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[heavens2kadonka]

Failed States - Noam Chomsky

Very good, ridiculously footnoted work condemning western geopolitical strategies through the years.  Recommended for the more anti-war crowd.  Warning: while Noam tries to refrain from anviliciousness, he is quite partisan in his libertarian-socialist political leanings.  

Van

[zombiemutts]

Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

^ This is not a generic cookie cutter self help book like the title suggests.  I am sure that was done by someone in marketing at Penguin Press. This is more of a self-control book based on cognitive thought. I had to read it for one of my psychology classes and I am going to go through it one more time I liked it so much.

[heavens2kadonka]

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Different.  Quotable, interesting.  Different.

Van

[zombiemutts]

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Different.  Quotable, interesting.  Different.

Van

You read the whole thing? Wow....!!!!

[heavens2kadonka]

All by myself, too!

Van

[Rakie]

you guys are just showing off now. 

[Joe Mynhardt]

Under The Dome. I understand why people complain about the ending. There's such an awesome buildup to a climatic end, and then it
just sizzles. Still enjoyed reading it.

[zombiemutts]

All by myself, too!

Van

That is some heavy reading. I used to love reading philosophy but I just can't stomach it anymore.

[Rakie]

"The Gum Thief" by Douglas Coupland.

still haven't made up my mind about Coupland.  I think he might be great, but then other times i think he might be talking rubbish.  This one was enjoyable tho. 

[Joe Mynhardt]

Can't believe I never read I Am Legend before now. Awesome.

[Thom Brannan]

Arnould Galopin - Doctor Omega

French pulp-fiction from 1903 describing the adventures of a mysterious Doctor Omega through the eyes of a cowardly violin player. the story dragged in places, and went too quickly in others, and on occasion it suffers from comparison to another Doctor.

i should mention, this Doctor Omega is described as an older man, with swept-back white hair over a high forehead, eyes that glitter with intelligence (and malice, from time to time) who is irascible, dressed in black, has a grand-daughter named Susanne, is an exile from his people, and travels in space and time. sound familiar?

Black Coat Press, the publishers of this book, have also put out an anthology of Doctor Omega stories, in which if you were to omit the word "Omega," would read as miscellaneous adventures of the William Hartnell-era Doctor Who. (i should admit here that i have a story in this book, "What Doesn't Die," and so does Matthew.) the entire time i was reading this book, i kept thinking of what an enjoyable animated adventure this would make, with certain tweaks made to the ending, of course.

anyway. i enjoyed it. you should, too.

[Lord Anubis]

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Not at all what I was expecting (I thought it was going to be much darker and more "adult" than it is--it's pretty much a tween/young adult book), but I still enjoyed it a lot.  It has a very Tim Burton-ish feel to it.  In a good way.

[heavens2kadonka]

Marx's Religion of Revolution: Regeneration Through Chaos by Gary North

Interesting, out-of-print work I found on the interwebs.  

Ridiculously footnoted work about and against Karl Marx and Communism.  The author sometimes gets off-track in connecting what he writes to religion, but damned if it isn't crammed with information and hooks for further reading.  The author was also kind enough to point out where he was writing something not backed by sources.  

Van

[frank]

Brains  A Zombie Memoir Robin Becker

Pretty good.  Sort of fun.  The protagonist is rather difficult to like.  Even as a human, he was an arrogant jerk.  That trait survives the change.  As does his ability to read and write.  In all other respects he's a classic rotting mass of falling apart flesh hungry for brains.  He assembles a family of otherwise uniquely gifted zombies.  The ones in a million that are different.

I'd recommend it with slight reservations.

[krakenten]

"Hide Me Among the Graves"-Tim Powers

A return to "The Stress of her Regard", years later. Powers is mysterious and just vague enough to keep things good and weird. His occult underworld is fascinating, the action relentless. The Nerphilim vampires are at it again, as complex and inhuman as ever. Much ado about ghosts. Silver bullets and steel blades are used.
Treason and nobility co-exist. Not another word, read it yourself!

For those who fancy Black Coat Press, dig into the adventures of "The Nycyalope" and savor the tales of one of the first superheroes. Wild they are, and wooly too, a long running pulp franchise from France, set in the time of Arsine Lupin and Fantomas.