...

Me, The Mob & The Music: One Helluva Ride With Tommy James & The Shondells

My brother got this for me for my birthday. Can't say I'm much of a Tommy James fan, but this could be an interesting read. Saw this interesting tidbit while scanning through some of the pics.

The Tommy James biggest hit 'Mony, Mony' got it's title from the Mutual of Omaha Insurance building in NYC. Big neon letters on the side of the building "MONY".

And now you know.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Children of Hurin - Tolkien

Ayn Rand - Anthem

Joseph B Lumpkin - The Lost Book of Enoch: A Comprehensive Transliteration of the Forgotten Book of the Bible

Secret Avengers #2

The Hero Of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting by Dave Thompson -- picked this up @ the library over the weekend. I'm kinda disappointed in the near-total lack of metal in this book (not even a token mention of MegaForce or Neat Records in the section on "collectible indie labels?" For shame!) but otherwise it's a gold mine of useless trivia to geek out on.

Spider-Man Confidential: From Comic Icon to Hollywood Hero by Edward Gross

I just got a parts catalog and owners manual for 1936 EL Knucklehead by Harley Davidson. Reading thru those, wish I had the bike.

Ivanhoe. Interesting to read one of the starts of Robin Hood. Lots of historical fact in it also which is cool.

Just finished Neon Angel: A Memoir Of A Runaway by Cherie Currie.

The Passage - Justin Cronin

Decent Vampirish end times style book.

I'm currently reading How Few Remain: A Novel of the Second War Between the States by Harry Turtledove. Its an alternate history based on the premise that the South won the Civil War and the country divided into the United States in the north and the Confederate States in the south. The novel takes place in 1881. Anyone that is a history buff would really enjoy this. Turtledove has several series of alternate histories that are interesting "what if" books.

'The Golden Ratio' by Mario Livio

Ancestor

Forbidden Fruit by Erica Spindler

Quote :

Me, The Mob & The Music: One Helluva Ride With Tommy James & The Shondells

Finished this last night. Not great, but some interesting insight on the music business and the early-ish days of rock n roll.

Reading 'High Fidelity' by Nick Hornby, great book

"I Am Legend" - Richard Matheson

No idea how many times I've read this book in my life...but I enjoy it every time I do.

Been a while since I took the time to read a book but since I'm done with my Drew Carey DVDs and I've caught up with Fringe I recently picked up and have started:


I figured since Xanth novels are an easy read and I've read every one of them up til now, I'd ease back into reading with this. I figured in case I don't get a job in time, I'll have plenty of time to commit to reading.

Shock Totem Issue #2

Just started 'Hellbent for Leather: Confessions of Heavy Metal Addicts' by Seb Hunter

Quote :

Just started 'Hellbent for Leather: Confessions of Heavy Metal Addicts' by Seb Hunter

I couldn't get through this. It may have been the worst book I've ever gotten from the dollar bin. I thought it had too much of a "what a loser I was being into metal" and now I'm cool writing about it and mocking it. Maybe it got better later on but I didn't go more than a few chapters before chucking it.

Quote :

Me, The Mob & The Music: One Helluva Ride With Tommy James & The Shondells


Finished this last night. Not great, but some interesting insight on the music business and the early-ish days of rock n roll.

I'm probably biased since my mom grew up in Niles, Mi and was friends with him, but I really liked it. Very quick read. It was also interesting to learn how K-Tel records got started. Only the mob could come up with a way to skim from their own business like that.


I'm reading Our Band Could Be Your Life - Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991. Just an overview and history of bands like Black Flag, Replacements, and such.

lessons from the land of pork scratchings by greg gutfeld.

I agree jstate that Seb Hunter seems to be ashamed that he was once a metal fan but then as you read the book he at turns mocks at and seems to still have a love for it.

Instinct - (author?) Virus threat type book.