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randrum · 09-26-2015, 11:17 AM

I have a few books going. Still trying to make my way through a Song of Ice and Fire. I'm on Book 3.

I just started House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy.

And I'm also reading The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud.

cinnamongrrl · 09-26-2015, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by randrum

I have a few books going. Still trying to make my way through a Song of Ice and Fire. I'm on Book 3.

I just started House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy.

And I'm also reading The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud.

I used to be able to switch back and forth between books...no I feel like I need to focus on one....

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PurerSands · 09-26-2015, 01:41 PM

So I'm half way through the first Harry Potter since picking it up this afternoon. Hooked.

puddin' · 09-26-2015, 02:56 PM

"go set a watchman", harper lee
"the half brother", lars saabye christenson
"into the river", ted dawe

Mopsie · 09-26-2015, 06:42 PM

Just started "Tiny Beautiful Things" by Cheryl Strayed. Very much enjoying it. The snippet below describes it so much better than I could.

“It is very rarely that I am a ridiculous fangirl about anything. It’s so emotionally taxing, so inherently undignified, that I try not to fall into the trap. So it took me by surprise when, upon discovering Dear Sugar at the Rumpus, I gradually fell down the rabbit hole into ridiculous fangirlishness for the first time in years. [Strayed took me to] the edge of the dark wood, staring into the place where the most wrenching and lovely truths reside. A place to lose your heart and find it again. If there is a common thread that unites the columns, it’s work. Sugar doesn’t tolerate laziness: doing the work to reach one’s full potential, to write that novel, to exorcise ghosts, to let go of resentments and jealousy and commit instead to generosity and love—all of these are sacred, lifelong tasks for which there are no shortcuts. The columns are a gift, and so too is the book. As Sugar herself bids in her column of the same name, I've written this now on the eve of her book’s publication with one intent: to say thank you.” —Ilana Teitelbaum, The Huffington Post

Kätzchen · 10-01-2015, 11:14 AM

Glenn · 10-06-2015, 10:02 AM

Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool (2014) The scariest book I've ever read, and Folks, I read alot! True story about a tough, New York cop, who becomes an exorcist after experiencing real demon possession among people. With the help of priests, he also instructs people how to recognize, and exorcise demons. Beware: Very, very, scary!

RockOn · 10-06-2015, 12:54 PM

C# Quick Syntax Reference
Sometimes I get mixed up flipping back and forth between Visual C# and Visual Basic languages

For some unknown reason, Microsoft Visual Studio will not compile a few lines of Visual Basic in their Visual C# Integrated Development Environment.

*chuckling* Yes, I know I am being goofy.
Lack of sleep makes me punchy!!!

gotoseagrl · 10-06-2015, 02:11 PM

Etiquette (1892) by Agness H. Morton - A cute vintage read.

Curious, If True by Elizabeth Gaskell

jools66 · 10-23-2015, 11:24 PM

[QUOTE=PurerSands;1017460]Today I bought three books. Little Gone Girl by Alexander Burt (also known as Mia is Missing)

The Girl with A Clock for A Heart by Peter Swanson

AND

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.

I'm ashamed to say I never read the HP series. Fantasy is not a genre I part take in much. But I do remember seeing maybe 2 of the movies years ago and enjoying them. For some reason for the passed week I've had a niggling feeling to read them... Or at least give them a shot.

So I may start with Harry, and move on to my usual genre of Thriller...

Don't judge me....

[

Haveing read all the HP books, I have to say I loved them.
For one you really do get more involved, and it goes into greater detail.
I hope you like them as much as I did.

jools66 · 10-23-2015, 11:55 PM

Ok, at last I have finally finished this book, and yes I know it took me some time.
So .... Judy, what can I tell you about his book.
After getting past the introduction, which gives you some background on how the research for the book started.
I was hooked.
Judy is a dog that received the highest bravery award that can be given for any animal.
She was a POW in the japanese war camps.
The book takes you from her mischievous pup days, right through all her trials in the camps with her fellow prisoners.
Please read this book, you won't regret it.

Glenn · 10-24-2015, 09:54 AM

Laura Blumenfeld-2002- Superb book! Gutsy Journalist Blumenfeld, searches for her father's arab shooter in Jerusalem and Iran seeking revenge.

homoe · 10-25-2015, 06:40 PM

Just finished Big Stone Gap! Liked it well enough but judging by the movie previews, I think it may be one of the few movies I like better than the book!

Talon · 10-27-2015, 12:41 PM

jools66 · 10-27-2015, 03:03 PM

Just about to read his biography.
For those who have never heard of him, he's a british cycling champion.

QueenofSmirks · 10-27-2015, 08:45 PM

Many peer-reviewed articles for my final paper ::: scream! :::

Glenn · 10-31-2015, 10:21 AM

Author Sara Paretsky-2003 I love private detective V.I. Warshawski! Just finished her "Total Recall". A must read for fans. I once met Sara at a Chicago bookstore called Women and Children First, and CIJS she rocks!

Angeltoes · 10-31-2015, 09:22 PM

I'm not reading anything exciting at the moment, because like Stephanie, I only have time to read schoolish stuff...

Of course, I must always snatch few moments for a small BFP distraction.

There are so many more, but here are just a few of the books I recommend at the moment:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Teacher-Told-Everything/dp/0743296281/?ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y"]Lies My Teacher Told Me[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Souls-Black-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486280411/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446347197&sr=1-1&keywords=the+souls+of+black+folk"]The Souls of Black Folk[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1577316290/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_YG0tvb1P0J58T"]The Emotional Lives of Animals[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Profundis-Oscar-Wilde-ebook/dp/B00RWJPS8Q/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446346169&sr=1-4&keywords=de+profundis"]De Profundis[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00589AYWW/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_6Zz.ub1WVGJBD"]The March of Folly[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BBXJH68/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_vmvhvb1EREY5Y"]Uncertainty[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0306809982/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_jnNfwb0GXD43J"]Empty Without You[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness/dp/1595586431/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446347318&sr=1-1&keywords=the+new+colorblind+racism"]The New Jim Crow[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Creativity-Artist-Modern-World-ebook/dp/B002GKGB00/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446347086&sr=1-1&keywords=the+gift"]The Gift[/ame]

I recommend them all! There's also 'The Painted Bird'...'The Master and Margarita' (love pretty much all Russian Classics)...'Perfume' (It's a murder mystery! There was a movie awhile ago). I could spend a long time on this. I'm still a dedicated Ann Rice fan/vampire nerd, though I can't get into the latest generation. They're too hip. They just don't work for me.

Martina · 11-01-2015, 12:47 AM

Just finished Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

About to finish Wheelmen by Alberti and O'Connell - about doping in cycling, esp Lance Armstrong

TheHinduPose · 11-01-2015, 12:56 PM

Borrowed a copy of On Photography by Susan Sontag.

09-26-2015, 11:17 AM	#2481
randrum Member How Do You Identify?: Boi Preferred Pronoun?: Just call me G Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 695 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,480 Thanked 3,063 Times in 668 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	I have a few books going. Still trying to make my way through a Song of Ice and Fire. I'm on Book 3. I just started House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy. And I'm also reading The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud. __________________

09-26-2015, 01:41 PM	#2483
PurerSands Member How Do You Identify?: Gay woman Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: I have one Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Where the grass is green! Posts: 125 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 105 Thanked 259 Times in 87 Posts Rep Power: 3262138	So I'm half way through the first Harry Potter since picking it up this afternoon. Hooked. __________________ But I, being poor, have only my dreams...

09-26-2015, 02:56 PM	#2484
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10-01-2015, 11:14 AM	#2486
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10-06-2015, 10:02 AM	#2487
Glenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Northwest Wind and Lake Michigan Preferred Pronoun?: Paesano Relationship Status: Solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Posts: 1,546 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,597 Thanked 3,732 Times in 1,096 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Deliver Us From Evil Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool (2014) The scariest book I've ever read, and Folks, I read alot! True story about a tough, New York cop, who becomes an exorcist after experiencing real demon possession among people. With the help of priests, he also instructs people how to recognize, and exorcise demons. Beware: Very, very, scary!

09-26-2015, 06:42 PM	#2485
Mopsie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Female ones Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Shenandoah Valley Virginia Posts: 4,769 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 36,246 Thanked 8,587 Times in 1,857 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Just started "Tiny Beautiful Things" by Cheryl Strayed. Very much enjoying it. The snippet below describes it so much better than I could. “It is very rarely that I am a ridiculous fangirl about anything. It’s so emotionally taxing, so inherently undignified, that I try not to fall into the trap. So it took me by surprise when, upon discovering Dear Sugar at the Rumpus, I gradually fell down the rabbit hole into ridiculous fangirlishness for the first time in years. [Strayed took me to] the edge of the dark wood, staring into the place where the most wrenching and lovely truths reside. A place to lose your heart and find it again. If there is a common thread that unites the columns, it’s work. Sugar doesn’t tolerate laziness: doing the work to reach one’s full potential, to write that novel, to exorcise ghosts, to let go of resentments and jealousy and commit instead to generosity and love—all of these are sacred, lifelong tasks for which there are no shortcuts. The columns are a gift, and so too is the book. As Sugar herself bids in her column of the same name, I've written this now on the eve of her book’s publication with one intent: to say thank you.” —Ilana Teitelbaum, The Huffington Post

10-06-2015, 12:54 PM	#2488
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10-06-2015, 02:11 PM	#2489
gotoseagrl Senior Member How Do You Identify?: old-fashioned queer stone submissive girl Preferred Pronoun?: mermaid, very lucky babygirl Relationship Status: Saltwater mermaid ♡ Join Date: May 2010 Location: CA Posts: 2,209 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,192 Thanked 6,116 Times in 1,726 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Etiquette (1892) by Agness H. Morton - A cute vintage read. Curious, If True by Elizabeth Gaskell __________________ Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. D. H. Lawrence

10-23-2015, 11:24 PM	#2490
jools66 Member How Do You Identify?: lesbian Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: uk Posts: 287 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 191 Thanked 682 Times in 225 Posts Rep Power: 3036734	[QUOTE=PurerSands;1017460]Today I bought three books. Little Gone Girl by Alexander Burt (also known as Mia is Missing) The Girl with A Clock for A Heart by Peter Swanson AND Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. I'm ashamed to say I never read the HP series. Fantasy is not a genre I part take in much. But I do remember seeing maybe 2 of the movies years ago and enjoying them. For some reason for the passed week I've had a niggling feeling to read them... Or at least give them a shot. So I may start with Harry, and move on to my usual genre of Thriller... Don't judge me.... [ Haveing read all the HP books, I have to say I loved them. For one you really do get more involved, and it goes into greater detail. I hope you like them as much as I did.

10-23-2015, 11:55 PM	#2491
jools66 Member How Do You Identify?: lesbian Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: uk Posts: 287 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 191 Thanked 682 Times in 225 Posts Rep Power: 3036734	Judy Ok, at last I have finally finished this book, and yes I know it took me some time. So .... Judy, what can I tell you about his book. After getting past the introduction, which gives you some background on how the research for the book started. I was hooked. Judy is a dog that received the highest bravery award that can be given for any animal. She was a POW in the japanese war camps. The book takes you from her mischievous pup days, right through all her trials in the camps with her fellow prisoners. Please read this book, you won't regret it.

10-24-2015, 09:54 AM	#2492
Glenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Northwest Wind and Lake Michigan Preferred Pronoun?: Paesano Relationship Status: Solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Posts: 1,546 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,597 Thanked 3,732 Times in 1,096 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Revenge Laura Blumenfeld-2002- Superb book! Gutsy Journalist Blumenfeld, searches for her father's arab shooter in Jerusalem and Iran seeking revenge.

10-25-2015, 06:40 PM	#2493
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10-27-2015, 12:41 PM	#2494
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10-27-2015, 03:03 PM	#2495
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10-27-2015, 08:45 PM	#2496
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10-31-2015, 10:21 AM	#2497
Glenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Northwest Wind and Lake Michigan Preferred Pronoun?: Paesano Relationship Status: Solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Posts: 1,546 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,597 Thanked 3,732 Times in 1,096 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	BlackList Author Sara Paretsky-2003 I love private detective V.I. Warshawski! Just finished her "Total Recall". A must read for fans. I once met Sara at a Chicago bookstore called Women and Children First, and CIJS she rocks!

10-31-2015, 09:22 PM	#2498
Angeltoes Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Nunya Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bernlandia Posts: 1,740 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,286 Thanked 5,525 Times in 1,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	I'm not reading anything exciting at the moment, because like Stephanie, I only have time to read schoolish stuff... Of course, I must always snatch few moments for a small BFP distraction. There are so many more, but here are just a few of the books I recommend at the moment: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Teacher-Told-Everything/dp/0743296281/?ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y"]Lies My Teacher Told Me[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Souls-Black-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486280411/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446347197&sr=1-1&keywords=the+souls+of+black+folk"]The Souls of Black Folk[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1577316290/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_YG0tvb1P0J58T"]The Emotional Lives of Animals[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Profundis-Oscar-Wilde-ebook/dp/B00RWJPS8Q/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446346169&sr=1-4&keywords=de+profundis"]De Profundis[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00589AYWW/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_6Zz.ub1WVGJBD"]The March of Folly[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BBXJH68/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_vmvhvb1EREY5Y"]Uncertainty[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0306809982/?ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_jnNfwb0GXD43J"]Empty Without You[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness/dp/1595586431/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446347318&sr=1-1&keywords=the+new+colorblind+racism"]The New Jim Crow[/ame] [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Creativity-Artist-Modern-World-ebook/dp/B002GKGB00/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446347086&sr=1-1&keywords=the+gift"]The Gift[/ame] I recommend them all! There's also 'The Painted Bird'...'The Master and Margarita' (love pretty much all Russian Classics)...'Perfume' (It's a murder mystery! There was a movie awhile ago). I could spend a long time on this. I'm still a dedicated Ann Rice fan/vampire nerd, though I can't get into the latest generation. They're too hip. They just don't work for me.

11-01-2015, 12:47 AM	#2499
Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,367 Times in 4,171 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Just finished Outlander by Diana Gabaldon About to finish Wheelmen by Alberti and O'Connell - about doping in cycling, esp Lance Armstrong __________________ "No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up" - Lily Tomlin

11-01-2015, 12:56 PM	#2500
TheHinduPose Member How Do You Identify?: human Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: earth Posts: 1,232 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,833 Thanked 3,093 Times in 887 Posts Rep Power: 21474848	Borrowed a copy of On Photography by Susan Sontag.