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Rey · (This post was last modified: 05-12-2012 08:27 AM by Rey.)

(05-12-2012 03:07 AM)Jetrow Wrote: ...it makes for a fascinating look at one excellent band.

Floyd is one of my absolute favorites, "The Wall" and "The Final Cut" even after all these years still blow me away. Might have to give this book a look see.

Jetrow · 05-12-2012, 10:04 AM

(05-12-2012 08:27 AM)Rey Wrote:
(05-12-2012 03:07 AM)Jetrow Wrote: ...it makes for a fascinating look at one excellent band.

Floyd is one of my absolute favorites, "The Wall" and "The Final Cut" even after all these years still blow me away. Might have to give this book a look see.

Well worth it if you're a fan. Heavy book though.

**BrianW** · 05-17-2012, 07:18 AM

Kings of Cool by Don Winslow. It's the prequel to the novel Savages, which comes out this summer as a film directed by Oliver Stone. Two childhood friends who grow the best dope in SoCal meet the Mexican mob. No spoilers here.

smoker guy · (This post was last modified: 05-20-2012 11:12 PM by smoker guy.)

(04-21-2012 04:26 PM)Dais Wrote: Off the book topic for a sec. to jump in on the tick discussion. Last year in upstate NY we had TONS of ticks. Our cats were bringing in up to 10 of them a day. It was DISGUSTING. This year is supposed to be worse. I love essential oils and intend to try the eucalyptus suggestion (thank you!) Don't use them on the pets, though. Cats cannot metabolize the oils and it can kill them. Also Lyme disease is so rare in cats that many vets say they don't get it at all. Years ago I got Lyme disease from a deer tick, and it is no joke. Be careful, woodsy types! Check every day. I hear that if you get them out before they've been there 24 hours you are ok.

Ok, on the book topic for a sec. I am reading the second book in the trilogy from Stieg Larsson that starts with The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I thought the first one started a bit slowly, but once it bites you.....

~Dais

PS I haven't been here in a while. Hello to all! =) I hope everyone's doing well. I look forward to getting caught up.

HOLY COW!!!!! Lyme Disease? It definitely is a scary thing. Great advice for sure. I hope only the best...I heard its a REALLY painful deal(brother of mine got it). Is there a cure for it...or is it a horrible hanger on?

On a far less important subject I'm stalled out reading "Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance", by Robert M. Pirsig. Its VERY good, just been super busy with life.

Jetrow · 05-21-2012, 05:36 AM

It's So Easy (and other lies) by Duff McKeagan.
Bass player for Guns and Roses for those unsure.
Not a bad book all in all. Great pace though it does change format a little as the book goes along.

Inspiring to read about him changing his life around. Drunk, drug addict without an education, few life skills and all the enablers one would need. Gets it together in the aftermath of GN'R.

Next up I'll find out what Slash has to say.

knitterbookbinder · 05-21-2012, 12:40 PM

(05-20-2012 11:09 PM)smoker guy Wrote: On a far less important subject I'm stalled out reading "Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance", by Robert M. Pirsig. Its VERY good, just been super busy with life.

It's a classic: I remember reading it when I first moved to Ottawa back in 1976. I was lonely, homesick, and didn't know a soul. Learned a lot about life there, though....

**BrianW** · (This post was last modified: 05-24-2012 04:26 PM by BrianW.)

cabin: Two Brothers, a Dream, and Five Acres in Maine by Lou Ureneck. This little book is a gem. Take two estranged brothers, the dream of building something together, and a lifetime of memories and experience to share over the course of a year creating the cabin. Infused with personal history and observation, native lore, and good old construction advice, Lou's tale is a feast for all your senses.

valhalla66 · 05-31-2012, 01:31 PM

I Am A Pole And So Can You by Stephen Colbert*

This book is about a pole who tries to find his place in this world.

*audio book read by Tom Hanks, and all proceeds go to USVETS

(If this is a children's book, I guess I'm still a child at Heart

)

osage59 · 06-04-2012, 06:09 PM

Hm.

I got through 1/3 of The Social Conquest of Earth by E.O. Wilson.

Unfortunately springtime is not my optimal reading time. I will try and read the last 2/3 when I get it back from the library Wink

***Bageleth*** · 06-04-2012, 09:39 PM

I'm currently reading "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. I wasn't required to read any of Orwell's books in highschool, and my husband challenged me to read it. The Preface and introduction were very interesting, in that it explained quite a bit in who George Orwell really was and what prompted him to write this particular book and also what the characters and story were really representing.