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Books - what are you reading just now?

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Just finished H V Morton's In Search of Scotland (pub 1929) - very interesting tour around much of the country and reflecting upon the history of and at the places as he went along. Just started Robert Heinlein The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Sci-Fi by the master of the genre at the time - set in 2074 written in 1966. Loving the computers...:)
 
I have got into sports psychology, so a pretty niche read! BUt before that on Holiday i read Peter Crouch, how to be a professional footballer. It had me in stitches!! A very good easy read.

Endure - Alex Hutchinson follows the story of the Nike 2hr marathon attempt along with psychology
The Chimp Paradox - Steve Peters. Interesting take on how your brain works in both sport and life situations.
Now onto How bad do you want it - Matt Fitzgerald. This is proving really interesting!! only 5 chapters in so far.
 
Rooter said:
I have got into sports psychology, so a pretty niche read! BUt before that on Holiday i read Peter Crouch, how to be a professional footballer. It had me in stitches!! A very good easy read.

Endure - Alex Hutchinson follows the story of the Nike 2hr marathon attempt along with psychology
The Chimp Paradox - Steve Peters. Interesting take on how your brain works in both sport and life situations.
Now onto How bad do you want it - Matt Fitzgerald. This is proving really interesting!! only 5 chapters in so far.
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Matthew Syed stuff worth a read if you havent already, Bounce to start
 
larmen said:
Done both. Looking for a lot more similar stuff, hate stand alone books.


Had to start a spreadsheet to keep track of what I am reading. Currently following 17 heroes by 14 authors. Reading Stephen Leather's 'Chinaman' right now where they are just making a Jackie Chan movie of that. Before that I just finished the Luke Stone books by Jack Mars.
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Try the Roy Grace series by Peter James or the James Patterson books Alex Cross series
 
The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Brilliant.(y)
The Necroscope series by Brian Lumley, if you like Wamphyri and horror, absolutely superb.(y)
 
Norrin Radd said:
Try the Roy Grace series by Peter James or the James Patterson books Alex Cross series
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I have raced through the Alex Cross series by now as well ;-) 26 books more or less in a row, a couple of breaks when the new Pike Logan came out, and a there was a Spider Shepheard book as well, otherwise I went straight through them.

Just started Danny Black by Chris Ryan (not the youtube golfer, I think). A bit graphical, so I had to jump a couple of paragraphs a couple of times, but so far it has entertained me on my commute. Finished book 2 of 6 this evening, downloaded book 3 for next week already.
 
Jeffery Archer ..... Now he is a good author. Just rereading ,as the crow flies,
Good characters and a great read .
I would recommend prisoner of birth by said author,it's a little bit Count of Monte Christo but with its own twist very very good
 
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Recently finished reading Slow Trains to Venice by Tom Chesshyre. Tis the second book of his i have read after From Source to Sea which is about walking the length of the Thames. He's a very good travel author and there's two or three other books of his which look interesting.
 
larmen said:
If you read Bosch you should also read Haller (Lincoln Lawyer) where they chronologically fit together. Quite some overlap sometimes.

But if it is someone like Reacher you like I suggest John Milton as a character. Ex military now drifter doing the right thing.
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The latest John Milton has hit my kindle now, but I finish the Danny Black book I am currently reading 1st.

It's a good time coming up from now, John Milton just out, Mitch Rapp coming next week, Harry Bosch sometimes in October, and the newest Jack Reacherp at the end of October as well.
 
I haven't read a book in many, many years, but we're going on holiday on Wednesday so I've downloaded Kindle app + This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay.
 
Conclave by Robert Harris.
About appointing a new Pope.
Different but pretty good.

Bought with about four other books from my local charity shop for £5
When I got it home I found it was a signed first edition, going for £15/£25 on Abe.(y)
 
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