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I'm am in envy of all of you reading for pleasure.

I'm currently reading a chemistry textbook, human sexuality TB, Music appreciation TB, and a Communications TB. Soon I'll be delving into American history before the Civil War (Textbook).
 
I've been enjoying Larry Nivens "Juggler of Worlds" I have both the Uncorrected Advance Copy and a first edition. So I'm a total sci fi geek.

Jim
 
PirateNigel said:
I'm am in envy of all of you reading for pleasure.

I'm currently reading a chemistry textbook, human sexuality TB, Music appreciation TB, and a Communications TB. Soon I'll be delving into American history before the Civil War (Textbook).
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Good luck in your studies; remember to enjoy them as much as you can.

I miss school.

Back on topic:
Finishe LeGuin's Earthsea series and started Larson's Millennium series.
 
I miss school, too.

I can't seem to keep to just one book at a time, so i go back and forth:

The Circle Trilogy (I'm just starting White)
Ted Dekker

It's a fantastic fantasy trilogy about a young guy who delves between two worlds by falling asleep in one and waking up in the other. There is impending doom, love, betrayal, and all the other good stuff that make for a good read.

Poland: A Novel\
James A. Michener

A historical novel (very well written) about the history of Poland by following 3 fictional family lines throughout.

Water Wave Mechanics for Engineers and Scientists
Dean & Dalrymple

:blush: It's a tb from school that I'm re-reading to keep up on what I tried learning. My work doesn't really involve a lot of it :(

God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History
edited by Stephen Hawking

It's an anthology of excerpts from a bunch of historical mathmeticians. It's a slow read (especially if you try to follow/understand everything) but definitely interesting. For example, after they found out there were numbers besides whole numbers (i.e. fractions) they tried to keep it a secret because it would ruin their explanation for the cosmos. When one of their people told someone else, he was later taken out to sea and thrown overboard. The first martyr for math! (I'm wierd).

In general, though, I love all that I've read by Michael Crichton, Franz Kafka, and the classics (Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
 
PirateNigel said:
I'm am in envy of all of you reading for pleasure.
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I'm with ya, it's just been textbooks and lit papers for me (I really should be studying right now, haha).

Been reading Dune for like 5 months now, and I started Ursula LeGuin's The Dispossessed about a month ago. I don't feel like I've even made it past the beginning-book-hump in either yet. That said, I did get to read Dance w Dragons in November n Dec, and that was a nice brain-rest treat.
 
I just finished probably my tenth or twentieth reading of Mercedes Lackey's "By the Sword"... currently halfway through Gordon Ramsay's "Chef's Secrets" and my husband bought me the latest Stephen Hawking book for Xmas but I think I need to work my brain back up to it, it's not had a lot of that kind of exercise for years now :p
 
Just finished Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner's Guide by Sandra Ingerman. Very like what she teaches in a workshop, but intended for readers who haven't attended a workshop. Pretty basic.
 
Penguinetti said:
How is Chef's Secrets? I really like Gordon Ramsey's style of cooking...
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It's really... British. A lot of ingredients I'm not familiar with, and some recipes that I don't think I'll ever have proper equipment for, measurements in grams instead of cups... But still, lots of good ideas and helpful hints and I actually found a recipe last night that I might have all the ingredients for and then got so busy today I forgot to try it... And I can sort of hear his voice in my mind while I'm reading each chapter's forewards. The photos for each section are cute too, they show him cuddling a chicken or with a lobster in his pocket... or tied at the wrists with pasta...:eek:
 
TheAlchemist said:
Just finished Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner's Guide by Sandra Ingerman. Very like what she teaches in a workshop, but intended for readers who haven't attended a workshop. Pretty basic.
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Shamanic... like the characters you can play on World of Warcraft?

Chevette Girl said:
It's really... British. A lot of ingredients I'm not familiar with, and some recipes that I don't think I'll ever have proper equipment for, measurements in grams instead of cups... But still, lots of good ideas and helpful hints and I actually found a recipe last night that I might have all the ingredients for and then got so busy today I forgot to try it... And I can sort of hear his voice in my mind while I'm reading each chapter's forewards. The photos for each section are cute too, they show him cuddling a chicken or with a lobster in his pocket... or tied at the wrists with pasta...:eek:
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MMM... foodplay. The best kind of forepl-- I mean, he's a cheeky fellow...:rolleyes:

I think I'll have to check that book out the next time I'm at the bookstore. I love finding recipes from around the world. So far I've made Indian, Chinese, Thai, English (my wife prefers to stay away from Sunday roasts, though), Italian, American (why not), Argentine, and Spanish.

Basically, the more 'traditional' a meal is to its native land, the more I want to try it....


On the note of foods... I've got this tapas recipe book which I love pulling things from. Some are very simple, yet very tasty, with most of the ingredients readily available...
 
Penguinetti said:
Shamanic... like the characters you can play on World of Warcraft?
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You're gonna get smacked over there if you're not careful... :) Shamanic as in Native American spiritualists. We all know anyone who plays WOW might drink mead but can't really read... and they can be easily identified on forums by their L337 typing skillz.
(now I'm gonna get flamed ;D)
 
My wife'll tell you I don't mind getting smacked every now and again...:downtown: :tongue11:

And, I'm not just new to mead, but I've only just started playing WoW, so I don't even have that L337 speak down at all (AHHH NOOB on so many levels!!!).


But, I haven't been to a Powwow since my father took me when I was like 6yo. :sad10:

Lately it's been Irish fests and Scottish games :brave:


...and speaking of 'Scottish'... Harry Potter is on my list of reading material. I've already read the first 2 and a half... I'd like to skip to say, number 4 or 5.
 
Finally finished slogging my way through Comparative Mythology. I knew it would be difficult with my limited knowledge of Greek and Roman myths, and complete lack of Indian and Iranian myths.

While I was at it, i also finished Dronke's commentary in her second volume of eddic poems.

Now, I'm thinking of volume 1 of the Feynman lectures, but I haven't really decided on my next "scholarly" book.
 
Oh, I adore comparative mythology!

A Widow for One Year
John Irving

Recipe:
think of a sport...what about squash?
a profession...writers
a conflict...the age old battle between imagination and autobiographical fiction
throw in some addiction, a pinch of grief
keep a little notebook at your bedside so when a simile strikes you, like "as deceptive as a damaged condom," you can write it down and figure out a way to work it into the story...
bake at 350F for 1hr

The horny old goat has written yet another compelling novel...gotta wonder if he has his characters drive a Volvo just because the word sounds so...what?... anatomically womanly?

I'd have loved to hear more about Ruth and Harry, but happiness isn't Irving's specialty.
 
I'm rereading the entire Stephanie Plum series because the movie just came out and it reminded me how funny the books are. Yay e-reader and having 20 some odd books at my disposal! (18 books out so far plus holiday inserts)
 
Soyala_Amaya said:
I'm rereading the entire Stephanie Plum series because the movie just came out and it reminded me how funny the books are. Yay e-reader and having 20 some odd books at my disposal! (18 books out so far plus holiday inserts)
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<blink> There's a movie?? I have to check on my e-book and see if there are any of them on it. I think I lost track around book 13.
 
Yeah, they turned One for the Money into a movie and it had it's US release about a week ago. It's pretty funny, they did most of the charachters pretty well, and followed the book decently too. I had few gripes, mostly about changing things that Morelli did (like he mad Stephanie eggs after they made a deal, instead of her walking in him making scratch spaghetti. In the book, the spaghetti saved his canolli. :) ) Otherwise pretty good and it's set me off.
 
I haven't read any of the books, and I wanted to see the movie, but I actually heard a mix of reviews; some that say it wasn't very good at all.. One person walked out after an hour, and another said she wished she did...
Maybe I'll wait till it comes out on Netflix...
 
It IS kind of a silly premise, if you wouldn't like the book I suppose you wouldn't like the movie... had either of the people you'd talked to read the books?
 
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