They are fun. Reacher's an interesting character. My favorite book is the one about the special investigators.
Incidentally, the name "Reacher" is due to his wife (I think), who remarked, whilst observing Lee's reach to an upper shelf in a store, that he could always be a reacher if his novels didn't work out.
I'm a fan of the Stone Barrington novels of Stuart Woods. They're fun and easy reads. In one book, he mentions a character reading a Len Deighton novel, which was a welcome surprise, as I am a fan of Lenny's, too.
Currently reading "Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11 and the Trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed" by William Shawcross. He's best know for his book "Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia". The author's father was a prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials and he draws interesting contrasts and comparisons.
Can't wait to get my hands on the fourth volume of Robert Caro's monumental biography of LBJ "The Passage of Power" to be released May 1. This volume will cover the time between LBJ's nomination as JFK's vice president to his ascension to the presidency. The previous three volumes have absolutely amazing...I think Manchester's unfinished biography of Churchill is it's only rival for depth and lucidity. The sections on LBJ-Coke Stevenson 1948 Senate race (where he picked up the moniker 'Landslide Lyndon' and how Johnson steered the 1957 Civil Rights legislation through a hostile Senate were especially masterful. I find LBJ one of the most fascinating figures in American history and Caro has dedicated the past 20+ years to researching and writing his definitive biography.
Among others: Reading An Australian Science Fiction Author" Greg Egan. It is not light fare. Takes a while to digest his Science Fiction. IT is not fantasy it is really fiction based on hard but often arcane and advanced, even arcane Science.. Reading his books needs to be a slow and deliberate .. I would think anyone with an interest in Quantum Physics would be servde to read him .. great writing style and strangely enough, an hopeful regard on the future of humanity.. Just read Schild Ladder .. and Incandescence now reading "Diaspora"
I'm currently enjoying the actor Stephen Fry's memoir "The Fry Chronicles". He's a great story teller and you can almost hear his laconic speaking voice (I bet it's a great audio book).
I have always been fascinated by cosmology and those who are old enough might remember Carl Sagan and his Cosmos series many years ago. Since then I have read many books on the universe.
Presently I am reading "A Universe From Nothing" by Lawrence M. Krauss which is a remarkable glimpse into The Big Bang Theory and whether the universe is open, closed or flat. I wish I could understand more about what I was reading as it is fascinating stuff
Here is a youtube summary
For those who follow the Science channel Krauss will be easily recognized
I'm currently enjoying the actor Stephen Fry's memoir "The Fry Chronicles". He's a great story teller and you can almost hear his laconic speaking voice (I bet it's a great audio book).
