What are you currently reading?

[ChipWrecked]

Just reread Herbert Yardley's 'Education of a Poker Player'.

Great stories.

I'm fascinated by him as a character, the debate over his decision to write (and sell) 'American Black Chamber' is very interesting.

Been a while since I read 'Cryptonomicon', can anybody tell me if he gets a mention in there?

[jakethebake]

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Just reread Herbert Yardley's 'Education of a Poker Player'.

Great stories.

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I've reread that every couple of years since I was around 9. The first part is still may favorite, where he tells Monty, "You wiggled your ears."

[Slow Play Ray]

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Just reread Herbert Yardley's 'Education of a Poker Player'.

Great stories.

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I've reread that every couple of years since I was around 9. The first part is still mah favorite, where he tells Monty, "You wiggled your ears."

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FYP

[2planka]

I've got a few going right now.

Influence: the power of persuasion, by Robert caldini

Notes from a small island, by Bill Bryson

The ultimate athlete, by George Leonard (if you haven't read Mastery, by this guy, you should read it now).

And just for fun, A taste for Death by PD James.

[ethan]

Blindness by Jose Saramago - I wouldn't have heard about this unless jason_t mentioned him in the 20th century authors thread. Try it, you'll like it.

Borges: Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Andrew Hurley - I'm rereading this. It's all short stories - most 8-10 pages long. One of my all-time favorites.

The Grapes of Ralph by Ralph Steadman - Steadman's the artist who did the illustrations for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (as well as a bunch of other stuff Hunter Thompson wrote.) Steadman's one of my favorite artists and I'd have bought this just for the illustrations. (If you're like-minded, get Gonzo: The Art.) The Grapes of Ralph is Steadman talking about wine, and his writing matches his art well. I'm convinced that he's completely insane. For instance:

[spamuell]

I just finished Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver, now I'm rereading Harry Potter 6, as well as An Introduction to Social Anthropology and Weighing the Odds in Hold'em Poker.

[WDC]

Just Finished Drama City by George Pelecanos
and Hoax by Robert Tannenbaum

On my list is to finish a Ben Franklin Biography

"The History of Salt"
"The Mind at Work" Valing the Intelligence of the American Worker"

Both of which I got for Christmas but haven't started yet.

Work related I am also reading Divorce Poision and Joint Custody with a Jerk

[ChipWrecked]

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I'm rereading Harry Potter 6,

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I had to reread 5 in order to answer all my wtf's from 6.

It was like a brand new book, I'd practically forgotten it all.

Damn weed.

[Aces McGee]

"Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams.

-McGee

If that qualifies as reading.