What are you reading?

Fancy · 09-23-2013, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

I HAVE read that book! Few years back and I have given it to many others to read as well. Bryson is an excellent and descriptive writer.

His (unofficial) bibliography from that book led me to read several others in fact...

The other book I had been reading, On the Beaten Path, was very good. Stirred my fires some more where hiking the AT is concerned

If you like books such as these, you may like a book written by a much loved (by me) naturalist named Bernd Heinrich. The first (and favorite) book I read by him is called A Year in the Maine Woods. He does a Thoreauesque experiment of living MOSTLY in his cabin in Maine....

Thanks for the referral. I'm heading to the library today and will look for Heinrich's works.

Yes, after reading Bryson's book my wanderlust-muse is sparked and now I want to read more and also daydream about hiking the AT.

GeeGina · 09-23-2013, 07:16 AM

Lately, I've become obsessed with Laura Nyro and am reading "Soul Picnic" - which is about her music and her incredibly private, even mysterious life.

09-23-2013, 07:28 AM

I see references to one of my fave writers, Bill Bryson.

One of my absolute favourites of his is The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid.

It's an autobiographical look at his childhood growing up in 50s America.
As usual it's wryly dry and witty.

Kätzchen · 09-26-2013, 03:05 PM

The Bride of Lammermoor
(Author: Sir Walter Scott)

http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmani...lammermoor.pdf

~baby~doll~ · 09-26-2013, 03:34 PM

Mayhem at the Marina A Lexi Hyatt Mystery by Carlene Miller

This is book 2 of a series of well written mysteries

Enchantress · 09-26-2013, 05:02 PM

Firstly 'Spilling Clarence' by Anne Ursu. I'm only up to chapter three at the moment, but I'm looking forward to getting more into this one. Secondly, 'Martin Sloane' by Michael Redhill. Another obscure pick, but I'm enjoying it as well. And then there's the final book in the Sookie Stackhouse series (the books that True Blood is based off), Dead Ever after by Charlaine Harris. This one is on my Nook and I'm savouring every last page. I think I'll be sad when I am through. But then again, maybe I'll just start book one and read them all over again!

There, I officially have a plan. Or, I could read the 17 other books that I have on the shelf. I confess, I'm a book hoarder ...

Venus007 · 09-26-2013, 07:09 PM

Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman

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Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	I see references to one of my fave writers, Bill Bryson. One of my absolute favourites of his is The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. It's an autobiographical look at his childhood growing up in 50s America. As usual it's wryly dry and witty.