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An Officer and a Lady: The WW II letters of Lt. Col. Betty Bandel, Womens Army Corps
Her letters give detail about the WAC's war effort, and insight into the lives of the first large non-nurse contingent of American women.
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just finished the 19th wife by david ebershoff, and it was amazing. i think it doesn't present a full picture of mormon polygamy (it's historical fiction and it's very negative on the subject) but it is really beautifully crafted and i couldn't put it down.
currently reading: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Open-Mind-Heart-Contemplative-Dimension/dp/0826406963"]open mind, open heart[/ame] by thomas keating [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Francis-Assisi-Revolutionary-Adrian-House/dp/1587680270/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347898481&sr=1-1&keywords=francis+of+assisi%3A+a+revolutionary+li fe"]francis of assisi: a revolutionary life[/ame] by adrian house just picked up a bunch of books on poetry from the library so they'll be next. i'm especially excited to finally read june jordan's [ame="http://www.amazon.com/June-Jordans-Poetry-People-Revolutionary/dp/0415911680/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347898545&sr=1-1&keywords=poetry+for+the+people"]poetry for the people[/ame]. |
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09-17-2012, 11:16 AM
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Although I have seven books lined up, I can say the only thing I am reading right now are posts from threads and entire threads right here on our very own Planet. Thanks!
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09-18-2012, 01:07 PM
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*Well...*,
I have had a change of heart about keeping the de Botton's book, Religion for Atheists. I decided to create some highly developed field notes by citing several examples of passages for future reference material as a way to illustrate why it's a good thing to read particular books like this. Instead, what I am going to do today is take a stack of books I am not keeping and go down to Powell's bookstore before work and wander the stacks in search of something to read. I may end up with a fictional account. It's been awhile since I've given fiction a chance to occupy my mind. Which reminds me, Tawse? what have you been reading lately? You said once that you like all your 'trauma' to happen in the world of fiction. I've never forgotten what you said; you said that so perfectly. 
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09-21-2012, 12:06 PM
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How We Love Now - sex and the new intimacy in second adulthood. Suzanne Braun Levine The authors reflections based on discussions and observations of women from the "fuck you fifties" (her concept, not mine) to the mid seventies. Kind of interesting tho it focuses a lot on married women who are rethinking their lives and choices as they age.
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09-22-2012, 03:55 PM
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Nikola Tesla predicts the future:"When woman is Boss"
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09-22-2012, 04:04 PM
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Well, let's see. I did read the 50 Shades of Grey series and I freaking loved the entire trilogy. It is amazing. I am now reading the Mortal Instruments series. I just finished the first one, City of Bones, and..wow. Currently reading the second book, City Of Ashes. I am loving the Mortal Instruments so far.
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09-23-2012, 06:45 PM
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[ame="http://www.amazon.com/The-Missionary-Position-Practice-ebook/dp/B007EDZ20O/ref=sr_1_10?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1348447301&sr=1-10"]The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice: Christopher Hitchens,Thomas Mallon: Amazon.com: Kindle Store[/ame]
and still reading this. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/The-Emperor-All-Maladies-ebook/dp/B003UYUP58/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1348447453&sr=1-1&keywords=emperor+of+all+maladies"]The Emperor of All Maladies: Siddhartha Mukherjee: Amazon.com: Kindle Store[/ame] .
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09-23-2012, 07:19 PM
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"Lovely Bones," "Red Dragon," and "The Perfect Storm"
and my general magazines; Newsweek, RollingStone, et al.
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09-23-2012, 08:10 PM
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Going organic! Wait....not the right thread!
I am starting Winter Journal, from Paul Auster, preparing to thoroughly enjoy it.
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09-23-2012, 09:30 PM
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New book by Sheri Reynolds! I love her stuff!!
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09-24-2012, 10:28 AM
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I started reading 50 Shades Of Grey on the airplane Saturday. Parts of it are quite delicious.
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09-24-2012, 10:30 PM
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Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
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09-27-2012, 06:26 AM
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The Curious Human Phenomenon by Peter Masters in book form
and Scent of Triumph Jan Moran on Kindle app for my laptop
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09-27-2012, 06:50 AM
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Soldier Dogs - the untold story of America's canine hereos Maria Goodavage |
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10-01-2012, 02:46 AM
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Late at night and into the wee hours of the morning,
I've been reading from new books I bought recently. I bought 3 books: Two, authored by Rachel Carson (Under the Sea-wind & The Edge of the Sea); and one other book, authored by Susan Steingraber (Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment). I'm saving, what I think are the best books to be read last: Rachel Carson's books about the sea, the shoreline, and the environmental impact she observed during her lifetime as a marine biologist. I was given two of her books (Silent Spring & The Sense of Wonder) by my grandmother, when I was a young girl. I will be reading them later this week. Sunday morning, I opened up Steingraber's book, then laid it down to read later after I accomplished all the items on my Sunday chore list. I am only half way through her book, but she presents a strong case for why synthetic food sources and genetically altered seed for meeting food needs are strongly linked to cancerous conditions found in the human body. If you are attracted to sciences (scientific studies), I highly recommend both authors. Particularly Rachel Carson. Her writings have strongly influenced me and have stayed with me throughout my lifetime. http://www.rachelcarson.org/BooksBy.aspx [ame="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0306818698/rachelcarsono-20#reader_0306818698"]Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment: Sandra Steingraber: 9780306818691: Amazon.com: Books[/ame] 
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10-01-2012, 03:42 AM
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Everything is Illuminated
I've finally finished reading this after putting it down several times. No particular reason for putting it down and now that I've finished reading I feel bereft. What a powerful first novel. I feel like I should say something profound about it but can't think of what I could possibly write. It's beautiful, sad, funny, wet-your-pants funny (I especially enjoyed the English as a foreign language parts), and powerfully sad.
Read it.
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10-01-2012, 09:12 AM
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10-01-2012, 09:35 AM
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Just finished, was awesome
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Now reading:
I Found This Funny: My Favorite Pieces of Humor and Some that May Not Be Funny at ALL, edited by Judd Apatow. It's a fantastic collection of short stories and essays by people known for their humor (David Sedaris, Nora Ephron, Steve Martin, Lorrie Moore) and people who....usually aren't (F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor). As a collected work, it's easy to see why Apatow is the king of "cringe humor." Recently read: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. I saw the movie on HBO about a month ago, then read the book. I wasn't going to do either, because the topic (a boy who loses his dad in the tower collapse on 9/11) sounded depressing and uninspiring. But it actually *is* inspiring- a powerful story of grief and healing filled with memorable characters. The book's narrative is always told from first person, but it's not always the same narrator so the style changes quite a bit. It also includes photographs and drawings that sometime seem completely random while somehow enhancing the story. The narrative style is perhaps on the more experimental side, but it works. Oh, and I finished the book at the BFP Reunion, so if anyone there saw me sitting in the hotel bar with my face in an iPad looking a bit teary-eyed, that's why. I swear.
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