Has anyone read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand? I am 250 pages through and I love it, but I am pretty interested in architecture so that might be a part of it.

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[I]Human Punk[/I] by John King
A good book talking about how bad England was in the 1970s, 1980s and 2000s, all narrated from the view-point of a punk in the 1970s. Neat book...

These are all good books on punk:

We Got the Neutron Bomb (oral history about the 70's LA scene)

Amped (funny, written by the singer of a 90's band)

Vacant (British punk scene)

Make the Music Go Bang (also about the early LA scene -- classic photos)

Hardcore California (this book is huge!)

Get in the Van (Henry's book about touring with Black Flag)

And I Don't Want To Live This Life (if you want to know why Nancy of 'Sid and Nancy' was so screwed up, this lets you in on her life. Scary stuff.)

I've just gotten The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. 900 pages. Hope it's worth it.

[QUOTE=Henrik]I've just gotten The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. 900 pages. Hope it's worth it.[/QUOTE]

That book is well punXXX. It started the Cuban revolution it did.

if you like douglas adams stuff, you'll like the discworld series by terry pratchett, its the same kind of humour...real random s'hit happens all the time, but then it all ties in later on in the book (in most cases).

[QUOTE=DaveToopes]Has anyone read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand? I am 250 pages through and I love it, but I am pretty interested in architecture so that might be a part of it.[/QUOTE]

No, but I have read other books by her.

On another note: You guys should check out books by Howard Zinn, especially, [U]A People's History of the World[/U]. It's great because it reveals the exculpatory facts our government instills in our "history."

[QUOTE=Anti-Prefix]No, but I have read other books by her.

On another note: You guys should check out books by Howard Zinn, especially, [U]A People's History of the World[/U]. It's great because it reveals the exculpatory facts our government instills in our "history."[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Howard Zinn is incredible. He is thinking of writing a book that about peace, calling for peace, with articles from politicians, activists etc.. He asked a journalist friend of mine (Amira Hass, she is Israeli and writes from Palestine, she got the International Journalism Award I think) to write an article. Also, read A People's History of the United States and A People's History of the United States 1950-2000. Also, an open media booklet (a pamphlet really) called Terrorism by Eqbal Ahmad.

I reccommend everyone reads Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie. It's brilliant.

[QUOTE=sketchyjoe]I reccommend everyone reads Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie. It's brilliant.[/QUOTE]

I will try and get it. I have a big reading list. And on the top is Pride and Prejudice=(((.

[QUOTE=sketchyjoe]I reccommend everyone reads Bound for Glory by Woody Guthrie. It's brilliant.[/QUOTE]

Woody Guthrie is great, I did not know he wrote a book. I will definitely be checking this out.

I'm currently reading a book about a journalist who got infiltrated with some neo-nazi skinheads and it's pretty interesting. It's a spanish journalist, but I guess the book is translated to some languages: it's called "A skinhead diary"

I think I'm going to read A Clockwork Orange next.

[QUOTE=Crack-Rock-Steady]I think I'm going to read A Clockwork Orange next.[/QUOTE]

I read some of it, it was really well written. I just didn't have the time to read it.

I saw the movie and liked it, but now I'd like to read the book too.

[QUOTE=Henrik]I've just gotten The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. 900 pages. Hope it's worth it.[/QUOTE]

hitchhikers guide=kick[I]a[/I]ss.period.

i just checked out 1984 from the library

I was reading the Communist Manifesto, but since school has gone on break I stopped reading it, really haven't had the desire to read lately.

I've got $50 worth of gift cards for Barnes & Noble, so I'll be picking up some books soon.

[QUOTE=Brain Toad]I was reading the Communist Manifesto, but since school has gone on break I stopped reading it, really haven't had the desire to read lately.

I've got $50 worth of gift cards for Barnes & Noble, so I'll be picking up some books soon.[/QUOTE]

Awesome Nick.

Has anyone read Salad Days? I saw an add for it in Maximum RockNRoll and it looked pretty cool.


Also for magazines you should check out Loud Fast Rules. Idiot chocies for covers but the insides are great. There've only been two issues so far and I have them both. It might be a strictly midwestern thing I'm not sure.

For books a must-read is [I]Our Band Could be Your Life[/I] by Michael Azerrad. Book all about the 80's underground scene. Big storys on Black Flag, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Minutemen, Mission to Burma and more.

Yes, Salad Days by Charles Romalotti is very good (I did a book signing with him here in Austin; not a lot of folks came over, but it was fun anyway). It's a fiction story about a punk in the Midwest, who's just kinda trying to find his way in the world. Romalotti wrote at least three books after that; you should definitely check it out.

I don't remember any details about Punk Is A Four Letter Word (by Ben Weasel), but I did think that it was funny and well-written.

i need some literary sources for my essay on the ramones and how they affected society. i posted this a while ago but was too lazy to do anything about it. i can write th eessay no problem but hye checks all my source. i need at least 5 sources and it includes books , magazine articles, and even CD covers. i did have a guitar world tribute issue with an interview but i cant find it. even if you can scan the book and send it over it would be big help. i dont care about copywrite laws i need help.