Birdy Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Just wondering what everyone's been reading these days... i'm on the hunt for some good books!I'm currently reading "Three cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, a true story of American mountaineer/humanitarian Greg Mortenson who heads over to the northern region of Pakistan to climb K2 but fails due to oxygen deprivation and all of the terrible things that go hand in hand with that... miraculously he's able to descend the mountain and stumbles barely alive into a tiny little settlement where he is taken in and nursed back to health by the local villagers. Moved by their kindness, he vows to come back to them and build them a school. I haven't finished the book but basically it's the story of all of his trials and tribulations as he learns of his humanitarian calling and goes on to co-found one of the largest not-for-profit aid organizations in Pakistan and builds over 55 schools. I highly recommend the book to all... it's very heart warming to read about all of his goodness.What are you reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Robert Jordan - Knife Of Dreams(yes, I am a geek) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I've had The Hard SF Renaissance on the go for (at least) several months now. It's an almost 1000-page anthology of recent well-written hard science fiction, and has so much stuff in it that getting through it is almost a long-term project rather than a simple reading. I think I have a biography of Spike Milligan waiting in the wings, along with Medea: Harlan's World.Aloha,Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 the tao of willie- a bit hokey but fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 the tao of willie- a bit hokey but fun Do you mean The Tao Of Pooh, or is there a new book dealing with Willie Nelson as a Zen philosopher? {The Te Of Piglet is also a good read, but not as good as that one; I have both, and can lend you Te if you want.) Aloha, Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) Edited October 18, 2007 by Guest ^ willie'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I sit corrected. Aloha, Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Funny you ask. I'm reading the Alberta Electric System Operator 10-Year Transmission System Plan. Exhilarating!Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 The Cavern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Birdy, Do you like Phil? Want to read his book? He's got some pretty wild sentences in there!the tao of willie- a bit hokey but funAgreed. I went the book on cd route though. Great for the car."So are you ever going to retire?" I asked.“All I do is play music and golf," he said with a wicked smile. "Which one do you want me to give up?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 i liked the joke about the woman tatooing her favourite country stars on her thighs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSeasJim Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Dubliners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Three Cups of Tea looks like a good read! I love Tim Ward books (What The Buddha Never Taught), his books are also travel/spiritual themed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonyak Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I am reading the dark tower series by stephen king. I am not not have I ever been a fan of his but this series is awesome. very different from most of his other writeing. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 i'm stiiill reading Shakey. usually i plow through books but haven't been reading much lately. i'm trying to savour this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 The Cavern ... he speaks the truth ... unless of course ... you can read two things at once ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 This e-mail message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Birdy, Do you like Phil? Want to read his book? He's got some pretty wild sentences in there!Yep, i'll read the Phil book... can you lend it to me?Another really good one I just finished was 'the Kite Runner'. What a fantastic book that was! A kid coming of age in Afghanistan before the Soviets rolled into town, struggling with concepts of class and different denominations of Islam and what it meant to be priveledged... then forced to flea and seek refugee status in Pakistan and then America and start his life anew... and then years down the road return to Afghanistan finding it under Taliban rule, utterly destroyed and forced to face the demons of his past... soooooooo good! I read that one in a record seven hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 BC Ministry of Transportation General Survey Guide. Traffic, Electrical, Highway Safety and Geometric Standards.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I think you mean, "B.C." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hahahaaha, Davey Boy just OC'd OCAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Yep, i'll read the Phil book... can you lend it to me? Sure, it's acutally Blurry's but that's how book lending goes, right... lend it out and then it's bye bye book! Oh, and I hope you have an interest in stage sound amplification.. that would greatly increase your reading enjoyment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 ooooooooooooh... stage sound amplification... sounds f'ing AWESOME!!don't worry blurry! somehow, someday you'll get this book back. hang tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 davey-boy - the people that wrote the doc didn't put periods in their acronyms, so neither did i. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybone Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I'm reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkin. A little scholarly but pretty interesting stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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