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puddin' · 10-11-2013, 11:26 PM

currently readin' "plan a, plan b, pan c" and "the straw hat".

ProfPacker · 10-12-2013, 02:52 PM

I will definitely read the first book. Commodification of family development is very rarely spoken about. Thanks for the suggestion. Might be interesting for me to use in some of my human behavior and development classes. Looking it up on my kindle now.

Kobi · 10-12-2013, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by femmepacker

I will definitely read the first book. Commodification of family development is very rarely spoken about. Thanks for the suggestion. Might be interesting for me to use in some of my human behavior and development classes. Looking it up on my kindle now.

Let me know what you think. Children as commodities is not a new concept. We have been doing it in both foreign and domestic adoptions, genetic engineering and in utero modification, sex selective abortions, child sex trafficking, etc.

Is disconcerting to see human beings as an industry to be exploited for significant financial gain. Not surprising, just disconcerting.

ClassyStud · 10-12-2013, 04:14 PM

Current Primary Read. I usually have a few books going at one time. I am agnostic but keep my mind open to all religions. This is a good book about homelessness.

10-13-2013, 12:27 PM

The Secret History, Donna Tartt

Never read Tartt before, picked this one up on kindle because of an piece in the Observer today on the top ten long reads. Her newest one is on order.

cinnamongrrl · 10-13-2013, 01:53 PM

I just got...(and am only glancing through atm)

No Impact Man:The adventures of a guilty liberal who attempts to save the planet and the discoveries he makes about himself and our way of life in the process.

By Colin Beavan

And that is the entire title!

Colin Beavan is No Impact Man. Dismayed, worried, and angered at worsening global climate conditions, and sorely confused and frustrated about what one individual can do to alleviate—or reverse—such threatening trends, Beavan decided to do something. His choice: to lead a life of no impact for one year. That is, in everyday living his goal was to create no negative impact on the environment. In New York City. And he dragged his Starbucks-addicted wife, one year-old daughter, and trusty dog along for the ride. A no impact transition meant no transportation use that required the power of fossil fuels (subways, taxis, planes, elevators), no takeout food (wasteful containers), no bottled water, no new purchases, no use of disposable items (like razors), and eventually, no electricity. Big things (travel) and little things (cooking) and private things (hygiene) and everything in-between fell into this phased-in project.

Along the way, Beavan blogged about his trials. His book, No Impact Man (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009), made of recycled paper and produced by a plant powered by biogas, tells the tale—at turns comical, revealing, and emotional—of a family at first hesitant, then fully embracing of this project. It is also peppered with startling, eyebrow-raising statistics on global manufacturing, consumption patterns, and waste production. (The documentary on the project is out now too).

Soon · 10-20-2013, 07:32 PM

The Interestings: A Novel

Amazon: An Amazon Best Book of the Month, April 2013: This knowing, generous and slyly sly new novel follows a group of teenagers who meet at a summer camp for artsy teens in 1974 and survive as friends through the competitions and realities of growing up. At its heart is Jules (nee Julie, she changes it that first summer to seem more sophisticated) Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress who comes to realize she’s got more creative temperament than talent; her almost boyfriend Ethan Figman, the true genius in the bunch (he’s a cartoonist); musician Jonah Bay, son of a famous Baez-ish folksinger; and the Wolf siblings, Ash and Goodman, attractive and mysterious. How these five circle each other, come together and break apart, makes for plenty of hilarious scenes and plenty of heartbreaking ones, too. A compelling coming of age story about five privileged kids, this is also a pitch-perfect tale about a particular generation and the era that spawned it. --Sara Nelson

ONLY · 10-20-2013, 07:48 PM

Last night I finished "To Kill A Mockingbird" and started "Orange Is The New Black" Just as I enjoy a variety of music, anywhere from Bee Gees to Three doors down to Lionel Richie to Linkin Park, I have been enjoying a variety of very different books

Kätzchen · 10-20-2013, 10:11 PM

Just to briefly share, tonight:

I have no idea what's up with me lately, but I did not finish the last two books I attempted to read: "Bride of Lammermoor" or Alice Arden's, "She Took To The Woods." I did not enjoy either book.

But I forgot that I subscribed to a reader's list, a "Tip Sheet", supplied to me by: Publisher's Weekly.
I have been browsing reading materials found on two different lists and thought I would leave links for them tonight, in case anyone else might see something interesting to read.

Link no. 1 ~>>> The Big Indie Books of Fall 2013

Link no. 2 ~>>> The 20 Best Books in Translation You've Never Read

On either link above, a person can find tabs for: News, Authors, Reviews, Best Sellers, International, Opinion, and other items that might be interesting to learn more about.

Medusa · 10-20-2013, 10:22 PM

UGH! My reading is in a slump this past week!

Finished a rather boring Kaplan LSAT book.

Finished "Dr. Sleep" by Stephen King. It was entertaining but "thin" in places.

Finished "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B. Du Bois. Heavy. Beautiful.

I just cracked "We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency" by Parmy Olson.

Also have this one going: "Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State" by Dana Priest

Martina · 10-21-2013, 12:21 AM

James Lee Burke, Creole Belle

Timothy Ferris, Seeing in the Dark: How Amateur Astronomers are Discovering the Wonders of the Universe

Greyson · 10-21-2013, 12:55 AM

Intertwined Lives: Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict and Their Circle - Lois W. Banner

Sparkle · 10-21-2013, 07:43 AM

I've just started "[ame="http://www.amazon.com/And-Mountains-Echoed-Khaled-Hosseini/dp/159463176X"]And the Mountains Echoed[/ame]" by Kahled Hosseini

As with his other books this is an engaging read, from the get-go.

snip/

An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.

Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.

Shay McGee · 10-21-2013, 10:23 AM

I am reading This Is How We Grow By Dr. Christina Hibbert

Cronopia · 10-21-2013, 03:33 PM

Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone By Eric Klinenberg

This is a good read if you live alone if you don't you might fantasize about after.

PoeticSilence · 10-22-2013, 11:11 AM

So some of you know I changed some of my book habits and have been buying some books used. All my life I've been very snobbish about buying only NEW books. Then I switched to Kindle, so now aside from my approx. thousand books laying around the house and in shelves and piles.. I now have roughly a thousand books on my three different kindles. However, there are some books I refuse to buy on kindle. Art books, childrens books, poetry books (except for Rumi), and cook books, well, also books I might need to carry around with me for some reason or another. Anyways, I got an email from the company I buy my books from, and I'm sharing it.

Hi Ronnie,

We're just checking in to see if you received your order!

Your order number 12537669 included:

The Traveler

The Good Thief: A Novel

Coping with Lymphedema

So Recently Rent a World: New and Selected Poems

If your order hasn't blessed your mailbox just yet, heads are gonna roll in the Mishawaka warehouse! Seriously though, if you haven't received your order or are less than 108.8% satisfied, please be sure to let us know by submitting a ticket. Let us know what we can do to flabbergast you with service.

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justkim · 10-23-2013, 09:14 AM

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand LOVED it!!! If you haven't read by all means please do...

I just picked up (finally) A Train In Winter by Caroline Moorehead, I have been looking for this book for sometime now and finally found it in paperback form.

Greyson · 11-02-2013, 09:50 AM

Occupy Religion: Theology of the Multitude - Joerg Rieger and Kwok Pui-lan

"Occupy religion aims to demystify and debunk religious doctrines and social teachings that provide both religious sanction and justification for economic and social inequality. It critiques religions institutions and structures that silence, discriminate, and marginalize people because of class, race, gender and sexuality, and thus hand the power to the 1 percent. Occupy religion calls religious communities to account and asks them to engage critically in transforming the world to make it just for all and sustainable for the environment."

Cailin · 11-02-2013, 08:10 PM

Update: Finally finished Memoirs of a Geisha. Took long enough. The movie was awesome, but like all its predecessors, the book is far better.

Currently attempted to read :Tell no one:. And....... I'm bored. But I'll see where it goes.

Shay McGee · 11-03-2013, 11:16 PM

Jesse James American Outlaw

10-11-2013, 11:26 PM	#2041
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10-12-2013, 04:14 PM	#2044
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10-13-2013, 01:53 PM	#2046
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10-20-2013, 07:32 PM	#2047
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	really enjoying it The Interestings: A Novel Amazon: An Amazon Best Book of the Month, April 2013: This knowing, generous and slyly sly new novel follows a group of teenagers who meet at a summer camp for artsy teens in 1974 and survive as friends through the competitions and realities of growing up. At its heart is Jules (nee Julie, she changes it that first summer to seem more sophisticated) Jacobson, an aspiring comic actress who comes to realize she’s got more creative temperament than talent; her almost boyfriend Ethan Figman, the true genius in the bunch (he’s a cartoonist); musician Jonah Bay, son of a famous Baez-ish folksinger; and the Wolf siblings, Ash and Goodman, attractive and mysterious. How these five circle each other, come together and break apart, makes for plenty of hilarious scenes and plenty of heartbreaking ones, too. A compelling coming of age story about five privileged kids, this is also a pitch-perfect tale about a particular generation and the era that spawned it. --Sara Nelson

10-20-2013, 07:48 PM	#2048
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10-12-2013, 02:52 PM	#2042
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10-13-2013, 12:27 PM	#2045
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	The Secret History, Donna Tartt Never read Tartt before, picked this one up on kindle because of an piece in the Observer today on the top ten long reads. Her newest one is on order.

10-20-2013, 10:11 PM	#2049
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10-20-2013, 10:22 PM	#2050
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10-21-2013, 12:21 AM	#2051
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10-21-2013, 12:55 AM	#2052
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10-21-2013, 07:43 AM	#2053
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10-21-2013, 10:23 AM	#2054
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10-21-2013, 03:33 PM	#2055
Cronopia Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer, Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 21 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15 Thanked 33 Times in 10 Posts Rep Power: 518437	Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone By Eric Klinenberg This is a good read if you live alone if you don't you might fantasize about after.

10-22-2013, 11:11 AM	#2056
PoeticSilence Member How Do You Identify?: dodges labels Relationship Status: Estranged Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 454 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3 Thanked 919 Times in 277 Posts Rep Power: 10661585	So some of you know I changed some of my book habits and have been buying some books used. All my life I've been very snobbish about buying only NEW books. Then I switched to Kindle, so now aside from my approx. thousand books laying around the house and in shelves and piles.. I now have roughly a thousand books on my three different kindles. However, there are some books I refuse to buy on kindle. Art books, childrens books, poetry books (except for Rumi), and cook books, well, also books I might need to carry around with me for some reason or another. Anyways, I got an email from the company I buy my books from, and I'm sharing it. Hi Ronnie, We're just checking in to see if you received your order! Your order number 12537669 included: The Traveler The Good Thief: A Novel Coping with Lymphedema So Recently Rent a World: New and Selected Poems If your order hasn't blessed your mailbox just yet, heads are gonna roll in the Mishawaka warehouse! Seriously though, if you haven't received your order or are less than 108.8% satisfied, please be sure to let us know by submitting a ticket. Let us know what we can do to flabbergast you with service. If you've really got some gumption, there's one other thing you can do to help. Become our fan on Facebook by clicking this link. It's the easiest way to let your friends know that you're part of our movement to fund literacy by buying books. You might also enjoy reading our blog. Humbly Yours, Better World Books Fund literacy, care for the environment, and get a fair price on the books you want. Better World Books (http://www.BetterWorldBooks.com ) __________________ Love is all you need.

10-23-2013, 09:14 AM	#2057
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11-02-2013, 09:50 AM	#2058
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11-02-2013, 08:10 PM	#2059
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11-03-2013, 11:16 PM	#2060
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