What are you reading?

Cailin · 03-28-2015, 08:37 PM

i love reading this page and seeing everything that everyone is reading... it makes me happy and sad simultaneously. Happy because I love finding out about new books, and sad because i can't read a damned one until this semester is done.

PaPa · 03-28-2015, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cailin

i love reading this page and seeing everything that everyone is reading... it makes me happy and sad simultaneously. Happy because I love finding out about new books, and sad because i can't read a damned one until this semester is done.

I am so with you on that one!! Just a couple months to go...It seems now that I have my Master's and am continuing my education they have dumped the reading on me....It seems I am doing two books per month per class!! I have also noticed that since I am getting older I am not reading as quickly as I used to due to my eyesight.

Cailin · 04-12-2015, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PaPa

I am so with you on that one!! Just a couple months to go...It seems now that I have my Master's and am continuing my education they have dumped the reading on me....It seems I am doing two books per month per class!! I have also noticed that since I am getting older I am not reading as quickly as I used to due to my eyesight.

I'm counting down the days!!

1 more month to the day. I can almost feel myself able to breathe. I have such a list, not to mention magazines that are stacking up. I feel some "all nighters" coming my way this summer.

cinnamongrrl · 04-13-2015, 04:19 AM

I've also begun reading 1776 by David McCullough...for.when Eleanor of Aquitaine becomes too dry. Plus, I just love that era in history. And I hear good things about Mr. McCullough.. This will be the first book of his that I read.

dark_crystal · 04-13-2015, 05:37 AM

Schismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling

deathbypoem · 04-16-2015, 12:17 PM

Got this from the Library yesterday. Looks to be a really interesting read.

"
This captivating bestseller tells the true story
of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl
and a baby whale off the coast of California.
It was the dark of early morning; Lynne was swimming
her last half mile back to the pier after a long
workout when she became aware that
something was swimming with her.
The ocean was charged with energy as if a
squall was moving in; whatever it was felt large
enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body.
In fact, it was a baby gray whale following alongside her.
Lynne quickly realized that if she swam
back to the pier, the young calf would follow
her onto shore and die from collapsed lungs.
On the other hand, if Lynne didn't find the
mother whale, the baby would suffer from
dehydration and starve to death. Something so enormous
--the mother whale would be at least fifty feet long
--suddenly seemed very small in the vast Pacific Ocean.
How could Lynne possibly find her?
This is the story--part mystery, part magical tale--of what happened."

Kätzchen · 04-16-2015, 11:53 PM

Lately I've been reading primarily extensive work-related materials, which can be time consuming.

But I recently read an interesting article in The Journal of American Medicine, concerning wage differentials among nursing professionals. The troubling aspect in that short study revealed that male nurses were often better compensated vs their female counterparts. Not sure what to think about the data presented in the study, but it's a harsh reminder that women are not receiving equitable treatment and are marginalized in what has typically been anchored by an predominant female work force (body of labor).

Reference:
J.A.M.A., March 24/31, 2015, vol. 313, issue 12, pp., 1265.

deathbypoem · 04-01-2015, 10:42 AM

A book from one of my Favorite Chefs Sean Brock "Mind of a Chef"!!

Liam · 04-01-2015, 08:16 PM

Just started Jack Kerouac's The Haunted Life and Other Stories.

Kobi · 04-02-2015, 07:06 PM

Women who kept the lights : an illustrated history of female lighthouse keepers / Mary Louise Clifford, J. Candace Clifford.

Danger and loneliness were common themes in the lives of 140 women lighthouse keepers in the United States from 1776 to the mid-20th century. Most were appointed to succeed a deceased husband or father, and most appear to have borne the risks with fortitude and outright heroism. While the challenges and duties these women faced were similar, the authors have captured the uniqueness of each woman's experience.

Liam · 04-04-2015, 09:15 PM

Consumed, a novel by David Cronenberg.

cinnamongrrl · 04-11-2015, 08:27 PM

I'm back to non fiction.

I just started Eleanor of Aquitaine: A life

By Alison Weir

I read the preface and her writing seems kinda flowery. I don't mind that fro
The great poets...but with biographies, I prefer some straight shooting...so I may not stick with it..time.will.tell

nycfem · 04-11-2015, 08:28 PM

Interesting. I hope you'll report back.

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

I'm back to non fiction.

I just started Eleanor of Aquitaine: A life

By Alison Weir

I read the preface and her writing seems kinda flowery. I don't mind that fro
The great poets...but with biographies, I prefer some straight shooting...so I may not stick with it..time.will.tell

Massive · 04-12-2015, 06:25 PM

I've just started to reread the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldson again, I finally managed to get all of the books he has, three sets of three, with one more to come. I'm also reading some Alice Borchardt novels, based around the fall of the Roman empire about a young woman who is also a wolf, for those who have never heard of her, she was Anne Rice's older sister. I much prefer Alice to Anne. I am also reading Russell Brands book Revolution too.

C0LLETTE · 04-12-2015, 08:38 PM

Mindfulness for Dummies

Talon · 05-11-2015, 05:49 PM

"Black Mass" by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neil

"The true story of an unholy alliance between the FBI and the Irish Mob"

jools66 · 05-12-2015, 03:19 PM

I have just begun this book called Judy.
Its about a dog that was a POW during the time of the japanese consentration camps.
I found it purely by accident in a discount bookshop.
I thought it sounded really good.
So I came home, looked at the reviews on amazon, and everyone loved the book.
And here I am reading it.
The first part gets you insight into how the authors research went to write the book.
Then you get into the story.
And now I have to say I can't put it down.
So far its wonderful.
Will let you know more later

aishah · 05-12-2015, 03:54 PM

bodymap by leah lakshmi piepzna-samarasinha.
octavia's brood, edited by walidah imarisha and adrienne maree brown.

Liam · 05-23-2015, 11:37 AM

I just finished Cinnamon and Gunpowder, by Eli Brown. Who can resist a story with a bad ass female pirate, who is the captain of her own ship? Not me! A great novel for your summer reading.

Now I'm into A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead, a fascinating look at the band as well as, the beat scene, the summer of love, and the psychedelic movement here in San Francisco.

Jesse · 05-23-2015, 01:54 PM

At the moment I am reading, "Into A Desert Place"- A 3000 Mile Walk Around The Coast of Baja California- Graham Mackintosh.

03-28-2015, 08:37 PM	#1
Cailin Member How Do You Identify?: Female.. and it's pronounced "cah-leen", not cay-lin Preferred Pronoun?: You Relationship Status: In one Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 872 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 979 Thanked 2,630 Times in 739 Posts Rep Power: 15791749	i love reading this page and seeing everything that everyone is reading... it makes me happy and sad simultaneously. Happy because I love finding out about new books, and sad because i can't read a damned one until this semester is done. __________________ De reir a cheile a thogtar na caisleain

04-13-2015, 04:19 AM	#4
cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Home in NC..gonna dig in like a tick this time… Posts: 7,662 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,233 Thanked 27,599 Times in 6,957 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	I've also begun reading 1776 by David McCullough...for.when Eleanor of Aquitaine becomes too dry. Plus, I just love that era in history. And I hear good things about Mr. McCullough.. This will be the first book of his that I read. __________________

04-13-2015, 05:37 AM	#5
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04-16-2015, 12:17 PM	#6
deathbypoem Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Poetically versed to breathe only truth and bleed certainty Preferred Pronoun?: Kane Relationship Status: Married to Chefnaction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finally, home Posts: 1,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,900 Thanked 4,733 Times in 1,583 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Got this from the Library yesterday. Looks to be a really interesting read. " This captivating bestseller tells the true story of a miraculous encounter between a teenaged girl and a baby whale off the coast of California. It was the dark of early morning; Lynne was swimming her last half mile back to the pier after a long workout when she became aware that something was swimming with her. The ocean was charged with energy as if a squall was moving in; whatever it was felt large enough to be a white shark coursing beneath her body. In fact, it was a baby gray whale following alongside her. Lynne quickly realized that if she swam back to the pier, the young calf would follow her onto shore and die from collapsed lungs. On the other hand, if Lynne didn't find the mother whale, the baby would suffer from dehydration and starve to death. Something so enormous --the mother whale would be at least fifty feet long --suddenly seemed very small in the vast Pacific Ocean. How could Lynne possibly find her? This is the story--part mystery, part magical tale--of what happened." __________________ I need your grace To remind me To find my own

04-16-2015, 11:53 PM	#7
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Join Date: May 2010 Location: @ home with my granddaughter, chosen friends & family. ツ Posts: 16,129 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,542 Thanked 33,557 Times in 10,669 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Lately I've been reading primarily extensive work-related materials, which can be time consuming. But I recently read an interesting article in The Journal of American Medicine, concerning wage differentials among nursing professionals. The troubling aspect in that short study revealed that male nurses were often better compensated vs their female counterparts. Not sure what to think about the data presented in the study, but it's a harsh reminder that women are not receiving equitable treatment and are marginalized in what has typically been anchored by an predominant female work force (body of labor). Reference: J.A.M.A., March 24/31, 2015, vol. 313, issue 12, pp., 1265. __________________ “Evil flourishes in darkness, Corruption flourishes in secrecy,” ~Attorney’s for the Epstein Sex Abuse Survivors.

04-01-2015, 10:42 AM	#8
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04-04-2015, 09:15 PM	#11
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04-11-2015, 08:27 PM	#12
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04-12-2015, 06:25 PM	#14
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05-23-2015, 11:37 AM	#19
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05-23-2015, 01:54 PM	#20
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