Book(s) you are currently reading

[ProudNissanFreak]

Just a thread to see what books you Niconauts are reading right now/recommendations for some good literature.

I just finished Inferno, by Dante, and I've ordered Purgatory and Paradise. I loved the Inferno, so I figured I might as well complete the series (I'm aware they're poems).

Also read the Arabian Nights (Haddaway translation) and I was hooked. Every story was just damn good, and there were quite a few good themes.

I just started Candide by Voltaire. It's pretty damn good so far, quite a bit of humour as well.

So, what have you guys been reading?

[MinisterofDOOM]

Which translation of Inferno are you reading? I've glanced over a few, and a lot of the modern ones are complete garbage. The Longfellow translation is the only one worth bothering with. It's a more laborious read, but it retains more of the original essence. A friend of mine has a big hardbound copy with footnotes, but it's translated by a jackass. Another friend has a version with the original Latin as well as an english translation, but the book is formatted SPECTACULARLY poorly, and it's almost impossible to read without going insane.

Barnes and Noble has a nice leatherbound and gilt version of the Longfellow translation for cheap. That's the one I stuck with.

I'm currently reading Lies, Inc by Philip K. d!ck. It's an expanded version of The Unteleported Man. I just finished with Time Out of Joint (same author) and it was brilliant.

[Eikon]

"How would you move Mt. Fuji? Microsoft's cult of the puzzle" by William Poundstone.
I'm close to graduating and I'm job hunting right now. I bought this book to help prepare me for interviews. There is apparently a trend in HR right now to ask obscure question with no real correct answer to test a person's thought process and problem solving skills.

Some similar questions:
How many barbers are there in Chicago?
How much would you charge to wash every window in Seattle?
How many golf balls does it take to fill an airplane?

Another strain of questions are true riddles with a basic correct answer..
A farmer is carrying a chicken, a fox, and a bag of grain. He comes to a river that he cannot walk or swim across. He finds a very small boat. The boat is just large enough to hold himself and two of the three items. He must be careful to not leave certain items alone with each other. How does he get across the river with all items intact?

You have one racetrack that is wide enough for 5 horses to race at a time. You have 25 horses. What is the least number of races you can run to determine the 5 fastest horses in order?

You are in a room at the bottom of a building. There are three light switches on the wall and an elevator to a room above you that you cannot observe. In that room there are three light bulbs. You must figure out which switches correspond to which light bulb... BUT.. you are only allowed to use the elevator 1 time. How do you figure it out.

[MaximA32]

Just finished with Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab. It's about a British SAS unit in the first Gulf war and the things they went through when they were captured. It's also a true story. I love books such as this. I've also read Blackhawk Down and loved it.

[Razi]

Book written by Harry Houdini.
I took the dust cover off though, it was pretty torn up.

Interesting little book!

[nevertheless]

Reading 1933: The Devil Come To Henry County by J.s. Roberts about bank robberies its a really good book kind of sad that Im almost done with it. Its kind of cool because its my friends Grandpa who wrote it so she tells me whats true and what not.

[Eikon]

Oh yeah... also reading the following:

Operations Management for Competitive Advantage
Financial Statement Analysis for Security Evaluation
Case Studies in Finance for Adding Corporate Value
Advanced Markets and Institutions Theory

Fun stuff huh?

[ProudNissanFreak]

MOD, I'm reading the Hollander translation. It's one of the better ones apparently, and I've found the notes at the end of each canto pretty informative.

[Jesda]

Some books on equity markets and such. I got halfway through W's Decision Points and never got around to finishing it, but I probably will this spring -- history isn't as compelling when its recent.

[ProudNissanFreak]

Oh yeah... also reading the following:

Operations Management for Competitive Advantage
Financial Statement Analysis for Security Evaluation
Case Studies in Finance for Adding Corporate Value
Advanced Markets and Institutions Theory

Fun stuff huh?

On top of my literature, I have:

Operating Systems Security
IT Project Management
Fundamentals of Python
Concepts in IT

[MaximA32]

Also forgot these:

California Police Officer Exam
Sales: America's Other Pasttime (What Baseball Can Teach You About Selling)
Real-Time Marketing and PR

[rcboy514]

books I'm reading at the moment..

"In Fifty Years We'll all be Chicks" -Adam Carolla
"Post Office" -Bukowski
"Tales of Ordinary Madness" -Bukowski

[TroubleBound]

Im on 12 of 14. Deys aight

[PEZi]

Pygmy by Palahniuk

[Solar_Runner]

Colonel Roosevelt (3rd in a series) and George R.R. Martin is way overdue for another book out.

I'm a Bio, History SciFi/Fantasy, Human Physc kind of bookie.

[nissangirl74]

"Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function" by Saladin, 5th edition.

[Razi]

Haha that reminds me Becky, I'm reading a book about the human body for my Anthropology class.
Except it's all about bones.


It's one schoolbook I actually like.

[nissangirl74]

That looks pretty cool.

[Jesda]

That cover looks like a still shot from a Peter Gabriel video