^nice i gotta remember to read that I'm looking for a book to read that is either 1. a novel about the 60s and the hippie movement or 2. a nonfiction book about the 60s and the hippie movement....any suggestions?
Read Moneyball. Good read. Just completed Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry. Currently working on Flagrant Conduct by Dale Carpenter, the history of Lawrence v. Texas. (look it up if you don't know what that Supreme Court case was). Not much of a fiction reader, except when I get insomnia. Any of you foodies ever read Modernist Cooking? Probably a fun read but I can't see investing in lab equipment for my kitchen!
Friends of Castro Valley Library had their book sale. For a total of $6 I got the following: Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen Anna Karenina (already have but my copy is in tatters) - Tolstoy Flim Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions - James Randi on pseudoscience Gorillas in the Mist - Dian Fossey Two by Isabel Allende - I've read two others by her and generally if 2 books by an author are good, she's a good bet. (One could be an outlier. I read a great novel, Eternal Fire, once and bought 3 others by same author, all of which sucked) Some of these are pretty old but except for Anna Karenina I haven't read them so they are new to me. These book sales are generally best for classics. Science and history tend to be pretty dated. Cookbooks are the kind all based on cream of mushroom soup. There were loads of mysteries - tables and tables - but not much of a fan except a few specific writers.
I'm finishing the Malazan Book of the Fallen series right now. I think I read all of the supplemental books by Ian Cameron Esslemont
Almost anything King does is fun. If you enjoy him, do not miss out on the Peter Straub/ Steve King two book set, The Tallisman and I believe The Eyes of the Dragon. Also Under the dome is a great , fun read. I used to force myself to read all the classics, and reward myself with fun stuff. If you like books that have flow overa set, W.E.B. Griffith has a few sets that are fun, the best I believe starts with The Brotherhood of War Series, check it out.
More info, Maris? Why should this be on everyone's list? RR7, off topic, but where I work a number of folks home brew as a hobby, so the company is hosting a home brew contest. After work hours.
I'd also like to know. Want to read up on it more but don't know what book to start with. My best friend has been brewing since he was 16 and has been on a tear drafting a business model for a micro brew since he graduated from college. I never invested time to learn much about it, but I'd definitely move this to the front of my book queue if you recommend it.
I liked it primarily because I have been brewing for a couple of years, but most I have read are books for beginners, and after brewing for a bit, those are worthless, except as reference materials. This one goes into more detail, without being way too detail oriented to bore you. Also gives some good tips on using fruit, spices, and a good breakdown of lots of different styles of beer, and how to experiment with them. It seems to have hit a perfect middle ground for me, where it isn't a beginner book, with info I no longer need, but also not too over the top on scientific details that I also likely don't need. Cool that you have a buddy looking to build a brewery. Have been exploring the same for myself, on a little 2-3 year plan to start from where I am now, brewing in my backyard, and go to a small scale disrtibution locally. We'll see what happens. Sorry so OT.
Yeah hes made some really great beers over the years and actually made a couple kegs for his brothers wedding. He just got a job bartending which kind of curbed the micro-brewery thing, but on the other hand he had no money and no foot in the door to the industry before so it might be for the best. I'll definitely check out that book. I sort of know whats going on with the brewing, but there are some major holes that I don't understand (though its not all that complicated). I'm currently reading Where Men Win Glory, the Pat Tillman book by Jon Krakauer. So far its really good. Next on the list is The Last Boy and then I might get around to reading A Dance With Dragons.
