What are you reading tonight?

[Bruce Rioja]

Adam Smith jars a little in that list!

Not sure I get your ire here, Prufrock. Care to expand?

No ire! Just every other book there might be described as 'classic fiction', and then there's a book on political philosophy! Just seems a bit incongruous.

Unless of course Bobo is right, but I did a Google, and I think he might be fibbing

Capitalist economics...

Please, state your opposition clearly, Sir.

[LeverEnd]

Just been handed the new hardback version of Dan Brown's Inferno by my daughter as a Father's Day present. Currently reading Michael Connelly's The Brass Verdict.. Love this guy for novel reading.

Big fan of the Bosch novels.Just read Angel's Flight. I will certainly read the rest, great character.

[William the White]

Adam Smith jars a little in that list!

Not sure I get your ire here, Prufrock. Care to expand?

No ire! Just every other book there might be described as 'classic fiction', and then there's a book on political philosophy! Just seems a bit incongruous.

Unless of course Bobo is right, but I did a Google, and I think he might be fibbing

Capitalist economics...

Please, state your opposition clearly, Sir.

Don't follow the question, Bruce. No opposition to anything, other than to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations being described as a work of political philosophy, when it is, in fact, the trailblazing work on what was the new phenomenon of industrial Capitalism. It is the book which helps found the social science of Economics, and a major landmark in intellectual history. Just not about political philosophy.

[TANGODANCER]

Just been handed the new hardback version of Dan Brown's Inferno by my daughter as a Father's Day present. Currently reading Michael Connelly's The Brass Verdict.. Love this guy for novel reading.

Big fan of the Bosch novels.Just read Angel's Flight. I will certainly read the rest, great character.

Harry Bosch is probably my favourite fictional tec now Morse has gone. Mickey Haller is the lawyer character in Connelly's jury novels. As good as Grisham for me.

[LeverEnd]

Just been handed the new hardback version of Dan Brown's Inferno by my daughter as a Father's Day present. Currently reading Michael Connelly's The Brass Verdict.. Love this guy for novel reading.

Big fan of the Bosch novels.Just read Angel's Flight. I will certainly read the rest, great character.

Harry Bosch is probably my favourite fictional tec now Morse has gone. Mickey Haller is the lawyer character in Connelly's jury novels. As good as Grisham for me.

Me too I think. Also a big fan of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series. Beautifully written but easy to read. Makes me want to go to Louisiana.

[TANGODANCER]

Just been handed the new hardback version of Dan Brown's Inferno by my daughter as a Father's Day present. Currently reading Michael Connelly's The Brass Verdict.. Love this guy for novel reading.

Big fan of the Bosch novels.Just read Angel's Flight. I will certainly read the rest, great character.

Harry Bosch is probably my favourite fictional tec now Morse has gone. Mickey Haller is the lawyer character in Connelly's jury novels. As good as Grisham for me.

Me too I think. Also a big fan of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series. Beautifully written but easy to read. Makes me want to go to Louisiana.

That's quite a coincidence really. I've read all J.L.B's Robicheaux books except the one I've currently got from the library. Creole Belle. Not started it yet.

ps. I like Robert.B.Parker's Spenser novels too.

[LeverEnd]

I'm about 5 or 6 behind you on the Robicheaux books, never read Spenser, will have a look.
I'm currently reading a strange graphic novel called 'My Friend Dahmer' by Derf Backderf. He grew up friends with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and explores his adolescent friendship with the guy.
Never read a graphic novel before, finding it very interesting.

[Bruce Rioja]

Don't follow the question, Bruce. No opposition to anything, other than to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations being described as a work of political philosophy, when it is, in fact, the trailblazing work on what was the new phenomenon of industrial Capitalism. It is the book which helps found the social science of Economics, and a major landmark in intellectual history. Just not about political philosophy.

My apologies, William. Misread the context of your response entirely.

[Bruce Rioja]

Don't follow the question, Bruce. No opposition to anything, other than to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations being described as a work of political philosophy, when it is, in fact, the trailblazing work on what was the new phenomenon of industrial Capitalism. It is the book which helps found the social science of Economics, and a major landmark in intellectual history. Just not about political philosophy.

My apologies, William. Misread the context of your response entirely.

[bobo the clown]

Don't follow the question, Bruce. No opposition to anything, other than to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations being described as a work of political philosophy, when it is, in fact, the trailblazing work on what was the new phenomenon of industrial Capitalism. It is the book which helps found the social science of Economics, and a major landmark in intellectual history. Just not about political philosophy.

My apologies, William. Misread the context of your response entirely.

... AND it stopped my table at Uni from wobbling !!!

[mrkint]

Don't follow the question, Bruce. No opposition to anything, other than to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations being described as a work of political philosophy, when it is, in fact, the trailblazing work on what was the new phenomenon of industrial Capitalism. It is the book which helps found the social science of Economics, and a major landmark in intellectual history. Just not about political philosophy.

My apologies, William. Misread the context of your response entirely.

... AND it stopped my table at Uni from wobbling !!!

Feckin hell. Did it have a leg missing or summat?!

[Bruce Rioja]

Don't follow the question, Bruce. No opposition to anything, other than to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations being described as a work of political philosophy, when it is, in fact, the trailblazing work on what was the new phenomenon of industrial Capitalism. It is the book which helps found the social science of Economics, and a major landmark in intellectual history. Just not about political philosophy.

My apologies, William. Misread the context of your response entirely.

... AND it stopped my table at Uni from wobbling !!!

Feckin hell. Did it have a leg missing or summat?!

Probably had Bobo's score from the tuck shop to counter-balance it.

[thebish]

I'm currently working my way through The Dresden Files - series of books by Jim Butcher about a wizard... it won't make any booker prize shortlists - but it's good escapist fun... does anyone else on here read non-serious-non-booker-prize fiction every now and again?

[TANGODANCER]

I'm currently working my way through The Dresden Files - series of books by Jim Butcher about a wizard... it won't make any booker prize shortlists - but it's good escapist fun... does anyone else on here read non-serious-non-booker-prize fiction every now and again?

Read it, I've written three books of it.

[clapton is god]

Just finished another Rebus novel, Standing in Another Mans Grave. A cracking read, probably the best Rebus I have ever read, which is saying something!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I'm currently working my way through The Dresden Files - series of books by Jim Butcher about a wizard... it won't make any booker prize shortlists - but it's good escapist fun... does anyone else on here read non-serious-non-booker-prize fiction every now and again?

All the time...

[TANGODANCER]

Just finished another Rebus novel, Standing in Another Mans Grave. A cracking read, probably the best Rebus I have ever read, which is saying something!

Rebus and Bob Skinner both do the Scottish crime scene tecs very well. Not read the one you mention, but everything else on both.

[TANGODANCER]

Only just found out this book exists. Will be looking out for it. The massacre of up to 1600 citizens of Bolton during the English Civil War. Knew the rough details but this looks interesting.



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[bobo the clown]

Only just found out this book exists. Will be looking out for it. The massacre of up to 1600 citizens of Bolton during the English Civil War. Knew the rough details but this looks interesting.



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Should we demand a public enquiry ?

I'm off to get flowers.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Has anyone ever attempted 'In Search of Lost Time' by Proust?

I recently read 'How Proust Can Change Your Life' by Alain de Botton and enjoyed it so much that I am considering going straight to the source material.