[Books] What are you currently reading?

**coqauvin** · 12-31-2008, 10:47 AM

Well, I started reading the God Delusion by Dawkins, but i haven't made it past the introduction yet because I keep getting so frustrated at some of the ridiculous statements he makes. I'm still going to finish it eventually, but I have such huge issues with how he presents his work that I can't take him seriously.

I was given "the Outliers" as a Christmas/Welcome gift by my aunt and uncle here, and even though I know a few of the points (thanks to Atmosfear) already, it is still a pretty fascinating read. I'm thinking of picking up more books on the same subject by him.

**TPLefever** · 12-31-2008, 11:53 AM

In the past 3 days I've read The Conspiracy Club by Jonathan Kellerman and Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. I don't normally read, but I've been getting seriously bored over here in the sandbox lately and just tore these books up. Today I bought You've Been Warned by James Patterson, When Darkness Falls by James Grippando and Mom Said Kill by Burl Barer (I read just over half of Mom Said Kill and I don't think I like "True Crime" all that much after having done so, it's not what I thought it would be).

Originally Posted by coqauvin

Well, I started reading the God Delusion by Dawkins, but i haven't made it past the introduction yet because I keep getting so frustrated at some of the ridiculous statements he makes. I'm still going to finish it eventually, but I have such huge issues with how he presents his work that I can't take him seriously.

I was given "the Outliers" as a Christmas/Welcome gift by my aunt and uncle here, and even though I know a few of the points (thanks to Atmosfear) already, it is still a pretty fascinating read. I'm thinking of picking up more books on the same subject by him.

I actually bought The God Delusion almost a year ago or more now. I read maybe the first quarter of it, and loved how it went. I'm going to have my parents send it to me here so I can finish, or re-start it rather.

**Atmosfear** · 12-31-2008, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by coqauvin

Well, I started reading the God Delusion by Dawkins, but i haven't made it past the introduction yet because I keep getting so frustrated at some of the ridiculous statements he makes. I'm still going to finish it eventually, but I have such huge issues with how he presents his work that I can't take him seriously.

I was given "the Outliers" as a Christmas/Welcome gift by my aunt and uncle here, and even though I know a few of the points (thanks to Atmosfear) already, it is still a pretty fascinating read. I'm thinking of picking up more books on the same subject by him.

Skip Blink by Gladwell. It's not very well-written and I didn't find it worth my time.

The Tipping Point is really Gladwell's magnum opus and it put him on the map. It isn't perfect (his theory regarding crime, for example, is flawed), but much like Outliers, he has some great ideas.