#1Dec 2nd, 2008
I'm not reading anything right now - except for an old copy of "how to win friends and influence people' I keep in the can for divination purposes.
What's Everyone Reading?
#2
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Dec 2nd, 2008
I am reading Glen Cook now - The Black Company. A bit depressive, and a very male book, but quite readable.
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Dec 2nd, 2008
Wellington: Years of the Sword by Elizabeth Longford
Fascinating guy........
Fascinating guy........
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Dec 2nd, 2008
I recently read Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Not gonna lie - the first 1/3 or so of the book was almost excruciatingly dry. If you can manage to persevere through that though, the remainder is well worth it.
It's a very thought provoking novel about a young boy who finds himself adrift on the high seas in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
I'd recommend this one, but not as a light and fluffy read. A character within the novel claimed the story would make you believe in God - not sure I'd go that far, but the ending certainly challenged some perspectives I'd had while I was reading it.
Not gonna lie - the first 1/3 or so of the book was almost excruciatingly dry. If you can manage to persevere through that though, the remainder is well worth it.
It's a very thought provoking novel about a young boy who finds himself adrift on the high seas in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
I'd recommend this one, but not as a light and fluffy read. A character within the novel claimed the story would make you believe in God - not sure I'd go that far, but the ending certainly challenged some perspectives I'd had while I was reading it.
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Dec 2nd, 2008
I belong to a few book clubs and I haven't seen much in a while worth ordering less reading. You need to have some one refer you(these days) to a good book or you will never find out about it.
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#7
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Dec 2nd, 2008
I read mostly fiction. I enjoy Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels, John Sandford's Prey thrillers and just about anything by Anne Perry.
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Dec 2nd, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by scratch
I recently re-read the Stand, uncut version and the Road. Both excellent. I love books that have 'end of time' themes, focusing on survival of survivors. The Road made me cry a lot, the main characters are a boy and his son, real tear jerker. I belong to a few book clubs and I haven't seen much in a while worth ordering less reading. You need to have some one refer you(these days) to a good book or you will never find out about it.
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I'm planning to read 'the Andromena Strain' one of these days and am looking for the original book version of the movie "i am legend". "Black Hawk Down' is unread on the book shelf too, anyone read that one?
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Dec 2nd, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by Risus
Sounds boring. Posts on Canadian Content....
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Dec 2nd, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by Colpy
That actually sounds interesting. I might look it up next trip to the library.Wellington: Years of the Sword by Elizabeth Longford
Fascinating guy........
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Dec 2nd, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by Said1
Now now, thats not nice to some of the folks here Sounds boring.
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Dec 2nd, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by scratch
She has many good books, I am reading Mercy right now but have read a lot of hers. I also like Janet Evanovich.Hey Haz,
Good book?
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Dec 2nd, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by Risus
It is excellent, but Lady Pakenham (Ms. Longford) is a relative, can say little bad about Mr. Wellesley...........and it was written in the 60s. It might be hard to find.....I got it in a used book store.That actually sounds interesting. I might look it up next trip to the library.
More interesting as popular history was Napolean and Wellington, by Andrew Roberts . recent, so easier to find.
I read history almost exclusively.........
#17
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Dec 2nd, 2008
I just spent a year reading history doing research for my book on our local natives. I'm kinda burned out on reading right now. The short stuff on here is about all I can handle. When I was reading a lot, I loved Tom Robbins. Couldn't get enough of his turn of phrase.
Mostly I was into philosophy, science and metaphysics. Not too much fiction.
Mostly I was into philosophy, science and metaphysics. Not too much fiction.
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Dec 7th, 2008
I'm going to try to read At the Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft.
#19
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Dec 7th, 2008
I just finished "the road" about a journey a man and his son take in post apocolyptic America- No civilization, the entire country looted,starvation,except for the rampant cannabalism, and a nice nuclear winter thrown in for good measure. Very distubing, but a page turner.
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Dec 7th, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by scratch
I barrley made it through that one, even though I tried numerous times. I liked 'the virtues of selfishness', though.Atlas Shrugged for the umpteenth time. Needed some relief.
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Dec 7th, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by scratch
I didn't find it hard, I found it boring. I was disappointed with Rand on that one more than anything.Said1,
Make and effort to read no more than 10 pages at a time.
It's what is known as a `hard read.`
regards
scratch
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Dec 7th, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by Colpy
There certainly isn't anything wrong about reading history. Some of it is really fascinating.It is excellent, but Lady Pakenham (Ms. Longford) is a relative, can say little bad about Mr. Wellesley...........and it was written in the 60s. It might be hard to find.....I got it in a used book store.
More interesting as popular history was Napolean and Wellington, by Andrew Roberts . recent, so easier to find.
I read history almost exclusively.........
#24
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Dec 7th, 2008
My current reading is a mishmash.
Introductory Statistics
General Psychology
Immune correlates of stress and sleep deprivation
The Mind/Body connection
Assorted other articles and texts on psychoneuroimmunology
Introductory Statistics
General Psychology
Immune correlates of stress and sleep deprivation
The Mind/Body connection
Assorted other articles and texts on psychoneuroimmunology
#25
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Dec 7th, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by karrie
What the &%E#@# is psychoneuroimmunology ??????My current reading is a mishmash.
Introductory Statistics
General Psychology
Immune correlates of stress and sleep deprivation
The Mind/Body connection
Assorted other articles and texts on psychoneuroimmunology
#26
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Dec 7th, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by Risus
The study of how mental states effect the immune system and cause illness.What the &%E#@# is psychoneuroimmunology ??????
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Dec 7th, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by karrie
Its all in the head....The study of how mental states effect the immune system and cause illness.
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Dec 7th, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by Risus
It starts in the head, and spreads out from there.Its all in the head....
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Dec 7th, 2008Quote: Originally Posted by gopher
I've read some Lovecraft, quite a lot, in fact, though I didn't read the Mountains of Madness. Lovecraft is very interesting and very exciting, and it's very intrguing where did he get all those legends from. They seem to be too credible to be invented.I'm going to try to read At the Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft.
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