What nonfiction book are you currently reading?

[bobster_ice]

Secrets of the ninja, ashida kim.

So far, its rubbish.

 

[7starmantis]

Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales.

So far really good.

7sm

 

[arnisador]

Secrets of the ninja, ashida kim.

So far, its rubbish.

Frankly, it's fiction.

 

[bignick]

The Code Book: From Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh...really interesting look at the use and development of cryptography throughout history

 

[bignick]

How is/was it? I've listened to several interesting interviews by the author.

Great, highly recommend it...

 

[arnisador]

The Power of Babel, by John McWhorter

 

[arnisador]

The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, by Thomas L. Friedman

 

[K Williams]

"Two Wheels Through Terror" by Glen Heggstad. It's about a Judo instructor that takes a motorcycle trip through South America, get kidnapped by rebels, then escapes, etc. Pretty good so far.

 

[bignick]

My pile is gettin' kinda high....doing some light reading with Retro Gaming Hacks but I've got Secrets of the Samurai and Clouds in the West waiting...

 

[TaiChiTJ]

A Pretext For War by Bamford


here is some info on it:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C25WQS/qid=1136507347/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0014848-6315901?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

 

[arnisador]

I knew about his NSA stuff but hadn't heard about this one...I'll look for it!

 

[Jonathan Randall]

A Pretext For War by Bamford


here is some info on it:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C25WQS/qid=1136507347/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0014848-6315901?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

I have it, but haven't read it yet. My pile's too big. His "Body of Secrets" was very good. Amazingly, pre-9/11, several of the people he interviewed prophesied that, because of the huge volume of intelligence out there, we would eventually miss something and the terrorists would have a successful major strike on U.S. Soil.

 

[Henderson]

but I've got Secrets of the Samurai...waiting

Well written, tons of info, I think you'll enjoy it Nick.

Frank

 

[Wes Tasker]

"The Self After Postmodernity"
-Calvin O. Schrag

"Calvin O. Schrag and the Task of Philosophy after Postmodernity"
-ed. Martin Matusik & William McBride

"No Time to Lose"
-Pema Chodron

"Creative Fidelity"
-Gabriel Marcel

"al-Hikmat al-Ishraqi / The Philosophy of Illumination"
-Suhrawardi

I have a problem reading one book at a time.......

-wes tasker

 

[Henderson]

I have a problem reading one book at a time...

You're just a freak reader, Wes!

 

[bignick]

Well written, tons of info, I think you'll enjoy it Nick.

Frank

Hope so...it's hefty, didn't look that big online. It came highly recommended from my instructor...so I'm sure it will be great. His MA library is like a little heaven on earth.

 

[shesulsa]

"On Killing" - Grossman .... assigned

 

[Wes Tasker]

"On Killing" is good. If you like it, his follow-up book "On Combat" is really good. I think those two books along with the following are good reads for any martial artist who wants to educate themselves on the psychological etc. aspects of violence/fighting.

"The Gift of Fear"
-Gavin de Becker

"Sharpening the Warrior's Edge"
-Bruce Siddle

"The Biology of Violence"
-Debra Niehoff

"Why They Kill"
-Richard Rhodes

"Blood Rites"
-Barbara Ehrenreich

"An Intimate History of Killing"
-Joanna Bourke

"Violence and Nonviolence"
-Gregg Barak

"Beyond the Trauma Vortex"
-Gina Ross

"Before Conflict"
-John D. Barnes

"Stress and Trauma"
-Patricia Resnick

"The Emotional Brain"
-Joseph LeDoux

I don't necesarily agree with everything that all these authors have to say. But they definitely provide some thought provoking material. Also, just to solidify my place in geekdom, I just received, and started reading, "Gateway to Sindarin - A Grammar of Elvish". I know, I know......

-wes tasker

 

[hardheadjarhead]

"The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture," by Bart Ehrman.

This is a graduate level text, with references to Greek sans direct translation at times...at other times it gives the translation, so it isn't totally inaccessable.

Interesting book that points out the Orthodox church changed scripture to enforce their view point and to undercut the many forms of Christianity then in existence (Gnostic, Adoptionist, Docetic, etc.), which they branded "heresies."

Also reading "How the Scots Ivented the Modern World," by Arthur Herman. A good book on the Scottish Englightenment...flawed by its organization, which jumps back and forth. The chronology is hard to track. I'd still recommend it. Don't be put of by the Celto-centric title.


Regards,


Steve

 

[Flying Crane]

The Campaigns of Alexander, by Arrian.