NewRider Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 The want ads *long sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahbelle Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I'm reading.. Ask and it is Given...it's about manifesting what U want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I'm reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand again. This book is very intense to read and might make you despise almost everyone around you, but it's still a good read, very motivating. I can see why Ayn killed herself, she was alone at the top. She really had some interesting philosophies, but just like any other school of thought, it is essential to be objective about it.....tee hee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I can see why Ayn killed herselfShe didn't. Fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_rand#Declining_health_and_deathRand died of heart failure on March 6, 1982Maybe you're thinking of Virginia Woolf?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I always thought she killed herself. Can't remember where I picked up that idea. If I was that miserable I'd off myself. I know I'm not thinking of Virginia Wolf, I really don't enjoy her writing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 (edited) I'm reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkin.Me, too.For the second time.Except the one I'm reading is by Richard Dawkins. Edited October 20, 2007 by Guest I want to remind people that I can nitpick just as well as AD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I'm reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkin.Me' date=' too.For the second time.Except the one I'm reading is by Richard Dawkins.[/quote']I listened to the audiobook of "the God Delusion" read by Richard Dawkins and enjoyed it immensely.I'm now on to "The Art of the Commonplace," a collection of essays by Wendell Berry. I heard about Wendell through Michael Pollan's book "the Omnivore's Dilemma," and have since read some of his writings and heard him speak. He is a strong spokesman for non-industrial farming...one of his best quotes is in reference to industrial monocrop farming. He states that "...industrial farming has taken an elegant solution and divided it neatly into two problems." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Irvine Welsh: Ecstasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 (Though not this edition, unfortunately - I'd like to read that afterword.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 The OHSA Heath and Saftey Repersentives Course book Its just like Home work I thought I woudl be rid of Homework by now haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Reread a whole slew of Ian Rankin books when my brains were addled from self poisoning at the beginning of the week.Book club read this month was As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.Just started Effigy by Alissa York(nominated for a Giller this fall I believe).The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid is on deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 do you like faulkner? i just can't get into him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 DMT The Spirit Molecule It's extremely fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 do you like faulkner? i just can't get into himI didn't enjoy reading it.It's the sort of book I would have been reverential about in my undergrad(read pretentious literary theory) days...but now I just found it onerous.I likely wouldn't even have finished if I wasn't compelled to read books that I think are "good" for me AND it was the first book my new book club group had decided upon.I think the book was actually chosen intentionally as a sort of survival of the fittest test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 I am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe...its decent, too long...but the cover is nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 do you like faulkner? i just can't get into himI didn't enjoy reading it.It's the sort of book I would have been reverential about in my undergrad(read pretentious literary theory) days...but now I just found it onerous.I likely wouldn't even have finished if I wasn't compelled to read books that I think are "good" for me AND it was the first book my new book club group had decided upon.I think the book was actually chosen intentionally as a sort of survival of the fittest test.I also have a hard time with Faulkner. I know he's "brilliant" and everything, but that doesn't necessarily make him readable or enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 I read Faulkner's 'Absolom! Absolom!' a couple of years ago and it was probably one of the hardest books i've ever read. But i'm glad i did. It's now one of my most favourite books of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) The Clouded Leopard - Wade Davis Edited October 22, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blurry Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceHow'd you like it? Mud just finished it and had a hard time getting through it - though she did say there were some parts she really enjoyed.I just finished To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt by John Kruth - great read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 I'm now on to "the book seller of kabul' by Asner Seierstad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakis Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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