What Are You Reading Now?

[eldiente]

HeLa cells

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Life-Henrietta-Lacks/dp/1400052181/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359832269&sr=1-1&keywords=henrietta+lacks"]The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Rebecca Skloot: 9781400052189: Amazon.com: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Nsis9xu5L.@@AMEPARAM@@51Nsis9xu5L[/ame]

As a former microbiologist, I appreciated learning about the origins of the most widespread line of cells used in tissue culture research.

[LA Ute]

filsdepac worked at the frozen food warehouse in the East Bay that provided Wolfe with the material for that part of the book. It was brutal, spending hours in temps around 30-40 below. To help ease the physical demands, every couple of hours workers had to go into the "warm" part of the storage facility that was kept at a balmy 0. It was the middle of the summer, and fils kept his ski parka on in his car with the heater on all the way home. I think he lasted less than a week (his HS career with In-N-Out went much better). On the plus side, goods (including Dreyer's ice cream) that fell off of the forklifts during transport were taken home by the employees. There were a lot of "mishaps."

I'm almost 2/3 of the way through the book now. I am living it. The novel is very Dickensian. I poked around online about Tom Wolfe and sure enough, he's a big admirer of Dickens.

[Realtall]

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

[Jeff Lebowski]

Just finished this book about an olympic runner who fought in WWII and endured several years in a Japanese POW camp. Outstanding.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-Survival-Resilience-Redemption-ebook/dp/B003WUYPPG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1360616091&sr=1-1&keywords=unbroken"]Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption: Laura Hillenbrand: Amazon.com: Kindle Store@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519WStkHvCL.@@AMEPARAM@@519WStkHvCL[/ame]

[Green Monstah]

Just finished this book about an olympic runner who fought in WWII and endured several years in a Japanese POW camp. Outstanding.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption: Laura Hillenbrand: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

I have a buddy in the middle of this, and he's told me about it 3x. I think I'll take the plunge.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Just finished this book about an olympic runner who fought in WWII and endured several years in a Japanese POW camp. Outstanding.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption: Laura Hillenbrand: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

That's a fave of several here, and with good reason. It amazes me that he successfully endured unfathomably difficult circumstances at sea, and then after he is "rescued" [sorry for the spoiler but it cant be much of one], his problems have only just begun. What an inspiring guy. Amazingly, at 96 he's still kickin'.

[FN Phat]

The Great Bridge on the recommendation of the Dude, KCC and others. Love it so far.

[old_gregg]

Just finished this book about an olympic runner who fought in WWII and endured several years in a Japanese POW camp. Outstanding.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption: Laura Hillenbrand: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

the sharks and life raft part . also, i had no idea that the b-24 was so accident prone. a lot of lives were lost during wwii for noncombat reasons.

[Pelado]

Thanks to Jeff's suggestion in another thread:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/This-My-Doctrine-Development-Theology/dp/1589581032"]This Is My Doctrine: The Development of Mormon Theology: Charles R. Harrell: 9781589581036: Amazon.com: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VCfBiEASL.@@AMEPARAM@@41VCfBiEASL[/ame]

[FMCoug]

I'm reading the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. I'm about 6 books in. I haven't seen the movie as I haven't gotten to the book it is based on yet but I have to say that in the books, Jack is a serious bad ass. He would take down Jason Bourne, Jack Bauer, and Chuck Norris all at the same time.

[hostile]

Just finished this book about an olympic runner who fought in WWII and endured several years in a Japanese POW camp. Outstanding.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption: Laura Hillenbrand: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

My wife really enjoyed it as well. It is next up for me. Currently I'm reading about the Mexican drug war. Very interesting and well-researched look at the long history of drug smuggling through Mexico up to where we stand today and why policies to curtail it have failed.

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[BigPiney]

Finished World War Z last night. Very fun.

[Parrot Head]

I just listed to a piece on NPR about this book, so I've requested it from the li-bry. I thought I'd go ahead and toss it out in advance for the folks with Detroit connections, but the author says it about more than just the Motor City.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Detroit-American-Autopsy-Charlie-LeDuff/dp/1594205345/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360644676&sr=8-1&keywords=detroit+american+autopsy"]Detroit: An American Autopsy: Charlie LeDuff: 9781594205347: Amazon.com: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51puxHKg6WL.@@AMEPARAM@@51puxHKg6WL[/ame]

Here's the Marketplace piece:

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/ec...lems-ruin-porn

[BigPiney]

I just listed to a piece on NPR about this book, so I've requested it from the li-bry. I thought I'd go ahead and toss it out in advance for the folks with Detroit connections, but the author says it about more than just the Motor City.

Detroit: An American Autopsy: Charlie LeDuff: 9781594205347: Amazon.com: Books

Here's the Marketplace piece:

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/ec...lems-ruin-porn

That was very interesting to listen to last night. Guy was very funny.

[happyone]

Here are the last few books I've read

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/1918-British-Victory-Peter-Hart/dp/0753826895/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361379031&sr=1-1&keywords=1918%3A+a+very"]1918: A Very British Victory: Peter Hart: 9780753826898: Amazon.com: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ueve8KJjL.@@AMEPARAM@@41ueve8KJjL[/ame]

A good look at the British WW I experience during 1918. Dr. Hart covers the March German offensives thru to the end of the war. He uses first hand accounts to give both a "grunt" level view of the war as well as well as the high level story from the General Staff POV - As the title suggests very British centric.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Total-War-Stalingrad-Michael-Jones/dp/1848542313/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361379225&sr=1-1&keywords=michael+jones"]Total War: From Stalingrad to Berlin: Michael K. Jones: 9781848542310: Amazon.com: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eUZGgcISL.@@AMEPARAM@@51eUZGgcISL[/ame]

This a look at the war on the Eastern Front from mainly a Soviet POV. In someways a very difficult read ala; Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands in that Mr. Jones recounts the atrocities comitted by both sides in some detail. That said it is a very worth while read. The chapters on the liberation of the Death Camp esp Auschwitz are esp heart rending

Currently reading something a bit lighter - Lindsey Davis' new one
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Master-God-Lindsey-Davis/dp/0312606648/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361379486&sr=1-1&keywords=master+and+god"]Master and God: Lindsey Davis: 9780312606640: Amazon.com: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gfjp-hUsL.@@AMEPARAM@@51gfjp-hUsL[/ame]