Stuff I’m Reading
Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 5/23/10 @ 9:34 pm - Filed Under Uncategorized
I haven’t updated this in a while and since I always like to get ideas from other people’s reading list I thought I would share my own. So here’s what I’ve been reading:
- Born to Run - Read this a while back. Great story and everyone can enjoy this one - even if you don’t necessarily like to run. One of the better books I’ve read in the last 12 months
- Nine Stories - Hadn’t ever read this one and with Salinger’s death in the news I decided to give it a try. I had read that some thought this was better than Catcher in the Rye but I just don’t think so. I can’t say I enjoyed this one.
- Moneyball - Michael Lewis is a great author and this was a fantastic read. A mix of statistics and baseball to explain how the Oakland A’s compete in MLB despite their woeful payroll.
- The Big Short - I just finished this and it was yet another amazing book by Michael Lews. This is the best book on the financial crisis I’ve read yet. The entire thing is told from the perspective of those who saw the crisis coming and made a fortune in the process.
- Let the Great World Spin - this was one of 2009’s most popular books but I didn’t enjoy it that much. I did read the entire thing so it wasn’t terrible but I just don’t get the hype. The story covers several characters’ lives in 1974 NYC and are all tied together by Philippe Petit’s tighrope walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. There was also a documentary about this walk called Man on Wire that was critically acclaimed but I thought was so bad that I didn’t finish watching it.
- Dies the Fire & The Protector’s War - These were parts 1 & 2 in the S.M. Stirling’s post-apocalyptic trilogy. The books revolve around an event called The Change that causes all electronics and firearms to quit working and how a variety of groups survive the situation. I listened to these audio books and I thought they were interesting and worth recommending.
All the above titles were checked out from your local Allen County Public Library…
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