The Library: An Illustrated History (2009)

[A book with beautiful illustrations and photos].

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Nevada’s Historic Buildings: A Cultural Legacy (2009)

[Shows and talks about old buildings in Carson City, Reno, Virginia City, Boulder, Henderson and Las Vegas. Describes the Las Concha Motel as formerly being on the site of the Encore
though it was actually about 150 feet south of the Riviera. Interesting book in spite of some mis-information].

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Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once Common Things Passing Us By (2009)

[Interesting and sometimes funny. Talks about things soon to bite-the-dust...like payphones, CDs, pennies, mercury thermometers, evening news, writing letters, typewriters, getting lost, , boom boxes, video stores and sadness].

(Springsteen’s Sax Player. A very funny book and an unusual sytle of writing).
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* Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disorganized World 2009
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* Before the Big Bang: A Prehistory of the Universe 2009
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* Green Metropolis: Living Smaller, Closer and Driving Less 2009
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* Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music 2009

(I read the review here and figured I had to keep up with this subject and learned a lot about how the music biz has changed in the last 10 years).
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River of Shadows: Muybridge and the Technological Wild West 2004

(A good book about the West from 1860-1990 telling about how the communications, transportation developments…along with Muybridge’s developments in photography lead to the eventual creation of motion pictures, etc. Not an easy read…but definitely 60% is worthwhile).
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Blogging: Genius Strategies for Instant Web Content 2002

(Even though this book is 7 years old, the tech tips still apply and aren’t at all out of date. The concepts on creating content will always remain current. This is a real good book).
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* Video Blogging for Dummies

(A good tech-guide on a subject which I intend to get involved with very soon).
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* The Joke Is Over: Bruised Memories of Gonzo, Hunter and Me 2007

(Hunter’s Artist-Partner tells his side of the story. This is the 8th non-fiction HST book I’ve read this month. Quite honestly…I’ve had my fill of HST for awhile. I lost a lot of respect for him over the years…due to him not evolving much as a human being, treating people horribly, continuing to behave like a spoiled-brat Icon and worst of all – continuing to take LSD after 1971…but, he is still an important person in American Literature. This is a good book).
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* Ipodepedia: The Ultimate Ipod Resource 2007

(No. I don’t own an I-Pod, but I might someday. It can’t hurt to know how they work).
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* Blackberry Storm for Dummies 2009

(See above).
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* Laptops for Dummies 2008

(Now, most people would wonder why a person would need to read a book about how to use a laptop. My 64 year old neighbor (who has 3 PhD’s thinks I’m weird when he sees me get these kind of basic guidebooks). Still, there is a lot to be learned from (seemingly) basic books like this. Especially when planning to buy a laptop someday soon.

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Just for fun…after reading those 8 HST books…I decided to go back and re-read these two Thompson books.

* Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga 1966

* Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey Into the Heart of the American Dream 1971

(I hadn’t read this since it first come out in ‘Rolling Stone Magazine’. This book really IS a classic. It still reads well).

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Okay. That’s the end of my current book-list. Having no computer and np TV gives me plenty of time to read. I wish I could have simply posted the ‘Big Man’ review instead….but this computer erased it.