What's on your nightstand?

[Polaris]

Carlos Castaneda is awesome.

Currently on my nightstand is "Lichtzwang", a poetry collection by Paul Celan. It's definitely a 10, but I'm biased as he is my favourite poet

[J-Go]

Interesting how different experiences affect different people. I read A Yaki Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda quite some time ago in my early twenties, really liked it, to this day I often think of the lessons. At the same time I tried to read the Dune series, just couldn't get through it. Never have been much of a Sci-Fi buff - you all will just have to stick with Oz for those recommends! Eh so it goes

Anyway latest book update from the Metaphysical shelf - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Good read, page turner I give it an 8

And from the Psychology shelf an oldie but goodie - Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning Learn something new every time I read this little book – again solid 8

[Ozme52]

[casie1124]

Right now I am reading A Partical Guide to The Runes by Lisa Peschel I give it a 6.

[Logic1]

Ordered "the Marketplace" series last thursday night from Amazon in the UK and on Monday I could come and pick it up here in Sweden. Pretty darn impressive if you ask me.
Now I just want some time to read the darn books.

Finished the "Charles de Gaulle" biography last weekend. Very interesting book but it didnt get more than a 7 by me.

[TomOfSweden]

I always have a light read and a heavy read to chose from depending on energy level.

Freakonomics, (the easy book) A very funny book.

Genome The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, by Matt Ridley, (the heavy book). It's a modern update of the "Selfish gene" but more in detail. It's good to read if you're sceptical on the theory of evolution. It explains things like, why a mammal mother always will love all her children equally as much. It's true just as much for lions as for humans. And why males consider being unfaithful 5/8 of the time while is only 1/8 of the time for females. It's not philosophy in any way. Just pure science.

I also read "colloquial Hungarian" at least 30 minutes a day, because I'm a good husband I want to learn my wife's native language.

[J-Go]

Logic and Tom please rate these reads for the rest of us to check out.

Thanks!

[TomOfSweden]

Logic and Tom please rate these reads for the rest of us to check out.

Thanks!

I think all of them are 10/10. But having a Hungarian wife might make my opinion on the Colloquial Hungarian book a bit biassed.

[Logic1]

Logic and Tom please rate these reads for the rest of us to check out.

Thanks!

I did rate the book about CDG actually.
I bought a new book now with Jeremy Clarkson. It´s called "Dont stop me now" http://www.topgear.com/content/featu...larkson/1.html The link is not to the book but to his blog on Topgear which is the tv show he hosts.
He is a British Car Nut and can make driving a car actually sound like it is better than sex, heck it sounds like porn almost. If you really like cars this book is for you. Heck even if you DONT like cars that much I think you would enjoy the book cause he is seriously funny and witty and the book gets a solid 9 from me.

btw feel free to remove the link if you dont approve of it

[Ozme52]

I'm just starting Harry Turtledove's In At the Death

It's the 11th in a series that asks What if the South had won the American Civil War. The series began in 1880 with the CSA purchasing Sonora and Chihuahua from the Empire of Mexico to extend their influence to the Pacific... and sparking the Second Civil War. How Few Remain

This book is set in 1944. Yes, WWI and WWII and the time between... all looked at as if the USA was split in two. He paints an interesting picture... and he uses imaginary events to make commentary on our historical perspective.

In addition to fictional characters, he sets well know historical figures into unlikely situations... No Lincoln assasination, Custer never fights the Indians..., Patton is a southerner of course, and Douglas McArthur never goes to the Pacific.

It's a strong 6 unless you really enjoy stories set in alternate timelines. In that case it's an 8.

[J-Go]

Latest read "The Fountainhead" Ayn Rand.
Long book over a thousand pages, the writing is very stylistic of the 30’s. I’m half way through the piece which got my attention with a solid 7 but I must say it’s getting rather predictable and slipping to about a 5. Anyone else read this? Do I dare drudge through the last 500 pages?

[DowntownAmber]

Dare to drudge... The whole thing is essentially a philosophy primer -- let the story become secondary to the moments and enjoy the work that way. Then, move on to "Atlas Shrugged" and you'll never bother to look at "Fountainhead" again. You'll be glad you did, but you'll never go back to it. (Oh yeah, and there are a few really delightful little sex scenes yet to come...)

[TomOfSweden]

Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig. The ending is a bit ranty and boring but the first 4/5 is an amazing summery of how copyrights have been used and abused historically, and it explores the point of copyright. I'd give the first part of the book 10 och of 10 but the ending a 4. Even if you don't agree with his conclusions, it's still a very good book to have read. I finished it in a day over the holidays, so it's not a heavy book.

[J-Go]

OK time for an update - just finished The Fountainhead I have to say a very good book that anyone interested in self awareness should read. I give it a 7 200 pages fewer would have made it a 9!
Thanks Amber for pushing me through it!

[Aadenn]

I recently finished reading Confessor, by Terry Goodkind (last in a long series called Sword of Truth). 10 for sure.

I'm now reading Wheel of Time, and am on book 2. The first one I give a 9

[TomOfSweden]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elements-Sty...0904642&sr=1-3

"Elements of Style" by Strunk and White. A great little book if you're interested in bettering your writing. It's also hilarious by all his generous use of bad English as warning examples. It's smart and very compact. Every sentence can be a saver.

Another 10/10 and a big thank you to my slave who got it for me for Christmas.

[J-Go]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elements-Sty...0904642&sr=1-3

"Elements of Style" by Strunk and White. A great little book if you're interested in bettering your writing. It's also hilarious by all his generous use of bad English as warning examples. It's smart and very compact. Every sentence can be a saver.

Another 10/10 and a big thank you to my slave who got it for me for Christmas.

Thanks for the tip Tom, I found it in our local bookstore!

[Whippett]

a pile of books - the top one at the moment (as in top of the pile because it's the one I'm reading) is "Wicked: The life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory Maguire

[crazy_grrluk]

same as Whippet...about 5 books various authors...and a pile of dust LOL

[prettyredbows]

I have just begun reading Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble. I was very fortunate to win an advanced copy of her new book and so far it's absolutely wonderful.

Another thing on my nightstand is a small jar of Vaseline. It's for my lips as they become dry in the winter and this helps so much. Of course my alarm clock, too.

[delish]

I usually have about five books that I'm reading at once, but I just realized that... I don't. I need to go dig up the books I got over the holidays. Anyway, I'm re-reading New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. Yes, RE-reading. For all its flaws, I love it- I've read Twilight twice and plan to re-read Eclipse after I finish New Moon again. I've also been reading Kushiel's... Chosen, I think. The second book. Anyway, I've been reading it for a while now. I recently finished The Poison Study by Snyder (I think?) and found it to be disappointing.

[Whippett]

besides the books - some chocolate nibbles and some water

[TomOfSweden]

Breakfast of Champions. Kurt Vonnegut I'd give it 10/10. It's without a doubt a masterpiece. I'm almost through, and it's amazingly good and has been all the way.

It really gets under your skin. It's a comedy but focusing on the tragedies of our lives.

[Krechet]

I have generally three things:
1. My princess's journal that she is required to write in every night.
2. My own journal describing her progress - I write in it every time we play
3. A collection of love poems. This is a recent addition and I'm still getting through it.

[Whippett]

next on my list is Colossus: The Price of America's Empire by Naill Ferguson. This will be my second time through this particular book. It's a fascinating history/historiography...and especially enlightening in terms of the current conflict in the Middle East.

[StillBehindBlueEyes]

The Loving Dominant by John Warren Ph.D - 8
I'm really enjoying it I'm trying to figure out how to bring an almost non sexual Vanilla hubby into the lifestyle.

Different Loving by Brame and Jacobs is next.

For light reading on my pda I have one of my own vanilla books that's pre editor. It's a 10 LOL

[J-Go]

Six Sigma , A Break Through Stratagy. Good business book but WOW DRY! 6

[Ozme52]

Every once in a while... I go for lighter fare.

The Black Van. (#1 & #2) Graphic BDSM novel. Written and illustrated by Gary Roberts.

If you like his art... it's a non-consensual delight. For what it is, a 10.

[StillBehindBlueEyes]

Harlequin by Laurel K. Hamilton
15th in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series
(this one teased about Nathaniel and Asher and BDSM)

[~minx~]

Behold a Pale Horse by William Cooper

One of the first, in exposing the truth about the Government and was
killed by authorities on 11/5/2001-- imagine that!!

Still reading--for now i give it an 8