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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 08:55 PM Original message |
Tell us your latest reading |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. What did you think of Gore's book? |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 08:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Alternately depressing, uplifting, and enraging |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 09:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. That's good to know. |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
80. I just started reading it this morning. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Philip K. Dick's "Time Out of Joint." |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. love his work... |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
88. I just got Time out of Joint |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Harry Potter 7 and The Social Atom |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. The Fool's Progress: An Honest Novel by Edward Abbey. |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. The Old Patagonian Express, by Paul Theroux |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. Jared Diamond's "Collapse" |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 11:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Diamond is an excellent historian/scientist. Loved that book. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I loved some of his other books. |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. I just finished the Deathly Hallows |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
103. I finished "Deathly Hallows" about a week ago. |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. I just finished "The Battle for Spain: THe Spanish Civil War 1936-1939" |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
54. I need to read "The Battle for Spain" |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #54 |
94. There are a lot of books on the topic |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
11. Just finished "A Bigamist's Daughter" |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
12. I've been rereading the Rape of Europa...... |
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onager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
84. I read "Rape Of Europa" a few years ago. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. Currently reading "The Crystal Cave" by Mary Stewart |
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Bullwinkle925 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. I've just finished "Shantaram" by Gregory David Roberts |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
79. I found the beginning of The Terror really slow... |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
17. Mary, Mary - James Patterson... |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
91. I recently read that one! It was a fun read. I ususally don't read that genre |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:09 AM Response to Reply #91 |
96. my friend Betsey & me read back and forth... |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-06-07 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. Reading Assult on Reason right now. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
55. There are parts that just floor me |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
20. "Assault on Reason", a new book on Churchill's entry into power, and a re-read of LOTR |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 08:25 AM Response to Reply #20 |
42. I"m re-reading LOTR right now too! n/t |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
21. I'm finishing Barbara Hambly's "Traveling With The Dead." |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
22. Harry Crews |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
23. "Propaganda" by Jaques Ellul... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
24. Just finished Harry Potter |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
25. Finishing up "Pollock: An American Saga." |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #25 |
78. SPOILER ALERT: |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
26. "The Dark Tower" series. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 02:41 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. That's a great series! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 02:47 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. The book on tape is awesome, too |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
27. Bitter Blood, by Bledsoe |
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buddhamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
30. a couple of re-reads |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
56. Good to see you too, Cherylmama! |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
31. "Buddha" by Deepak Chopra n/t |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
32. I just finished Irving's "Widow for a Year" and have now started |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
33. "Truman" is an excellent biography. |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
58. "Truman" is engrossing |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
34. This post ... |
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Dragonbreathp9d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
35. Matt Donovan's "Vellum" |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
36. I just finished "The Silenced" |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
37. Finishing "Food Fight" (the Farm Bill) tonight |
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SecularMotion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
38. "The Assault on Reason" was the last book I read |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
39. Almost done with "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orleans. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 09:20 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Wasn't Adaptation somewhat based on that book? |
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Tyler Durden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
40. "First Light", Richard Preston |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
41. Justinian's Flee. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
43. I am slowly, very slowly, working my way through The Lucifer Effect, which details the infamous |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 09:33 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I started that one, but had to move on. |
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Z_I_Peevey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 09:36 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Just finished "Prometheus Rising" by RAW, |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
44. My latest reading would be your thread |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
46. The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva |
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RogueTrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-07-07 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
49. The Night Watch by Sergey Lukyanenko |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
50. Fools Crow |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
51. "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx is Burning" |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:49 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Kind of like an evening with you |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
52. A Stranger in the Family: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and Unconditional Love |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. I love books like that. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:34 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. I read Bitter Blood fairly recently - within the last few months. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. yes, I'm from NC and didn't even remember it |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
53. Smilla's Sense of Snow. n/t |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. I LOVED that book |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
57. Dallek, Lone Star Rising and Givner, Katherine Ann Porter |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
61. Just started reading |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
65. The NL West standings |
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Zomby Woof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 10:33 PM Response to Reply #65 |
92. Truly |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
66. Are you in my house? |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 05:24 AM Response to Original message |
67. The Golden Compass |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
68. _Hyperion_ by Dan Simmons |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #68 |
82. Wicked good tale... |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
69. Jon Ronson's "The Men Who Stare at Goats" and Greg Palast's "Armed Madhouse" |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
70. Paul Krugman's The Great Unraveling |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
71. I'm currently in the middle of The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
72. still working on Memoirs of a Geisha |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
73. Harry Potter #7 |
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Giant Robot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
74. The Snake Agent |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
75. Finn by Jon Clinch |
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Monkey see Monkey Do (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
76. This Is Orson Welles |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
77. Stephen J. Cannell: White Sister |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
81. It's Been A Good Life ~ Isaac Asimov |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
83. Currently reading 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' as well as the comic 'little Nemo in Slumberland' |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
85. I just got done with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
86. The Deathly Hollows, book 7 of the |
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ZombieNixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
87. Terry Pratchett's "Small Gods" |
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rubberducky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
89. Alaska-----James Michener |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
90. The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Pulitzer Prize winning novel) & Traveller by Richard Adams. |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
93. Stuart: A Life Backwards, by Alexander Masters |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 03:03 AM Response to Original message |
95. Reading Lolita in Tehran. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
97. "Mastering Perl" |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
98. Is this the book snob version of a movie 'screening' ? |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
99. American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
100. I just finished "Night" |
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Thirtieschild (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
101. Re-reading Harry Potter - now on Order of the Phoenix; next is Holographic Universe |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
102. Rashomon Gate..a murder mystery of ancient Japan, set |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-10-07 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
104. I just finished Parcheesi Blues |
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