Reading in 2006
Make Love! the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell (Buy this)
A strange book, in the style of Kinky Friedman, with Campbell the hero in a fictional tale surrounding the making of an A-list movie in Hollywood.
The Godfather by Mario Puzo (Buy this)
A book that surprised me when I first read it. I thought it would be fairly rubbish in comparison to the film, when it’s actually interesting in the extra background it gives to the film.
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth (Buy this)
The alternate history of a Jew living in America in the 1940s when Charles Lindbergh is President. Brilliant so far.
Future’s Past by James White (Buy this)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Buy this)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson (Buy this)
Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth by Gitta Sereny (Buy this)
A fascinating book about a fascinating and complicated man.
Homicide: a Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon (Buy this)
Yes, I’m reading it again, your point?
Ambulance Ship by Jame White (Buy this)
When you’re busy at work and want something interesting but not too demanding to read then I heartily recommend James Whites Sector General series.
Three Corvettes by Nicholas Monsarrat (Buy this)
The Real Cruel Sea: The Merchant Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1943 by Richard Woodman (Buy this)
The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin (Buy this)
The Hannibal Lecter Omnibus by Thomas Harris (Buy this)
My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes by Gary Imlach (Buy this)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carré (Buy this)
Tweets
- I’m sick of being ill :( Struggling to breathe and not sleeping do no a well Stephen make. - 9 days ago
- Woohoo, the result I wanted so much happened…Ireland beat Samoa to qualify for the Rugby League World Cup playoff! - 16 days ago
- @Junap If 7-10 days is an issue for you I’m guessing you never had to go to MacSys ;) - 29 days ago
Links of Interest
- Vitamin Briefcase - 17 Simple Rules For Going To The Cinema With Me. … - All bar number 3 are fine with me. Don't get between me and either a bag of Minstrels or a hot dog. - 2 months ago
- Goodbye blue moon, you’ve left me standing alone - Simon Hattenstone pretty much says it all with regards to City. Sadly. - 5 months ago
- Introducing Passenger for Ruby on Rails - Dreamhost add a mod_rails option for running Rails applications - 6 months ago
Currently Reading
Kind of Blue by Ashley Kahn.
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The Spanish Civil War by Antony Beevor.
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About
Stephen Rushe lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland with his lovely wife Michèle. He spends much of his time writing code for web applications, both for himself and for Banjax Web Design, Belfast, and pondering his lack of design ability. He has a love for most things Apple but was embarrassed by the whooping and hollering at the Belfast Apple store opening.
Stephen also wonders how well writing in the third person works. He is not sure.