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Okay, so this book is freaking amazing and we all need to read it. Can I ask what it's about???
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Currently reading, The Lesbian History Sourcebook: love and sex between women in Britain from 1780 to 1970, by Alison Oram and Annmarie Turnbull
and Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy and Madeline D. Davis. The first I picked up for only $3.00 used and is good if you have an interest in the subject matter. The second probably needs no description and is something I should have had on my shelf long ago! |
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I just finished "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. Absolutely recommend it. I have now ordered his other novel "How Evan Broke His Head and other Secrets.".... The author also has another novel coming out in March of 2010 which I will surely purchase as well.
I have now vowed to get through the Lord of the Rings books and all of the Harry Potter's. I have seen all the films and loved them. So now I am starting The Hobbit and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. |
I have read the first 6 Harry Potter books....they mesmerize me! I'm behind, I realize.....
I received "The Last Lecture" from my Sissy.....it's by Randy Pausch....perhaps You have heard of him. This is the Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I have not finished this book, but so far it is an easy read and very powerful and profound. It's a good book to read when You (read: "I"!!!) think things are just horrible in Your [my] life. Half~way through, I have been moved to tears several times. I also received "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies".... THAT should be interesting! <giggle>........and "The Lost Continent: Travels in small-town America" by Bill Bryson (did I mention this already? Or am I having a severe deja vu?).....at first, I thought the giver had already read it, as it had a coffee ring stain on the cover....then I realized it was part of the artwork! <giggling> Additionally...but perhaps won't be of much interested here...CydKitty gave me (be still my heart!) "The Culinary Institute of America's Baking At Home"...........<sigh> In case You hadn't picked up on it, I adore baking! :D I'll be immersed shortly!! |
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I have read the first 6 Harry Potter books....they mesmerize me! I'm behind, I realize..... I am there as well. I am still on the first book and just purchased the next two. My niece and nephew always told Me to read them because I enjoyed the movies. However, I found them daunting thinking they would just ramble on. Quite the contrary. I am also reading a Garth Stein novel (My latest favorite author)..."How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets". I received The Art of Racing in the Rain for Christmas and could not put it down. I am thinking this next novel is going to be just as good. |
I just got Sue Grafton's new book in the mail from my book club. I'm looking forward to reading it, she's up to U now.
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it's a page-turner!
essen of human Anat & Phys (10th ed)
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I found a wonderful site today while reading the Motley Fool, it's called paperbackswap.com and they swap more than just paperbacks. I saw hardback,audio, textbooks, etc. For those that read a lot and don't want the expense of buying new, check it out. Looks to me like all it'll cost you is postage to keep swaping.
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Still working on the Harry Potter series .. .and wanting to start My second Garth Stein novel. All the while perusing Kenneth Cole's Awearness read.. and then picked up two from the library today... Sweet Waters by Julie Carobini and The Land of Green Plums Herta Muller (translated from German).
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I read whenever I can, which hasn't been very often lately..
Stephen King. My all-time favorite is Christine, but I am working on collecting all his books. Read the Harry Potter series, kept me entertained, but I don't think I'd ever read them again. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have written some pretty interesting books. Unusual, but interesting. |
I'm reading Ara Wilson's Intimate Economies of Bangkok: Tomboys, Tycoons, and Avon Ladies in the Global City.
Harry Potter :stillheart: |
I haven't ordered it yet but...
...some of you may be interested in this new book -- her name is Robin Sneed and you can find some of her writings on the Open Salon forum.
From what I read of her posts, it might be something to look into. I plan on it. (I don't know her!) Here's the link to the book, but I would suggest reading her writings on OS first--she's good and gets some of us I think. Flowergirls: A Mirroir |
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Right now I'm reading:
* Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood by Jennifer Traig * 18 Rules of Community Engagement: A Guide for Building Relationships by Angela Connor * The Last Ship - Willam Brinkley |
Heretics of Dune---very good
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Just got done with Stephen King's new one, Under the Dome. Entertaining, I suppose, but he did the whole apocalyptic thing much better in The Stand, without the need for the eponymous hackneyed plot device.
Now: Imperial, by William T. Vollman. About Imperial County, CA and it's history of migrant workers/agriculture. Immigration. Water rights. How the American dream plays out in Mexico. Valid criticism: long on passion/personal details, short on facts/research. Fascinating nonetheless. Up Next: American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now (Peter Straub, ed.) |
Special Christmas edition.
Penthouse December 1970 edition, including articles on the shocking history of gin, an interview with David Frost and an appraisal of Kinsey's work !!!
I picked up this gem at the thriftstore for $5 bucks. |
great thread!
Just finished Book Of The Dead by Patricia Cornwell... it was really good, will be starting Scarpetta next!
Anyone else a fan? I've all of her Scarpetta books, and recently lost an ebay bid for an autographed copy of one of her hardbacks.. I was NOT happy:furious: |
--used to love to read stories- nowdays i find i want information-perhaps receipes, or ocassional psychology/social texbook. I'd like to recommend-
"Homade" put out by readers digest-702 ways to save money and the earth.some chapters are: green cleaning,from the kitchen, health and beauty,petfoods and supplies,gardening, grocery store items. i find i keep checking it out. in my fav room to read-the bathroom. |
I'm reading a great book right now.....
In The Company Of The Courtesan by Sarah Dunant. It's set in the early 16th century and begins with the Spanish and the Lutherans' invasion of Rome. It's an intense description, as told by the companion of Fiametta, the Courtesan, Bucino, who is a dwarf. I could almost smell the stench of the aftermath. Elle magazine described it as "A rich surprise", and it is. This autuor also wrote The Birth Of Venus, which I will also read when I'm finished with this one. |
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How fun. :cheerleader: I've read both books. Let me know if you want to chat about either. :) hugs, Astarte Quote:
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That sounds like a lovely idea! I'd like that!:pursebee: |
Book suggestions
I am partial to the Joan Anderson books - A Year By The Sea, thoughts of an unfinished woman; A Walk on The Beach -tales of wisdom from an unconvential woman; The Second Journey - the road back to yourself.
And, the Trixie series by Dean Koontz. Have to love a man who writes as his dog. Quick reads - 30 minutes tops. Very entertaining and a bit enlightening too. I, Trixie, Who Is Dog and Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life. The Ascent of Money - a financial history of the world by Niall Ferguson was quite enlightening as well. |
I read legal thrillers, cop books, historical non-fiction (emphasis on American history, the history of jazz, the history of baseball, World War II, European history and the Holocaust).
Currently reading "Money to Burn" by James Grippando. Awaiting "Storm Prey" by one of my favorite authors, John Sandford, coming out in May. Is anyone here using Goodreads (www.goodreads.com)? It's kind of a fun social networking site for bookworms. Jake |
Joseph Campbell is another fascinating author of myths. His analysis of mythology in explaining mans relation to the universe in historical, religious, psychological and sociological terms is awesome. There is a dvd out with an interview he did with Bill Moyers discussing his theories which is easier to follow than his writings.
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I'm listening to "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet on audiobook right now :)
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Making Rounds with Oscar
The extraordinary gift of an ordinary cat by David Dosa MD.
Oscar is one of the resident cats in an Alzheimers unit in a Rhode Island nursing. He is basically antisocial until he senses someone is near the end of life. Then Oscar will sit with them and their families during the dying process and wont leave until the deceased is removed. Kind of reality story that makes your soul sigh. |
:stillheart: books.
favorite classics: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte "Mr. Rochester: Sometimes I have the strangest feeling about you. Especially when you are near me as you are now. It feels as though I had a string tied here under my left rib where my heart is, tightly knotted to you in a similar fashion. And when you go to Ireland, with all that distance between us, I am afraid that this cord will be snapped, and I shall bleed inwardly." Villette - Charlotte Bronte "No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato." Ruth - Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters - Elizabeth Gaskell other favorites: Flowers in the Attic - VC Andrews Dolores Claiborne & Rose Madder - Stephen King The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle "You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present" |
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That is one of My all-time favorite books, and authors as well ....... I've always loved VC Andrews, and hopefully I'll be able to get back into her books one day :) I'm also a big fan of Lisa Jackson and Raymond Khoury :thumbsup: |
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will have to check out those other two. :) |
I am tolly into the Jacqueline Carey books right now? Anybody else? Kushiel's Dart Kushiel's Chosen Kushiel's Avatar Kushiel's Scion Kushiel's Justice Kushiel's Mercy??? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushiel's_Legacy also waiting in the wings the newest Sookie Stackhouse and reading off and on from Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle And need to read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for book club next month |
I just finished[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Out-Stealing-Horses-Per-Petterson/dp/1555974708"] Out Stealing Horses[/ame] by Per Petterson.
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Was put on bed rest for the next two weeks so...for about the 30th time I am reading The Secret again. Every time I read this book I get a new refreshing perspective.
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I cant believe I am reading "American Conspiracies" by Jesse Venture and enjoying it!
He bears an uncanny resemblence to Steven Segal without hair. |
i hafta read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for my book club and it is creeping me out! |
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it is actually three different trilogies: the Phedre trilogy, which you have read, and then the Imriel trilogy and then the Moirin trilogy, of which only the first one is available. So much more "Terre d'Ange" goodness to come! |
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