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Post by Clipper on Jul 17, 2008 20:45:43 GMT -5
There you go Dave. We now have a book nook where we can discuss books we read without wandering from other topics, as I usually do.
Lately I have been feeding my mind "junkfood" and not reading much of anything with redeeming quality. I have been reading a lot of Kellerman, and Grisham, and other fictional pieces, that have little educational value
I find that there are two major categories of reading in MY personal life. I read a lot for "entertainment", and also I read quite a bit for "enlightenment" on subjects of interest, or importance.
Lately I have been "snacking" on fiction, and not "feasting" on factual information, such as my all time favorite category, history.
Last night I read for over an hour "on-line" researching the principles surrounding the electoral college, as opposed to the popular vote. My friend Robert didn't understand the system, and wondered why we had electors instead of simply counting the votes cast in the local voting booth.
It was interesting to see how many times a candidate has garnered the largest number of popular votes, and lost the electoral vote, therefore being defeated in the election process. It goes all the way back to the infancy of the mulitiple political party system.
I can see already that I will most likely hijack threads on this board also. I will most likely want to post about subjects I read about on the internet, as well as in books. I would also like to read items of interest, researched and read about, by other members.
Us book worms and nerds can play here, and anyone not interested in gleaning info from the resources viewed by others, can simply scroll right on by this board, haha.
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Post by Ralph on Jul 17, 2008 23:51:45 GMT -5
Thank You Clipper.....and of course Dave, what a great idea.
I am an avid reader, but all my books are packed!!!!
I have been grabbing my favorite Robert Parker new Spenser books off of eBay for now. I tend to stay with fiction as it helps the mind wander away from the day-to-day problems.
But I think this will be fun!
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Post by kim on Jul 18, 2008 6:40:32 GMT -5
Books I've read recently:
Nature Girl
Skinny Dip
Double Whammy
Striptease
Stormy Weather
Native Tongue
Me of Little Faith
A Pirate Looks At 50
One For The Money
Eleven On Top
And I'm currently reading Kick Ass.
Whew!
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Post by Clipper on Jul 18, 2008 10:12:05 GMT -5
I have a bad habit of reading several books at the same time. I am in the middle of a couple of paperback novels now, as well as re-reading a history text that I recently purchased.
I am reading "Open Season" by Linda Howard. It's a real page turner, about a young woman that is a librarian, and decides to toss aside the "old maid" image and seek out a livelier life. It has murder, suspense, romance and intrigue. Excellent book. That is the book I am reading at night when I go to bed.
I also have "The Blue Zone" by Andrew Gross going at the same time. That one is in my truck, and I read it while waiting in doctor's offices with Kathy or my dad, and while sitting in the car while Kathy shops, haha. It is another "thriller". I just started it, and can't say much about it yet, but if it is like "Lifeguard", by the same author, it will be a "real good read."
I can't stay away from the used history text that I recently purchased for 25 cents. I emailed Dave recently to tell him how excited I was to find the book again. I had used it in a class I took many years ago (back in the 80's) and had lost it during one of my several moves since then.
It is titled "America", a narrative history by George Brown Tindall, and David Emory Shi. It is a very good American history book, and one of the only "history texts" that I have found that is written in an interesting and attention holding narrative style that holds your interest.
American history is one of my favorite subjects of interest. I enjoyed the book when I took the class, and I am enjoying re-reading it. I have quoted it, and used it as a reference many times over the years. It covers a lot of issues pertaining to politics, and the formation of political parties and doctrines over the years. It also gives a very interesting perspective on Viet Nam, Korea, and war in general, that is very interesting to compare to events today in Iraq.
I jsut recently finished "Half Past Dead" by Meryl Sawyer. It is an excellent novel about a woman recently released from prison, after being falsely framed for embezzlement. She returns to her small town as a pawn of federal agents investigating murder and conspiracy. Damned good reading, and a real "can't put it down" suspense story. I stayed up more than one night, unable to close the book and turn off the light, haha.
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Post by dgriffin on Jul 26, 2008 8:04:17 GMT -5
Clip, I just ordered copies of both volulmes of America by Tindall and Shi. Looking forward to reading them. Available at AbeBooks.com. A great place with great prices, for orders of one. (Multiple book orders usually mean multiple vendors and multiple shipping rates.) These were $1 each, plus shipping.
I've been using the Amazon supported vendor or whatever they call them. But twice in the last 3 months the books never showed up.
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Post by dgriffin on Jul 26, 2008 8:05:44 GMT -5
Kim, none of those titles rings a bell, except Striptease, of course. Tell us about a couple of them and why you liked them.
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Post by virgilgal on Apr 1, 2011 19:04:28 GMT -5
Books I've read recently: Nature Girl Skinny Dip Double Whammy Striptease Stormy Weather Native Tongue Me of Little Faith A Pirate Looks At 50 One For The Money Eleven On Top And I'm currently reading Kick Ass. Whew! |
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Post by virgilgal on Apr 1, 2011 19:09:43 GMT -5
Okay; I don't know how to capture a previous post or quote and respond to it; so sorry... Just saw Kim on a Neil Gaimon run and had to laugh as you topped mine this winter. My nephew turned me on to him and I read about 5 or 6 of those in a row. Great stuff; makes me pee my pants laughing even as twisted as a lot of it is (or because it's so twisted!).
I think I found a favorite topic here already! Reading takes me away from writing!
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Post by chris on Apr 2, 2011 0:14:19 GMT -5
Okay; I don't know how to capture a previous post or quote and respond to it you just hit the quote button located in the right hand corner of their post or highlight only the words you want and then open a post and click on the quote button option inside the opened box to post it. |
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Post by chris on Apr 2, 2011 0:20:55 GMT -5
I want to read Water for Elephants next. (if I get around to it, I use to read alot more than I do now)
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Post by virgilgal on Apr 2, 2011 6:59:32 GMT -5
you just hit the quote button located in the right hand corner of their post or highlight only the words you want and then open a post and click on the quote button option inside the opened box to post it.
Well, copy and paste works, sort of... thanks, Chris! I have Ubuntu rather than Microsoft and a lot of things work differently and I haven't really made a total transition to it as I'm a bit challenged! I hope to do a phone consult w/ my brother on this soon!
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Post by virgilgal on Apr 2, 2011 7:11:02 GMT -5
Books! Love 'em! I read some pretty odd stuff at times. Love to pick up older (1930's-50's) hardcovers that have that musty book smell and the slightly ragged dust covers. I've read some amazing stuff by early anthropologists and adventurers. Am currently reading "Crisis in Utopia" by Peter Munch, pub. 1971. It's a history of the island Tristan da Cunha in the middle of the S. Atlantic. First inhabited in 1817 by a couple of people who stayed there when their ship landed there briefly. Continuously inhabited by a frequently changing cast of characters ever since with the exception of a few years in the 1960's when they were evacuated when the volcano that IS the island erupted. There were some very distinct forms on non-government that evolved over the years. The author, sadly, does not have a way with words but the history is still pretty fascinating and I'm trying to hang with it. It's one of those books that makes me start another simultaneously and look at my National Geographic mag in between!
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Post by chris on Apr 2, 2011 7:41:05 GMT -5
virgilgal...you did it except you copied in also the code for making quotes. [/quotes] that part of a code tells the computer it is the end of a quote and if you add [.quote] to any word with end code quote you will manually be able to do so with any quote taken from here or another site to post. If you go back to your post you can modify it (look for the modify which will reopen your post and then delete [/quote] and see what happens. Viola!!
just note that I had to add a period to the front quote code or else it would create a quote and not an example to see. there is no period in front quote code and the slash is to close otherwise it is the brackets you see with the word quote inside. good luck and you can always preview or modify a post at any time.
reading this not sure if it is clear so this is what it should look like in your post
[.quote]insert your quote in here[/quote] just remember to remove that period in the beginning.
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Post by chris on Apr 2, 2011 8:19:57 GMT -5
Just recieved my copy of The Money Class by Suze Orman. I think I have a copy all of her books she published.........but I'm still not a millionaire.  |
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Post by dgriffin on Apr 2, 2011 8:49:11 GMT -5
But I have no doubt Suze is. I don't like the woman, frankly. By that I mean her TV personality, since I've never met her. Also, when did "girlfriend" become an appellation.
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