who reads here?

[FairWarning]

Blitty theres a good hockey book about the WHL, and all the characters who made that league, you should check it out.

Thats a great book. I read 15-20 books/year, mainly sports history. Will give some recommendations when I get home.

 

[RayRay]

Blitty, i remembered the name of a book i read a few years back... its called Leaving Dirty Jersey (a crystal meth memoir)... awesome read about a middle class kid ...

 

[Blitty]

Blitty, i remembered the name of a book i read a few years back... its called Leaving Dirty Jersey (a crystal meth memoir)... awesome read about a middle class kid ...

That looks like a good one Ray. It has to be similiar to tweak, I have almost finished that one. Is it normal to take over 2 months to finish a book?

 

[Blitty]

update on fleury's molester

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5734927

Kato, I'm embarrassed to say I'm still working on Tweak and haven't started Fleury book yet. I'll keep you updated.

 

[Emmi]

"Pope Joan" by Donna Woolfolk Cross

pretty good page-turner, very easy reading, historic fiction (is there some truth to the story? we shall never know)

 

[stevek173]

A Man's Search For Meaning.

Victor Frankl.

 

[Tron]

Weighing The Odds In Sports Betting- King Yao

Probably my 3rd time reading it and it won't be my last.

 

[RayRay]

i got that when it first came out daffy... King used to post some at therx if im not mistaken....maybe at mw too...insightful poker stuff back when internet poker became popular. good guy

 

[RayRay]

Thats a great book. I read 15-20 books/year, mainly sports history. Will give some recommendations when I get home.

sorry to break it to you big guy, but looking for alcohol content on beer labels and looking at pics of swimsuit models in SI doesn't constitute reading a book.

this info. cut my "books ive read" number by 95%

 

[Blitty]

I just got a Kindle. Any recommendations of what I should download on it?

 

[reno cool]

Blitty, why you keep buying shit you don't need?

 

[FairWarning]

Quality book about the lighter side of 1970's baseball, also comes in kindle - http://www.amazon.com/Big-Hair-Plastic-Grass-Baseball/dp/0312607547/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289558044&sr=1-1

 

[Blitty]

A bunch of nerds get laid here. 8.1 blittys

Fascinating tale written in the 50's that foreshadows the Vietnam war. This was audible book. 7.6

Introspective on the wars impact to Cambodia. Just started this. Will keep you posted.

Heard good things about this. Looking forward to it.

 

[kato]

i am in the process of re-reading every book i own

tastes change over time

 

[Blitty]

i am in the process of re-reading every book i own

tastes change over time

Kato, what are you thoughts on kindles and audible books?

Just tried audible for first time. I've been listening while doing cardio at gym or walking around city.

 

[kato]

audible is good on a road trip - i need high paced music if i am working out

have the kindle fire

i like it

however - i do like bookshelves and books

i like the printed word a lot

a few examples of the re-read

used to love

fever pitch - nick hornby
naked - david sedaris

now hate

fever pitch - nick hornby
naked - david sedaris


invisible monsters by chuck palahniuk i really enjoyed re-reading

 

[Blitty]

solid

 

[Saulty]

One of the reasons I like books and not the kindle is that you can buy books cheaply at garage sales without paying full price.