Thursday, May 18. 2006

What I'm Reading Now

Posted by Cyndi in Books
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I have become addicted to biographies. My latest venture is Titan by Ron Chernow. I like it so far, but it is a little overwhelming. I think I may need to take a break from it and read something else for a little while. There is a lot of stuff in it that I am not that familiar with. It really gets into the development of Rockefellers' business empire, and some of it is a little over my head. I enjoy the characters, and it has been interesting to see the birth of a monoply. Hopefully I can make it to the end of the book.
 

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Let me know how you like it. I'm always looking for a good biography. I recommend reading the one about John Adams, can't remember the author. Then read one about Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to get the contrasting viewpoints. Fascinating people.
#1 Shaneen on 2006-05-18 19:14 (Reply)
I am actually working on a post about an Alexander Hamilton biography. I have read a lot of the founding father ones. They're among my favorite books. I haven't gotten to the John Adams one yet, but I think we have it.
#1.1 cyndi (Link) on 2006-05-18 19:59 (Reply)
Our library does a summer reading program that I like to participate in. One of the categories is biographies. I was thinking about reading one on Mao. Now I'll have to flip a coin -- heads for Hamilton, tails for Mao. Wow! That's fitting. I just flipped a penny with Alyson and Katie as witnesses. It came up tails. Guess I'll have to read Hamilton in the fall.
#2 booklogged (Link) on 2006-05-19 23:56 (Reply)
I've been wanting to read one on Mao, too. I've had my eye on 'Mao, the unknown story': http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679422714/sr=8-1/qid=1148391865/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-7841124-2514359?%5Fencoding=UTF8
#2.1 Ben (Link) on 2006-05-23 09:44 (Reply)
I don't know if you are interested in the time period, but there is a great biography of Joan of Arc I read a few years back. I can't find my copy now, but I'm pretty sure it was this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812812603/ref=cm_bg_d/103-4103732-8395829?v=glance&n=283155
#3 rob (Link) on 2006-05-22 22:08 (Reply)
I like any kind of biography. I'll have to add that to my list of books to read.
#3.1 cyndi on 2006-05-23 08:04 (Reply)

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