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sleeping giant
08-08-2010, 10:17 PM
Whats yours ?

My Last one was Secrets of the Exodus- Messod Sabbah, Roger Sabbah
Current one is Born in Blood , The Lost Secrets of Freemasonary- John J Robinson
My next one is Isis and Osiris , Exploring the Goddess Myth- Jonathan Cott

I have a couple of nights away this week and i'm looking forward to some peace and quiet:greengrin

SRHibs
08-08-2010, 11:05 PM
Last was The Holographic Universe - Michael Talbot
Current is Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor - Max Pemberton
As for my next read - I'm not sure. I've got The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins which I'm yet to read, but don't know if I can be arsed with it if I'm honest.

Twa Cairpets
08-08-2010, 11:31 PM
Last: Map Addict (Mike Parker)
Current: Risk - the Science and Politics of Fear (Dan Gardner)
Next: Fancy a wee re-read of Pandaemonium (Christopher Brookmyre) or one of the Flashman books (George Macdonald Fraser)

GhostofBolivar
09-08-2010, 05:28 AM
Last - The Long Road Home by George Pelecanos

Current - American Tabloid by James Ellroy

Next - Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman

Hibs Class
09-08-2010, 07:28 AM
Last - Be My Enemy by Christopher Brookmyre
Current - Imperium by Robert Harris
Next - The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

Sylar
09-08-2010, 08:19 AM
Last: 6 Impossible Things by Breakfast - Lewis Walpert
Current: War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
Next: Something Wicked this Way Comes - Ray Bradbury

BroxburnHibee
09-08-2010, 08:34 AM
Last - The Interpretation Of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld.
Now - I Kill by Giorgio Faletti
Next might be Hibs Boy if my mate hands it over :greengrin

Betty Boop
09-08-2010, 08:54 AM
Last--Cancer Ward--Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Current-Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict--Norman Finkelstein

Next----Not sure yet.

heretoday
09-08-2010, 09:54 AM
The Man Who Smiled - Henning Mankell

The Scarecrow - Michael Connelly

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

PeeJay
09-08-2010, 10:02 AM
Last: "The Elephant Whisperer" - Lawrence Anthony w. Graham Spence
Current: "A Tale of Two Cities" - Charles Dickens
Next: "The Wind-up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami

Pretty Boy
09-08-2010, 11:31 AM
Last- Getting Haiti Right This Time (Noam Chomsky, Paul Farmer and Amy Goodman)

Current- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 72 (Hunter S. Thomson)

Next- Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (James M. McPherson)

Sick Boy
09-08-2010, 12:05 PM
Last: Band Of Brothers - Stephen E. Ambrose

Current: Stephen Fry In America - Stephen Fry

Next: No idea. I'll see what takes my fancy when I'm next in Fopp.

Leicester Fan
09-08-2010, 06:25 PM
The Scarecrow - Michael Connelly


Good book, good author.

Last- The girl who kicked a hornets nest-Steig Larsson

Current-My **** life so far-Frankie Boyle

Next-Not sure probably some Ian Flemming.

OtterHibee
09-08-2010, 06:32 PM
Last: "Cassius" - Gordon Thorburn

Current: "Woody & Nord" - Gareth Southgate & Andy Woodman

Next: "Get Her Off The Pitch" - Lynne Truss

degenerated
09-08-2010, 07:23 PM
last - berlin : the downfall, 1945 - antony beevor
current - devil's knot : the true story of the west memphis three - mara leveritt
next - the battle for spain : the spanish civil war 1936-1939 - antony beevor

(((Fergus)))
10-08-2010, 03:57 PM
Past: Razzle
Present: Club International
Future: Readers Wives

heretoday
10-08-2010, 07:13 PM
Good book, good author.

Last- The girl who kicked a hornets nest-Steig Larsson

Current-My **** life so far-Frankie Boyle

Next-Not sure probably some Ian Flemming.

Isn't Connelly good? Apart from The Overlook (which is best overlooked) I've enjoyed all his stuff. Snappy plots, laconic banter and good endings, which is a hard thing to do.

If you are trying I Fleming have a go at You Only Live Twice. Bond gets weird!

.Sean.
10-08-2010, 07:51 PM
Last - Hibs Boy

Current - The Libertines: Bound Together

Dinkydoo
11-08-2010, 09:20 AM
Last: Concrete Abstractations - Max Harlipin, Barbara Kaiser and Karl Knight

Current: Shaolin Workout - Sifu Shi Yan Ming

Next: Methodology and phsyical application of Wushu - cany mind the author's name.

Marabou Stork
11-08-2010, 10:39 AM
Last = Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts

Current = The Trial - Franz Kafka

Next = One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

H18SScottW
11-08-2010, 09:56 PM
Last - The Long Road Home by George Pelecanos

Current - American Tabloid by James Ellroy

Next - Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman


Just got a copy of this myself and looking forward to it.


Last: 'Pearl' by Frank Delaney

Current: 'Reheated Cabbage' by Irvine Welsh

Next: 'Full Time - The Secret Life of Tony Cascarino'

Lucius Apuleius
12-08-2010, 10:24 AM
Last-Duncan Bannatyne's autobiography
Current-Two!!! Hibs Heroes until we got horsed out the Europa and put it aside, actually reading- Dead Tomorrow by Peter James.
Next, not sure, got a few on the e-reader so yet to decide.

Big Ed
12-08-2010, 12:38 PM
Last: The Peoples Act of Love by James Meek

Now: Nemesis by Jo Nesbo

Next: Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith

PeterboroHibee
12-08-2010, 12:51 PM
Last - The girl who kicked the hornets nest by Stieg Larsson
Current - Away to start The Victors by Stephen Ambrose
Next - Will probably try and get a copy of Hibs boy

duncs
12-08-2010, 01:57 PM
Last: A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius by Dave Eggers
Current: Lucky Man (Lou Gehrig biography) by Jonathan Eigg
Next: One Day by David Nicholls