What are you reading?

[table1349]

Parenting a Teen Girl. sigh I'm thinking of starting a support group for moms of teenage eye rollers.

 

[table1349]

SquarePeg: Now you know why tigers eat their young.

 

[KmH]

Grunt - Mary Roach
The Curious Science Of Humans At War

 

[Designer]

Update on my reading:

Recently finished; "The New Road to Serfdom - A Letter of Warning to America" by Daniel Hannan

"Meditation for Beginners - Techniques for Awareness, Mindfulness & Relaxation" by Stephanie Clement, Ph.D.

Now reading; To The Victor Go The Myths & Monuments - The History of the First 100 years of the War Against God and the Constitution, 1776-1876 and Its Modern Impact" by Arthur R. Thompson

 

[pgriz]

I'm waiting for an author to step and and pen "Dummies Guide to Thermonuclear devices and Other Fun Backyard Projects". With a possible foreword by Kim Jong-un and a helpful review by Abdul Qadeer Khan. Or people who claim to be them.

 

[waday]

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

And that would be thanks to my wife. She introduced me to "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which is just incredible. I've been listening to that soundtrack for the past two weeks. Unfortunately, I won't be able to afford tickets anytime soon.

 

[limr]

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

And that would be thanks to my wife. She introduced me to "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which is just incredible. I've been listening to that soundtrack for the past two weeks. Unfortunately, I won't be able to afford tickets anytime soon.

I've had that book on my shelf for quite a few years. I've been kind of fascinated with Alexander Hamilton ever since I read Gore Vidal's Burr in college. All the hype of the musical has reminded me to finally read the biography. Might have to pick that up next.

 

[waday]

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

And that would be thanks to my wife. She introduced me to "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which is just incredible. I've been listening to that soundtrack for the past two weeks. Unfortunately, I won't be able to afford tickets anytime soon.

I've had that book on my shelf for quite a few years. I've been kind of fascinated with Alexander Hamilton ever since I read Gore Vidal's Burr in college. All the hype of the musical has reminded me to finally read the biography. Might have to pick that up next.

I was hooked on the book within the first few sentences (granted, I'm only on page 15 of a gazillion right now, haha). I can't wait to get home and pick it back up. Plus, I had hyped it up by listening to the musical first.

That said... I've listened to the musical (multiple times now), and the hype is definitely worth it, IMO. Ticket prices for it in NYC are just ridiculous. "Resellers" are charging thousands for a single ticket. Even if you look at prices direct from Ticketmaster for March or later 2017, it's still in the $400-$800 range per ticket.

 

[limr]

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

And that would be thanks to my wife. She introduced me to "Hamilton" by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which is just incredible. I've been listening to that soundtrack for the past two weeks. Unfortunately, I won't be able to afford tickets anytime soon.

I've had that book on my shelf for quite a few years. I've been kind of fascinated with Alexander Hamilton ever since I read Gore Vidal's Burr in college. All the hype of the musical has reminded me to finally read the biography. Might have to pick that up next.

I was hooked on the book within the first few sentences (granted, I'm only on page 15 of a gazillion right now, haha). I can't wait to get home and pick it back up. Plus, I had hyped it up by listening to the musical first.

That said... I've listened to the musical (multiple times now), and the hype is definitely worth it, IMO. Ticket prices for it in NYC are just ridiculous. "Resellers" are charging thousands for a single ticket. Even if you look at prices direct from Ticketmaster for March or later 2017, it's still in the $400-$800 range per ticket.

I'm one of the few people, I think, who has very little interest in seeing the actual musical. I mean, it's kind of intriguing and I have enjoyed seeing Broadway musicals in the past, but it's never been a priority to me. I might listen to the soundtrack, but as I don't really enjoy hip hop music in general, I suspect I won't care about the music if I'm not actually watching the performance that goes with the music. I have no doubt that Lin-Manuel Miranda is talented and that the musical is well-done. It's just not really my bag other than the historical context

 

[table1349]

Just finished The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945 by Ian Kershaw.

Decided it was time to visit an old favorite. In Search of Lost Time: The Way by Swann's by Marcel Proust. Seeing that this is a seven volume series it should keep me occupied for a while. If anyone is interested in reading the series I would suggest the Penguin translation unless of course you are fluent in French. The Penguin translation is highly regarded as an accurate, excellent translation of the series.

 

[jcdeboever]

E.B. White's Stuart Little to my 5 year old granddaughter who is loving it.

 

[KmH]

The Perfect Machine
Building the Palomar Telescope - Ronald Florence\

And

The Photographer's Market® Guide To
Building Your Photography Business - SecondEdition. By Vik Orenstein

 

[Advanced Photo]

For informative reading: Technique of Lighting For Television and Motion Pictures by Gerald Millerson
For entertainment: Cyberstorm by Mathew Mather.
For reading with the kids: The Fellowship of the Ring (our annual reading of this classic)

I love Amazon Prime Reading.

to jcdeboever, have you read Rabbit Hill to her? It was a childhood favorite of my sister's and mine.

 

[Kenneth Walker]

Just finishing "101 Damnations" by Ned Boulting; Dispatches by a sports reporter from the Tour de France.

 

[jcdeboever]

For informative reading: Technique of Lighting For Television and Motion Pictures by Gerald Millerson
For entertainment: Cyberstorm by Mathew Mather.
For reading with the kids: The Fellowship of the Ring (our annual reading of this classic)

I love Amazon Prime Reading.

to jcdeboever, have you read Rabbit Hill to her? It was a childhood favorite of my sister's and mine.

Not yet. Will get it this week. Thanks for the tip.