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Currently reading Wally Lamb's 2nd novel "I Know This Much is True."

I just finished the new Carl Hiaasen novel "Star Island". This summer I read "The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B" and the two books that follow it "Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe" and then "The Last Great Dance on Earth", by Sandra Gulland. The books are a trilogy about Josephine Buonaparte. I highly recommend the Josephine B trilogy.

Dead Like You - Peter James

thank you Ela for your advice. Just finished "the shadow of the wind" from Carlos Ruis Zafon. Truely a masterpiece, gothic atmosphere, melting mystery/romance/thriller/period epic /and above all incredible dialogues that could directly come out from a film of Blier or Audiard. a little pause then, this one has to be let blown away slowly. :-]

Eaten in two days 'West' of Francis Vallejo - Points Following the free 'travel great men', 'West' is a novel atypical in the camera to a castle isolated brews dark mysteries. Lambert, the gamekeeper, would ignore the political and erotic eccentricities of the young Baron of The Hawthorns, but the madness of the spill quickly master's family home. In a frightening pace phrasing, Francis Vallejo sign a masterful and breathtaking diving in murky waters.

Confucius from the heart - yu Dan - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Confucius-Heart-Ancient-Wisdom-Todays/dp/0330464531/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_1

Interesting one; The way of RIGE (Before the Quest, Book 3) http://publikart.net/la-voie-du-rige-avant-la-quete-10-premieres-planches-en-exclusivite http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpublikart.net%2Fla-voie-du-rige-avant-la-quete-10-premieres-planches-en-exclusivite&sl=fr&tl=en :-]

Our need of consolation is impossible to satisfy - Stig Dagerman Back Cover Since the discovery in 1981 of the text where Stig Dagerman, before falling silent and kill himself, made a final demonstration of the powers granted to his secretly writing, success has never wavered. We can now at a new edition of this "will" speak of a true classic, one of those short messages whose time has crystallized the unforgettable brilliance and transparency. 20 pages to be red and re-red and meditate all along. But from the very first lines I could have opposed his views mines. whatsoever, a unique testimony about the choices of a man, who considers that to put an end to his own life is the summum of liberty. I Can't do otherwise than to remember what we where at 15een thinking of such an act : It was for us teens, the courage to be cowards.

Last novels (news) of the earth - Pierre Bordage Isn t it too late? To concieve a child, to see his family after thirty years of extraterrestrial life, to say no to war and indoctrination . the worlds we proposes Pierre Bordage, the degradation of the human species and the planet has reached its peak. To rebel is to die, at best, seek revenge.How to breathe, how to get out of "our abysmal prison? Pierre Bordage offers us , as an escape, a new black version of Perceval's quest worthy of a video game, a tale of pirates, a historical novel in which he plays Jules Verne child. Only storytellers can ensure that "the tiny blue planet lost in a spiral arm of the Milky Way" does not leave the memories. http://www.l-atalante.com/catalogue/la_dentelle_du_cygne/dernieres_nouvelles_de_la_terre/48/665/pierre_bordage/detail.html I read it for what it is and relishing it as a Bordeau glass, or some Puligny one ! :-]

next one : English title Musashi, the way of the samurai - Eiji Yoshikawa - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Musashi-Way-Samurai-Epic-Novel/dp/055213385X/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1282854668&sr=8-8 French title La pierre et le sabre - Eiji Yoshikawa - http://www.webotaku.com/japon/article.php?art_id=18

Still reading nothing as far as books go. Can't help it, busy. Maybe this winter.

Dipping into 'The Secret Life of Birds' by Colin Tudge, fascinating insight into the evolution and development of birds. Here's a very fair review of it:- http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/01/secret-life-birds-colin-tudge Also have just finished 'Noah's Compass' by Anne Tyler, her latest. Seemingly sad little story of a single older man feeling very vulnerable living on his own. All about the ups and downs of life, family and who you can trust. Shot through with little bolts of joy.

tank you Duddy,I don't read it actually, but noticed it had appeared on uncle bear site for king Crimson fans http://www.papabear.com/product/crimchron.htm

I just finished War of Worlds, it's fantastic.

:-] yes, Evoulini, if you can find the old film, the first one realised from the book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_%281953_film%29 It's the sole time when I won t follow Spielberg. This old movie, i do remeber having seen at six years old "under a table, and really feared" :-] is much more better.

Just finished "Last Words" by George Carlin with Tony Hedra (the fellow with the unenviable task of putting the book together after Carlin's sudden death.) Devastating and highly recommended. Now, I've started reading "How to Think Like a Horse" by Cherry Hill. Earlier this year, I had a fit of temporary insanity and bought a first edition hardback of the Spencer Brigh PG bio. In 1996, I read the first six chapters and had to get rid of it. I wonder if I'll ever read it.

Well, last night I was seduced by the Spencer Bright bio in my basement. The first four chapters are bette than I remember them, anyway. But a book that begins with the death of Tony Stratton -- creepy.

:-] still on "Musachi", which appears to be the Japanese "gone with the wind" ! 800pages, but really a wonder. no other than a japanese writer could have given such touches in his writting of the japanese society. The "kendo practicioner" in me is delighted by this reading. :-] it made part of a list of essential books and it is.

I've just read "The raven who spoke with God" by Christopher Foster. The name of the God is El Shikur, at least in my German translation. I love the idea of a forgotten relationship or partnership between ravens and humans. The young raven Joshua is rebuilding this friendship, following an inner voice which shows him the way to the special purpose in his life. A book written on an adolescent level, but appropriate for all ages. This is a tale of overcoming fear, of reaching for your goals despite obstacles, of finding where you belong, of healing your life. I read the story for professional reasons, but found it heartwarming and recommend it

"The raven who spoke with God" Man, I'd have some interesting things to say to God and they definately would not be for adolescents.