Rook wrote:

Up next: "Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain.

Now, that's an oldie!  Been meaning to acquire and read for years and years, but I usually get sidetracked by watching him on the telly and admiring how he's got the most freakin' awesome job on the face of the planet.  Damn him.

cyan wrote:

Rook wrote:

Up next: "Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain.

Now, that's an oldie!  Been meaning to acquire and read for years and years, but I usually get sidetracked by watching him on the telly and admiring how he's got the most freakin' awesome job on the face of the planet.  Damn him.

Well, except for that one episode where he went into the Amazon and drank some alcoholic beverage made up of some mash one of the native women chewed up and spit out.  For my money, that was grosser than almost all of the food that Andrew Zimmern has had to put in his gaping maw.

Ooh, I loved the King Raven trilogy! Have fun:)

Cold Sassy Tree - Olive Ann Burns

Rook wrote:

Also, Ron, I don't ever remember saying that quote in your signature.  DAMN MY MEMORY!

They say the mind is the first thing to go, Rook. ;) It was in this thread from earlier this year. I thought it was hilarious, and just had to sig it.

(Seriously, it's weird listening to the XBox podcast, hearing them talk about how older listeners are the only ones likely to remember Duke Nukem, and continuing with, "By older listeners, we mean listeners in their 30's."  Touche, you snotty kids.  Now get offa my lawn!)

LOL!

Back on topic? I'm hoping to start reading Sarah Ash's third book in her fantasy series soon. I just keep forgetting to pick up a copy.

After finishing *Blue Highways*, I got through a behavior training book called *Don't Shoot the Dog* by Karen Pryor. Those were the last of the books I bought in 2009. (I'm a bit behind on my TBR pile...)

Currently reading Carl Sagan's *Cosmos*.

Finally got me some George RR Martin... will start reading soon..... Now finishing my re-read of Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay....

Just finished "I Shall Wear Midnight." New Tiffany Aching story by Terry Pratchett.

Oh, aye!!!

I've finished Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky. I enjoyed it and I can't wait to get my hands on the second book. That will happen sometime next week.

Started Twelve by Jasper Kent. Not really loving it. Don't know if it's the book or my mood. Not sure if I'm going to stick with it or put it aside for something else.

Finally picked up Children of the Serpent Gate, volume 3 of Sarah Ash's Tears of Artamon trilogy. So far, so good!

I finished Twelve by Jasper Kent last night. I found the book rather dull. The bad guys weren't very interesting and neither were the good guys. And I can't decide whether the "big" reveal at the end was supposed to be a surprise or not. It wasn't. I wondered about it almost from moment one. Oh, well.

Next up is A Mighty Fortress by David Weber.

I just finished Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Journey (Book 2) by Kathryn Lasky. Granted I've only read two of the 15 books in the series, but I'm fairly confident in saying the movie has almost nothing to do with the books. That's not a problem for me since I didn't expect it. I liked the movie and I like the books. Win, win as far as I'm concerned.

I'm reading fairy tales as NaNoWriMo research. I've finally gotten to my last book (I think), which is fairy tales from the north of Germany, and half of them are written in such a horrible dialect that I could hardly read them at first. Some of it looks very much like Dutch.
And a magazine about Germany in the middle ages, which actually belongs to my brother, but which I grabbed with a muttered "Perfect! I need that for NaNo."

And my driving school booklet in the hope that I'll finally get my license soon. In fact, I should be reading that instead of being here. But it's so boring!