And Another Bowden Goes

Took me a while, but I finally finished Mark Bowden's "Finder's Keeper" yesterday.
Interesting enough, just like with what happened when I read "Black Haws Down" years ago, the most interesting bit was the aftermath, the epilogue of the book.
Started right away with another book, completely different, Michio Kaku's "The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth", seems unbelievable interesting.

Evan Desperado

Just finished my second Evan Wright book, American Desperado.
Really good, gripping, to say the least, and of course, it deals with a subject matter (the main character an co-author was also balls deep onto the thing) from a pretty interesting documentary, Cocaine Cowboys.
After this one, jumped right onto another book, once again, a book by Mark Bowden, this time, Finder's Keepers.
Bowden and Wright seem to have pretty similar styles.

The Reains of Hue

Monday night finished reading Hue 1968.
Took me a little over a month to do it, and I loved it.
An excellent way of starting the new year, by finishing a Bowden book.

Another Bowden

Keeping up with the "Viet Nam study group", last Saturday started with Mark Bowden's latests Hue 1968.
A really hefty book to say the least, I'm about 10% so far, and loving it.
this is my fifth Bowden (digital) book, read many years ago one on paper.

Hammering Lucifer

Well, I've finished the last Bowden one, at least for now.
It wasn't as good as it originally promised, but it was entertaining nevertheless.
Got my hands on Lucifer's Hammer, still on really, really early stage right now... will see...
For the little I've read, it looks like a Peyton Place spin off, hope it speeds up really soon.

Another Bowden... (once again)

I've discover this book last Wednesday, jump right onto it.
Your usual straight no BS Bowden book, I love it, about 40% read so far.
A nice recount of the history of the internet, been a while since I've read an history book on the subject, this one stands on some very good ones dealing with the subject, like "Where Wizards Stay Up Late", "The Cuckoo's Egg" & "Cyberpunk", all of those I've read years and years ago.

And yet another Bowden...

Spannungsbogen and all, I finally got it, and I've just finished reading it.
This might be, IIRC, the fourth Bowden book I read, still find his books well written, entertaining and interesting.
Not quite sure what to read now, I have a huge queue waiting on the Kindle.

The Finish (Once again)

Haven't read much lately.
A little problem on my left eye knocked me out for a couple of weeks, and also, of course, lots & lots of work to be deal with...
But, I had a chance to get back on track this week, and finally got my eyes on another book.
For the moment I've left Mitchell's Japan, for a more recent affair.
This is the second book I get my hands on dealing with the subject... But Bowden's one is way better.

Digitali second

Last night finished "The Finish".
The third book I read from Bowden, even tho there are some negative and there is a general feeling of mixed reviews on its Amazon page, I found it really good and entertaining.

Argo Night

I finally got to see Argo last night, it looks like it finally had a DVD release around here.
I simply fucking loved it, now I want to get my hands on Mark Bowden's Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam

Books during the summer (3)

Of course I've finished Retribution before departing =)
And in reality got my hands of two books during this summer.

Black Hawk Down
The best thing is the new after word by the author, saw the movie many, many times, and read another book by Bowden ages ago, so I was more or less expecting what I found.

Blood Meridian, or, actually Meridiano de Sangre
As a I read it on Spanish... I have to say that I prefer The Road, by a long shot.