What are you reading?

Kobi · 11-09-2010, 02:57 PM

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris.

Thank to whomever recommended him. I'm enjoying this so far.

LipstickLola · 11-09-2010, 03:36 PM

Ford County, by John Grisham

daisygrrl · 11-12-2010, 06:04 PM

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Chained-Desk-Second-Workaholics-Clinicians/dp/0814775977/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289605751&sr=1-1"]Chained to the Desk: A Guide for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians who Treat Them[/ame] by Bryan Robinson.

This is a fantabulous book that I keep on my coffee table; I haven't read it all, yet--but I'm savoring it all. As a teacher (and I consider this to be a "helping profession"), I've always needed help establishing boundaries between work and play.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Hope-Begins-Tragedy--Reporter/dp/B003IWYG84/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289606120&sr=1-10"]Where Hope Begins: One Family's Journey Out of Tragedy-and the Reporter Who Helped Them Make It[/ame] by Alysia Sofios.

Amazing story of trauma--and survival.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/They-Other-Stories-Borzoi-Books/dp/037584323X/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_8"]How They Met & Other Stories[/ame] by David Leviathan--how can the world get any lovelier? This is like Mardi Gras for the brain and heart. Damn, I love this author. He's like David Sedaris with a peppermint. Seriously, he's sweet, witty, and...gawd, so adorable. Don't forget his [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Meets-David-Levithan/dp/0375832998/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289606514&sr=1-1"]Boy Meets Boy[/ame]. Both of his books that I've mentioned will make absolute heart-warning Valentines' gifts.

Sending my love out to all you bibliophiles!

socialjustice_fsu · 11-12-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Kobi

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris.

Thank to whomever recommended him. I'm enjoying this so far.

Sedaris is a writer that has consistently massaged my every emotion. His storytelling is amazing. For me, I would go from tears to really laugh outloud episodes that literally scared my cats off of the couch. Make SURE you read When You Are Engulfed In Flames. Let me know your critique of his writing style. ~ T.

Wryly · 11-12-2010, 06:36 PM

The Audacity of Hope
by Barack Obama

EnderD_503 · 11-12-2010, 08:44 PM

Losing Control: Canada's Social Conservatives in the Age of Rights by Tom Warner

socialjustice_fsu · 11-15-2010, 01:05 AM

Still Alice
Lisa Genova, author.

This book focuses on a 50 year old Harvard Professor of Psychology Linguinstics. She begins to have some unusual symptoms that lead her to the diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's disease. It follows her descent into forgetfulness, the loss of her dignity and so on. This is a must read for anyone that may be genetically loaded for this disease or if you are caring for anyone in the middle stages of this dreaded diagnosis.
Although the character is fictional the disease facts and the sequential events as the disease progresses is factual. The book has a most unusual ending.

This is worth the time, money and energy to read. I highly recommend it.

afixer · 11-17-2010, 08:09 AM

The Kite Runner -Khaled Hosseini

this book made me cry. loved it.

just finished The Girl Who ___ series. loved it too.

nycfem · 11-17-2010, 08:47 AM

I am reading 'Unbearable Lightness' by Portia de Rossi. This is a memoir of her life with a focus on modeling, Hollywood, family issues, and her eating disorders. What an intense and well-written book. She really pours her soul into the pages. Celeb books are always questionable but this one feels genuine and shows talent.

nycfem · 11-17-2010, 06:49 PM

Oh, and it's also about coming out as a lesbian and being married to Ellen DeGeneres, of course!

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I am reading 'Unbearable Lightness' by Portia de Rossi. This is a memoir of her life with a focus on modeling, Hollywood, family issues, and her eating disorders. What an intense and well-written book. She really pours her soul into the pages. Celeb books are always questionable but this one feels genuine and shows talent.

11-09-2010, 02:57 PM	#1
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daisygrrl Member How Do You Identify?: mouthy but adorable; kinky Gerbera Preferred Pronoun?: hey, cutie (or dudette) Relationship Status: xoxo Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The South (Gooogia peach) Posts: 475 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 524 Times in 223 Posts Rep Power: 1065210	right now... [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Chained-Desk-Second-Workaholics-Clinicians/dp/0814775977/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289605751&sr=1-1"]Chained to the Desk: A Guide for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians who Treat Them[/ame] by Bryan Robinson. This is a fantabulous book that I keep on my coffee table; I haven't read it all, yet--but I'm savoring it all. As a teacher (and I consider this to be a "helping profession"), I've always needed help establishing boundaries between work and play. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Hope-Begins-Tragedy--Reporter/dp/B003IWYG84/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289606120&sr=1-10"]Where Hope Begins: One Family's Journey Out of Tragedy-and the Reporter Who Helped Them Make It[/ame] by Alysia Sofios. Amazing story of trauma--and survival. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/They-Other-Stories-Borzoi-Books/dp/037584323X/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_8"]How They Met & Other Stories[/ame] by David Leviathan--how can the world get any lovelier? This is like Mardi Gras for the brain and heart. Damn, I love this author. He's like David Sedaris with a peppermint. Seriously, he's sweet, witty, and...gawd, so adorable. Don't forget his [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Meets-David-Levithan/dp/0375832998/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1289606514&sr=1-1"]Boy Meets Boy[/ame]. Both of his books that I've mentioned will make absolute heart-warning Valentines' gifts. Sending my love out to all you bibliophiles! __________________ You can’t change that system by just getting your own rights, tinkering with the engine and leaving. You have to take on the whole machine. --Riki Anne Wilchins Hold on to the lessons, let go of the pain. --Leslie Feinberg

11-09-2010, 03:36 PM	#2
LipstickLola Member How Do You Identify?: Happy Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: planet Earth Posts: 682 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,679 Thanked 1,597 Times in 433 Posts Rep Power: 5678218	Ford County, by John Grisham

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socialjustice_fsu Member How Do You Identify?: Feminine Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: It’s all good. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The gulf waters are sapphire blue and the beach sand is white as snow. Posts: 607 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,866 Thanked 2,155 Times in 439 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Still Alice Lisa Genova, author. This book focuses on a 50 year old Harvard Professor of Psychology Linguinstics. She begins to have some unusual symptoms that lead her to the diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's disease. It follows her descent into forgetfulness, the loss of her dignity and so on. This is a must read for anyone that may be genetically loaded for this disease or if you are caring for anyone in the middle stages of this dreaded diagnosis. Although the character is fictional the disease facts and the sequential events as the disease progresses is factual. The book has a most unusual ending. This is worth the time, money and energy to read. I highly recommend it.

11-17-2010, 08:09 AM	#8
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11-17-2010, 08:47 AM	#9
nycfem Moderator How Do You Identify?: femme sub Preferred Pronoun?: Baby Grrl Relationship Status: Attached Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 6,794 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 52,987 Thanked 21,426 Times in 5,101 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I am reading 'Unbearable Lightness' by Portia de Rossi. This is a memoir of her life with a focus on modeling, Hollywood, family issues, and her eating disorders. What an intense and well-written book. She really pours her soul into the pages. Celeb books are always questionable but this one feels genuine and shows talent.