what are you reading?

[merman]

When Quiet Was The New Loud by Tom Clayton (Route Publishing)

From musical specialists Route comes an interesting and in-depth look at the “new acoustic movement” - the bands and songwriters that emerged between 1999 and 2003. From Travis to Mull Historical Society, Turin Brakes to Kathryn Williams, it is an eclectic mix of artists focussed on “quieter” songs filled with great songwriting and experimentation. There are 15 main albums dissected and discussed, along with an epilogue talking about what happened next. From Lowgold’s collapse to Coldplay’s stardom it paints a great picture of a musical era that is sometimes forgotten. Sandwiched between Britpop and the New Rock Revolution filled with bands called “The somethings”, it’s a great read.

[PFVA]

Right now I'm reading "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman. A quite fun mystery book.

What I bought today:

Bought Today

Several cat stories by classic authors.

It's getting a little bit better in terms of books in English, after the Brexit disruption.

[noodles]

Almost at the end of "The Great Deformation : The Corruption of Capitalism in America" by David Stockman.

Very good summing up of the history of capitalism in America since the early twentieth century up to 2012.
It is eye-opening as to how the federal reserve got tricked into panicking about recession and fuelled more financial speculation leading to the 2008 crash.
The nefarious consequences of abandoning the gold standard by Nixon are quite eloquently described as well in great detail.
Clearly a Republican point of view on economics but more in the tradition of Eisenhower, not the bunch of ignorant loonies that are in that party these days.

[merman]

Right now I'm reading "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman. A quite fun mystery book.

What I bought today:

Bought Today

Several cat stories by classic authors.

It's getting a little bit better in terms of books in English, after the Brexit disruption.

I have the sequel, The Man Who Died Twice, to read... and the third book in the series is due later this year.

[PFVA]

I'm planning to get hat sequel, I liked the first one.

Today I just started "Sooley" by John Grisham.

[VNVObit]

so far this year it's been Charles Stross with Quantum of Nightmares second book in his New Management series where Nyarlathotep is the PM and things have taken a turn for the worse. Though oddly think in the book the rationale for Brexit is more tangible (bringing back blood sacrifices and executions - well a god needs some sacrifices)


followed by Empire Games the first book in a trilogy featuring parallel earths with a small group of people able to move between them. Set in an alternate Earth that's recognisable. Enjoyed the book, helped by having a good main character with an interesting family with good knowledge of spy craft.

will eventually get to a third book but lately finding it difficult to read anything as do a lot of reading in the day job so not thet relaxing outside of work

[VNVObit]

so far this year it's been Charles Stross with Quantum of Nightmares second book in his New Management series where Nyarlathotep is the PM and things have taken a turn for the worse. Though oddly think in the book the rationale for Brexit is more tangible (bringing back blood sacrifices and executions - well a god needs some sacrifices)


followed by Empire Games the first book in a trilogy featuring parallel earths with a small group of people able to move between them. Set in an alternate Earth that's recognisable. Enjoyed the book, helped by having a good main character with an interesting family with good knowledge of spy craft.

will eventually get to a third book but lately finding it difficult to read anything as do a lot of reading in the day job so not thet relaxing outside of work

[zip accident]

A whole lot of web serials, text fictions that update pretty much at random, some update almost daily, some are on semi-permanent hiatus. Mainly fantasy with swords and sorcery, but there are a couple of science fictions in there, the odd slice of life, or maybe slice of odd life. Takes a few hours a day, except when one of the heavyweights lands, and they can be a couple of hours each.

[merman]

Currently reading Go Straight, which I posted a video about here:
http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=88982

And next up will be The Pyjama Myth - The Freelance Writer’s Survival by Sian Meades-Williams. Sian runs a brilliant mailing list with lots of freelance opportunities, and this book is full of her tips on both being a better freelancer and looking after yourself.

[KlaxonCow]

I thought that the meme was "go right":



(Okay, this was really just an excuse for me to post this little artistic masterpiece once more.)

[merman]

Go Straight is the name of a song on the Streets of Rage II soundtrack...

[KlaxonCow]

Go Straight is the name of a song on the Streets of Rage II soundtrack...

Ah, I see.

(Although, as I said, I was really only commenting as an excuse to post that cool video again.)

[MattyP]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BDG5Z8Y/ ... TF8&btkr=1

Great book... mostly things that I'm already aware off but great to have them reinforced and have a path to a calmer life.

Some great ideas to try out in here and some good points regarding how to get more calm in your life and less stress.

[(o)(o)]

The user guide for my new MPC One

[grue]

A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie.

I found most of his post Red Country books boring (Shattered Sea trilogy and the Sharp Ends collection) so it's nice to see him return to more adult themes and complicated plots again.