Shill Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Anybody reading any decent books at the moment? I'm currently into Mickey Rourke's biography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot from S.C. Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I am rereading the novel Scarface by Paul Monette. I recommend it to any fan of the movie because it has a lot of details in it that the movie left out. You can find it on eBay because it is out of print (I think).I also recommend Scarface The Beginning by L.A. Banks if you are a fan. It is a recent novel (in paperback and available at Amazon) that tells the story of Tony and Manny right before the movie takes place. You get a lot of background information on Tony in Cuba.I like the McNally series by Lawrence Sanders. It is a series about a Palm Beach detective, who is in his late 30s, who still lives with his wealthy parents. I like horror novels too. Richard Laymon and Bentley Little are two of my favorites. They are the guys that Stephen King reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy's Law Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I'm reading Shogun for the first time - it's great!I also recently read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. It's the story of a boy whose father was killed in the WTC on 9/11. This one is definitely among my top 5 favorite books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Right now I am reading G. Gordon Liddy's book about Fighting The War On Terror: Liddy Style, not for the fain of heart, may make impressionable people apocalyptic, but a good read so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandina Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I've just started the 3rd volume of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy.It's awesome! Too bad it's the last one... :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy's Law Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Anybody reading any decent books at the moment? I'm currently into Mickey Rourke's biography Shill - Do you like this book? I bet he's got some very interesting stories to tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted May 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 the book is AWESOME - sex, drugs and rock n roll - and I'm only on chaper 2!He spent his teenage years in Miami too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy's Law Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I'm sure it's a good read - I'm glad to see his comeback. ...And he loves dogs, so he's automatically okay in my book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOPER&BURNETT Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 YEAGER - the autobiography of Chuck Yeager is great! (He's got the right stuff)also, IACCOCA - the autobiography of Lee Iaccoca. (He had a small guest spot on MIAMI VICE - Sons and Lovers)Two great 80's books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy's Law Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 YEAGER - the autobiography of Chuck Yeager is great! (He's got the right stuff)also' date=' IACCOCA - the autobiography of Lee Iaccoca. (He had a small guest spot on MIAMI VICE - Sons and Lovers)Two great 80's books.[/quote']I read Iaccoca and loved it too, Coop. Good choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pandina Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 This is Pandina's favourite book, I always read it to her before she falls asleep. ;)No, I'm kidding, it's a little book that I received as a gift and it contains, besides wonderful pics, a series of principles based on panda's behaviours that can be perfectly adapted to human life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger390X Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 "Chasing a Mirage" by Tarek Fatah.Very interesting as I read "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" before this by T.E. Lawrence, and both books gets into depth of the "Arab/Muslim thing"Trying to understand what the hell is going on in the world today and it really openend my eyes...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Now on "To Live and Die in LA" which they based the 1985 film of the same name on. Some strong vice actors in that -John Pankow (Glades)Debra Feuer (Burnett trilogy)John Turturro (Rites of Passage)Dean Stockwell (Bushido)and Wang Chung (Junk Love) supplying the music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 "Chasing a Mirage" by Tarek Fatah."Chasing a Marriage" by WhatthehellwasIthinkingit'swaybettertobesingleandmucheasiertolivetheCrockettlifestylethatway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Now on "To Live and Die in LA" which they based the 1985 film of the same name on.I loved the movie - and it's bizarre that it never shows on any movie stations. I have not seen it in 20 years. If you recommend the book, then I would like to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frey Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 The most recent book I read was Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. I went and saw the movie shortly after reading it. While the movie is great, I like the book better. I'm currently reading Liberty Vs the Tyrany of Socialism: A Collection of Essays by Walter E. Williams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators timm525 Posted June 16, 2009 Administrators Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I highly recommend the "Rogue Warrior" series by Richard Marcinko, retired Navy SEAL.Click here ---> hereVery funny, profane and non stop action. Once you start, you can't put the books down.Also if you ever get a chance to watch the Red Cell video they made at the time, it will leave you amazed at what they accomplished back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted June 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I loved the movie - and it's bizarre that it never shows on any movie stations. I have not seen it in 20 years. If you recommend the book' date=' then I would like to get it.[/quote']Richie, with regards to the movie and book, you have to remind yourself that it's not an episode of vice, they're that good! You can pick the book up in the States for a few $'s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Vercetti Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 To Live and Die in LA is one of my favourite movies. Fantastic film. An '80s classic up there with Vice and Scarface.I'd like to read the book. How does it compare to the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted June 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 its well over 250 pages long and it really expands the Masters character. There's no President Regan assasination attempt in the book, that was for the film. You've gotta get it Vercetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Lately, I have been reading a lot of Ian Fleming's original James Bond novels, the only problem is that they are the old paperbacks from th '50's and '60's and falling apart (although Barnes and Noble has every one of them so at least I won't have trouble finding replacements), except for my original hardcovers of Casino Royale and Octo*****, the books are quite different from the films in that they are darker and Bond is less dependant on gadgets and isn't as heroic, the books are actually realistic about spies and espionage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Rich Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Presidential assassination attempt?It's starting to make sense why the film never shows on any cable TV movie channels. The industry has thrown the film into the vault, and does not lease it to be shown on TV, least it give any nutjobs an idea to shoot a President and get famous instantly. I knew there had to be a reason why such a good film never sees the light of day. That's why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent 47 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Presidential assassination attempt?It's starting to make sense why the film never shows on any cable TV movie channels. The industry has thrown the film into the vault' date=' and does not lease it to be shown on TV, least it give any nutjobs an idea to shoot a President and get famous instantly. I knew there had to be a reason why such a good film never sees the light of day. That's why.[/quote']Actually it shows up on "The Movie Channel" every now and then, just a late night or early morning film, I don't thinks it's the presidential assasination that keeps it from showing too often, it just isn't a well known film, it was basically only a small part of the film, it's really about counterfeiting, Manhunter didn't show up too often until SLEUTH showed it and then everybody including The Movie Channel got ahold of it, they both star the same actor William L. Peterson.To Live and Die in L.A. became more of a cult following film, suprising considering it's nothing too graphic that hasn't been showed in blockbusters like The Terminator and First Blood, it's also availible on DVD and Blu-Ray easily online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodriguezisdead Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 It feels too long since I did some good long reading stints - family life seems to overtake everything in recent years. I have always been a great fan of Herman Hesse - The Glass Bead Game (especially the short story contained within it 'The Father Confessor'), Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, are all favourites - I never found another author who could write in quite the same way or touch the same sorts of themes. Anyone else a fan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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