Last Book Read

Post by **silentseason** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:58 pm

Hunter Thompson "Songs of the Doomed".

Post by **jamestkirk** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:04 pm

LIFE, Keith Richards

Highly recommended..his candor is refreshing and entertaining!

Post by **Roughie** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:26 pm

I'm with the Band - Pamela De Barres.

Nothing terribly interesting in it!

Post by **MysticHeatedWine** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:38 pm

The Rock Story, Jerry Hopkins.

Post by **knappster** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:01 am

Aldous Huxley- The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell

Post by **Mado** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:11 pm

Dick Porter - RAMONES

Post by **Silver Forest** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:26 pm

Nothing to do with music, I often read books of History, especially of course my own country's. But this time was from an Australian guy that wrote about Portugueses from the XVI century and according his theory how Australia and surrounding islands were maybe discovered way before Cptain Cook.
Beyond Capricorn by Peter Trickett

As described here: http://www.bookworm.com.au/Book/Beyond- ... 14599.aspx

In Beyond Capricorn, Peter Trickett challenges the commonly held view that the European discovery of Australia and New Zealand was made first by the Dutch, followed later by Britain’s Captain James Cook. Trickett argues the remarkable claim that in the year 1522 – a century before the Dutch and 250 years before Captain Cook - the Portuguese sailed past Fraser Island and into Botany Bay, around Wilson’s Promontory, and as far as Kangaroo Island before returning to their base in Malacca via the North Island of New Zealand.

Drawing from primary and secondary historical sources, archaeological evidence and stories handed down through Aboriginal oral tradition, Peter Trickett tells a story of espionage, revenge and secret voyages made by the Portuguese to corner the fabulously rich spice trade in the east and find the islands of gold alluded to by Marco Polo. Secret voyages that resulted in the discovery of Australia and New Zealand almost 500 years ago.

Beyond Capricorn is a compelling account of how for a brief moment in the 1520s Australia and New Zealand came close to becoming Portuguese outposts in the southern seas.

One of the original maps

rotated view of several maps mixed

Those were beautiful artwork objects. Here's big photo from one of the maps:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H3hPB3_DZTE/T ... tralia.jpg

Post by **Stoned Immaculate** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:34 am

Hollywood Hellraisers Dennis Hopper,Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando
it also had a section about Warren Beatty but i skipped his part.

Post by **desertlizard** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:09 pm

captain ahab and his tales

(still reading..)

Post by **lizardkingteo** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:34 pm

On the road - kerouac

Post by **universalmind69** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:42 pm

"The third Policeman" - Flann O'Brien (alias)

Post by **Roughie** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:48 pm

The Doors by William Ruhlmann. A nice book, with a brief history of the band and a lot of photos. Pretty neat.