So... what are you reading?

[Theyoungkiltman]

I am reading "before the pyramids" it is about different mathematical formulas and symbols hidden in the stone circles in Britain and ireland. Some might consider it hogwash but it makes complete sense if you read all of it.

[mookien]

I am reading "before the pyramids" it is about different mathematical formulas and symbols hidden in the stone circles in Britain and ireland. Some might consider it hogwash but it makes complete sense if you read all of it.

... especially if you have lots of scotch while doing so and drink all of it.

[Theyoungkiltman]

... especially if you have lots of scotch while doing so and drink all of it.

didnt have any while reading it, but it might be even more believable after.....

[LadyoftheTower]

"The Rise of the Stewarts" by Agnes Mure Mackenzie

[frank_a]

Gee, avid reader that I am, I came across a new series of P.I. novels featuring Leo Waterman as the main lad. I read one of the more current ones, Thicker Than Water (2012), because it was on Amazon for the Kindle for 2 bucks (frugal Scot that I am), and was rolling around on the floor laughing most the time. Hilarious stuff. The books aren't long, maybe 300-400 pages, and easy to read. Since then, I've read the first two, Who in Hell is Wanda Fuca? (1995), and Cast in Stone (1996). Very entertaining stuff, giggle out loud kind of reading. I'm taking a break right now, as I can't stand the hilarity, and ma reading a new Jack Reacher novel entitled Personal. Jack Reacher is funny too, but not nearly as funny as Leo Waterman! Plus I've read all the previous Jack Reacher novels. Leo Waterman was a great find.

Frank

[GMan]

Light by Nathan Burgoine

[Mike_Oettle]

Currently reading two: Beatrice Hastings: A literary life by Stephen Gray and The Scots in South Africa.
Hastings was a lass from Port Elizabeth (where I live) who lived in England and in France for many years (she went to France just before the outbreak of the First World War, and stayed mostly in Paris after that) and made a name for herself in literary circles. She has had a bad press from various authors who for a variety of reasons have dismissed her as being a literary lightweight and a loose woman. Gray has thoroughly re-examined her literary output and presents a very different picture of a woman with a reputable literary output. In particular he refutes the loose reputation by demonstrating that she was devoted to each of the men she loved at different stages, and that she never had an affair with Pablo Picasso (claimed in more than one book). In fact she developed her literary output in France by writing poetry in French and producing a number of books, mostly not published at the time. He does seem a bit geographically confused when it comes to Port Elizabeth, since he confuses two rivers and gives the name of a lake.
The Scots breaks new ground in my favourite field of study, since it presents the Scots as a distinct group, first arriving at the Cape before the first British occupation and playing a highly positive role under British rule in promoting a variety of philosophical, educational and religious movements as well as being involved in commerce. They shared some interests with the Boer population, but were also a distinct group within the English-speaking population, and led resistance to the overbearing actions of a succession of British governors. This led on to their involvement in self-government for the Cape Colony.
There are also chapters on the Scots in the Boer republics and the South African War, but I have yet to read those.

[Tarheel]

I saw that ASinclair is rereading Orson Scott Card. I like the "Seventh Son" series of his. Good description of Penn. Dutch symbols, magic and lore in the late 1700's North America.

[GMan]

Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal

[ASinclair]

Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal

I read Jung's Man And His Symbols in college back in the 70s. Currently, I am slowly working my way through The Red Book Liber Novus A Reader's Edition.