Anybody read anything interesting on the French Revolution?

Just read "Everyday Drinking" by Kingsley Amis, fantastic little coffee table book. Can anyone recommend me some Hunter S Thompson that isn't Fear and Loathing?

anyone going to see bret easton ellis tonight?

Finally getting round to reading catch 22, just one of those books I've never picked up.

Briliant, everyone is insane, reads like Marx brothers, but even better.

Just finished persopolis, thought it was very good.

what books are in and good at the moment? fancy something hyper violent, fast paced with a splash of "cool". im not an avid reader of books so it needs to be something that will hold my interest

anyone read "the strain"? would that work?

I enjoyed it. I would recommend you get the audiobook though, it's not that great you need to read it and having Ron Pearlman read it in an eerie fashion really really works.

Has anyone read any Ma Jian novels?
I was given Red Dust by a homeless guy today.

Sum is a great little book, but you'll get through it in a day

William Gibson's new one - Zero History

I've got 70 pages in and it's a cracker, his Buzz Rickson fascination is showing through. The hunt for the rare military spec denim work wear is on!
Lots of references to London, some a bit close to home - one wonders if he has browsed this forum.

Can anyone give me a list of recommendations for books on murder/serial killing/forensic science/academic studies on the above?