Comments on: Best Books of 2009

By: Wisdom

Wisdom — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:34:25 +0000

I just picked up The Strain from the library yesterday and I’m hooked.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:32:31 +0000

Glad you are enjoying it. I’ll be anxious to hear how pissed off you are by the end of it.

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:56:43 +0000

Thanks for the Zeitoun recommendation. I had looked at the book, and love Dave Eggers from his TED Prize talk a few years ago, but hadn’t read any of his stuff. Almost 100 pages in and hooked on Zeitoun. It’s good, and the storm hasn’t even hit yet.

By: Dave Cullen

Dave Cullen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:06:52 +0000

Thanks, Scott. I like being someone’s #1.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:03:33 +0000

Dave, for what it’s worth I did submit my list of best books to our local magazine a month ago. Columbine made #1 on that list. Your book hit all the marks. I think the backlash among some of those named within is testament to that.

By: Dave Cullen

Dave Cullen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:54:06 +0000

Oh no, you should have stopped reading a month ago Scott! LOL.

Thanks for including my book. That made me happy.

Now I really have to check out Open, and Dave Eggers.

By: Steve Allison

Steve Allison — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:52:25 +0000

Of the above, I’ve only read Altar by Barbara Brown and it was great. Am working on another one by Clayton – Transforming Theology. The concept of emergence has intrigued me since I was introduced to it in a book by Ken Wilber, The Marriage of Sense and Soul. Sounds like I should continue to investigate what Clayton has to say. It seems to me to be a more viable approach to resolving science and religion than Intelligent Design.

By: greg

greg — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:21:02 +0000

wow, didn’t know about the Nolan book. I’ll definitely check that out.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:46:57 +0000

I have never been a Simmons fan but he has completely won me over with this one. I’m about 250 pages in and he hasn’t slammed Duke at all.

By the way, there is a book coming out next month called Forty Minutes of Hell: The Extraordinary Life of Nolan Richardson that is getting extremely positive early buzz:

“I’ve never read a sports book I would describe as operatic until now. Nolan Richardson’s story, both unique and universal, would challenge the most seasoned biographer, but Bradburd’s libretto is heartbreaking and inspiring. This is the finest sports biography I’ve read in years, hands down.” (Dave Zirin, author, A People’s History of Sports in the Unites States )

By: greg

greg — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:43:28 +0000

I’ve considered the Simmons book. I have a bias against him due to some dumbass comments he made about Duke a few years ago that I probably need to get over.

Yeah, I liked Seth Davis’ book. I read that last year in March. I usually read a basketball book during March, so that’s when I’m planning for the Bird/Magic book.