Books... What are you reading? And what do you recommend?

raratt said:

Haynes for the win.

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I said FACTORY manuals

I have many Haynes manuals for cars I've owned over the years- they are great if you're rebuilding an engine and not so useful if you just want to figure out how a door panel comes off

SFnone said:

I recently finished an obscure book called "Nothing to Say", that I bought from a funky oddball bookstore some years ago. The given author is just initials, "RRCKC". It was written in 2006 by a 17 year old autistic boy. It's written strangely, but is brilliantly thoughtful.

Now I'm reading "Charlotte Sometimes". It's a kid's book, but not bad at all. The Cure even wrote a song about it:

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There are plenty of good "kids" books aren't there, I likes the Harry potter ones, and lord of the flies was read when I was a child, sparrowhawk, the earthsea books by Ursala le Quinn also for a young audience, loved them.

Sir Napsalot said:

I said FACTORY manuals

I have many Haynes manuals for cars I've owned over the years- they are great if you're rebuilding an engine and not so useful if you just want to figure out how a door panel comes off

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Good luck trying to find a factory manual for one of my bikes,1965 Triumph T-120C, competition model. One of 625 made that year.

Didn’t see this mentioned. Easily in my top five for best books written in the last decade. Amazingly deep in so many ways. Truly a layered and nuanced book about the natural world and those living in it. Seems about right for this crowd. Enjoy!

Milovan1 said:

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Since I only read in the waiting room at the Toyota place, that is not a good thing.

Between Planets - Heinlein

They Call me Assassin, a biography about Jack Tatum, the free safety of The Oakland Raiders during the 1970's.

To flush or not to flush

Caesar by Allan Massey.

I heard this sad news last night. LM is on my short list of the best American writers. He will be missed.


(CNN)Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry has died of heart failure, according to his publicist, Amanda Lundberg.
McMurtry, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for "Lonesome Dove," died on Thursday.
"Larry McMurtry passed away last night, on March 25 of heart failure at 84 years old surrounded by his loved ones who he lived with including long time writing partner Diana Ossana, his wife Norma Faye and their 3 dogs," according to a statement from Lundberg. "His son James, his grandson Curtis, and his goddaughter Sara Ossana were also at his bedside."
McMurtry wrote many other novels, including "Terms of Endearment" and "The Last Picture Show," three memoirs, a short biography of Crazy Horse and a collection of essays, according to the National Endowment for the Humanities, which awarded him a National Humanities Medal in 2014.
His books were often set in Texas and focused on the mythical values of Texas and the American West, often trying to dispel those values. Lundberg said he would be buried "in his cherished home state of Texas."

DIY Hydroponics by Tyler Baras. https://www.amazon.ca/DIY-Hydroponic-Gardens-Tyler-Baras-ebook/dp/B07C5GFLQJ
Lots of great ideas in it from bottle hydro, floating rafts, aero and NFT. Pretty simple setups; some have no pumps at all. Worth it if you're thinking of a hydro grow and don't want to buy a system or if you've outgrown your current one and want to make a bigger one.

If you like Fantasy David Gemmell, every book is brilliant he is a must, Stephen Donaldson is good for fantasy and sci fi, Anne McCaffrey is fantastic as is Ursula Le Guin, I don't think I've read any new stuff, Clive Barker is a brilliant author but a little disturbing for me, Louise D' Amour escapism but loved them, same with EE Doc Smith, oh really too many books and too many authors to mention, it's a great world being alone with a book.

insomnia65 said:

Caesar by Allan Massey.

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If you enjoy that you may wish to read Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars.

curious2garden said:

If you enjoy that you may wish to read Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars.

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I will add it to my list thanks, just looking at a book on Amazon the fall and decline of practically everyone, someone mentioned in a review that the book said Hannibal never won a battle without elephants, I'm pretty sure there were no elephants at Cannae as all his elephants died by 216 BC, if that's in the book I think I don't need to read it.

insomnia65 said:

I will add it to my list thanks, just looking at a book on Amazon the fall and decline of practically everyone, someone mentioned in a review that Hannibal never won a battle without elephants, I'm pretty sure there were no elephants at Cannae as all his elephants died by 216 BC, if that's in the book I think I don't need to read it.

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Isn't historical knowledge a bitch. I hate when I'm reading an other wise good book, and they are so far off base on something so easily researched.

I finally finished my last waiting room book, Squeeze Me, by Carl Hiaasen. (the wife had cataract's removed and with no in office waiting, I read in the car for a couple of early Monday mornings. Then a Tuesday morning in the Toyota waiting room after I jumped a median due to early morning fog and me not used to driving in Tally) The Captain didn't make an appearance until pretty late in the book. But as usual his actions were the driving force throughout.

I would not recommend to fans of the 45th President. All others should enjoy the read. I have one more Hiaasen that I have not read, so I need to put it in the car before we have to go back for the one month checkup.