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Almost finished with "Stolen Innocence" By Elissa Wall Still reading: Secrets from the southern living test kitchens Azar Nafisi: Things I've been silent about They are super thus far
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Royal Maladies: Inherited Diseases In The Ruling Houses of Europe. It traces hemophilia (a bleeding disorder) from Queen Victoria through her carrier daughters and into their sons, unfortunately who were heirs to the thrones of Russia and Spain, and close relatives to the German Kaiser. Then it traces porphyria (a metabolic disorder of the blood) from George III of England all the way back to Henry VI, whose bouts of madness led to the Wars of the Roses. The royal lines of Europe were already in bad shape due to marriages of close relatives, and diseases such as these weakened them further just as revolution came.
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"A novel written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, The Yellow Birds is the harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive." This is a first novel that has garnered high praise and I can see why. It is also quite understandable that his second book is poetry. I am relishing this, (started yesterday, will finish today) exceptionally well crafted. |
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The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
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Women are not small men : life-saving strategies for preventing and healing heart disease in women by Nieca Goldberg MD
Until very recently, no book like this could have been written, because all the knowledge, research, and treatments concerning heart disease were based on findings in men. For too many years, the medical establishment was ignorant of womens unique needs and physiology and looked upon women as simply small men. But women are not small men. It is now understood that our physiology is very different from that of men, especially when it comes to heart disease. Our hearts are proportionately smaller, and when we develop the first signs and symptoms of heart disease, we are usually ten years older than men. Consequently, to be effective, heart disease prevention and treatment programs for women must be different from those for men. |
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I started reading Walking the Appalachian Trail by Larry Luxenberg
Its a compilation of various hikers' experiences while traversing the AT. Im (mentally) training to hike it someday
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Currently not reading anything b/c I am anxiously waiting my new books!
One of them is called Saving Cinnamon. Can't wait to get my hands on that one! Also, Church of Lies. Should be interesting.
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I've been reading the book "You Don't Know Me but you don't like me: Phish, Insane Clown Posse, and my misadventures with two of music's most maligned tribes" by Nathan Rabin
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/You-Dont-Know-Like-Misadventures/dp/1451626886/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1400448118&sr=1-1&keywords=you+don%27t+know+me+but+you+don%27t+lik e+me"]You Don't Know Me but You Don't Like Me: Phish, Insane Clown Posse, and My Misadventures with Two of Music's Most Maligned Tribes: Nathan Rabin: 9781451626889: Amazon.com: Books[/ame] I picked it up for the ICP factor (Insane Clown Posse). I always get a kick out of Juggalos (the lifestyle devotees and followers of ICP). I'm not into Phish, so I skipped around and read only the ICP chapters. The book is a non-fiction book where Nathan follows both bands (in person with their other followers) for a few years and writes about it. I loved the ICP chapters as I thought I would. I found him to be such a good writer for those chapters that I decided to even read the Phish chapters. I got through a few but ultimately got too bored due to not being into Phish. I'm glad I read the Phish chapters, though, because he is simply a cool writer. I enjoyed his description of the role of psychadelic drugs in the fanbase of Phish. I liked how in the book he did not observe but fully integrated himself into the experience with both bands (including taking the drugs). Perhaps my favorite thing about the book was the reactions it got me as I held it and read it on my subway commute. It has a neon cover that says in big letters: "You don't know me but you don't like me." I felt like everyone was drawn to reading that cover. It was kind of funny. I do recommend this book. It was informative, interesting, well-written, weird, and very, very funny. The author had a fucked up childhood in a foster care group home, and I think that informs his experience of identifying with other misfits who find a community of band followers that make life meaningful.
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Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
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I'm checking out an app that seems to be pretty good. It provides summaries of current non-fiction books written by real editors so that you can get a good idea of the salient points of the book or to decide you want more and go ahead and buy it.
I think it would be great for transit commuting or waiting rooms. Knock out a book or two on a commute. I'm trying it on the three day free trial, it is a little pricey to subscribe but there are a variety of levels to choose from. It's called Blinkist. |
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How cool. I only read non-fiction and a lot of it so do let us know what you end up thinking!
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