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Kerry:
I've just finished reading "The Boy from Oz - The Peter Allen Story," by Stephen MacLean.
I thoroughly enjoy biographies and autobiographies, and this one was no exception. It was very entertaining and fast-moving, as was the life of the "Boy" himself.
I must confess that I was never a great fan of Peter Allen. Certainly, I am very proud of him as a fellow gay Australian, who wrote many truly beautiful and memorable songs. As a personality, however, the author of this particular biography paints a picture of Peter Allen as being a relentlessly driven individual. He wasn't so much manic-depressive, as just plain Manic, with a capital "M". Peter Allen had an amazing, albeit short, life. He achieved so much, and most of what he achieved was through an annihilating determination and will to win - an unwavering determination to attain "fame" at all costs.
Certainly worth reading.
ednbarby:
I'm reading Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father.
I know - Big Shocker, right?
It's great. He really is a wonderful writer.
Kd5000:
I have been reading some mysteries set in the 19th century. I just finished reading OSCAR WILDE AND A GAME CALLED MURDER. It was at the library. It was a follow up to the author's previous Oscar Wilde mystery. Both books obviously take place before the "scandal" in 1893. I've enjoyed them.
I am now reading EMPIRES OF TRUST, a comparison between between the Roman Republic and the United States. The author points out a number of historic similarities and the book has been well received by mainstream historians.
http://www.amazon.com/Empires-Trust-Built-America-Building/dp/B001LF4AP4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234200316&sr=1-1
delalluvia:
Just finished reading:
God against the gods - easy read, nothing new for someone like myself, but the author delves into the very interesting political/social paths that Christianity took to supplant the pagan religions.
City on Fire - about the 1947 Texas City disaster. EXCELLENT read if you like this kind of thing. Gruesome in the details though. :P
Dobie1018:
I am reading the "Twilight" series of books. I didn't think I'd have any interest in them (a girl in love with a vampire? Oh please!), but a co-worker gave me the first book "Twilight" and told me how good it was, and I needed a new book to read anyway so I thought I'd give it a try. Well, I really liked it a lot. It is fast and easy reading, and a book that I couldn't put down. Now I'm reading the second book in the series, "New Moon", and am breezing right through that one very quickly too.
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