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Title: Looking for a Good book
Post by: i h8 winter on October 17, 2010, 10:40:28 PM
I’m not much of a reader but as all motorcyclists in MN know soon we will have more time on our hands. So I’m looking to find a good book, this is where your input comes into play ? If you have any good books that you could suggest pleas let me know.

Thanks,

PS not a fan of fiction.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: vince on October 18, 2010, 01:41:39 AM
I didn't know bikers read books. I thought we only read magazines.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Chris on October 18, 2010, 09:35:32 AM
I didn't know bikers read books. I thought we only read magazines.

me too
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: i h8 winter on October 18, 2010, 10:48:09 AM
Maybe I will be the one who opens a new chapter in the biker world ???
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Greg on October 18, 2010, 11:06:48 AM
I’m not much of a reader but as all motorcyclists in MN know soon we will have more time on our hands. So I’m looking to find a good book, this is where your input comes into play ? If you have any good books that you could suggest pleas let me know.

Thanks,

PS not a fan of fiction.



I recently read (on my Kindle) ...Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum
 
http://www.amazon.com/Gulag-History-Anne-Applebaum/dp/1400034094/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287417866&sr=8-1


Great book if you're a fan of 20th century history.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Stinger on October 18, 2010, 08:50:01 PM
Read the dictionary, then you can say you’ve essentially read all the books.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Tumbler on October 19, 2010, 12:37:15 AM
You could always read some of the biker type books out there....like "Twist of the Wrist" or some of Pat Hahn's books on riding techniques.

Aerostich has a whole section on their website as well as in their catalogs that are full of reading related to motorcycles.

I have a bunch on my list but haven't gotten to many of them yet.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: tk on October 19, 2010, 04:00:59 PM
I just finished "Enemy at the Gates". It is a very unbiased account of the battle for Stalingrad in WWII. It draws on accounts from lowly privates all the way up to the top brass on each side. Strong recommendation if you like that kind of stuff.  I got it at the library.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Chris on October 19, 2010, 05:24:42 PM
I just finished "Enemy at the Gates". It is a very unbiased account of the battle for Stalingrad in WWII. It draws on accounts from lowly privates all the way up to the top brass on each side. Strong recommendation if you like that kind of stuff.  I got it at the library.

They made a book out of the movie?????
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: tk on October 19, 2010, 06:19:16 PM
Actually the book was published in the 1970s. I think the movie came later.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Ray916MN on October 19, 2010, 09:41:11 PM
The Cathedral and the Bazaar - an essay explaining the rise of open source software and the economic, technological and sociological models behind it.

If you've ever wondered how "free" makes money and can produce better products than a pay for product model, this is a good read.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: i h8 winter on October 21, 2010, 12:07:20 PM
Thanks for all the info guys..
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: mikey on October 25, 2010, 08:19:07 PM
Hustler makes some pretty fine books er magazines.... i think some of the pages even have words on em....

so your not into fiction books?  doesnt narrow it down very well.  do you like true crime, autobiographys, just plain old non fiction?
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: feltonjohn on October 25, 2010, 08:45:40 PM
I recommend "Shop Class As Soulcraft". Easier to read and digest than Pirsig, but gets to some entrusting territory pretty quickly. Of course if you have the time and really want to untie from the dock, read Zen And The Art Of Motorcyle Maintenance, like the rest of us, it uses motorcycles to take us to places that are fun, interesting, and a little challenging. It is a trip you can enjoy more than once, kind of like a good road.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Jared on July 17, 2011, 01:11:15 PM
Bumping this back up.  About to wrap up my current re-read of Atlas Shrugged.  Wow it is a completely different book 10 years later.  Picked up The Looming Tower to start next but looking for some additional recommendations since I've got a month off before heading back to school.  What's everyone reading these days?

JP
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: kp on July 18, 2011, 08:55:00 AM
  What's everyone reading these days?

road maps,  until winter!
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Chris on July 18, 2011, 08:58:00 AM
road maps,  until winter!

+1
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Greg on July 19, 2011, 08:14:52 AM
I’d like to share my experiences with my Kindle. Before purchasing my Kindle, I called Target and asked if their liberal return policy extended to Kindles. Meaning, if I just didn’t enjoy reading on it, could I return it? They said I could, so I went ahead and bought one. (FWIW, Amazon has a very liberal return policy as well).

As someone who enjoys all of the nuances of reading, I honestly didn’t want to like reading on a Kindle. I was curious but I didn’t want to like it. I love all of the aesthetics that come with reading. I love the feel of a book, the smell of the pages, how they look on a shelf …… I was a bibliophile.
There also was a bit of “bragging rights” associated with having walls full of books. But as I’ve gotten older, that carries less meaning for me. Plus, you just have to pack and move all those books too, ha.

Well, I love my Kindle. The instant gratification of hearing an author on public radio being interviewed then being able to connect instantly and download it is fun.

Books I’ve read in the last several months are:
NonFiction:
The Third Reich at War, Richard Evans
Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of a Stripper, Diablo Cody
Unbroken: A World War II story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption, Laura Hillenbrand
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing
Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-45, Max Hastings
Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer

Fiction:
Winter’s Bone, Daniel Woodrell
Tomato Red, Daniel Woodrell
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby
Next: A Novel, James Hynes
The Road & No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
The Girl With the Dragan Tattoo, Stieg Larsson (Man, this book is overrated.)
Child 44, Tom Rob Smith
Bright Shiny Morning, James Frey (complete crap)

Your mileage may vary.

Greg
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: tk on January 06, 2012, 05:14:49 PM
I just finished Hostage Nation. Very interesting book about the 3 downed American flyers in the Columbian jungle and their 5 years of captivity. There are 3 authors who collaborated on this book. One had access to the FARC guerrilla army so the reader can get both sides of the downing, capture and amazing rescue.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Tumbler on January 07, 2012, 09:49:26 PM
I’d like to share my experiences with my Kindle. Before purchasing my Kindle, I called Target and asked if their liberal return policy extended to Kindles. Meaning, if I just didn’t enjoy reading on it, could I return it? They said I could, so I went ahead and bought one. (FWIW, Amazon has a very liberal return policy as well).

As someone who enjoys all of the nuances of reading, I honestly didn’t want to like reading on a Kindle. I was curious but I didn’t want to like it. I love all of the aesthetics that come with reading. I love the feel of a book, the smell of the pages, how they look on a shelf …… I was a bibliophile.
There also was a bit of “bragging rights” associated with having walls full of books. But as I’ve gotten older, that carries less meaning for me. Plus, you just have to pack and move all those books too, ha.

Well, I love my Kindle. The instant gratification of hearing an author on public radio being interviewed then being able to connect instantly and download it is fun.

That's all great info Greg!!  I used to be more into reading when I was younger but as I've gotten older it's trailed off.

In fact there are more books on my "to read" list than there are ones I've actually made it thru!!  LOL

Maybe a Kindle is just the ticket for getting back into it.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Jared on June 06, 2012, 12:32:18 PM
Just finished The Art of Racing in the Rain.  It was pretty light reading and easy to get through in a few days.  It's told from a dog's perspective which was pretty amusing, definitely worth the read.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Hope2Ride on June 06, 2012, 09:42:29 PM
That book Shades of Grey has been getting a lot of attention, even guys like it  :o
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: slh7d on June 11, 2012, 08:25:07 AM
I'd probably start reading the "Game of Thrones" series, if I thought the author would finish the series before he dies...HURRY UP. 
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: mikey on June 12, 2012, 12:55:17 AM
I'd probably start reading the "Game of Thrones" series, if I thought the author would finish the series before he dies...HURRY UP. 

awesome series!
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Deplorable, thank you! on August 31, 2012, 10:22:21 PM
Shades of Grey is a bunch of commercialized bullshit mommy porn.  The Hunger Games series is thought-provoking, especially considering they're YA.  I'm waiting on the Game of Thrones books to borrow from a friend; heard nothing but good about them.   

Greg; I'm with you on the kindle. I love being able to burn through books almost anywhere without lugging a 300+ page tome everywhere.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: pkpk on August 31, 2012, 10:58:47 PM
Green Eggs and Ham, it rocks!
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Joel on September 18, 2012, 06:41:44 PM
tom brokaw the greatest generation was a GREAT read. It's not entirely about the  war, most about what was happening back in the U.S. during the war. I am not a reader at all and could not put it down. Read it cover to cover in less than a day.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: gdawgs on September 19, 2012, 09:06:55 AM
freakonmics...........give that a whirl.  older book but interesting to pick up every now and then. 
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: snowflap on October 03, 2012, 07:33:55 PM
A few non-fiction books for the coming motorcycle off season, both motorcycle themed:

Ghost Rider (Neil Peart)
Under and Alone (William Queen)
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: tk on January 07, 2013, 03:14:08 PM
Looking for a good book? Try this one.

Dakota Dawn
by Gregory Michno
published in 2011

This is the most detailed account of the 1862 war in Minnesota.
The book covers only the first week of the war. It takes a more
or less neutral position. It goes into extreme detail about the
fighting. The maps are extremely detailed. Dozens of individual
cabins are shown throughtout the region of hostilities. This book
isn't for the squeamish. It goes into graphic detail about the many
atrocities. Example: "The sight of an unborn child nailed to a tree..."
Check this book out if you read history or you live in the area of
conflict. You won't be disappointed
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Jared on January 08, 2013, 10:15:57 PM
I just finished No Easy Day about one of the navy seals who was on the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.  Quick read and pretty interesting although I'm sure there was a lot that was left out for security reasons.

About 10 chapters in to Canada which is fiction about a family that robs a bank and has to flee the country.  Definitely a slower read but I really like the author's style. 

Santa brought me a Kindle this year for Christmas.  I was a long time nay-sayer about e-readers but I have to admit that this thing is the shit!
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: BluegrassPicker on January 11, 2013, 08:16:50 AM
Hopeless Class by Joel Rappoport. Great account of hopeless class entry in the iron butt rally
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: v2Neal on January 23, 2013, 12:41:23 PM
"Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of a Stripper, Diablo Cody"

Good read!

I'm hooked on the Prey series and the Flowers series by John Sandford. It's neat to be able to picture the locations around town where allot of the stories take place.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: Powershouse on January 29, 2013, 10:48:07 AM
Kindle plus library e-books is a fantastic combo.

Just finished In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - whatever you thought of Truman, the dude could write!

The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton.  A lot of his books are set in the UP.

Been reading the Doc Ford series by Randy Wayne White, and the John Rain books by Barry Eisler.

For non-fiction two of my favorite authors are John McPhee and Bill Bryson - you can't go wrong with any of their stuff.
Title: Re: Looking for a Good book
Post by: pkpk on January 29, 2013, 12:47:12 PM
In Cold Blood is truly one of my all time favorite books.  Amazing how TC left no stone unturned in telling the story.  Every aspect of the crime and the community around the people involved was thoroughly covered.

BTW, not a good book to read through the night though.  Some parts leave you listening to the wind and looking out your windows.