What Are You Reading ?

[Music Head]

No image available for this one. For those not aware, Howard Hughes at one time was the richest man in America, at roughly $2.5 billion. This is not a complete bio as it only covers the years from when he went into seclusion until his death, covering about 15 years. This is not very representative of his life, as the productive years were prior to that. Mr Hughes was a very strange man to say the least, suffering from many phobias and OCD type abnormalities. At times a very funny book trying to analyze what led him to his isolation. Told to the author by two of his aides that serviced him during that period.

Grade - A

next up - The Last Of The Plainsmen by Zane Grey

[Music Head]

Had to lighten up a bit. My cerebellum was throbbing. Western writer from way back. Unbelievable how fast this guy churned out the books. A lot of posthumous work, but this was actually his 3rd published novel, based on his real life adventure of a horseback journey from Arizona up through the Grand Canyon and into Wyoming. Accompanied a buffalo hunter and some other cowboys. Pretty descriptive of what it must have been like back then. The cougar tracking was the most interesting. A nice relaxing summer read.

Grade - B

Next up - Harry S. Truman: Fair Dealer & Cold Warrior by William E. Pemberton

[Jerome]

Have decided to finally have a go at 'The Catcher in the Rye' Been meaning to read this for a long long time........

[Music Head]

Another one there is no pic for. A very good brief biography covering only the presidential years. This is one of those recent library purchases that is one in a series of 20th Century American biographies. Not sure how many were in the series, but this is the only one they had that I saw. The sub title says what the book mainly deals with. His continuation of FDR's new deal policies and the cold war that erupted after the end of WWII. Those parts were interesting enough, then throwing in the decision to drop the big one and the unfolding of the Korean War were the best parts for me. Old Harry was sure an anti-communist doing his best to hold back the Soviet expansion, not knowing that China would be his eventual foe in Korea. The firing of McArthur would become his biggest controversy.

Grade - A

next up - The Almighty by Irving Wallace

[GuitarProductions]

East of Eden by John Steinbeck. I like long novels that show the entire lifeline of characters.

[Music Head]

One of my favorite authors back in the day when I read current fiction. Particularly loved The Word and Seven Minutes. Missed this along the way, or maybe I tried to forget it. Sure doesn't stack up to those 2. Story of a newspaper owner who decides to make the news rather than report the news. Something I feel goes on quite often today. Anyway people die as a result, and the crack cub reporter catches on and sets the trap to bring him down. Pretty cheesy actually. Well written I guess, just too predictable.

Grade - C

Next up - A Land Of Our Own by Golda Meir

[pennywill]

I don't read a huge amount, but was given this book and now I feel obliged to read it.

[Music Head]

No image available. Not what I expected, but then the subtitle should have told me that. I was expecting an actual bio, but this is just a collection of her writings over the years. Speeches to the U.N. etc. Interesting, but not very good.

Grade - C

next up - The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

[Tiggi]

An exploration of the history of recorded music.

Only just started it, but Milner's starting point appears to question whether recorded sound actually sounds anything like the real thing.

[Music Head]

^^
Would there be any other way to hear it?
When someone speaks, are you really hearing what they said?