What book are you reading? or what was your favorite book

[Patagoniamaniac]

Just curious as to what everyones reading, or what was your favorite book you've read.. I am reading another John grisham book " A time to kill" and "Your best life now" by Joel osteen. My favorite book was The testament by grisham. and a purpose driven life.

[Patagoniamaniac]

Just curious as to what everyones reading, or what was your favorite book you've read.. I am reading another John grisham book " A time to kill" and "Your best life now" by Joel osteen. My favorite book was The testament by grisham. and a purpose driven life.

[concerned]

I am a reader and have a book going at all times. I like mysteries, westerns, and books like one I finished a week or so ago by Dean Koontz. It was one of the most fascinating books I have read in some time. One of my favorite authors is Louis Lamour. At one time I the complete set of his books and I have read every one at least twice and some them three times.

[Coldwolf]

Currently it Dean Koontz, By the Light of the Moon.I can tell its going to be a good book, but I'm having a hard time getting into it.

[Mysteefied]

I am a huge Dean Koontz fan, I have read so many of his books, unfortunatly havent had time recently to read one, but bought a few last month, so hopefully soon I can start a new one. I get so wrapped up once I start one, I forget about everything else. http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/lol420.gif

[beautiful_mess38]

I'm reading 2 books right now. KK loaned me "A Walk in the Woods". Which is very good, and I'm almost done with it KK.
And I'm reading Worlds secerts & mysteries by Sylvia Browne.
My favorite book of all time is "A Woman of Substance". Barbara Taylor Bradford.
My Second is "The Poison Wood Bible".

Pata, I know you would like the Poison wood Bible. Would you like to borrow it?http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/book.gif


I love Stephen King, Grisham, Koontz, Patterson.

[LindaBo]

I,m reading a book http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/eusa_dance.gif It,s called :MY LIFE BILL CLINTON: I like readying about people.I like to read a variety. BUT! if it loses me, i put it down, it has to keep my attention at all times. http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/anxious.gif

[Dodgergirl]

Got that on audiotape. (maybe CD??), I used a lot of books on tape when i made my weekely drives to L.A.
Wanna borrow the audio?

Originally posted by Coldwolf:
Currently it Dean Koontz, By the Light of the Moon.I can tell its going to be a good book, but I'm having a hard time getting into it.

[Sandman]

Currently, I'm reading Oakhurst Area Forums! http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/wink420.gif http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/rofl5.gif

It's the best literature ever....

[Keith]

Auh, Hah , Hah , I'm Reading Sports Illistrated. http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/wow1.gif http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/jestera.gif Or actully just looking at the summer swim wear..pictures http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/wow1.gif http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/dman.gif

Where's the Beach??? http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/love420.gif

[Yosemite_Wolf]

you would not believe the stack of books next to my bed!! at the mo, im reading a book by Alex McCall Smith called "The full cupboard of life"... its 4th in a series called "no.1 ladies detective agency". Im also reading a fantasy trilogy by Robin Hobb called Assassin's Quest, and i need to finish Terry GoodKind's last in the sword of truth series. Im also reading a series that deals with time travel back in to 18th century Scotland!

yes, i love my books.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

you would not believe the stack of books next to my bed!! at the mo, im reading a book by Alex McCall Smith called "The full cupboard of life"... its 4th in a series called "no.1 ladies detective agency". Im also reading a fantasy trilogy by Robin Hobb called Assassin's Quest, and i need to finish Terry GoodKind's last in the sword of truth series. Im also reading a series that deals with time travel back in to 18th century Scotland!

yes, i love my books.

[concerned]

I am reading 'Times Eye" by Arthur C. Clarke. It is about a discontinuity in the earths time allowing all of the ages of earth to exist at the same time both of humanity and geography. To say the least, it is different.

[Dodgergirl]

I'm reading my post count go from 2000+ to 0 to 2000+ to 0 again...........aaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhhhh

[beautiful_mess38]

Wolfie, I ordered ladies detective agency. Have you read it yet, if so is it good?http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/book.gif

[Yosemite_Wolf]

messy.. im on book 4... its awesome...
my mum got me into it cos shes been to africa
great light read

[beautiful_mess38]

cool, can't wait to start reading it. as soon as I finish my other 2 of course.http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/book.gif

We should start a book club...http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/doh.gif

[Yosemite_Wolf]

weo could be NON Oprah book club.

[Dodgergirl]

Let's do it. Maybe Sunday Afternoon's once a month. we could all read the same, or trade.....who's in?

[49er]

I have an interest in "Clive Cussler" adventure novels... I just got done reading Sahara and I hear they are going to make a movie on this... http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/yes.gif

[beautiful_mess38]

Originally posted by Dodgergirl:
Let's do it. Maybe Sunday Afternoon's once a month. we could all read the same, or trade.....who's in?


I'm in..http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/book.gif

[Choco-chick]

Right now I am reading John Grisham's The Last Juror, has anyone else read it?

I would be interested in joining a book club, although Sunday's would be hard for me to meet in person as I live in Fresno and also with work I have little time to read, but I am trying and want to read more. I could post my comments about whatever book the club is reading online?

[Yosemite_Wolf]

im hip to a book club... if we did it once a month.. id have a 2 in four chance of making hte meetings http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/stretch.gif

[beautiful_mess38]

I read all of grishams books.

The last Jurer was good, but my favorite is The King of Torts.

I think for the book club we should read the same book, then meet for breakfast or lunch and talk about it. Or we can read different books, meet for breakfast or lunch talk about the books we read then trade...http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/book.gif
What do you think?

[Sandman]

Would you like to start up a regular meeting DG? Perhaps you could get together the first Sunday of every month or something like that? If so, 30 karma points will be awarded to the participants.

[Dodgergirl]

I'll start a thread to figure out what works best.

[Kahlua Kid]

Massage for Dummies

The Bible

& What your Horse wants to say to you

[Kahlua Kid]

I like the idea of a book club. Don't know if I could always make it but could try... not a lot of time to read in my life! about 10 minutes day if I'm lucky!

[Mysteefied]

I suddenly got a visual of Mr.Ed. http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/lol420.gif

Originally posted by Kahlua Kid:
Massage for Dummies

The Bible

& What your Horse wants to say to you

[sandee]

My favorite books from childhood were "The Giving Tree" and "The Secret Garden." Right now I am reading Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons"

[concerned]

I am reading a Dean Koonz book. Straight Highways.

[concerned]

As for kids books, my favorites were " The Wizard of Oz". Alice in Wonderland,"and abook that was not famous but was my favorite was called "The Parsons Boys." The small towns Parson had two sons who you would call preeteen. They were always into trouble. People would see them coming and warn others, "here they come." They were the kind of kid that at Halloween they didn't go trick or treating. They just went out and pulled their tricks. The big prob;em was that they pulled their tricks all year long.

[concerned]

As for kids books, my favorites were " The Wizard of Oz". Alice in Wonderland,"and abook that was not famous but was my favorite was called "The Parsons Boys." The small towns Parson had two sons who you would call preeteen. They were always into trouble. People would see them coming and warn others, "here they come." They were the kind of kid that at Halloween they didn't go trick or treating. They just went out and pulled their tricks. The big prob;em was that they pulled their tricks all year long.

[beautiful_mess38]

My fav. childhood book was charlotte's web.
Right now I love June B Jones. Dakota has every book. They are so funny I enjoy reading them and laugh out loud. http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/lol420.gif

[Yosemite Joy]

I love Stephen King.. I have read every single one of his books, almost.. still working on the last Dark Tower book.. I am almost scared to finish it because I don't want it to end.

I like Peter Straub, Koontz is ok, I like older novels like Steinbeck, Bradbury... I also like John Irving...

I get bored easily though I totally love Jennifer Weiners novels (they are realitively new) totally great books about women... and their trials and tribulations.. good stuff.

The last book I read was Lovely Bones by alice sebold (sp?) such a good book. Susan at the Book Peddler passes on good books to me.

Of course I have favorite books as well as authors Nineteen Eighty Four Bridget Jones' Diary (am I the only person who has read Bridget???) Sleepers and most of Stephen Kings books especially Insomnia, The Talisman, and the Dark Tower series...

[beautiful_mess38]

YJ, The Stand is my fav. King book...then Gerald's Game....http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/book.gif

[Dodgergirl]

Got Gerald's Game on Audio. Creepy

[beautiful_mess38]

eeewwwwww,,,,can you hear the dog chewing on Gerald?

[Yosemite Joy]

Aghhhh

I don't want to know.

The Stand is very good... Have you read his Bachman books as well? I liked/loved nearly everything he has ever written...

[Yosemite_Wolf]

i loved The Stand... Geralds game was WEIRD!!!!
I havent been to the bookpeddler in yrs...

[beautiful_mess38]

I haven't read any of the bachman books. However I do like his short stories. Bag of bones was a great book with alot of twists.

[beautiful_mess38]

I haven't read any of the bachman books. However I do like his short stories. Bag of bones was a great book with alot of twists.

[Eriu]

Yay books! My favorite http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/wink420.gif I love anything Fantasy, no, not romance novels. Fantasy, meaning Forgotten Realms- (R.A Salvatore, Ed Greenwood etc.) And Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, and his other stories and poetry. Want a trip, go read the Silmarillion. And Urusula LeGuins, Wizard of the Earthsea series. I do like other stuff, Westerns sort of, I can take them or leave them. I revel in adventure not taken yet. Can't you tell I'm a freak already? Teee hee hee....

<~Elf lover http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/love420.gif (and that is a picture of me, manipulated.) If it has elves, Eriu loves it!!! http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/blush.gif

oh the book(s) I'm reading now, Fellowship of the Ring-Tolkien, Beyond the Great Snow mountains-L'Amour. Bah and a couple of others, I'm sort of pecking at what I have, not really heavily into reading, too busy http://oakhurstforums.com/icon/stretch.gif

[concerned]

I am a reader. I always have a book going. I have many favorite authors but my no. 1 is Louis Lamour. At one time I had the complete collection in Hard cover inherited from my father. I read every one at last twice and some of them 3 times.

[redneck_mama_559]

Im reading a Dean Koontz book called "Fear Nothing" right now. Its alright. I got this one after finishing "Phantoms". And before that was "Coma" by Robin Cook. I havent read books for a while but now Im flying through them. Maybe its due to the weather change or the change in my lifestyle. Id have to say the best book I've ever read was "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas.

[49er]

Just finished "The Final Days". The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House, by Barbara Olson. What a corrupt SOB...

[rimar]

Originally posted by 49er:
Just finished "The Final Days". The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House, by Barbara Olson. What a corrupt SOB...

That must have been for school ... don't tell me that you have the time or desire to read that unassigned ... LOL

[49er]

No not for school amazingly... Mum has been borrowing alot of books lately from work and well I've been reading em'. A few weeks ago I finished "Unlimited Access", by Gary Aldrich. Another clinton scandal book.
I have had some time lately I guess.

[jakobscalpel]

Current: The Brothers Karamazov... do all Russians talk as much as they do in this book?

[Californee Girl]

Ive decided to try to read the Bible.

[monkey]

I'm trying to get through "Green Eggs & Ham"http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_13_3.gif ('http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNxmk278CVUS')

[beautiful_mess38]

Just got done reading "Morality for beautiful girls" by Alexander McCall Smith.

Now I'm reading "One for the money" by Janet Evanovich.

After that book it will be "Lake House" by Patterson http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/book.gif

[concerned]

When you finish that one Beautiful Mess you will have 10 more to go before you finish reading sabout Stephanie Plum.
I am just starting a Bill Cosby book tha I read some years ago. I am reading it because I forgot to check out any books before Saturday at 1PM. I read a little more than 1 book a week. My favorite s are Mystery, Detective, and Westerns with others occasionally thrown in.

[CatdaBrat]

I was told by someone in great authority to read "Chasing the Dime" by Michael Connelly, so that's my current book. That and "RipTide" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. (Umm, and 3 or 4 others ... I admit I can't read just one at a time, for some odd reason.)

[Kim]

Just finished a book about a group of women who have a book club...the title had something to do with sitting around and eating chocolates.

[CatdaBrat]

oh I would like to sit around and eat some See's candy! What a time to be off sugar!

[LindaBo]

I don,t have it yet http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/eusa_dance.gif but i,m going to get- SEX and the CITY i heard it is just like the TV show, but better! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/smoking.gif

[monkey]

Finished Green Eggs & Ham, now moving on to the Cat in the Hat.

[BGW]

Originally posted by monkey:
Finished Green Eggs & Ham, now moving on to the Cat in the Hat.

Monkey, I happen to have Six by Suess - a Treasury of Dr. Suess classics that I could loan ya!! (includes: The Lorax, The 500 Hats, Yurtle the Turtle and 3 other exciting titles)

I am currently reading the original Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales. I needed something light and easy right now.

Childhood favorites: Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster 1912. Ramona + all other Beverly Cleary books and Watership Down by Richard Adams.

It's funny, but I have found myself reading all the classics that were forced reading in school and college. I never read more than enough to get the grade I needed back then; which meant sometimes I didn't read them at all. I enjoy them now though! (imagine that!)

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Monkey, when you finish Cat in the Hat.. i have the DVD if you wish to watch it too.
As for books, im reading several!
1. the first in the chronicles of Narnia (Messy gave me the set for my bday..... cool cos ive never read it... and im a harry potter fan too..so this is perf)
2. Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series
3.Emperor: the field of swords by conn iggulden

[Kahlua Kid]

"The Unofficial Guide to Managing Rental Property"

Aren't I exciting!!! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/bonk.gif

[electroman]

Currently reading Still Life With Crows, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

A couple favorites that come to mind are:

Saving Faith by David Baldacci
(I've liked all his books that I've read so far)

Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly
Void Moon by Michael Connelly
(I've actually read all his books published to date, and they are all good)

Heat by Stuart Woods
Swimming to Catalina by Stuart Woods
(I've read all his, too, and I liked them all except Capital Crimes)

Up Country by Nelson DeMille
(I've read all his too. My favorites are the ones in which he writes in the first person - Up Country, The Charm School, The Lions game, The Gold Coast, Night Fall...
I didn't like By the Rivers of Babylon)

Other authors I like - Tess Gerritsen, Julie Garwood, Tami Hoag, Dan Brown, Phillip Margolin, Michael Crichton

[CatdaBrat]

Swimming to Catalina? Ohhh, you mean the ISLAND!

[Ironhorse]

Blow Fly - Patricia Cornwell

[concerned]

I have read many of Cornwells books. Right now I am about to finish and M.C.Beaton book about one ofAgatha Raisins' adventures. I like the Hamish McBeth series better but the are both good.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

ive just ordered Margaret Atwoods :
Penelopiad : The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths)

And Ive read many of Cornwell's books.. but a diff Cornwell.. Bernard Cornwell. I also love M.C. Beaton
(Hamish MacBeth is my redheaded hero!... Woo Hoo Robert Carlisle.

[Summer]

I'm catching up with the last 3 months Reader Digests. November has an interesting article on how the Beatles got together.

[beautiful_mess38]

90 minutes in Heaven by Don Piper

A true story

On the way home from a conference, Don Piper's car was crushed by a semi that crosssed into his lane. Medical personnel said he died instantly. While his body lay lifeless inside the ruins of his car, Piper experienced the glories of heaven, awed by its beauty and music.
Ninety minutes after the wreck, while a minister prayed for him, Piper miraculously returned to life on earth with only the memory of inexpressible heavenly bliss. His faith in God was severly tested as he faced an uncertain and grueling recovery.
90 minutes in Heaven offers a glimpse into a very real dimension of God's reality. It encourages those recovering from serious injuries and those dealing with the loss of a loved one. The experience dramatically changed Piper's life, and it will change yours too.

Don Piper is also an ordained minister.

[BGW]

Am reading my Christmas book....Women of Words

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Im reading an Ian Rankin novel (Inspector Rebus)Mortal Causes.
am also trying to finish Jakobscapals novel.

Ive such a mile of books to read next to my bed. and above my head on the shelf over my bed.

[Kahlua Kid]

Lots and Lots of Gardening/Landscaping books - want to landscape finally this year!

[beautiful_mess38]

I finished 90 minutes in heaven which I'm giving to Pastor Cody.
It's back to Angeks and Demons

[Coldwolf]

I'm reading Dodsworth, by Sinclair Lewis

[SheilaMae]

Originally posted by Kahlua Kid:
Lots and Lots of Gardening/Landscaping books - want to landscape finally this year!

Any to recommend, KK??? Or trade, maybe??? Though I know you go for a more formal 'scape than I long for...
-Sheila

[beautiful_mess38]

I got a new home mag. for ya Sheila

The one I subscribe to "American Dream Homes"

[SheilaMae]

Originally posted by beautiful_mess38:
I got a new home mag. for ya Sheila

The one I subscribe to "American Dream Homes"

Ohhhhhhhhhh...can't wait to see!! You must be feelin' better...going dancin' tonite???

[beautiful_mess38]

Nope, need to rest up, I cant be sick anymore.

[Dodgergirl]

reading Pattersons latest....Mary. Mary
and Koontz's latest.....Life Expectancy
and jakobskalpel's....
and Trudeau's....Natural Cures (they don't want you to know about) A very interesting book....
and The Simple Living Guide

along with a bunch of magazines

Backwoods Home
Country Living...Home...Women...
Cosmopolitan
Real Simple
Farm & Ranch (mostly pictures)

[Summer]

Just started reading Mary Mary by James Patterson

[Dodgergirl]

Originally posted by Summer:
Just started reading Mary Mary by James Patterson

Not one of Patterson's best, but I am partial to the Alex Cross series...
I have most either on tape, CD, or book.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

now reading Dances with Marmots.

[concerned]

I like Pattersons books as well as Koonz. Right now I am reading a book of short stories gathered togetherm by a former editor of a magazine of which I do not remember which one. I just finished 2 Louis Lamour books. I have read these at least twice before. I used to own the full collection of his books, some 110 of them. I read every one of them at least twice and some them 3 times. He was one of our greatest writers.

[jakobscalpel]

Just finished Freakonomics (fun book, very irritating) and am currently reading The Civil War: Red River to Appomattox by Foote.

[49er]

For a christmas gift I got "Dark Watch" by Clive Cussler. My all time "fav" author...
I will start reading this tonight.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

black and blue by Ian Rankin.

[redneck_mama_559]

Currently half way through "The Face" by Dean Koontz.

[PinkRoses]

I just purchased "Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart" 30 True Things You need to Know Now...by Gordon Livingston MD, a National Bestseller.

To quote..." Happiness is not simply the absence of despair, it is an affirmative state in which our lives have both meaning and pleasure. The three components of happiness are something to do,someone to love, and something to look forward to."

<span class="ev_code_PINK">Pinkie</span>

[SierraSnows]

I am reading The Purpose Driven life.

[SheilaMae]

Anyone read Map Of The World by Jane Hamilton??? I picked it up at a thrift store recently - had sworn I'd never read any more Oprah Book Club books cuz I've found so many of them to be real downers, but was drawn by the prose. If you've read it - please tell me it somehow gets uplifting later!

[Yosemite_Wolf]

The Hanging Valley by Peter Robinson.

[Summer]

"Baby Busters-The Disillusioned Generation" by George Barna - This is a book about the generation borne 1965-1983. I'm about 1/3 of the way through and this guy says the Busters feel like "they're the after-thought generation. The spotlight is on the Boomers (born 1946-1964) and the old people (born before 1945) and we're basically ignored". Ah, poor babies! I don't think I'm liking his views but I'll keep reading on - always follow through on a book whether I like it or not - sometimes I get pleasantly surprised. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif

[CatdaBrat]

"Rolling the Bones" by Robyn Graves.

[BGW]

Summer Sisters by Judy Blume :wink:

[Yosemite_Wolf]

BGW... I read that book ages ago! Its really good.
right now, im reading "Sunne in Splendor" by Sharon Kay Penman. Am also reading a Ian Rankin Inspector Rebus novel, and a Darkhunter novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon.

[BGW]

Originally posted by Yosemite_Wolf:
BGW... I read that book ages ago! Its really good.
right now, im reading "Sunne in Splendor" by Sharon Kay Penman. Am also reading a Ian Rankin Inspector Rebus novel, and a Darkhunter novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon.

It has my attention.

[electroman]

Originally posted by CatdaBrat:
"Rolling the Bones" by Robyn Graves.
LOL http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/skull.gif http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/skull.gif

[beautiful_mess38]

I'm reading Phenomenom by Sylvia Browne

[Kahlua Kid]

Originally posted by Summer:
"Baby Busters-The Disillusioned Generation" by George Barna - This is a book about the generation borne 1965-1983. I'm about 1/3 of the way through and this guy says the Busters feel like "they're the after-thought generation. The spotlight is on the Boomers (born 1946-1964) and the old people (born before 1945) and we're basically ignored". Ah, poor babies! I don't think I'm liking his views but I'll keep reading on - always follow through on a book whether I like it or not - sometimes I get pleasantly surprised. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif

I'm part of that "generation" and I'll tell you - I constantly feel like I'm in the Boomers' wake. They move as one giant block - just when I arrive, they've just left... I can't get there... Never can catch up (but then again, they do have 10-20 years on me!)

I remember when I was just getting to work and credit card interest became "no longer deductible".

And, then, those Boomers drove "housing prices" up up up. And they are doing it again!

And... they got to do the "ME" generation, party hard in the 70's...

And...

[Kahlua Kid]

Yosemite: Valley of Thunder - Ann Zwinger

Yosemite: An American Treasure from National Geographic Publications

(Awesome photographs in these 2 books)

&

100 Hikes in Yosemite

[jakobscalpel]

Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Godel . Rebecca Goldstein

[Californee Girl]

Right now Im working through ..

Walking Through The Bible: HMS Richards

Freakonomics: Steve D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner

Dont Eat This Book: Morgan Spurlock

[beautiful_mess38]

Today at church I checked out the book " the yada yada prayer group". It's a series of 4 books about these women (of all different types) whom met at a womens prayer conference in Chicago.
The author of the book is Neta Jackson.

[Summer]

Well, I finished "Baby Busters" and I must say that the Busters I know fit this description to a "T". I mistakenly thought the author was stating his views but it is total statistics and a few interviews thrown in. I must also agree with the Busters (and KK's) view that the Boomers are a self serving, gluttonous generation who have no regard for the generation following us. Yes, we made quite a mess for them to clean up but I have to admit it was a heck of a good time - all the way through! No, they will not be as well off financially as we or their grandparents were but I do believe their value system and everyday survival skills will far out pass ours. Guess I'm saying I have faith in this generation to bring more common sense and scruples to this screwed up world. I have a new respect for this generation and believe they will persevere to bringing a better balance to mankind. Glad I finished the book.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

by years, I am in the "baby boomer" era (born in 1962 but I feel that I am not in the baby boomer era... I didnt get to have all the fun in the 60s and in the 70s I was a teenager. By the time I got to college everyone was "protested out". When I graduated from college.. jobs were non existant unless you were a computer science major or engineer. We thought provoking historians has to settle for working in the mini mart or going back to nursing school! Took me til I was 40 something to finally make it in this world!

[BGW]

I also fall into the 'Boomer' catagory. I identify more with the Generation X'ers though. I agree with both KK and YW...Boomers seem to make block moves...making a mass exodus toward their next endevour leaving behind them in their wake something resembling the leftovers and left behinds after Woodstock.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Ian Rankin "The Hanging Garden"

[CatdaBrat]

"The Exorcist," by William Peter Blatty

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Cat... did you order that book from Amazon and have it delivered to your lighthouse? http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/rofl5.gif

[CatdaBrat]

Hi Wolfie! Naaaw, some winged demon flew in through the window and dropped it for me! It's in pretty decent shape, except for a few claw marks and a slightly disturbing sulphur odor.

[jakobscalpel]

The Sum of All Fears by Clancy. I hate Clancy, but I'm desperate for something to read and this was at the rummage sale yesterday.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I just finished a Ian Rankin novel. gonna try to delve into Breath of snow and ashes by diane gabaldan. its a thick book.... and I want to read thru the pile of books next to my bed.

[CatdaBrat]

"The Godfather" by Mario Puzo

[rimar]

"The Explosive Child" by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

An EXCELLENT book for anyone with a child who "frequently exhibits sever noncompliance, temper outbursts, and verbal or physical Aggression."

You can read excerpts and purchase here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006077939X/sr=8-2/qid=1142227773/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-8094210-4934458?%5Fencoding=UTF8).

[BGW]

A Fever in the Heart (and other true cases) Ann Rule's Crime Files: Vol.3

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Originally posted by rimalicious:
"The Explosive Child" by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

An EXCELLENT book for anyone with a child who "frequently exhibits sever noncompliance, temper outbursts, and verbal or physical Aggression."

You can read excerpts and purchase here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006077939X/sr=8-2/qid=1142227773/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-8094210-4934458?%5Fencoding=UTF8).


and where was this book when my mum was trying to raise me? LOL. oh yeah, thats right back then they just called us "different" .
Sounds like a great book!! I might just have to read it....

[rimar]

Originally posted by Yosemite_Wolf:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rimalicious:
"The Explosive Child" by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D.

An EXCELLENT book for anyone with a child who "frequently exhibits sever noncompliance, temper outbursts, and verbal or physical Aggression."

You can read excerpts and purchase here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006077939X/sr=8-2/qid=1142227773/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-8094210-4934458?%5Fencoding=UTF8).


and where was this book when my mum was trying to raise me? LOL. oh yeah, thats right back then they just called us "different" .
Sounds like a great book!! I might just have to read it.... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

You're welcome to borrow it when I am done. It really is great. It works off of the philosophy that these kids are NOT behaving badly on purpose! They just lack the skills to deal with things that most of us take for granted. It also explains how conventional behavior modification methods, like discipline/reward programs, time outs, etc. don't work with these kids and offers methods that CAN work - this means it is NOT the parents' fault either! Halleluia!

[jakobscalpel]

So I finally bought "The Da Vinci Code" to see what the fuss was about. I still haven't figured it out. The book was overly long with lots of exposition and no character development. I can't imagine a less interesting main character. The whole "sacred feminine" thing was interesting the first time, bearable for the second, and more than tiresome by the fifty-fifth reference. The "twist" was obvious a mile away, which is fine most of the time, but annoying in this case because so much was riding on it. The only positive of the book was the plotting, which was pretty entertaining and page turning. Some of the scenes were also well really done, like the bank and first cryptex scenes. Still, a book has to have more than just a good plot....if not then he could have just published a damn outline.

This book was a disappointment in almost every way. I have no idea why it is so popular.

[Yosemite Joy]

Originally posted by jakobscalpel:
So I finally bought "The Da Vinci Code" to see what the fuss was about. I still haven't figured it out. The book was overly long with lots of exposition and no character development. I can't imagine a less interesting main character. The whole "scared feminine" thing was interesting the first time, bearable for the second, and more than tiresome by the fifty-fifth reference. The "twist" was obvious a mile away, which is fine most of the time, but annoying in this case because so much was riding on it. The only positive of the book was the plotting, which was pretty entertaining and page turning. Some of the scenes were also well really done, like the bank and first cryptex scenes. Still, a book has to have more than just a good plot....if not then he could have just published a damn outline.

This book was a disappointment in almost every way. I have no idea why it is so popular.

I have been tossing the idea about to buy it. I actually picked up the paperback at Raley's, read the back summary, then set it down.

I can't say why, I can only say that my instincts tell me not to buy it.

[Yosemite Joy]

Oh and in the past week I have read the first ten pages of "The Last Picture Show" Larry McMurty (sp?). Still haven't finished that last Roland expedition.

[jakobscalpel]

YJ, I know where you can get a free copy of the book....it is sitting about five feet away from me right now. Let me know if you want it. Otherwise it is going to book crossing (http://www.bookcrossing.com/).

And you STILL haven't finished the Dark Tower!!! Come on!

[Yosemite Joy]

I.. can't... bring.. myself.. to.. do.. it...

My husband said to me the other day when I brought it up.. "what if you die and you never read it all".. well duh.

I am too afraid of anticlimatic endings, and endings period. Bittersweet... dammit, what is wrong with me?

I am gonna pass on the DaVinci thing. I won't even see the movie until it comes on dvd. For some reason it seems so over played.. so.. something for the media to talk about.. what? no shark attacks? no problem, let's interview a Priest and some Opus Dei members..

[Yosemite_Wolf]

im reading a Question of blood by Ian Rankin.

[CatdaBrat]

"Dance of Death" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

[Californee Girl]

The Bait of Satan; John Bevere
Put it down for a while, but Ive picked it backup

The Makers Diet; Jordan S. Rubin
Not what I was expecting, but its still holding my interest

Still working through the Bible too

[jakobscalpel]

Actually reading a few right now...

1. The University of Minnesota Spankological Protocol (2nd Edition) (anyone get this?)

2. From Bedroom to Boardroom: Documentation of one man's lifetime experience with spanks.

3. Reflective spanking: A comparitive study of mutual punishment in a loving environment.

Pretty good so far. I might write a quick review when I finish these....

[monkey]

http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif So funny! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/applause.gif

[Mysteefied]

I'm so hooked on Augusten Burrows right now, I have read almost all his books, I'm on "Dry" now and just got his new book in the mail.

Love the humor and honesty

[Summer]

Just finished "Two Little Girls in Blue" by Mary Higgins Clark - was pretty good - and just started "Beach Road" by James Patterson. Like all Patterson's books I find it hard to get into it in the beginning, then later can't put it down.

[Ironhorse]

I just started "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly. Haven't read any of his books before, and am only on page 6, so don't know how he is. Summer, I love James Patterson's books! The Lake House is also a good one. Have been looking for one of his books "Mary, Mary", but haven't found it yet (no really sure if it's out yet, or one that is coming out, LOL) I just finished "4th of July" by him too.
Also read before that, "Black For Rememberence" by Carlene Thompson (I think that was her name), which was good too. I have 12 Sydney Sheldon books I "liberated" from my mom's Goodwill/Church pile to read after I read Lincoln Lawyer. I don't normally read his books, but buying books is just too expensive anymore, so am forcing myself to cut back on that.

[Yosemite Joy]

Originally posted by Mysteefied:
I'm so hooked on Augusten Burrows right now, I have read almost all his books, I'm on "Dry" now and just got his new book in the mail.

Love the humor and honesty

Ohhh, can I borrow Dry? I have Magical Thinking and of course Running with Scissors. Have you read David Eggers' memoir? It is really good, I have that one too...

[beautiful_mess38]

I'm reading Christopher Gardner's book Pursit to Happyness.

It's his bio of being homeless to becomimg a wall street millionair and owning his own brokerage firm.

The book is a page turner and very hard to put down.

[Shameless]

Originally posted by Ironhorse:
I just started "The Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly. Haven't read any of his books before, and am only on page 6, so don't know how he is. Summer, I love James Patterson's books! The Lake House is also a good one. Have been looking for one of his books "Mary, Mary", but haven't found it yet (no really sure if it's out yet, or one that is coming out, LOL) I just finished "4th of July" by him too.
Also read before that, "Black For Rememberence" by Carlene Thompson (I think that was her name), which was good too. I have 12 Sydney Sheldon books I "liberated" from my mom's Goodwill/Church pile to read after I read Lincoln Lawyer. I don't normally read his books, but buying books is just too expensive anymore, so am forcing myself to cut back on that.

Have you tried buying your books off of Amazon.com. Thats where I get most of mine.

I havent been to the new book store yet. What are thier prices like?

[Ironhorse]

I decided even the prices on Amazon.com are too much for my pocket book at the rate I read. I can read two books a week, sometimes more. That's what happens when you don't have a life, LOL http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif I need to get a library card. Sometimes I buy books off e-Bay, when I can get them for 99 cents apiece. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[Yosemite_Wolf]

IronHorse. I buy my books from the "used rack" on Amazon. And to support my habit, I sell em there too.

[Ironhorse]

Originally posted by Yosemite_Wolf:
IronHorse. I buy my books from the "used rack" on Amazon. And to support my habit, I sell em there too.

I looked at some of the used ones and still more than I wanted to pay. My big problem is, I never want to sell them, I keep them and re-read them. I did get rid of a ton of books before I moved up here (my sons refused to move them, LOL!) By the time I get done paying my PGE and Campora, well, you know the story there......... It has gone up sooooo much since I first moved up here, so gotta make cutbacks somewhere. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/freak.gif

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I keep alot of my books.. but sell off my cheap detective novels etc etc.
We should have book swaps between all these forum readers!!

Do you ever go to the library book sales? Fresno has some doozies!

[Summer]

Ironhorse, Mary Mary is still pricey. I think it came out around Christmas when I bought it for a friend so didn't mind paying the $$ for a gift, but I NEVER buy books new anymore. The 1st Sat. of every month our Oakhurst library has a book sale. We go religiously! The books range for $.50, $1.00 and some select "newer" ones for more. Sometimes they have $3.00 a bag of books. I go to yard sales and thrift shops too. Plus, I trade with a few people. If I really really want a book & willing to pay more $$ I buy used books on Amazon. If I come across any Patterson books I will save for you and email you to see if you've read them, ok?

[Ironhorse]

Mary, Mary is the only one I haven't found yet Summer, that I know of, LOL. Hmmm, I'll have to check out the book sale at the library, need to get a library card anyway for winter. I'm getting one in Fresno because I am taking the grandkids to get one. They love to read and have read every book in the house, and a lot of the kids books from my collection that I have been giving them as they are able to read them. Both are voracious readers (like grandma), one is in 2nd grade this year and reads at 4th grade level, the other is in 1st grade this year and reads at 3rd grade level, almost 4th grade. Just the way I want them to be! I used to buy them books everytime we went to the store, but I just can't keep up with them anymore, LOL!

YW, I'll check out the book sales in the Fresno Library too. Do you know when they have those, or never mind, I'll ask when I go in next week. LOL, I'd trade books with people, but I have only had one or two maybe that I'm willing to get rid of. If I buy them, no matter how cheap, it's to keep. But I wouldn't mind loaning books out. Anyone read Patricia Cornwell? I love her too, she's kind of like JAmes Patterson.

[Ironhorse]

Lord, I'm making my spare bedroom into a crafts room, place to keep my books, sewing room. I'm dreading pulling out all the books I have stashed around the house. I'm afraid I have more than I think I do, you loose track when you put them in drawers, boxes, closets, shelves, etc., etc. Then my mom has a bunch of my books at her house that she borrowed. She reads much slower than I do. It's her fault, she let them put me in a speed reading class when I was 10, LOL!

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Originally posted by Ironhorse:
Mary, Mary is the only one I haven't found yet Summer, that I know of, LOL. Hmmm, I'll have to check out the book sale at the library, need to get a library card anyway for winter. I'm getting one in Fresno because I am taking the grandkids to get one. They love to read and have read every book in the house, and a lot of the kids books from my collection that I have been giving them as they are able to read them. Both are voracious readers (like grandma), one is in 2nd grade this year and reads at 4th grade level, the other is in 1st grade this year and reads at 3rd grade level, almost 4th grade. Just the way I want them to be! I used to buy them books everytime we went to the store, but I just can't keep up with them anymore, LOL!

YW, I'll check out the book sales in the Fresno Library too. Do you know when they have those, or never mind, I'll ask when I go in next week. LOL, I'd trade books with people, but I have only had one or two maybe that I'm willing to get rid of. If I buy them, no matter how cheap, it's to keep. But I wouldn't mind loaning books out. Anyone read Patricia Cornwell? I love her too, she's kind of like JAmes Patterson.

Ironhorse.. you get a library card in Oaky.. and its good all over the San Joaquin valley. I have a fresno county library card.. but its good in coalinga, fresno, kern, kings, madera, mariposa, porterville, tulare public and country library.

Ive always gone to the library in down town Fresno. but there is now a HUGE one over on the "new" side of town in fresno. (944 East Perrin Avenue, Fresno, CA 93720). I havent been there. but my favourites were always the Clovis branch and the downtown Fresno branch.

[Ironhorse]

REALLY? I didn't know that YW, thanks! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif I'll wind up at the branch library in Fresno on Bullard. It's closest to where my son lives. He's been in there and says it's nice, plus they have a story time for the kids I can take them too.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

oooh I think thats the new one.. that used to be on Palm and Shaw. Much bigger I hear. and you can always go on line with your new library card and order books and i believe they can send to Oaky.

oh and you might find it neat to know that as I was on holiday in UK and Africa, I read books as I went and left them on shelves in hotelrooms, hotel lounges etc. Love to leave books around for someone to pick up and read.. cos someone will come around and LOVE the book.

[Ironhorse]

That is neat YW, a lot of times when I was at hotels for training stuff, I wished I had a book to read, besides the Gideon Bible, LOL!

[Mysteefied]

Ohhh, can I borrow Dry? I have Magical Thinking and of course Running with Scissors. Have you read David Eggers' memoir? It is really good, I have that one too...

Yup, no problem. I haven't read David Eggers memior, is it anything like Augusten burrows. Gosh, he cracks me up and I can so relate to some of the stuff. I have all 5 books, have read them all and can't wait for his book to come out at Christmas! YEAH!
Another friend of mine is reading dry right now, she just finished running with scissors, she only takes a few days to read the book, so I can probably have it back by Wednesday of next week, Maybe we can trade for a little bit. I definatly will need it back when your done, I have a feeling I'll be reading them again.
By the way, How ya feeling? good I hope! Give the kids a big hug for me. I want to stop by, but don't know where you are.

[Yosemite Joy]

I am in Ahwahnee.. yeah for sure I would give it back (such a pet peeve that people would "borrow" my books for fifty years). David Eggers was good, not as funny as Augusten.. but I do have a couple David Sedaris books too, and oh man those are hilarious, and closer to what Augusten writes. Maybe I will get a couple together and you can look through them and see if anything looks good. I have so much contemporary lit (been on a binge) that I am out of room on my bookshelves. You could come over and look through them.

Anyway, yay, I have wanted to read Dry for awhile. I will relate to it, I am sure.

[SheilaMae]

Ironhorse - I love Patricia Cornwell also. She doesn't bring out new things fast enough for me, though I recently picked up a paperback at a thrift store I think I had somehow missed - Cruel and Unusual. Try the Dr. Alan Gregory books by Stephen White - can't remember a single title now, but I think you'll like them also. I always enjoy David Baldacci's books too.

Funny, usually when Rachel is gone in the summer I read 6-8 books...this summer - nothin'! Go figure!

[Summer]

Ironhorse, if you have a book sale, please let me know!

[Ironhorse]

Originally posted by SheilaMae:
Ironhorse - I love Patricia Cornwell also. She doesn't bring out new things fast enough for me, though I recently picked up a paperback at a thrift store I think I had somehow missed - Cruel and Unusual. Try the Dr. Alan Gregory books by Stephen White - can't remember a single title now, but I think you'll like them also. I always enjoy David Baldacci's books too.

Funny, usually when Rachel is gone in the summer I read 6-8 books...this summer - nothin'! Go figure!

I'll look for White SheilaMae, thanks. I'll ready just about anything (even Harlequin Romances, if I can't find anything else, LOL.) Living alone, I do a lot of reading, and with both the grandkids in school all day this coming year, I'll be able to read in the mornings at my son's house too. I have Last Man Standing by Baldacci, Hello Darkness by Sandra Brown, Balance of Power by Richard North Patterson, The Lake House by James Patterson, Blow Fly by Patricia Cornwell, among others.

Summer, if I decide to sell any, I'll be sure and let you know. If you see something you'd like to borrow (I'll list what I have as I find them, LOL) let me know and we can work something out. Better yet, as I find them, I'll add them to a list I have for my Reader's Digest Condensed books and I can PM it to you.

[Mysteefied]

ok cool, as soon as I get Dry back I'll let you know, I'd love to borrow any book that is hilarious, if you don't mind me borrowing one.
Also, if you want to read any of his other books, I have them too.
Thanks!

[Kahlua Kid]

Well - I can't really say I'm "reading" this book - but... (audio book during my commute)

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

A language kept a secret for a thousand years forms the backdrop for an unforgettable novel of two Chinese women whose friendship and love sustains them through their lives during the 1800's.

This absorbing novel – with a storyline unlike anything Lisa See has written before – takes place in 19th century China when girls had their feet bound, then spent the rest of their lives in seclusion with only a single window from which to see. Illiterate and isolated, they were not expected to think, be creative, or have emotions. But in one remote county, women developed their own secret code, nu shu – "women's writing" – the only gender-based written language to have been found in the world. Some girls were paired as "old-sames" in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their windows to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments.

An old woman tells of her relationship with her "old-same," their arranged marriages, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood—until a terrible misunderstanding written on their secret fan threatens to tear them apart. With the detail and emotional resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha , Snow Flower and the Secret Fan delves into one of the most mysterious and treasured relationships of all time—female friendship.

Sample Chapter: http://www.lisasee.com/snowflowersample.htm

http://www.lisasee.com/images/snowflowermed.jpg

[Yosemite_Wolf]

That looks really good!

[Summer]

I agree, that looks like an excellent book. I watched the movie Memoirs of a Geisha and loved it. This looks like a similar story. Heck, I would have hated being in that age in China. What an eye opener, eh?

[Kahlua Kid]

That's why I picked this up - I really enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha (Coming of age story really) same here but in China.

I'm about 1/2 way through. Thus far, its kept my interest. I really enjoy fiction with historical non-fiction woven in. This is really opening my eyes about foot-binding, and why it was done. How deeply interwoven into their culture it was. And, arranged marriage and how the women had to leave their natal-homes and all the ceremony that surrounded that also.

It is beautiful... and brutal... as the above description of the novel describes.

What those women endured was amazing.

I had no idea foot-binding wasn't done as babies... it started around age 3 for the wealthy and age 7 for middle-class (poor were not bound, they became servants and had to have use of their feet - it also showed their class immediately).

Imagine at age 7 having your little toes bound under your feet, and then told to walk, walk, walk until the bones broke... and then wrapped tighter until your foot bones broke... the pain... I would not have understood unless I broke my wrist last year... And to have to have had to continue to walk on it. Unbearable it must have been. The perfect "Golden Lily", feet, as they were called was 7 cm.

[Summer]

Ouch! My feet are hurting just reading this. I guess with my size 8 wide I would be considered a monstrosity, or instead of a "golden lily" would be "lead foot" lol.

[Kahlua Kid]

Ouch is right... After more research just now -they didn't outlaw foot binding in China until 1911. Even up til 1949 it still went on in some remote villages.

3 inches was the goal...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/91/BoundFeet.jpg/250px-BoundFeet.jpg http://www.conniewrite.com/footbinding2a.jpg

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I went and ordered the book. Can't wait to read it!!

[AAA]

I,m reading jarhead by Anthony Swfford,basically the guy the the same age as me.And i could have done the military thing,but i'm glad i didn't.

[beautiful_mess38]

Hey Wolfie when your done can I read.

I still can't ascertain why society does these things to children. (tribal girls being cut and it still happens to this day)

[SheilaMae]

You know, Messy - Wolfie and I were just talkin' about that same thing yesterday afternoon. I was saying how what KK's reading and commented on reminded me how little there really is to complain about by comparison as women in this country. In some countries the birth of a daughter is actually cause for shame and mourning rather than a joy. And to think in some places still girls/women are sold and traded in marriage rather than allowed to choose whom to marry or even if to marry. I might like to read that as well after you gals...depends. Seems like from what KK described it's mostly about the rich nature of relationship/friendship of women and that's become something especially esteemed by me in recent years.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Ive just received Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I got the book, not the audiotapes. Gotta finish my present book... but then im gonna dive right into it.

[Kahlua Kid]

Originally posted by Yosemite_Wolf:
Ive just received Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I got the book, not the audiotapes. Gotta finish my present book... but then im gonna dive right into it.

Cool - let us know what you think!

I just finished it ... It got a little old repeating "Lao Tang" and "Lily Feet", but I think the author really wanted to drive home her points.

I really like the audio version - the woman who did the reading really put into it real expression and tones of voice that were true to what you would hear from a Chinese woman... just the way/speed etc. things were said made it ever more real to me.

It was very interesting and I liked it for its cultural aspect as well as the story of two life-long friends (Lao-Tongs) who had a special right to be life-long friends via arrangement and contract in childhood. Very limited women were aloud to have a Lao-Tong.

[beautiful_mess38]

Wolfie gave me the book, so I'll be reading it first. Can'twait to get started.

[Kahlua Kid]

Went to the new bookstore last night - they had Snowflower and the Secret Fan right up front and center. I was suprised at the variety in such a small space... They had 1 or 2 books of each - which gave them room for lots of choice!

Got my book for Maui and Bill Bryson's book - In a Sunburned Country (Australia)... that's next on my reading list. I absolutely loved Bryson's "Walk in the Woods" - his antics on the Appalachian Trail.

[oakhurstleaf]

I just read Anne Tyler's "Accidental Tourist"...saw the movie eons ago, and my Mom gave me the book recently. Very good story.

[Ironhorse]

Finished Lincoln Lawyer and went to Raley's and saw James Patterson's "Lifeguard". http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/sad3.gif~sigh~ no control, so bought it and am reading it now.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

You will absolutely LOVE "Sunburnt country" KK! Its hilarious. Another good one is "cold beer and crocodiles.. a bike trip around Oz" by Roff Smith.

Accidental Tourist is hilarious. I read it Aeons ago.

[beautiful_mess38]

I still have your "walk in the woods" book KK. I loved it. Then again I loved "dancing with marmots" Thought I would never be interested in those kinds of books, now I'm hooked on them.

Sunflower and the secret fan is very hard to put down.

[Newcomer]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by beautiful_mess38:
I still have your "walk in the woods" book KK. I loved it. QUOTE]

I wondered where that went! I had it in our guest room...

Now I know!

[Yosemite Joy]

I just finished "Midwives" such an excellent novel.

Read "Other People's Dirt: A Housecleaner's Curious Adventures" on Saturday which was hilarious.

Now I am starting "Spilling Clarence"...

yes, I read novels like crazy.. I just started up again. I do it in binges.

[Mysteefied]

Hey Yosemite Joy, I just got "Dry" back if you want to borrow it. I'll bring it to work with me, so whichever day you want to pick it up. I'm there til 3pm.

[beautiful_mess38]

I read midwives. Isn't that a great book YJ.

[Yosemite Joy]

Mystee: Yes, I want to borrow it. I will bring a Sedaris book to trade for a bit.

Messy: I cried my eyes out at the end. Such a good book.

[Summer]

Messy: I cried my eyes out at the end. Such a good book
OK, any book you cry your eyes out I gotta read!! Is this like on the best seller list? Never heard of it.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

ya wanna cry your eyes out? Try my book:
Jones and Bartletts Oncology Nursing (exam) Review.....
it will definately bore ya to tears.. but i gotta stick wif it.

[beautiful_mess38]

Originally posted by Summer:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Messy: I cried my eyes out at the end. Such a good book
OK, any book you cry your eyes out I gotta read!! Is this like on the best seller list? Never heard of it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

If I remember right this book was a Oprah book club book.

[beautiful_mess38]

I finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

There were so many times I wanted to put the book down because it frusterated me so much. It goes very deep into Chinese culture and the womans place in it. Which was really just to push out sons. But, I couldn't. The book was so good and such a page turner. The characters of Lily and Snowflower will stay in my mind for a long time. When that happens you know its a good book.

The authors notes (1/2 chinese) of her research before writing the book are very interesting and you need to read before putting the book down for good.

This is a must read book.

Now it's memoirs of a Geisha.

[Ironhorse]

Ooooh, I saw two James Patterson books this week that I don't have, but I was good and didn't buy them.

3rd Degree (in Fresno, a paperback) and Judge and Jury at Raley's, but OMG, it was a hardback and was $27.95!!!!!!! http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/shocked.gif

[Yosemite Joy]

I just finished "Dry" and am now reading "Prozac Nation"...

[Yosemite Joy]

Oh and Summer, Dry made me cry my eyes out too. Such a good book.

[Mysteefied]

I also have sellevision and his new one...umm..ok, weird, my mind just went blank, my friend is finishing it right now. but it's the newest one.

[Yosemite Joy]

I have magical thinking... dunno how new it is.. I got it on clearance at barnes and nobles (before the bookstore came to town).

[Mysteefied]

there is a newer one than that, it just came out called "possible side effects" I actually had anxiety when I got toward the end of it, because his next one doesn't come out til around Christmas. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif

[Kahlua Kid]

Originally posted by beautiful_mess38:
I finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

Now it's memoirs of a Geisha.

I'm glad you liked it - I liked Memoirs of a Geisha better - but they were both good.

Just finished, "Don't know much about History" - abridged... didn't like it - I knew most of what they talked about and what they did talk about only skimmed the surface.

Still on "In a Sunburnt Country"... its got over 400 pages and very small print - man I'm getting through it slow!

[Yosemite_Wolf]

KK.. when you are done with Sunburnt Country... dive into Dances With Marmots. (both Messy and I have copies).

[Summer]

Looked for "Snowflower & Secret Fan" at Costco today but not there. Guess I'll have to break down and order from Amazon. Ya'll got me intriqued with it now.

[Kahlua Kid]

Originally posted by Summer:
Looked for "Snowflower & Secret Fan" at Costco today but not there. Guess I'll have to break down and order from Amazon. Ya'll got me intriqued with it now.

We should loan each other books - I gave my audio cd of Snowflower away last week. Once I read/hear a story, I'm not one to go back and read/hear it again... so I'm game borrowing out books.

[beautiful_mess38]

If you want to borrow it summer let me know. I'll be in Oaky on Sat. to drop off kids with my mom.

KK let me know if you want dances with marmots. l loved the book.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I finally finished The PoisonWood Bible. Am now reading Cold is the Grave by Peter Robinson (gotta get my brit detective fix in!) After that gotta fit in snowflower and the secret fan, the new Sword of truth
sequel by Terry Goodkind, Breath of snow and ashes by Diana Gabaldan and Out of Africa. Boy... think im addicted to these books? http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/rofl5.gif

[Yosemite Joy]

I am going to the bookstore today.

I still need to read a couple books I have, so I think I will start on "The History of Love" I guess it's supposed to be good. I bought it without really reading what it was about a month or so ago.

[Summer]

Originally posted by beautiful_mess38:
If you want to borrow it summer let me know. I'll be in Oaky on Sat. to drop off kids with my mom.

KK let me know if you want dances with marmots. l loved the book.

I posted a reply to this last night, but it disappeared into thin air!! Anyhow, if you just give the book to your mom I can swing by and pick it (and her) up and have lunch at Lucy's! Thanks so much.

[Kahlua Kid]

Originally posted by beautiful_mess38:
KK let me know if you want dances with marmots. l loved the book.

Yes.

[Kahlua Kid]

While on vacation I had the chance to read 2 books! WOW! Finally had some time...

One - "Darcy's Story" by Janet Aylmer
Its "Pride and Prejudice" from the character Mr. Darcy's point of view... (You know, all those times he disappears and then comes back throughout P&P... well now you get to know what he was doing - and why he was so aloof when he was falling in love with Elizabeth (but I think we already know that part).

And:
"Bangkok Tattoo" by John Burdett
Now this was a novel I typically don't read - Murder Mystery - but some interesting points of view as Buddhism thought processes and Asian points of view make you stop and think sometimes (if you make yourself notice these things inbetween the in-your-face prostitution, murdered CIA man, tattoo artist, terrorist diversions, etc.)

[beautiful_mess38]

Now I'm reading Little Children by Tom Perrotta.

Tom Perrotta's thirtyish parents of young children are a varied and surprising bunch. There's Todd, the handsome stay at home dad dubbed "the prom king" by the moms at the play ground, and his wife Kathy, a documentary film maker envious of the connection Todd has forged with thier toddler son. And there's Sarah, a lapsed feminist surprised to find she's become a typical wife in a traditional marriage, and her husband Richard who is becoming more and more involved with a internet fantasy life than with his own wife and child. And then there's Mary ann who has life all figured out, down to a scheduled roll in the hay with her husband every Tuesday at 9pm.
They all raised thier kids in the kind of quiet suburb where nothing ever seems to happen. until one eventful summer, when a convicted child molester moves back to town and two parents begin an affair that goes futher than either of them could ever imagine.

[SheilaMae]

Read the jacket cover of that book, Messy, and I figured reading it would jack up MY bp. Let me know if the %$*&#* who you know I'd want to fry gets his just desserts, K???

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Sheila.. so how is "StillLife with Woodpecker" going?

[SheilaMae]

Haven't had much time for reading, Wolfie. I know, you woulda had it done in a night, but I've got too much goin' on to sit down. For instance last night I was sitting in the sewing room after pulling out some unfinished quilt-y things to see what might get done and be able to take to the Boutique if we can make that happen and the next thing I knew Rachel was waking me up in the chair tellin' me good night, it was almost midnight and I neither sewed, read or could tell ya what was on TV and I had the Bourne Identity on and wanted to see it! What a crock! I sit down and a blink turns into an unplanned snooze I'm grateful to wake up from, but precious time lost without accomplishing anything!

[Yosemite_Wolf]

you finish your quilt stuff! tom robbins is patient.. and waits for his readers............

[Newcomer]

Words of Wisdom by George W. Bush.

Finished it in under 10 seconds, it was a very short book.

[Kahlua Kid]

Originally posted by Newcomer:
Words of Wisdom by George W. Bush.

Finished it in under 10 seconds, it was a very short book.

http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/laugh.gif

[Californee Girl]

The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Thats a really good book Cali. I read it a few yrs ago.
Its definately NOT light reading though. http://oakhurstonline.com/icon/happy.gif

[Kahlua Kid]

Originally posted by Californee Girl:
The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

That sounds really interesting - I'd heard that we are all tracked back through the mitochondria of our cells to Eve out of Africa when in my college Biology classes years ago.

I'm cheating and not actually reading - but listening to another audiotape on my commute - "Notes from a Small Island" by who else - my favorite comedic travel writer, Bill Bryson.

[monkey]

The Innocent Man by John Grisham

[Kahlua Kid]

"The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805" by Richard Zacks.

A very interesting read thus far - about the Barbary Pirates in the late 1700's. Its an account of the Tripoli (now Libya), Northern Africa's plundering and pirating (headed by the Bashaw of Tripoli) and taking valuables (silk, jewelry, ships) and Christian White's as slaves (the Koran allows Muslims to keep non-Muslim slaves)from Italy and other countries along the Mediterranean Sea... other countries such as England, France and America, yes America only 20 years old at the time, paid Tripoli tribute money and valuables for us not to be attacked by them.

Then, our diplomat, Eaton, had to leave Tripoli because he was trying to help the Pishaw's Brother, Hamet, to regain power of Tripoli who would then become America's ally... America stopped paying tribute money and then Tripoli declared War on us - our first war as America.

We sent one war ship with 44 cannons (out of our small Navy fleet - a time when England had 600 ships) to show our muscle (ha ha!), it was captured. So, we attacked by land across the Sahara desert...

You either already know history or the outcome, or you should read this book!

[Summer]

Reading: Dime Store Magic By Kelley Armstrong.
YW, can you give me a short synopsis on this book? I briefly heard of this author but don't remember what she wrote.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Summer. Its the 3rd book in the series called "women of the otherworld". Vampires, Werewolves, Witches and sorcerers. good stuff.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I have started "Pirate Hunter" by Richard Zacks; which is the true story of Captain Kidd.

[Ironhorse]

Right now I'm reading 2nd Chance by James Patterson. I mostly read his books and David Baldacci, Sydney Sheldon and Nora Roberts. But my favorite all time book was Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck. I read that years ago back in Jr. High. Still have it somewhere.

[beautiful_mess38]

I'm reading Memories Keepers Daughter. This is the book I chose for the book club. :read:

[SheilaMae]

Right now I'm reading 2nd Chance by James Patterson. I mostly read his books and David Baldacci, Sydney Sheldon and Nora Roberts. But my favorite all time book was Imperial Woman by Pearl S. Buck. I read that years ago back in Jr. High. Still have it somewhere.

Ironhorse, I love Baldacci also and right with ya, Imperial Woman is an all time fave of mine as well ---was thinkin' about makin' it my next choice to share with book club, actually. Highly recommend "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett, also an all time fave of mine.

This past month after our kick off 'Angry Housewives Eatting BonBons' for book club I read 'Table for Five', by Susan Wiggins and 'Patchwork Planet' by Anne Tyler before re-reading '1000 White Women' by Jim Fergus as it was my choice for book club's 2nd month.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Anne Tyler..... haven't read her in ages!!!!!! I loved The Accidental Tourist (didn't fancy the movie version though).


Right now, along side The Pirate Hunter, I am finishing The Brethren by John Grisham. Grisham is really hilarious in this book... I do think that he spent some time with Carl Hiaasen... another of my favourite authors.

[jakobscalpel]

Blue ribbon recommendation: "The World Without Us" by Weisman. I really loved this book.

Other recent books:
"1876" by Gore Vidal (re-read)
"Strangers" by Koontz
"Cadillac Desert" by Reisner (If you are a Californian you MUST read this book once a year)
"The Only Three Questions that Count" by Fisher
"Gates of Fire" by Pressfield
some random .net unit testing book (I despise programming books)

There are probably a couple of others that I forgot.

[CatdaBrat]

Reading "Hannibal Rising" by Thomas Harris

favorite...hmmmmm...let me borrow Mr. Peabody and Sherman's Wayback Machine for a look-see. I think I would have to say "Roots" by Alex Haley. I read it three times.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I chust finished Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell. Great book. It's actually for kids, but like Harry Potter can also be enjoyed by adults. I am now reading The Kite Runner.

[Summer]

I know its late but I am just starting "The DaVinci Code" tonight. Just finished "Nora Nora". YW, I just had "The Kite Flyer" in my hand at Costco today but decided against it cuz I have about 300 (no kidding) books in my garage to be read. I need to retire so I can keep up on my reading. Jacobscalpal, I have pretty much read all of Koontz books. My very favorite is "Watchers" - it is an old one but so wonderful. When the movie came out I was very very disappointed. You never would have known it was the same story. That's why I always like to read the book first. Sometimes the movie does it good and sometimes not. Last but not least I am very motivated to read "The Golden Compass" now because of all the hoopla. Oh, and by the way, even when there is bad press it is good for the movie maker because just like me it entices people to watch out of curiosity. And besides, I like to see any movie Nicole Kidman is in. I have literally bought all my relatives books for Christmas. Went on Amazon and got used ones - I do that a lot. Rarely do I buy new ones anymore. We are all "book junkies" and it would cost a fortune if we were to buy new books.

[Kahlua Kid]

Just finished "Imperial Woman" and am now 1/2 way through "A Woman of Substance".

[beautiful_mess38]

Same as KK. A woman of substance is one of my fav all time books. Thats why I chose it for the book club.

[Meat Man]

TRUMPS HOW TO KICK ***!!

Great book!!!:yes:

[David_V]

Anyone like historical books? I just finished reading "Two Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana. A great book of his actual experiences along the coast of California in the mid 1830's. I think this was about the 5th time I've read this book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Henry_Dana,_Jr.

[Mysteefied]

I'm reading Imperial Woman and liking it WAY more than I thought I would.

[Kahlua Kid]

Yes, I love historical books - I read "Pirate Coast" last year about America's "first" declared war on Tripoli, but more than that, was laced with culture and life in Tripoli in that time period.

[jakobscalpel]

Anyone like historical books? I just finished reading "Two Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana. A great book of his actual experiences along the coast of California in the mid 1830's. I think this was about the 5th time I've read this book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Henry_Dana,_Jr.

I love them and will have to take a look at your suggestion. I just read the General Grant biography by Jean Edward Smith. Odd book, since it had very little criticism of Grant's presidential performance.

[Ironhorse]

I'm reading Imperial Woman and liking it WAY more than I thought I would.

I read Imperial Woman when I was about 13 and loved it. I still like reading it over and over again.

[David_V]

Yes, I love historical books - I read "Pirate Coast" last year about America's "first" declared war on Tripoli, but more than that, was laced with culture and life in Tripoli in that time period.
Thanks. I'll put that on my list.

[David_V]

I love them and will have to take a look at your suggestion. I just read the General Grant biography by Jean Edward Smith. Odd book, since it had very little criticism of Grant's presidential performance.
Years ago I read an "historical novel" about Louis XI of France, "The Spider King" or something like that. I thought it was great.

[Yosemite Joy]

Just finished No Country for Old Men and now reading Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, a memoir of a boy growing up in the mid fifties. Hilarious. Pre ordered The Freedom Manifesto and ordered The Foreskin's Lament at the local book shoppe last week, for Christmas reading.

[Sandman]

Did you enjoy No Country for Old Men? I want to see that movie. I'm a big Coen Brothers fan.

[Yosemite Joy]

The book was terrific! Haven't seen the movie. I just finished The Thunderbolt Kid. I laughed my butt off! What a hilarious memoir.

[Kahlua Kid]

The book was terrific! Haven't seen the movie. I just finished The Thunderbolt Kid. I laughed my butt off! What a hilarious memoir.

I love Bill Bryson! Have read almost all his books- but not that one yet! "In a Sunburnt Country", "History of Nearly Everything", "I'm a Stranger here Myself", "AWalk in the Woods", and "Notes from a Small Island".

He is an amazingly gifted, humorous writer!

"A Walk in the Woods" got me hooked on his books.

So - "The Thunderbolt Kid" is just as funny - will have to read it sometime!

[Yosemite Joy]

I am hooked too, have not read any of his other books, so I amazoned him and am ordering copies of most of them.

You can borrow my Thunderbolt one if you want.

[Yosemite Joy]

Since the bookstore hasn't called yet I am reading Screwed The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class. Ho hum, depressing.

[jakobscalpel]

Just started a re-read of Song of Susannah by Stephen King. So, YJ, did you ever finish the Dark Tower series?

[Yosemite Joy]

Just started a re-read of Song of Susannah by Stephen King. So, YJ, did you ever finish the Dark Tower series?

HAHAHA.. no.

I have not. Pathetic right? I know, I know. *hangs head in shame* Maybe I will do that soon. After this one. Maybe.

[monkey]

I'm glancing through The Book of Useless Information. Lots of info I didn't know and will never need, but kind of fun!

[Dodgergirl]

I'm hoping to find Jimi Hendrix turns 80 in my stocking on Christmas morn...

[Yosemite Joy]

Now reading The Short History of Everything, really, really great... on the atom now.

[Yosemite Joy]

Finished the Short History.. and now reading The Year of Living Biblically, One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible. Really. Terrific so far.. On day 30.

[CatdaBrat]

Finished "Hannibal Rising" and now reading "Red River" by Lalita Tademy. It's a novel about the civil rights of black people in Louisiana back in the 1870s and the history of two families.

[jakobscalpel]

Finished re-reading books 5-7 in King's Dark Tower series. To save YJ the time, the ending is...*message deleted*

[Yosemite Joy]

Ok, ok, haha... I have made a single resolution (I don't believe or abide by them usually, but this is an exception) to read the entire (or to the part where I won't read anymore, unless I do, haven't decided yet) to finish the Dark Tower series. However, it will have to wait until I finish The Abstinence Teacher and some others I have pre ordered. Plus a new Stephen king is coming at the end of the month, and not sure what to think about the comic book series of The Dark Tower that is out now (Marvel I believe).

[CatdaBrat]

I got some vintage Stephen King books for Christmas, so I am re-reading the Skeleton Crew anthology, starting with The Mist. Am also reading the 2008 Writer's Market and World War Z.

[jakobscalpel]

Finished "Gates of Fire" by Pressfield. Fun to read, but a little preachy. Kept making me think of the movie "300" and my favorite parody pic.

[jakobscalpel]

I got some vintage Stephen King books for Christmas, so I am re-reading the Skeleton Crew anthology, starting with The Mist. Am also reading the 2008 Writer's Market and World War Z.

Skeleton Crew! Excellent! That was my first King book. The Mist made me one very scared twelve year old.

[Yosemite Joy]

Blue ribbon recommendation: "The World Without Us" by Weisman. I really loved this book.



Yes! I loved this book.

I also recently read Foreskin's Lament, which was powerful stuff because it makes one think about how much damage religion can do to a child.

And the Abstinence Teacher was pretty good.

Now reading the Shultz and Peanuts bio. Haven't started it yet, one child has flu and I am not 100 percent right now with feeling sea sick.

[CatdaBrat]

Skeleton Crew! Excellent! That was my first King book. The Mist made me one very scared twelve year old.

Yeah, I like just about all of King's earlier works. I also have Cujo and Pet Semetary next in line to read. I used to have every one of his books in hardcover but donated them to the library book sales.

I recently saw the movie "The Mist." I thought it was very good...sure ended differently than the book.

[beautiful_mess38]

Cata, have you read Geralds Game. One of my fav. King books.

[Dodgergirl]

[QUOTE=beautiful_mess38;51526]Cata, have you read Geralds Game. One of my fav. King books.[/QUOTE

I have that on audio, it's really good that way... great for a long drive..

[Primestone]

I am currently reading Mass Effect: Revelation

It's a prequel to the game Mass Effect that's on the XBOX 360... Fantastic story in the game, and the book was written by the lead writer of Mass Effect so it should be as equally captivating.

[Yosemite_Wolf]

I am reading Exit Music by Ian Rankin. It is the (possibly) last novel about Inspector Rebus.

[CatdaBrat]

Hmmm...you know, I Googled Gerald's Game, and unless my brain is nothing but cobwebs, I don't think I read that. But I did read Dolores Claiborne, which was supposed to have been tied in with Gerald's Game. Now I am going to have to scare up a copy of that book.