What are you reading?

homoe · 12-11-2017, 10:00 AM

Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
by Katy Tur

I got this book about a week ago and I've picked it up and put it down a couple times. Last night I began to read it in earnest and am finally enjoying it.

PlatinumPearl · 12-12-2017, 10:27 AM

The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

jools66 · 12-12-2017, 03:06 PM

Just starting a book that sounds rather interesting. It's called Roanoke solving the mystery of England's lost colony by Lee miller
I got interested this topic as a fan of American Horror Story.
One of the seasons was based around this true event, though ahs was not a true depiction of what happened.
Personally I had never heard about this peice of history, but it grabbed my imagination and curiosity.
I will let you know how it goes.

cinnamongrrl · 01-17-2018, 11:31 AM

On Kindle, The Thru Hiking Will Break Your Heart

On paper, The first Harry Potter book

and next week....

Textbooks

Kätzchen · 01-19-2018, 10:58 AM

My latest read is from a book gifted to me, titled .....

The House Girl by Tara Conklin.

Synopsis from the back cover of the book about the story and the author:

"Lisa Sparrow is an ambitious young lawyer working on an historic class action suit seeking reparations for the decedent's of American slaves. Josephine is a seventeen year old house slave who tends to the mistress of a Virginia farm, an aspiring artist named Lu Anne Bell. Alternating between antebellum Virginia and modern-day New York. The House Girl is an searing tale of art, history, love, and secrets that intertwines the stories of two remarkable women," -- Marie Claire.

Tara Conklin has worked as an litigator in the New York and London offices of a corporate law firm but now devotes time to writing fiction. Conklin received a B.A. in History from Yale University, a JD from New York University School of Law, and an Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Born in St Croix, Conklin grew up in Massachusetts and now lives with her family in Seattle, Washington. The House Girl is Conklin's first novel.

homoe · 01-19-2018, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

My latest read is from a book gifted to me, titled .....

The House Girl by Tara Conklin.

Synopsis from the back cover of the book about the story and the author:

"Lisa Sparrow is an ambitious young lawyer working on an historic class action suit seeking reparations for the decedent's of American slaves. Josephine is a seventeen year old house slave who tends to the mistress of a Virginia farm, an aspiring artist named Lu Anne Bell. Alternating between antebellum Virginia and modern-day New York. The House Girl is an searing tale of art, history, love, and secrets that intertwines the stories of two remarkable women," -- Marie Claire.

Tara Conklin has worked as an litigator in the New York and London offices of a corporate law firm but now devotes time to writing fiction. Conklin received a B.A. in History from Yale University, a JD from New York University School of Law, and an Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Born in St Croix, Conklin grew up in Massachusetts and now lives with her family in Seattle, Washington. The House Girl is Conklin's first novel.

Oh, I've read that book and enjoyed it very much!

Greco · 01-19-2018, 01:27 PM

"Paths of Life"
by Alice Miller

eloquent writing, yet unpretentious

Greco

candy_coated_bitch · 01-19-2018, 04:27 PM

"The Witch's Coin" by Christopher Penczak.

Medusa · 01-25-2018, 11:16 AM

Currently ready a 100+ page client contract.

Behold, my joy.

cinnamongrrl · 01-25-2018, 03:34 PM

For school I'm reading Frederick Douglass' memoir, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave.

It's a very good read. Douglass' writing is beautifully descriptive. I'm sure that this will cause some difficulty in reading as I go on, but I've only just started reading it thus far.

For my own self, I'm reading a collection of short stories by Flannery O'Connor. Another excellent writer. I enjoy it very much so far.

I also picked up a book on statistics but every time I open it I feel sleepy. Something about math makes my eyes just want to close.

Kätzchen · 01-28-2018, 11:52 AM

I just breezed through an excellent short story written by James Patterson. The Medical Examiner is about a group of friends who work in professional agency settings and how they solve murder mysteries. If you like clear, concise, fast paced, page turner stories, you'll like Patterson as an writer of short story, crime fiction novels.

homoe · 01-28-2018, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

I just breezed through an excellent short story written by James Patterson. The Medical Examiner is about a group of friends who work in professional agency settings and how they solve murder mysteries. If you like clear, concise, fast paced, page turner stories, you'll like Patterson as an writer of short story, crime fiction novels.

I've heard about these "short shots" of Patterson's! Good to hear they are a hit!

puddin' · 02-03-2018, 11:57 AM

cavedweller, dorothy allison and lines from my life, sherrie theriault

the first is a novel, most excellent. (love me some dorothy allison.) the second is poetry, also most excellent writing.

homoe · 12-18-2017, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by homoe

Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
by Katy Tur

I got this book about a week ago and I've picked it up and put it down a couple times. Last night I began to read it in earnest and am finally enjoying it.

This book was good in the way it brought back all the crazy ass thing Trump did and still got elected into office! I liked her humor as well! I'd recommend this book if you ever come across it!

QueenofSmirks · 12-20-2017, 07:25 PM

Series 24 General Securities Principal Exam Manual. I want to pull my hair out.

Fancy · 12-20-2017, 10:13 PM

Upstream
Selected essays

By Mary Oliver

It’s like coming home.

dark_crystal · 12-21-2017, 06:12 AM

I just finished Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, which has been on my list since 2002

It was AMAZING. I am Earthseed now.

ALSO finishing it put me at 52 books this year, which was my goal

Esme nha Maire · 12-21-2017, 06:49 AM

Aside from working my way through the books Mary Wings wrote after "She came in a flash", "Crash into you" the first of a series of roller derby romances by Diana Morland (only just started it, so far, so good) and various degree-related books, of which I'd like to mention:

- the Royal Horticultural Society A-Z of Garden Plants (OK, not a read so much as an extensive and fascinating source of information - warning - it's very big and heavy!)
- and 'Lower Plants (Anatomy and activity of non-flowering plants and their allies) by C.J.Clegg which is an utterly fascinating, slim but stuffed to the gunwales largish paperback with fascinating information and facts. The stuff on bacteria and viruses and other very small stuff is as interesting as it is horrifying..

Honourable mention to "Thing Explainer (complicated stuff in simple words)" by Randall Munroe (the creator of the XKCD website), which I have been dipping into now and then since it was published. Educational, fun, and a comment on language all in one go - what's not to love?

Orema · 12-21-2017, 07:09 AM

Deliverance From 27,000 Feet by John Branch

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...st-deaths.html

In 2016, three Indian climbers died trying to summit Mount Everest. Two of them were abandoned near the top. This is the story of the quest, a year later, to find them and bring them home.

12-12-2017, 03:06 PM	#3
jools66 Member How Do You Identify?: lesbian Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: uk Posts: 289 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 192 Thanked 696 Times in 227 Posts Rep Power: 3251484	Roanoke solving the mystery of England's lost colony by Lee miller Just starting a book that sounds rather interesting. It's called Roanoke solving the mystery of England's lost colony by Lee miller I got interested this topic as a fan of American Horror Story. One of the seasons was based around this true event, though ahs was not a true depiction of what happened. Personally I had never heard about this peice of history, but it grabbed my imagination and curiosity. I will let you know how it goes. Last edited by jools66; 12-12-2017 at 03:13 PM. Reason: Forgot title

01-17-2018, 11:31 AM	#4
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Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Relationship Status: No thanks, I am not available. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near smoke signals in the sky. Posts: 16,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,450 Thanked 33,609 Times in 10,706 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	My latest read is from a book gifted to me, titled ..... The House Girl by Tara Conklin. Synopsis from the back cover of the book about the story and the author: "Lisa Sparrow is an ambitious young lawyer working on an historic class action suit seeking reparations for the decedent's of American slaves. Josephine is a seventeen year old house slave who tends to the mistress of a Virginia farm, an aspiring artist named Lu Anne Bell. Alternating between antebellum Virginia and modern-day New York. The House Girl is an searing tale of art, history, love, and secrets that intertwines the stories of two remarkable women," -- Marie Claire. Tara Conklin has worked as an litigator in the New York and London offices of a corporate law firm but now devotes time to writing fiction. Conklin received a B.A. in History from Yale University, a JD from New York University School of Law, and an Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Born in St Croix, Conklin grew up in Massachusetts and now lives with her family in Seattle, Washington. The House Girl is Conklin's first novel. __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. I’m doing my part, as an American citizen, who is concerned about losing our Democracy: I boycott agencies and businesses and service providers who do not support the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Support Democracy: Vote Blue

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01-28-2018, 11:52 AM	#11
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Relationship Status: No thanks, I am not available. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near smoke signals in the sky. Posts: 16,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,450 Thanked 33,609 Times in 10,706 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I just breezed through an excellent short story written by James Patterson. The Medical Examiner is about a group of friends who work in professional agency settings and how they solve murder mysteries. If you like clear, concise, fast paced, page turner stories, you'll like Patterson as an writer of short story, crime fiction novels. __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. I’m doing my part, as an American citizen, who is concerned about losing our Democracy: I boycott agencies and businesses and service providers who do not support the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Support Democracy: Vote Blue

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