books, I read them
These are the books I’ve read over the last ~4 months.
- Musicians from a Different Shore: Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music by Mari Yoshihara (2007)*
- Frontman:Surviving the Rock Star Myth by Richard Barone (2007)
- The Tricks of the Trade by Dario Fo (1987)*
- Subculture: The Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige (1979)*
- Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (2001)
- Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter Thompson (1966)
- Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip – Book Two (2007)
*Assigned reading.
13/03/2008 at 7:35 am Permalink
My cousin sent me a book “How to Be Idle” last month and it took a while to realize that books don’t have ‘on switches’. Pretty sad eh?
13/03/2008 at 12:43 pm Permalink
hahahahaha that’s funny on a few levels
But I gotta say does not sound like I book I need to read :~j
14/03/2008 at 12:10 pm Permalink
Some guy left a copy of Hells Angels in the laundry room of an apartment I lived in when I was a teenager. That was enough to make me read everything Hunter wrote. Just a messy, disturbing history of America. Good Job on the Blog.
14/03/2008 at 2:10 pm Permalink
thank you sir! I was wondering if you’d read that, was gonna pass it on if you hadn’t but I kind of knew you had, cuz ur just cool like that. Messy, disturbing history of America… very well put!
I can’t help but respect a journalist who gets beatdown by the subjects of his investigation! Not that I want to emulate that…. LoL. I love too when he’s trying to keep a stash of beer hidden for himself at a biker rally. hahaha.
19/03/2008 at 6:24 am Permalink
Ah yes…assigned reading…how I miss it so. I discovered some good books in college. I watched Casanova (heath ledger) the other night (which was fun actually) and I had to go find “The Passion” by Jeanette Winterson (from my Women Writers class) which was also set in Venice.
How are you with “kids books” I REALLY got into the Philip Pullman trilogy (Golden Compass is the first book) interesting what he does with Religion/church aside from a good adventure.
19/03/2008 at 10:13 pm Permalink
aaaah, thx for the recommendations, seanie sean sean! I checked out Winterson’s website and hope to get to one of her books when I have more time for serious fiction.
I’m good w/juvie lit, it’s fun. Saw part of The Golden Compass movie. Now I’ll have to add that book to the list, too….
thx for ur comment :~j