Literature, Books, Comics: What are you reading?

[Vonne]

I'm currently reading:


Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
by Sudhir Venkatesh, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University.

It's essentially the experience of a young and very naive graduate student in sociology who spends several years with a gang that rules a Chicago housing project.  Observing, chronicling, and studying their social structure and interaction with the various community factions.  It's the basis for the chapter in Levitt and Dubner's book, Freakonomics, entitled:  "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms?".

[Vonne]

My next book is the newly released:


A Planet of Viruses
by Carl Zimmer, frequent science writer for Discover magazine and The New York Times.

Which is about, you guessed correct, Viruses and their sway over our planet and life.  From the description, it sounds like it's the latest incarnation in the recent trend of popular science writings that are collections of entertaining stories and facts about various subjects.  

[Miss Mia]

I'm currently reading "Practice of Management & Leadership - case study" for school.   

I have almost a two week break from classes, I'm going to try and get through more of the book on Rasputin I've been reading for this last year.  The Rasputin File by Edvard Radzinsky 



I also want to start  Make It in America: The Case for Re-Inventing the Economy by Andrew Liveris.



Oh and I really, really want to read In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larsen. I really really liked his book "Devil in the White City."

[Mike220]

Well, other than textbooks... I just got done reading:



Six Days: How the 1967 War Shaped the Middle East

Need to finish:



Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia: 1600-1947

Next start will probably be:



As soon as I can buy it that is. In about a year from today, I will be graduating from college and the day after I'm done, I plan to fly out to Cali and start a 5 month trip from SoCal to Canada. Can't wait!