Author Topic: What book are you reading right now? (Read 7737 times)

egello · « **on:** May 14, 2007, 12:33:48 pm »

Just wondering what books you'll are reading at this moment... anything extraordinary to share with other folks?

Mouse · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2007, 12:40:01 pm »

Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind. It's the third in the series and it's long as fuck. D:

All the books in the series are and it's excruciating. I only started reading them because my boyfriend insisted I read the first one and now I'm commited to read all of them. Gah. I wish I wasn't so easily sucked into things.

They're actually pretty good but so obviously a hetero fantasy that it's hard to stomach.

Hehe.

sweetasmeli · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2007, 01:09:50 pm »

The Road Less Travelled by M.Scott Peck

Focuses on confronting and solving problems, self understanding and spiritual growth.
Interesting read so far...

Melia

AlanBama · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2007, 02:16:48 pm »

I just finished The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield (Fiction) I loved it!

leatherman · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2007, 03:35:14 pm »

I read about a dozen books a month. I just finished Woodward's "State of Denial" and now I'm about a 1/3 of the way through "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" vol. 9, a book of Trek short stories. I had to have something a little less worrisome to read while lying out by the pool.

Andy Velez · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2007, 04:44:11 pm »

MISSISSIPPI SISSY by Kevin Sessums. Recently published and not to be missed.

Matty the Damned · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2007, 04:46:25 pm »

Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris.

MtD

BT65 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2007, 05:44:10 pm »

The Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison.

Dachshund · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2007, 05:44:27 pm »

Quote from: Andy Velez on May 14, 2007, 04:44:11 pm

MISSISSIPPI SISSY by Kevin Sessums. Recently published and not to be missed.

Just finished it myself.

jack · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2007, 06:49:46 pm »

personal history by Katherine graham
just finished
closers by connely
dead watch by sanford
hard way by childs

CaptCarl · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2007, 07:55:02 pm »

Sexual Personae, by Camile Paglia.... A bit dense, definitely NOT a light read.
The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy series... I've read these several times, and love them for the wonky writing style of Douglas Adams, as well as all the screwy inventions that they have in the Universe. How can you not love Joo-Janta Peril-Sensitive Chromatic Sunglasses, or Marvin, the terminally depressed robot?

Capt.Carl

milker · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2007, 08:05:04 pm »

I will start Chaleur du sang (Heat of blood) by I. Nemirovsky this week-end. I have to finish reading the Gay and Lesbian Times first.

Milker.

Beto · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2007, 10:20:40 pm »

Re-reading 'My Blue Heaven' by Joe Keenan.

By the way I suggest the full 3 books series to everyone... Such Good Laughs!!! "My Blue Heaven", "Putting on the Ritz" and "Lucky Star"

Pilot · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2007, 10:38:10 pm »

It varies with my mood or interest at the moment...but right now I am reading Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice....

Pilot ( who reads books that have no pictures...just being a high class fag...lol....)

StrongGuy · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2007, 11:45:47 pm »

Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe.

Half way through and an amazing read so far. Highly recommend.

Mike

livingpositively · « **Reply #15 on:** May 15, 2007, 12:47:21 am »

Marketing Research: Methodological Foundations by Gilbert A. Churchill, Jr and Dawn Iacobucci.

Now that's good readin!! $:-\$

Ann · « **Reply #16 on:** May 15, 2007, 08:55:52 am »

The Great Transformation: The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah by Karen Armstrong

and

Veronika Decides to Die by Paul Coelho

and

Gardening in the Shade by Jane Taylor

Ann

Miss Philicia · « **Reply #17 on:** May 15, 2007, 09:30:40 am »

Island at the Center of the World, Russell Shorto

penguin · « **Reply #18 on:** May 15, 2007, 10:25:52 am »

Half of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Some Examples of Silence (poetry) - Michael Cope

Cerrid · « **Reply #19 on:** May 15, 2007, 10:50:18 am »

Quote from: abqcarl on May 14, 2007, 07:55:02 pm

The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy series...

When you're through with this, let me recommend "Last Chance to See" by the same author. Non-fictional, but equally witty, nonetheless very sad when Adams describes his visits to the endangered species which have a great chance to disappear from earth soon and forever. I read a lot, but this book belongs to the most impressive ones I've ever read. You'll probably need a handkerchief.

belief · « **Reply #20 on:** May 15, 2007, 05:26:48 pm »

The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen Carter - an excellent novel!!

the only novel this guy has written, other than law reviews.

jms79 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 15, 2007, 09:01:44 pm »

the world is flat (updated edition) - thomas friedman

.....ummm puertorico guy, u should read . . . it talks about your career choice (if i remember right)

bocker3 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 15, 2007, 09:56:42 pm »

Currently reading:

"The Lonely Patient - How We Experience Illness" by Michael Stein, MD

Not too far into it, so no opinion yet.

Just Finished:
"How Doctors Think" by Jerome Groopman, MD

A very interesting read -- gave me some good tricks to use on my doctors, if needed.

I know there seems to be a little theme going currently, but next up is "The Ruins" by Scott Smith, so I'll be out of the doctor and illness phase (for a while at least -- medicine has always interested me, even before my diagnosis).

Mike

whizzer · « **Reply #23 on:** May 15, 2007, 10:31:22 pm »

Currently reading:

How Doctors Think - Jerome Groopman A good read about the doctor/patient relationship, and it's effect on patient care

God Is Not Great, How Religion Poisons Everything - Christopher Hitchins- Makes you think twice about what you worship

Just finished:

All the Abstracts from the 2007 CROI meeting

Blixer · « **Reply #24 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:43:20 pm »

Hey jms, I'm reading The World Is Flat (updated edition) by Friedman also. I find some of his observations fascinating. I found it quite interesting that I've ordered many times at the McDonalds in Cape Girardeau, MO that he mentions.

Miss Philicia · « **Reply #25 on:** May 15, 2007, 11:48:01 pm »

Quote from: whizzer on May 15, 2007, 10:31:22 pm

God Is Not Great, How Religion Poisons Everything - Christopher Hitchins- Makes you think twice about what you worship

I want to read this, though Hitch has been so loathsome for the past 6 years.

puertorico2006 · « **Reply #26 on:** May 16, 2007, 01:56:13 am »

An Advanced Accounting book
Auditing standards and procedures book
database managment theory
and humanities powerpoints.....
and newspaper articles for a project....

overall i must say ive never read more in my life in 1 day but ive never been more bored with what ive read.....

but finals are around the corner and im borderline A-B and i dont like B's so im sacrificing for a few days :-D

jms79 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 16, 2007, 01:03:03 pm »

Quote from: Blixer on May 15, 2007, 11:43:20 pm

Hey jms, I'm reading The World Is Flat (updated edition) by Friedman also. I find some of his observations fascinating. I found it quite interesting that I've ordered many times at the McDonalds in Cape Girardeau, MO that he mentions.

hey....you're the first person i know who's reading. but yeah definitely interesting, i just started ch 2. it's going to be real interesting to see what'll happen to general society.....especially those w/o secondary education

Blixer · « **Reply #28 on:** May 17, 2007, 03:26:38 pm »

Quote from: jms79 on May 16, 2007, 01:03:03 pm

hey....you're the first person i know who's reading. but yeah definitely interesting, i just started ch 2. it's going to be real interesting to see what'll happen to general society.....especially those w/o secondary education

jms, I think you are entirely right... I think Freidman has done some good research and has a pretty good handle on the direction things are moving. All the more reason to change the way we think about some things and hopefully to get that message through at several levels. The playing field is definately different than it was in the past. I'm not too far along in the book but I find much of what he points out to be very fascinating.

404error · « **Reply #29 on:** May 17, 2007, 06:25:05 pm »

I just picked up "hating whitey: and other progressive causes"

antibody · « **Reply #30 on:** May 17, 2007, 10:11:59 pm »

i am reading a book on how to draw. it has been a really relaxing way to relieve stress.

SASA39 · « **Reply #31 on:** May 19, 2007, 03:00:44 pm »

"Living and not dying with HIv?AIDS " by SASA39 for 7,5 months

et in arcadia ego · « **Reply #32 on:** May 20, 2007, 12:34:12 am »

Just finished "The Execution of Officer Becker," a true story about a murder by some New York City gang members in 1912 that eventually resulted in a NYC police captain going to the electric chair.

I'm a history buff, and this is really well-researched and gives fascinating insight into the political climate in New York back in those days.

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