What book are you reading?

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  1. sophia_frederika

    sophia_frederika New Member

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    Slave by Mende Nazer and Damien Lewis
     
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    The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir

    (I read books in twos--my upstairs book and my downstairs book)
     
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    "A Developer's Guide to SQL Server 2005" - I think the butler did it...
     
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    Reading at the moment:
    Uncertainty, Einstein,Heisenberg,bohr and the struggle for the soul of science by David Lindley & Code name Ginger, the story behnd the Segway (since i'm hoping to buy one at the end of the month)
    Froley
     
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    Your ceiling cat made me chuckle Patrick. We also have a square opening in the plaster board ceiling of our basement through which multiple cats have had the pleasure of exploring the secret passages of our house. I call it the Alice in Wonderland hole for cats.

    Ender's Game is high on my list of favorites too, and I recommend the series to my middle school students all the time. Dooms Day Book by Connie Willis is the latest book I've read. It's being promoted as the one book, one city novel for 2008 in our community. It was okay but not memorable. I mentioned that the book was half historical fiction and my kids argued that it wasn't because, don't you know mom, if it says science fiction on the spine it must be science fiction and nothing else. That was not one of the times for feeling particularly proud of my normally bright children.
     
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    moxiequz Weirdo Social Outcast

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    Lonely Planet: Tramping in New Zealand
    Let's Go New Zealand
    Footprint New Zealand
    Rough Guide New Zealand

    and so on. :)
     
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    About 1/2 way through Faith Club . I like the concept, found it very engaging the first 1/3rd. Now that they all are seeming to see eye to eye it's getting a little boring and theological/preachy.

    I'd like to see a Faith Club II where there is a theist, a Buddhist, and an athiest.
     
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    I'm re-reading the Harry Potter series.

    Just finished "The Chamber of Secrets" (# 2), heading for "The Prisoner of Azkaban" (#3). Sometimes a bit o fantasy is a welcome break for some other 'heavier' reading I've done. You know the whole global climate shift/peak oil/politics stuff.
     
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    Currently... also non-fiction...

    The 2008 Prius Owner's Manual...

    It's a good read so far...

    The plot is kinda shallow... but you can follow along.
     
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    Power, Faith, and Fantasy - America in the Middle East 1776 to the Present by Michael B. Oren
    - Very interesting historical recap. I am about halfway through it, and I have already found my knowledge of US history and international policy to be emabarassingly lacking. Good read.

    Oil! by Upton Sinclair
    - I am about halfway through this as well. Provides a vivid depiction of the petroleum industry in its infancy and its associated corruption.
     
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    You must've been quite surprised when you got to the end and found it was the hallboy. :eek:

    Really enjoying Crossed at the moment.
     
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    I highly recommend The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.

    You don't have to love dogs or race cars to love it.

    I've finished and am currently reading Talented Clementine for school. After that, I'll go back to Laurel K Hamilton for a while.
     
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    Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" by Phil Plait (who also runs the excellent "Bad Astronomy" blog: Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
     
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    carz89 I study nuclear science...

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    "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity", by Bill O'Reilly, just to understand what makes him tick.
     
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    actually right now............am reading my 2009 Prius manual....since I just got the car 4 days ago. Real leisure reading is "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn.
     
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    Outliers.

    I especially found the part that lots of IQ points does not translate to lots of dollars.
     
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    "The Black Echo" by Michael Connally. I've read a half doz or so of his novels, and decided to go back and read him in chronological order. "Echo" is his very first Harry Bosch novel. He's one of my favorite mystery writers right now - second only to John Grisham:)
     
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    I am also reading "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn. Excellent book!
     
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    I tend to read a lot of fiction, fantasy and horror stories, and I'm afraid to admit that I seem to have morphed into a teenage girl!!

    I've just finished reading the latest 2 books from Kelley Armstrong' Women of the Otherworld series (Personal Demon and Living with the Dead) and the first of her Darkest powers series for teens - The Summoning.

    I'm now reading the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. (Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse have all been finished and now starting Breaking Dawn)
     
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