What are you reading? Book reviews welcome.

Why Evolution Is True – Jerry Coyne.
Fascinating book so far. I’d thoroughly recommend it to anybody who has any interest in how life (and therefore we) came to be as it is now.

Quirkology – Dr Richard Wiseman.
A book about the psychology of everyday life. basically about how our minds are easily fooled and why our intuitions are just plain wrong much of the time. Again, fascinating.

The Magicians’ Guild – Trudi Canavan.
Book 1 of a a fantasy trilogy. Fun stuff.

How can you find the time to read?You re so lucky!!For me it s impossible:between my 3 jobs,my girlfriend,the sport and the guitar,internet and his mails…ufffff!! 😀

I use audio books from Audible.com. Throw them on my iPod and away I go.
So driving time becomes learning / reading time. Its a great way to keep up on books of interest. Typically knock out 2 books a month and have completed over 300 thus far.

Just finished and was extremely impressed with the following books:
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. by Daniel Coyle / Someone on this site first recommended it. Teachers, managers and parents should check this out.

The Housing Boom and Bust by Thomas Sowell / An eye opening account into the major contributing factors to the current financial debacle here in the US. These reasons are often never cited by politicians or pundits.

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall. / This book is absolutely fascinating and you do not have to be a runner to appreciate it. Just look at the reviews on Amazon. The Audio version was masterfully narrated and kept me sitting in my car listening even after I arrived at my destination. It’s really that good.

Good idea Rohan! 😀 Poor girl!You know what?She reads a lot,every night,while I m practicing guitar! 😀

I have to recommend, ‘Pillars of the Earth’, by Ken Follett. I read it last year, but it still is one of the best books I’ve ever read. I have hundreds of books at home, and this one ranks in the top five.
I’m not good at reviewing a book, I can’t find the words, but this book basically is set in medieval times, and tells an incredible story.
If you like horror/science fiction, I highly recommend Brian Lumleys’ Necroscope series. Talk about incredible vampire stuff. Lumleys vampires make Dracula look like a choir boy.

Frank

Reading The dark tower series by Stephen King. Currently book number 5. I can´t begin to describe what it is about. You just have to read it:-)

Tom Jensen