So, watcha' reading?

[Moonshadow]

Great post.  Here the women suffer the same fate and it definitely hurts the read greatly and is unreadable at parts.  I passed on the Lensmen for now as I needed a break from the pulp, especially this one.  Would be happy to send this book out to you if you cannot track it down.

If you want to preview The Lensmen, go here for the first book:

http://manybooks.net/titles/smithee3270632706-8.html

Thanks for the response Bogey. I neglected to mention that when I first tried reading Lensmen, I got so annoyed that the book wound up sailing across the room! I don't think that would happen again. It's a cool concept and I really would like to enjoy it but I think it unlikely. Thanks for the link. Who knows...

[Scatter]

"The Dark Side Of Camelot" by Seymour Hirsch.

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

Bestial:Werewolf Apocolypse

[Street Worm]

Right now-
rereading all my X-Files comics (Topps)

[MDG]

Been getting into Earle Stanly Gardner's Perry Mason novels.

[Moonshadow]

Just finished: Let The Right One In

Just started: Planet of the Apes Revisited

[ChattyLMS]

i am always impressed at the amount of reading everybody does here.
over the weekend i finished "like water for chocolate".  i was reading it for my literature class.  the book was interesting.  if you like sex, love, and food, you might like it.  i wouldn't read it again.

[CreepysFan]

 Been downloading some Golden-Age horror and teen comics, as well as the `60's Turok comics.  I find comics from mid seventies and before better written than the stuff coming out now.

[michblk]

I'm currently reading Pizza Tiger - it's the Tom Monaghan Biography.

BK

[Scatter]

"The Dark Side Of Camelot"-Seymour Hersh. 

Amazon.com Review
If the Kennedys are America's royal family, then John F. Kennedy was the nation's crown prince. Magnetic, handsome, and charismatic, his perfectly coifed image overshadowed the successes and failures of his presidency, and his assassination cemented his near-mythological status in American culture and politics. Struck down in his prime, he represented the best and the brightest of America's future, and when he died, part of the nation's promise and innocence went with him. That, at least, is the public version of the story.

The private version, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour M. Hersh, is quite different. His meticulous investigation of Kennedy has revealed a wealth of indiscretions and malfeasance, ranging from frequent liaisons with prostitutes and mistresses to the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro to involvement in organized crime. Though scandals in the White House are nothing new, Hersh maintains that Kennedy's activities went beyond minor abuses of power and personal indulgences: they threatened the security of the nation--particularly in the realm of foreign policy--and the integrity of the office. Hersh believes it was only a matter of time before Kennedy's dealings were exposed, and only his popularity and charm, compounded by his premature death, spared such an investigation for so long. Exposure was further stalled by Bobby Kennedy's involvement in nefarious dealings, enabling him to bury any investigation of his brother and--by extension--himself.

Based on interviews with former Kennedy administration officials, former Secret Service agents, and hundreds of Kennedy's personal friends and associates, The Dark Side of Camelot rewrites the history of John F. Kennedy and his presidency.

[Opera Ghost]

"The Dark Side Of Camelot"-Seymour Hersh. 

Amazon.com Review
If the Kennedys are America's royal family, then John F. Kennedy was the nation's crown prince. Magnetic, handsome, and charismatic, his perfectly coifed image overshadowed the successes and failures of his presidency, and his assassination cemented his near-mythological status in American culture and politics. Struck down in his prime, he represented the best and the brightest of America's future, and when he died, part of the nation's promise and innocence went with him. That, at least, is the public version of the story.

The private version, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour M. Hersh, is quite different. His meticulous investigation of Kennedy has revealed a wealth of indiscretions and malfeasance, ranging from frequent liaisons with prostitutes and mistresses to the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro to involvement in organized crime. Though scandals in the White House are nothing new, Hersh maintains that Kennedy's activities went beyond minor abuses of power and personal indulgences: they threatened the security of the nation--particularly in the realm of foreign policy--and the integrity of the office. Hersh believes it was only a matter of time before Kennedy's dealings were exposed, and only his popularity and charm, compounded by his premature death, spared such an investigation for so long. Exposure was further stalled by Bobby Kennedy's involvement in nefarious dealings, enabling him to bury any investigation of his brother and--by extension--himself.

Based on interviews with former Kennedy administration officials, former Secret Service agents, and hundreds of Kennedy's personal friends and associates, The Dark Side of Camelot rewrites the history of John F. Kennedy and his presidency.

Interesting as I've long suspected much deeper things than have been revealed

[RICKH]

To get in the spirit of the season...Halloween Horrors, an anthology I picked up at Barnes and Noble.  One of the things I like about the book is that it has the contributors share their favorite Halloween memory as well as a story. Contributors include Peter Straub, Ray Bradbury, Dean Koontz, etc. I've only read one story so far and it was pretty decent.

[Opera Ghost]

To get in the spirit of the season...Halloween Horrors, an anthology I picked up at Barnes and Noble.  One of the things I like about the book is that it has the contributors share their favorite Halloween memory as well as a story. Contributors include Peter Straub, Ray Bradbury, Dean Koontz, etc. I've only read one story so far and it was pretty decent.

Need to put my wife onto that!

[Dr. Madd]

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

[Scatter]

Interesting as I've long suspected much deeper things than have been revealed

It's a pretty shocking read Rob. I just got past Old Man Joe's story (sociopathic SOB), and now having the story of the stolen senate seat and stolen 1960 Presidential election recounted by Kennedy staffers themselves (among others). JFK's affairs with everyone from Mob boss Sam Giancana's girlfriend to a Russian spy-babe are detailed, both of which compromised National Security.

Rather than conjecture, these facts are attested to by a multitude of the people there at the center of the action, such as JFK's Senate comrades, campaign staffers and leaders, National Security advisors, FBI agents, Secret Service agents, etc.

The crux of it is, had he not gotten blown away in Nov 1963, there were a couple ongoing Senate investigations into these issues which may well have ended his Presidency anyway.........as long as Old Joe didn't manage to bribe all of them too (as was his way of hiding all the Kennedy skeletons).

Pick it up if you have the chance. You won't be disappointed.