Tuesday, November 14, 2006

LAST 6 BOOKS READ

1) The King Of Torts by John Grisham: Clay Carter makes $121 million in 18 months suing drug companies, and then loses most of it. Another interesting Grisham, and you'll see why so few
people (other than lawyers) get rich from malpractice/drug suits.

2) Slan by A.E. Van Vogt: Jommy Cross the Slan goes looking for others, and has space-operatic adventures along the way. Standard 1940s science fiction.

3) The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury: In the vein of DaVinci Code, Khoury weaves a tale
of mystery and adventure centering on the Knights Templar.

4) Flags Of Our Fathers by James Bradley: Not my normal reading, but loaned by a friend. A
fascinating book written by the son of one of the 6 flag raisers from the famous photo, and
the only one to live into old age. And it wasn't the original flag raising either. Read this book before you see the movie.

5) John Lennon:The Definitive Biography by Ray Coleman: A thorough and engrossing
look at John Lennon; updated to include events after his murder in 1980.

6) The Policy by Bentley Little: Another slice of normal life gone haywire. This one will
make you think even less of insurance companies than you probably already do. Creepy.

A nice selection of books this time around, with the exception of the Van Vogt, who is a very dated writer, and has not kept the popularity that many of the 1930s & 40s SF writers still
have. Both this book and another one in a future 'last 6' list are old editions that I picked up used. I don't think they even reprint any of his books anymore.

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