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11-10-2012, 06:53 PM
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Nothing.....oh no I'm going through a funk, must get to the library or Amazon.com.
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11-10-2012, 07:32 PM
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I'm greatly looking forward to starting The Woods in Winter by Bernd Heinrich. he is an amazing naturalist who learned at his father's knee...then went on to get advanced degrees in botany and zoology. He teaches at the University of Vermont. He has the ability to put scientific things into layman's terms without dumbing it down....
The first book I read of his was A Year in the Maine Woods...he does a Thoreau basically....and writes about it... |
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11-10-2012, 07:47 PM
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I really must start posting in this thread ...
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11-10-2012, 07:58 PM
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11-10-2012, 11:16 PM
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Currently the weekly flyers, because I haven't found a new book to focus on.
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11-11-2012, 12:42 AM
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I am alright and still smiling - keeping my eyes on what lasts and matters 
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I am reading ..always..more than one book at a time...
and life will end before I get to read all I would have liked... currently... 1. the Hobbit...love it...and soon the movie will be out 2. Burn Unit... about nursing care for burn victims... not for everyone..but I am a nurse and it is very interesting to me. 3. Emotional Sobriety... about not following old patterns I grew up with... how to outgrow them... 4. Mammarazzi... (lol ) ... a book on tips for photographing children... plenty of reading for a while... |
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11-11-2012, 12:43 PM
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11-14-2012, 02:11 PM
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A Dangerous Inheritance, by Alison Weir. This is pure historical trash, although I enjoy her biographies.
It's parallel stories of Katherine Plantagenet, illegitimate daughter of Richard, Duke of Gloucester (and soon to be King), and Katherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey. Both were real people, though I'm sure much license has been taken as to their personalities and characters. Katherine Plantagenet is more a convenient character narrating the unfolding story of Richard, his sister-in-law the Queen, and his nephews. He of course has gone down as the wickedest uncle in history, killing his nephews and allegedly several other kin to snatch the throne for himself. Or was he?? The image of the hunchbacked homicidal power-mad Richard came out of the Tudors and Shakespeare. Henry Tudor, with only a flimsy claim to the throne, won the Battle of Bosworth and became Henry VII. That tenuosity would have ramifications throughout all the Tudor reigns and afterwards. Richard's much more sympathetic in the book. Others, including Henry, also had motive to brush aside the boy-king and his brother like mosquitos. Katherine Grey was caught up in a plot by a powerful duke to prevent the Roman Catholic Mary Tudor (Henry VIII's daughter) from becoming Queen, after the Protestant Edward VI died. Part of this was marrying her to the son of one of his cronies, and there are teasing scenes of almost-consummation, but in reality the marriage was never consummated and ultimately annulled. Later, she brought down the rage of her cousin Elizabeth when she clandestinely married without the Queen's consent and had two sons, to boot. She died under house arrest. Her role in the book is to discover her distant relative Katherine Plantagenet and what happened to the nephews. Books like this usually just make me mad, as they are almost like fanfiction instead of reality. But, once in a while, a little trash is a good thing.
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11-14-2012, 11:04 PM
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Reading is one of my favorite past times. I have been disappointed lately that schools are not using paper books anymore. There is so much value in turning the page of a book and the smell of it. Like in old bookstores.
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11-14-2012, 11:11 PM
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11-14-2012, 11:13 PM
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I had to put "The Twelve" by Justin Cronin down for a couple of weeks due to school but I picked it back up tonight.
I also have "Survivor" by Chuck Palahniuk and an old Thanatochemistry book (the science of embalming human bodies) going.
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11-14-2012, 11:49 PM
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Letters For My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect
Edited by Megan M. Rohrer and Zander Keig
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11-15-2012, 12:04 AM
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It is good to know that I am not the only one who feels a loss of paper books. I do somehow believe that the classics will remain timeless. I have not read, The Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh and will peruse it. I was recommended, The Untethered Soul, By Michael Singer, a book of the journey beyond yourself and think it might be quite good. |
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11-15-2012, 09:24 AM
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WILD by Cheryl Strayed
"On an icy trek across the frozen Northwest, a brave new writer finds her voice." |
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11-21-2012, 07:48 PM
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it was a quick easy read, chock full of tidbits that I didn't know. example: in the James Taylor song [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXmgkvIgc0w"]James Taylor - "Carolina in My Mind " - YouTube[/nomedia] the lyrics "It's been a holy host of others standing round me" is a nod to The Beatles who had his recording contract at Apple Corps Ltd. I'm a huge James Taylor and CSNY and the author weaves in and out of each of the artist history (mostly) in chronological order. .
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11-21-2012, 09:19 PM
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This was recommended to me by a wonderful friend, and I have to say it is amazing. Not just about civil conduct, but the "ethical underpinnings of manners". Puts a whole new spin on human interaction. I can't say enough good about it and I haven't even finished it yet. Light easy read.
  Book Description from Amazon Publication Date: April 1, 2010 Most people would agree that thoughtful behavior and common decency are in short supply, or simply forgotten in hurried lives of emails, cellphones, and multi-tasking. In Choosing Civility, P. M. Forni identifies the twenty-five rules that are most essential in connecting effectively and happily with others. In clear, witty, and, well...civilized language, Forni covers topics that include: * Think Twice Before Asking Favors * Give Constructive Criticism * Refrain from Idle Complaints * Respect Others' Opinions * Don't Shift Responsibility and Blame * Care for Your Guests * Accept and Give Praise Finally, Forni provides examples of how to put each rule into practice and so make life-and the lives of others-more enjoyable, companionable, and rewarding. Choosing Civility is a simple, practical, perfectly measured, and quietly magical handbook on the lost art of civility and compassion. |
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11-21-2012, 09:25 PM
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Written and signed by my own Dr. Adolphus Anekwe- "The Stamped Image" (Fiction)
The daunting discovery of a new chromosomal marking, HLA B66, otherwise known as the 666 gene, that is present in those who have committed heinous crimes, and the search for those everyday citizens who test positive. |
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11-23-2012, 10:48 AM
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I'm reading a book called "Your Call Is Important To Us. The Truth About BULLSHIT"
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11-26-2012, 02:12 PM
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LIARS, LOVERS, and HEROES (What the new brain science reveals about how we become who we are) By Steven R. Quartz & H.D & Terrence J. Sejnowski PH.D.
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11-26-2012, 04:31 PM
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Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night. Awesome book, wonderfully tight writing style. It's my first Vonnegut and I'm hooked. I have Breakfast of Champions next.
Still reading the odd article in the one book and a chapter here and there in a couple of others. I should stop being a flea brain and settle down to savour them individually. |
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